[1116] in UA Senate
Announcements for Senate
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Fri Feb 25 00:56:36 2011
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:56:13 -0500
To: ua-senate@mit.edu
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Hi, everyone:
I hope you've used this week to re-energize and meet with your constituents=
.
Here are a few things to keep in mind over the next few days:
*Committee Participation
*If you have not already, *please send ua-senate-officers@mit.edu the name
of the UA or Institute Committee on which you will be serving this semester=
*.
At our next meeting, I will be asking for everyone to mention their chosen
committee(s) along with any project they will be working on as a member of
that committee. I cannot stress enough how important it is for every Senato=
r
to be on a committee--the policy work we do on the Senate floor can become
very tiring without the occasional diversion of working individually on a
project that your truly care about. Furthermore, committee membership is on=
e
of the many ways we maintain oversight (contrary to popular belief, the
committees belong to you, the Senate). I would prefer not to enforce this
too directly this semester, but I definitely will if you make it necessary.
*Senate Caucus on Student Engagement*
As agreed, we will have another Senate caucus this Saturday to discuss
student engagement and prepare for the Chairman's visit to Senate on Monday=
.
From the e-mails I've seen, it looks like the time may still be up in the
air. If not enough people (>10) fill out the
Doodle<http://www.doodle.com/aivk4a3kwx4zqk58>by 5:00pm tomorrow, I
will set the time for noon as we have the past couple
of weeks. It is very important that every Senator make an effort to attend.
*In fact, if you do not attend Saturday's caucus, please make an effort to
let me know why you did not*. I certainly believe it is reasonable for your
constituents to expect you to prepare in some manner for such an important
guest speaker. I am willing to provide a recap for anyone absent during my
office hours on Sunday.
In advance of our meeting please read up on the Corporation and our Guest
(same links from my e-mail to undergrads). I really found the MIT 150
interview to be useful; read the transcript if you don't have two hours to
spare (I certainly didn't):
- MIT Corporation Website: About the MIT Corporation
<http://web.mit.edu/corporation/about.html>
- The Tech: Reed is new chairman
<http://tech.mit.edu/V130/N21/reed.html>(April 23, 2010, w/ Q & A)
- Infinite History: Interview with John Reed
'61<http://mit150.mit.edu/infinite-history/john-s-reed-%E2%80%9961-sm-%E2%8=
0%9965>(
*highly recommended*)
- A Brief History and Workings of the MIT
Corporation<http://web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/185/mead.html>(MIT Faculty
Newsletter, May/June, 2006)
*Vice Speaker*
We will hold a final nomination and elections round for Vice Speaker at
Monday's meeting. Since this will be our third meeting without a Vice
Speaker, *I will not entertain motions to postpone the election to a later
date*. As before, I encourage those interested to meet with me if you have
any questions or concerns about your qualifications. In all likelihood,
you're probably qualified, and we can teach you what you need to know.
*Senate Constituency Communication Events*
Last semester we had an issue with too many events being clustered at the
end of the term. Many of you now have experience running these events, so I
encourage you to strike out and gather student feedback now, while we have
an opportunity to act on the desires of undergraduates. Believe it or not,
the end of the semester approaches quickly, especially with spring break an=
d
CPW around the corner-- don't miss out on the opportunity to engage your
constituents. *We had a record number of 11 events last semester, and I
would like to see us roundly beat that number.*
Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you
all on Saturday.
Thanks,
Jont=E9 Craighead
Speaker of the Senate
MIT Undergraduate Association
Course 1C: Class of 2013
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Hi, everyone:<br><br>I hope you've used this week to re-energize and me=
et with your constituents. Here are a few things to keep in mind over the n=
ext few days:<br><br><b>Committee Participation<br></b>If you have not alre=
ady, <b>please send <a href=3D"mailto:ua-senate-officers@mit.edu" target=3D=
"_blank">ua-senate-officers@mit.edu</a> the name of the UA or Institute Com=
mittee on which you will be serving this semester</b>. At our next meeting,=
I will be asking for everyone to mention their chosen committee(s) along w=
ith any project they will be working on as a member of that committee. I ca=
nnot stress enough how important it is for every Senator to be on a committ=
ee--the policy work we do on the Senate floor can become very tiring withou=
t the occasional diversion of working individually on a project that your t=
ruly care about. Furthermore, committee membership is one of the many ways =
we maintain oversight (contrary to popular belief, the committees belong to=
you, the Senate). I would prefer not to enforce this too directly this sem=
ester, but I definitely will if you make it necessary.<br>
<br><b>Senate Caucus on Student Engagement</b><br>
As agreed, we will have another Senate caucus this Saturday to discuss stud=
ent engagement and prepare for the Chairman's visit to Senate on Monday=
. From the e-mails I've seen, it looks like the time may still be up in=
the air. If not enough people (>10) <a href=3D"http://www.doodle.com/ai=
vk4a3kwx4zqk58" target=3D"_blank">fill out the Doodle</a> by 5:00pm tomorro=
w, I will set the time for noon as we have the past couple of weeks. It is =
very important that every Senator make an effort to attend. <b>In fact, if =
you do not attend Saturday's caucus, please make an effort to let me kn=
ow why you did not</b>. I certainly believe it is reasonable for your const=
ituents to expect you to prepare in some manner for such an important guest=
speaker. I am willing to provide a recap for anyone absent during my offic=
e hours on Sunday.<br>
<br>In advance of our meeting please read up on the Corporation and our Gue=
st (same links from my e-mail to undergrads). I really found the MIT 150 in=
terview to be useful; read the transcript if you don't have two hours t=
o spare (I certainly didn't):<br>
<ul><li><a href=3D"http://web.mit.edu/corporation/about.html" target=3D"_bl=
ank">MIT=20
Corporation=20
Website: About the MIT Corporation<br></a></li><li><a href=3D"http://tech.m=
it.edu/V130/N21/reed.html" target=3D"_blank">The Tech:=20
Reed is new chairman</a> (April 23, 2010, w/ Q & A)<br></li><li><a href=
=3D"http://mit150.mit.edu/infinite-history/john-s-reed-%E2%80%9961-sm-%E2%8=
0%9965" target=3D"_blank">Infinite History: Interview with John Reed '6=
1</a> (<i>highly
recommended</i>)<br>
</li><li><a href=3D"http://web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/185/mead.html" target=3D"=
_blank">A Brief History and Workings of the MIT Corporation</a>=20
(MIT Faculty Newsletter, May/June, 2006)</li></ul><br><b>Vice Speaker</b><b=
r>We will hold a final nomination and elections round for Vice Speaker at M=
onday's meeting. Since this will be our third meeting without a Vice Sp=
eaker, <b>I will not entertain motions to postpone the election to a later =
date</b>. As before, I encourage those interested to meet with me if you ha=
ve any questions or concerns about your qualifications. In all likelihood, =
you're probably qualified, and we can teach you what you need to know.<=
br>
<br><b>Senate Constituency Communication Events</b><br>Last semester we had=
an issue with too many events being clustered at the end of the term. Many=
of you now have experience running these events, so I encourage you to str=
ike out and gather student feedback now, while we have an opportunity to ac=
t on the desires of undergraduates. Believe it or not, the end of the semes=
ter approaches quickly, especially with spring break and CPW around the cor=
ner-- don't miss out on the opportunity to engage your constituents. <b=
>We had a record number of 11 events last semester, and I would like to see=
us roundly beat that number.</b><br>
<br>Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing =
you all on Saturday.<br><br clear=3D"all">Thanks,<br>Jont=E9 Craighead<br><=
br>Speaker of the Senate<br>MIT Undergraduate Association<br>Course 1C: Cla=
ss of 2013<br>
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