Subject: DormCon Resources (General Body Meetings, mailing list, and more!)

From: "Mitali Chowdhury" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 22:10:15 +0000

tl;dr:

  *   Come to the first DormCon GBM at Burton-Conner, this Thursday 9/14 from 7:30-9pm! Free food (and dorm gossip) provided at all GBMs!!

  *   Join dormcon-announce@<https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/dormcon-announce> to get notified of future GBMs!

  *   Read on for ways DormCon<https://dormcon.mit.edu/> can help you as a dorm resident.

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Hello, beloved dorm resident!

We hope you’ve been having a great first few days of the semester. We want to make sure you know all about 🦈 DormCon 🦈 and the resources we provide as your friendly neighborhood student government.

WHAT IS 🦈 DORMCON 🦈?

Dormitory Council<http://dormcon.mit.edu>, lovingly called 🦈 DormCon 🦈, is a student government that presides over the 11 undergraduate residence halls at MIT. We deal with issues pertaining to student life in dorms and we strive to elevate student concerns or ideas to administration. You’ve probably seen us in action through CPW & REX, the Murals Pilots, and funding events like Bad Ideas Weekend and DTYD!

And most importantly, DormCon is here to help you! We can assist with issues including, but not limited to:

  *   Questions about the housing process

  *   Dining feedback

  *   Event funding (e.g. campus-wide parties and formals, Next Haunt, Bad Ideas Weekend)

  *   Challenges getting your specific issues resolved with admin

  *   Advocacy for broader policy changes which benefit your community

You’re getting this email through dorms@, a mailing list for all dorm residents that only DormCon can use. We promise to keep this list low-traffic and focused on important updates — so please read our emails!

RESOURCES

Our resources include:

  *   Social media: Follow us on Instagram (@mit_dormcon<https://www.instagram.com/mit_dormcon/>)!

  *   Website: See our previous meeting minutes and other relevant information at dormcon.mit.edu<http://dormcon.mit.edu>!

  *   Email: Feel free to send any questions to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> to reach all of DormCon exec, or go to this page<https://dormcon.mit.edu/about/officers> to find the email for the officer that can help with your specific issue.

  *   DormCon General Body Meetings (GBMs): The most direct way to stay updated on the latest DormCon issues (and participate in discussion dorm gossip) is our biweekly general body meeting. DormCon GBMs are open to all dorm residents and happen on alternate Thursdays, 7:30-9:00PM (see schedule below for dates and locations for the rest of the semester). These meetings are where residents propose policies and programs that affect and benefit the entire dormitory system. And you get free dinner!

Add yourself to the [email-masked]<https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/dormcon-announce> mailing list for agenda, details on location, reminders, and updates! If you’re not familiar with mailing lists, you can also email [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> for help.

Date

Hosting Dorm

September 14, 2023

(This Thursday!)

Burton Conner

September 28, 2023

Maseeh

October 12, 2023

New Vassar

October 26, 2023

Next

November 9, 2023

McCormick

November 30, 2023

Random

We hope you’ll take advantage of these resources and be engaged in dorm life conversations! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> if you have any questions, concerns, or comments.

With love from DormCon,

Mitali Chowdhury 🦈

President

Rebecca Lizarde  🦈

Vice President

Sunmee Choi  🦈

Secretary