[574] in UA Senate
Re: Dining and Student Engagement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Bockelie)
Tue Apr 6 20:31:16 2010
In-Reply-To: <k2qeb87f3c11004061723z6e068c29s74dfd215e926c9b1@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 20:31:13 -0400
From: Adam Bockelie <bockelie@MIT.EDU>
To: Austen McRae <amcrae@mit.edu>
Cc: hwkns@mit.edu, UA Senate <ua-senate@mit.edu>
RE Rating System. From Tom Gearty: "
I will email IS&T to find out and let you know as soon as I hear back."
I'll ask about it Thurs night if I haven't heard anything by then.
On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Austen McRae <amcrae@mit.edu> wrote:
> Stars are for kirby and mario.=A0 On the other hand, why they don't have
> master chiefs, I have no idea.
>
> -"you are the weakest link" *splat*
>
> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>> It's been out for a matter of hours.=A0 Don't worry, my ideas will make =
it
>> up there soon.=A0 I also plan on making sure everything relevant from th=
e DPC
>> report makes it on there in idea form, since they apparently want to avo=
id
>> mentioning it.
>>
>> I'm with Paul - this is the same site they used for the task force repor=
t
>> (why the eff did it take so long to get in up and running?), and those i=
deas
>> could be rated with 1-5 stars.=A0 That seems to me like a very important
>> feature that is currently missing.
>>
>> -hwkns
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Adam Bockelie <bockelie@mit.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> For those of you who did have strong opinions...the idea bank is open
>>> and I don't see many of your ideas. =A0Do what you want outside HDAG,
>>> but it doesn't make sense to not use an official input to the
>>> committee as well....
>>>
>>> [http://ideabank-housedining.mit.edu/ideas]
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@mit.edu> wrote:
>>> > I want to thank those of you who contributed to the discussion on thi=
s
>>> > tonight.=A0 I was surprised at how many senators just didn't care.=A0=
You
>>> > guys
>>> > were more vocal about the MIT EMS money last week than you were about
>>> > student engagement.=A0 Maybe you should consider joining Finboard ins=
tead
>>> > of
>>> > Senate next time around.
>>> >
>>> > -hwkns
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 8:48 PM, Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@mit.edu> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Attached is a bill, in case we want to pass it tonight.
>>> >>
>>> >> -hwkns
>>> >>
>>> >> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@mit.edu> wrote=
:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Hi Senate,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> A lot of you have e-mailed me and said something to the effect of, =
"I
>>> >>> agree, this is totally screwed up, but is there anything we can do =
at
>>> >>> this
>>> >>> point?"=A0 Maybe there is.=A0 While Colombo just wants this to be o=
ver, I
>>> >>> think
>>> >>> the higher level administration actually wants to get it right.=A0 =
If
>>> >>> we give
>>> >>> them a plan that's doable, they may hold DSL to it.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> We need to brainstorm to see if there is a solution that can actual=
ly
>>> >>> incorporate student input AND reach a final decision by the second
>>> >>> week of
>>> >>> May.=A0 I've outlined an idea below that might work, and I encourag=
e
>>> >>> you to
>>> >>> reply-all and tell me what you think about it, or come up with your
>>> >>> own
>>> >>> idea.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> 1. Take minutes (not summaries, minutes) at HDAG meetings and make
>>> >>> the
>>> >>> minutes public.
>>> >>> 2. Involve ALL undergrads.=A0 This change affects everyone, and
>>> >>> everyone
>>> >>> has ideas.=A0 Make a public moira list for discussion, monitor the =
list
>>> >>> frequently, and respond to questions and concerns raised by student=
s.
>>> >>> 3. Set up the Idea Bank NOW.=A0 Not by the end of the week, not as =
soon
>>> >>> as
>>> >>> you can make it look as pretty as you want it to.=A0 Now.
>>> >>> 4. By April 16, publish a document that includes all positively-rat=
ed
>>> >>> ideas from the Idea Bank, with detailed comments on each idea
>>> >>> explaining
>>> >>> whether you plan to implement it and why or why not.
>>> >>> 5. Add the detailed comments from #4 to the ideas in the Idea Bank =
to
>>> >>> which they apply, and let student input continue.
>>> >>> 6. By April 30, publish a document that includes all positively-rat=
ed
>>> >>> ideas from the Idea Bank, with detailed comments on each new idea
>>> >>> explaining
>>> >>> whether you plan to implement it and why or why not, and with
>>> >>> detailed
>>> >>> responses to any feedback on old ideas.
>>> >>> 7. By May 14, publish a document that outlines the new dining plan
>>> >>> and
>>> >>> includes a summary of student input on each topic and the reasoning
>>> >>> behind
>>> >>> the choice that was ultimately made.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> -hwkns
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Adam Bockelie
>>> 801.209.7233
>>> <bockelie@mit.edu>
>>>
>>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>>> Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
>>> Class of 2011
>>
>
>
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Adam Bockelie
801.209.7233
<bockelie@mit.edu>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Class of 2011
