[579] in UA Senate
Re: Dining Idea Bank
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Youchak)
Thu Apr 8 02:09:46 2010
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:09:38 -0400
From: Paul Youchak <youchakp@MIT.EDU>
To: Alexandra Jordan <amjordan@mit.edu>
CC: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jont=E9_Craighead?= <jontec@mit.edu>,
Adam Bockelie <bockelie@mit.edu>, Austen W McRae <amcrae@mit.edu>,
Daniel D Hawkins <hwkns@mit.edu>, UA Senate <ua-senate@mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <8AA939C8-126E-43C3-B2F1-CCB724E7DD97@mit.edu>
I was under the impression we had the whole financial thing cleared up
during the last Senate Meeting. Did Bennie not say those claims are
false and it will not happen?
Paul
Alexandra Jordan wrote:
> Senate,
>
> I will probably keep reminding you all every 24 hours or so to go
> check out the idea bank, even if it's simply to comment on someone
> else's whacky solutions.
>
> This is important to ALL of your constituencies, whether the decisions
> that come out of HDAG impact them directly or not. As representatives
> of your living groups and the student body at large, you have a
> responsibility to get involved with this issue--especially when the
> admin makes it so easy to put your ideas out there.
>
> I know you're not investing four years and $200,000 at MIT because
> you're incapable of independent thought, so please go do your jobs and
> tell HDAG what students want.
>
>
> Alex Jordan
>
>
> On Apr 6, 2010, at 8:52 PM, Jonté Craighead wrote:
>
>> Addressed to the list in general:
>> <jargon>
>> Someone <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You> should make a JS-enabled
>> frameset and host it on the UA website if the staff for the site is
>> not too excited about adding a ranking system; essentially you have
>> an upper frame (10% of the screen) with stars/rating system, the
>> lower frame (90%) shows the IdeaBank site. You should always be able
>> to find the current url of the lower frame and reading the links on
>> that page gives you the user that's currently logged in (i.e.
>> mouse-over "My Account"). Store the ratings in a database and you've
>> got yourself some statistics. The only issue would be advertising the
>> site so that people can use it.
>> </jargon>
>> Disclaimer: This is a proof of concept and a last resort to be
>> weighed against the potential political fallout. Also, I don't
>> actually have the time to do this.
>> Update: I am glad Adam has already asked about this.
>>
>> *geofft posted his request on the IdeaBank *[link
>> <https://ideabank-housedining.mit.edu/ideas/geofftmitedu/implement-dining-proposal-committee-recommendations>]
>> (concerning the DPC Report) and then e-mailed next-forum about his
>> "idea" and the IdeaBank itself, encouraging us to take a look. If
>> there was ever an appropriate use for a (house)-forum list... this is it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jonté Craighead
>> Concerned Undergrad from Next House
>>
>> On Apr 6, 2010, at 8:31 PM, Adam Bockelie wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>> <mailto:amcrae@mit.edu>> wrote:
>>>> Stars are for kirby and mario. 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
>>>> <mailto:hwkns@mit.edu>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> It's been out for a matter of hours. Don't worry, my ideas will
>>>>> make it
>>>>> up there soon. I also plan on making sure everything relevant
>>>>> from the DPC
>>>>> report makes it on there in idea form, since they apparently want
>>>>> to avoid
>>>>> mentioning it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm with Paul - this is the same site they used for the task force
>>>>> report
>>>>> (why the eff did it take so long to get in up and running?), and
>>>>> those ideas
>>>>> could be rated with 1-5 stars. 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
>>>>> <mailto: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. Do 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
>>>>>> <mailto:hwkns@mit.edu>> wrote:
>>>>>>> I want to thank those of you who contributed to the discussion
>>>>>>> on this
>>>>>>> tonight. I was surprised at how many senators just didn't
>>>>>>> care. You
>>>>>>> guys
>>>>>>> were more vocal about the MIT EMS money last week than you were
>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>> student engagement. Maybe you should consider joining Finboard
>>>>>>> instead
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> Senate next time around.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -hwkns
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 8:48 PM, Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@mit.edu
>>>>>>> <mailto: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
>>>>>>>> <mailto: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?" Maybe there is. While Colombo just wants this to be
>>>>>>>>> over, I
>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>> the higher level administration actually wants to get it
>>>>>>>>> right. 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
>>>>>>>>> actually
>>>>>>>>> incorporate student input AND reach a final decision by the second
>>>>>>>>> week of
>>>>>>>>> May. I've outlined an idea below that might work, and I encourage
>>>>>>>>> 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. This change affects everyone, and
>>>>>>>>> everyone
>>>>>>>>> has ideas. Make a public moira list for discussion, monitor
>>>>>>>>> the list
>>>>>>>>> frequently, and respond to questions and concerns raised by
>>>>>>>>> students.
>>>>>>>>> 3. Set up the Idea Bank NOW. Not by the end of the week, not
>>>>>>>>> as soon
>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>> you can make it look as pretty as you want it to. Now.
>>>>>>>>> 4. By April 16, publish a document that includes all
>>>>>>>>> positively-rated
>>>>>>>>> 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-rated
>>>>>>>>> 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 <mailto:bockelie@mit.edu>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>>>>>> Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
>>>>>> Class of 2011
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Adam Bockelie
>>> 801.209.7233
>>> <bockelie@mit.edu <mailto:bockelie@mit.edu>>
>>>
>>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>>> Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
>>> Class of 2011
>>
>
> __________________________________
> Alexandra Jordan
>
> MIT 2011
> Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science
> Political Science
>
> amjordan@mit.edu <mailto:amjordan@mit.edu>
> 916.813.7740
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