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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Tang residents,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The deadline for applying to the THRA has been extended to Monday, Mar 14<sup>th</sup> 11:59 PM. We are still accepting nominations for all open positions. Details
about how to apply can be found below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Interested in getting more involved with the graduate student community at MIT while also securing your housing for the next year? Tang Hall Residents’
Association (THRA), the student government at Tang Hall, is looking for new members for the term May 2016 – May 2017. This time, we have the following open positions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Vice President (1 position)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Social Chairs (5 positions)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sports Chairs (3 positions)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Publicity Chairs (2 positions)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dorm Coordinators (2 positions) – to be selected by interview <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You can find details of the organizational structure of THRA and officer responsibilities
<a href="http://tang.mit.edu/tang-hall-residents-association/positions-and-responsibilities/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:windowtext">here</span></a>. All open positions other than the Dorm Coordinator will be filled by general voting by all the Tang residents. The Dorm Coordinator position will be filled by interviews with the Housemasters. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you’d like to contribute in developing the Tang community, please fill out this
<a href="http://goo.gl/forms/SvAUR8kpQQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">form</span></a>by
<b>noon on Saturday, March 12, 2016. </b> Only full MIT graduate students who will be in MIT till May 2017 should apply.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Why:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <b>Several perks!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1. You get to select your own room in Tang - no hassle of entering the housing lottery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2. You get to shape Tang's social and sports scenes - introduce new events and initiate new policies to improve the lives of graduate students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3. You acquire important leadership skills which will prepare you for your life beyond MIT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to
<a href="mailto:tang-government@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">tang-government@mit.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Best,<br>
THRA<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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