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MIT CLUB OF SOUTH TEXAS MIT Alumni Association Withdraws Agreement with ClubTools Houston InterClub Event: Elvia’s If you need to contact us about a specific event, please see the contact information for that event. MIT Alumni Association Withdraws Agreement with ClubTools The MIT Alumni Association has announced that our e-commerce service
provider, ClubTools, is ceasing operations. The following is a
statement from Christine Tempesta, MIT Alumni Association: “January brought us some discouraging news here at the Association…ClubTools,
the vendor that the Association selected to provide our Clubs with online
services, lost their venture capital suddenly. On January 4 we were
informed by the ClubTools CEO that the primary investor for their company had
unexpectedly suspended funding and that ClubTools would "close”…This
was a great surprise to us, since as recently as our December Association Board
of Directors meeting we had received a clean financial "bill of
health" from ClubTools and their investor group. -
Stacey Nakamura It’s time once again, time for the 2001 MIT Club of South Texas membership drive. The MIT Club of South Texas invites you to join or renew your membership for 2001. Membership in the club runs coincident with the calendar year, which means that those members who paid their dues before October 1, 2000 need to renew now for 2001. Membership is open to all MIT alumni and alumnae, as well as current undergraduate and graduate students and their parents. Your dues in the local club are used to pay for mailing announcements and
the newsletter, sponsor events for local high school students accepted at the
Institute, award prizes at local science fairs, and improve local science and
math education through our Leadership in Education Program (LEAP).
For over six years we have been sending local high school teachers to MIT
for a one-week session in secondary science education.
Although we do benefit from some administrative assistance from the
Institute, the MIT Club of South Texas does not receive funding from MIT or
from the Alumni/ae Association. Membership is available at several levels. Regular membership continues to be $25 per year level.
Patron membership is offered for an annual contribution of $50.
Special Sustaining and Benefactor membership is available for those who
contribute $100 and $200, respectively. As
recent graduates, members of the Classes of 1996 through 2000 can join at the
special reduced rate of only $5 per year. Members
at all levels receive discounts as well as preferred enrollment for themselves
and their guests at MIT Club of South Texas sponsored events. Last year was one of our best membership years ever for our local club,
and we’d like to make next year another winner. Join today to get
the maximum benefit from your membership! -
Al Cisar International
Dining Club: Queen of Sheba Our next International Dinner will be at "Queen
of Sheba", an Ethiopian restaurant. The cost is $15, which covers
food, soft drinks, tax, and tip, with wine and beer extra. We've noticed
that people like to socialize before dinner at these things, so you can come as
early as 6:00 PM for a social half-hour. Dinner will be served just after 6:30
PM. Queen of Sheba is located at 5710 Bellaire, corner of
Alder Drive in Houston (tel. 713-665-3009). It is between Hillcroft and
Chimney Rock, and just north of Bissonnet and west of 610. Check the club
website for a map. Please RSVP to me at home at 713-436-3538, or via
email, by Wednesday, February 21. Seating is
limited, so dues-paid members (& their guests) have priority. Also, at
a dinner recently, we were charged for no-shows, so if you responded but can't
make it, please call me! I hope to see you there! Finally, the International Dinner following this is planned for April.
Further details in a future e-mail and/or newsletter, or check our web
site. – Herman
Vargas Houston InterClub Event: Elvia’s The Harvard and Yale
clubs of Houston cordially invite all Interclub members and guests to an evening
of Salsa and Merengue fun beginning at 7pm, Wednesday, February 28th, 2001, at
Elvia's (2727 Fondren @ Westheimer), founded and operated by Harvard Club member
Ed Parsons.
The evening begins with complimentary appetizers and a cash bar.
Hungrier patrons may order from Elvia's full menu from 8 pm until 9 pm.
Johnny Walden of the West Side Dance Center will give free instruction
for the current Latin dance favorites - Salsa and Merengue.
At 9 pm, a live Salsa band will provide entertainment until 1 am – early by
Latin standards. This is a repeat
of a highly successful event from years past. Singles, couples, and
families are all welcome. Cover
charge waived with mention of Interclub at RSVP and door. Call for
reservations today. RSVP (713)
266-9631 - Mark Suchon Houston “Friends of Archaeology” One of the nicer surprises in life is discovering something wonderful
right under your nose. The Houston
“Friends of Archaeology” has been in existence for 10 years and sponsors
archaeology-related educational trips and lectures.
Occasionally, they also sponsor free lectures open to the general public.
These will not be “formal” South Texas Club events per se, but we
plan to highlight these public events for your information.
One of the upcoming events is “Excavation in Eastern Lower Galilee:
Their Significance for Israelite History,” presented by Dr. Harold
Liebowitz, University of Texas: Sunday,
March 4, 2001, 7:00pm, Jones Auditorium, 3900 Yoakum Blvd, University of St.
Thomas. For further
information, please contact me at (713) 932-9363 or via email
- Steve Murdoch 6th Annual MIT Night at Aeros
Hockey Please join us at Compaq Center as the Houston Aeros
battle Manitoba for playoff position. This has been a popular event
in recent years, and we again have great seats at good prices. Tickets are
$ 16 for 2001 dues-paid club members and their guests and $ 20 for non-members. To reserve your seats, please return the
coupon, and we will mail your tickets. Please have your order to me by
Monday, March 5th. Call me at (832)
25l-3136 if you have questions. - Curt Williams Young Alumni Happy Hour Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Yet another wacky-themed bar! First it was the Velvet Elvis, now it’s the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium! Wednesday is Brewery night - if you buy the featured brew, you get to keep the glass. Join the UFO club and start working through the 200 beers (you'll get a magnetic striped card to keep track.) Of course, Alums of all decades are welcome! Questions?
Call Raul Valdez (281)
552-1060 (work) Leadership in Education 2001 This is the eighth
year that the MIT Club of South Texas will sponsor a teacher to attend the MIT
Science and Engineering Program for Teachers. The one-week summer program gives
the teacher an update of
The teachers who
have attended in the past have likened it to drinking science out of a fire
hose. In part through your generous contributions to our Leadership in Education
Program, we are able to cover all of the travel and living expenses of the
teachers that we sponsor. We have sent
invitations to many of the school districts inviting them to help us identify
candidates who are leaders in educating the youth in our community. The
selection of a winner is based on the candidate's enthusiasm as an educator, the
credibility among peers, the ability to stimulate students in science and
technology, and interest in making a difference in our community. If you know a teacher in the South Texas area who you think meets the selection criteria, please encourage him or her to apply. If teachers do not receive information from their administration, then they should contact Ed Rinehart (713-965-4563, office or 281-679-7608, home) to get application information. If you would like to lend your financial support to this worthy effort, you can do so conveniently by including your contribution along with your dues. –
Ed Rinehart Get
Involved ! Join The Board ! Elections for new
Board members for the MIT Club of South Texas will take place at the Tuesday,
May 1, 2001, Board meeting. We
are looking for any and all interested nominees.
No experience required! If you are interested in helping to run your MIT
Club or would like to make a nomination, please email
or call me at 281-486-4782 (evenings). - Stacey
Nakamura
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