The UA Executive Board is pleased to announce the appointment of the following Cabinet positions:
Communications Director: Chris Cruz
Academic Affairs Director: Faye Cheng
Civic & Philadelphia Engagement Director: Jake Shuster
Housing, Sustainability & Facilities Director: Amanda Young
Student Life Director: Tyler Ernst
Speaker Pro Tempore: Grant Dubler (confirmed by acclamation)
The UA body also elected the following members:
Budget Committee: Emerson Brooking and Hunter Horsley
T-Change Representative: Andrew Jakubowski
Council of Philadelphia Student Government (CPSG) Representative: Emily Shaeffer
The UA representative to NEC will be appointed within the next 2 weeks.
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Alec Webley, College junior and former UA Chair, recently announced his resignation from the Undergraduate Assembly. While we certainly view his departure with regret, it is our pleasure to announce that Emerson Brooking, College junior and next highest vote-getter, has accepted a seat on the body. Additionally, College freshmen Jake Shuster, the second-highest vote-getter in the SAS Representative election, will assume Webley’s seat on the University Council that has been vacated.
The UA will be hosting its second annual College Day event. Click HERE for last year’s article posted on Penn’s homepage.
On Friday April 23, 2010, about 40 students from Shaw Middle School will become honorary college students at Penn’s campus. Throughout the day, we will have a keynote speaker, a mock management class, lunch at 1920 commons, a tour, and a student panel on college life. 
The primary goal of the event is to excite students about the college experience, in the hopes that they will be motivated to work harder in middle/high school and strive for a college education. The secondary goal is to bring students from a variety of groups together for a University-wide service project.
We are inviting students and student groups to co-sponsor our event. There are one-hour shifts from about 9am to 2pm, but we encourage students to sign up for as many shifts as they can. On top of that, we hope that our co-sponsors can spread the word about the event and help with the actual planning if they’re interested. Click HERE to sign up for a volunteer shift.
Email Faizan Khan with questions and comments.
The UA is pleased to announce the results of our Internal Elections, which took place on April 11th, 2010:
Speaker: G.J. Melendez-Torres, Nursing & Wharton ‘11
The Speaker chairs UA meetings and facilitates all internal business, including serving as a link between the executive and the body and managing the associate member process.
Treasurer: Ryan Houston, Wharton ‘11
The Treasurer is responsible for the UA’s own operational funds, the Student Government Budget that appropriates over $1.9 million for all undergraduate government branches at Penn, as well as the UA’s $20,000 Contingency Fund.
Secretary: Cynthia Ip, College ‘12
The Secretary is responsible for record-keeping, communicating to the student body on the UA’s progress through the website and the press, as well as other administration necessary for our operation.
Melendez-Torres, Houston, and Ip will join President Matt Amalfitano and Vice President Mark Pan to form the UA Executive Board.
