Ashdown Officers
Everything Ashdown does, from stocking the inventory to planning dance parties to keeping the pianos in tune, is powered by our Officers – residents who volunteer their time to help out the dorm. While the different positions have varied responsibilities, all of them are important in keeping the residence running smoothly. Officers are grouped into 6 committees:
- Brunch Committee
- Coffee Hour Committee
- Communities Committee
- Events Committee
- Publicity Committee
- Tech and Inventory Committee
Officer terms consist of fall, spring, and summer. New officers are hired at the start of each term, but typically there is a larger hiring cycle in the spring. There is no mandatory service duration, but typically officers serve 6 terms (2 years) in order to accrue “continuing status” which grants them guaranteed accommodation in Ashdown House. They are also guaranteed accommodation in Ashdown during their service. Additionally, officers are rewarded with up to 3 seniority points per term, which gives them a large advantage in the in-house lottery for room selection. Even with these perks, officers tend to serve merely because they want a more active role in the MIT Ashdown community!
Below is the listing of current officer positions. If you are interested in serving as an Ashdown officer in any of these roles, or if you wish to suggest a new officer position, please contact ahec@mit.edu.
Brunch Committee
Contact: ashdown-brunch@mit.edu
The Brunch Committee organizes brunches on select Sunday mornings in Ashdown’s Hulsizer Room approximately once per month.
- Officer: William Hung
- Officer: Maxina Sheft
- Officer: Sahil Pontula
- Officer: Cynthia Zhong
- Officer: Ya Gao
- Officer: Ayush Gupta
- Officer: Viansa Schmulbach
- Officer: Clara Marty
Coffee Hour Committee
Contact: ashdown-coffee@mit.edu
The Coffee Hour Committee organizes Ashdown’s weekly coffee hour every Thursday night. This long-standing tradition provides residents with a great setting to relax and socialize while enjoying snacks and coffee.
- Co-Chair: Ufuk Keskin
- Co-Chair: Raymond Wang
- Officer: Colton Mikolajczyk
- Officer: Frank Zhiyang Dou
- Officer: Jiali Ma
- Officer: Edan Orzech
- Officer: YoungIn Ethan Shin
- Officer: Youfu Qian
- Officer: Dongjae Lee
- Officer: Adam Wei
- Officer: Joonhyup Lee
Events Committee
Contact: ashdown-events@mit.edu
The Events Committee plans and runs large and small events at Ashdown, either for Ashdown residents or the entire MIT graduate community. They plan orientation activities, social events, outings, culturally-themed events, and other Ashdown traditions.
- Chair: Rachel Ma
- Chair: Rachel Sun
- Officer: Ian Sabula
- Officer: Lisa Lin
- Officer: Shek Nga Chan
- Officer: Dylan Fife
- Officer: Yue Ran Kang
- Officer: Amelia Dai
- Officer: Ethan Richardson
Publicity Committee
Contact: ashdown-ops@mit.edu
- Chair: David Baek
- Officer: Aashna Daga
- Officer (Social Media): Wenlai Han
- Officer (Photographer): Clara Marty
- Officer (Communications 3 AM Anno): Man Tou Wong
- Officer: anita lin
- Officer (Communications): Xin Zhang (Amanda)
- Officer: Xuening Wang
- Officer (Communications): Yan Dai
Inventory and Tech Committee
Contact: ashdown-ops@mit.edu
- Chair: Wentao Cui
- Officer (Inventory): Megha Tippur
- Officer (Inventory): Tommy Tai
- Officer (Inventory): Nicholas Sung
- Officer (Inventory): Rachel Tan
- Officer (Tech): Honghao Cao
- Officer (Tech): Zheng Yong Toh
- Officer: Haldrian Iriwan
- Officer: Chung-En Huang
Communities Committee
Contact: ashdown-communities@mit.edu
Focuses on building and maintaining community relations.
- Chair: Xiaoqi Sun
- Officer (5th Floor): Yubing Cui
- Officer (3rd & 4th Floor): Yuetong Xu
- Officer (1st & 2nd Floor): Stephanie Halim
- Officer (Cherry Pie Society): Thibault Fredon
- Officer (Music Arts): Fredric Kong
- Officer: Rudiba Laiba
- Officer: Isabella
- Officer: Agnes Totschnig
- Officer: Gabriel Yong