<div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-_mh6 gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-_wsc" id="gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-cch_f2a7bcbfdfd719e"><div class="gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-_3058 gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-_ui9 gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-_hh7 gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-_s1- gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-_52mr gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-_3oh-" id="gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-js_5cu"><div class="gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-_aok"><div><div><div><div><span class="gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-im"><div><b>TL;DR:</b><b>
Find out about support for low income students, fill out
the Undergraduate Cost of Living Survey (search "Undergraduate Cost of
Living Survey" in your inbox), and read the CASE socioeconomic report
results attached.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><span class="gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-m_7967370265812050976gmail-im"><div>Hello everyone!<br><br></div>On
September 25th, the student group Class Awareness, Support and Equality
(CASE) released a report (attached here) detailing the results of a
survey on socioeconomic issues that students face on campus. The
report, which was subsequently detailed in The Tech <a href="https://thetech.com/2017/10/12/case-survey-results" target="_blank">here</a>, validated need for stronger support systems for students that are struggling financially at MIT.<br><br></span>Since
then, we have met with VP of Student Life Suzy Nelson and Dean David
Randall to discuss what the Institute is currently doing to address some
of these concerns, as well as potential next steps. MIT currently has
an emergency fund to help cover the costs of food, winter clothing,
school supplies, emergency flights back home, among other costs.
Undergraduates can email <a href="mailto:s3-associatedeans@mit.edu" target="_blank">s3-associatedeans@mit.ed<wbr>u</a> for more information.<br><br>Further
solutions that are currently in the works include a food insecurity
working group headed by Dean Randall, and a coalition of students,
staff, and faculty that would ensure that all students have the support
they need at MIT. <br><br></span>Recently, the Undergraduate Cost of Living
Survey was released. This survey, conducted every three years, is used
as the basis to decide how financial aid packages are assembled. <b>It
is therefore important that you fill out
the survey, so that the financial aid package can be as reflective of
actual student living expenses as possible. The link is user-specific,
so it could not be linked to here. To fill out the survey, search your
inbox for "Undergraduate Cost of Living Survey" and click on the link in
the email. The deadline to fill it out is next Monday, October 23rd.</b><br></div></div><b><br></b></div><span class="gmail-m_402339400741627107gmail-m_5648051165118696798gmail-im">If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:case-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank">case-exec@mit.edu</a>.<br><br></span></div>Cheers,</div></div></span><div><div><div>René and CASE Exec</div></div></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>René Andrés García Franceschini<br></div>Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Class of 2019<br></div><div>Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br></div><div><a href="http://reneagarcia.com" target="_blank">reneagarcia.com</a><br></div></div><a href="mailto:ragarcia@mit.edu" target="_blank">ragarcia@mit.edu</a> | 787-359-9117<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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