Matt Amalfitano

UA President

College ‘11 (Health and Societies)
mattamalf1president@pennua.org

UA History
1st Term: Member for Freshmen, Academic Affairs (07-08)
2nd Term: Member for the College, Academic Affairs Director (08-09)
3rd Term: Member for the College, Vice-Chair of External Affairs (09-10)
4th Term: President (10-11)

Candidate Statement (2010)
We Penn students show our school spirit in different ways. Our myriad activities, interests, and involvements make us a rich and diverse student body, but how can we be a united student body?

As the first UA President, I will lead the UA, student groups, and most importantly our rich and diverse student body to unite our campus and create One Penn. We can do this by building community, creating choice, and amplifying voice. See my website for my experience, my goals, and the tangible ways in which to accomplish them. http://mattforpresident.com/

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Voting Record

2009-2010 (Session #37, Webley)

Date Proposal Vote Result
9/13/09 University Council Seat Resolution PRO PASS (UNAN.)
9/13/09 Attendance Policy Revision PRO PASS (22/1/0)
9/13/09 Ivy Council Relations Amendment 1 — Change to strike part of an enactment that would commit the UA to following this policy in the future CON PASS (13/7/3)
9/13/09 Ivy Council Relations Amendment 2 — Change to strike an enactment addressing relation with Vice Chair External and UA Steering CON PASS (13/10/0)
9/13/09 Ivy Council Resolution PRO PASS (22/0/1)
9/27/09 Climate Action Plan Resolution PRO PASS (UNAN.)
10/4/09 SFS Feedback PRO PASS (UNAN.)
10/4/09 International Student Housing Amendment 1 — Change to strike enactment clause 2, which would obligate university to waive or reduce the housing fees CON FAIL (3/14/1)
10/4/09 International Student Housing Resolution — Commit to Committee CON PASS (15/3/2)
10/4/09 ECAASU Letter of Support PRO PASS (19/0/1)
10/11/09 International Student Housing Resolution PRO PASS
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 1 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from $0 to $1410 CON FAIL
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 2 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from $0 to $730 CON FAIL (12/16/0)
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 3 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from $0 to $1310 CON FAIL
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 4 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from $0 to $530 CON FAIL (13/15/0)
11/8/09 PennCard PIN Resolution PRO PASS (UNAN.)
11/8/09 MERT Housing Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
11/8/09 Textbooks Letter to Faculty PRO PASS (UNAN.)
11/15/09 UA Reform Amendment 1 — Change provision to read: “In the case of the President ONLY, the candidate must have at least six months of service …” – FAIL (4/17/4)
11/15/09 UA Reform Amendment 2 — Allow freshmen to run for President (while barring transfer students) – FAIL (8/17/4)
11/15/09 UA Reform Amendment 3 — Lock out both freshmen and transfers from running for President – FAIL (9/16/4)
11/15/09 UA Reform Bill – PASS (25/1/3)
11/15/09 Objection to Consideration on Open Letter on Constitutional Changes (Vote to stop discussion on the bill) PRO FAIL (15/13/1)
11/15/09 Dismissal of Open Letter on Constitutional Changes PRO PASS (22/3/4)
11/22/09 Support of Native Students at Penn PRO PASS (28/1/2)
12/6/09
 Student Representation PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
12/6/09 NEC Request for Contingency Amendment 1 — Cut the $500 DP ad CON
 FAIL (11/16/0)
12/6/09 NEC Request for Contingency PRO
 PASS
12/6/09 Recycling Bins Budget Request Amendment 1 – Full funding for the project PRO
 PASS (23/0/3)
12/6/09 Recycling Bin Request PRO
 PASS (23/1/2)
1/17/10
 SCUE White Paper PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
1/24/10
 Bylaws Amendment, Amendment 1 – Replace Trustee on Committee of Budget and Finance from (1) NEC to (1) UA CON
 PASS
1/24/10 Bylaws Amendment: University Committee Appointments PRO
 PASS
1/24/10 Wharton American Sign Language PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
1/24/10 Omnibus Recycling PRO
 PASS
2/1/10 Budget Request: Undergraduate Research Symposium PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
2/1/10 Green Events Checklist Amendment 1 – Change “UA Green Events” to “Green Events Certification” CON
 FAIL (1/27/0)
2/1/10 Green Events Checklist PRO
 PASS (23/2/2)
2/7/10 Upgrading Academic Testing Environment PRO
 PASS (14/4/4)
2/7/10 Contingency Budget Request: Lunar New Year PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
2/28/10 Suspend: Brooking Amendment – Suspend the rules to consider amendment PRO
 PASS
2/28/10 Brooking Amendment: Original – Removal and Redistribution of Ivy Council Funding to SCUE items PRO
 FAILS
2/28/10 Brooking Amendment: Lum – Decrease SCUE New Member Orientation, increase CURF Undergraduate Advisory Board, Increase SPEC Spring Co-Sponsorship, Decrease Philomathean Society, $111 to SAC PRO
 FAILS
2/28/10 Brooking Amendment: Ernst – Change Philomathean Society Spring Co-Sponsorship to Spring Non-Annuals in SPEC PRO
 FAILS
2/28/10 Brooking Amendment: Budget Committee – redistribute funds to SCUE banner, toner, and Telephone, remainder to SAC PRO
 PASS
2/28/10 SCUE New Member Orientation Amendment CON
 FAIL (10/18/1)
2/28/10 SCUE CURF Undergraduate Advisory Board Amendment PRO
 PASS (30/1/0)
2/28/10 NEC Student Government Information Session Handout Amendment: Original PRO FAIL (9/19/3)
2/28/10 NEC Student Government Information Session Handout Amendment: Horsley – fund flier, decrease funding for Spring candidate packs PRO
 PASS (22/4/5)
2/28/10 NEC State of the School Reception Amendment PRO
 FAIL (4/21/3)
2/28/10 NEC Midnight Breakfast Amendment PRO
 PASS (10/10/2)
2/28/10 SPEC Contingency Amendment: Original CON
 FAIL (4/22/3)
2/28/10 SPEC Contingency Amendment: Sternberg – add a condition to the extra $20,000 (must be used only in emergency situations) CON
 FAIL (7/20/4)
2/28/10 SPEC-TRUM Amendment PRO
 PASS (UNAN)
2/28/10 SPEC Connaissance Muslim Students Association Amendment PRO
 PASS (28/0/2)
2/28/10 SPEC Connaissance Amendment: Philomathean Society – fund Philo line item, cut SAC CON
 FAIL (4/25/2)
2/28/10 SPEC Connaissance Amendment: Liu – Move $3000 from Spring Non-Annual Co-Sponsorships to Philomathean Society line item CON
 FAIL (5/23/2)
2/28/10 SPEC Connaissance Amendment: Sanchez – Increase SPEC Spring Non-Annual Co-Sponsorships by $3000, cut from SAC PRO
 PASS (20/5/6)
2/28/10 SPEC Fall Fest Amendment – Increase Fall Fest by $2000 from SAC CON FAIL (7/18/6)
2/28/10 SPEC Connaissance Amendment – Increase Spring and Fall Non-Annuals by $2250 each, cut SAC by $4500 CON FAIL (5/22/3)
2/28/10 UA Dolphin Accounts Amendment PRO PASS (UNAN.)
2/28/10 UA Ivy Council Amendment – Ivy Council Fall Conference CON FAIL (5/23/3)
2/28/10 Class Board: Sophomore Skimmer Increase Amendment PRO PASS (19/10/2)
2/28/10 UA Annual Budget 2010-2011 PRO PASS (UNAN.)



2008-2009 (Session #36, Tong)

Date Proposal Vote Result
9/14/08
 Website Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
9/21/08 NSO Fraternity Party Safety Proposal PRO PASS (18/4/0)
10/5/08 Standing Orders / Bylaws Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
10/5/08 Move Out Proposal PRO PASS (24/0/1)
10/5/08 IVC Fall Budget Request PRO PASS (15/2/8)
10/26/08 PLTV Budget Request PRO PASS (22/1/0)
11/9/08 Bike Sharing Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
11/9/08 Website Budget Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
11/16/08 Zimride Proposal PRO PASS (19/0/2)
11/16/08 UA Winter Airport Shuttle – motion to table the proposal CON FAIL (1/20/0)
11/16/08 UA Winter Airport Shuttle – amendment to require each member to take on at least one hour-long shift CON FAIL (7/14/0)
11/16/08 UA Winter Airport Shuttle – amendment to have absences accrued from not doing the Winter Break shuttles be counted towards fall semester absences and not spring absences. PRO PASS (17/2/1)
11/16/08 UA Winter Airport Shuttle Proposal PRO PASS (21/1/0)
11/23/08 Casino Development Proposal – amendment to remove language from background alleging that discussion around the casino development hadn’t been sufficient. PRO PASS (15/14/1)
11/23/08 Casino Development Proposal – Approve Enactment Clause 1 CON PASS (17/11/1)
11/23/08 Casino Development Proposal – Approve Enactment Clause 2 PRO PASS (23/2/4)
11/23/08 Casino Development Proposal – Approve Enactment Clause 3 CON PASS (17/9/1)
11/23/08 Online Syllabi PRO PASS (UNAN.)
1/18/09 Penn Green and Penn Arts Pre-Orientation Program Funding Request
 PRO PASS (UNAN.)
1/18/09 Open Letter to the Faculty RE Inauguration Day PRO PASS (UNAN.)
2/1/09 Undergraduate Research Proposal N/R PASS (UNAN.)
2/1/09 Bike and Pedestrian Safety N/R PASS (UNAN.)
2/1/09 Ramadan Fast Food N/R PASS (UNAN.)
2/8/09 Perelman Quad Reservations N/R PASS (UNAN.)
2/8/09 Stair Beautification Proposal N/R PASS (UNAN.)
2/15/09 College Day Proposal N/R PASS (UNAN.)
2/22/09 Spring Break Airport Shuttle Proposal - amendment to permit members to “make up” one absence by doing extra shifts on the Spring Airport Shuttles. N/R PASS (11/6/2)
2/22/09 Spring Break Airport Shuttles Proposal N/R PASS (18/1/0)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget – amendment to reduce NEC budget for Williams Hall useage in nominations interviews by $100, redistributing it to food for the State of the School Address. N/R FAIL (9/13/0)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget – motion to consider changing the amount of the SPEC Contingency allocation (requires 60% majority to pass) N/R FAIL (9/13/0)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget – motion to consider changing the amount of the Senior Class Board allocation (requires 60% majority to pass) N/R FAIL (7/12/1)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget – amendment to transfer $3000 from the UA Contingency fund to the SPEC Contingency fund. N/R FAIL (5/17/1)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget N/R PASS (18/6/0)
3/22/09 NEC Slate Confirmation PRO PASS (22/1/0)
3/22/09 Latino Coalition — Minority Education Proposal PRO PASS (22/1/0)
3/22/09 Asian Pacific Student Coalition — Minority Education Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
3/22/09 Lambda Alliance — Minority Education Proposal PRO PASS (17/2/0)
3/22/09 UMOJA — Minority Education Proposal PRO PASS (18/0/1)
3/22/09 United Minorities Council — Minority Education Proposal PRO PASS (14/3/2)
3/29/09 PCUW Distribution Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
3/29/09 NSO Night Time Activities Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
4/5/09 Meal Donation PRO PASS
4/5/09 Final Toast Budget Request N/R PASS
4/5/09 Contingency Disbursement N/R PASS
4/5/09 Diwali Proposal N/R PASS
4/5/09 Airport Shuttles N/R PASS
4/5/09 Textbook Proposal Amendment – amendment to add an endorsement of publicizing used textbook vendors through the UA. CON FAIL
4/5/09 Textbook Proposal PRO PASS
4/5/09 Intellectual Property Rights Proposal PRO PASS

2008-2009 (Session #35, Karsh)

Date Proposal Vote Result
UC Attendance Bylaws – amendment to reduce the allowed absences for UA University Council seat holders from 4 to 3.
 N/R PASS (16/3/1)
N/R PASS
AM Attendance Policy (note AMs were called VCMs at this time)
 N/R PASS
N/R PASS
GAPSA Octobus Funding Request – votes in favor affirmed the budget committee recommendation to fully fund the Octobus.
 N/R PASS (18/0/1)
PRO PASS (28/2/0)
PRO PASS
Amendment to the Bylaws: Open Forum – amendment to place Open Forum before all reports, rather than between reports and New Business.
 CON FAIL (5/20/2)
Amendment to the Bylaws: Open Forum PRO PASS (26/1/0)
PRO PASS (24/1)
NYTimes Readership Program Budget Committee Recommendation – votes in favor affirmed the recommendation to not fund the NYTimes Readership Program.
 CON FAIL (2/18/3)
NYTimes Readership Program Funding Request – to fund the NYTimes Readership Program at $3000.
 PRO PASS (15/6/1)
PRO PASS (30/0/2)
PRO PASS
Public Safety Omnibus Resolution – amendment to call on DPS to increase ease of reporting bias incidents engaged in by police.
 CON FAIL (3/17/1)
Public Safety Omnibus Resolution – amendment to strike language referring to increasing Penn Transit coverage of the west of campus.
 PRO PASS (13/3/5)
PRO PASS (20/0/1)
N/R PASS
PennGreen Pre-Orientation Program Resolution – amendment to remove language committing the UA to funding the program in the future.
 ABS PASS (20/3/5)
PennGreen Pre-Orientation Program Resolution – amendment to refer the question of funding the program to the UA before the end of the session. ABS PASS (20/0/3)
CON PASS (32/1/0)
PASS
2008-2009 Governance Budget – amendment to cut SCUE research fair funding by $1,500 and reallocate that to Preceptorials to make up for a $3,000 cut made to the whole program in consequence of the Wine Tasting preceptorial.
 PRO PASS (15/14/0)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – amendment to increase all SPEC-TRUM co-sponsorships to reflect inflation, total $493, taken from UA Contingency.
 PRO FAIL (20/4/1)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – affirm the budget committee recommendation to not fund the NYTimes Readership Program.
 CON FAIL (2/24/0)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – amendment to fund NYTimes Readership Program at $15,000.
 PRO FAIL (12/13/0)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – amendment to fund NYTimes Readership Program at $12,400.
 PRO PASS (18/6/1)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – to re-allocate $6,400 from UA Contingency and $6,000 from SPEC Fully Planned to fund the NY Times Readership Program.
 PRO FAIL (10/13/2)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – to re-allocate $6,400 from UA Contingency for the 07-08 AY (not the 08-09 AY) and $6,000 from SPEC Fully Planned to fund the NY Times Readership Program.
 PRO PASS (18/4/2)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – affirm the budget committee recommendation to fund not PennArts.
 ABS PASS (7/9/8)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – approval of the whole budget.
 PRO PASS
PRO PASS
Sustainable Paper Products Proposal – amendment to expand the certification recommendation to more than just Green Seal Recommended.
 ABS PASS (26/0/1)
N/R PASS (25/0/2)
PRO PASS (26/0/1)
PRO PASS
2008 Penn Dining Omnibus Resolution – amendment to weaken language calling for opening the Kings Court Dining Hall on weekends for brunch and dinner.
 PRO FAIL (5/14/0)
2008 Penn Dining Omnibus Resolution – amendment to remove language calling for opening the Kings Court Dining Hall on weekends for brunch and dinner.
 PRO PASS (13/8/0)
2008 Penn Dining Omnibus Resolution PRO PASS
Free Printing Resolution – amendment to remove a recommendation that the university invest in security systems to prevent the theft of printer paper.
 PRO PASS
PRO PASS
PRO PASS (20/0/1)
PennGreen Pre-Orientation Funding Request – affirm budget committee’s recommendation to fund PennGreen at $3234
 CON FAIL (3/23/1)
PennGreen Pre-Orientation Funding Request – to fund PennGreen at $4234
 PRO PASS (28/6/0)
PRO PASS
PRO PASS
PRO PASS
PRO PASS (24/0/1)
PRO PASS
PRO PASS

Attendance Record

All UA members are required to comply with the UA’s absences policy, which requires that they attend 75% of all general meeting and committee meetings.

2009-2010 (Session #37)

General Meetings Attended 18/19 (94.7%)

Committee Meetings Attended 14/14 (100%)

2008-2009 (Session #36)

General Meetings Attended 18/19 (94.7%)
Committee Meetings Attended 20/20 (100%)

2007-2008 (Session #35)

General Meetings Attended 15.5/16 (96.9%)
Committee Meetings Attended 13/15 (86.7%)

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