Welcome

Welcome to the Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA) website. We are the independent, non-profit group dedicated to: promoting alumnae accomplishments and history, maintaining connections among alumnae, and supporting women on campus. Join now!

Upcoming AMITA Events

Hear Padma Lakshmi, of Bravo's Top Chef and co-founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America, who is giving a seminar in the Stata Center to launch the Center for Gynepathology Research on Friday December 4, 2009 at 4:00 PM. [Details]

Come for cake and ice cream at the Annual Birthday Party for Ellen Swallow Richards (MIT 1873) on Sunday December 6, 2009. [Details]

Join AMITA on Tuesday January 19, 2010 for supper and networking in a friendly and supportive environment. We'll provide alumnae, tables, topics - and pizza supper! [Details]

See our Events page for Cambridge area, New York city, and AMITA Northern California events! Also visit the AMITA-NorCal website! Monthly Networking Lunch (first and third Tuesday of each month)

'Genius' grant for MIT economist

MIT economist Esther Duflo EC '99, whose research has helped change the way governments and aid organizations address global poverty, was named as a recipient of a 2009 MacArthur Fellowship - the prominent "genius" grant for innovative work. [Details]

Kim Vermeer '82 Receives Service Award

Congratulations to Kim Vermeer '82, AMITA's 2008 Program Chair, for receiving a Harold E. Lobdell '17 Distinguished Service Award! [Details]

AMITA Officers on Volunteer Honor Roll

Honor Roll Members Go Above and Beyond
Each year, the MIT Alumni Association adds outstanding volunteers to its Volunteer Honor Roll. The 2008-09 Honor Roll includes AMITA Vice President Sze-Wen Kuo '73 and AMITA Membership Chair Yolanda T. Fan '02. [Details]

MIT150 Exhibition and MIT Women Wiki

Calling all Alumnae! Calling all Alumnae!
Add your piece of MIT history to the MIT 150th anniversary exhibit being developed by the MIT Museum. Check out our "Women at MIT" wiki for more ideas and information on MIT women's history.

New AMITA Website Banner!

Our new website banner is designed by Gwelle Boissiere AR '98. We will feature alumnae and a seasonal MIT campus picture in the banner. Our current pictures are of Karla Karash '68, Catherine Coleman '83, Corinna Lathan '94, and a fall picture of the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch on Kresge Oval - thanks to the MIT Glass Lab Gallery. Send us alumnae pictures for future banners! [use the Contact Us button to let us know you have pictures]

Join AMITA Now!

AMITA members are working toward making MIT a better place for women and connecting alumnae for fun, and maybe even profit! Join now.
More information or contact our Membership Chair, Yolanda Fan '02.