<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div>Hi All,</div><div><div><br><div>My name is David Chang (Course 6, '12) and I'm the UA Chief of Staff, responsible for student representatives to the MIT Faculty Committees, and I wanted to extend to you an invitation to <a href="http://ua.mit.edu/join/institute_committees/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51); ">join</a> a Faculty Committee, where many key decisions are made.</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://web.mit.edu/ecs/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51); ">The HASS changes</a>, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/instituteplanning/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51); ">the Budget Task Force</a> were written by these committees. They also advises the Corporation (MIT's Board of Directors) and the administration; They have oversight over others, such as S^3, DAPER, DSL. Many of these committees have student representatives and we are taking applicants. </div>
<div><br></div><div>There are many benefits of joining a committee:</div><div><ol><li style="margin-left: 15px; ">You will be working with MIT faculty members, who are world-class thinkers and exposure to them is part of why we are all here.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; ">MIT is a large system with many moving parts; thinking about how to improve it without unintended consequences is a skill that engineers, policy makers, and scientists all have to think about.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; ">Free Food. All student representatives will be invited to UA and other dinner events. Moreover, some committees serve lunch. </li><li style="margin-left: 15px; ">You have an opportunity to shape this institute and to make it better. The range of committees is so varied, everyone can find something that they are passionate about and to make an impact.</li>
</ol></div><div><div>As a note, the full process happens in the spring when all positions are open; listed below are the open positions. Nonetheless, these are great opportunities; I consider many of these committees critical and any committee sets you up for the high profile committees which interact with the Corporation and administrators for next year. I'll be reaching out you all in the spring when all positions are open.</div>
<div><br></div><div><div>CAC Advisory Board (2)</div><div>CAP (Committee on Academic Performance)</div><div>CFW (Council on Family and Work)</div><div>CoC (Committee on Curricula)</div><div>Community Service Fund Board (2)</div>
<div>CSL (Committee on Student Life)</div><div>Hobby Shop</div><div>MacVicar Advisory Committee (2)</div><div>Medical Consumer's Advisory Council (2)</div><div>OCW Faculty Advisory</div><div>Recreation Advisory Committee (2)</div>
<div>Student Information Policy</div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/join/institute_committees/about/">For more information about all the committees</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div>
<div><div><br></div><div>I hope you guys will apply and I look forward to reading your applications, submitted at <a href="http://ua.mit.edu/join/institute_committees/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51); ">http://ua.mit.edu/join/institute_committees/</a> before 11pm EDT on Aug 12th. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me at <a href="mailto:ua-chief@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51); ">ua-chief@mit.edu</a>.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>David Chang</div></div></div></span>