[UA] Invitation to Student Conversations on MIT's Values in Outside Engagements

[Mahi Elango]

Dear Undergrads,


tl;dr: Attend student conversations to discuss MIT’s values for outside
engagements on Dec.8th or Dec.10th. The final membership for Student
Committees on Guidelines for Outside Engagements and Campus Climate is
below. Apply here <https://mitcorpballot.slideroom.com/#/Dashboard> to be
on the MIT Corporation as a recent graduate.


[1] Student Conversations on Outside Engagements


The Student Committee on Guidelines for Outside Engagements invites you to
attend a student-only conversation to discuss how MIT should act in a
series of hypothetical situations involving outside engagements, such as
grants, gifts, and any other associations and collaborations. Unlike the
Student Forum on MIT & Epstein, these conversations are structured to allow
for intimate, back-and-forth dialogue.


Through these discussions, the committee hopes to better understand
students' values regarding MIT's process for soliciting and accepting
outside engagements. We encourage students of all beliefs and backgrounds
to come. These forums offer students an invaluable opportunity to play a
role in helping craft the guidelines underlying MIT's outside engagements,
which shape campus research, student groups, and more.


If you are able to attend either of the two conversations, we ask that you
please RSVP here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDTatY5L6iLGJ3gNtUNwiViP6iSxxhsvfUycIu3uXmnLpr8w/viewform>.
To ensure that only students attend these discussions, we ask that you
bring your MIT ID. The conversations will be in:

   -

   Sunday, Dec 8th at 2-3:30 PM in 26-152
   -

   Tuesday, Dec 10th at 7-8:30 PM in 32-082


[2] Student Committee Membership


Below is the undergraduate membership of the Outside Engagements committee
and the Campus Climate Committee, including their rank by most votes in the
election, class year and department(s). The full membership of the
committee, including the graduate students, is attached to this email.


Student Committee on Guidelines for Outside Engagements:


Name

Year

Department(s)

School(s)

Election Rank

Mahi Elango (Chair)

2020

EECS, BCS

Engineering, Science

n/a

Darya Guettler

2021

MechE

Engineering

1

Sarah Edwards

2021

21E: CMS & BioEng

SHASS, Engineering

2

Amelia Dogan

2023

DUSP-EECS & American Studies

SA&P, SHASS

4

Max Langenkamp

2021

EECS

Engineering

5

Bryan Padilla

2022

MechE

Engineering

7


Student Committee on Campus Climate and Policies around Discrimination and
Misconduct:


Name

Year

Department(s)

School(s)

Election Rank

Fiona Chen (Chair)

2021

Economics & Math

SHASS, Science

n/a

Maddy Abrahams

2020

EECS

Engineering

1

Amy Kim

2021

Economics & Math

SHASS, Science

2

Arber Bakalli

2020

EECS & Writing

Engineering, SHASS

3

Luis Berreca Solis

2022

Management

Sloan

5

Sam Ihns

2020

MechE

Engineering

6


For both committees, the membership nearly exactly matches the outcome of
the vote. We only deviated from the vote for the following reasons:

   1.

   One candidate had ranked in the top five spots for both committees, and
   was ultimately only placed on one due to the committees’ projected time
   commitments.
   2.

   One additional candidate in each committee was swapped out to provide
   the committees with memberships that better reflected a diverse set of
   perspectives and backgrounds.


If you have questions, comments, or concerns please reach out to the
committees at student-guidelines at mit.edu or campus-climate-committee at mit.edu
.


[3] MIT Corporation Soliciting Nominations for Recent Graduates


The MIT Corporation is currently soliciting nominations for recent
graduates to join the board for a five-year term beginning in the fall of
2020. This is a unique opportunity to serve the Institute, provide guidance
on its strategic direction, and meet distinguished leaders in science,
engineering, industry, education and public service who care deeply about
MIT. Please consider learning more about the Corporation
<http://corporation.mit.edu/> and applying for this role
<https://mitcorpballot.slideroom.com/#/login/program/52389>. Applications
will be accepted until December 20. Eligible candidates include current
students graduating in 2020 as well as recent alumni who graduated in 2018
or 2019.


Happy Thanksgiving!


Warm regards,

Mahi Elango

President of the UA
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