[1187] in UA Senate
Re: Meeting tomorrow with Grimson
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jessica Chen)
Mon Mar 14 16:42:46 2011
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From: Jessica Chen <jessicachen.dbhs@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:42:03 -0400
To: Betsy Riley <rileyb@mit.edu>
Cc: Timothy Robertson <tim_r@mit.edu>, ua-senate@mit.edu
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I particularly like the question of
To what extent do you think MIT should model itself after other schools? Are
there areas of MIT that you think could be improved by copying or modeling
other institutions?
because I feel like a lot of the conflicts we've been having is that yes.
change is good but MIT is unique in its own way and that change shouldn't
mean that we're changing MIT's core qualities.
Sincerely,
~Jessica Chen
MIT 2014
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Betsy Riley <rileyb@mit.edu> wrote:
> Some questions I have (with input from others) are...
>
> -- What do you want your legacy as Chancellor to be? How do you want to be
> remembered?
> -- Why did you take the job of Chancellor even though you had such a
> successful career as a faculty member? What is the appeal of being an
> administrator?
> -- The faculty are sometimes said to "run" MIT, and they have been known to
> defend students opposing the administration. As a long-time faculty member,
> how do you view the administration? Do you think your presence in the
> administration will help unite the faculty and admins?
> -- What is your take on the current state of student engagement? How do you
> plan on improving it?
> -- What are your top priorities for the coming year?
> -- Do you see any value in preserving MIT traditions? How does one go about
> doing that?
> -- What value do you see in including students in administrative decisions?
> What is the role of student government? What do you think of the current
> model of student government at MIT?
> -- To what extent do you think MIT should model itself after other schools?
> Are there areas of MIT that you think could be improved by copying or
> modeling other institutions?
> -- One aspect of student life that matters a lot to undergrads is the
> residential system here, with its self-selecting dorm and living group
> cultures. What do you think of this system? What changes, if any, are you
> planning on making to it?
> -- The waiting list numbers for dorm transfers seem to have changed rather
> dramatically recently, such that now East Campus has the longest waiting
> list and Next House and Simmons have no waiting lists. Although I can't be
> sure that this is due to the changes in dining that will occur next year, if
> there is a mass exodus from dining-hall dorms, how do you plan on handling
> it?
> -- The dining plan will almost certainly continue to cause controversy.
> What specific plans do you have to make the transition to the new dining
> model smooth? How will you continue to gather student feedback once the plan
> is in place? How flexible will you be about modifying the plan based on
> student input?
> -- In what ways has the undergraduate body at MIT changed since you arrived
> here? What about ways in which student government and student engagement
> here have changed?
> -- What are the best/most functional and worst/least functional aspects of
> the divisions you oversee (DUE, DSL, and DGE)?
>
> Betsy
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Timothy Robertson <tim_r@mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> May I suggest we start presenting topics to ask Grimson? Like what is his
>> plan going forward the next six months, or what is he intending to regarding
>> student engagement. Yes these are general concerns but I would like this
>> discussion to start before the meeting.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tim Robertson II
>> MIT 2011
>> Mechanical Engineering
>> UA Senate Office Hours:
>> EC-B515 Sunday 5-8pm
>>
>>
>
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I particularly like the question of <br><br>To what extent do you think MIT=
should model itself after other schools?
Are there areas of MIT that you think could be improved by copying or=20
modeling other institutions?<br><br>because I feel like a lot of the confli=
cts we've been having is that yes. change is good but MIT is unique in =
its own way and that change shouldn't mean that we're changing MIT&=
#39;s core qualities. <br>
<br clear=3D"all">Sincerely,<br>~Jessica Chen<br>MIT 2014<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Betsy R=
iley <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:rileyb@mit.edu">rileyb@mit.edu=
</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-lef=
t: 1ex;">
Some questions I have (with input from others) are...<div><br></div><div>--=
What do you want your legacy as Chancellor to be? How do you want to be re=
membered?</div><div>-- Why did you take the job of Chancellor even though y=
ou had such a successful career as a faculty member? What is the appeal of =
being an administrator?=A0<div>
-- The faculty are sometimes said to "run" MIT, and they have bee=
n known to defend students opposing the administration. As a long-time facu=
lty member, how do you view the administration? Do you think your presence =
in the administration will help unite the faculty and admins?=A0</div>
<div>-- What is your take on the current state of student engagement? How d=
o you plan on improving it?</div><div>-- What are your top priorities for t=
he coming year?</div><div>-- Do you see any value in preserving MIT traditi=
ons? How does one go about doing that?</div>
<div>-- What value do you see in including students in administrative decis=
ions? What is the role of student government? What do you think of the curr=
ent model of student government at MIT?</div><div>-- To what extent do you =
think MIT should model itself after other schools? Are there areas of MIT t=
hat you think could be improved by copying or modeling other institutions?<=
/div>
<div>-- One aspect of student life that matters a lot to undergrads is the =
residential system here, with its self-selecting dorm and living group cult=
ures. What do you think of this system? What changes, if any, are you plann=
ing on making to it?</div>
<div>-- The waiting list numbers for dorm transfers seem to have changed ra=
ther dramatically recently, such that now East Campus has the longest waiti=
ng list and Next House and Simmons have no waiting lists. Although I can=
9;t be sure that this is due to the changes in dining that will occur next =
year, if there is a mass exodus from dining-hall dorms, how do you plan on =
handling it?</div>
<div>-- The dining plan will almost certainly continue to cause controversy=
. What specific plans do you have to make the transition to the new dining =
model smooth? How will you continue to gather student feedback once the pla=
n is in place? How flexible will you be about modifying the plan based on s=
tudent input?</div>
<div>-- In what ways has the undergraduate body at MIT changed since you ar=
rived here? What about ways in which student government and student engagem=
ent here have changed?</div><div>-- What are the best/most functional and w=
orst/least functional aspects of the divisions you oversee (DUE, DSL, and D=
GE)?</div>
<div><br></div><font color=3D"#888888"><div>Betsy</div></font><div><div></d=
iv><div class=3D"h5"><div><br></div><div><br>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Timothy =
Robertson <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tim_r@mit.edu" target=3D"=
_blank">tim_r@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
May I suggest we start presenting topics to ask Grimson? Like what is his p=
lan going forward the next six months, or what is he intending to regarding=
student engagement. Yes these are general concerns but I would like this d=
iscussion to start before the meeting. <br>
<font color=3D"#888888">
<br><br>-- <br>Tim Robertson II<br>MIT 2011<br>Mechanical Engineering<br>UA=
Senate Office Hours:<br>EC-B515 Sunday 5-8pm<br><br>
</font></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div>
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