Community picnic to honor former ombudsperson Mary Rowe
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the MIT community is invited to attend a community picnic in celebration of the Institute’s culture of service and in recognition of the career of Mary Rowe, who retired as ombudsperson on Sept. 14 after 41 years of distinguished service to the Institute. The picnic will run from noon to 2 p.m. on Killian Court. Its theme is “Our Community, Together in Service.” MIT invites community members to bring items to the picnic for donation to local charitable organizations. Requests include canned or nonperishable foods for Cambridge’s Food for Free; school and art supplies for after-school programs at which MIT community members volunteer; and new or gently used books to be sold at the Community Giving at MIT book fair next month. Community members who wish to donate food, supplies, or books in advance of the picnic may do so in Memorial Lobby (Building 10). The picnic also honors the...