[246] in UA Exec
Fwd: Letter from Chancellor Clay to Students
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Maggie Delano)
Thu Feb 25 15:47:05 2010
In-Reply-To: <201002252024.o1PKOtgi026655@charley.mit.edu>
From: Maggie Delano <maggied@MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:46:32 -0500
To: UA Senate <ua-senate@mit.edu>, UA Executive Board <ua-exec@mit.edu>
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For a direct link to the Chancellor's response to our report:
http://web.mit.edu/chancellor/letters/Chanclr_Tsk_Force_Rsp_Feb_2010.pdf
Best,
-Maggie
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From: Phillip L. Clay <plclay@mit.edu>
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 3:24 PM
Subject: Letter from Chancellor Clay to Students
To: MIT Students <all-students@mit.edu>
Dear Students,
Welcome back to campus for MIT's spring term. There are lots of
opportunities awaiting you during the coming weeks and months, even as
you plan for summer. These include the usual ones related to research
and service, as well as new opportunities to work with members of the
community to frame useful ways for addressing the great problems in
the world.
Two current realities call for our attention. First is the urgent new
challenge of disaster relief following the devastating earthquake in
Haiti. Here at MIT, we are working to identify opportunities and
marshal resources. To learn more about these efforts and how you might
participate, visit the Public Service Center's website
<http://mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/stories/temp/haiti.html> and follow
recent developments on the MITnews website
<http://mit.edu/newsoffice/>.
Second, in my September letter, I called attention to a reality closer
to home by requesting your comments on the Report of the
Institute-wide Planning Task Force
<http://mit.edu/instituteplanning/>. Many of you have weighed in with
reactions and suggestions. Both the Undergraduate Association and the
Graduate Student Council captured student sentiment on the
recommendations that most concern students. Your input was reflected
in some of the task force working group reports and in my own
decisions about how to follow through on many of the
recommendations. To clarify the status of these recommendations, I
have posted my response to them in a document on my website
<http://mit.edu/chancellor/reports.html>, which will be updated on a
regular basis.
The decisions that MIT faces in responding to the financial downturn
are not easy ones. However, for each recommendation, there is a
thoughtful process in place for further consideration and for
translating the proposal into action. Please be assured that
I--together with the Dean for Undergraduate Education, Dean for
Graduate Education, and Dean for Student Life--have a continued
commitment to listening to your views and keeping you informed as we
go forward.
Also in September, I introduced plans for more engagement between
students and senior administration. Last semester, the three deans and
I hosted four informal gatherings; published monthly letters to
students; invited your feedback via the Chancellor's Comment Box
<http://mit.edu/chancellor/commentbox.html>; and continued to work
closely with the UA and GSC leadership. This new level of engagement
offered wonderful opportunities to share ideas and to hear student
views.
We are planning to continue these dinners and discussions this spring
and welcome additional invitations from student groups on campus. I
look forward to a great semester working together.
Sincerely,
Professor Phillip L. Clay
Chancellor
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For a direct link to the Chancellor's response to our report: <a href="http://web.mit.edu/chancellor/letters/Chanclr_Tsk_Force_Rsp_Feb_2010.pdf">http://web.mit.edu/chancellor/letters/Chanclr_Tsk_Force_Rsp_Feb_2010.pdf</a><br>
<br>Best,<br clear="all">-Maggie<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Phillip L. Clay</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:plclay@mit.edu">plclay@mit.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 3:24 PM<br>
Subject: Letter from Chancellor Clay to Students<br>To: MIT Students <<a href="mailto:all-students@mit.edu">all-students@mit.edu</a>><br><br><br>Dear Students,<br>
<br>
Welcome back to campus for MIT's spring term. There are lots of<br>
opportunities awaiting you during the coming weeks and months, even as<br>
you plan for summer. These include the usual ones related to research<br>
and service, as well as new opportunities to work with members of the<br>
community to frame useful ways for addressing the great problems in<br>
the world.<br>
<br>
Two current realities call for our attention. First is the urgent new<br>
challenge of disaster relief following the devastating earthquake in<br>
Haiti. Here at MIT, we are working to identify opportunities and<br>
marshal resources. To learn more about these efforts and how you might<br>
participate, visit the Public Service Center's website<br>
<<a href="http://mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/stories/temp/haiti.html" target="_blank">http://mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/stories/temp/haiti.html</a>> and follow<br>
recent developments on the MITnews website<br>
<<a href="http://mit.edu/newsoffice/" target="_blank">http://mit.edu/newsoffice/</a>>.<br>
<br>
Second, in my September letter, I called attention to a reality closer<br>
to home by requesting your comments on the Report of the<br>
Institute-wide Planning Task Force<br>
<<a href="http://mit.edu/instituteplanning/" target="_blank">http://mit.edu/instituteplanning/</a>>. Many of you have weighed in with<br>
reactions and suggestions. Both the Undergraduate Association and the<br>
Graduate Student Council captured student sentiment on the<br>
recommendations that most concern students. Your input was reflected<br>
in some of the task force working group reports and in my own<br>
decisions about how to follow through on many of the<br>
recommendations. To clarify the status of these recommendations, I<br>
have posted my response to them in a document on my website<br>
<<a href="http://mit.edu/chancellor/reports.html" target="_blank">http://mit.edu/chancellor/reports.html</a>>, which will be updated on a<br>
regular basis.<br>
<br>
The decisions that MIT faces in responding to the financial downturn<br>
are not easy ones. However, for each recommendation, there is a<br>
thoughtful process in place for further consideration and for<br>
translating the proposal into action. Please be assured that<br>
I--together with the Dean for Undergraduate Education, Dean for<br>
Graduate Education, and Dean for Student Life--have a continued<br>
commitment to listening to your views and keeping you informed as we<br>
go forward.<br>
<br>
Also in September, I introduced plans for more engagement between<br>
students and senior administration. Last semester, the three deans and<br>
I hosted four informal gatherings; published monthly letters to<br>
students; invited your feedback via the Chancellor's Comment Box<br>
<<a href="http://mit.edu/chancellor/commentbox.html" target="_blank">http://mit.edu/chancellor/commentbox.html</a>>; and continued to work<br>
closely with the UA and GSC leadership. This new level of engagement<br>
offered wonderful opportunities to share ideas and to hear student<br>
views.<br>
<br>
We are planning to continue these dinners and discussions this spring<br>
and welcome additional invitations from student groups on campus. I<br>
look forward to a great semester working together.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Professor Phillip L. Clay<br>
Chancellor<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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