About Us

Mission

The mission of the United Minorities Council (UMC) is to serve as an inter-racial alliance to address the issues of people of color in the University of Pennsylvania community. College undergraduate Sheryl George-McAlpine founded the UMC in 1978 to form a stronger, unified voice for ethnic minority students on campus. Through the sponsorship of cultural and educational programs, the UMC today strives to promote cross-cultural awareness and uphold the principles of unity, diversity and understanding. Apart from its primary tasks and initiatives, the UMC also hosts two major university activities: Unity Week in the Fall and Celebration of Cultures in the Spring to achieve these goals. The UMC meets in the Greenfield Intercultural Center bi-weekly at 8:30pm on Wednesdays and all groups who are interested in inter-racial issues are encouraged to attend. The UMC also welcomes interested individuals to join as members at large.

 

Our Current Representatives

Lisa Zhu Chair
Derek Mazique Vice Chair
Lorenzo Williams Political Chair
Richard Cesar Treasurer
Brian Kroener General Body Outreach
Sonie Guseh Programming Tri-Chair
Elizabeth Roy Programming Tri-Chair
Janice Dow Programming Tri-Chair
Asavari Gupte Communications Chair

 

Constitution

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