[1313] in UA Senate
Re: Questions of CoS nomination
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karan Takhar)
Fri Apr 29 05:05:22 2011
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi==dbT3j7kB5SXuhT-tqhm0YaQRDw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:05:18 -0400
From: Karan Takhar <kstakhar4691@gmail.com>
To: Allan Miramonti <allanm@mit.edu>
Cc: Sammi Wyman <swyman@mit.edu>, Benjamin Shaibu <benjaminshaibu@gmail.com>,
David Chang <dchang@mit.edu>, ua-senate@mit.edu
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I would like to add two questions to the running list.
1.) How do you plan to stay in touch with student representatives to
Institute Committees in the coming year and how often will you be in
contact?
2.) How would you handle a situation in which you didn't agree with a
policy decision/opinion proposed by the UA President and/or Vice President?
3.) What will your other time commitments be next semester and how much
time per week do you think would be sufficient to complete your workload as
Chief of Staff (I understand that answer probably varies with Institute
Committee vacancies)?
Thank you,
- Karan
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Allan Miramonti <allanm@mit.edu> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> You guys should really ask some questions. It has occurred to me that it
> might not be clear what should be asked during a nomination. With this and
> other nominations, I encourage you to try and understand the goals of the
> person being nominated as well as what impact this person will have on the
> MIT community. Rather than serve as an opportunity to suggest other people
> for a position, this process is a way to quality check new people entering
> the UA.
>
> -Allan
>
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Sammi Wyman <swyman@mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> I'd like to add Ben's first question but replace administrators with
>> faculty members on a faculty committee, since that experience would be very
>> relevant for the chief of staff role.
>>
>> On Apr 28, 2011 3:09 AM, "Benjamin Shaibu" <benjaminshaibu@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I have a few, general questions:
>> >
>> > 1) Hi David, can you give any examples of times you had to work with
>> > Administrators when not necessarily on the same page and came up with a
>> > positive solution?
>> >
>> > 2) How do you feel about working with other students, particularly in
>> > regards to selections and maintaining neutrality/objectivity?
>> >
>> > 3) How would you deal with student members on Institute Committees not
>> > performing their duties? How would you handle a situation where they
>> were
>> > being disregarded, do you feel that would be part of your
>> responsibility?
>> >
>> > Best,
>> >
>> > Ben
>> >
>> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Allan Miramonti <allanm@mit.edu>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I mentioned last night that I would create a thread to take questions
>> for
>> >> David Chang. He has also agreed to draft an introduction outlining his
>> >> goals and experiences in the next couple days.
>> >>
>> >> Please keep your questions reasonable and use good judgement. Try and
>> ask
>> >> thoughtful questions that don't waste anyone's time. If I don't see
>> many
>> >> questions over the next few days, I'll bump the thread again.
>> >>
>> >> Basic information:
>> >> David is a former SCEP chair who is currently studying abroad. He will
>> be
>> >> a senior next year and is from Burton Conner. In the past he has served
>> on
>> >> CUP and spent time with other institute committees. It is not a stretch
>> to
>> >> say that as SCEP chair and his involvement with other institute
>> committees,
>> >> David understands how to work with faculty and administration and get
>> things
>> >> done.
>> >>
>> >> -Allan
>> >>
>>
>
>
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=A0=A0 I would like to add two questions to the running list.<br><br>=A0=A0=
1.) How do you plan to stay in touch with student representatives to Insti=
tute Committees in the coming year and how often will you be in contact?<br=
>
<br>=A0=A0 2.) How would you handle a situation in which you didn't agr=
ee with a policy decision/opinion proposed by the UA President and/or Vice =
President?<br><br>=A0=A0 3.) What will your other time commitments be next =
semester and how much time per week do you think would be sufficient to com=
plete your workload as Chief of Staff (I understand that answer probably va=
ries with Institute Committee vacancies)?<br>
<br>=A0=A0=A0 Thank you,<br><br>=A0=A0 - Karan<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote">On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Allan Miramonti <span dir=3D"ltr">&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:allanm@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">allanm@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;">Hey,<br><br>You g=
uys should really ask some questions.=A0 It has occurred to me that it migh=
t not be clear what should be asked during a nomination.=A0 With this and o=
ther nominations, I encourage you to try and understand the goals of the pe=
rson being nominated as well as what impact this person will have on the MI=
T community.=A0 Rather than serve as an opportunity to suggest other people=
for a position, this process is a way to quality check new people entering=
the UA.<br>
<br>-Allan<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:39 A=
M, Sammi Wyman <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:swyman@mit.edu" targ=
et=3D"_blank">swyman@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-left: 1ex;">
<p>I'd like to add Ben's first question but replace administrators =
with faculty members on a faculty committee, since that experience would be=
very relevant for the chief of staff role.</p><div><div></div><div>
<p>On Apr 28, 2011 3:09 AM, "Benjamin Shaibu" <<a href=3D"mail=
to:benjaminshaibu@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">benjaminshaibu@gmail.com</a>=
> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution">> I have a few, general questions:<b=
r>
> <br>> 1) Hi David, can you give any examples of times you had to wo=
rk with<br>
> Administrators when not necessarily on the same page and came up with =
a<br>> positive solution?<br>> <br>> 2) How do you feel about work=
ing with other students, particularly in<br>> regards to selections and =
maintaining neutrality/objectivity?<br>
> <br>> 3) How would you deal with student members on Institute Commi=
ttees not<br>> performing their duties? How would you handle a situation=
where they were<br>> being disregarded, do you feel that would be part =
of your responsibility?<br>
> <br>> Best,<br>> <br>> Ben<br>> <br>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2=
011 at 2:56 PM, Allan Miramonti <<a href=3D"mailto:allanm@mit.edu" targe=
t=3D"_blank">allanm@mit.edu</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>>> I mentioned=
last night that I would create a thread to take questions for<br>
>> David Chang. He has also agreed to draft an introduction outlinin=
g his<br>>> goals and experiences in the next couple days.<br>>>=
;<br>>> Please keep your questions reasonable and use good judgement.=
Try and ask<br>
>> thoughtful questions that don't waste anyone's time. If I=
don't see many<br>>> questions over the next few days, I'll =
bump the thread again.<br>>><br>>> Basic information:<br>>&g=
t; David is a former SCEP chair who is currently studying abroad. He will =
be<br>
>> a senior next year and is from Burton Conner. In the past he has s=
erved on<br>>> CUP and spent time with other institute committees. I=
t is not a stretch to<br>>> say that as SCEP chair and his involvemen=
t with other institute committees,<br>
>> David understands how to work with faculty and administration and =
get things<br>>> done.<br>>><br>>> -Allan<br>>><br>=
</p>
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