McCormick House Government




EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :
"ExecComm" is composed of the house president, treasurer, secretary, and the chairwomen.
  • PRESIDENT

  • As head of ExecComm, the house president oversees the activities of McCormick Hall and works closely with the vice president/ treasurer and secretary to guide the chairs.

    Current President: Sheila Lee

  • SECRETARY

  • As a member of ExecComm, the secretary works with the president and the vice president/treasurer to oversee the chairs and to hold house meetings. Her main tasks are to announce house meetings, record meeting minutes, and then post the minutes.

    Current Secretary: Laura McCulloch

  • TREASURER

  • Treasurer manages money for the dorm and assists the President when she needs help. All of the money that the chairwomen and floor representatives spend goes through the Treasurer.

    Current Treasurers: Henna Jethani
     

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DIRECTORS OF:

CHAIRS:
These are McCormick residents who serve the dorm in various positions, draft policies for their positions, purchase itmes for the dorm to use, and plan events for the dorm to enjoy. Nominations are generally taken in November and ballot voting is held the first week of December. This schedule allows the new officers time to adjust to their new duties during IAP.


Programming


  • BIG/LIL SIS CHAIR
    The Big/Lil sis chairs basically try to make the adjustment to MIT easier for freshman by providing them with a big sister. They pair the freshman up with the upperclassman according to common interests. They also organize fun activities such as movie nights, study breaks, etc for the big sis and lil sis to get to know each other. The goal of the whole program is to hopefully develop life-long friendships.

    Current: Elizabeth Toller

  • SOCIAL CHAIR
    The social chairs are responsible for providing a social atmosphere in the dorm through sponsoring and organizing various events such as semiformals, dinners, trips to places like the Boston Ballet, Freeport (outlet shopping mall), and hiking in the White Mountains.

    Current: Connie Liu

    and Joanna So

  • STUDY BREAK CHAIR
    The study break chair position involves hosting dorm-wide study breaks at least once a month and usually during finals week.

    Current: Pooja Jethani and Maj Khweis
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    Internal Activities

    • IAP Chair
      The IAP chair is responsible for planning all events during IAP for McCormick Hall residents.

      Current: Pooja Jethani and Maj Khweis

    • HISTORIAN
      This position keeps track of the events/activities of McCormick. She will take pictures and provide them to the webmistress.

      Current: Sneha Lingam


    • DINING CHAIR
      Dining chair acts as an advocate for residents on issues of dining. Helps formulate residence dining program in keeping with the wants and needs of residents. Also, put on 3-4 themed dinners per semester.

      Current: Katherine Silvestre


    • SPIRIT CHAIR
      This position designs fun things that say "McCormick Hall." Past Spirit Chairs have ordered tshirts, sweatpants and water bottles.

      Current: Maria Perry
      and Tami Forrester

    • ROOM ASSIGNMENTS CHAIR
      The room assignments chair is responsible for conducting the room lotteries which determine where people room. The Room Assignments Policy is determined by a house vote. It outlines the point system which determines each person's chances for a particular room. Room lotteries occur during the Fall, IAP, and Spring terms.

      Current: Stephanie Greene and Laura Seaman

    • WEBMASTER
      The Webmaster keeps the web page current and useful for residents and visitors.

      Current: Victoria Winters and Abigail Rice

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    Facilities

    • ATHLETIC CHAIR
      The person holding this position is responsible for promoting athletic events for the dorm. She organizes IM teams, sets up intramural games, and provides the upkeep of the Exercise Room.

      Current: Colleen Meehl and: Abigail Rice


    • DISH CLOSET CHAIR
      The person holding this position is responsible for organizing the dish closet and purchasing new equipment. She is also in charge of rental of dishes from the closet by McCormick residents.

      Current: Emily Yang


    • ENVIRONMENTAL CHAIR
      The recycling chair makes sure residents are knowledgeable on recycling options, the floor reps are informed on recycling procedures, and that each kitchen has its share of bins. Past chairs have also organized the planting of flowers outside the building.

      Current: Katherine Silvestre


    • SEWING ROOM CHAIR
      The chair makes sure that the sewing room is stocked and in good condition.

      Current: Yooni Kim


    • Technology Chair
      She is responsible for ordering paper and toner for the printers, and refilling when necessary. She is also in charge of making sure Athena Cluster Rules and printer guidelines are followed. She also works to improve other common space as necessary.

      Current: Praynaa Rawlani

    • ENTERTAINMENT CHAIR
      The entertainment chair is responsible for managing the house's magazine subscriptions, for ordering and maintaining McCormick's DVD collection.

      Current: Cecilia Cantu, Casey Stein and Ranjeetha Bharath

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    External Activities


    • ALUMNI CHAIR
      This position organizes an Alumni dinner each semester or each year for current and former McCormick residents.
      Current: Priyanka Saha and Laura McCulloch


    • CPW CHAIR
      The CPW chair is responsible for planning all events to recruit McCormick's potential freshmen residents during Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) in the spring.

      Current: Stephanie Greene and Laura Seaman


    • ORIENTATION CHAIR
      The Orientation chair is responsible for planning all events for incoming freshwomen during Orientation week.

      Current: This position is elected in the spring.

    • COMMUNITY SERVICE CHAIR
      This position helps direct McCormick's kind-hearted residents toward community issues in need of service. She/they also coordinate monthly community service activities for residents.

      Current: Colleen Meehl
      and Stephanie Ihezie

    • I3 CHAIR
      The I3 chair is responsible for making the I3 video about McCormick Hall that will be sent out every summer to incoming freshmen for the Freshman Housing Lottery.

      Current: Maria Perry and Tami Forrester

    • ROOM RESERVATIONS CHAIR
      The room reservations chair reserves rooms for residents who've filled out the appropriate forms (which are online!). Forms must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. The room reservations does not handle guest room reservations, that is taken care of by the deskworker.

      Current: Laura McCulloch

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    Others


    • DESK CAPTAIN
      She is the McCormick resident who oversees all the desk workers and is second-in-command after the House Manager.

      Current: Karis Stevenson and Victoria Winters

    • JUDICIAL COMMITTEE (JUDCOMM)
      Judcomm is responsible for making judicial decisions which affect the dorm and require interpretation of any rules set out by McCormick government. Often, any problems such as violation of room reservation rules may be presented to Judcomm. There are five Judcomm members (including the Judcomm chair) and one alternate. Contact Judcomm via mccjudcomm.

      Members: Kathryn Dere, Laura Seaman, Sneha Lingam, Laura McCulloch, and Henna Jethani


    • UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE CHAIR
      The UA rep attends UA Council Meetings. The UA reps from all the dormitories convene to discuss various policies and issues that affect undergraduate life here at MIT such as housing, dining, and election processes.

      Current UA Representatives: This position is currently open.

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    last updated 2/11/12