Dormitory Council Elections

[Kate Farris]

Reminder that *platforms are due in 3 hours *by email to
dormcon-execer at mit.edu!

Even if you don't submit a platform, you are welcome to attend our *elections
meeting this Thursday 5/4 at 7:30 pm in W20 PDRs 1&2* to hear the
candidates speak or to declare your candidacy then.

On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Kate Farris <kmfarris at mit.edu> wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
> *tl;dr: Dormitory Council (DormCon) elections are happening, join us and
> help improve dormitory life!*
>
> The 2017-2018 DormCon elections will be held on *Thursday, May 4th, at
> 7:30 PM* in W20 PDRs 1&2 (on the 3rd floor). In order to have your
> candidacy announced before the meeting, you must *email your platform to
> the DormCon Secretary* (dormcon-execer at mit.edu <dormcon-secretary at mit.edu>)
> no later than *8 PM Tuesday, May 2nd*.
>
> We're electing the following positions:
>
> President
> Vice President
> Treasurer
> Secretary
> Housing Chair(s)
> Dining Chair(s)
> Risk Management Chair(s)
> Judicial Committee Chair(s)
>
> For the unfamiliar, DormCon is the governing body of all dormitory
> residents. We on DormCon exec spend our time meeting with administrators,
> representing students' concerns and desires, and developing policies that
> improve student life at the institute. A few of the issues we'll be
> addressing this coming year: renegotiating the dining plan contract,
> instituting house team feedback, modifying dormitory security policy,
> following up on the new dorm design, and more!
>
> Descriptions of each position's duties are at the bottom of this
> email. All dormitory residents are eligible to run for all positions, with
> the exception of current officers of the UA, IFC, Panhel, and LGC. For many
> positions, *no prior experience is required* in student government.
>
> I encourage you to come and run for something. This is a tremendous
> opportunity to affect the lives of those around you and the future of MIT
> student life. It's also a lot of fun: the people are great, the problems
> are interesting while also close to home, and you'll learn a lot about how
> MIT works.
>
> If you have any questions about any of these positions, please feel free
> to email me or dormcon-execer at mit.edu.
>
> DormCon-ily yours,
> Kate Farris, DormCon President
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *Position descriptions:*
>
> *Note*: all positions are held for a term of 1 year, starting and ending
> on June 1st.
> Also, all positions are a part of DormCon exec, and thus have an impact on
> all DormCon issues, regardless of whether they are part of their position's
> description.
>
> *President*
> The DormCon President is responsible for carrying out the DormCon
> Constitution and overseeing all decisions of DormCon. The president is also
> responsible for presiding over all DormCon meetings. Lastly, the president
> is DormCon's chief representative to all external bodies, MIT or otherwise.
>
> *Vice President*
> The DormCon Vice President is officially charged with assisting and
> supplementing the DormCon president, and de facto has many of the same
> powers and requirements as the president. In addition, the Vice President
> directs many of the large projects of DormCon.
>
> *Treasurer*
> The DormCon Treasurer keeps track of all things monetary. They are
> responsible for creating a budget for the semester and updating it
> throughout the term.
>
> *Secretary*
> The DormCon Secretary maintains all the official records of DormCon. This
> includes taking minutes at meetings. This also involves publicizing DormCon
> events, including sending out reminder emails about meetings. They are also
> in charge of DormCon's online presence, include its website, its shiny new
> wiki, and its Twitter account.
>
> *Housing Chair(s)*
> The Dormcon Housing Chair position is responsible for all things housing!
> In recent years, the chairs have been in charge of issues like dorm
> security, changes to facilities, and dorm storage. We elect up to 2.
>
> *Dining Chair(s)*
> The DormCon Dining Chairs are DormCon’s main advocate on food and dining
> related issues. They are responsible for representing both dining- and
> cook-for-yourself dorms in discussions related to both house and retail
> dining. We elect up to 2.
>
> *Risk Management Chair(s)*
> The DormCon Risk Managers oversee all aspects of safety in dorms and in
> dorm life, especially on matters of policy surrounding alcohol, drugs,
> party-registration, party-safe training, bystander intervention, and the
> institute's Good Samaritan policies. This position allows you to influence
> the Institute's approach to risk management, and to make it easier for
> students to do fun things, while also being safe and responsible. We elect
> up to 2.
>
> *Judicial Committee Chair(s)*
> The DormCon Judcomm chairs interpret the Constitution and run elections.
> They also chair DormCon's judicial committee. We elect up to 2.
>
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