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Text of the "Sense of the Faculty" Motion
Passed at the November 19th Faculty Meeting

It is the sense of the faculty that:

1.MIT should move immediately to begin a comprehensive, deliberate examination of its residential system, including the suitability of undergraduate residences as freshman housing, with the goal of bringing the system into fuller alignment with MIT's educational mission.

2.The introduction of freshmen to MIT should be characterized by:

3.The Institute should commit significant funds to the design and implementation of new initiatives that strengthen the ties between faculty and students, and enhance the living and learning experience for all students.

4.The newly promised undergraduate dormitory should be seized upon as an opportunity to experiment with the design - programmatic and physical - of a residence that consciously integrates student life and learning.

5.These initiatives should have significant input from students, staff, faculty, and alumni/ae.

6.Timely reports should be given to the faculty and the MIT community about the design, implementation, and evaluation of these initiatives, beginning in April 1998.

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