[1589] in UA Senate
Re: Agenda for Monday's Meeting
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leonid Grinberg)
Mon Nov 28 11:57:13 2011
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From: Leonid Grinberg <leonidg@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:56:48 -0500
To: Will Steadman <willst@mit.edu>
Cc: ua-senate@mit.edu
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Hey guys,
I just wanted to send out a bit more information about these guys since
I've been talking with them over the course of the semester/summer.
Jon and Oliver are essentially the generic contact points for projects
affecting students/faculty (i.e. academics and student life stuff). So for
example they have been the main people in charge of the Pharos rollout and
I have been working with them to make any changes to it. They are your
chance to ask questions about how the administration is thinking about the
quota, how it's going, what future plans are, etc. If you questions about
Athena development, RCC hiring, or other things that primarily affect
academics or student life, they would probably be good as well.
Jon is also the head of ISTAB (the IS&T Student Technology Advisory Board),
which generally advises IS&T on issues directly affecting students.
Marilyn is the head of all of IS&T. She reports to the Executive
Vice-President & Treasurer (Israel Ruiz) who reports to the President. She
primarily looks at higher-level and longer-term issues =97 governance of IS=
&T
and various committees, funding for various issues, project organization,
etc. She also sits on many of the technology committees, including MITCET
(MIT Council on Educational Technology) which deals with various
technologies used in education (e.g. they're the folks that decided to
stick with Stellar instead of switching to Blackboard).
Hopefully this is helpful. I have loved working with all three of these
people and I hope you have fun meeting them tonight as well.
Leonid
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 02:23, Will Steadman <willst@mit.edu> wrote:
> Here <http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/43UAS/6/43UAS6%20Agenda.pdf> is the
> agenda for the upcoming meeting.
>
> We have Marilyn Smith, the Head of IS&T, as a guest for the first 30
> minutes. Oliver Thomas and Jon Reed will be there as well. Please be in
> Senate by 7:30 so as not to waste their (and our) time. They will have a
> chance to give a short introduction and then it will be Q&A, so think of
> interesting issues you have questions on.
>
> Email me if you are interested in having dinner with Oliver Thomas and Jo=
n
> Reed beforehand. This would involve meeting at 6pm in lobby 7.
>
> Alix de Monts (Sustainability Chair) and Alec Lai (Next President) are
> presenting a small funding bill for the Trashion Show. I think the bill a=
nd
> the attachments speak for themselves, otherwise post questions.
>
> Lastly, (and certainly not leastly) the item on constitutional changes.
> The only thing I will say is that I hope we will have some definitive
> conclusions by the end of this meeting.
>
> We have 1 more scheduled meeting this semester. In addition to addressing
> the structural issues we have 1 more responsibility, namely passing a
> spring budget. I think that should be the primary focus of the last
> meeting. Allan and Alex (UA President and UA Treasurer) will present more
> details on the budget process at Senate.
>
> See you then,
> Will
>
>
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<div>Hey guys,<div><br></div><div>I just wanted to send out a bit more info=
rmation about these guys since I've been talking with them over the cou=
rse of the semester/summer.</div><div><br></div><div>Jon and Oliver are ess=
entially the generic contact points for projects affecting students/faculty=
(i.e. academics and student life stuff). So for example they have been the=
main people in charge of the Pharos rollout and I have been working with t=
hem to make any changes to it. They are your chance to ask questions about =
how the administration is thinking about the quota, how it's going, wha=
t future plans are, etc. If you questions about Athena development, RCC hir=
ing, or other things that primarily affect academics or student life, they =
would probably be good as well.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Jon is also the head of ISTAB (the IS&T Student Tec=
hnology Advisory Board), which generally advises IS&T on issues directl=
y affecting students.</div><div><br></div><div>Marilyn is the head of all o=
f IS&T. She reports to the Executive Vice-President & Treasurer (Is=
rael Ruiz) who reports to the President. She primarily looks at higher-leve=
l and longer-term issues =97 governance of IS&T and various committees,=
funding for various issues, project organization, etc. She also sits on ma=
ny of the technology committees, including MITCET (MIT Council on Education=
al Technology) which deals with various technologies used in education (e.g=
. they're the folks that decided to stick with Stellar instead of switc=
hing to Blackboard).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Hopefully this is helpful. I have loved working with al=
l three of these people and I hope you have fun meeting them tonight as wel=
l.</div><div><br></div><div>Leonid</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 02:23, Will Steadman=A0<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:willst@mit.edu">willst@mit.edu</a>></span>=A0wrote:<br><bloc=
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senate/43UAS/6/43UAS6%20Agenda.pdf" target=3D"_blank">Here</a>=A0is the age=
nda for the upcoming meeting.<br><br>We have Marilyn Smith, the Head of IS&=
amp;T, as a guest for the first 30 minutes. Oliver Thomas and Jon Reed will=
be there as well. Please be in Senate by 7:30 so as not to waste their (an=
d our) time. They will have a chance to give a short introduction and then =
it will be Q&A, so think of interesting issues you have questions on.<b=
r>
<br>Email me if you are interested in having dinner with Oliver Thomas and =
Jon Reed beforehand. This would involve meeting at 6pm in lobby 7.<br><br>A=
lix de Monts (Sustainability Chair) and Alec Lai (Next President) are prese=
nting a small funding bill for the Trashion Show. I think the bill and the =
attachments speak for themselves, otherwise post questions.<br>
<br>Lastly, (and certainly not leastly) the item on constitutional changes.=
The only thing I will say is that I hope we will have some definitive conc=
lusions by the end of this meeting.<br><br>We have 1 more scheduled meeting=
this semester. In addition to addressing the structural issues we have 1 m=
ore responsibility, namely passing a spring budget. I think that should be =
the primary focus of the last meeting. Allan and Alex (UA President and UA =
Treasurer) will present more details on the budget process at Senate.<br>
<br>See you then,<br>Will<br></div><div><br></div></blockquote></div></div>=
</div>
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