[842] in UA Senate
Re: Bill on Enrollment
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel Hawkins)
Mon Oct 18 18:35:38 2010
Reply-To: hwkns@MIT.EDU
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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:35:35 -0400
From: Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@MIT.EDU>
To: Allan Miramonti <allanm@mit.edu>
Cc: ua-senate@mit.edu
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Good job, guys, this looks good. If I were a Senator, I'd vote for it.
-hwkns
On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Allan Miramonti <allanm@mit.edu> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to thank everyone who turned out tonight to help with this
> bill.
>
> The increase in enrollment is an important issue with which the UA must
> ensure the student body is well represented. We must ensure that students'
> quality of life is not reduced from this increase.
>
> Given that the group this bill addresses is meeting later this week, I will
> be bringing the bill before senate as new business tomorrow.
>
> The bill requests a report from the Enrollment Management group led by Dean
> Hastings outlining the administration's plans to ensure MIT's quality of
> academic and student life is maintained. We specified several key areas
> (plans for overcrowding, class size, ect.)
>
> Understand that if we wish to have a meaningful impact on the enrollment
> increase, we should act sooner rather than later.
>
> Attached is a current copy of the proposed bill.
>
> Thanks,
> Allan
>
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Allan Miramonti <allanm@mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm just bumping to remind everyone that some of us will be working on
>> this bill tonight. We'll be in the UA office at 8pm.
>>
>> -Al
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Allan Miramonti <allanm@mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Over the retreat, it was briefly mentioned that legislation should be
>>> proposed requesting a plan of action from the administration regarding the
>>> increase in enrollment. Betsy Riley and myself have agreed to hold a bill
>>> writing meeting Sunday evening. We are aware that this bill will not be on
>>> the agenda for next week's meeting.
>>>
>>> The motivation for this bill is to understand what issues administrators
>>> plan to address regarding enrollment. The UA needs to be in a position to
>>> call attention to issues we feel are important to enrollment that are not
>>> being handled. A non-exhaustive list of issues could include academic class
>>> size, seating in common areas, UROP funding, and P.E. class size.
>>>
>>> I plan to use the enrollment report<http://ua.mit.edu/transparency/reports/enrollment_report.pdf>created last year as a source when trying to hash out what needs to be
>>> asked.
>>>
>>> Please send your suggestions to this email chain, and stop by the UA
>>> office Sunday at 8pm if you are interested in helping write this bill.
>>>
>>> -Allan
>>
>>
>>
>
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Good job, guys, this looks good.=A0 If I were a Senator, I'd vote for i=
t.<br><br>-hwkns<br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 17, 2010=
at 10:28 PM, Allan Miramonti <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:allan=
m@mit.edu">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;">Hello,<br><br>I w=
ould like to thank everyone who turned out tonight to help with this bill.=
=A0 <br>
<br>The increase in enrollment is an important issue with which the UA must=
ensure the student body is well represented.=A0 We must ensure that studen=
ts' quality of life is not reduced from this increase.<br>
<br>Given that the group this bill addresses is meeting later this week, I =
will be bringing the bill before senate as new business tomorrow. <br><br>T=
he bill requests a report from the Enrollment Management group led by Dean =
Hastings outlining the administration's plans to ensure MIT's quali=
ty of academic and student life is maintained.=A0 We specified several key =
areas (plans for overcrowding, class size, ect.) <br>
<br>Understand that if we wish to have a meaningful impact on the enrollmen=
t increase, we should act sooner rather than later.<br><br>Attached is a cu=
rrent copy of the proposed bill.<br><br>Thanks,<br><font color=3D"#888888">=
Allan</font><div>
<div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">
On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Allan Miramonti <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:allanm@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">allanm@mit.edu</a>></spa=
n> 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;">
Hi,<br><br>I'm just bumping to remind everyone that some of us will be =
working on this bill tonight.=A0 We'll be in the UA office at 8pm.<br><=
br>-Al<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div>On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 3:22 =
PM, Allan Miramonti <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:allanm@mit.edu"=
target=3D"_blank">allanm@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><div><div></div><div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-le=
ft: 1ex;">Hello,<br><br>Over the retreat, it was briefly mentioned that=20
legislation should be proposed requesting a plan of action from the=20
administration regarding the increase in enrollment.=A0 Betsy Riley and=20
myself have agreed to hold a bill writing meeting Sunday evening.=A0 We=20
are aware that this bill will not be on the agenda for next week's=20
meeting.<br>
<br>The motivation for this bill is to understand what issues=20
administrators plan to address regarding enrollment.=A0 The UA needs to be
in a position to call attention to issues we feel are important to=20
enrollment that are not being handled.=A0 A non-exhaustive list of issues=
=20
could include academic class size, seating in common areas, UROP=20
funding, and P.E. class size.<br>
<br>I plan to use the <a href=3D"http://ua.mit.edu/transparency/reports/enr=
ollment_report.pdf" target=3D"_blank">enrollment report</a> created last ye=
ar as a source when trying to hash out what needs to be asked.=A0 <br><br>P=
lease
send your suggestions to this email chain, and stop by the UA office Sunda=
y at 8pm if you are interested in helping write this bill.<br><font color=
=3D"#888888"><font color=3D"#888888">
<br>-Allan</font>
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