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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear undergrads, dear dreamers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What would you do if you could do anything?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">From curiosity to idea to execution, through the best of times and the hardest of times, screw ups and scale ups, across the whole spectrum of innovation, the UA Committee on Innovation serves to support you, your ideas, and your growth
as you dare to change the world.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">True innovation comes when students have open access to resources, knowledge, financing, and spaces, in a culture of play, hacking, and giving things a go, and within a diverse community that challenges, fosters, and connects.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We work to seed, support and scale innovation at and beyond MIT, connecting students and building community. Last year we built Banana Lounge (26-110), hosting over a quarter million student visits and giving out 80,000 bananas; ran an
innovation challenge with UA Tech to improve student life; took students off campus; piloted a delivery program to bring better food to campus; put a piano in random places on campus; created the Walker Quiet Space (50-305); and started work on a number of
long term projects. We make things happen.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Interested? Want to meet the people behind Banana Lounge and our other projects? Have a project you want to work on? Just want to play? Come hang out!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Tonight (Friday, 9/27), 7:30-9PM in Banana Lounge (26-110)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Next Friday (10/4), 7:30-9PM in Banana Lounge (26-110)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We will be there to answer questions, chat, play, and learn with you. Stop by to make art with banana leaves, eat some bananas, and ask about the committee, projects, the UA in general...anything! Come tell us about what you’re interested
in and how we can better support you<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can reach us anytime at <a href="mailto:ua-innovation@mit.edu">
ua-innovation@mit.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Want to join our team? Add your name: <a href="http://bettermit.com/join">
bettermit.com/join</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interested in joining a different UA Committee? <a href="https://bit.ly/2n1d7pY">
bit.ly/2n1d7pY</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Malte, on behalf of the UA Committee on Innovation<o:p></o:p></p>
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