Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>Please find attached the minutes from our meeting last Wednesday (also pasted below). We are thinking of launching a publicity campaign to raise awareness of families at MIT sometime next fall. If you are interested in designing, planning and launching a publicity campaign or know someone who would be, please contact us. We are also looking for a volunteer to serve as a family representative in the GSC Orientation Committee, so please be in touch if you would be interested.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Anna </div><div><font color="#999999">GSC Family Subcommittee co-chair</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Garamond;text-align:center">_______________________________________________________</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Garamond;text-align:center"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Garamond;text-align:center">Housing and Community Affairs</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Garamond;text-align:center">Family Subcommittee Meeting</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Garamond">Thursday
May 8th, 2013</span><span style="font-family:Garamond"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Garamond;text-align:center">Meeting Minutes</span><span style="font-family:Garamond;text-align:center"> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Garamond;text-align:center"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Garamond;text-align:center">Present:
Anna, Emily, Marzyeh, Remi</span></div><div>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style><span style="font-family:Garamond">1.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">Back-up childcare pilot
program update</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond">a.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">Contract still not
finalized: Anna will follow-up with Kathy</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond">b.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">All MIT students will be
included</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond">c.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">Advertisement plan</span></p>
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</span>i.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">Launch event June 15th:
Emily and Remi will be in charge of organizing</span></p>
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</span>ii.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">GSC website up-date:
Include the FAQ on the program with specific examples of situations in which
students can use the service, the infographic, and the link to the Work-Life
website (once it’s up). Marzyeh will be in charge. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>iii.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">Infographic in multiple
languages to post in dorms and distribute via listservs: Anders & Anna will
work on that after May 20<sup>th</sup>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>iv.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">Work with Orientation
Committee to get a spot at grad 101: family representative? Need to recruit a
volunteer to be the family rep in the meetings and planning of family events
for orientation. Anna will reach out to dorms and off-campus to see if anyone
is interested.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style><span style="font-family:Garamond">2.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">Summary of meeting with
Abigail Francis, May 2<sup>nd</sup> on poster campaign to raise awareness of
grad families:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>i.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">During two months, 50
people worked on the “You Are Welcome Here” campaign</span></p>
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</span>ii.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">We need to recruit people
to design and launch the campaign. Remi will reach out to people at the
MediaLab and Architecture Department. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>iii.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">Need to look into the
possibility of using ODGE Graduate Community Fellowships to pay for the design
and planning work.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>iv.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">A poster campaign or a
card, or an awareness day/week with events on campus. Ideas are welcomed!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style><span style="font-family:Garamond">3.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">Summary of meeting on May
3<sup>rd</sup> to plan how to approach Marty Schmidt regarding coop daycare and
other plans for support programs</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>i.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">At this point, there will
be no Institute wide task force on families, so we should engage with Dean
Ortiz to set up meetings with key people in various offices. We will present
our revised report to these people. Marzyeh will contact her to set up a
meeting.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>ii.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">We need to revise our
report and make it look more official, and add a budget and a timeline. Anna
will work on it starting May 20<sup>th</sup>. </span></p>
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</span>iii.<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">After we have a “real”
report and the support of the above people, then we will schedule a meeting
with Marty Schmidt</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span style="font-family:Garamond"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><br></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:108.0pt">
<span style="font-family:Garamond"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond">Meeting schedule during
the summer: We will continue our monthly meetings, the next one being Wednesday
June 12<sup>th</sup> at 6pm in Eastgate. There will be no meeting in July, but
there will be a meeting in early August.</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:108.0pt">
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