[UA Update] Reporting Faculty Violations, Survey Results, Website, and More...

[Jizi Dai]

*Hope everyone's Spring semester is going well.  In this email, you will
find info on:*
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*1- ..... SURVEY RESULTS ..... from DormStorm*
*2-What are and how to ..... REPORT FACULTY VIOLATIONS .....*
*2-The awesome new .....  UA WEBSITE .....*
*3-How you can make the UA better serve you*
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*Stay warm, *
*Jizi Dai*
*UA Assistant Vice President and Public Relations Chair*

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Survey Results-What you told us!
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A selected portion of the Survey results from DormStorm are at the end of
this email.  A full and better formatted version will be posted on the
website shortly.  Committee chairs will use the results to evaluate new
projects they may pursue. <Thanks to the committees and people who helped
compile surveys>

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*Faculty Violations - Report Them!*
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Don't get screwed-Learn about and report faculty violations early!
Report violations here:
http://web.mit.edu/ua/www/committees/scep/termregs/report-violation.shtml


Some beginning of term regulations are:
The faculty member must provide, by the end of *the third week* of the
semester...
  1-The schedule for tests and due dates for major projects.
  2-Whether or not there will be a final examination.
  3-The grading criteria and procedures to be used.
  4-A clear collaboration policy.

To get full list of term regulations and learn more, visit:
Student Committee on Educational Policy's webpage
http://web.mit.edu/ua/www/committees/scep/
Full list of Term Regulations
http://web.mit.edu/ua/www/committees/scep/termregs/
Site to report violations
http://web.mit.edu/ua/www/committees/scep/termregs/report-violation.shtml

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New and More Interactive Website
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*New website!  Check out the new website at http://web.mit.edu/ua/www/
The UA Information Systems Committee and Exec members have worked hard to
bring you a more interactive website including:

-Upcoming UA events
-Senate meeting schedule (all meetings are open to public)
-Online forum for discussion
-Description of committees, etc
-... and MORE!
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*How you can get involved today
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*Find out who your Senator is and talk to him/her
Attend a senate meeting and express your opinions (next meeting 2/26 at 8pm
in W20-400)
Post on the website forum
Send the UA more feedback (ua-exec at mit.edu)

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*Selected Survey Results
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*Notes: Total of 1091 surveys, percentages were calculated based upon this
total and may not sum to 100% since not every answered all questions.  Only
top 5 responses are included in this email.  Full survey results will be
available on the UA website soon.

1) The MIT Federal Credit Union will be moving into part of the current
arcade/lounge space on the first floor of the student center, near
LaVerde's. What would you like to see in the remaining space?

arcade: 20%
student lounge: 40%
vending: 10%
retail: 13%
food/drink vendor: 53%

2) If MIT were to build an expansion to the Stratton Student Center,
which of the following should be included in that expansion?

crafting/workshop space: 21%
auditorium: 14%
studio space 17%
student group space 28%
more dining 59%
more retail 15%
MIT visitor's center 9%

3) Currently, the Z-Center is open between 6am and 11pm on weekdays, 7am and
9pm on Saturdays, and 9am and 11pm on Sundays. Are the hours...

too short 35%
just right 35%
too long 2%
don't care 17%

4) Currently, MIT undergrads pay $77.52 every year (from the annual Student
Life Fee of $200) to fund athletics programs and facilities, compared with
the national average around $200. Given this, are you willing to:

pay more 16%
pay less 10%
stay same 30%
don't care 17%

5) Wellness Week, an initiative by CSL, is a week filled with various
activities such as a Field Day, a Triathlon, Fitness Competitions, a Cooking
Demo, Yoga classes, etc. How interested are you in this program?

not interested 28%
somewhat interested 47%
very interested 18%

6) Movies on the Lawn, an event being hosted by CSL, will entail having a
movie (or 2) projected onto a screen hung in front of Kresge for students to
sit on Kresge Lawn and enjoy. Would you attend?

yes 57%
no 15%
maybe 19%

7) Are you currently or have you ever participated in the Residence
Based Advising (RBA) program or lived in an RBA dormitory?
yes 28%
no 63%

8) Do you think RBA should be required for residents RBA dorms?

yes 11%
no 74%

9) Do you think residents at RBA dorms should be allowed to participate in
the Housing Adjustment Lottery during Orientation their freshman year?

yes 71%
no 15%
A special thanks to the UA Public Relations Committee, UA Student Committe
on Educational Policy, UA Committee on Orientation, UA Committee on Student
Space Planning, UA Committee on Student Life, and UA Senate for helping
compile the surveys.

And as always, feel free to email ua-pr at mit.edu or ua-pr-chairs at mit.edu



-- 
Jizi Dai
Massachusetts Institute of Technology '08
Sloan School of Management
(636) 675-2958 | jdai at mit.edu
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