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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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 2017 – May 2018. This time, we have the following open positions <i>(the ones where we are specifically seeking applicants for have been highlighted)</i> :<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Vice President (1 position)</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">You can find details of the organizational structure of THRA and officer responsibilities </span><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="http://tang.mit.edu/tang-hall-residents-association/positions-and-responsibilities/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a></span><span style="color:black">.
All open positions will be filled by general voting by all Tang residents. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you’d like to contribute in developing the Tang community, please fill out this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvfXYyy2ebbFN7TfoeLhOoQfCD2H3aURx8H1kFQcmZYz7NDw/viewform?usp=send_form"><span style="color:purple">form</span></a> by <b>noon,
Sunday, April 2nd, 2017. </b> Only full MIT graduate students who will be in MIT till May 2018 should apply. If you are interested in a specific position that’s not open, please write to us.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:black">We will be hosting a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Coffee Hour</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on<span class="apple-converted-space"> <b>Tuesday, </b> </span><b>April 4th, 8-10
pm</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on the 24th floor lounge, Tang Hall where you can pitch your ideas in front of Tang residents.</span></u><span style="color:black"> Please note that it is important to attend this as it is your only chance
to interact with Tang residents directly before voting begins. The campaigning and election rules will be communicated to prospective candidates after all nominations have been received. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">It is mandatory for the elected board members to participate in the annual THRA Retreat, which will be held around May 20th.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Why:</span></b><span style="color:black"> <b>Several perks!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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1. You get to select your own room in Tang - no hassle of entering the housing lottery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">3. You acquire important leadership skills which will prepare you for your life beyond MIT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to <a href="mailto:tang-government@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">tang-government@mit.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best,<br>
THRA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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