Assembly of International Students University of Pennsylvania
News from Steering
2010 AIS Executive Board
Hello everyone,
It is my pleasure to announce the Assembly of International Students’ new Executive Board! Please join me in welcoming:
President: Carol Costa (costac@sas.upenn.edu)
Executive Vice-President: Florentina Dragulescu (fdrag@sas.upenn.edu)
Vice-President of External Affairs: Gandharv Bedi (gandharv@wharton.upenn.edu)
Treasurer: Chloe Ho (chloeho@sas.upenn.edu)
Secretary: Cynthia Ip (cynip@sas.upenn.edu)
This marks the end of an incredibly fruitful and successful year for the Assembly of International Students. In just one year we passed a UA resolution on International Student Housing, launched the second round of the International Mentor Program, ran International Student Orientation social events, held a seat on the University Council, started a Spring Fling BBQ tradition, and thrown multiple and successful parties both on-campus and downtown, to name a few successes in this past year. We have truly made great leaps and bounds to benefit the international student community and none of that would have been possible without the help and support of all of AIS members and Steering Committee members. I am confident that this new board will take AIS to new heights in the coming year and am excited to see what’s in store for AIS!
It has been an absolute pleasure serving you all this past year as President and AIS, no matter what, will continue to be a huge part of my life at Penn. Please join me in thanking the outgoing board and welcoming the new board of AIS!
Best,
Trixie Canivel
Outgoing President
Assembly of International Students
We Want YOU At AIS Elections this FRIDAY (Dec. 4)!
Hey AIS!
It’s election time again! I can’t believe a year has flown by so fast. From ISO scavenger hunts and tours to Mykonos at G-Lounge, from community service trips to the Spring Fling BBQ, from getting a resolution passed through the UA to committee BYO dinners downtown, AIS has truly achieved so much this year. But now it’s time for elections, and by coming out to vote, YOU will have a say in the events we plan, the administration we meet and the things that we do.
Whether you loved what we did or hated what we did, this is your chance to run for a position and help steer the direction of the AIS. Everyone is eligible to run. Basically, if you want to get involved or if you think out of the box or if you THINK BIG or if you have anything exciting and new to bring to the table, then AIS WANTS YOU. If running for a position is not for you, then come out and vote for the person that you think will take AIS to where it needs to go next year! Do all of this while hanging out with your AIS friends and eating FREE FOOD.
Remember, the positions that are available are: President, Executive VP, VP External, Treasurer and Secretary. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at president@aisupenn.org! I’ll be more than happy to chat with you about AIS, elections, new ideas or anything in general! I’ll see you at elections!
Cheers,
Trixie Canivel
It’s never too late to get invovled!
You can still get involved, and remember, you are more than welcome to join as many committees as you want to! If you want to have yourself added to another committee listserv, e-mail the secretary (Rekha Jois -rejois@seas.upenn.edu) with the name of the committee you would like to join. Also consult the table below in order to e-mail the correct executive liasion for your desired committee, to ask them what you may have missed in any previous committee meetings.
IMP: Chloe Ho (chloeho@sas.upenn.edu)
ISO: Trixie Canivel (trixiecanivel@gmail.com)
Social: Florentina Dragulescu (fdrag@sas.upenn.edu)
Alumni and Employment: Amia Liu (amia@wharton.upenn.edu)
Advocacy: Shama Jamal (shama.jamal@gmail.com)
Community Engagement: Namu Lee (Leenamu@gmail.com)
Message from the President
Hello to both new and old AIS members!
Welcome to our new website! We’re really excited to launch the new layout of the AIS website because with this, we will be able to communicate with all of you even better than before! This new website will make keep you guys more up-to-date on what we’ve done, what we’re doing and what we plan to do. With the new blog format, we’re hoping that information is more accessible to you all as well. So please look around and enjoy our new website!
For any feedback, comments and/or suggestions, please write me at president@aisupenn.org!
We look forward to seeing you at all of AIS’ events this coming semester! Here’s to the new website, making new friends and an exciting new year!
Cheers,
Trixie Canivel