[UA] MIT & Epstein Student Forum Outcomes: Applications for New Committees and Transcript

[Mahi Elango]

Hi Undergrads,

tl;dr: Included is the executive summary and transcript of the October
Student Forum on MIT & Epstein. In response to student comments, two new
student committees will be created, one on Guidelines for Outside
Engagements and one on Campus Climate and Policies around Discrimination
and Misconduct. Their charges are included in this email. Apply for both
here. <https://forms.gle/DitVKtNVNW4sHFAP9>

[1] Two Student Committees

Working alongside the two committees to examine MIT’s outside engagements
<http://news.mit.edu/2019/two-committees-examine-mit-outside-engagements-1015>,
the UA and GSC are forming a Student Committee on Guidelines for Outside
Engagements. Outside engagements include grants, gifts, and any other
associations and collaborations involving MIT with governments,
corporations, foundations, or private individuals, domestic or foreign.

Additionally, in response to concerns raised at the Student Forum as well
as the results of the AAU Sexual Misconduct Survey, the UA and GSC are
forming a Student Committee on Campus Climate and Policies around
Discrimination and Misconduct.

Each committee will comprise of twelve members: six undergraduate students
to be convened by the UA and six graduate students by the GSC. The charges
of both committees are included in this email. Both charges include proposing
mechanisms for reviewing the status of implementation of each committee’s
recommendations, and engaging the greater community throughout the process.
Both committees are expected to release their reports in Spring 2020.

Applications for committee membership are due by this Saturday, November
2nd at 10am: https://forms.gle/sLcv5qBkAGrQZeos8. You may apply for one or
both committees.

The selection process for undergraduate membership of both committees will
run separately, but in parallel, and will be determined as follows:

   1.

   An open call for membership via online application: Tues Oct 29th - Sat
   Nov 2nd
   2.

   Interview process by the UA, through which ten candidates will be
   selected: Sat Nov 2nd - Sun Nov 3rd
   3.

   Elections, through which the ten candidates will be publicly ranked: Mon
   Nov 4th - Fri Nov 8th
   1.

      All current undergraduates are eligible to vote in elections and will
      be provided each candidate’s platform.
      2.

      Voters will select their (up to) top five candidates.
      3.

      Candidates will be ranked in terms of number of votes earned.
      4.

   Slating by the UA, through which the final five candidates will be
   nominated: Sat Nov 9th - Mon Nov 11th
   1.

      To ensure a balance in the diversity of School, class year, gender,
      race, and perspective alongside the GSC candidates, the UA will pick five
      representatives from the top ranked candidates
      5.

   Approval by UA Council: presented Mon Nov 11th, meeting on Wed Nov 13th
   1.

      Approval by UA Council will follow a similar process to creating ad
      hoc committees and nominations for Institute committees,
outlined in the UA
      Constitution, Article IV, Section A: The UA Officers will present Council
      with election results and a slate of nominees, with a rationale for the
      slate. The slate is effective by approval of a 2/3 vote of the
full voting
      membership of the Council.
      2.

      Voting members of UA Council include the presidents of all
      dormitories, four IFC representatives, and three Panhel representatives.
      3.

      UA Council meeting is open to all undergraduates to attend. Meeting
      minutes can also be found on the UA website.


[2] October Student Forum on MIT & Epstein Summary and Transcript

Included in this email is an executive summary and full transcript of the
Student Forum. Please note that the transcript addresses sensitive topics
including rape, violence, and child abuse. The only edits made to the
transcript are to clarify the names of speakers, and submissions made after
the forum to student-forum-record at mit.edu.


Both committees will organize another round of community discussions, and
if you have any feedback for what it should look like, please let us know.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at
ua-officers at mit.edu. Thanks in advance for your time!

Warm regards,

Mahi Elango

President of the Undergraduate Association
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