Penn Undergraduate Assembly

Join UA President Mercedes Owens, UA Vice President Mary Sadallah on March 25 @ 7pm EST in a forum for FGLI students to learn more about the resources and opportunities Penn offers to support their community! Zoom link in bio, see you there!

Sign up for the Undergraduate Assembly Email Newsletter to stay updated on our initiatives! Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Thanks to Dean Sniegowski for sharing this poignant story of recognizing the effects of changing #climate in a place he loves. @SSAPenn @GreenPenn @pennua we'd love to have your contributions as well this #EarthWeek2020 @myclimatestory

Two Penn juniors, Annah Chollet and Camilo Duran, have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships, a merit-based award of as much as $30,000 for graduate or professional school to prepare for careers in public service. bit.ly/3cmJIuF @PennCURF

We could not be more proud of our former intern @camilorduran, now a Truman Scholar! Cam is a fierce advocate and fighter for all his communities, and committed to using his talents to drive equity and justice. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-juni…

To try to improve student access to study spaces, we want to understand students' study habits and their opinion on the spaces available to study on Penn's campus. Please take our survey to help inform our project! forms.gle/7oZJHVfc3TmFUF…

Would your life be easier if all College classes were required to have their syllabus, or some form of prospectus syllabus, on Penn inTouch before the first day of classes? Take this survey by 3/3 to provide input for our project! upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6s…

Our Cabinet meeting with President Gutmann and Provost Pritchett!

Check out this new web app, lunchours.com! Lunch.ours is an app that matches you based on common interests with other people at Penn for lunch. It's intended to facilitate meeting new people and making friends which can be hard when you’re on a big campus like Penn.

Check out these events by Financial Wellness @ Penn! @finwellatpenn

February’s upcoming Community Conversation!

The Center for Teaching and Learning is working on a project to bring together student testimonies to help facilitate inclusivity in the classroom. They’re holding 4 informal lunches to get discussions started. If you’re interested, shoot a quick email to brooksdj@upenn.edu!

The @pennua's main goal, says its president, senior Natasha Menon, is to lobby Penn administrators and advocate on behalf of students to enact “tangible change” on campus. Menon chats with @Penn_Today about the organization and its future. bit.ly/390AcvF

The UA pushes Penn's health insurance to cover chest binders, a medical necessity for transgender healthcare, and are worn to flatten breasts in order to create a more masculine appearance. buff.ly/2TmW7Zo

Thomas Kaupas, the UA's first New Transfer Student Representative, focuses on projects affecting the social and academic experience at Penn for his fellow transfer students. buff.ly/2TYmbKC

Despite administrative pushback, the Undergraduate Assembly is currently working with Penn Dining Advisory Board to find more options for students to use swipes. buff.ly/2sWZATH

The UA is starting an Academic Know Your Rights campaign by creating a document of academic policies listed across different student handbooks by the end of February. buff.ly/2Gt1PkN

An Undergraduate Assembly representative is lobbying for Black students to receive priority in the Du Bois College House selection process. buff.ly/2GF8acZ