<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Hello!</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Reminder that tomorrow (5/23) is the last day to apply to be a member of the UA Committee on COVID-19. Please submit your <a href="https://forms.gle/JaHnZs6mEQY9tNaA6" class="">application</a> and sign up for an <a href="http://bit.ly/360cWxF" class="">interview</a> by midnight ET!</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Best,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Yu Jing Chen and Baptiste Bouvier</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Co-Chairs of the UA Committee on COVID-19</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 18, 2020, at 10:18 AM, Yu Jing Chen <<a href="mailto:yujing6@mit.edu" class="">yujing6@mit.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class=""><b style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">tl;dr:</b><font color="#454545" class=""> Apply to the newly formed UA ad-hoc Committee on COVID-19 to help navigate how to best address the challenges posed by COVID-19 over the summer and this coming academic year. We are looking for a team of passionate and trusted student leaders. Please apply </font><a href="https://forms.gle/JaHnZs6mEQY9tNaA6" class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">here</font></a> <b style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">by Saturday (5/23) at 11:59 PM ET and sign up for an interview </b><a href="http://bit.ly/360cWxF" class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">here</font></a><font color="#454545" class=""> as soon as possible. Given finals, the application is very short and should take roughly 15 minutes.</font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Hello Undergrads!</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">The Undergraduate Association (UA) has established a Committee on COVID-19 to embed students in MIT’s decision making process regarding the pandemic. Our mission is to gauge and assess the vast range of issues facing individuals in the undergraduate community, while shaping solutions within the capacity of the UA. We will advise the decision making of MIT administrators with this data, as well as establish a pipeline for student feedback on their future proposals throughout the academic year. As demonstrated by the UA’s influence in shaping a more equitable grading policy this past semester, we look forward to playing a significant role in shaping important policy this fall.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class=""><font color="#454545" class="">Due to the timeline imposed by COVID-19, we want to get started as soon as possible. </font><b class=""><font color="#454545" class="">Please apply</font><font color="#3a88fe" class=""> </font></b><a href="https://forms.gle/JaHnZs6mEQY9tNaA6" class=""><b class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">here</font></b></a><b class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class=""> </font><font color="#454545" class="">by Saturday (5/23) at 11:59 PM ET</font></b> <b style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">and sign up for an interview </b><a href="http://bit.ly/360cWxF" class=""><b class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">here</font></b></a><font color="#454545" class="">. Note that we are only holding interviews on Friday (5/22), Saturday (5/23), Sunday (5/24). Given finals, the application is very short, and we look forward to learning more during the interviews. Being a member of this committee will entail working throughout the summer and school year to engage community sectors with administration, faculty, and staff. </font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class=""><font color="#454545" class="">Reach out at </font><a href="mailto:ua-covid19@mit.edu" class=""><font class="">ua-covid19@mit.edu</font></a><font color="#454545" class=""> with any conflicts, questions, thoughts, or concerns. And of course, good luck with finals! Make sure to take care of yourself, your loved ones, and each other. </font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">All the best,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Yu Jing Chen and Baptiste Bouvier</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Co-Chairs of the UA Committee on COVID-19</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">-------</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class=""><span style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Join the UA Student Support and Wellness Committee for a 30-minute instructional Q&A with a Mental Health and Counseling clinician this Thursday (5/21) (on procrastination and setting yourself up for summer) from 4-4:30 PM ET. You can</span><font color="#3a88fe" class=""> <a href="https://forms.gle/xARqVT3s43hc1xzf9" class="">submit questions here</a></font><font color="#454545" class=""> and access the session </font><a href="http://tinyurl.com/MIT-MHC-QA" class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">through this link</font></a><font color="#454545" class="">.</font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>