[1300] in UA Senate
Re: UA Restructuring - Next Steps
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vrajesh Modi)
Tue Apr 26 03:40:45 2011
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From: Vrajesh Modi <vrajesh@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:40:20 -0400
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Quick update: Monday evening, Senate spent time discussing the problems with
the UA and compiling a list. Additionally, Senate considered the three
options that were considered for a committee and selected the student
committee with a faculty facilitator.
As discussed on Sunday, considerations of the committee will include the
following:
- meeting with faculty and administrators to gather feedback on the UA
restructuring
- engaging directly with students to ask about what they see as the role of
their student government
- coming up with alternative proposals for the restructuring of student
government
- soliciting restructuring proposals from outside sources
- communicating with students about competing proposals
- deciding how to select and implement a final proposal
Professor Tom Kochan, the Chair of the Faculty, has kindly agreed to serve
as the facilitator, and has indicated that he is happy to begin meeting next
week to get things started off before the spring term ends. Senate also
selected its delegates (Catherine Olsson and Daniel Hawkins). My
understanding is that IFC and Panhel have already been thinking about or
have selected their reps. The next step would be for DormCon to select its
(3) delegates - Dormcon folks, do you think this could happen at the meeting
this Thursday?
Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns.
Best,
Vrajesh
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Vrajesh Modi <vrajesh@mit.edu> wrote:
> Based on the poll, the meeting will be tomorrow (Sunday) from 11am-noon. I
> will send an e-mail to undergrads shortly.
>
> Vrajesh
>
> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Vrajesh Modi <vrajesh@mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> Student Leaders,
>>
>> I would like to schedule a one-hour meeting this weekend to put together a
>> checklist for next steps with UA restructuring so that we can address all
>> concerns that have been raised about process. The meeting will be in the UA
>> Office (W20-401). I will send out the meeting time by tomorrow morning.
>> Please submit your availability here if you are interested in participating:
>> http://doodle.com/wkduyy6dz93xbb9b
>>
>> If you are unable to attend, but would still like to contribute, please
>> feel free to send me an e-mail with items that should be added to the
>> checklist. The meeting will be open, and an e-mail will go out to
>> undergrads once a time is selected.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Vrajesh
>>
>
>
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Quick update: Monday evening, Senate spent time discussing the problems wit=
h the UA and compiling a list.=A0 Additionally, Senate considered the three=
options that were considered for a committee and selected the student comm=
ittee with a faculty facilitator.<br>
<br>As discussed on Sunday, considerations of the committee will include th=
e following:<br>- meeting with faculty and administrators to gather feedbac=
k on the UA restructuring<br>- engaging directly with students to ask about=
what they see as the role of their student government<br>
- coming up with alternative proposals for the restructuring of student gov=
ernment<br>- soliciting restructuring proposals from outside sources<br>- c=
ommunicating with students about competing proposals<br>- deciding how to s=
elect and implement a final proposal<br>
<br>Professor Tom Kochan, the Chair of the Faculty, has kindly agreed to se=
rve as the facilitator, and has indicated that he is happy to begin meeting=
next week to get things started off before the spring term ends.=A0 Senate=
also selected its delegates (Catherine Olsson and Daniel Hawkins).=A0 My u=
nderstanding is that IFC and Panhel have already been thinking about or hav=
e selected their reps.=A0 The next step would be for DormCon to select its =
(3) delegates - Dormcon folks, do you think this could happen at the meetin=
g this Thursday?<br>
<br>Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns.<br><br>Best,=
<br>Vrajesh<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 12:09=
PM, Vrajesh Modi <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:vrajesh@mit.edu">=
vrajesh@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;">Based on the poll=
, the meeting will be tomorrow (Sunday) from 11am-noon.=A0 I will send an e=
-mail to undergrads shortly.<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"><br>Vrajesh<br><br></font><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
"><div class=3D"im">On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Vrajesh Modi <span dir=
=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:vrajesh@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">vrajesh@m=
it.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204=
); padding-left: 1ex;">Student Leaders,<br><br>I would like to schedule a o=
ne-hour meeting this weekend to put together a checklist for next steps wit=
h UA restructuring so that we can address all concerns that have been raise=
d about process.=A0 The meeting will be in the UA Office (W20-401).=A0 I wi=
ll send out the meeting time by tomorrow morning.=A0 Please submit your ava=
ilability here if you are interested in participating: <a href=3D"http://do=
odle.com/wkduyy6dz93xbb9b" target=3D"_blank">http://doodle.com/wkduyy6dz93x=
bb9b</a><br>
<br>If you are unable to attend, but would still like to contribute, please=
feel free to send me an e-mail with items that should be added to the chec=
klist.=A0 The meeting will be open, and an e-mail will go out to undergrads=
once a time is selected.<br>
<br>Thanks,<br><font color=3D"#888888">Vrajesh<br><div style=3D"padding: 0p=
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