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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Undergrads!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope your first full week went well, and you enjoyed the weekend. Below are descriptions of a few exciting opportunities to serve your fellow students in various roles; you can
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK3O6MvokXV3B0ahDFUzv-21GVWESe2DfJlC5jKmUFgQ7nxg/viewform" target="_blank">
apply here!</a> <b>The application closes Wednesday at midnight.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Chancellor’s Advisory Council</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Chancellor’s Advisory Council is a newly formed group which seeks to connect the Chancellor’s office with students who are committed to the issues the Chancellor and the Deans are working on. They are looking for students who may currently
be engaged in student government or other student organizations, as well as students in roles that many administrators may not get to view.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) Program</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i> </i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The NEET working group is made up of staff and faculty from the Department of Engineering, and was created in order to develop a program will build on the established principles of MIT, and address a need for a focus on new machines and
systems, (e.g. internet of things, bio-devices, infrastructure and the environment) via a balanced approach to analysis and synthesis and foundation in modern engineering pedagogical approaches.
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<p class="MsoNormal">They have requested undergraduate representatives for two the their working sessions, listed below:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">·<span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span>Workshop #1: Friday, September 23<sup>rd</sup>, from 2:00-5:00 pm, followed by dinner.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">·<span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span>Workshop #2: Tuesday, October 11<sup>th</sup>, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>The Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects (COUHES)</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i> </i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects is an institute committee of both faculty and staff which is responsible for reviewing every research project utilizing humans as research subjects, and for devising effective
procedures to ensure the adequate review of all protocols. More information can be found
<a href="http://couhes.mit.edu/" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>UA Vice Chair Positions</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">7 of the UA internal committees have Vice Chair Openings. On each of these committees, you would have the opportunity to lead other students in working to further a certain area of the UA’s operations. For more information on any of the
committees, check the <a href="http://ua.mit.edu/" target="_blank">UA Website</a>, or contact the chair of the committee (also
<a href="http://ua.mit.edu/committees/" target="_blank">listed</a> on the website).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Committee on Innovation Vice Chair</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Committee on Involvement Vice Chair</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Committee on Public Affairs Vice Chair</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Committee on Resource Development Vice Chair</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Committee on History Vice Chair</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Student-Administrator Collaboration Vice Chair</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Committee on Education Vice Chair (For Fall Semester)</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Once again, you can apply to all these opportunities <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK3O6MvokXV3B0ahDFUzv-21GVWESe2DfJlC5jKmUFgQ7nxg/viewform" target="_blank">
here</a>! The application closes Wednesday at midnight. Please feel free to reach out to me at
<a href="mailto:karcher@mit.edu" target="_blank">karcher@mit.edu</a> if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kyle Archer <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Undergraduate Association Chief of Staff<o:p></o:p></p>
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