The Committee on Student Affairs (CSA) called for the establishment of the Food Services Working Group to study the current dining system and recommend changes. The goal was a comprehensive change of the entire system of food delivery on campus.

The committee’s goals were to: examine alternative proposals made by several food service vendors and make recommendations; examine the economic and social implications of various plans for organization of the dining service; and study the future role of food and food service facilities at MIT. [NOTE: This is Part 1. The whereabouts of Part 2 are unknown.]

The committee was charged to take a fresh look at dining at MIT: to identify strengths and problems in the current dining opportunities on campus; to develop goals for the dining program as part of the overall student experience at MIT, and to assess the university’s responsibilities in this regard; and to explore alternatives to the current operating modes and dining offerings.

Vice Chancellor Ian Waitz convened the MIT Committee on Student Career Exploration and Services to review aspects and activities associated with student career exploration and services, and to identify changes that would enhance exploration of, and access to, a broad range of careers in a manner that best serves student needs.

MIT's residential system should try to support three separate objectives: provide students with adequate, clean, comfortable housing and dining; create a comfortable, welcoming environment – in other words, a home; and promote community by stimulating interaction among students, faculty, staff, administration, and alumni/ae.

The Ad Hoc Working Group was asked by the President and the Dean for Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs to review a number of past reports of committees charged with evaluating different aspects of undergraduate life at MIT. The Working Group's task was to revisit the recommendations of these past committees to determine what might be learned prior to appointing another group to examine a similar set of issues.

The Provost appointed the Graduate Student Housing Working Group to evaluate how graduate student housing needs are currently met, identify strengths and weaknesses in the current system, and make recommendations for meeting graduate housing needs in the future.

MIT President Charles M. Vest appointed the Presidential Task Force on Student Life and Learning to undertake a comprehensive review of the Institute's educational mission and its implementation.

The Residence System Steering Committee was appointed by the Chancellor to consider the MIT Residence System in total, and to describe a residence system for MIT that maximizes the opportunity to contribute to the integrated educational experience of its residents.

The Institute Faculty at its meeting of May 15, 2002 requested that CUP and CSL undertake a joint effort to consider advising and mentoring at MIT and to make recommendations to the faculty.

The Special Committee to Review the Discipline System was charged by Chancellor Phillip Clay and Professor Rafael Bras, Chair of the Faculty, to assess the Committee on Discipline and the Office of the Dean for Student Life procedures and processes, and to identify places where changes are needed to make them consistent, transparent, and fair; set standards and outline procedures for specific types of cases; recommend legislative changes to implement their recommendations.