[UA] Convocation, On Campus Expectations and the UA's Q-Week Challenge

Mon Aug 31 00:29:57 EDT 2020

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Dear Undergraduates,

I hope you are doing well. We are a couple of days away from the start of the semester and have some quick updates to share relating to the President's Convocation, on campus expectations, and the UA's Q-Week Challenge.

President Reif's Welcome Convocation

[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2lHn4HVjCqQ4TOGBKEQ_tQpcI3ePrLp8mN-CFosPdikW5btH3lhLSojMOHAB0oq_vIlZx5_koYE0P4wKSOmXzlOuaq5AgRpsVD0A-xyCzsOkRk6uuI3mmZFBLnTroFf8L-leFDNT]Every year, we celebrate the first-year undergraduates and their families at the President's Convocation<http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AMcAADGGCMIAAcrkntwAAAKPJewAAAAAGqoAJN6FAAiQzwBfRACETuZKAIhcRli4Nry_g7LFaAAIIWc/1/uepLtmzzOKFx1fDd_2hORw/aHR0cDovL3dlYi5taXQuZWR1L3dlYmNhc3QvY29udm9jYXRpb24vZjIwLw>. This Monday, August 31, the entire undergraduate community is invited to to join the webcast at 11 am ET. The program will include brief remarks from MIT officers, a panel with three faculty members (who also happen to be MIT alumni) and a greeting from me.  No registration is required.

We are all excited to welcome the first-years to MIT and to continue pursuing President Reif's vision of One MIT. Please watch the event here<http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AMcAADGGCMIAAcrkntwAAAKPJewAAAAAGqoAJN6FAAiQzwBfRACETuZKAIhcRli4Nry_g7LFaAAIIWc/1/uepLtmzzOKFx1fDd_2hORw/aHR0cDovL3dlYi5taXQuZWR1L3dlYmNhc3QvY29udm9jYXRpb24vZjIwLw>.

On Campus Expectations

[https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/0b5775b9-c89b-4d59-ae85-665e3b41241b.png]I hope those of you returning to campus have arrived safely and are settling in for the semester ahead. Make sure to follow both @mymit2020 and @ua.covid19 on Instagram for relevant updates. As stated in an email <https://orgchart.mit.edu/node/5/letters_to_community/responsibilities-and-expectations-students-living-and-campus-fall> from Chancellor Barnhart, Vice Chancellor Waitz, and Dean Nelson, there are several expectations for undergraduates living on campus that the UA would like to reiterate.

  *   Quarantine Week. From August 29 through September 7, all students arriving to live on campus will have to self-quarantine while taking their classes online. With your first Covid-19 test when you arrive on campus, you will begin Q-Week. After five to seven days, you will need to take a second test, and both tests must be negative for you to leave self-quarantine. During your self-quarantine period, you must limit non-essential activity and remain on MIT's campus at all times.

  *   Access. If you don't own a smartphone for the Covid Pass app, contact IS&T at 617-253-1101 or email covidapps-help at mit.edu for assistance.

  *   Dining and Food. All meals will be served prepackaged, grab-and-go style in their residence halls. More dining details are available in the Campus Guide, including information about meals served in the Student Center and the hours of select retail eateries opening on campus.

  *   Pods. During Q-Week, you can apply to form a pod with up to five other students who live in your residence hall.

  *   Recreation and Activities. DAPER indoor facilities will be open starting September 8 only to faculty, staff, and students living on campus and graduate students living off campus who use Covid Pass to access MIT facilities.

Please read the official email<https://orgchart.mit.edu/node/5/letters_to_community/responsibilities-and-expectations-students-living-and-campus-fall> for other important details.

Q-Week Challenge

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Worried about boredom during Q-week? Join the UA and Class Councils for a series of fun events and challenges for the duration of the week. Open to students on and off campus, undergrads in Quads (teams of 4-6) will compete to win a variety of prizes ranging from TVs to Quad dinners. Please sign up <https://forms.gle/tumUkUWvefKdZEjA6> by Monday, August 31st at 11:59 PM ET. More details to come.

Best,
Danielle Geathers
She/Her/Hers
President of the Undergraduate Association

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