UA Annual Report 50th Session

Annual Report
50th Session
2022-2023

The Undergraduate Assembly (UA) is
the elected, representative branch of
Penn Student Government, charged with
improving life for all students through
lobbying, representation, togetherness,
services, and funding.

Table of Contents
Purpose 2
Letter from the President 3
Platform Initiatives 5
Executive Reports 12
Communication Director’s Report 23
Academic Initiatives Highlights 24
Community Engagement and Sustainability Highlights 29
Dining, Housing, and Transit Highlights 31
Equity and Inclusion Highlights 34
2022-2023 Administrator Meetings 37
Contact Us 42
Project Report 46

The purpose of this report is to hold the
Undergraduate Assembly accountable to the
student body and to the promises that we as an
organization make in furthering our goals.
We are committed to working to improve the
student experience at Penn, and we welcome
any and all feedback that students wish to
provide.
2 | Purpose
Purpose

Letter from the President
Letter from the President | 3
Carson Sheumaker W’23 C’23
president@pennua.org
Hi Everyone,
Serving as President of the 50th Session of the Undergraduate Assembly has been the greatest
challenge and honor of my time here at Penn. The past year has been marked by multiple university-
wide transitions where we have continually tried to insert student voices. Through the continual
work of my peers and collaboration with university partners, we have seen great results across all
areas of the University this past year.
This year, while focusing on short and long-term advocacy projects, we also prioritized improving
our internal funding structures. To do so, we engaged in a lengthy bylaw amendment process,
increasing the number of individuals and groups who could help find meaningful ways to spend
over $1 million dollars accumulated in the Undergraduate Assembly Reserve Fund due to the
COVID-19 Pandemic.
A little over a year ago, Alex and I campaigned on improving all points of the student experience,
focusing on projects that will obtain tangible results for the student body. Our platform focused on
five areas:
• Student Campus Life: There are many touch points on campus that either benefit or harm
the student experience. This year, we focused on reducing points of harm while expanding
points that benefit students.
• Wellness: We heard from students all over campus that wellness, in all meanings of the word,
was one of their top priorities. We incorporated themes of wellness into our advocacy work by
seeking tangible changes that could help support all dimensions of student wellness.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Penn’s student body is a great strength, but oftentimes Penn
falls short of supporting the diverse communities here. This year we worked closely to
support groups within the Undergraduate Assembly Steering Committee and the University
Council Undergraduate Delegation by elevating concerns to administrators. Through the new
Reserve Fund process, and through feedback from many of our peers, we bolstered funding to
underrepresented groups.
• The Academic Experience: A large chunk of the Penn experience is in the classroom,
and what happens in the classroom impacts the enjoyment of the rest of Penn. With this
understanding and with a lens of wellness, we focused on advocating for projects that would
improve the academic experience.
• Accountability: Over the past year, we held ourselves and our administrative partners
accountable to students. We found new ways to disseminate information to students and to
incorporate student feedback.

Advocacy work can manifest in many ways. The route we took this year focused on working
collaboratively with our peers and administrative partners, to find common ground that could
produce tangible progress. This was especially crucial this year, as the University hired many new
administrators. To aid ourselves and future advocates, we set out to establish the Undergraduate
Assembly as a partner that could be trusted to give critical, honest, and constructive feedback.
We then leveraged these relationships to find unexplored areas where we could make progress, to
improve Penn together.
While we achieved great results this yuear, many challenges remain for future student advocates.
Penn can and should do more for its students, the climate, and the community. These challenges
will need such large and complex actions that students can feel alienated from the decision-making
process. Through my experience, I have seen student advocacy shift the decision-making process,
even at the very top. Decisions are weighed against their costs and benefits, and student voice and
action have huge impacts on those weights. Speaking up does matter.
As I leave the role of President, I have full faith that my peers will continue advocating for their
fellow students. I have always been in awe of the passion, hard work, and unremitting attitude of
students at Penn. Through such qualities, I have seen many great successes detailed in the pages
below.
It has been a great year, and it would not have been possible without the excellent work of my Vice
President Alex Eapen, members of the Executive Board, Cabinet, and other UA members. Please
enjoy reading through the report and as always, if you have any questions, please reach out!
Best,
Carson Sheumaker
UA President 2022-2023
4 | Letter from the President

Platform Initiatives
This section serves to highlight some of the projects that
align with the Presidential and Vice Presidential
platform Carson and Alex ran on this year.
5 | Platform Initiatives

Wellnes In the Classroom
Protecting Holidays and Academic Breaks
Throughout this session, the Undergraduate Assembly has prioritized informing students of
their academic rights and supporting those who have had those rights violated. In addition
to previous protections, under the 49th Session President Tori Borlase and countless others,
the Policy on Secular and Religious Holidays
was amended to recognize election day as a
secular holiday wherein “no examinations
may be given and no assigned work may be
required.”
To ensure the new policy was held, a survey
was sent out to inquire about exams or work
assigned on days protected by the policy.
The survey also investigated work assigned
during academic breaks. Preceding Yom
Kippur, Election Day, Passover, and Good
Friday, the UA collected a significant number of responses and subsequently relayed the
information to the Office of the Provost, to contact relevant professors to give students
another due/exam date.
While violations of the current policy could be addressed, the survey also highlighted that
students had work and exams during academic breaks such as Fall, Thanksgiving, and
Spring break. Seeing as breaks are a necessary time to replenish mental and physical health,
President Carson Sheumaker initiated an amendment to the policy through the Council of
Undergraduate Deans. The new policy would disallow professors from assigning work that
is due over academic breaks. As of April 26th, the proposal has since passed and is awaiting
final approval from the Provost and the President.
Platform Initiatives | 6
Class Scheduling Survey
Since 2020, the University has shifted how it has scheduled classes. Class start times are
more uniform and a minimum 15-minute break now exists between classes. The new block
schedule format has had many unintended consequences such as increased wait times at
dining halls and elevators, greater difficulty of scheduling meetings with staff and non-Penn
affiliated individuals, longer length of a student’s day, etc.
In part due to feedback from President Carson Sheumaker, UA members in the 49th and
48th Sessions, and SCUE members, the Office of the Provost launched a survey to learn
more about class scheduling preferences and how the scheduling system has impacted its
students. Data collected from the survey will be used to inform future scheduling practices
by the Central Pool Classroom Faculty Committee.

Revamping the Reserve Fund
Penn Student Government (PSG) Donations
The UA Reserve Fund is the accumulation of all
unspent monies from annual budget allocations
and has historically been used to bail out student
organizations in financial distress or fund initiatives in
conjunction with administrative offices that align with
the UA mission. Following the COVID-19 pandemic,
the Reserve reached an unprecedented balance. In
response, an amendment to the UA Bylaws was passed
to establish infrastructure for processing Reserve
Fund Requests. In the Fall Semester, $90,000 was
allocated to PSG Steering as a discretionary fund and
8 total requests were approved. After the first round
of allocations, with consideration of transaction
volume constraints from the Financial Services
Center (FSC), unsustainable student body expectation of programming and expenditures, and the
UA mission statement, the UA Executive Board, Budget Committee, and various administrative
entities developed Reserve Fund Funding Guidelines. During the Spring 2023 semester, 6 total
requests were approved, yielding a cumulative 14 approved requests (outside of the PSG Steering
discretionary fund), for a total allocation of $450,161.65, as illustrated below.
Proposal Amount Granted
PSG Discretionary Fund $90,000.00
Sustainable Water Bottle Giveaway (UA) $3,079.65
Free Menstrual Products in Select Campus Bathrooms
(PAGE, Period at Penn)
$10,932.00
One-Year Fund for Independent Performing Arts Groups
(UA, Platt Performing House)
$20,000.00
Distribution to the Social Life and Inclusion Fund (SLIF) $30,000.00
Distribution to the Intercultural Fund (ICF) $200,000.00
Distribution to SPEC Fully Planned (SPEC FP) $100,000.00
Distribution to UMOJA for Cultural Programming $25,000.00
Distribution to Penn Dems for Political Group Programming $10,000.00
Iris Photo Booth $18,500.00
Spencer West Speaking Event (Disabled Coalition, Lambda
Alliance)
$9,000.00
Bridge to Math Extension $9,050.00
Student CPR Classes (MERT) $7,200.00
Mentor Meals Pilot Program (UA) $3,400.00
Transportation Funds for Clubs Promoting Volunteering
and Community Engagement (UA)
$4,000.00

Leveraging Funding for Student Life
Funding Independent Performing Arts Group
Due to the lack of performing arts space on campus, the
Performing Arts Council (PAC) had a moratorium in 2022-
2023 on groups becoming PAC-recognized, as recognizing
more groups would limit PAC’s ability to provide the same
level of guaranteed/preferential use of space for PAC
groups.
The problem will be solved in 2026, when the new
performing arts building is constructed. But until then,
it is difficult for independent performing arts groups.
Not only do these groups not have specialized space
accommodations, but they also can not be recognized by the Student Activities Council, as only
PAC-recognized groups can be SAC-recognized performing arts groups. Therefore, independent
groups are generally not eligible for SAC funding.
This process makes it harder for independent performing arts groups to afford the meet the costs
for performances. To address this need, President Carson Sheumaker proposed and the UA passed
a funding proposal requesting $20,000, with $1,000 going to each independent performing arts
group that does not receive financial support from SAC.
Funding Student Groups on Campus
As in-person activities returned to campus in full swing
this year, funding board saw increased requests for various
events. Two popular funding boards, the Intercultural
Fund and SPEC Fully Planned, saw the same trend.
The Intercultural Fund (ICF) exists as a funding board with the stated mission to fund
undergraduate events and initiatives that enhance student life by breaking boundaries,
celebrating diversity, and providing forums for underrepresented communities. ICF plays
an important role on-campus not just to fund and promote events aligning with its mission,
but acts as a core funding source for cultural and minority groups. ICF aims to lessen the
funding inequity that exists at Penn.
SPEC Fully Planned (FP) is one of the broadest and most active funding boards on campus,
funding public, accessible events that are ready to go but need financial assistance to be
viable. SPEC FP has a role in almost every major student-run event on campus, providing
financial support for events ranging from performing art shows, to speaker events, to socials.
To address the increased demand for funding with a strong focus on underrepresented
communities, Undergraduate Aseembly Steering representatives proposed and the
Undergraduate Assembly allocated $200,000 towards ICF and $100,000 to SPEC FP.

Leveraging Funding to Support Students
Iris Photobooth
Each year, students on campus seek professional
headshots. For some, clubs, independent student
photographers, and career services provide this
opportunity. While these opportunities by campus
organizations fulfill some students’ need for a
professional headshot, they are limited in their
occurrences and by the number of headshots offered.
For clubs and campus organizations, in particular, a
student often have to pay to get their headshot.
Simply put, a student’s ability to get a headshot
depends on the time of year, on-campus connections,
and financial freedom. As an interim measure last year,
Career Services purchased a lighting kit and a backdrop
so that career services staff can take headshots for
students. However, they identified a more efficient
solution for students. The Iris Photo Booth is a self-service photo booth that students can use to
get high-quality headshots on demand. According to Career Services, having a photo booth would
better fill the need for professional headshots and would eliminate hours of staff time taking and
distributing digital photographs. It would also give students full control of how they want their
photo to look and offer the convenience of utilizing the photo booth whenever the office is open.
To address this need, Speaker Xavier Shankle proposed and the Undergrauate Assembly approved
$18,500, in conjunction with $18,5000 from GAPSA, for a IRIS Photobooth for Career Services.
Platform Initiatives | 9
Mentorship Meals between Students Pilot Program
Throughmeetingwithstudentgroups,theUndergraduateAssembly
has heard that students are interested in more ways to engage in
mentorship between older and younger students. NSOAI has also
noticed an increased demand for mentorship opportunities and
began addressing that by expanding opportunities for student-
to-student interactions through its mentorship meal program.
Recently, as of the January 17, 2023 expansion, students can have
a mentor meal between themselves and their teaching assistants,
RAs, PHINs, or Peer advisors.
Currently, there is no avenue to have such meals between club
leaders, or through various students you might meet in class that
might result in other forms of mentorship. To encourage these
types of interactions, President Carson Sheumaker proposed, and the Undergraduate
Assembly passed $3,400 towards a temporary pilot program between the UA, NSOAI,
and Penn Dining to include these other forms of interactions within the mentorship meals
program. The pilot will begin in Fall 2023.

President’s Administrative Meetings
Office of Student Affairs
Every week, Carson met with Katie Bonner from the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) to discuss urgent
project updates, university-wide announcements, and changes that will impact student life at Penn.
Associate Vice Provost for Education and Academic Planning
Every other week, Carson met with Gary Purpura from the Provost’s Office. In these meetings, Carson and
Gary discussed pressing academic concerns for students, such as policies surrounding academic breaks,
Path at Penn updates, concerns with professors, etc.
The Council of Undergraduate Deans
CarsonattendedtheCouncilofUndergraduateDeans(CUD)asamemberofthecommittee.Thecommittee
also consists of the Vice Provost for Education, who chairs the Council; the four undergraduate deans;
the Vice Provost for University Life; the Dean of Admissions; the Faculty Director of College Houses and
Academic Services; the Vice President for Institutional Research and Analysis; and the Chair of SCUE.
The Council discusses issues of mutual concern to the four schools and establishes unified policies. In
the past, it has been concerned with such issues as undergraduate recruitment and retention, grading,
financial aid, the development of the university’s College House system, and the structure of New Student
Orientation.
The Red and Blue Advisory Committee
Carson served on the Red and Blue Advisory Committee to inform strategic next steps for Penn. Carson
aided in the committee’s mission to engage the community broadly and to make recommendations for
potential areas of strategic priority for the University. These recommendations underpined the framework
for Penn’s future, which will be shared with the Penn community in Summer 2023.
University Council Steering
Carson represented students on University Council Steering which is tasked with preparing the agenda
for University Council meetings and giving advice concerning resolutions that committees elect to place
on the agenda.
University Council
Carson represented students on the University Council which is a deliberative and broadly representative
forum that exists to consider the activities of the University in all its phases, with particular attention to
the educational objectives of the University and those matters that affect the common interests of faculty,
staff and students. It may recommend general policies and otherwise advise the president, the provost,
and other officers of the University. It is authorized to initiate policy proposals as well as to express its
judgment on those submitted to it by the administrative officers of the University and its various academic
divisions. It is also empowered to request information through appropriate channels from any member of
the University administration.
10 | Last Semester’s Advocacy

President’s Administrative Meetings
The Trustee Committee on Student Life
Carson represented students on the Trustee Committee on Student Life. This committee focuses on
policy and planning for support services for both graduate and undergraduate students. Its areas of
responsibility include on- and off-campus housing conditions, dining accommodations, fraternities and
sororities, student health care, security, financial aid, career planning and placement, student/trustee
and student/alumni relations, student government, student judicial and disciplinary systems, and other
university-sponsored or recognized extracurricular student activities.
Provost Search Committee
Carson represented students on the search to find Penn’s next provost. The Provost is the chief academic
officeroftheUniversityandthepresident’ssecond-in-command,taskedwithoverseeingtheadministration
of student and faculty affairs and working directly with Penn’s 12 deans.
Vice Provost for University Life Search Committee
Carson represented students on the Vice Provost of University Life Search Committee. The Vice Provost
of University Life reports directly to the Provost and will lead the Division of University Life, working
collaboratively with undergraduate and graduate students, staff, and faculty across Penn’s 12 schools and
a wide range of interdisciplinary centers and institutes. The Vice Provost leads the student life portfolio
at Penn, which includes academic, career and personal support; community clubs and organizations;
cultural resource centers; and administrative services.
ARCH Steering Committee
Carson attends periodic ARCH Steering committee meetings that focused on renovations to the newly
expanded ARCH space for the various Cultural Resource Centers at Penn. Carson also attends and
contributes ideas to the operations subcommittee that discusses operational hours and other logistical
concerns.
Vice Provost of University Life
Carson meets bi-weekly with Interim Vice Provost of University Life Tamara Greenfield-King in order to
discuss and advocate for important matters relating to Unviersity Life.
11 | Last Semester’s Advocacy

Alex Eapen, C’24
vp@pennua.org
The Undergraduate Assembly is tasked with representing the voices of students and student groups to all
levels of the administration and by virtue, serves as a liaison between these two entities. The UA President
and Vice President work closely with one another to accomplish this, the President primarily serving as
the representative to the administration, while the Vice President is responsible for the more student-
facing initiatives of the body. This includes playing a leadership role in both Undergraduate Assembly
Steering and University Council. Given that the majority of the work the Vice President is engaged in is
equity-focused, the position requires frequent and meaningful communication with University Life, the
7B, the Office of Student Affairs, and the Office of the Provost.
UA Steering
Undergraduate Assembly Steering is a coalition of 30-40
of the largest student groups and umbrella organizations
at Penn and is chaired by the UA Vice President, to
centralize advocacy efforts while also streamlining
student life initiatives across campus. This year, UA
Steering focused on relationship building between
Steering groups to ensure participation and involvement
in future sessions. There were 31 groups with seats on UA
Steering this year, with a total of 10 meetings held, 5 in
each semester. Two new groups, the Disabled Coalition
and FGLI DAB, were added this year in recognition of
their hard work and increasing presence on campus.
As the UA grappled with how to allocate monies in the $1 million plus Reserve Fund in an equitable and
transparent manner early in the session, UA Steering was able to play a valuable role. Two of the UA Steering
meetings this year were dedicated to hearing Reserve Fund proposals from Steering members. Proposals
had to be brought by two or more Steering members to encourage high-impact, intersectional, and large-
scale initiatives. To ensure the feasibility of proposals, the UA Budget Committee connnected Steering
members with administrative offices. The introduction of the Reserve Fund to the UA Steering body resulted
in two rounds of changes to the Steering bylaws, the second of which followed recommendations outlined
by a representative Review Committee, with the goal of incorporating lessons learned from this session.
While funding discussions were a new addition to the Steering charge, the year also focused on intergroup
collaboration, identification of overarching needs on campus, and noted areas for improvement within
student government more broadly. UA Steering was joined by several administrators this year, including
Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein, Vice Provost for Education Karen Detlefsen, Associate Vice Provost Gary
Purpura, Associate Vice Provost Will Atkins, Assistant Vice Provost Laurie Hall, and Director for Strategic
Planning and Operations, Saleem Curry. While the UA meets with administrators frequently, this is not
the case for all Steering groups, so I am incredibly appreciative of those in the Provost and University Life
offices who were able to take the time to meet with students and allow their voices to be heard.
At the heart of UA Steering this year was my personal desire to build community amongst our members
in recognition of the basic principle that student leaders will engage and participate in forums that are
meaningful to them and their constituencies. I am confident that the friendships that have been established,
initiatives that have been brainstormed, and meals that have been shared between Steering members have
footed UA Steering as a stronghold in student advocacy on Penn’s campus, and I am looking forward to
witnessing its continued success in the years ahead.
12 | Executive Reports
Vice President’s Report

University Council
UniversityCouncilisthehighestdeliberativebodyatPenn,withmembersincludingtheuniversityPresident,
Provost, Faculty Senate, PPSA, and graduate and undergraduate student leaders. The Undergraduate
Assembly is allotted 15 University Council seats per Council bylaws, 12 of which are allocated to mis- and
underrepresented student groups by the Nominations and Elections Committee. The delegation this year
included the following student groups:
Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention — Hannah Bases/Aaleyah Jackson
Assembly of International Students — Angela Lao/Alexander Krastev
Asian Pacific Student Coalition — Taryn Flaherty/Fariha Nawar
Disability Advocacy @ Penn — Lex Gilbert
Fossil Free Penn — Megha Neelapu
LAMBDA Alliance — Xandro Xu
Latinx Coalition — Cami Irabien/Stefany Santos
Muslim Students Association — Burhan Brula/Mouctar Diarra
Natives at Penn — Tristan Fajardo
Penn Black Student League — Chime Amaefuna/Khalid Mohieldin
Penn Chavurah — Ben Moss-Horwitz
Transfer Student Organization — Rebecca Nadler/Shannon Rogers
The Vice President chairs this undergraduate student delegation of the Council at monthly preparation
meetings and liaises between delegation members and administrators as one of two undergraduate
representatives on University Council Steering, a body that meets the week prior to council meetings. The
UA was grateful this year to have the support of the Faculty Senate Tri-Chairs in making University Council
more involved for students, by having discussion on topics impacting the university community. Council
focus issues were “Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 3.0 and Environmental Innovations Initiative,”
“University Resources in Support of Family,” “Penn Global in its 10th Year,” and “Penn’s Impact on the
Community.”
The undergraduate delegation had unprecedented levels
of involvement in Council proceedings this year. Groups
did this by delivering statements during the new business
portion of Council meetings. Topics included the loss of
funding for the Middle East Center, inconsistencies in
testing accommodations for students requiring them,
ongoingcommunitydiscussionssurroundingdevelopment
in University City, the university’s relationship with the
local school system, and climate and sustainability goals.
Delegation members also took advantage of Q&A portions
of focus issue presentations, with organizations like AIS
raising concerns about advisor-to-advisee ratios within
ISSS as well as dates for International Student Orientation conflicting with pre-orientation programs. The
delegation also worked collaboratively to ensure that organizations not represented on the Council body
this year were aware of the Council’s two open forum discussions, held in November and February, and
worked with these groups to prepare their statements.
Students can propose new topics for Council discussion via the chair of the University Council Steering
Committee, or by vote at Council. This year, the UA led the delegation in exploring the vote at Council. After
a successful motion from APSC, the organization delivered a 15-minute presentation on the economic and
cultural cost-benefit analysis of the proposed 76ers sports arena near Chinatown, marking the first time a
student group has led an agenda item presentation in recent Council history.

ARCH Steering
Following years of student advocacy from 7B, an agreement was reached to expand the cultural resource
centers located within the ARCH Building. To ensure that discussions continued to be student-led, an ARCH
Steering committee was established with student representatives from each of the 7B member groups,
University Life administrators, and the UA President and Vice President. Being able to support the voices
of our partners within the 7B in this process has been extremely fulfilling, and our roles on campus have
allowed us to encourage the wider student body to engage with the renovation process. From our initial
brainstorming sessions to viewing mockups from the architectural firm the university is working with, the
vision of students has truly been at the forefront of this project, guaranteeing ARCH will be a space by the
students and for the students.
DEI Working Group
In her tenure as Vice Provost for University Life, Mamta Accapadi established the Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion Working Group, on which I have served as the student representative for the last two years.
Under the thoughtful leadership of Erin Cross, Director of the Penn LGBT Center, the working group has
been a valuable space for DEI officers across Penn’s 12 schools and adjoining centers to discuss DEI-related
needs and efforts on campus. Topics that have been discussed include the diversity of Penn suppliers,
DACA-related information sessions being spearheaded by the Transnational Legal Clinic, and the role of
diversity and equity within the Title IX office. I have also established a more formal seat for the UA’s Equity
and Inclusion Committee Director on the working group certifying student voice will continue to be present
in these ever-important discussions on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Partnership with MERT
A personal project of mine this session included building a deeper relationship with Penn’s student-run
Medical Emergency Response Team. Heart health awareness has been a topic of importance both for me
as an individual as well as the undergraduate community more broadly, so I was grateful to partner with
MERT in their collaboration with the Center for Resuscitation Science, Penn Wellness, College Houses
& Academic Services, JHealth, and the Division of Public Safety to provide CPR training at all college
houses and Houston Hall. On February 19th, 2-3 members from MERT and 1-2 members of the UA were
stationed at each station to teach hands-only CPR in brief, five-minute sessions. The support I received
from the President, Provost, and University Life offices helped to ensure the success of the event, with close
to 500 members of the Penn community receiving training. Following the event, I worked with MERT
and Treasurer Yash Rajani to successfully obtain funding for free trainings to be offered next school year,
allowing students to receive a free certification in CPR, as well as for new CPR manikins for MERT so they
can continue to provide these services to the Penn community.
Personal Remarks
It has been a tremendous honor to serve as Vice President of the Undergraduate Assembly’s historic 50th
Session and steward the UA body with as dedicated a partner as Carson. As I reflect, I can surely say that it
will have been the most impactful experience in all of my time at Penn. I would like to extend my sincerest
thanks to all of the student leaders, faculty, and administrators who made this role such a joy, day after
day— being able to play a small role in weaving the rich and deep fabric of student life at this university with
you all is an opportunity I will continue to cherish and be grateful for in the years to come. I cannot wait to
see all that the 51st Session has in store and the mark the Undergraduate Assembly will continue to make
on Penn’s campus!
Alex Eapen C’24
Vice President

Xavier Shankle W’24
xshankle@wharton.upenn.edu, speaker@pennua.org
This session marked a half-century of the UA’s existence. We pushed the UA in ways that it has never been
and leveraged the power of education and organizational management to ensure an efficient session. We
also made great strides in expanding our reach and touchpoints with the community.
Education
Our members work best when they are equipped with the best tools
for advocacy and the knowledge base of how the university works.
In this session, a new three-hour member education package was
developed, covering comprehensive factors of Penn’s operation.
Members went through activities and presentations that covered
the scope of university administrative groups, best practices for
completing projects, the workings of Penn Student Government,
university governance practices, and the workings of the endowment
and board of trustees.
Increasing UA Member Awareness
Committee Updates at GBM: With hopes of increasing general awareness of projects occurring across
the body, the GBM agenda was amended to include committee updates as the final business of the day.
Previously the body could go weeks, or even months, without hearing a project update or discussion
paper from one committee. The agenda structure allowed committee directors to share weekly updates
about projects being led by their members to ensure the body knows about them. From this, the body saw
increased collaboration across committees, no duplicate projects, and more feedback provided on projects.
Educational Moment of the Week: During the speaker’s report, the speaker would occasionally review
concepts relevant to university or UA operations that could aid in project completion. These short but
precise lessons help ensure members constantly expand their repertoire and thus their ability to serve the
student body best. Content included the PennBook, how to bring a resolution, overview of Penn Student
Government.
Day of Service
In accordance with Penn’s obligation to serve and uplift the surrounding community, UA members
participated in the UA’s Day of Service in conjunction with the African American Resource Center (AARC).
Members started the day attending Penn’s Annual MLK symposium and later traveled to Henry C. Lea
Elementary School to support a school beautification project. Members painted, moved items, and sorted
books for the school before returning to campus.
Ensuring External Seat Accountability
The UA holds seats on over 30 university committees and advisory boards. In this session, new measures
were implemented to ensure UA members were equipped with the tools needed to best represent students
in these meetings and report on the work being done to the body. In this session, the speaker developed
an external seat guide. This document aims to provide an overview of the responsibilities of external
seatholders and answer frequently asked questions about the process. Additionally, mid-semester and
session checks in’s occurred for every seat holder, and each member was encouraged to fill out an exit form
providing contact information and best practices for the next external seat holder.
Speaker’s Report

Changes to Bylaws
Speaker Pro Tempore Bylaw Amendment
This amendment allows Associate members to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore. The SPT has been a
complicated position; while it originally served the function of chairing in the Speaker’s absence, it quickly
became an unused position as the Speaker is never really absent. In the past decade, SPT has become more
centrally focused on chairing the Social committee. Now, SPT’s main focus is on bringing the UA together
through social events.
Cabinet Attendance Bylaw Amendment
This amendment sets attendance requirements for cabinet members. Specifically, the amercement means
that cabinet members cannot miss 25% of the total number of cabinet meetings that semester, 25% of the
total number of cabinet administrator meetings, and 25% of the total number of UA steering meetings. The
amendments also outline the excused absences policy for cabinet meetings.
UA Member Steering Attendance Bylaw Amendment
This amendment requires the attendance of at least two UA steering meetings by UA members (elected and
associate) and sets the procedure for excused absences. The Undergraduate Assembly holds UA Steering
meetings biweekly to allow for members of the body to be informed on the issues facing our constituencies
as well as the other branches of Penn Student Government.
Reserve Fund Bylaw Amendment
This amendment formally establishes that the UA shall have a Reserve Fund composed of all UA-allocated
monies not spent in the previous fiscal year. Proposals to utilize the reserve fund shall originate from the
UA, UA Steering, or any entity directly funded by the UA. The budget committee reviews proposals to be
presented to the UA body as a recommendation in the form of a resolution. The amendment also set the
process for which PSG steering shall have a discretionary fund made up of reserve fund money and provide
input on proposals sent via the UA, Steering, or by a UA entity.
UA Contingency Bylaw Amendment
The mission of this Bylaw Amendment was to better allocate the cumulative UA Annual Budget portion
toward the UA Contingency Fund. Years prior, there was a misconception that the UA Contingency
balance does not roll over into the following academic year. However, the balance does indeed roll over.
This amendment establishes three kinds of financial business transacted by the UA: contingency requests,
reserve requests, and the Annual Budget. As part of this, the UA shall have a Contingency Fund, to which
each year shall be added a maximum of 0.5% of the total amount allocated to the UA in the previous fiscal
year.
UA Bylaw Amendment Process
This amendment establishes that a two-thirds majority vote of the members present must make
Amendments to the UA bylaws. All amendments to the bylaws must be presented before the body at GBM
one week before voting on such an amendment.
Signatures for Candidacy Bylaw Amendment
This amendment eliminates the requirement that the UA, with the consultation of the NEC, reassess
the qualifications for candidacy (signatures) after a given time period. The provisions relating to the
qualifications for candidacy herein shall no longer expire but may be amended via the bylaw amendment
process.

UA Resolutions Passed
UA Resolution to Establish Student Trustee Seats on the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
This resolution calls on the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to amend the Statutes of the Trustees
to create Student Trustees.” The resolution proposes the creation of two student trustee positions, one
for an undergraduate student and one for a graduate student, each elected by the procedures established
by their respective assemblies with the concurrence of the Trustees. The student trustees would serve a
maximum two-year term and must abide by the Statutes of Trustees and any other rules, obligations, and
agreements that may bind other classes of trustees. The resolution aims to increase student input in the
decision-making processes of the University.
In summary, the 50th session was as impactful and monumental as ever. Such impact was made possible
by the committed student leaders who worked tirelessly throughout the year to advance students’ intertest.
Thank you to every member who served!
Speaker

Yash R. Rajani C’24
treasurer@pennua.org
Budget Committee
Benjamin Sailors E’25 (bsailors@seas.upenn.edu)
Ria Saraswat W’25 (riasaras@wharton.upenn.edu)
The role of the UA Treasurer is to act as the chief financial officer of the University’s activities fund that
is derived from the General Fee. In addition, the UA Treasurer serves on the Student Activities Council
(SAC) to ensure the efficient allocation of student funds. The UA Treasurer is the resident expert on
University funding for student groups.
2023-2024 UA Annual Budget
During Budget Season, the UA allocated $3,024,071.00 across entities, representing a 3.5% increase
YoY. The Budget Committee made a conscious effort to rightsize the budgets of various entities to more
accurately reflect organizational spend and itemization, significantly changing historical budgets of
groups such as the Social Planning and Events Committee (SPEC), Student Committee on Undergraduate
Education (SCUE), and the Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC), among others. Emphasis was
placed on transparency of internal funding for events such as retreats and food expenditures alike, across
all organizations. Itemized funding was used to provide structure to historically block-grant allocations
while allowing for leadership across organizations to have enough flexibility and discretion of spend.
With regard to specific line items, the UA (after years of discussions with Class Boards and administration)
removed allocation for cultural events like Holi, outsourcing its funding to more applicable boards such
as the Intercultural Fund (ICF), Social
Life and Inclusion Fund (SLIF), and
SPEC-Trum to solidify Class Boards’
mission of fostering unity amongst
grades rather than serving as a cultural-
based programming organization. SPEC
received a decrease in budget for SPEC
Fest and Spring Fling Daytime, following
a series of administrative conversations
that highlighted areas of overspending
in areas such as gift distribution and
activities. And lastly, the UA granted Penn
Labs a drastic increase in technology costs
to support the increased platforms offered
to the University’s student population,
namely the recent development of the
Wharton Club Application portal and
expansion of Penn Clubs that benefit
thousands of undergraduates each year.
Please see below for a visualization of the
2023-24 UA Annual Budget per entity.
Treasurer’s Report

Funding Steering Assembly
The Funding Steering Assembly (FSA) is composed of student representatives from various undergraduate
funding boards. Budget Committee worked diligently to take account of all active funding boards following
the COVID-19 pandemic and maintained communication via semesterly meetings and frequent emails. At
the beginning of the semester, the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) helped organize a Student Organization
Summit (SOS) to aid the transition of treasurers or finance chairs of various funding entities. Boards were
given the opportunity to voice their concerns, which were then conveyed to administration and student
groups alike. A greater emphasis was placed on advance submission of funding requests via the CFA to
allow funding boards a longer timeline to process requests. A detrimental precedent of retroactive funding
was abolished amongst most funding boards, demanding that student organizations submit requests in
advance of any programming.
Contingency Fund
At the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, the UA Treasurer brought forth a discussion paper on
UA Contingency Fund Guidelines, seeking feedback from UA members on potential improvements.
Consequently, updated Contingency Fund Guidelines were released, which cleared up ambiguous language
and simplified unnecessary constraints to allow for more breadth of funding requests across student-led
organizations. Throughout the 2022-23 academic year, a total of 20 requests were approved for funding,
summing to $27,313.69. The UA was proud to allocate funds toward MERT’s CPR Training Workshop,
Penn Labs’ expansion of Penn Clubs and the Wharton club application platform, Black Student League’s
Songwriter’s Collective Fall Show, and the College Dean’s Advisory Board’s Deconstructing the Penn Face,
among others. Such funds were used to promote educational opportunities across the undergraduate
population, support technological infrastructure used by thousands of students, and further the UA’s
mission of mental health awareness, DEI, and more. For a full list of Contingency requests, please see the
UA Contingency Fund Tracker 2022-2023.
Social Life and Inclusion Fund (SLIF)
The Social Life and Inclusion Fund (SLIF) was established from the
UA Reserve Fund in Spring 2021 as a $150,000 funding board to
exist from the 2021-22 to the 2023-24 academic year. Its mission is
to increase social programming opportunities for underrepresented
populations on campus by financially and logistically supporting
events such as formals, galas, and socials alike. In reflection of SLIF
operations in its inaugural year (during the 2021-22 academic year),
the UA Treasurer updated the SLIF Constitution to clearly outline
funding guidelines and stakeholders within the SLIF Board. In Fall
2022, the UA Treasurer successfully passed a $30,000 Reserve Fund
proposal to increase SLIF’s operating budget from $62,500 to $92,500
for the 50th Session. Throughout the 2022-23 academic year, SLIF
was proud to fund 77 events summing to $87,315 in allocated monies.
Some of the most notable and wide-reaching events that we were
proud to be sponsors of include: Welcome to Black Penn by the Black
Student League, Queer Formal by Wharton Alliance, Diwali by Hindu
Jain Association, Asian Pacific American Heritage Week by APSC,
Latinx Festival by Latinx Coalition, and the inaugural Celebration
of Cultures: An Intercultural Fair by United Minorities Council
(UMC) and Class Board ‘24. While the future of SLIF is uncertain,
the UA is committed to providing financial and logistical support to
underrepresented affinity groups across campus.

Administrative Advising to Funding Boards
With the $200,000 increase in monies for the Intercultural Fund (ICF), the UA Treasurer worked with the
Office of University Life to create an Administrative Advisor position that would be graciously filled by Dr.
William Atkins: Associate Vice Provost for University Life (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging).
With the oversight of Dr. Atkins, the ICF Board has been able to fill funding discrepancies across cultural
resource centers and cultural affinity organizations throughout campus, funding roughly 524 events
throughout the 2022-23 academic year. Additionally, the UA Treasurer worked with Katie Bonner (Director
of the Office of Student Affairs) to direct questions and concerns from the Engineering Student Activities
Council (ESAC) and Wharton Council (WC) to appropriate administrators within respective undergraduate
schools. Lastly, the UA Treasurer maintained regular communication with administrative entities such as
the Office of the Provost and the Office of University Life to take into consideration funding concerns from
both an administrative and student perspective, conveying information to the Funding Steering Assembly
(FSA) and UA Body where applicable.
Personal Remarks
It has an absolute honor to serve as the Treasurer of the 50th Session. I am tremendously grateful for the
hard work and dedication of the UA Body, particularly members of the Dining, Housing, and Transit (DHT)
Committee, to which I had the privilege of serving as an Executive Liaison. Moreover, I would like to thank
members of the Cabinet and Executive board for their notable commitment to the UA and coordination of
various initiatives across committees and focus areas. It has similarly been a pleasure working with various
administrators, in particular Katie Bonner and Rodney Robinson within the Office of Student Affairs. Their
guidance and positive energy is truly contagious, and much of the work we do would not have been possible
without their extended expertise and support. Much alike, I owe a great deal of gratitude to all administrators
within the Financial Services Center (FSC) and both Ben and Ria within the Budget Committee. Lastly, I
would like to commend the tremendous leadership of both Carson and Alex during the 50th Session – the
late nights, extended administrative meetings, and positive energy you both brought to the Body is evident
within the community we’ve fostered over the past year and projects that have been completed or are in
progress. This has truly been one of my most fulfilling experiences that I will cherish for years to come, and
I am excited for the future of the UA under Xavier and Ranim’s leadership in the 51st Session!
20| Executive Reports
Yash Rajani C’24
Treasurer

Hannah M. Liu C’25
secretary@pennua.org
The UA Secretary is the manager of the UA administrative businesses and services. Their role is to keep
track of UA meetings by taking attendance and minutes, acting as a liaison to Penn Labs, and overseeing
services such as Fall and Spring Airport Shuttles, Legal Services, and more.
Airport Shuttles Committee and Potential Program Expansions
Leo Solga (solgaleo@sas.upenn.edu)
Shikhar Gupta (shikharg@sas.upenn.edu)
Keshav Ramesh (keshmesh@wharton.upenn.edu)
The Airport Shuttles Committee successfully ran another run of the annual Fall and Spring Airport Shuttle
programs, where hundreds of students were able to have access to an affordable and efficient transportation
service to the airport during Thanksigiving and Spring
Break. With Uber and Lyft rides to the Philadelphia
International airport often being very costly, the Airport
Shuttles program provides a much more financially sound
alternative.
Additionally, the Airport Shuttles Committee has been
discussing with Business Services regarding how to best
expand the program, whether that is to accommodate more
dates during the school year or even extending the program
to include return trips from the airport back to campus
when students return from their break. Although none of
these initatives are set in stone, Penn Transit has expressed
interest in figuring out a way to balance this mission with
the feasibilities of the transit department. Moving into the
next session, I will help oversee this collaboration alongside
the next UA Secretary.
The Airport Shuttles Committee is grateful for Penn Transit
in Business Services for their assistance and support through another successful year of Airport Shuttles.
Minutes
One of the main responsibilities of the UA Secretary is to keep a record of all meetings of the UA in the form
of detailed minutes. This academic year, minutes for over 25 administrative meetings and over 20 general
body meetings for the UA were created. Not only did this provide a historical record of what sorts of issues
the UA decided to tackle during the 50th Session, but also gave useful information for future leaders on the
UA on how to create their administrative stances moving forward. Taking these minutes has allowed me
to gain incredible knowledge about the UA’s goals, and I hope to use this information to better support my
peers in the future.
Secretary’s Report

Penn Labs
Penn Labs is an incredible group of student software engineers, product designers, and business developers.
Their ultimate goal is improving the Penn community. In addition
to creating quality products that are accessible to the entire Penn
community, they give back to the Penn community by providing
educational and technical support. This past year, I had the pleasure
of chairing Penn Labs Advisory Board meetings, which served as
check-ins throughout the year about projects that Penn Labs was
working on.
Personal Remarks
Sitting on the 50th Session Executive Board was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had so far at
Penn. It has undoubtedly been one of the most productive and impactful sessions so far, and that is all
thanks to the incredible hard work from the UA Body. I’m grateful to have worked alongside the other
members of the 50th Session Executive Board and Cabinet; the work ethic of this group is admirable, and
because of their leadership, the 50th Session was able to accomplish ambitious goals and create impact on
campus. I want to also thank the Community Engagement and Sustainability committee for their hard work
this year; it has been a pleasure being an Executive Liaison for this committee, and getting to see everyone’s
projects evolve has been my favorite part about this role. Thank you to Penn Labs for continuing to keep our
school integrated via amazing technological apps that drastically improve student life here at Penn. Thank
you to my Airport Shuttles committee for helping me run two successful iterations of the Airport Shuttles
program and supporting me in my intentions to expand the program. And finally, thank you to the 50th
Session UA Body for your passion, hard work, and undying dedication to the UA this year. I’m excited to
see how the 51st Session unfolds!
Hannah Liu C’25
Secretary

Communications Report
Daniela Uribe C’24
communications@pennua.org
Communications Team
Michelle Chen W’26 (mchenn@wharton.upenn.edu)
Ria Saraswat W’25 (riasaras@wharton.upenn.edu)
During the 50th Session, the Communications team worked to highlight student initiatives across
campus as well as give the student body more insight and transparency into the work of the UA.
The main platform used was Instagram, with a combination of stories and posts going up weekly
on a variety of initiatives. The UA partnered with
many other student organizations, including swipe
out hunger and the department of public safety.
In light of the reserve fund resolution, the UA posted
a “UA by the numbers” graphic to breakdown how
the UA allocates its massive budget.
A focus was placed on increasing transparency and
relatability of the UA. One initiative taken was the
implementation of UA takeovers during UA GBM.
We also posted the member of the week on our
stories every sunday.
The UA instagram ended the year with over 1300
followers. The majority of new followers were
obtained by reaching out to the incoming freshman
class. Continuing the focus on engaging graphics,
the Comm team created a canva suite to ensure
coherence in all posts originating from the UA.
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Communications Director

Academic Initiatives
Ranim Albarkawi C’24
Committee Director (ai@pennua.org)
The Academic Initiatives Committee (AI) is devoted
to enacting change within the academic space at
Penn. AI is using student insight to work on projects
that will have a long-lasting impact. The three
themes that the committee is focusing on this year
are (a) improvements in the classroom environment
in the post online world; (b) increasing equity
regarding access to course materials, and (c) the
impact of the current academic schedule and year
length on learning. Don’t hesitate to contact AI’s
Committee Director Ranim Albarkawi with any
questions or concerns at ai@pennua.org
24 | Academic Initiatives

Cover Transportation Costs to Clinicals
Lorene Tran N’25
Lorene has been working with the Asian Pacific American Nursing Student Association (APANSA) to work
towards making the School of Nursing to cover transportation costs to clinicals in fully or partially. She has
met with the Dean of Nursing to discuss how the transportation cost is covered in the student’s financial
aid package. She plans to look into other options for students to use besides public transit like Penn Transit
(formerly Penn Rides). She wants to spread more awareness to other nursing students about resources for
clinical transportation and how Penn could assist them.
Wharton Accepting American Sign Language as a Foreign Language Requirement
Lorene Tran N’25
Lorene has been working together with Nox Richmond to get the Wharton School of Business to accept
American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language requirement. She had discussed points with Nox of ways
to convince Wharton and spread awareness to the Wharton student body. This year, ASL was approved to
fulfill the language requirement in fall 2022.
TA Selection in the Economics Department
Charlie Schumer C’24
After hearing issues with the quality of Economics TA’s, Charlie worked with the Economics Undergraduate
Advisory Board to better understand the process of TA selection and discuss ways that TA’s can be better utilized
by students. The main issue is that because the TA’s are all graduate students, they often do not understand the
struggles that undergraduates face in these courses. Although the advisory board did not recognize the same
shortcomings with TA selection, these concerns were brought to the attention of the Economics Department.
As a result of this project, the Economics department will encourage more qualified undergraduates to pursue
opportunities as a tutor in the Weingarten Learning Center.
Club Recruitment at Penn
Charlie Schumer C’24
In partnership with the Student Activities Council, Charlie created a survey to evaluate the state of club
recruitment and sent it out to first and second years to evaluate their experiences with club recruitment.
Overall, about 100 responses were received. The main takeaways were that students felt very stressed about the
recruitment process, clear feedback should be given for applicant rejections, and that clubs gave preferential
treatment to applicants with friends in the club. The results were presented to club leaders in December to
help improve recruitment for Spring 2023.
Perelman Quad Advisory Board
Carson Sheumaker W’23 C’23
Carson has been a long advocate for increasing space capacity and easing the process for booking. Carson has
met with a variety of administrators and has hoped for a way to encourage feedback after he graduates. After
working with Amber Decker, the advisory board will begin starting Spring 2023.
Prospectus and Covid-19 Recordings
Maya El-Sharif, C’25
Maya has been working with the Center for Teaching and Learning to discuss potential ways professors can
help students academically. Several guides have been published to create an abridged syllabus on canvas so
students can better tailor their schedules around classroom expectations. Additionally, professors have been
encouraged to create a video version of class for students who fall ill or test positive for COVID-19.
Space Heaters
Maya El-Sharif, C’25
Maya has been in contact with FRES to try to place space heaters around campus. This is to facilitate outdoor
seating as the temperature continues to drop and also help out student groups who must advertise on Locust.

Broadening the Scope of Premed Resources
Halle Kincaid C’24
Halle has been working with the premed advisors to make their services more accessible to students. Advisors
are currently working on creating a canvas page to consolidate resources and she will be aiding in the revision
process as well as publicizing the final product to students. She suggested the advisors bring back drop-in Q&A
on zoom as many students have difficulty in finding available appointments, that way small questions can
be answered in a more timely manner— the first of which occurred on Dec. 9th with plans to continue these
sessions next semester. She has communicated with the Alumni relations department inquiring about a way to
connect Penn premed students to alumni currently in medical school/medical school graduates in a potential
mentor relationship, but was told it was not possible the first time as well as when she followed up; she was
given no specific reason as to why not. She was referred to student services or Perelman school of medicine, so
her next steps involve reaching out to them.
Guide on on-campus accommodations during breaks
Josias Zongo W’24
Josias has been working with Barbara Lee Kruger from Business Services on a project which aims on making
a guide outlining options for students who may want to stay in on-campus housing during the summer and
winter breaks. Josias is also hoping to include popular storage options for students. He has so far had one
meeting with business services to discuss his ideas and has received a positive response from them so far.
Josias has also drafted an outline of the guide, which he hopes to present to the UA in a discussion paper next
semester. In the spring, he hopes to flesh out his ideas more by meeting with specialized business service staff
that work on storage and housing respectively.
Cost Transparency in Travel Based Courses
Xavier has been working to increase the transparency of costs for travel-based courses in programs such as
Penn Global Seminars (PGS), Wharton International Program (WIP), and Global Modular Courses (GMC).
Currently, course costs presented on program websites and brochures are misaligned with realized costs
that students must pay. Additionally, the financial aid excel sheet provided by SRFS can be confusing for
students to navigate. In the spring, he will work with SRFS and individual program offices to ensure greater
transparency about the costs of each course so that a student has a more accurate understanding of the costs
before enrolling in a course. He also hopes to improve the financial aid process so that students automatically
receive their aid offers and do not have to inquire about financial aid manually. Additionally, he will continue
to advocate for more financial aid for these courses, as a lack of funding currently limits the amount of aid a
student can receive for these courses.
Shuttles to Homegoods Stores
Cody Eskandarian C’24
Cody, Carson & Josias have been working to develop a shuttle program that will take students to homegoods
stores during NSO so that they can buy furniture, decorations, and whatever else they need to make their
dorms feel more like a home. After insightful meetings with Penn Transit/Penn Business Services, they are
super excited to develop the route and logistics for the shuttle to get the project on its feet as soon as possible.
Designated Transfer Advising
Mackenzie Sleeman C’25
Mackenzie has recognized through his discussions with transfers, his own experience, and by survey data that
transfer students struggle with finding classes, navigating the XCAT system, and envisioning their academic
plan because advisors are not fully knowledgeable of the transfer process and its complexities. Therefore,
Mackenzie hopes that a transfer advisor, who is retained yearly, would be able to build the knowledge and
skills required to fully assist transfers in their acclimation to Penn.

Permanent Vigil Space
Chandler Cheung E’25 and Toyosi Abu W’24 E’24
Chandler and Toyosi have been working on creating a permanent vigil space on campus to remember those
who have sadly and unfortunately passed away. Having a permanent vigil space would ensure that people can
continue remembering that person. Given the tragedy and emotional impact, it is important for people to be
able to take their time in honoring that person. They have met with the Facilities and Real Estate Services,
along with the Chaplain’s Office, to discuss how the space will look like. Currently, the plan to is have a garden
on Memorial Walk, which is by the peace sign next to Van Pelt. The University’s Senior Architect is currently
designing the space, and hopefully the construction for project will be underway this summer.
Student Trustees
Keshav Ramesh W’25 C’25
Keshav, along with UA College Representative Charlie Schumer, worked on a joint project with the Graduate
and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) to pass resolutions this year declaring our goal to work with the
University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees to create positions for 1 undergraduate student trustee and 1
graduate student trustee in order to increase student representation at the highest level of governance in the
university. These positions would have 1-year terms, and would be accompanied by voting rights on the Board
of Trustees as well as trustee committees on which students can serve. Keshav and Charlie, along with members
of the UA Executive Board, met with a wide range of administrators, faculty, and students to incorporate
external perspectives into the initiative, and are looking to continue their conversations with members of
administration and the Board of Trustees as they seek to bring the establishment of these roles to fruition.
Clarifying the Data Science Landscape
Toyosi Abu, W’24 E’24
Toyosi, as part of the Academic Initiatives Committee, has been working on clarifying the data science
education landscape at Penn. This semester, he has made great progress in stirring conversations between the
CIS Department Chair, Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board, and Wharton Analytics Fellows to help students
understand their data science and artificial intelligence resources currently offered at Penn. Specifically, he
and his collaborators are in the midst of creating guides that advise students of all class levels on how to
pursue advanced coursework, find appropriate extracurricular engagements, and pick up industry relevant
skills. Toyosi is excited to see what progress future Engineering Representatives will make in this department
and will give transition information to maintain these convos.
XCAT PRIME/XCAT Advisory Board
Mackenzie has been trying to work on his initiative XCAT PRIME; a movement to hasten the credit approval
process for transfer students. There are many instances that during the summer for when a transfer is accepted
to Penn, that they do not have their credits approved to make informed choices on classes to take in the fall.
Additionally, there are cases of credit approvals taking months, cases in which transfer students had already
taken those classes at Penn for which they then received credit for in the future. So, Mackenzie hopes to bring
changes to the XCAT process to make the transition to Penn more equitable to transfer students. Through
discussions with Vice Provost Karen Detlefsen, Mackenzie has recognized that many of the downfalls associated
with XCAT are due to its novelty as a system. Therefore, Mackenzie hopes to transition his project to possibly
creating an XCAT Advisory Board, a group of students to oversee the XCAT process of transfer and study
abroad students. Mackenzie hopes to connect with Dean Paul Sniegowski in order to create the committee,
which would have the power to bring recommendations to the College and the other undergraduate schools
over how to reform the XCAT system.

Sophomore Transfer Critical Writing Seminar
The Midterm Report highlighted how Mackenzie was able to get the idea of a Transfer Critical Writing Seminar
approved by Dr. Ross and her team at the Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing. Since the report,
Mackenzie has collaborated with the Academic Initiatives Committee (UA), the Office of the Provost, Rodin
College House, and transfer students in finalizing the project for its pilot programming in fall 2023.
Mackenzie had been working with Vice Provost Karen Detlefsen and her team to find a time for the Sophomore
Transfer Critical Writing Seminar. The collaboration between Mackenzie and the Vice Provost resulted in
finding times for the seminar for which there were minimal class collisions for registration in the fall. The
goal was to find a favorable time for which transfers could prioritize the transfer writing seminar over another
class. Mackenzie hopes that the effort in choosing the time for the program could result in a filled seminar, and
give transfers the opportunity to take part in this new course.
Mackenzie had been in communication with Stephanie Burke Lewis (Rodin House Director) and Rodin
leadership in finding a seminar space that could accommodate the Transfer Critical Writing Seminar. Rodin
was the desired location because the writing seminar would be in the same building as the Transfer Living
Community (Floor 11). After going through the scheduling of the Rodin Faculty Fellows, we were able to find
a room to hold the Transfer Critical Writing Seminar at the desired time.
The Sophomore Transfer Critical Writing Seminar will most likely be at 5:15PM in the M30 seminar room,
Rodin College House. The class is available on Path@Penn under the theme of Artificial Intelligence and
Bioethics. This topic was chosen because artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly intertwined with many
career fields, giving transfers of different disciplines the motivation to register for the course.

Community Engagement
and Sustainability
Emma Shockley C’25
Committee Director (ces@pennua.org)
The Community Engagement and Sustainability
Committee (CES) focuses on Penn’s footprint in
the West Philadelphia community and the campus’
environmental footprint. This committee is more
outward-facing in purview and prioritizes initiatives
that promote social responsibility and foster good
relations with community impact-oriented student
groups. Reach out to Emma Shockley at
ces@pennua.org with questions and
suggestions.
29 | Community Engagement and Sustainability

Rinse, Reuse & Separate
Yash Mahajan C’25
Yash has been working with FRES and other cross-UA initiatives to implement a stronger on-campus
recycling project. This project involves building rinsing stations near recycling bins in dining halls that
primarily use plastic utensils and boxes (e.g., Houston Hall and McClelland). He is concerned by the
fact that not many students are aware that if recyclable materials are greasy, covered with food or wet,
they prevent everything from being recycled. Yash has also created educational and instructional on-
campus recycling infographics and is planning recycling seminars for both faculty and students.
Water Bottle Giveaway Event to Promote Sustainability at Penn
Keerthi Jayaraman C’22
As Keerthi’s final committee project for the Undergraduate Assembly, she has planned an event to
promote sustainability at Penn. The event will be centered around a water bottle giveaway, but will
also have opportunities for students to learn more about sustainability at Penn. As a member of the
Community Engagement and Sustainability Committee of the UA, this project aligns with the committee
goals and would serve the general student body.
The purpose of this event would be to promote sustainability on campus by providing them with the
opportunity to learn more about sustainability opportunities on campus. Hence, the project provides
students with a tangible tool to be sustainable (i.e. the water bottle) as well as “intangible” tools in the
form of knowledge about sustainability. There will also be a community service component to this
project as all water bottles not given away will be donated to a community partner organization.

Expanding the Airport Shuttle Program
Hannah Liu C’25
Hannah, along with the Airport Shuttles Committee, has been working on expanding the Airport Shuttle
program. This semester, she and the committee has made great progress in starting the conversations
between the Transit committee within Business Services and the future Secretary and Airport Shuttles
Committee. Business Services would like to bring in UA members to learn about the logistics behind
transit, which will help them organize proposals surrounding transit in a more effective manner.
Hannah is excited to see what progress the future Secretary will make within this department, and
will ensure that the transition documents will detail out how the future Secretary can maintain these
important conversations.
Add-Drop Lotteries
Yash Mahajan C’25
Yash has begun a project focusing on equity for course registration. The initial objective of this was
to increase accessibility for international students by (1) ensuring that PennCourseAlert would text
international numbers when courses opened up and (2) creating a waitlist system for international
students who are often 8-12 hours ahead of EST during the breaks and are asleep when a course would
open up in add-drop.
After discussions with the UA Exec team, other members working on waitlist policies and SRFS, this
project has turned into one focusing on establishing an opt-out lottery system for course registration,
replacing the add-drop period for courses that are filled during advanced registration. Students will place
themselves into a lottery waitlist system for full courses (with seniors and majors being given priority
in the lottery system), and when a spot opens up, a student will be selected at random to fill that spot —
they will then have ~16 hours to either accept or decline their spot in the course. This idea is still being
fleshed out and will likely only be completed during the next session of the Undergraduate Assembly,
but Yash would like to note the urgency and importance of this policy, as it increases accessibility for
not only international students, but also those who may have access to unstable internet at home and/
or are working full-time during the add-drop periods.
30 | Community Enagagement and Sustainability

Dining, Housing, and
Transit
Pranav Tadikonda C’24
Committee Director (dht@pennua.org)
The Dining, Housing, and Transit Committee
(DHT) Committee works with administration
and student groups to address the largest and
most tangible infrastructure issues at Penn. This
committee worked with Business Services to
expand the use of dining swipes, improve sus-
tainability initiatives, and increase the value
of dining plans overall. DHT also worked with
Housing representatives to create new living
communities and address issues (amenities,
sanitation, etc.) Finally, members worked
with the transit side of Business Services
to improve the functionality and
safety of Penn Rides and provide
transportation to niche cultural
groups in Philadelphia. Reach
out to Pranav Tadikonda with
questions/suggestions
at dht@pennua.org.
.
31 | Dining, Housing, and Transit

Path@Penn Improvements
Jacqueline Davis C’25
Jacqueline has been working on finding new ways to improve the new program, Path@Penn. Jacqueline has
taken surveys of fellow students and met with administrators to find out more regarding feasible changes
that will improve student course registration and other managerial tasks.
RA Dining
Ben Sailors E’25
Ben has been working with College Houses and Academic Services, along with other Resident Advisors,
to advocate for an expansion of the RA dining plan. In its initial state, the plan was insufficient to
meeting students’ needs. After feedback and discussions, CHAS decided to increase the RA dining plan
by $200 Dining Dollars per semester. This is a good start, but Ben plans to continue to work with other
RAs and organizations to use this acknowledgement of the plan’s insufficiency to springboard into more
comprehensive dining coverage.
Penn Transportation Guide
Ria Saraswat W’25
Ria has been compiling transportation resources to create a simple and comprehensive guide for Penn
students. With updates to PennTransit Mobile applications and an increased use of Penn Charter Buses, she
found a need to make the Penn community aware of the resources Penn has to offer. She aims to release a
detailed guide via the UA Website, Instagram, and the DP during the upcoming spring semester.
Improving Residential College House Recreational Centers/Gyms
Belinda Kumi, W‘25
Belinda has been working on a project to improve residential college house gyms/recreational centers. Her
project began after discovering in August that some of the gym equipment (i.e treadmill, elliptical) in her
residential college house, Dubois, was not working and other items (i.e dumbbell weights) were missing.
She began looking into each College house recreational center/gym and finding out what each college house
owns and does not own (i. e cardio machines, weights, bands, yoga mats, etc.). Now she is working to figure
out how to standardize/improve the college house recreation centers by talking to house directors and other
administrators. There has been some push back with some parts of the agenda, such as adding more weights
to centers, as there is a concern for students taking and keeping weights. Her semester ended with a meeting
with the Senior Director for House Operations, Lulu Kaliher.
Funding Transportation to Promote Community Service
Eric Lee C’26
Eric, in cooperation with the Netter Center, has been working to support student groups dedicated to
community service who are not affiliated with the Netter Center, Civic House, SAC, or PAC. These student
groups are not financially supported by the university, and transportation off-campus is an extra cost to
them. Eric hopes that his proposal to fund SEPTA cards for volunteering student groups will increase
motivation for community service. He looks forward to working more with the Netter Center in the future
and creating a UA position to facilitate SEPTA card distribution and work with community service groups
more broadly.
Universal Free Printing
Leo Solga C’26
Over the course of this semester, Leo has worked to explore the avenues of universal free printing for Penn
undergraduates. Through various meetings with administration and members of the four undergraduate
schools’ student leadership Leo has created a much broader and more accurate understanding of printing at
Penn. He hopes to continue these conversations next academic year.

General Dining and Housing Improvements
Leo Solga C’26
Leo, as a member of the Dining Advisory Board and the Dining, Housing, Transportation Committee has
worked to improve the dining experience at Penn generally. Leo formally wrote to Penn Dining admin to
request they officially inform the students about various dining hall’s inspection failures. He has worked
for the transition away from Commons condiment bowls and advocated for the addition of dumplings to
dining menus. On the Residential Services Advisory Board Leo has worked to rewrite the group’s bylaws
and to remove potentially dangerous architecture from college houses, such as the game room trap in Hill.
In both positions Leo has advocated for the desires of students and worked with administration and fellow
UA members to make the small changes that improve the student experience.
Wharton Keys
Lauren Bambach C’25
Lauren has been working on increasing accessibility of school resources, particularly with regards to use of
Wharton resources by non-Wharton students. This semester, she made an effort to publicize registration
for Wharton Keys, so that non-Wharton students would have the ability to use their Penn Keys to log into
computers located within Wharton buildings.

Equity and Inclusion
Ria Ellendula, C ‘25
Committee Director (ei@pennua.org)
The Equity and Inclusion Committee (EI) works to
address the needs of mis- and underrepresented
groups on Penn’s campus and in the surrounding
Philadelphia community. This committee works
alongside groups like the first-generation low-income
community and the 7B minority coalition, as well as
with relevant administrative offices to identify and
eliminate barriers that impede Penn students from
having an equitable and inclusive
undergraduate experience. Projects are often
related to accessibility, equity, and
sensitivity. Feel free to reach out to Ria
Ellendula at ei@pennua.org with
questions and suggestions
regarding EI’s work!
34 | Equity and Inclusion

Increasing Accessibility of Over-the-Counter Medicine
Michelle Chen W ‘26, Venkatesh Shenoy E’24
Many other prestigious institutions in the United States provide students with easy access to over-the-
counter medicine, whether it is at a centralized location on campus or stationed vending machines
throughout campus. However, as one of the most elite institutions, Penn does not offer over-the-counter
dsemedicines to the degree that other institutions do. The goal of this project is to expand the current
medication offerings of SHS, and seek ways to better distribute them to the student body.
Penn’s Student Health Services (SHS) is the center for student health services. Currently, SHS provides
“cold care packs” or “home care packs” which are available for pickup at the SHS office. These care
packs include acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and salt packets for warm salt water gargles. However, a big
discrepancy is that they are not promoted/publicized whatsoever, therefore many students are not
aware that these are accessible to them. Further, these care packs often run out of stock. We want to
better distribute these cold packs when shipments of them come in.
This year, Chen and Shenoy have been diligently working with the Director of Student Health to find a
better method of distributing medication. After many meetings and working with Penn Wellness, there
is a budget proposal in the works for a pilot program during the 23-24 academic year!
Wellness Rooms in Libraries
Shravya Aparasu C’25
Placed a relaxation room in the basement of Van Pelt in order to improve stress and mental health in
students while studying.
Alleviating Menstrual Product Inaccessibility
Ria Ellendula, C’25
Ria Ellendula has been working to alleviate menstrual product inaccessibility on campus. This semester,
she has pursued three individual sub-projects in order to accomplish her overarching project goal. She
collaborated with Residential Services in order to launch the Hill Menstrual Product Pilot Program,
which is providing free menstrual products throughout Hill until the end of the year. She hopes to
build upon the results of this pilot program to expand products to all residential facilities. She has also
been working with the Reproductive Justice Working Group, CHAS, and Wellness to create workshops
about menstrual equity in all the college houses. Finally, she worked with PAGE to secure $11k for Penn
Period Project through the reserve fund. In a joint collaboration with Penn Period Project, GAPSA,
FRES, and other stakeholders, she is working to use that funding to remove the coin mechanisms in
menstrual products dispensers across all Penn buildings. She is excited to continue working on this and
looks forward to hear feedback from other students on what they would like to see!
Expanding Math Resources for FGLI students
Juan Lopez C’26
Juan has been working on expanding math resources for FGLI students who may not have a strong
math or calculus background. As Juan and other FGLI students did not have access to a calculus course
during high school, Juan thinks it’s important to start conversations with other students as well as
faculty as many FGLI students end up struggling when taking Math 1300. Juan is currently working
on upgrading Bridge to Math to include the lowest math at Penn, a more interactive platform for those
utilizing the website and have any math related questions that they can ask a TA, Professor, or other
students, and more advertisement so the student body can be aware of this amazing resource available
to them.

Transfer Student RA Eligibility
Asaad Manzar C’23
Asaad worked with Rodin College House’s staff to create eligibility for undergraduate transfer students
to become the Resident Assistant (RA) of the Transfer Living Community (TLC) in Rodin. Penn’s
housing policies previously did not permit undergraduates to be the RA of any on-campus housing
community. But in the TLC’s case, a senior transfer undergraduate would arguably make a more apt
RA since they can better resonate with the TLC’s members’ identities than a graduate student. Asaad
collaborated with Rodin’s housing staff to establish an exception for undergraduate transfer students
to become eligible to be considered for the TLC’s RA position in future years.
Increasing Diversity in SHAC
Xandro Xu C’25
This past year, Xandro has been working with SHAC (Student Health and Counseling) to gain further
insight into diversifying the array of counselors employed by the University to better reflect the diversity
of the student body. Through speaking with administrators and sitting in on interviews, he has a better
understanding of the selection process by which counselors are chosen. After meeting with student
groups and cultural centers, Xandro has constructed a survey to gauge student input regarding the
quality of counseling services and thoughts regarding the center’s diversity. After the survey completes
institutional review, Xandro hopes to use the data provide conclusive feedback and strengthen the
iterative feedback process between SHAC and the student body in regards to their need and areas of
improvement.
Making the Quad More Student-Friendly
Eric Lee C’26
My project aims to increase hall bathroom access to non-residents, install motion sensor lights in the
hallways to save electricity, and create trash disposal sites indoors so that residents don’t have to step
outdoors to throw away their trash. I have been communicating with Chris Kern, Executive Director of
Design and Construction, and Lulu Kaliher, Director of First-Year Houses & Training. So far, it appears
that residents and the House Director prefer that bathroom access be limited to residents, as use by
non-residents has historically been correlated with higher rates of vandalism and not been compatible
with use by residents. However, residents can still let non-residents use house facilities by swiping non-
residents in with their Penn cards. The introduction of motion sensor lights and indoor trash disposal
are likely to be more feasible with the Quad’s renovation. I will continue following up with Directors
Kern and Kaliher to check in and see if these two improvements will remain realistic possibilities.

2022-23 Administrator
Meetings
The following is a list of the meetings that
UA Exec and Cabinet had with various
administrators along with a summary
of what was discussed.
For clarity, UA Cabinet includes the
Executive Board.
37 | Administrator Meetings

UA Cabinet
cabinet@pennua.org
Interim Provost Winkelstein
On Friday, October 14th the UA Cabinet met with Interim Provost Winkelstein. They
discussed the Middle East Center’s loss of funding and the Provost/SAS Dean’s office
covering the lack of funding, de-emphasizing the importance of grades, surveying the
effects of the block schedule, the sustainability of the Social Life and Inclusion Fund,
advice on evaluating proposals for the Reserve Fund, and faculty diversity initiatives.
Wellness Leadership
On Friday, October 14th the UA Cabinet met with Wellness Leadership. They discussed
the change in COVID-19 college house relocation policy, communications with professors
regarding illness, non-COVID-19 related illnesses, and Napping Pods. The UA Cabinet
learned that Wellness saw similar infection rates post-relocation policy change to its
previous policy.
Executive Vice President Carnaroli
On Friday, October 28th the UA Cabinet met with Executive Vice President Carnaroli
and Assistant Vice President Sorrentino. They discussed updates surrounding the UC
TownHomes and plans to address affordable housing, Penn’s pledge to the Philadelphia
School District, Radian housing prices, the second-year dining plan, and a dining
occupancy tracker.
Faculty Senate Tri-Chairs
On Friday, October 28th the UA Cabinet met with the Faculty Senate Tri-Chairs. They
discussed the procedure to add University Council agenda items, updates surrounding
a resolution from the Faculty Senate Select Committee on the Institutional Response to
the Climate Emergency, information regarding the process of Faculty Senate sanctions,
and ways to collaborate.
College Houses and Academic Services
OnFriday,November4ththeUACabinetmetwithCollegeHousesandAcademicServices.
They discussed transit information programming, menstrual products in college houses
and programming, booking college house space, residential houses bathroom access
policies, transfer floor expansion, college house gyms, Radian college house updates.
UA Cabinet Administrator Meetings

Facilities and Real Estate Services
On Wednesday, November 9th the UA Cabinet met with Facilities and Real Estate
Services. They discussed lighting levels on campus, mold issues, water testing, residential
college houses’ bathroom access policies, maintenance request awareness, small building
improvements, gender-neutral bathroom updates, quad renovation updates, and other
renovation updates.
Admissions Dean Soule
On Wednesday, November 9th the UA Cabinet met with Admissions Dean Soule. They
discussed plans for if the Supreme Court overrules affirmative action, expanding Penn’s
reach to a wider range of Philadelphia high schools, information regarding protocols to
ensure qualified candidates are admitted, clarifications in transfer students’ predicted
credits, and supporting Penn’s diverse community after admissions.
Business Services
On Friday, November 11th the UA Cabinet met with Business Services. They discussed
expansion of dining hall hours, impacts of changing housing capacities, the new app that
replaced Penn Rides on Request, making students more aware of transit options, SEPTA
terminals at NSO, Transit Advisory Board, and digital PennCards.
Penn First Plus
On Friday, November 11th the UA Cabinet met with Penn First Plus. They discussed
the grocery delivery program, cost of programs, textbook cost coverage, pre-first year
program expansion, and outreach to new students.
President Magill
On Wednesday, November 16th the UA Cabinet met with President Magill and Provost
Winkelstein. They discussed protecting academic breaks from assignments, having
productive dialogue with protestors, Middle East Center and new space for students,
and subsidized/free textbooks.
New Student Orientation and Academic Initiatives
On Friday, November 18th the UA Cabinet met with New Student Orientation and
Academic Initiatives. They discussed the Penn Reading Project and its central theme,
transit education/programming during NSO, increasing convenience for acquiring a
SEPTA Key during NSO, and new ways to introduce students to student health.
University Life
On Friday, November 18th the UA Cabinet met with University Life. They discussed the
useofGreekHousesafterfailuretomeetresidencyrequirements,howtoaddressconcerns
of funding disparities, updates on the CRC review, updates on the MEC, collaborations
across DEI groups, and expenditures from the Reserve Fund.

Student Registration and Financial Services
On Friday, November 18th the UA Cabinet met with Student Registration and Financial
Services. They discussed financial aid for housing, changes related to the Radian, need-
blind aid for international students, planned NGSS changes, textbook costs, reviewing
submitted documents for financial aid earlier, registration holds that halt advanced
registration, and global modular course costs.
Division of Public Safety
On Friday, December 2nd the UA Cabinet met with the Division of Public Safety. They
discussed the arrest of student activists, issues with Penn Walks guards, status and
repairs of blue lights, Penn Walks and Rides usage and promotion, and updates on Penn
Alerts and what constitutes an alert.
Career Services
On Friday, December 2nd the UA Cabinet met with Career Services. They discussed
support for jobs outside of the United States, non-finance and consulting education and
support, the status surrounding career services’ capacity, and the status of OCR.
International Student and Scholar Services
On Friday, December 2nd the UA Cabinet met with International Student and Scholar
Services. They discussed expanding international internship opportunities, need-blind
aidforinternationalstudents,theISSSstaffingandadvisorratio,andsupportforstudents
who struggle with English.
University Life
On Monday, February 27th the UA Cabinet met with University Life. They discussed
university-wide communication on the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, a wellness
vending machine in the ARCH, the impact of College Hall construction on large campus
events, accessibility in the VPUL portfolio buildings, the continuation & improvement of
the Social Life Inclusion Fund, addressing concerns of funding disparities, and Class of
2024 graduation planning.
Business Services
On Friday, March 3rd the UA Cabinet met with Business Services. They discussed
the Menstrual Product Distribution Pilot Program, the impacts of changing housing
capacities, housing waitlist resources and updates, Penn Transit app updates, expansion
of airport shuttles, swipe utilization increase for athletes, and other updates regarding
dining on campus.

Student Registration and Financial Services
On Wednesday, March 15th the UA Cabinet met with Student Registration and Financial
Services. They discussed planned NGSS changes, new Path@Penn features, financial
aid for Radian housing, student account refund timelines for students off-campus,
grandfathering previous academic policies, Path forms for swapping degree types, and
difficulties for international students during the course selection period.
Executive Vice President Carnaroli
On Friday, March 17th the UA Cabinet met with Executive Vice President Carnaroli
and Assistant Vice President Sorrentino. They discussed the Chinatown development
and Penn’s relationship, unionization of RA/GA’s, UC townhomes/Affordable housing,
calculations going into the tuition and financial aid increase, Radian housing prices,
dining health code violations, and the $100 million dollar donation to Philadelphia
public schools.
Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics
On Wednesday, March 22nd the UA Cabinet met with the Division of Recreation
and Intercollegiate Athletics. They discussed the scope of DRIA, the status of athletic
nutrition stations, the card swiper in Pottruck, DRIA space booking procedures, resource
disparities between athletic teams, costs concerning recreational classes, and timelines
surrounding broken equipment.
The Office of the Chaplain & The Spiritual and Religious Life Center
On Friday, March 24th the UA Cabinet met with The Office of the Chaplain & The Spiritual
and Religious Life Center. They discussed the scope and responsibilities of the Office of
the Chaplain/SPARC, transportation to places of worship, and awareness of religious
holidays & policy enforcement.
Facilities and Real Estate Services
On Wednesday, March 29th the UA Cabinet met with Facilities and Real Estate
Services. They discussed maintenance requests, light levels outside the 40th and Walnut
construction, Lighting of Locust 2023-2024, drainage on Locust Walk, efforts to prevent
flooding in on-campus housing, updates on the Environmental Sustainability Plan, old
high-rise furniture, and what happens to furniture left in college houses after move out.
Interim Provost Winkelstein
On Friday, March 31st the UA Cabinet met with Interim Provost Winkelstein. They
discussed the VPUL transition process, the CHAS director search, Penn’s response to AI
advancement and utilization in the classroom, the Faculty Advancement Network, the
best routes for feedback, Radian housing prices, and the Provost transition process.

Contact Us
UA Cabinet and UA Member Directory
42 | Contact Us

UA Cabinet
UA Executive Board
Carson Sheumaker W’23 C2’3
President (president@pennua.org)
Alex Eapen C’24
Vice President (vp@pennua.org)
Speaker (speaker@pennua.org)
Yash Rajani C’24
Treasurer (treasurer@pennua.org)
Hannah Liu C’25
Secretary (secretary@pennua.org)
The Executive Board can be reached at exec@pennua.org
UA Cabinet
Ranim Albarkawi C’24
Committee Director
(ai@pennua.org)
Emma Shockley C’25
Comm. Engagement & Sustainability
Committee Director
(ces@pennua.org)
Pranav Tadikonda C’24
Dining, Housing, and Transit
Committee Director
(dht@pennua.org)
Ria Ellendula C’25
Committee Director
(ei@pennua.org)
Makaeel Sheikh C’23
Speaker Pro Tempore
(spt@pennua.org)
Communitications Director
(communications@pennua.org)
43 | UA Cabinet

UA Member Directory
Name Email Address Phone Number
Ranim Albarkawi, Director ai@pennua.org (267) 234-4428
Carson Sheumaker, Exec Liaison president@pennua.org (615) 487-5858
Charlie Schumer** cschumer@sas.upenn.edu (651) 900-5061
Cody Eskandarian codye@sas.upenn.edu (914) 980-0252
Josias Zongo josias@sas.upenn.edu (267) 230-4478
Keshav Ramesh keshmesh@wharton.upenn.edu (860) 690-1231
Lorene Tran tlorene@nursing.upenn.edu (314) 757-6829
Maya El-Sharif mayael@sas.upenn.edu (561) 908-4046
Mikey Sheikh* msheikh@sas.upenn.edu (917) 374-1734
Toyosi Abu toyosia@wharton.upenn.edu (443) 518-6945
Halle Kincaid hkincaid@sas.upenn.edu
Shikhar Gupta shikharg@sas.upenn.edu
Mackenzie Sleeman mackslee@sas.upenn.edu (914) 419-6216
Community Engagement and Sustainability
Emma Shockley, Director ces@pennua.org (850) 276-4924
Hannah Liu, Exec Liaison secretary@pennua.org (847) 830-8879
Venkatesh Shenoy shenoyve@seas.upenn.edu (309) 826-7751
Yash Mahajan ymahajan@sas.upenn.edu (610) 679-4381
Fiona Wu wu101@seas.upenn.edu (417) 414-0372
Gaby Montes gmdo@sas.upenn.edu (832) 929-633
Tytianna Pope tytianna@sas.upenn.edu (901) 585-2627
Emma Bhansingh emmabhan@sas.upenn.edu (516) 580-6891
Dining, Housing, and Transit
Pranav Tadikonda, Director dht@pennua.org (301) 569-3688
Yash Rajani, Exec Liasion*** treasurer@pennua.org (239) 776-0825
Ria Saraswat*** riasaras@wharton.upenn.edu (623) 980-2940
Jaqueline Davis jacdavis@sas.upenn.edu (210) 882-0103
Ben Sailors*** bsailors@seas.upenn.edu (614) 940-9724
Sophia Powell scpowell@sas.upenn.edu (571) 355-4203
Jaideep Grewal jsgrewal@sas.upenn.edu (917) 533-5016
Leo Solga solgaleo@sas.upenn.edu (610) 500-4982
Koustav Datta koustavd@sas.upenn.edu (603) 930 - 1145
44 | UA Member Director

Lauren Bambach lbambach@sas.upenn.edu (813) 833-3928
Eric Lee elee22@sas.upenn.edu (973) 917-9904
Su Ah Kim suahkim1@wharton.upenn.edu
Ria Ellendula, Director ei@pennua.org (734) 351-3330
Alex Eapen, Exec Liaison vp@pennua.org (443) 478-0505
Shrayva Aparasu shravya@sas.upenn.edu (832) 951-3849
Asaad Manzar asaad01@sas.upenn.edu (972) 955-3067
Xandro Xu xandro@sas.upenn.edu (484) 782-4258
Daniela Uribe dauribe@sas.upenn.edu (610) 715-5044
Sarah Ramadan sramadan@sas.upenn.edu (201) 620-0063
Michelle Chen mchenn@wharton.upenn.edu (646) 644-2049
Juan Lopez jrlopezj@sas.upenn.edu (510) 935-5096
45 | UA Member Directory
Legend
* Speaker Pro Tempore
** Legal Services Coordinator
*** Budget Committee

Project Report
The following is a digest of all of the projects that
are currently being pursued by UA members. For
more information on each project, feel free to
contact the UA members listed beside that project.
If you have suggestions for UA projects,
let us know at pennua.org/suggestions.
46 | UA Project Report

Project Report
• Cover Transportation Costs to Clinicals - Lorene Tran N’25 tlorene@nursing.upenn.edu
• Wharton Accepting American Sign Language as a Foreign Language Requirement - Lorene Tran
N’25 tlorene@nursing.upenn.edu
• TA Selection in the Economics Department - Charlie Schumer C’24 cschumer@sas.upenn.edu
• Club Recruitment at Penn - Charlie Schumer C’24 cschumer@sas.upenn.edu
• Perleman Quad Advisory Board - Carson Sheumaker W’23 C’23 president@pennua.org
• Broadening the Scope of Premed Resources - Halle Kincaid C’24 hkincaid@sas.upenn.edu
• Guide on on-campus accommodations during breaks - Josias Zongo W’24 josias@wharton.up-
enn.edu
• Prospectus and Covid-19 Recordings - Maya El-Sharif, C’25 mayael@sas.upenn.edu
• Space Heaters - Maya El-Sharif, C’25 mayael@sas.upenn.edu
• Cost Transparency in Travel Based Courses - Xavier Shankle W’24 xshankle@wharton.upenn.
edu
• Permanent Vigil Space - Chandler Cheung E’25 cheungch@seas.upenn.edu, Toyosi Abu W/E’24
toyosia@wharton.upenn.edu
• Student Trustees - Keshav Ramesh W’25 C’25 keshmesh@wharton.upenn.edu
• Shuttles to Homegoods Stores - Cody Eskandarian C’24 codye@sas.upenn.edu
• Sophomore Transfer Critical Writing Seminar - Mackenzie Sleeman C’25 mackslee@sas.upenn.
edu
• Designated Transfer Advising - Mackenzie Sleeman C’25 mackslee@sas.upenn.edu
• XCAT PRIME/XCAT Advisory Board - Mackenzie Sleeman C’25 mackslee@sas.upenn.edu
• Clarifying the Data Science Landscape - Toyosi Abu W’24 E’24 (M&T) toyosia@wharton.upenn.
edu
Community Engagement and Sustainability
• Rinse, Reuse & Separate - Yash Mahajan C’25 ymahajan@sas.upenn.edu
• Water Bottle Giveaway Event to Promote Sustainability at Penn - Keerthi Jayaraman C’22
keerthij@sas.upenn.edu
• Add-Drop Lotteries - Yash Mahajan C’25 ymahajan@sas.upenn.edu
•
Expanding the Airport Shuttle Program - Hannah Liu C’25 hmliu@sas.upenn.edu
47 | Project Report

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