[The Byte] March 19, 2018: Computational Thinking GIR Forum, MIT Corporation Visit

Mon Mar 19 10:02:48 EDT 2018

 Phone Bank, Shuttle Feedback, 24-hour Challenge
*The Byte*
*Vol. 3 Issue 20 March 19, 2018*

Hey undergrads,

Thanks to everyone who donated for the MIT 24 hour challenge! We reached
our goal of 200 people giving to the DSL challenge and have received 1,000
meal swipes from an anonymous donor. In addition, thank you to everyone who
came to our phone bank last week and called their representative in
Congress.

We are excited to announce that on April 4th, Bob Millard, the Chairman of
the MIT Corporation, and Vrajesh Modi, former UA President and member of
the MIT Corporation, are coming to speak at UA Council. The Corporation is
MIT's board of trustees and sets the strategic vision for the Institute. If
you have any questions you would like to ask them, please fill out this form
<http://mit.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7AB0F77&e=C819AB&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1>.
As always, Council meetings are 7:30 - 9pm in W20-400 and are open to all
undergrads. We hope to see you there!

Have a wonderful spring break!

Love,
Kat

*Tea with Teachers: Eric Lander*
Last week we sat down with Course 7 Professor Eric Lander, who teaches the
popular GIR course 7.012! Listen to him share his daily ritual, his
personal warning label, and his special slice of wisdom for you! Watch the
whole episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3miXQOFbk
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!
*Computational Thinking GIR Forum*
*Share input on a potential computational thinking requirement!*
*5-6:30pm Tuesday 3/20 in 56-154*
*RSVP here
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Heard rumours about a computation GIR? Have feedback on whether or not it's
warranted? Want to provide input on possible implementation? *The student
representatives on the Committee on the Undergraduate Program (CUP) want to
hear your feedback on the potential computational thinking requirement!*

The CUP is charged with oversight over the undergrad academic program,
including GIRs. The computational thinking GIR is being considered in light
of the  final report
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from
the Study Group on Algorithmic Reasoning and Computational Thinking for MIT
Undergraduates.

*Feel free to email  cup-undergrads at mit.edu <cup-undergrads at mit.edu> with
questions, comments or feedback!*

- caitlinf '18, katj '20, meltahir '19, shaund '18 (CUP undergrads)

*Spring Break Airport Shuttles *

The Parking and Transportation office will provide shuttle service to Logan
Airport for the Spring Break. Shuttles will be available on Thursday, March
22 through Saturday, March 24 at scheduled departure times.

Advanced reservations are required. Please visit the Parking and
Transportation reservations page to reserve a seat at a cost of $15.00. All
reservations will be processed via the website and the shuttle fee will be
billed to the student account or via employee payroll deduction.

Reservation page:
http://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/shuttles/airport.html

Shuttles will depart from the Kresge parking lot at the scheduled times.
Please make sure you arrive on time as the shuttles need to maintain the
posted scheduled departures. While the average trip to Logan Airport is
about a half-hour, you should allow an hour as traffic, construction, and
airport security delays are expected.
EVENTS

*Queen Lear*
*When: *March 22-24 2018
*  Where: *La Sala de Puerto Rico
* Contact*:  lear-request at mit.edu
*Link*:  https://ensemble.mit.edu/tickets
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MIT's Shakespeare Ensemble invites you to join us on our first few showings
of Queen Lear!

*Course 0: God and the Philosophers*
*When: *7:15 - 9:00pm March 21, 2018
* Where: *6-120
* Contact*:  ssomit at mit.edu
*Link*: http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_course0_subject4
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Does God exist? What is the nature of God? What does God mean to humans? Is
God unknowable? Is God good? Can God care? For Subject 4 of our Course 0
series, MIT philosophy section chair Prof. Alex Byrne and Prof. Jack
Spencer -- two MIT philosophy faculty with a special interest in philosophy
of religion -- will lead inquiry into such questions, and secular scrutiny
of religious traditions of philosophy. No prior education in philosophy
required. Free refreshments served at start, audience Q&A after discussion.
Free entry.

*Vocaworks*
*Link*:  https://www.vocaworks.com/apply?EduInvite=MIT
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-- 
Kathryn Jiang
Department of Mathematics
Secretary of the Undergraduate Association
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2020
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