<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-cb6f92d7-7fff-1e6e-089b-5ceb15bd41e2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi Undergrads,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We’re extending the deadline for the two new student committees’ applications to 11:59 PM on Wednesday, November 6. Interviews will be conducted on Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8, then elections will occur from Saturday, November 9 through Tuesday, November 12. Find the application </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXLR3-78iqj41abQFDk4YqfE1x6hwanQ6Fojxq7RB3Y96tFQ/viewform" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As a reminder, the UA and GSC are creating two new committees: the Student Committee on Outside Engagements and the Student Committee on Campus Climate and Policies around Discrimination and Misconduct. The charges for both are attached to this email. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mahi Elango</span></p></span></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 5:19 PM Mahi Elango &lt;<a href="mailto:melango@mit.edu">melango@mit.edu</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-m_2074021123018442177m_-5470664807498663091gmail-docs-internal-guid-dfb52a14-7fff-d847-5b44-f28ee5f568b5"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi Undergrads,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">tl;dr: Included is the executive summary and transcript of the October Student Forum on MIT &amp; Epstein. In response to student comments, two new student committees will be created, one on Guidelines for Outside Engagements and one on </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Campus Climate and Policies around Discrimination and Misconduct</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Their charges are included in this email. <a href="https://forms.gle/DitVKtNVNW4sHFAP9" target="_blank">Apply for both here.</a> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">[1] Two </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Student Committees</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Working alongside the </span><a href="http://news.mit.edu/2019/two-committees-examine-mit-outside-engagements-1015" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">two committees to examine MIT’s outside engagements</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, the UA and GSC are forming a Student Committee on Guidelines for Outside Engagements. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Outside engagements include grants, gifts, and any other associations and collaborations involving MIT with governments, corporations, foundations, or private individuals, domestic or foreign. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Additionally, in response to concerns raised at the Student Forum as well as the results of the AAU Sexual Misconduct Survey, the UA and GSC are forming a Student Committee on Campus Climate and Policies around Discrimination and Misconduct. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Each committee </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">will comprise of twelve members: six undergraduate students to be convened by the UA and six graduate students by the GSC. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The charges of both committees are included in this email. Both charges include </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">proposing mechanisms for reviewing the status of implementation of each committee’s recommendations, and engaging the greater community throughout the process. Both committees are expected to release their reports in Spring 2020. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Applications for committee membership are due by this Saturday, November 2nd at 10am: <a href="https://forms.gle/sLcv5qBkAGrQZeos8" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/sLcv5qBkAGrQZeos8</a>. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You may apply for one or both committees.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The selection process for undergraduate membership of both committees will run separately, but in parallel, and will be determined as follows:</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">An open call for membership via online application: Tues Oct 29th - Sat Nov 2nd </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interview process by the UA, through which ten candidates will be selected: Sat Nov 2nd - Sun Nov 3rd</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Elections, through which the ten candidates will be publicly ranked: Mon Nov 4th - Fri Nov 8th</span></p></li><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All current undergraduates are eligible to vote in elections and will be provided each candidate’s platform.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Voters will select their (up to) top five candidates.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Candidates will be ranked in terms of number of votes earned.</span></p></li></ol><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Slating by the UA, through which the final five candidates will be nominated: Sat Nov 9th - Mon Nov 11th</span></p></li><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To ensure a balance in the diversity of School, class year, gender, race, and perspective alongside the GSC candidates, the UA will pick five representatives from the top ranked candidates</span></p></li></ol><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Approval by UA Council: presented Mon Nov 11th, meeting on Wed Nov 13th </span></p></li><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Approval by UA Council will follow a similar process to creating ad hoc committees and nominations for Institute committees, outlined in the UA Constitution, Article IV, Section A: The UA Officers will present Council with election results and a slate of nominees, with a rationale for the slate. The slate is effective by approval of a 2/3 vote of the full voting membership of the Council. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Voting members of UA Council include the presidents of all dormitories, four IFC representatives, and three Panhel representatives.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UA Council meeting is open to all undergraduates to attend. Meeting minutes can also be found on the UA website.</span></p></li></ol></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">[2] October Student Forum on MIT &amp; Epstein Summary and Transcript</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Included in this email is an executive summary and full transcript of the Student Forum. Please note that the transcript addresses sensitive topics including rape, violence, and child abuse. The only edits made to the transcript are to clarify the names of speakers, and submissions made after the forum to </span><a href="mailto:student-forum-record@mit.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">student-forum-record@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Both committees will organize another round of community discussions, and if you have any feedback for what it should look like, please let us know. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at </span><a href="mailto:ua-officers@mit.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ua-officers@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Thanks in advance for your time! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Warm regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mahi Elango</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">President of the Undergraduate Association</span></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div>