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Re: Agenda for 42 UAS 4
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Mon Oct 25 01:35:15 2010
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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:34:50 -0400
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Hi, everyone:
The agenda has been updated, adding in the report from the subcommittee on
42 UAS 3.3 and the revised version of 42 UAS 4.1.
http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/UAS42/agendas/2010-10-25.pdf
Thanks,
Jont=E9 Craighead
Speaker of the Senate
MIT Undergraduate Association
Course 1C: Class of 2013
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Jont=E9 Craighead (UA Speaker) <
ua-speaker@mit.edu> wrote:
> Hi, everyone:
>
> Please find linked below the agenda for 42 UAS 4. We will not have a gues=
t
> speaker this week.
>
> http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/UAS42/agendas/2010-10-25.pdf
>
> You will likely notice a few changes in the agenda, which I have outlined
> below*:
> *
>
> - *Suggested times for business on the agenda*
> - Since the agenda is never formally adopted by Senate, a call for the
> "Orders of the Day" is never in order according to Roberts' Rules. =
I have
> included a note on the agenda this week to make this clear, but thi=
s should
> be implicit with any agenda submitted going forward. Our agenda sta=
nds only
> to establish the order of items at the meeting in accordance with t=
he
> Bylaws.
> - *Discussion follows all scheduled business*
> - Based on feedback, we decided to try this measure this week (it
> has been done in the past). Everyone should be aware that having di=
scussion
> at the end of the meeting can discourage direct student feedback--i=
t can
> quite often be too late to reasonably expect other students to atte=
nd.
> - *New Business section prior to open discussion*
> - The Bylaws do not specifically prohibit new business at meetings. As
> a result, we have explicitly added a section where members may intr=
oduce new
> main motions that did not make the agenda. Given that Senators shou=
ld
> solicit feedback from their constituents before voting, I would str=
ongly
> discourage the introduction of legislation that others' have not ha=
d the
> proper time to read and consider. To introduce new business, simply
> introduce a motion before we move into discussion mode.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions--I expect that these changes
> will help Senate run more smoothly, but I would very much like to hear an=
y
> opinions to the contrary.
>
> Thanks,
> Jont=E9 Craighead
>
> Speaker of the Senate
> MIT Undergraduate Association
> Course 1C: Class of 2013
>
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Hi, everyone:<br><br>The agenda has been updated, adding in the report from=
the subcommittee on 42 UAS 3.3 and the revised version of 42 UAS 4.1.<br><=
br><a href=3D"http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/UAS42/agendas/2010-10-25.pdf" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/UAS42/agendas/2010-10-25.pdf</=
a><br>
<br clear=3D"all">Thanks,<br>Jont=E9 Craighead<br><br>Speaker of the Senate=
<br>MIT Undergraduate Association<br>Course 1C: Class of 2013<br><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Jont=E9 Craighead (U=
A Speaker) <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:ua-speaker@mit.edu">ua-s=
peaker@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;">Hi, everyone:<br>=
<br>Please find linked below the agenda for 42 UAS 4. We will not have a gu=
est speaker this week.<br>
<br><a href=3D"http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/UAS42/agendas/2010-10-25.pdf" t=
arget=3D"_blank">http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/UAS42/agendas/2010-10-25.pdf<=
/a><br>
<br>You will likely notice a few changes in the agenda, which I have outlin=
ed below<i>:<br></i><ul><li><b>Suggested times for business on the agenda</=
b><br></li><ul><li>Since the agenda is never formally adopted by Senate, a =
call for the "Orders of the Day" is never in order according to R=
oberts' Rules. I have included a note on the agenda this week to make t=
his clear, but this should be implicit with any agenda submitted going forw=
ard. Our agenda stands only to establish the order of items at the meeting =
in accordance with the Bylaws.<br>
</li></ul><li><b>Discussion follows all scheduled business</b></li><ul><li>=
Based on feedback, we decided to try this measure this week (it has been do=
ne in the past). Everyone should be aware that having discussion at the end=
of the meeting can discourage direct student feedback--it can quite often =
be too late to reasonably expect other students to attend.</li>
</ul><li><b>New Business section prior to open discussion</b><br></li><ul><=
li>The Bylaws do not specifically prohibit new business at meetings. As a r=
esult, we have explicitly added a section where members may introduce new m=
ain motions that did not make the agenda. Given that Senators should solici=
t feedback from their constituents before voting, I would strongly discoura=
ge the introduction of legislation that others' have not had the proper=
time to read and consider. To introduce new business, simply introduce a m=
otion before we move into discussion mode.<br>
</li></ul></ul>Please let me know if you have any questions--I expect that =
these changes will help Senate run more smoothly, but I would very much lik=
e to hear any opinions to the contrary.<br><br clear=3D"all">Thanks,<br>
Jont=E9 Craighead<br>
<br>Speaker of the Senate<br>MIT Undergraduate Association<br>Course 1C: Cl=
ass of 2013<br>
</blockquote></div><br>
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