At today’s weekly GBM, the UA funded $951 of Penn’s sole undergraduate Lunar New Year celebration, led by a team of dedicated individuals, including UA member Amanda Young. The organization that has traditionally hosted the event pulled out at the last minute, and upon learning of this, an ad-hoc group of students immediately met to ensure that the most important celebration in many countries makes a strong presence at Penn.
Authored by Vinay Rao, Sakina Zaidi, and G.J. Melendez-Torres, the UA also resolved to improve the academic environment for students within testing situations by making a few changes such as ensuring left-handed desks, increased invigilators, adequate desk space, and clear time displays.
Finally, Associate Member Colin Kavanaugh and the Student Life committee is working with the University to prevent identity fraud by promoting the opportunity for students to change their PIN numbers away from the current Social Security Number-based PIN.
Please tell us your thoughts, and check out the full meeting minutes.
Categories: Academic Affairs, Finance and Budget, New Business, News, Student Life Tags: Amanda Young, Budget Committee, Colin Kavanaugh, GJ Melendez-Torres, Lunar New Year, Ryan Houston, Sakina Zaidi, Security, Testing Environments, Vinay Rao, Zac Byer
1) T-shirt Design Contest
WHAT? Awesome, flashy, glamorous, design submissions are needed for this year’s Spring Fling T-Shirts! Be creative and use this years Fling Theme (required): ‘Some Flings Do Come True’
WHY? Winner receives: $100, 2 FLOOR PASSES to the Spring Fling Concert, and the chance to have YOUR design featured on all Fling related merchandise!
WHEN? The contest runs from February 1st-February 22nd
HOW? Submissions should be sent to fling@specevents.net. Files must be in .tiff, .jpeg or 300+ dpi format. No alcohol or drug references are permitted in potential designs.
For more information please contact fling@specevents.net.
2) Upper Quad Student Vendor Applications
If your student group would like a venue in the Upper Quad during Spring Fling, please fill out the application and return it to the Office of Student Life (2nd floor of Houston) by 2/17.
3) Submissions to perform in the Quad
SPEC Spring Fling has officially opened up for submissions to perform in the Quad during Spring Fling! We are looking for dance groups, bands, singers, and any other fun performers to participate. If you have an account with SonicBids we prefer that you submit through our Gig Listing http://www.sonicbids.com/UPennSpringFling! However, if you don’t have a SonicBids account you may email Talisa De Carlo at talisa@specevents.net with your submission or drop it off in the OSL of Houston Hall. This submission should including a Demo CD (or website) and contact info. The Deadline is March 3rd with no exceptions. We look forward to looking over your submissions!
4) Guest Passes
Guest Passes for Spring Fling will be sold from 3/29 to 4/14 from 11-4 pm, outside the Office of Student Life on the 2nd floor of Houston Hall. Each student will be able to purchase up to 2 guest passes, at $20 a pass.
The UA has released its 2009 Annual Report, a comprehensive overview of its work over the last year in general and last semester in particular. This website will be updated in the next weeks with the complete text of the Report, but check out the consolidated and printable publication here!
The UA is very pleased and proud to announce that the New York Times Readership Program Speaker, David Carr, will be giving a talk on new media’s impact on non-political journalism in the Cohen Terrace on October 6, at 7pm. There will be free food at this public event.
David Carr writes a column for the Monday Business section of The New York Times which focuses on media issues including print, digital, film, radio and television. He also writes for the Media Decoder blog, a showcase for The Times’s extensive media coverage and a window on how the business of connecting with consumers is changing in the digital age. During awards season he writes a daily blog called The Carpetbagger about the Oscars. In addition, he appears in weekly videos that put a New York spin on the red carpet season.
You can check out his bio after the jump.
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