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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Student Group Leaders,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please take note of the following announcements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1. Fall
<span class="highlight">LEF/ARCADE</span> Applications are OPEN (Due 9/1/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2. Student Officer Leadership Summit signups<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3. Reminder: Fall Orientation Midway Applications close TOMORROW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(1) Fall
<span class="highlight">LEF/ARCADE</span> Applications are OPEN (Due 9/1/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The deadline to submit applications to the Large Event Fund (LEF) and the Assisting Recurring Cultural And Diversity Events (ARCADE) Fund Spring Cycle is Sunday, September 1st
at 11:59PM EST. This deadline is for events occurring between October 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please use this link to apply: <https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/335389>. Do
<b>NOT</b> use the old form (that operated through the ASA webpage.) We will <b>ONLY</b> be processing applications submitted through the Engage form linked above.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More information about eligibility for these funds is available online: <<a href="http://web.mit.edu/asa/resources/large-events.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">http://web.mit.edu/asa/resources/large-events.html</span></a>>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You are encouraged to meet with someone from the Student Activities Office to discuss your application, particularly if it is for a new event or you are making substantial changes
to a recurring event. You MUST meet with the Student Activities Office to discuss an event if it will involve paying a speaker or performer. Email <<a href="mailto:sao-desk@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">sao-desk@mit.edu</span></a>> with
any questions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(2) Student Officer Leadership Summit signups<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The following is an announcement from the SAO about the upcoming Student Leadership Summit that was distributed to group executive leaders through an email from Engage. If you
have questions on the summit or this announcement, please refer to the contact email listed below:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Student Officer Leadership Summit, <b>a required program for all ASA-recognized organizations and Club Sports, will provide necessary tools to help make student
organizations at MIT more successful through immersive training</b>. This prestigious summit, held on Saturday, September 21st from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM in the Stratton Student Center, includes a variety of workshops, impactful dialogues, and conversations
with key leadership on campus. Come prepared to engage with fellow student leaders and to reflect on your role as a leader at MIT. <br>
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We are making this investment to help support MIT student organizations. <b>Each organization is required to send <u>one</u> presidential-level member – or an executive board proxy. </b>See you in September!<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Register Here by Friday, September 6th at 11:59 PM:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/331857">https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/331857</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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For questions, contact <</span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:studentleadership@mit.edu">studentleadership@mit.edu</a></span></u><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(3) Reminder: Fall Orientation Midway Applications close TOMORROW</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This is a reminder to sign up for a space at the fall activities midway here:
<a href="https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/323474">https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/323474</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>before midnight TOMORROW night (8/20/2019). This year's Fall Activities Midway will take place <b>Friday
August 30 from 14:30 to 16:30 ET</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in the <b>Johnson Ice Rink</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For groups requesting music for performances, please be on the lookout for details and a link to upload music sometime in the week leading up to the midway. We'll
send that out once we have the performance schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For students with early returns for your group, you will need to check in with an ASA representative at the midway personally so we can confirm that you were there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please feel free to email <<a href="mailto:asa-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">asa-exec@mit.edu</span></a>> with any requests, questions, or other inquiries.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ASA Executive Board</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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