[UA - The Byte] Mar. 29, 2021

Mon Mar 29 09:33:42 EDT 2021

Vol. 5 Issue 16 - March 29, 2021

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Hi Undergrads, 

Hope you all had a good weekend! Keep an eye out for COVID Hack <http://ua.mit.edu/covid-hack> projects popping up virtually and on campus in the coming weeks!

The Byte is a biweekly UA newsletter to inform undergraduates about what's happening in the MIT community.

The Byte is run by the UA which works to improve your undergraduate experience through policy, projects, and events. We're always happy to listen to your suggestions, concerns, and comments. Learn more at ua.mit.edu <http://ua.mit.edu/>.

~ Naomi
UA Secretary

 Community
COVID-19 Vaccine
MIT Reads Community Discussion: A Conversation with Anthony Abraham Jack
MIT COVID Surveillance Study
MIT School Spirit Contest 
College Sustainability Survey 
Secular Society of MIT: Course 0 Subject 6
DISTILLED WISDOM Installment #5: Love
 Undergraduate Association
UA Council Meetings
UA Mid-Year Report
Climate Action Plan Focus Groups
 Institute News
Free Wall Street Journal Membership
COMMUNITY

COVID-19 Vaccine
Survey: Here <https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b9I9sTXUDHkGxG6>

Are you planning on getting the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available? Do you have concerns? MIT Medical wants to know what you are thinking. Please fill out this quick survey <https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b9I9sTXUDHkGxG6>, designed in collaboration with the UA Committee on COVID-19, to help us plan our vaccination efforts.

MIT Reads Community Discussion: A Conversation with Anthony Abraham Jack
When: Tuesday, 4/6 at 5 PM ET
More info: Institute Calendar Event <https://calendar.mit.edu/event/mit_reads_community_discussion_a_conversation_with_anthony_abraham_jack?utm_source=MIT%20Reads#.YEz0Fl1KhQJ> & Event Registration  <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-reads-community-discussion-a-conversation-with-anthony-abraham-jack-tickets-139709856943>
Contact: mitreads-plan at mit.edu <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-reads-community-discussion-a-conversation-with-anthony-abraham-jack-tickets-139709856943>

"The Privileged Poor" is a book by Anthony Abraham Jack reveals how—and why—disadvantaged students struggle at elite colleges, and explains what schools can do differently if these students are to thrive. This book was chosen in partnership with FLI at MIT, a coalition of student participants in Class Awareness Support & Equality (CASE), the First Generation Program, and QuestBridge. The author brings personal experience and a sociologist’s perspective to this analysis of social inequity in post-secondary education. 

MIT COVID Surveillance Study
Participate: medical.mit.edu/covidstudy <http://medical.mit.edu/covidstudy>

 Are you in Covid Pass?

If so, you are eligible to participate in the MIT COVID Surveillance study to help better understand how behaviors influence transmission rates during a pandemic.

To participate: 

Sign up at medical.mit.edu/covidstudy  <http://medical.mit.edu/covidstudy>
Fill out regular surveys about your behaviors during the pandemic
You also have an opportunity to use a wearable device to track your health.

MIT School Spirit Contest
Submissions form: bit.ly/3puzDTq  <http://bit.ly/3puzDTq%C2%A0>
Learn more: Full details <http://bit.ly/2MtpnfJ> & @mit_school_spirit <http://bit.ly/3opJUyP> 
Contact: emilyhan at mit.edu <mailto:emilyhan at mit.edu>, saracola at mit.edu <mailto:saracola at mit.edu>

We are holding an mit community-wide huge school spirit contest hosted on instagram to raise morale and have fun during these sad remote times, running for the months of February and March! Undergrads, graduate students, faculty, staff, and pretty much anyone in the MIT community can submit entries in a variety of media across a variety of themes on instagram to share nostalgic memories of and your favorite things about MIT 💕. Every week prizes will be given out!! 

funded by: mindhandheart & the baker foundation
organized by: some spirited undergrads 😋

College Sustainability Survey 
Survey: Click here to take the survey <https://n7podpsznwi.typeform.com/to/TcgvGHdH>

Interested in doing a 7-minute survey to win $100? 

Graduate students at Columbia University are partnering with a venture capital fund to better understand the sustainability habits of college students in America. If you’re interested in participating in this survey, please click on this link <https://n7podpsznwi.typeform.com/to/TcgvGHdH>. Students who fill out this survey <https://n7podpsznwi.typeform.com/to/TcgvGHdH> will be entered into a raffle where 5 participants will win a $100 gift card.

Thank you for your participation!

Secular Society of MIT: Course 0 Subject 6
When: Tuesday, 4/6 from 7-8:30 PM ET
Register: Here <https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEucu6hrT8rEtxvY1mgAwRCsVqPkV7eqfmo> 
Learn more: Facebook event <https://www.facebook.com/events/448987142815404>, MIT event <http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_course0_subject6>, and Youtube Live Stream <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-9_3iWPHLI>

Canonical Gospels all assert that the dead body of a crucified Jesus was buried in a tomb that was empty the morning following the Sabbath. "The Empty Tomb" constitutes a pillar of Resurrection historicity apologetics. But do the various "Tales of a Crypt" cohere into a consistent story? Jim Majors -- a Bible scholar and former pastor -- joins us for the 6th episode of our Course 0 discourse series, to explain why The Empty Tomb narratives might be hollow. Free and open to the public. The event will be recorded. Stay on after for a post-event informal discussion hangout.

DISTILLED WISDOM Installment #5: Love
When: Thursday, 4/8 from 7-8:30 PM ET
Register: addir.mit.edu/wisdom <http://addir.mit.edu/wisdom>

Join us on Thursday, April 8th at 7:00-8:30pm for our fifth and final installment of Distilled Wisdom: Practices for Prospering in the Pandemic, on Love. We will gather on Zoom with MIT Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein, & Valarie Kaur: racial justice activist, award-winning filmmaker, founder of the Revolutionary Love Project and author of See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and Discussion. Register at addir.mit.edu/wisdom <http://addir.mit.edu/wisdom>. Stay till the end for a chance to win AirPods, or copies of Greg's and Valarie's books! Special thanks to MIT MindHandHeart for their support.

UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATION

UA Council Meetings
When: Meeting schedule & links here <http://ua.mit.edu/uacouncil> 
Where: https://mit.zoom.us/j/94848054203 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mit.zoom.us/j/94848054203&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1f_jL4UdpWYCKcsg_97BOD>
Contact: ua-secretary at mit.edu <mailto:ua-secretary at mit.edu?subject=UA%20Council>

UA Council is the legislative body of the Undergraduate Association. All student are welcome to attend meetings and add items to the council agenda by emailing ua-secretary at mit.edu <mailto:ua-secretary at mit.edu?subject=UA%20Council>. Keep up with the going-ons of Council by adding yourself to ua-council-listeners via Athena or WebMoira <https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/ua-council-listeners> and reading the published meeting minutes <http://ua.mit.edu/minutes>.

Upcoming Meetings:

TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 30th from 8-9 PM ET
Tuesday, April 13th from 8-9 PM ET
Tuesday, April 27th from 8-9 PM ET
Tuesday, May 11th from 8-9 PM ET
If you want to learn more about council, check out their governing documents <http://web.mit.edu/ua/governing-docs/council-bylaws.pdf>.

UA Mid-Year Report
When: Instagram highlights <https://www.instagram.com/p/CMaP9FKHHqY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link> & Full Report <http://tinyurl.com/ua-mid-year-report>

The UA Officers and Committee Chairs have been working to create the Undergraduate Association 2020-2021  <http://tinyurl.com/ua-mid-year-report>Mid-Year Report <http://tinyurl.com/ua-mid-year-report> to capture what we as the UA have accomplished since May as your student government. Check out the momentous UA achievements from the fall plus other amazing initiatives at tinyurl.com/ua-mid-year-report <http://tinyurl.com/ua-mid-year-report>!

Climate Action Plan Focus Groups
Register: tinyurl.com/mitclimateactionplan2021 <http:// http://tinyurl.com/mitclimateactionplan2021>

Climate Action Plan focus groups will be held throughout March and will include open discussion; the ongoings of the focus groups will be reported back to relevant administrators including Dr. Zuber and CAAC. All MIT students, both undergraduate and graduate, are invited and encouraged to attend the Climate Action Plan focus groups and can register here <http:// http://tinyurl.com/mitclimateactionplan2021>.

INSTITUTE NEWS

Free Wall Street Journal Membership
Activate membership: WSJ.com/ActivateMIT <http://wsj.com/ActivateMIT>

Thanks to the work of UA Innovation, MIT Libraries has partnered with The Wall Street Journal to sponsor complimentary memberships for all students, faculty and staff of MIT. 

Activate Your WSJ Membership
All students can activate their WSJ memberships at WSJ.com/ActivateMIT <http://wsj.com/ActivateMIT>. Share this link with your peers for unlimited access to award winning news coverage on WSJ.com <http://wsj.com/>, invitations to virtual WSJ events and more. 

The WSJ Jobs Summit
As Covid-19 continues to upend the job market, WSJ will be hosting another complimentary Jobs Summit on March 4. Designed with students and recent graduates in mind, we invite you to join us as we share a modern toolkit for navigating the job market. Invite your fellow club members and peers to RSVP through our registration page linked here <https://edu.wsj.com/e/858843/page-1685187-registration/4bpbd/198987947?h=dXLUjPS0nav-vvzvssAeVyq7mCEYoYXjBX9-SVSUbO8>. 

Earn Your WSJ T-Shirt
Refer five friends at your university to activate their school-sponsored WSJ membership and you’ll receive an exclusive WSJ t-shirt. Learn more and start sharing at WSJ.com/referral <http://wsj.com/referral>. 

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