[1339] in UA Senate
Re: Committee Cleaning Bill
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James Douberley)
Mon May 2 21:52:53 2011
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=7URP455LaC4mz-MRpSWODhQfvMw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 21:52:48 -0400
From: James Douberley <flipdog@MIT.EDU>
To: "Benjamin I. Shaibu" <bshaibu@mit.edu>
Cc: Jessica Chen <jessicachen.dbhs@gmail.com>, Anika Gupta <anikag@mit.edu>,
Tim Jenks <tjenks@mit.edu>, UA Senate <ua-senate@mit.edu>
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Isn't the Alumni Relations committee also theoretically helping coordinate
the dorm alumni events?
I know that we've found them incredibly useful in the past as someone to go
to, so if you're going to roll their projects into some other committee, it
should be made very clear to everyone outside the UA who to talk to about
any alumni-relations related things.
-james
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Benjamin I. Shaibu <bshaibu@mit.edu> wrote:
> Or it could be given to Committee on Student Life to expand upon. I think
> there would be plenty of places to give Alumni Relations to if we get rid of
> the Committee, but is it useful to have a separate person talking to Alumni.
> Are their more things the AR committee can be doing with more
> staff/projects?
>
> And are their any other committees that we think should be questioned as
> well?
>
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Jessica Chen <jessicachen.dbhs@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Can it be under AVP of resource development? I mean that person is
>> supposed to take care of UA projects anyways like the shuttles and other
>> stuff. And alumni relations are a kind of resource, I mean our alumni are
>> resources for us to get in touch with right?
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> ~Jessica Chen
>> MIT 2014
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Anika Gupta <anikag@mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Well the committee is needed to run it... (Ex: SCEP runs UA Faculty
>>> Dinners). There are a lot of questions fielded, etc that requires a
>>> dedicated team that focuses on the project.
>>>
>>> Anika
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Jessica Chen <jessicachen.dbhs@gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there anyway we can keep it as a project without the committee? I
>>>> mean we have had projects without the creation/standing of a committee.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> ~Jessica Chen
>>>> MIT 2014
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Anika Gupta <anikag@mit.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The Committee on Alumni Relations currently runs UA Alumni dinners. It
>>>>> probably would not be helpful to remove it right now considering the program
>>>>> is still active (as is the committee).
>>>>>
>>>>> Anika
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Benjamin Shaibu <
>>>>> benjaminshaibu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> One committee; can it really be called Bill To Remove Committees?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Tim Jenks <tjenks@mit.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm going to be a maverick and suggest this new bill this meeting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> ----------------
>>>>>>> Tim Jenks
>>>>>>> Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
>>>>>>> MIT Class of 2013
>>>>>>> tjenks@mit.edu
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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Isn't the Alumni Relations committee also theoretically helping coordin=
ate the dorm alumni events?<div><br></div><div>I know that we've found =
them incredibly useful in the past as someone to go to, so if you're go=
ing to roll their projects into some other committee, it should be made ver=
y clear to everyone outside the UA who to talk to about any alumni-relation=
s related things.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-james<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, May 2,=
2011 at 9:37 PM, Benjamin I. Shaibu <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailt=
o:bshaibu@mit.edu">bshaibu@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa=
dding-left:1ex;">
Or it could be given to Committee on Student Life to expand upon. I think t=
here would be plenty of places to give Alumni Relations to if we get rid of=
the Committee, but is it useful to have a separate person talking to Alumn=
i. Are their more things the AR committee can be doing with more staff/proj=
ects?<br>
<br>And are their any other committees that we think should be questioned a=
s well?<div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Jessica Chen <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:jessicachen.dbhs@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jessicachen.dbhs@g=
mail.com</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">Can it be under AVP of =
resource development? I mean that person is supposed to take care of UA pro=
jects anyways like the shuttles and other stuff. And alumni relations are a=
kind of resource, I mean our alumni are resources for us to get in touch w=
ith right?<div>
<br>
<br><br clear=3D"all">Sincerely,<br>~Jessica Chen<br>MIT 2014<br>
<br><br></div><div><div></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, May 2=
, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Anika Gupta <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:anik=
ag@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">anikag@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">
Well the committee is needed to run it... (Ex: SCEP runs UA Faculty Dinners=
). There are a lot of questions fielded, etc that requires a dedicated team=
that focuses on the project.<br><font color=3D"#888888"><br>Anika</font><d=
iv>
<div></div><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Jessica Chen <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:jessicachen.dbhs@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jessicachen.dbhs@g=
mail.com</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);paddi=
ng-left:1ex">
Is there anyway we can keep it as a project without the committee? I mean w=
e have had projects without the creation/standing of a committee.<br><br cl=
ear=3D"all">Sincerely,<br><font color=3D"#888888">~Jessica Chen<br>MIT 2014=
<br>
<br><br></font><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div>On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:07 =
PM, Anika Gupta <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:anikag@mit.edu" tar=
get=3D"_blank">anikag@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><div><div>
</div><div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.=
8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
The Committee on Alumni Relations currently runs UA Alumni dinners. It prob=
ably would not be helpful to remove it right now considering the program is=
still active (as is the committee).<br><font color=3D"#888888"><br>Anika<b=
r>
<br></font><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div>
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Benjamin Shaibu <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:benjaminshaibu@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">benjaminshaibu@gma=
il.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><div><div></div><div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid r=
gb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
One committee; can it really be called Bill To Remove Committees?<div><div>=
</div><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:41 P=
M, Tim Jenks <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tjenks@mit.edu" target=
=3D"_blank">tjenks@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">I'm going to be a m=
averick and suggest this new bill this meeting.<br><font color=3D"#888888">=
<br>
<br>-- <br>----------------<br>Tim Jenks<br>Dept. of Mechanical Engineering=
<br>MIT Class of 2013<br><a href=3D"mailto:tjenks@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank=
">tjenks@mit.edu</a><br>
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