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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Student Group Leaders,</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Please take note of the following announcements:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:italic; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">->
GBM date 10/29/20, 5:00-7:00 PM ET</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:italic; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-> Funding available for LEF/ARCADE</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:italic; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-> Student activities survey</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:italic; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-> New group applications close next week</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; font-weight:700; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">General Body Meeting 10/29/20, 5:00-7:00 PM ET</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Our fall General Body Meeting will be the evening of October 29th from 5:00-7:00 PM ET. We
will send out an agenda including any documents to review before the meeting and Zoom link at least one week before that date. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The same rules apply as for a normal GBM: FSILGs, graduate dorms, and club sports may attend
if they wish to </span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; font-weight:700; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">but are not required to do so</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">.
ASA groups are still required to send one member per group, but you may represent as many groups as you like, and each attendee can only exercise one vote. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">We recognize that there will inevitably be groups that have no members who can attend: understanding
how crazy life is right now, we’d like to avoid any situation where groups get penalized for not attending the GBM, so there will be online make-up resources with all critical information. However, this is an important time for the ASA and SOLE to hear directly
from groups about what issues are going on so we know where we can provide support or advocate for more resources, so attendance from as many groups as possible is preferred. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; font-weight:700; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Update: Funding available for LEF/ARCADE</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(33,33,33); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">If your group would like to hold
a virtual event in the coming months that you believe satisfies the requirements for events that would normally be covered by the grants for on-campus events (</span><a href="http://asa.mit.edu/group-resources/funding-large-events" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">http://asa.mit.edu/group-resources/funding-large-events</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(33,33,33); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">),
please fill out the application at: </span><a href="https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/430246" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/430246</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(33,33,33); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">.
If you have any questions, please reach out to <</span><a href="mailto:asa-treasurer@mit.edu" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">asa-treasurer@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(33,33,33); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">>
and we can discuss. We are happy to work with groups to fund their ideas for virtual events to support any way our campus can stay connected or groups can adapt to a virtual environment! Rather than a single deadline, we will evaluate applications on a rolling
basis.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~// </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; font-weight:700; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Student activities survey</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(33,33,33); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">To assess how the activities of ASA
and other types of student groups have been impacted by the new campus regulations, the ASA has launched a survey drafted with the help of the UA on how student groups were affected by the spring semester closure, what virtual events have been planned and
how successful they were, and what challenges student groups foresee themselves facing during the fall semester. This information will help us better advocate to the administration for student group needs and pitch in on any relevant policy decisions.</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">You can find the survey here: <</span><a href="https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/444662" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/444662</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The form will be open through the month of October, but the sooner you send in your experiences,
the sooner we can bring them to the attention of MIT leadership. Please only submit one response per group. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; font-weight:700; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">New group applications close next week</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">This is a reminder that the applications for new student groups and changes in funding status for existing groups closes next week on
</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">September 30th, 2020</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">
at 11:59 PM EDT. The application can be found here: <</span><a href="https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/439384" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/439384</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">>.
You may need to log into Engage first before accessing the form if you receive an error. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">You may want to familiarize yourself with the group application process (</span><a href="http://asa.mit.edu/start-group" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">http://asa.mit.edu/start-group</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">)
and guidelines on what privileges ASA groups receive (</span><a href="https://asa.mit.edu/group-privileges" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://asa.mit.edu/group-privileges</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">).
Feel free to email asa-groups@mit.edu with any further questions.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">As always, email
</span><a href="mailto:asa-exec@mit.edu" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">asa-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">
with any questions or concerns you have at this time. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Best regards,</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The ASA Executive Board</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://asa.mit.edu/about-asa/board-members" style="">http://asa.mit.edu/about-asa/board-members</a></span></p>
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