[Gsc-hca-family] [Gsc-hca-all] Reminder: Cost of Living Survey Discussion tomorrow, 12pm at GSC office

[Maokai Lin]

Hi all,

Just a reminder of the cost of living survey discussion at 12pm tomorrow (Thursday, June 9) at 50-220 (GSC office). Lunch will be provided. Here is the brief agenda:

(1)  Introduction and Tentative Timeline

(2)  Review of the 2007 Survey and Discussion
	a.     Main Sections of the Survey
	b.     Main Results from the 2007 Survey
	c.     Discussion of Revisions and New Questions of Interests for the 2011 Survey.
	d.     Open Floor

See you tomorrow!

Best,
Maokai & Brian
HCA Co-chairs

On Jun 7, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Maokai Lin wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> HCA will run a Cost of Living (CoL) survey discussion on Thursday Jun 9, starting from 12pm. The CoL survey is run once every 4 years. It is an important survey to help GSC and administrators understand the breakdown of grad students' living expenses. It's also the main data source that supports the adjustments of graduate students' stipends in the next 4 years. The CoL survey is the top priority for HCA in the fall.
> 
> We plan to mainly review the 2007 survey and its conclusions, followed by a high-level discussion about what should be revised for the 2011 survey, and what other questions to be asked to draw more interesting and useful conclusions.The 2007 survey questions are attached for your references.
> 
> We are currently seeking leaders and members for the CoL survey team. Please email us at gsc-hca at mit.edu if you are interested in joining our team, or know someone who is interested. Also, feel free to email us for any comments / questions about the survey.
> 
> Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/mDjdTd to attend the meeting on Thursday. Lunch will be provided. Thank you!
> 
> Best,
> Maokai & Brian
> HCA Co-chairs
> 
> <2007 MIT Graduate Student Cost of Living Survey.docx>
> 
> 


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