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<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right" align="right"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">June 13, 2012</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">Dear Undergraduates:</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">Over the last several weeks the Undergraduate
Association (UA) and the Graduate Student Council (GSC) have been in
discussions regarding the formation of a joint advisory committee to serve and
advise President-elect Rafael Reif during the period of his upcoming transition
this summer and early Fall. Having now confirmed the details of this body
with President-elect Reif, we are happy to announce the official formation of
the Presidential Transition Advisory Cabinet (PTAC), a committee that will
include equal representation from both the undergraduate and graduate student
bodies.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">Prospective members of this body will be
nominated jointly by the UA’s and GSC’s nomination boards and will be confirmed
directly by President-elect Reif. Because the membership of this committee will
be limited and participants will be expected to speak knowledgeably on a vast
collection of topics relating to MIT policy, the application and interview
process seeks to identify the most informed, experienced, and diverse
membership possible. Service on PTAC requires an exceptional sense of personal
responsibility and commitment to the student body and the Institute-at-large
and as such will require significant amounts of time and effort on the part of
all participants. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">Applications to PTAC are now live and will
remain open until June 22nd (11:59 PM). Applications will then be screened by
the UA Nominations Committee and a short list drawn up for joint GSC/UA live
interviews the following week (June 25th to June 29th). </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">Applications to join the PTAC are now open
and can be found </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:#3366ff"><a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/ptac-2012-application/"><span style="color:#3366ff;text-decoration:none">HERE</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">PTAC’s official charge and a description of
structure can be found </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:#3366ff"><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/PTAC%20Charge.pdf"><span style="color:#3366ff;text-decoration:none">HERE</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">The Presidential Advisory Transition Cabinet
represents an excellent opportunity for our student community to connect with
the President-elect as he begins his first year in office. In the weeks and
months to come, we look forward to discussing how you can become involved in
shaping the Cabinet’s recommendations.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black">Thank you for your time,</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black"><span style> </span>Jonté
D. Craighead<span style> </span>Brian
L. Spatocco</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black"><span style> </span>President, UA<span style> </span>President,
GSC</span></p>
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