Established in 1978, the United Minorities Council is a coalition of minority student organizations at the University of Pennsylvania.
The UMC strives to amplify underrepresented voices, facilitate intercultural communication, and generate a healthy dialogue on how Penn can best serve its minority students.
The United Minorities Council was founded in 1978 as an intercultural coalition of students who fight for equity and access to resources for students of color at Penn. Among UMC’s earliest accomplishments is staging sit-in protests that led to the establishment of the Greenfield Intercultural Center (3708 Chestnut Street) in 1984.
UMC Board 2024
Chair: Fiona Wu, SEAS ’25 wu101@upenn.edu
Vice Chair: Mackenzie Hill C’27 mackhill@sas.upenn.edu
Political Chair: Juan Lopez C’26 jrlopezj@sas.upenn.edu
Financial Chair: Maliha Rahman C’25 malihar@upenn.edu
Programming Chairs: Beza Mersiehazen C’26, bezamers@sas.upenn.edu and Areebah Ahmed C’26 areebah@sas.upenn.edu
Admissions and Outreach: Endy Huynh N’27 endy@nursing@upenn.edu
Marketing: Tyasia Cannon C’26 tyasia@sas.upenn.edu