This is a list of current UA projects organized by committee! Feel free to email the relevant member(s) with questions.
ACADEMIC INITIATIVES
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: Nicole muravsky (AI@PENNUA.ORG)
Advocating for Extending the Absence Policy for Club Athletes -Khushi Patil, C’28, kpatil5@sas.upenn.edu
Degree Audit Opt-In Form for Course Attribution- Neal Kochhar, C’28, nkochhar@sas.upenn.edu & Keshav Ramesh, C’25, W’25 (Huntsman), keshmesh@wharton.upenn.edu
Penn Abroad Grievances Report - Kennedy Kostecki, W’26, kenkos@wharton.upenn.edu
Etiquette Dinner With Career Services - Chinmay Deshmukh, C’28, chinmayd@sas.upenn.edu & Ben Woods, C’27, benwoods@sas.upenn.edu
CETLI Advisory Board - Minnah Khan, C’28, minnahk@sas.upenn.edu
Gauging the Needs of the International Student Population - Mariam Ali, C’27, marali@sas.upenn.edu
Implementation of Writing Seminar Excursion Funding- Ben Woods, C ‘27, benwoods@sas.upenn.edu & Cindy Zheng, W ‘26, zcindy@wharton.upenn.edu
Transfer Student Advisory Board - Mackenzie Sleeman, C ‘25, mackslee@sas.upenn.edu
Advocacy for Improved Academic Advising - Nicole Muravsky, SAS ‘26, nmurav@sas.upenn.edu & Camellia Bùi, SAS 25’, cambui21@sas.upenn.edu
Program for Supporting Bereaved Students - Nicole Muravsky, SAS ‘26, nmurav@sas.upenn.edu
Breaking Bread and Conversations- Nicole Muravsky, SAS ‘26, nmurav@sas.upenn.edu
Advocating for Early Syllabi Publishing- Asim Handy, ENG ‘27, ahandy@seas.upenn.edu
Setting Grounds For Major Changes- Rustin Kharrazi, CAS ‘28, rustink@sas.upenn.edu
Community engagement and sustainability
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: musab chummun (ces@PENNUA.ORG)
Investments Transparency Resolution-Musab Chummun, C’27, ces@pennua.org & mchummun@sas.upenn.edu
Mental Health First Aid- Ryan Kwong, N’27, ryank04@wharton.upenn.edu
Reforming Grading Policies in the College- Sophia Powell, C’25 & Ria Ellendula, C’25
International Student Mentorship Program - Rafaa Bukhary, C’28, rafaa@sas.upenn.edu, Mariam Ali, C’27, marali@sas.upenn.edu & Shikhar Gupta, C’26
UA x DPS Safety Awareness Events-Alexza Zaragoza, SAS’27, alexzaz@sas.upenn.edu & Leonardo Ding, SAS’28, leoding@sas.upenn.edu
Wellness Week-Amilyn Thomas, C’27, amilynth@sas.upenn.edu
Space Allocation Guide-Amilyn Thomas, C’27, amilynth@sas.upenn.edu
Incoming Latino Student Resource Guide-Alexza Zaragoza, SAS’27, alexzaz@sas.upenn.edu
Volunteer Tracker-Ryan Kwong, N’27, ryank04@wharton.upenn.edu & Sophia Powell, C’25
Voter Education Guide-Nick Kwok, C’27, nkwok822@sas.upenn.edu
Reipe Water Issues-Anjali Shah, C’27, anjshah@sas.upenn.edu
Extended Freshmen Shopping Period-Anjali Shah, C’27, anjshah@sas.upenn.edu & Aidan Shaughnessy, C’27, aidansh@sas.upenn.edu
CETLI Advisory Board-Aidan Shaughnessy, C’27, aidansh@sas.upenn.edu
Reusable Coffee Mugs-Taya Allardice, C’27, alltaya@sas.upenn.edu
Updated First-Year Housing Photos-Taya Allardice, C’27, alltaya@sas.upenn.edu & Maxwell Robinson, C’27, maxrob@sas.upenn.edu
Study Spaces Guide-Tanvi Deshmukh, C’27, tanvid@sas.upenn.edu
Late-night Food Options-Tanvi Deshmukh, C’27, tanvid@sas.upenn.edu
University Recycling Improvement-Maxwell Robinson, C’27, maxrob@sas.upenn.edu
Dining, housing, and transit
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: aidan carroll (dht@PENNUA.ORG)
Advocating for Free SEPTA Passes for Undergraduate Student Body through UPass Program - Audrey Levenson, C’27, audklev@sas.upenn.edu
Airport Return Pairings- Shikhar Gupta, C’26, shikharg@sas.upenn.edu, Chandler Cheung, E’25, & Hannah Liu, C’25
Establishing a Mid-Year Student Census- Aidan daSilva, C’27, dasilvaa@sas.upenn.edu
Establishing an Emergency Dining Hall Fund-Aidan daSilva, C’27, dasilvaa@sas.upenn.edu
Establishing a Website and Orientation Module for 7B Groups- Julia Axler, C’28, jaxler@sas.upenn.edu
Accessible Printing Expansion- Leo Solga, C’26, solgaleo@sas.upenn.edu, Andrew Lu, W’26, drewlu@wharton.upenn.edu & Max Annunziata, C’26, maxan@sas.upenn.edu (SCUE)
Equal Sauces Initiative- Eddie Mukalazi, C’28, eddiemuk@sas.upenn.edu
Clean Hill Bathrooms- Eddie Mukalazi, C’28, eddiemuk@sas.upenn.edu
Locust Walk Repairs- Aidan Carroll, C’27, dht@pennua.org
Undergraduate Assembly Internal Transparency-Leo Solga, C’26, solgaleo@sas.upenn.edu
Supporting Students from Conflict Zones: A Protocol for Resilience and Support-Moe Mansour, C’27
Advocating for the Installation of Sanitary Waste Bins Across Campus Bathrooms- Nia Matthews, W’27, niamatth@wharton.upenn.edu & Andrew Lu, W’26, drewlu@wharton.upenn.edu
Investigating High-Rise Waste Disposal Practices-Kyunghwan Lim, SEAS’27, kyuli@seas.upenn.edu
Equity and inclusion
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: andrew lu (ei@PENNUA.ORG)
Equitable Space Allocation for Engineering Student Groups - Bhavya Surapaneni, E’27, bhavyasp@seas.upenn.edu
Advocating for Pronouns in the Penn Directory- Tanisha Agrawal, CAS’28, taani@sas.upenn.edu
Expanding LUCY to University-Wide Platforms- Tanisha Agrawal, CAS’28, taani@sas.upenn.edu
Implementing Narcan Accessibility and Harm Reduction Education at Penn- Leo Ding, CAS’28, leoding@sas.upenn.edu
Expanding Student Telehealth Support- Andrew Lu, C’27, luandrew@sas.upenn.edu
Increasing Financial Transparency Regarding Summer Courses - Arisha Choudhury, C’27, arisha@sas.upenn.edu
Building Community Through the Latinx Newsletter- Juan Tovar, W’27, juanito@wharton.upenn.edu