[UA] Free Food Study Break: Introducing the New UA Officers

Thu May 18 16:58:32 EDT 2017

*Happening now in W20-401 :)*

We have tons of pad thai, spring rolls, and pineapple fried rice. Come
celebrate the last day of classes with us!

Warmly,
Kathryn

On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 10:47 PM, Kathryn Jiang <kjiang88 at mit.edu> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> It is my pleasure to introduce to you the new 2017-2018 Undergraduate
> Association Officer Team. Please join us this *Thursday at 5pm in the UA
> Office (W20-401) for a study break* hosted by the incoming officer team.
> There will be food from Pepper Sky with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free
> options. This is a great opportunity to meet the new officers and talk
> about any ideas for change.
>
> *President*
> Sarah Melvin
> Course 8 & 17 | 2018
>
> ua-president at mit.edu
>
> [image: Inline image 3]
>
> The UA has many goals for the coming year, and I plan to focus on
> expanding access to mental health and student support resources on campus,
> improving academic advising and first year academics, and building better
> relationships with the Cambridge and Boston community. I am passionate
> about preserving student autonomy on campus and will work to ensure student
> voices are adequately represented in decision-making at MIT.
> Fun fact: I played bass in a high school rock band.
>
> *Vice-President*
> Alexa Martin
> Course 18 & 15 | 2019
>
> ua-vp at mit.edu
>
> [image: Inline image 1]
>
> In the upcoming year I am looking to grow the UA internally through
> working with the committee chairs and holding each committee accountable
> throughout the year. Sarah and I are hoping to provide more resources in
> order to foster good leaders within the UA and further increase the
> awareness on campus of what committees are doing. I will also be working
> closely with Sarah on improving the first year experience in terms of
> academics, improving dining options on campus, growing the UA's
> relationship with local, state, and national government, and increasing
> accessibility to mental health & student support resources.
> Fun fact: I really like snakes. When I was younger I used to chase and
> catch snakes around my yard.
>
> *Chief of Staff*
> Muhammad Eltahir
> Course 2A | 2019
>
> ua-chief at mit.edu
>
> [image: Inline image 2]
>
> As Chief of Staff, I hope to nominate student representatives to
> Institute, Ad Hoc and Advisory Committees who represent the MIT student
> body and their interests as equitably as possible, and thereafter support
> them in any and all ways that I can.
> Fun Fact: I lived in the apartment complex next to Senior Haus from birth
> until the third grade.
>
> *Treasurer*
> Jonathan Coden
> Course 6 & 18 | 2019
>
> ua-treasurer at mit.edu
>
> [image: Inline image 6]
>
> My goals for this year are to help expand funding for student groups whose
> needs fall out of traditional Finboard funding cycle through off-cycle
> funding, create a system debt forgiveness for student group, continue
> working with the administration on revisiting the Student Life Fee and
> other funding sources for student groups across campus, and to help improve
> financial aid and reduce food insecurity. I want to also work with the
> other officers to improve dining options, especially within the Student
> Center as well as use student feedback to improve the first year experience.
> Fun Fact: I love going to concerts and I’m a certified scuba diver!
>
> *Secretary*
> Kathryn Jiang
> Course 18C | 2020
>
> ua-secretary at mit.edu
>
> [image: Inline image 7]
>
> As secretary, I hope to improve communication within the UA and develop
> new communication channels among the UA, students, and admin. My priorities
> for this year are centered around the freshmen experience, especially with
> GIRs, freshmen learning communities, and advising.
> Fun Fact: I started rock-climbing last year and can frequently be found on
> the rock wall in Walker.
>
> *Assistant Officer on Diversity*
> Citlali Trigos-Raczkowski
> Course 18C | 2019
>
> ua-diversity at mit.edu
>
> [image: Inline image 1]
>
> For the next year, I plan to meet regularly with student groups on campus
> to better advocate for their hopes and goals and foster community. I also
> aim to work regularly with administration and be a voice for cultural and
> minority groups in those discussions. My primary focus is to make
> communities feel supported and welcome.
> Fun fact: My favorite animal is a pig, my favorite color is pink, & I
> practice yoga :-)
>
>
> As always, please feel free to email ua-officers at mit.edu with any
> questions. We look forward to meeting with you on Thursday.
>
> Warmly,
> Kathryn
>
> --
> Kathryn Jiang
> Department of Mathematics
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Secretary of the Undergraduate Association
>

-- 
Kathryn Jiang
Department of Mathematics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Secretary of the Undergraduate Association
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