[UA - The Byte] Dec. 10, 2018

[Mahi Elango]

Vol. 4 Issue 12 - Dec. 10 2018The Byte
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Hi Undergrads,

As the semester wraps up, please consider donating your extra meal swipes
to your fellow students in need through SwipeShare here
<http://studentlife.mit.edu/swipeshare>. Students who want meal swipes
should speak to a dean in S^3 in 5-104. Services are provided discreetly.

The UA is hosting a series of lunch/dinner discussions with faculty about
bold ideas to improve the first year. The idea is to bring students and
faculty together in a small, informal setting to think creatively about new
ideas. If you are interested in participating in one of the lunch/dinner
discussions, please sign up here
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/student-faculty-discussions-on-the-first-year-experience-tickets-52827891646>
for
a slot that fits your schedule. Please note that there have been some
updates made, so please refer to the EventBrite page for the final details.

Members of the search committee for a new Vice President for Information
Systems & Technology (IS&T) are seeking input on the key issues the next
leader of IS&T should address and the attributes you would like this leader
to possess. You can still submit comments via an online form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFCPfuY-a661Qmo1HyHKQi7ymGDPN5nfvGRIUa46v0QTwcAA/viewform>
until
the end of today.

Please continuously provide feedback about the Shuttle system anonymously
here <https://goo.gl/forms/wVE181JjQOyeozM83>, to 617-253-2997, or to
mitparking at mit.edu, as noted on the MIT Mobile app.

TechMart will have new hours over IAP (1/7-1/30), and will be open
Monday-Wednesday from 3-9pm. As always, you can share feedback about MIT's
new at-cost grocery store. If you'd like to join the effort in making
TechMart sustainable, please email ua-feedback at mit.edu!

Good luck with the last few weeks of the semester, and happy holidays!

~ Mahi
UA Secretary
 Undergraduate Association Events

   - Donate your extra meal swipes through SwipeShare
   - Lunch/Dinner Discussions to Improve FYE
   - Input on new VP for IS&T
   - New TechMart Hours During IAP
   - UA Council Meeting
   - UA Cabinet & Operations Meeting

 Academics & Professional

   - Felice Frankel: Picturing Science and Engineering
   - Apply now: IAP Science & Tech Policy Bootcamp
   - 15.000, Explorations in Management
   - Designing the First-Year Experience: Fun-Sized

 Social

   - MIT Language Conversation Exchange Lunch
   - All-Natural Logs: A (Cage-) Free Conc

 Join these Efforts!

   - On Campus Blood Drive
   - Apply for Baker Funding!

UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATION EVENTS
*New TechMart Hours During IAP*
TechMart will be closed from Dec. 20th to Jan. 4th. Over IAP from Jan. 7th
to Jan. 30th there will be new hours, Monday-Wednesday from 3 to 9pm.
Grocery and Grab & Go selections will be available. Regular hours will
resume February 4th, Monday-Friday from 3 to 11pm.

*UA Council Meeting*
The last council meeting minutes can be found here
<http://ua.mit.edu/minutes/>. The next meeting will be this Wednesday, Dec.
5th 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 next Thursday 12/13 in the Senate Chambers
(W20-400) at 7pm. Cabinet meetings are open to all undergraduates.
ACADEMICS & PROFESSIONAL

*Felice Frankel: Picturing Science and EngineeringWhen:* Thurs. 12/13 at
6:00pm
*Where:* Building N50, MIT Press Bookstore
*Contact:* books at mit.edu

Please join the MIT Bookstore in welcoming Felice Frankel to discuss her
new book, Picturing Science and Engineering.

*Apply now: IAP Science & Tech Policy Bootcamp*
*When:* Jan 28 - Feb 1, 2019. Applications due Dec 10.
*Where:* Application here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflrz_899SRdMat1K_QXMMRCTGoNfa1bcszbXA6oep-Ew_YVQ/viewform>
.
*Contact:* abajwa at mit.edu

The MIT Science Policy Initiative sponsors a weeklong science and
technology policy bootcamp over IAP. This five-day seminar will examine the
policy decisions behind, and the government’s role in the science and
technology based innovation system. Aims to equip those planning careers in
and around science and technology with the basic background for involvement
in science policy-making. Short application form due Dec 10. Offered
for-credit (3 units) or non-credit. Taught by Bill Bonvillian, former
director of the MIT Washington Office.

*15.000, Explorations in Management*
*When:* Spring 2019
*Contact:* ugeducation at sloan.mit.edu

15.000, Explorations in Management, offers first year students an
opportunity to learn more about the Sloan School, and its faculty,
students, alumni, subjects, and possible future careers. Weekly discussions
cover topics including, but not limited to: Entrpreneurship, Analytics,
Operations, Negotiation, Accounting, and Communication. Dinner is provided
during each class session. Offered for-credit (3 units) on P/D/F, from
Mondays 7 to 9PM.



*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.

SOCIAL
*MIT Language Conversation Exchange Lunch*
*When:* Tues. 12/11 at 12pm
*Where:* E23-009 (please enter the basement from the E25 atrium)
*Contact:* lce at mit.edu

Meet Eat Speak! Meet other language enthusiasts, students taking learning
languages, and native speakers of languages you'd like to practice. All MIT
community members welcome! Lunch will be served. Brought to you by the
Alumni Association, International Student Office, Office of Graduation
Education, and the LCE.



*All-Natural Logs: A (Cage-) Free Conc*
*When:* Fri. 12/14 at 8:00pm (doors at 7:45pm)
*Where:* Kresge Auditorium
*Contact:* logs at mit.edu

Tired from a long day of working the farm? Lettuce introduce you to the
fall Logs concert! Come join us as we celebrate a great harvest! The Logs
will be serving up some sick beets, and getting this bread. Tired of the
corny puns? All you need to know is *doors open right on thyme at 7:45pm!*

Can't wheat to see you there!



JOIN THESE EFFORTS!

*On Campus Blood DriveWhen: *12/10 & 12/12 (1-6pm); 12/11 (8am-1pm)
*Where:* La Sala (2nd Floor Student Center)
*Contact:* blood-drive-coordinators at mit.edu

Make an appointment for the on-campus blood drive from 12/10 to 12/12:
http://web.mit.edu/blood-drive/www (Walk-ons are also welcome!). Every
donation can save up to 3 lives, and donors receive a free t-shirt while
supplies last. Afraid of needles or unable to donate blood? Consider
signing up to volunteer at the check-in desk: tinyurl.com/drive1218



*Apply for Baker Funding!*
*When:* Any time this academic year!
*Where:* bakerfoundation.mit.edu
*Contact:* baker-foundation at mit.edu

The Baker Foundation (not related to the dorm) elicits student initiatives
that enhance the undergraduate experience. This means that if you or your
student group have a cool, new idea to make MIT a better place, fill out
the attached form. We'll get back to you to schedule a time for us to meet
and talk about your project!

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