In academic year 2016-17, MindHandHeart worked to spread 'heart' across campus through a number of channels — sponsored events, our Innovation Fund projects, working groups, and other initiatives designed to make MIT a healthier, more welcoming place.
A brief list of our accomplishments include:
- 229 MindHandHeart sponsored events
- Over 4,400 attendees at MindHandHeart events
- Over 150 community members volunteered with MindHandHeart
- $55,031 was awarded to AY16-17 Innovation Fund winners
- 18 new Innovation Fund projects
- 11 AY15-16 Innovation Fund projects are now self-sustaining
- 40 Innovation Fund projects have been funded to date with over $130,000 awarded
- Every incoming AY16-17 freshman student participated in Kognito, an online training module providing strategies for supporting peers in distress
- Every incoming AY17-18 freshman student will receive a copy of Portraits of Resilience, a book capturing the stories of MIT community members who have overcome adversity
- 2,871 paired connections via MIT Connect, a digital platform pairing members of the MIT community for platonic, one-on-one lunches (also supported by ODGE)