Led by the Office of Graduate Education (OGE) and championed by departments and partner offices, Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week is a weeklong celebration thanking graduate and professional students for their incredible contributions to MIT. From April 1-8, 2024, the central calendar featured 16 events and a photo contest, as well as a raffle and three giveaways.
In a new initiative, grad students could fill out a form to send an anonymous or named encouragement note – called a GSAWgram – to a fellow grad, complete with a cheerful graphic. Throughout the week, 251 GSAWgrams brightened students’ days!
Below, you can enjoy the winning images from the second GSAW photo contest – with the People’s Choice category winner coming soon. These students took home prizes for their creations:
- That’s so MIT: “Midnight at MIT” by Isaac H.
- Seen off-campus: “Dusk atop Cambridge” by Jordan W.
- Grad life “art photography”: “Reflections after the storm” by Kelvin L.
- Joy: “My Everything” by Ryan R.
Thanks to everyone who helped make the week a success!
![The MIT dome and Lobby 10 take up most of the photo, seen from Killian Court at night; the warm lights glow through the lobby windows as a lone figure walks across the court in the misty darkness. Geese are scattered throughout the lawn.](https://oge.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/P1000588-746x1024.jpg)
![Aerial view of MIT's campus, with the dome at center. The sun has already set, and there is a warm orange glow and scattered clouds on the horizon. Many windows are lit.](https://oge.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/green_building_sunset-1024x768.jpg)
![The Stata Center is seen from across the street, its reflection also very clear in a puddle on the sidewalk. Silver and white clouds provide a backdrop.](https://oge.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/stata_kelvin-2-765x1024.png)
![A male graduate student holds his young child in a playful pose. Both are laughing and wearing MIT hats.](https://oge.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RJR5668-Enhanced-NR-1024x855.jpg)