Timeline

Susan Hockfield served as the 16th President of MIT from 2004-2012. This timeline represents some of the accomplishments and milestones of her tenure.

Timeline

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2007

November 20, 2007
Delivered a speech in Mumbai, “Universities and the Global Knowledge Economy, during the first trip of an MIT president to India
October 20, 2007
Kicked off Community Catalysts program to cultivate outstanding leaders in the junior class
October 07, 2007
Plenary speaker at the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum in Kyoto, Japan
October 02, 2007
Delivered the State of the Institute address, reviving a previous MIT tradition
June 09, 2007
Presided over the relighting of the Great Dome above Killian Court
May 27, 2007
Hosted the first meeting of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Collaborative Leadership Council
April 21, 2007
Kicked off first annual Cambridge Science Festival
January 24, 2007
Attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
January 17, 2007
Jeffrey L. Newton named Vice President for Resource Development
January 15, 2007
Launch of the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program in Spain. Over the next five years, programs launched in Israel, Brazil, Chile, Korea, Russia and Singapore.