At the UA’s weekly meeting, the agenda included the passage of the Upgrading Academic Testing Environment Resolution, the acceptance of the Lunar New Year’s Contingency request, a discussion of the NEC’s budget and a project update for texting and e-mailing the UA.
Wharton junior and Daily Pennsylvanian senior staff writer Kathy Wang has been elected to the position of Vice President of External Affairs by the 2011 Class Board.
This past Sunday, College and Wharton sophomore and former Daily Pennsylvanian columnist Charles Gray was elected the new chairman of the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education.
At the UA’s weekly meeting on Sunday, the agenda included the passage of the Green Events Checklist Resolution, a discussion of the NEC's elections change and a budget request for the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
At its weekly meeting Sunday, the UA passed the Wharton American Sign Language Resolution and the Bylaws Amendment concerning the University Committee Appointment.
The Commission on Presidential Debates is responsible for promoting and organizing the format, schedule, timing, location, topics and other aspects of the UA presidential debates.
The Undergraduate Assembly has elected College junior Mark Pan to the new UA Communication Director position to help improve communications with students.
Sunday night, the Undergraduate Assembly’s first meeting of the semester had a full agenda, which included the Division of Public Safety’s response to Friday’s shooting at the Bridge Cinema de Lux, life after study abroad and the Social Planning and Events Committee’s budget.
The Freshman Class Board, in collaboration with many Philadelphia restaurants and businesses, will be hosting the series of events Jan. 18-23.
Supporters argue that the changes will offer the student body a more direct voice in the elections and hope that such power will incite more interest in student government on campus.