Student Representatives on Institute Committees

The UA Nominations Committee interviews and appoints nominees to the following Institute Committees during the spring nominations process. Nominees are approved by the UA Council.

CAP (Committee on Academic Performance)

CAP reviews student petitions for special academic requests. The Committee also meets with Faculty and department representatives at the end of term to review the academic records of students struggling academically.

Eric Boyer
Lily Tran


CLS (Committee on the Library System)

The Committee on the Library System shall formulate policy for the administration of the Libraries, with the advice of the Director of Libraries, consistent with the objectives of the Institute. It serves as a liaison between the Libraries and their users. The committee shall review budget allocations as prepared annually by the Director of Libraries. The committee shall monitor and uphold the MIT Faculty Open-Access Policy, which details the process for disseminating scholarly research.

Jessica Agatstein
Mari A. Miyachi


CoC (Committee on Curricula)

COC approves proposals for all new and revised subjects, majors, and minors. The committee grants requests for GIR exceptions, double major proposals, and REST and Institute Lab substitutions. The committee also works on changes to undergraduate educational policy in conjunction with CUP.

Drew Whisenant
Anubhav Sinha
Sharanya Srinivasan
Yuanyu Chen


COD (Committee on Discipline)

COD reviews disciplinary cases of students at MIT through committee hearings. The mandate of the Committee on Discipline is to adjudicate cases of alleged misconduct by a student brought to its attention. In all cases, the Committee acts with power, including suspension, expulsion and revocation of a degree.

Aimee Harrison
Alex Dehnert
Chad Burns


CSL (Committee on Student Life)

CSL is the Faculty advisory body to the Dean for Student Life. It discusses and recommends policies related to all things student life at MIT, including athletics, housing, dining, student activities, religious life, public service, and others.

Karen Sittig
Kate Vogel
Ozymandius Agar


CUAFA (Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid, Committee on)

The Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid shall be responsible for formulating and reviewing policies on admission of all undergraduate students, including college transfers, except in cases of students applying for readmission, and on financial aid to students, including undergraduate scholarships, loans, and student employment. The committee shall also exercise prior review of MIT publications and formal releases directed toward the prospective undergraduate student.

Carin King
Paul Kominers
Michael Hwang


CUP (Committee on Undergraduate Program)

CUP considers proposals to change or modify the undergraduate educational policies and makes recommendations to the Faculty. The committee oversees freshman year programs, undergraduate advising, GIRs, and interdepartmental programs. Interacts frequently with COC and the subcommittees on HASS and the communication requirement.

David Rush
Paul Kominers
Ravi Charan
Ted Hilk


FPC (Faculty Policy Committee)

FPC formulates policy on matters of concern to the Faculty through coordinating the work of other Faculty Committees and reporting to the Faculty regularly.

David Chang


OCW Faculty Advisory

The OCW Faculty Advisory Board provides faculty input on the operations of Open Course Ware.

Jonte Craighead


SHR (CUP Subcommittee on the HASS Requirement)

Monitor subjects and concentrations to ensure that educational goals of the HASS requirement are being met; evaluate proposals for new or modified HASS subjects; monitor and oversee new HASS policies.

Catherine Olsson
Leonid Grinberg


SOCR (CUP Subcommittee on the Comm. Requirement)

SOCR reviews, approves, and sets guidelines for CI-M subjects in each major. The committee also establishes guidelines for CI-H and CI-HW courses, and oversees the evaluation of freshman writing abilities upon entering MIT. SOCR also works on policies related to the Communication requirement.

Sarah Weiss
Shamarah Hernandez

CJAC (Corporation Joint Advisory Committee)

CJAC examines and focuses on large, campus-wide issues each year. CJAC provides an avenue for students to interface directly with the MIT Corporation.

TyShaun Wynter
Cameron McCord
Paul Kominers

Baker Memorial Foundation, Everett Moore

It is the role of the Everett Moore Baker Memorial Foundation Advisory Board to meet semiannually with the Everett Moore Baker Memorial Foundation student committee to discuss their plans and accomplishments. The Foundation is administered by a committee of five students who are charged with implementing the ideals and objectives of Everett Moore Baker that include the provision of a dynamic extracurricular program and a congenial physical and intellectual environment at MIT. The student comittee identifies needs at MIT and undertakes projects that will contribute to the fulfilling of these objectives.

Arun Saigal
Betsy Riley
Janille (Affi) Maragh
John Tebes
Paul Kominers


CFW (Council on Family and Work)

MIT’s Council on the Family and Work serves in an advisory and deliberative capacity concerning family and work-related issues as they impact MIT’s faculty, staff, and students. It is the council’s responsibility to: 1) identify family and work-related issues, 2) establish a process to evaluate and respond to these issues, and 3) make periodic recommendations to MIT’s senior officers about courses of action relevant to these specific issues. Focuses on work and life integration at MIT, as well as employee workplace concerns.

Angela Wang
Yuchen Feng


Commencement Committee

The Commencement Committee, composed of members of the faculty, administration, and student body, has charge of the arrangement and conduct of commencement exercises.

Amanda David
Cassandra Swanberg
Hannah Sparkman
Nathan Fox
TyShaun Wynter


Community Service Fund Board

The Community Service Fund Board provides financial support to charitable organizations in which MIT student, employee, and faculty volunteers participate. The Board solicits contributions from all members of MIT and outside sources, and then reviews requests for help from projects utilizing MIT volunteers. The Board consists of members throughout MIT representing the Corporation, faculty, students, administration, and the alumni/ae.

Caroline Shinkle
Jennifer Quintana


COUHES (Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects)

The Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects is responsible for reviewing every research project utilizing humans as research subjects, and for devising effective procedures to ensure the adequate review of all protocols. Its principal role is to determine whether subjects used in any research project are protected against undue risk and to ensure that their rights, privileges, and privacy are protected.

Christopher Luna


CRD (Committee on Race and Diversity)

The committee will focus on race and diversity for the campus community. The committee's responsibilities will include assessing the community environment and suggesting strategies; developing and sponsoring community initiatives to advance race relations and awarding grant funds to support these; sponsoring or co-sponsoring community-wide events and forums including, but not limited to, the MLK Breakfast; and advising the administration on matters that arise.

Ibrahim Abdussabur
Joy Ekuta


DAPER Advisory Board

The Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER) Advisory Board is composed of faculty members, alumni/ae, students, and ex-officio members of the Administration. All members, appointed by the President of MIT, advise on all matters of policy and procedure related to the Institute programs in physical education, intercollegiate athletics, club and intramural sports, along with informal recreational pursuits. DAPERAB addresses the following topics: visiting committee reviews, improving DAPER communication with the MIT community, health and vitality reporting, and club sports policy review.

Calley Murphy
Michael Walsh


Hobby Shop

The Committee on the Hobby Shop encourages and promotes the use of the Hobby Shop by students.

Latifah Hamzah


Medical Consumer's Advisory Council

The Medical Consumers’ Advisory Council serves as a communications link between the Medical Department and its users. Its objectives are to keep the MIT community informed of the services available through the Medical Department and to discuss criticisms and suggestions for the modification or addition of services to meet the changing needs of the community. The council reports annually to the Medical Management Board, which is the governing board of the Medical Department within the MIT structure.

Anirudh Arun
Vamsi Aribindi


ROTC

The ROTC Oversight Committee monitors the partnership between the campus ROTC programs and MIT, working closely with the senior MIT administrator responsible for ROTC. The Committee responds to issues as they arise and makes recommendations for changes in policy and operational matters where appropriate

TyShaun Wynter


Student Information Policy

The purpose of this committee is to oversee the Student Information Policy, which includes interpreting the policy, establishing processes that are needed to facilitate its implementation, and resolving attendant disputes. To carry out these functions, the committee will, from time to time, review and update the policy and present its recommendations to the appropriate senior officers. Additional responsibilities include reviewing compliance and insuring that the community is aware of the most current information policy. Finally, the committee may be called upon to hear student complaints and answer questions relating to the policy.

Clayton Goggil


WAB (Women’s Advisory Board)

The Women's Advisory Board is representative of many women at MIT. Its members are selected from various constituencies and from various areas of the Institute. The committee meets quarterly and works with and advises the Special Assistant to the President on areas of concern to the constituent groups and serves as a communications link with her office

Sandra Chen

Ad-Hoc on Student Entrepreneurship

○ To review MIT and peer policies and procedures, best practices, and resources, such as Responsible Conduct of Research Training, as well as the current literature relevant to student involvement in entrepreneurship and commercialization activities including, for example; avoidance, management and examples of of conflict of interest, engagement in faculty outside professional activities, commitment to openness of research, use of Institute resources, intellectual property, outside relationship disclosure, specific considerations for international students, consulting privileges and restrictions, etc.; ○ To consider fairness and protection of both students and faculty, openness of research, peer and national best practices as well as commitment to and impact on technology transfer and to propose any changes in policies and procedures to the Committee on Graduate Programs (CGP); ○ To create a relevant summary and frequently asked questions document clarifying relevant policies and procedures, guidelines, roles and responsibilities, and best practices, for broad distribution.

Turner Bohlen


MacVicar Advisory Committee

The MacVicar Advisory Committee recommends MacVicar Fellowships and Grants to MIT Professors who make outstanding contributions to MIT undergraduate education.

Latifah Hamzah
Paul Kominers


MITCET (MIT Council on Educational Technology)

The mission of MITCET is to enhance the MIT education by encouraging the appropriate application of technology on and off campus. The Council provides guidance to the Provost on priorities, policies, and new opportunities in educational technology. MITCET also coordinates the work of other educational technology committees, such as OCW and DSpace.

Michael Plasmeier


Walker Memorial Assessment Team

-Catalog, assess and summarize the current student uses, needs and the historical, community and cultural value of Walker Memorial to the graduate and undergraduate student populations -Consider, formulate, and evaluate options for the movement of current usage elsewhere on campus (both temporary and permanent) -Communicate, exchange information and provide feedback to MTA/DoF team and the architects on a regular basis, and vice versa. -Evaluate the costs and benefits to students associated with the repurposing of Walker Memorial for the various architectural scenarios;

Will Steadman

CAC Advisory Board

The Campus Activities Complex Advisory Board is a group comprised of a variety of stakeholders on campus and tasked to assess functional and innovative uses for CAC resources. Members of the board include undergraduate and graduate student group representatives, faculty, staff, and alumni. With these diverse perspectives, the group provides the feedback on policy and program development necessary to keep our processes current and effective. The group offers a balanced and productive forum to discuss any new or improved services and amenities that the CAC could provide for the community. Since its inception in 1989, the advisory board has been a successful collaboration resulting in many improvements on campus, including the W20 Lobby and Reading Room renovations.

John Kongoletos


Campus Energy Task Force

MIT’s Campus Energy Task Force has been advancing MIT President Susan Hockfield’s vision of engaging our entire MIT community in campus energy activities. The Task Force has supported and coordinated a broad community of departments and people – department heads, research scientists, faculty, department staff, custodians, administrative assistants, undergraduate and graduate students, et al. – to help MIT “walk the talk” on energy and sustainability. The campus energy program has provided a rich opportunity to make an impact on energy use and build awareness of energy issues in general across campus and allow many more people to engage with, learn from, and enrich the MIT Energy Initiative in different capacities.

Alix de Monts


First Year Experience Committee

The First Year Experience Committee is reviewing the procedures and events of freshmen year at MIT.

Andrew Yang


IS&T Advisory Board

The IS&T Student Technology Advisory Board (ISTAB) is chartered by the Head of IS&T to provide student input concerning the state of computing at MIT. Organizational and logistical support is provided by IS&T's Faculty & Student Experience team. Topics addressed by ISTAB may include: communication between IS&T and the students, public computing spaces at MIT, IS&T services, site-licensed software, etc.

Alex Dehnert


Recreation Advisory Committee

The Recreation Advisory Committee provides counsel to the Recreational Sports Director and staff on issues related to programs, facilities and services.

Emily Brown
Jonathan Lui


MIT Online Committee

Responsible for techonology and education issues: grades, online registration, etc.

Paul Kominers


Student Life Orientation Programs and Experiences Committee (SLOPE)

SLOPE is responsible for implementing the orientation schedule: FPOPs, REX, Institute events, and FSILG recruitment.

Bahar Shah
Jason Lee


Subject Evaluation Advisory Committee

The Subject Evaluation Advisory Committee will provide counsel to the Dean for Curriculum and Faculty Support, Diana Henderson, and her staff regarding policies governing the online subject evaluation process and data as well as the related Who's Teaching What application. Since technical development has been completed, Dean Henderson has been in discussion with the Faculty officers about how to integrate ongoing oversight with the regular faculty governance structures. They have agreed that there should be a committee to formulate and propose changes to policies which can then be presented as needed to the relevant Faculty committees. While this is not formally a committee of the Faculty, service on this committee will be recorded and recognized by the Chair of the Faculty. This spring the committee's work will focus on reducing the number of standard questions and developing policies about access to and use of subject evaluation data. Monthly meetings are planned throughout the spring, as well as occasional polling of members between meetings for their opinions on a policy issue that has arisen.

Arun Saigal