Student Groups

The GIC was initiated by and for students in 1984. Founded in response to the United Minorities Council’s 1978 petition, the GIC provides support to the United Minorities Council (UMC) and to its many constituent student groups. These are the student leaders we support:

The United Minorities Council

The United Minorities Council (UMC) is an undergraduate student coalition of Penn’s cultural and ethnic student groups. The UMC also hosts two major university-wide events during the academic year: Unity Week in the fall and Celebration of Cultures in the spring.

2023-24 UMC Board

Chair: Oumy Diasse, C’24, odiasse1@sas.upenn.edu

Vice Chair: Fiona Wu, SEAS’25, wu101@seas.upenn.edu

Political Chair: Erika Acosta, C’24, eacosta@sas.upenn.edu

Finance Chair:Nahom Gebregiorgis, C’26, nahu@sas.upenn.edu

Programming Chair: Maliha Rahman, C’25, malihar@sas.upenn.edu

Admissions & Outreach Chair: Mariah Wright-Moses, C'26, mariahwm@sas.upenn.edu

Marketing Chair: Bryan Kim, C’25, kimbry@sas.upenn.edu

Natives at Penn

Natives at Penn (NAP), originally founded in 1994, is a student organization representing Native and Indigenous students on Penn’s campus. NAP works to increase awareness of contemporary Indigenous issues and host Penn’s Annual Powwow every year.

2023 NAP Board

Co-Presidents:
Lauren McDonald, laurennn@sas.upenn.edu
Nyair Locklear, nylock@sas.upenn.edu

External Operations Chair: Tristan Fajardo, tristanf@sas.upenn.edu

Historian: Aubrey Welch, aubwelch@sas.upenn.edu

Treasurer: Sophia Poersch, spoersch@sas.upenn.edu

Communications: Ryly Ziese, ryly@wharton.upenn.edu

Social Chair: Keaton Mackey, keatonm@sas.upenn.edu

Freshman Outreach: Mollie Benn, bennm@upenn.edu and Carlyle Cornell, carlylec@sas.upenn.edu

The Assembly of International Students

The Assembly of International Students (AIS) is a student group that is run and represented by students of global backgrounds, whether international or not. AIS offers mentorship programs, parties and social events, conferences and alumni networking events, and the Student Ambassador Program.

2023-24 AIS Board

President: Heather Shieh, W'24, hshieh@wharton.upenn.edu

Executive Vice-President: Alexandar Krastev, C'25, krastev@sas.upenn.edu

Vice-President of Internal Affairs: Kate Ong, C'25, kateong@sas.upenn.edu

Vice-President of Finances: Candice Huang, W'25, cjhuang@wharton.upenn.edu

Vice-President of Communications: Vidya Pandiaraju, C'26, vidya22@sas.upenn.edu

Vice-President of Marketing: Chris Li, W'26, lichrisl@wharton.upenn.edu

Alumni & Employment Chair: Ejun Hong, C'25, ejunhong@sas.upenn.edu

International Mentorship & Orientation Chair: Luna Sato, C'26, lunasato@sas.upenn.edu

Social & Community Engagement Chair: Bruno Basner, W'26, bbasner@wharton.upenn.edu