Subject: DormCon Mid-semester Announcements: Dining Surveys, Host for CPW, and Housing Deadlines

From: Rebecca Lizarde <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:15:48 +0000

tl;dr:

  *   Fill out the Pulse Dining Survey<https://baseline.campuslabs.com/miot/24pulgrpdinsur> on residential dining quality!

  *   Also fill out student run surveys on Stud restaurants<https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Qz7yvBm6D5Lizs> and food insecurity<https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjWdDnxadxgKUrY>

  *   Sign up to host a prefrosh for CPW here<https://apply.mitadmissions.org/register/cpwhosts>

  *   Cancel fall housing, request summer housing, or request extension of spring housing in

your Housing Portal<https://mit.starrezhousing.com/StarRezPortalX/Login?returnUrl=%2FStarRezPortalX%2F1C984EB9%2F1%2F1%2FHome-Home%3FUrlToken%3D32C2BA62&isContact=False>
  *   Find other resources and get support at doingwell.mit.edu<https://doingwell.mit.edu/>

Hello, dorm resident! 🦈

Happy week before spring break! As you may know, we’re DormCon<https://dormcon.mit.edu/>, the student government organization that presides over MIT’s undergraduate dorms. We wanted to write to you with some important actionables related to food-related surveys on campus, hosting for CPW, and forms related to housing. Please feel free to reach out to us at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> with any questions or concerns about housing, dining, or anything else related to residential life!

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Dining Surveys

A lot of exciting things are happening with campus dining in the next few months!

  *   Launchpad Survey<https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Qz7yvBm6D5Lizs>: We are sharing this on behalf of MIT Dining, who wants to know which

restaurants in the Launchpad (the second floor of the Student Center–BibimBox, Carolicious, and Tawakal) people frequent the most and why. With the recent announcement of Concord Market<https://www.concordmarketoncampus.com/> coming to W20, we hope to better understand how frequently students are using Commonwealth Kitchen Launchpads and how the Launchpads are serving student needs.

If you want to procrastinate studying for your midterms with more surveys to fill out, we have a couple more important, dining-related forms for you!

  *   Pulse Dining Survey<https://baseline.campuslabs.com/miot/24pulgrpdinsur>:  Don’t forget to fill out the Pulse Consulting Dining form! It’s open until

Friday (March 22nd) and you can win one of fifty $25 TechCash gift cards, and the results will be used to inform the future direction of MIT dining.
  *   Food Insecurity Survey<https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjWdDnxadxgKUrY>: As a collaboration with the UA Food Insecurity Initiative, we are

looking for more information about what would help you eat better on campus.

Any questions/comments/concerns? Feel free to email us at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>, or fill out our feedback form: http://bit.ly/dining23, which also goes directly to MIT dining!

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CPW Host Sign-up

The Admissions office is still looking for students to host adMITs for Campus Preview Weekend (CPW), which is happening April 11-14. If you have some space in your room, please consider signing up to host one of the ~1000 prefrosh who will visit by filling out the registration form here<https://apply.mitadmissions.org/register/cpwhosts> before March 24. By being a registered host, you can request a FREE air mattress to host prefrosh on that you can keep even after CPW is over. In addition to hosting adMITted students, dorms will be running many events, so be sure to check with your dorm to see how you can get involved!

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Housing Updates

With regards to housing, below are some important deadlines to keep an eye out for!

The first is for canceling on-campus housing – cancellation is completely free as long as it is done before 5/16. That being said, we strongly encourage canceling housing  even earlier if you know your plans have changed to help your dorm government plan accordingly for the upcoming year. After 5/16, cancellation fees increase according to the table below.

Date

Cancellation Fee

Before May 16, 2024

$0

May 16 - June 16, 2024

$250

June 16 - July 16, 2024

$350

After July 16, 2024

$450

The second deadline is for requesting on-campus housing for the summer – if you are interested, this is a reminder to please complete the application in your Housing Portal<https://mit.starrezhousing.com/StarRezPortalX/Login?returnUrl=%2FStarRezPortalX%2F1C984EB9%2F1%2F1%2FHome-Home%3FUrlToken%3D32C2BA62&isContact=False> by noon today, 3/20.

Finally, you can also request an extension of your spring housing, in case you need to stay on campus for a few extra days after the end of finals. The deadline to fill out this form in your Housing Portal is Wednesday, April 17th at noon.

As always, feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>!

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Spring 2024 DormCon GBM Schedule and Other Resources

All dorm residents (that’s you!) are invited to attend our General Body Meetings on alternate Thursdays 7:00-8:30 PM (dates and locations<https://dormcon.mit.edu/about/meetings/> below, add the Google Calendar here<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=NjMxYzZiMjI4Zjg0Y2QzNmVhMjhlYzU4M2JlZmE5OGEwMWRlODIwY2MwMzNjMzI4ZDU5ZDYzYjA1MjM2NjM5NUBncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t>), where you can also get free dinner! Join the dormcon-announce mailing list<https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/dormcon-announce> to receive agendas, updates, and reminders.

Date

Hosting Dorm

April 4, 2024

Baker

April 25, 2024

Burton-Conner

May 9, 2024

Elections (TBD)

If you have any thoughts, opinions, or feedback after eating at a dining hall, remember to fill out the dining feedback form<http://bit.ly/dining23> so we can pass forward your suggestions! Finally, if you are struggling for any reason, don’t hesitate to reach out to your house team<https://mitguidetoresidences.mit.edu/teams>, S<https://studentlife.mit.edu/s3>3<https://studentlife.mit.edu/s3>, or other resources<http://doingwell.mit.edu>, check out our food resources<https://linktr.ee/foodatmit>, and reach out to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> if you have concerns or questions!

Happy 2nd day of Spring, 🌸

Mitali Chowdhury 🦈

President

Rebecca Lizarde 🦈

Vice President

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