With gender neutral housing already available to upperclassmen, UA members worked with administrators and pushed them to adopt this policy for freshmen. We are proud to say that Penn now has one of the most progressive housing policies in the nation. Around 200 students request gender neutral housing each year, and this number is expected to grow significantly when freshmen begin to take advantage of it. The UA is thrilled to have been a part of this great project that will tangibly benefit so many Penn students!

Questions? Concerns? Check out www.pennua.org/outreach and get involved!

You can go here for more information.

After lobbying from the UA and other student leaders, Housing Services is pleased to announce a new service designed to meet the needs of students who are leaving the country for the summer months.

Starting this summer, mail services will accept and hold all postal mail-at no charge- for students traveling internationally. This means that any letters you receive during the summer will be securely held until you return and pick them up. This is a perennial concern for many students, and we are very excited about to announce this program.

New School Year Package Holding

Beginning in the 2011-2012 academic year, our mail services will now hold packages for off-campus residents. This includes those living in Greek housing. Packages will be held for these students during the spring and fall semesters, including during breaks. Students will sign up through a simple online form and pay a small fee for each package held. We are very excited to bring this service to all off campus students!

Questions? Concerns? Check out www.pennua.org/outreach and get involved!

For more information, check out this link.

The UA is pleased to announce the results of our Internal Elections, which took place on April 10th, 2011:

Speaker (speaker@pennua.org): Cynthia Ip, College ‘12
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 (treasurer@pennua.org): Jake Shuster, College ‘13
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 (secretary@pennua.org): Will Smith, College ‘14
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.

Ip, Shuster, and Smith will join President Tyler Ernst (president@pennua.org) and Vice President Faye Cheng (vp@pennua.org) to form the UA Executive Board. Please feel free to contact any of the executive board members at the email addresses listed above with any questions, concerns, or ideas you may have. We look forward to having a great year!

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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