[644] in UA Senate
Re: ASA elections next week
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Keone Hon)
Mon Apr 19 22:19:58 2010
In-Reply-To: <20100416232736.ml7l7p19w8kgw8o0@webmail.mit.edu>
From: Keone Hon <keone@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:19:24 -0400
To: Rachel Meyer <remeyer@mit.edu>
Cc: ua-senate@mit.edu, ua-exec@mit.edu
I'd like to second what Rachel just said.
The ASA is a great opportunity to take on a significant
leadership role at MIT. You will represent the student activities
community to administrators, make decisions on broad activities policy
as well as on specific pieces of arbitration, and accomplish a ton of
tangible things. It's not the easiest job in the world but...neither
is senate/exec. And you learn a lot and work with a good group of
people.
If you have any questions, definitely feel free to shoot me an email.
I'm happy to answer questions, either via email or in person if you'd
like to sit down and chat.
kh
--
Keone Hon
President, Association of Student Activities | MIT Class of 2011
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Dept. of Mathematics
keone@mit.edu | (407) 536-6346
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Rachel Meyer <remeyer@mit.edu> wrote:
> Hi Senate and Exec (and listeners),
>
> I just wanted to give a quick plug for ASA and encourage you all to consi=
der
> running in ASA elections next week (Wednesday, 4/21, 7:30pm, 34-101).
>
> I copied the official announcement below, but my summary/opinion:
>
> - a lot of ASA work is more "administrative" but to go along with that, /=
a lot/
> of concrete tangible things get done in the span of a year: activities mi=
dways,
> new group recognition and funding, resource allocation (offices/lockers a=
nd
> bulletin boards alternate years and both have some rolling allocations),
> LEF/ARCADE funding board ($175k combined), first year summer mailing, and=
much
> more.
>
> - in addition to the more administrative projects, there are plenty of mo=
re
> advocacy-based projects if people want to take them on. =A0A couple of ca=
nonical
> big ones: more space for student groups and adequate funding for student =
groups
> and their initiatives (generally, with respect to the Student Life Fee, o=
r for
> specific projects).
>
> - ownership of projects: a lot of ASA Exec is member at large positions a=
nd in
> general ASA has operated where people take responsibility for a specific
> project they're interested in and really get a lot of control over it. =
=A0So you
> get the experience and benefits of working as part of a group and of lead=
ing
> your own project/initiative.
>
> - opportunity to work with many different people and offices across campu=
s: =A0ASA
> works with the other governments, especially the UA and GSC, and many off=
ices
> around campus including SAO, SAFO, CAC, PSC, Admissions, and Schedules. =
=A0Plus
> many interesting students and their groups.
>
>
> In general, I think being involved with ASA is a great way to concretely =
impact
> student life at MIT and a great opportunity to serve student groups, whic=
h are
> a big part of what makes MIT MIT (besides academics).
>
>
> Feel free to email me with any questions about elections or about ASA in
> general.
>
>
> -Rachel
> (past ASA president)
>
>
>
> ******* Positions elected ********
>
> The following positions will be elected on April 21, in this order:
> * President
> * Treasurer
> * Secretary
> * Undergraduate Members-at-Large (2)
> * Graduate Members-at-Large (2)
> * Student Member-at-Large
>
> In order to be considered as a candidate for election, you may submit a p=
latform
> consisting of a single powerpoint slide to asa-elect@mit.edu. Alternative=
ly,
> candidates may announce their candidacy at the General Body Meeting, or m=
ay be
> nominated on the spot during the meeting.
>
> ******* ASA Executive Board responsibilities ********
>
> All ASA Executive Board members have shared responsibilities to carry out=
the
> ASA's traditional activities, which involve organizing collective resourc=
es for
> student groups, such as activities midways, the first-year summer mailing=
,
> bulletin board space, and office space; processing new group applications=
;
> voting on policy and rule enforcement; and representing MIT student activ=
ities
> in meetings with administrators and other governments.
>
> Additionally, the ASA President, Treasurer, and Secretary have special
> responsibilities:
>
> * The ASA President is the head of the organization, serving as the prima=
ry
> representative to administrators, leading executive board meetings and se=
tting
> the agenda for discussion.
> * The ASA Treasurer is the authority at MIT on student group funding. He/=
she is
> charged with ensuring that student group funding policy maximizes utility=
and
> fairness, and with linking the main funding bodies at MIT (the UA Finboar=
d, the
> GSC Funding Board, LEF/ARCADE, and special funds) in order to ensure that=
each
> board fulfills its charge and that shared funding policies are consistent
> across the boards. He/she is the chair of the LEF/ARCADE funding board.
> * The ASA Secretary is in charge of taking meeting minutes and maintainin=
g the
> ASA's website.
>
> ******* Elections process ********
>
> Please submit a platform consisting of a single powerpoint slide to
> asa-elect@mit.edu, or you may announce your candidacy during the meeting =
or be
> nominated during the meeting.
>
> If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail asa-elect@mit.edu o=
r
> asa-president@mit.edu, or come talk to one of us in person.
>
