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Re: Senate Announcements for IAP and Spring
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jont=E9_Craighead_=)
Wed Jan 12 13:27:05 2011
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jont=E9_Craighead_=28UA_Speaker=29?= <ua-speaker@MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:26:39 -0500
To: ua-senate@mit.edu
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Also, use the mailing list!
Feel free to criticize, endorse, or ask questions about anything in this se=
t
of announcements.
Thanks,
Jont=E9 Craighead
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Jont=E9 Craighead (UA Speaker) <
ua-speaker@mit.edu> wrote:
> Hi, everyone:
>
> I hope you are all having an enjoyable IAP.
>
> There's still plenty of activity with the UA this IAP, and I wanted to ta=
ke
> this opportunity to get everyone up to speed on a few points:
>
> *Senate Staff Assistants *[http://ua.mit.edu/senate/staff]
>
> As I mentioned at the final meeting of the term, I will be appointing thr=
ee
> Staff Assistants this Spring to assist myself and the new Vice Speaker in
> managing many of the operations necessary for a healthy, productive Senat=
e.
> The positions available are Program Coordinator, Intelligence Coordinator=
,
> and Policy Coordinator-- you can read more about what I have in mind for
> each position at http://ua.mit.edu/senate/staff. There are no eligibility
> requirements for these positions, so I encourage you to let me know if yo=
u
> are at all interested. *The deadline for expressing interest is this
> Tuesday, January 18th*, and I hope to make the final decision before the
> conclusion of IAP. Note: if you're worried about time commitments, these
> positions take the place of the committee or project requirement for
> Senators.
> *
> Senate Vice Speaker*
> *
> *At the first meeting of the term, 42 UAS 9, we will have nominations and
> elections for the next Vice Speaker, and it will be our first order of
> business. Nominees, who must be current voting members of Senate (i.e.
> Senators), will be given the opportunity to discuss their reasons for
> interest in the position and their goals for the semester. After Q&A, Sen=
ate
> will enter closed session, and a vote will be taken via secret ballot. If
> you're interested in the position, speak with myself or Tim Jenks to lear=
n
> more about what's involved.
> *
> **Informal Senate Meetings ("Caucuses")
> *
> The schedule for Senate next semester has not yet been finalized, but bas=
ed
> on the feedback I received from the Senator Self-evaluations, it is clear=
to
> me that Senators would like to have more of an opportunity to (1) get to
> know one another, (2) collaborate on policy & events, and (3) hold
> discussions in an informal setting. The retreat, my office hours, and the
> mailing list were designed to meet these objectives, but I would like to
> propose a new idea--informal, time-limited (< 2 hour) Senate meetings onc=
e
> every 2-3 weeks throughout the next term. At these "caucuses" we would
> engage in small-group, action-oriented brainstorming meant to generate id=
eas
> for projects and legislation that would be introduced at regular meetings=
.
> This is very much a heads-up announcement, so please feel free to
> communicate any specific ideas that you may have about these events.
> *
> UA Website *[http://ua.mit.edu/senate/speaker/website]
>
> Throughout IAP I am going to be involved in work on a web application tha=
t
> will allow us to keep track of attendance, e-mails to constituents, and t=
he
> status of constituency events/projects. Depending on the features that ca=
n
> be implemented by the end of IAP, I can also foresee this application
> enabling the creation of bills and reports from the web without any
> knowledge of LaTeX. Further development (likely not feasible by the end o=
f
> IAP) would be directed towards developing a blog that leveraged committee
> updates, bills and reports, links to articles from the Tech and outside
> reports to create an information stream on issues that could be used to
> better inform students and members of the UA. I have posted more details =
at
> http://ua.mit.edu/senate/speaker/website.
>
> Most of the development will be done in Ruby on Rails and it would be gre=
at
> to have contributors either on the development or the design/product test=
ing
> side. Again, if you're interested, please let me know.
>
>
>
> I have a couple more announcements for specific groups-- I will communica=
te
> those individually.
>
> Thanks for your time, and enjoy the snow,
> Jont=E9 Craighead
>
> Speaker of the Senate
> MIT Undergraduate Association
> Course 1C: Class of 2013
>
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Also, use the mailing list! <br><br>Feel free to criticize, endorse, or ask=
questions about anything in this set of announcements.<br><br clear=3D"all=
">Thanks,<br>Jont=E9 Craighead<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Ja=
n 12, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Jont=E9 Craighead (UA Speaker) <span dir=3D"ltr"><=
;<a href=3D"mailto:ua-speaker@mit.edu">ua-speaker@mit.edu</a>></span> wr=
ote:<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>I hope you are all having an enjoyable IAP.<br><br>There's still pl=
enty of activity with the UA this IAP, and I wanted to take this opportunit=
y to get everyone up to speed on a few points:<br>
<br><b>Senate Staff Assistants </b>[<a href=3D"http://ua.mit.edu/senate/sta=
ff" target=3D"_blank">http://ua.mit.edu/senate/staff</a>]<br>
<br>As I mentioned at the final meeting of the term, I will be appointing t=
hree Staff Assistants this Spring to assist myself and the new Vice Speaker=
in managing many of the operations necessary for a healthy, productive Sen=
ate. The positions available are Program Coordinator, Intelligence Coordina=
tor, and Policy Coordinator-- you can read more about what I have in mind f=
or each position at <a href=3D"http://ua.mit.edu/senate/staff" target=3D"_b=
lank">http://ua.mit.edu/senate/staff</a>. There are no eligibility requirem=
ents for these positions, so I encourage you to let me know if you are at a=
ll interested. <b>The deadline for expressing interest is this Tuesday, Jan=
uary 18th</b>, and I hope to make the final decision before the conclusion =
of IAP. Note: if you're worried about time commitments, these positions=
take the place of the committee or project requirement for Senators.<br>
<b><br>Senate Vice Speaker</b><br><b><br></b>At the first meeting of the te=
rm, 42 UAS 9, we will have nominations and elections for the next Vice Spea=
ker, and it will be our first order of business. Nominees, who must be curr=
ent voting members of Senate (i.e. Senators), will be given the opportunity=
to discuss their reasons for interest in the position and their goals for =
the semester. After Q&A, Senate will enter closed session, and a vote w=
ill be taken via secret ballot. If you're interested in the position, s=
peak with myself or Tim Jenks to learn more about what's involved.<br>
<b><br></b><b>Informal Senate Meetings ("Caucuses")<br></b><br>Th=
e schedule for Senate next semester has=20
not yet been finalized, but based on the feedback I received from the=20
Senator Self-evaluations, it is clear to me that Senators would like to=20
have more of an opportunity to (1) get to know one another, (2)=20
collaborate on policy & events, and (3) hold discussions in an=20
informal setting. The retreat, my office hours, and the mailing list=20
were designed to meet these objectives, but I would like to propose a=20
new idea--informal, time-limited (< 2 hour) Senate meetings once=20
every 2-3 weeks throughout the next term. At these "caucuses" we =
would=20
engage in small-group, action-oriented brainstorming meant to generate=20
ideas for projects and legislation that would be introduced at regular=20
meetings. This is very much a heads-up announcement, so please feel free
to communicate any specific ideas that you may have about these events.<br=
><b><br>UA Website </b>[<a href=3D"http://ua.mit.edu/senate/speaker/website=
" target=3D"_blank">http://ua.mit.edu/senate/speaker/website</a>]<br><br>Th=
roughout IAP I am going to be involved in work on a web application that wi=
ll allow us to keep track of attendance, e-mails to constituents, and the s=
tatus of constituency events/projects. Depending on the features that can b=
e implemented by the end of IAP, I can also foresee this application enabli=
ng the creation of bills and reports from the web without any knowledge of =
LaTeX. Further development (likely not feasible by the end of IAP) would be=
directed towards developing a blog that leveraged committee updates, bills=
and reports, links to articles from the Tech and outside reports to create=
an information stream on issues that could be used to better inform studen=
ts and members of the UA. I have posted more details at <a href=3D"http://u=
a.mit.edu/senate/speaker/website" target=3D"_blank">http://ua.mit.edu/senat=
e/speaker/website</a>.<br>
<br>Most of the development will be done in Ruby on Rails and it would be g=
reat to have contributors either on the development or the design/product t=
esting side. Again, if you're interested, please let me know.<br>
<br><br><br>I have a couple more announcements for specific groups-- I will=
communicate those individually.<br><br clear=3D"all">Thanks for your time,=
and enjoy the snow,<br>Jont=E9 Craighead<br><br>Speaker of the Senate<br>
MIT Undergraduate Association<br>Course 1C: Class of 2013<br>
</blockquote></div><br>
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