Penn Student Government
To learn more, visit pennstudgov.com Collectively, Penn Student Government work to make Penn student life better and more equitable. Beyond Class Board, here are the other 5 branches:
Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC)
The NEC is responsible for running the UA and Class Board elections, appointing all undergraduate representatives to committees on which undergraduates sit, administering referenda, selecting the groups to fill the UA’s seats on the University Council, and overseeing a feedback system for the various committees to which it appoints students. The NEC is also responsible for educating the student body on the activities of all six branches of student government and for maintaining effective communication amongst the six branches, themselves.
Social Planning and Events Committee (SPEC)
The Social Planning and Events Committee (SPEC) plans campus wide social and cultural activities for the university community. SPEC is comprised of 9 subcommittees that include Film, Concerts, SPEC-TRUM (to represent undergraduate minorities), Connaissance (to organize lectures and speakers), Special Events, Jazz, Sound (for tech and productions), Art Gallery, and Spring Fling.
Student Activities Council (SAC)
The Student Activities Council (SAC) exists to recognize, supervise, and fund undergraduate activities, to provide for greater communication and cooperation among activities and between the activities and the University administration, and to work for improvements in the quality of student life at the University of Pennsylvania.
Student Committee on Undergraduate Education (SCUE)
SCUE regards as its purview any issue which affects undergraduate education or the intellectual atmosphere at Penn. They work to enhance and expand curricular opportunities, advising, and the overall quality of the undergraduate academic experience. SCUE serves both as advocates for the student voice and as advisors to the faculty and administration. Their efforts are predicated on the tenet that undergraduates must have a say in the academic programs of which they are most integrally a part.
Undergraduate Assembly
The Undergraduate Assembly is the elected, representative branch of student government at Penn, charged with improving life for all students through funding, services, and advocacy.
The UA has five roles:
lobby for tangible change at Penn based on student needs,
represent students to administrators and outsiders,
bring students from different groups and identities together,
provide services to improve student’s quality of life,
fund the other branches of student government and by extension all student groups on campus.