[UA - The Byte] Oct. 29, 2018 - ! V O T E !

[Mahi E.]

Vol. 4 Issue 7 - Oct. 29 2018The Byte
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Hi Undergrads,

! V O T E !

After receiving feedback on the Shuttle System, we met with administrators
and are currently crafting a plan to improve the service. We will reach out
with updates as soon as we receive them. In the meantime, please
continuously provide feedback anonymously here
<https://goo.gl/forms/wVE181JjQOyeozM83>, to 617-253-2997, or to
mitparking at mit.edu, as noted on the MIT Mobile app.

As always, you can share feedback about MIT's new at-cost grocery store.
Please email ua-feedback at mit.edu in general for any feedback!

Reminder that you can donate meal swipes here
<https://mycard.mit.edu/student/local_donate.php>, and those who need
swipes can contact a dean in S^3 for assistance.

~ Mahi
UA Secretary
 Undergraduate Association Events

   - Join the ASA Board!
   - TerraByte
   - UA Council Meeting
   - UA Cabinet & Operations Meeting

 Academics & Professional

   - Designing the First-Year Experience: Fun-Sized
   - Connections Beyond Conflict: Interfaith Solidarity and Peacemaking in
   the Holy Land
   - Navigating MIT Series for International Students
   - MIT EnergyHack

 Social

   - Halloween @ ISO
   - CEE Haunted Open House
   - Tech Catholic All Saints Day Party
   - International Community Coffee Hour
   - SaveTFP Presents: Loteria Night
   - MIT Singapore Students Society Kopitiam 2018

 Join these Efforts!

   - Open position in SAO
   - Apply to the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund

UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATION EVENTS
*Join the ASA Board!*
The ASA is the governing board that handles the administrative aspects of
MIT’s over 400 student groups. They are recruiting undergraduate
representatives for the Committee on Funding and the Committee on Space
Allocations. To apply, submit this
<https://goo.gl/forms/LJLlE5MJOoEWV8hG2> form.
Please contact asa-exec at mit.edu for more information.

*TerraByte*
The UA Public Affairs Committee publishes a weekly news briefing with the
top 5 news articles from around the world. Always stay connected to the
world around you by liking and following their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MITTerraByte/
P.S - Don’t forget to vote in the upcoming midterm elections!

*UA Council Meeting*
The last council meeting minutes can be found here
<http://ua.mit.edu/minutes/>. The next meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 7th
from 7:30 - 9:00pm in the Senate Chambers (W20-400). Council meetings are
open to all undergraduates! Add yourself to ua-council-listeners at mit.edu to
receive the agenda, meeting reminders, and minutes.

*UA Cabinet & Operations Meeting*
The next Cabinet meeting will be this Thursday at 7pm in the Senate
Chambers (W20-400). Cabinet meetings are open to all undergraduates.
ACADEMICS & PROFESSIONAL
*Designing the First-Year Experience: Fun-Sized*
*When: *Over IAP, 1/22-2/1 from 2-5 pm every day
*Contact:* katew at mit.edu

DFY: Fun-Sized (2.s974/2.s790) is a 3-unit subject building on the original
Designing the First-Year Experience at MIT class offered in Spring 2018.

We welcome students who were involved with the prior class as well as
first-year students and others who were not able to participate last year.

The class will focus on exploring ideas for radical changes to the
first-year experience that could be piloted with a small group of students,
for example in a First-Year Learning Community (FLC), as well as less
dramatic changes that could be tested with the entire Class of 2023.



*Connection Beyond Conflict: Interfaith Solidarity and Peacemaking in the
Holy Land*
*When:* Thurs. 11/8 at 6:30 PM
*Where:* Twenty Chimneys (W20-306)
*Contact: *adam1 at mit.edu

History has shown that fear, prejudice and violence develops in communities
isolated by religion and politics. Yet our religious traditions can also
contain the keys to love, empathy and peacemaking. The Abrahamic Reunion is
a group of Spiritual and Religious leaders dedicated to uplifting human
consciousness and building peace in the Holy Land by opening hearts to the
love and wisdom of all spiritual traditions. Featuring an international
panel of religious leaders committed to peacemaking:
• Deacon Jiries Mansour - Greek Catholic Deacon and Principal of St.
Anthony's Middle School in the Galilee
• Rabbi Mordechai Zeller - Rabbi and Chaplain at Cambridge University
• Sheikh Ghassan Manasra - Abrahamic Reunion International Director &
Representative



*Navigating MIT Series for International Students*
*When:* Various dates/times; next one is Mon, 10/29 from 5 - 6:30pm
*Where:* E19-202
*Contact:* riechman at mit.edu

Topics throughout the fall to support international students with
adjustment to MIT and the U.S. Open to all international students.
RSVP requested: bit.ly/navigatingmitseries

All sessions will be held in E19-202
Lunch or dinner will be served at each session
Co-sponsored by the ISO and Student Activities Office



*MIT EnergyHack*
*When:* 11/2-11/4
*Where:* MIT Campus
*Contact:* jimenezj at mit.edu

Want to win a free air mattress and a chance to win a catered meal for your
living group? Host a hacker for this year's MIT EnergyHack! From Friday,
Nov. 2nd until Sunday, Nov. 4th, students from schools all over the world
will be coming to MIT to tackle some of the world's toughest energy
challenges. To host a hacker, sign up here:
https://goo.gl/forms/cNu6KYHtrXnHSR8g1

SOCIAL
*Halloween @ ISO*
*When:* Wed, 10/31 from 10am - 3pm
*Where:* E18-219
*Contact:* nikitab at mit.edu

Come join us for the Halloween celebrations!
Stop by for Halloween Goodie Bags, Apple Cider, Donuts, and More!
Costumes are optional but highly encouraged.
There will be a PRIZE for the first 10 people to arrive in costume!



*CEE Haunted Open House*
*When:* Tues. 10/30, 7-8:30 pm
*Where:* Lobby 10
*Contact:* ssmith1 at mit.edu

It’s positively frightening how many opportunities Course 1 has to offer!
“Trick-or-Treat” to different booths at our open house to learn more about
our degree programs, hands-on fieldwork opportunities, and chat with
current faculty and students. Arrive in your Halloween costume and you
might just win a prize!



*Tech Catholic All Saints Day Party*
*When:* Thurs. 11/1 from 6:15-9pm
*Where:* W20-201
*Contact:* tcc-council at mit.edu

MIT's Tech Catholic Community is celebrating All Saints' Day with good,
food, good company, and weird saint trivia! All members of the MIT
community welcome.

*International Community Coffee Hour*
*When:* Fri. 10/2 from 10am - 11am
*Where:* E19-202
*Contact:* riechman at mit.edu

Stop by to connect with fellow international students and enjoy a light
breakfast with coffee and tea.



*SaveTFP Presents: Loteria Night*
*When:* Fri. 10/2 from 9pm - 11pm
*Where:* Coffeehouse Lounge
*Contact:* savetfp at mit.edu

Come play Loteria with SaveTFP! Winners will receive squishables, and we
will have pan dulce, donuts, and milk while you play! Vegetarian and
gluten-free options available.

*MIT Singapore Students Society Kopitiam 2018*
*When:* Sat. 11/10 at 7pm
*Where: *Sidney-Pacific Graduate Residence, Multi Purpose Room
*Contact:* kopitiam2018 at mit.edu

Kopitiam is an annual culinary showcase of the best Singaporean food in
Boston. Authentic favorites are cooked and prepared entirely by MIT
students and affliates who have a passion for cooking. Dishes include
chilli crab, chicken rice, and ondeh-ondeh. Vegetarian options available.

JOIN THESE EFFORTS!
*Open position in SAO*
*When:* Now
*Where:* W20-500
*Contact:* laflynn at mit.edu

There is an open student worker position in SAO! This Student
Administrative Assistant position will assist MIT’s Association for Student
Activities and the Student Activities Office in completing various
administrative and financial related tasks. Will also help with the new
platform MITEngage! Please contact Leah Flynn Gallant at laflynn at mit.edu for
more information.

*Apply to the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund*
*When:* Due 10/30
*Where:* mindhandheart.mit.edu/innovation-fund
*Contact: *maisieob at mit.edu

Do you have an idea to make MIT a more welcoming and healthy place? Apply
to the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund by 10/30! Grants of up to $10,000
available.



-- 
Mahalaxmi Elango
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2020
Secretary of the Undergraduate Association
Department of EECS and Department of BCS
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