| 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.
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