The University Park Student Fee Board met Friday to hear allocation request presentations from the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA), University Park Allocation Committee (UPAC), and Student Orientation and Transition Programs (SOTP).
Zach McKay, UPUA’s president, kicked the board’s round of hearings off with a presentation of his office’s request. UPUA is requesting level funding of $139,628.55 for the 2021-22 funding cycle.
UPUA represents the University Park undergraduate student body to the Penn State administrators, elected officials, and the public. It is modeled after the federal government, with a legislative, executive, and judicial branch.
The Executive Branch consists of a department structure led by the president, vice president, and cabinet of directors. It is tasked with carrying out the day-to-day operations of the student government and providing the general assembly with research reports to be used in their advocacy.
The 15th Assembly of the University Park Undergraduate Association met virtually Wednesday night for its third spring semester meeting.
The meeting began with a special presentation from Paul Shrivastava, director of the Sustainability Institute, and Douglas Goodstein, the student programs coordinator for the Sustainability Institute.
In their presentation, Shrivastava and Goodstein encouraged UPUA representatives to get involved with sustainability. They said that change does not happen overnight and dedicated and continuous hard work don’t go unnoticed.
“You need to see yourself as people, as citizens, and as people who are going to be the most affected by changes to the environment,” Shrivastava said.
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Penn Stateâs University Park Undergraduate Association hosted Paul Shrivastava and Douglas Goodstein of Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute to discuss climate and sustainability action during a meeting Wednesday night.
Shrivastava â director of Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute â gave a presentation that highlighted some of the ways in which students may be able to work toward sustainability, urging them to âcollectively join hands.â This work, Shrivastava explained, is largely based on the United Nationsâ list of 17 sustainability goals.
Goodstein â associate director for student engagement at Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute â urged students to use their voices to fight for climate action and invited UPUA members to become involved in âyouth listening sessions.â More information on the sessions will be provided at a later date.
The African American Studies Department released a statement on Tuesday regarding the Zoom bombing that occurred in the Black Caucus Zoom room during the Spring 2021 Involvement Fair.
The African American Studies Department faculty s response said now is the time for Penn State to root out systemic racism within the university. We, the African American Studies Department faculty, stand in solidarity with the students who white supremacists attacked on Jan. 27, the faculty said in the statement. We stand with them because their cause is just.
The faculty supports the students call to identify the individuals who are responsible and hold them accountable for what are unquestionably hate crimes.