IC Groups 2015 - 2016
Leaders | Student Org | |
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Cesar Cruz Benitez | ABLLE | ccruzbe1@swarthmore.edu |
Xavier Lee | ABLLE | xlee1@swarthmore.edu |
George Abraham | PACS (Pan Arab Cultural Society) | gabraha1@swarthmore.edu |
Allison Alcena | Colors | aalcena1@swarthmore.edu |
David Ortiz | Colors | dortiz2@swarthmore.edu |
Esteban | Colors | ecabrer1@swarthmore.edu |
Aamia Maalik | DESHI | amalik1@swarthmore.edu |
Jimmy Shah | DESHI | jshah1@swarthmore.edu |
Rida Hassan | DESHI | rhassan1@swarthmore.edu |
Vivek Ramanan | DESHI | vramana1@swarthmore.edu |
Ziyana Popat | DESHI | zpopat1@swarthmore.edu |
Alondra Rosales | ENLACE | arosale1@swarthmore.edu |
Cesar Cruz Benitez | ENLACE | ccruzbe1@swarthmore.edu |
Guadalupe (Lupita) Barrientos | ENLACE | gbarrie1@swarthmore.edu |
Kat Galvis | ENLACE | kgalvis1@swarthmore.edu |
Max Hernandez | ENLACE | mhernan2@swarthmore.edu |
Michelle Castellanos | ENLACE | mcastel2@swarthmore.edu |
Quetzal Ramirez | ENLACE | qramire1@swarthmore.edu |
Uriel Espino | ENLACE | umedina1@swarthmore.edu |
Jong In Jun | HAN | jjun1@swarthmore.edu |
Charolotte Iwasaki | HAPA | ciwasak1@swarthmore.edu |
Dominic Sonkowsky | HAPA | dsonkow1@swarthmore.edu |
Emma Lewis | HAPA | elewis1@swarthmore.edu |
Damien Ding | i20 | hding2@swarthmore.edu |
Istvan Cselotei | i20 | icselot1@swarthmore.edu |
Dalia Castro | Kizuna | dcastro2@swarthmore.edu |
Sushyam Ravi | Kizuna | sravi2@swarthmore.edu |
Tatsuya Ueda | Kizuna | tueda1@swarthmore.edu |
Fatima Boozarjomehri | MSA | fboozar1@swarthmore.edu |
Muhaiminul Haque | MSA | mhaque2@swarthmore.edu |
Salman Saafir | MSA | ssafir1@swarthmore.edu |
Aamia Maalik | MULTI | amalik1@swarthmore.edu |
Beatriz Baker | MULTI | bbaker1@swarthmore.edu |
Casey Liu Simon-Plum | MULTI | csimonp1@swarthmore.edu |
Chris Malafronti | MULTI | cmalafr1@swarthmore.edu |
Daniela Dani Nertheimer | MULTI | dwerthe1@swarthmore.edu |
Diondra Straiton | MULTI | dstrait1@swarthmore.edu |
Kimberly Canzoneri | MULTI | kcanzon1@swarthmore.edu |
Sheldon Ray Forman | MULTI | sforema1@swarthmore.edu |
Daniel Orr | NASA | dorr1@swarthmore.edu |
Davis Logan | NASA | dlogan1@swarthmore.edu |
Julia Wakeford | NASA | jwakefo1@swarthmore.edu |
Annie Zhao | PersuAsian | azhao2@swarthmore.edu |
Avni Fatehpuria | PersuAsian | afatehp1@swarthmore.edu |
Dominic Sonkowsky | PersuAsian | dsonkow1@swarthmore.edu |
Sam Mori | PersuAsian | smori1@swarthmore.edu |
Alice Liu | SAO | aliu1@swarthmore.edu |
Bryan Lin | SAO | blin1@swarthmore.edu |
Daniel Lai | SAO | dlai2@swarthmore.edu |
Ellen Liu | SAO | eliu2@swarthmore.edu |
Kevin Lai | SAO | klai1@swarthmore.edu |
Leon Chen | SAO | lchen3@swarthmore.edu |
Lesia Liao | SAO | lliao1@swarthmore.edu |
Li Tian | SAO | ltian1@swarthmore.edu |
Sonya Chen | SAO | schen4@swarthmore.edu |
Aaliyah Dillon | SOLIS | adillio1@swarthmore.edu |
Barbara Pham | SOLIS | bpham1@swarthmore.edu |
Cat Velez | SOLIS | cvelezp1@swarthmore.edu |
Cesar Cruz Benitez | SOLIS | ccruzbe1@swarthmore.edu |
Delfin Buico | SOLIS | dbuyco1@swarthmore.edu |
Barbara Taylor | SQU | btaylor2@swarthmore.edu |
Canaan Breiss | SQU (Swarthmore Queer Union) | cbreiss1@swarthmore.edu |
Christen Boas-Hayes | SQU (Swarthmore Queer Union) | cboasha1@swarthmore.edu |
Claudia Lo | SQU (Swarthmore Queer Union) | clo1@swarthmore.edu |
Gabriela Key | SQU (Swarthmore Queer Union) | gkey1@swarthmore.edu |
Gretchen Trupp | SQU (Swarthmore Queer Union) | gtrupp1@swarthmore.edu |
Kate Collins | SQU (Swarthmore Queer Union) | kcollin3@swarthmore.edu |
Kate Musen | SQU (Swarthmore Queer Union) | kmusen1@swarthmore.edu |
Margaret Hughes | SQU (Swarthmore Queer Union) | mhughes2@swarthmore.edu |
Tom Corbani | SQU (Swarthmore Queer Union) | tcorban1@swarthmore.edu |
Jennifer Beltran | QSN (Questbridge Scholars Network) | jbeltra1@swarthmore.edu |
Kelly Hernandez | QSN (Questbridge Scholars Network) | khernan2@swarthmore.edu |
Jennifer Beltran | QSN (Questbridge Scholars Network) | jbeltra1@swarthmore.edu |
Kimberly Rosa | QSN (Questbridge Scholars Network) | krosape1@swarthmore.edu |
Kate Musen | QSA (Queer Straight Alliance) | kmusen1@swarthmore.edu |
Kate Collins | QSA (Queer Straight Alliance) | kcollin3@swarthmore.edu |
Anthony Chiarenza | QSA (Queer Straight Alliance) | achiare1@swarthmore.edu |
Yijia (Tracy) Tang | Swarthmore Chinese Society (SCS) | ytang2@swarthmore.edu |
Fengjun (Jack) Yang | Swarthmore Chinese Society (SCS) | fyang1@swarthmore.edu |
Kevin M. Lai | Swarthmore Chinese Society (SCS) | klai1@swarthmore.edu |
Shirley Cheung | Swarthmore Chinese Society (SCS) | scheung1@swarthmore.edu |
Han (Bill) Huang | Swarthmore Chinese Society (SCS) | hhuan2@swarthmore.edu |
Shuang Guan | Swarthmore Chinese Society (SCS) | sguan1@swarthmore.edu |
Ke (Will) Wang | Swarthmore Chinese Society (SCS) | kwang2@swarthmore.edu |
Bilige (Billy) Yang | Swarthmore Chinese Society (SCS) | byang1@swarthmore.edu |
George Zhu | Swarthmore Chinese Society (SCS) | xzhu1@swarthmore.edu |
ABLLE
Leaders | |
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Cesar Cruz Benitez | ccruzbe1@swarthmore.edu |
Xavier Lee | xlee1@swarthmore.edu |
Colors
Board Meeting Times: Mondays at 5:30 pm
Leaders | |
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Allison Alcena | aalcena1@swarthmore.edu |
Esteban | ecabrer1@swarthmore.edu |
David Ortiz | dortiz2@swarthmore.edu |
Founded in 2001, Colors is a student group only for students who identify both as LGBTQ and as people of color. Colors members meet in Sharples Room 6 at 5:30 PM every Monday, and in the SQU Room at 9:30 PM every Friday. Colors is an informal space where queer students of color can talk about their experiences being queer, being of color, and being both at the same time. Colors is open to queer students who identify as multiracial, and does not reject anyone based on physical appearance.
DESHI
Group Meeting Times: Thursdays, 6-7pm, Sharples
DESHI is an organization committed to the social, cultural, and intellectual exchange amongst people with a special interest in South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.)
Leaders | |
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Aamia Maalik | |
Jimmy Shah |
jshah1@swarthmore.edu |
Rida Hassan | rhassan1@swarthmore.edu |
Vivek Ramanan | vramana1@swarthmore.edu |
Ziyana Popat | zpopat1@swarthmore.edu |
ENLACE
Board Meeting Times:
<Description>
Leaders | |
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Cesar Cruz Benitez | ccruzbe1@swarthmore.edu |
Alondra Rosales | arosale1@swarthmore.edu |
Guadalupe (Lupita) Barrientos | gbarrie1@swarthmore.edu |
Kat Galvis | kgalvis1@swarthmore.edu |
Max Hernandez | mhernan2@swarthmore.edu |
Michelle Castellanos | mcastel2@swarthmore.edu |
Quetzal Ramirez | qramire1@swarthmore.edu |
Uriel Espino | umedina1@swarthmore.edu |
HAN
Group Meeting Times: Wednesdays, 5-7pm, Sharples Room 209
Our mission is to foster pan-Korean interaction and friendship within the group as well as with members of the Swarthmore community interested in Korean culture. We hope to promote interest in and understanding of Korean culture across campus and amongst its members. HAN does not articulate a particular political stance.
Leaders | |
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Jong In Jun | jjun1@swarthmore.edu |
Cindy Lim | slim1@swarthmore.edu |
Hunter Lee | hlee6@swarthmore.edu |
Aaron Kang | akang2@swarthmore.edu |
Chris You | dyou1@swarthmore.edu |
Elise Kim | ekim4@swarthmore.edu |
Ji Ho Jang | jjang1@swarthmore.edu |
HAPA
Leaders | |
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Charolotte Iwasaki | ciwasak1@swarthmore.edu |
Dominic Sonkowsky | dsonkow1@swarthmore.edu |
Emma Lewis | elewis1@swarthmore.edu |
i20
Group Meeting Times: Tuesdays, 5-7pm, Sharples 4
The goal of i20, international club, is to bring together the international community at Swarthmore College. The club creates a platform for the exchange of cultures and the discussion of issues pertaining to international students.
Leaders | |
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Damien Ding | hding2@swarthmore.edu |
Istvan Cselotei | icselot1@swarthmore.edu |
Kizuna
Group Meeting Times: 5:30-6:30pm, Sharples Room 209
Kizuna is a group that aims to promote Japanese culture through group events and All campus events. This year we have been mainly focusing on cooking aspect of the culture and we will be doing more events such as curry events and Ride the tide Asian food night.
Leaders | |
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Dalia Castro | dcastro2@swarthmore.edu |
Sushyam Ravi | sravi2@swarthmore.edu |
Tatsuya Ueda | tueda1@swarthmore.edu |
Swarthmore College Muslim Student Association (MSA)
Discussion Meeting Times: Wednesday, 7-8:30pm, Tarble 312
Friday Prayers: Fridays, 1-2pm, Tarble 312
Swarthmore College Muslim Student Association (MSA) functions as an open group, providing a support system for its members through regular meetings, establishing regular congregational prayers, and connecting Swarthmore with the Tri-Co interfaith community. Additionally, MSA works to educate the larger campus community about Islam and the experiences of Muslims from various backgrounds, and serves as a resource to promote knowledge, understanding, and positive interactions among students, faculty and staff on campus.
Leaders | |
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Fatima Boozarjomehri | fboozar1@swarthmore.edu |
Muhaiminul Haque | mhaque2@swarthmore.edu |
Salman Saafir | ssafir1@swarthmore.edu |
MULTI
Leaders | |
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Aamia Maalik | amalik1@swarthmore.edu |
Beatriz Baker | bbaker1@swarthmore.edu |
Casey Liu Simon-Plum | csimonp1@swarthmore.edu |
Chris Malafronti | cmalafr1@swarthmore.edu |
Daniela Dani Nertheimer | dwerthe1@swarthmore.edu |
Diondra Straiton | dstrait1@swarthmore.edu |
Kimberly Canzoneri | kcanzon1@swarthmore.edu |
Sheldon Ray Forman | sforema1@swarthmore.edu |
Munazamat al-Amal
Group Meeting Times: Saturdays, 3pm, IC Big Room (Biweekly)
Munazamat al-Amal is a cultural group and political movements that advocates for the peoples and causes of Greater Syria, which is the geographically bounded region roughly corresponding to the modern countries of Syria, Lebanon, Historic Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, and Cyprus. Al-Amal, which is Arabic for "hope," seeks to provide an alternative space that supports social, cultural, and political resistance in the absence of strong groups like that on campus. The group is open to all community members who express interest and support.
Native American Student Association (NASA)
Board Meeting Times:
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Leaders | |
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Daniel Orr | dorr1@swarthmore.edu |
Davis Logan | dlogan1@swarthmore.edu |
Julia Wakeford | jwakefo1@swarthmore.edu |
PersuAsian
Board Meeting Times:
PersuAsian is a group for those who identify as both queer and Asian.
Leaders | |
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Annie Zhao | azhao2@swarthmore.edu |
Avni Fatehpuria | afatehp1@swarthmore.edu |
Dominic Sonkowsky | dsonkow1@swarthmore.edu |
Sam Mori | smori1@swarthmore.edu |
Picante
Board Meeting Times:
Picante is a group for those who identify as both queer and Hispanic or Latin@.
QSA
Leaders | |
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Kate Musen |
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Kate Collins | kcollin3@swarthmore.edu |
Anthony Chiarenza | achiare1@swarthmore.edu |
Queer Trans Conference (QTC)
Board Meeting Times:
For the last twenty years, Swarthmore College has hosted an annual conference called the Queer and Trans Conference, or QTC (formerly the Sager Symposium), on a current topic for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. QTC is currently a student organized event--free and open to the public!--held at the end of March. The QTC Planning Committee meets regularly all year to plan and coordinate the conference, as well as a series of smaller events in the fall. In the past few years, symposia have explored sexual politics in the bedroom, boardroom, and classroom, queer media, coalition building across queer differences, queer people of color, the intersections of race, religion, and gender, queer activism, same-sex marriage and queer families, and transgender movements.
Swarthmore Asian Organization (SAO)
Group Meeting Times: Tuesdays, 7:30-9pm, Big IC Room
Swarthmore Asian Organization provides a support community for Swarthmore students who identify themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander Americans. Our meetings are primarily discussion-based, though we also take time to hold study breaks. During our meetings, we discuss Asian-American issues that cover broad topics such as identity, education, politics, current events, and popular culture. Additionally, we work to make inroads with the greater Philadelphia area Asian/Pacific Islander American community. Despite being defined as a “closed” group, we try our utmost to interact with and involve the entire Swarthmore community as much as we can. To that end, we make great efforts in planning campus-wide events, most notably during APIA Month.
Leaders | |
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Alice Liu |
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Bryan Lin | blin1@swarthmore.edu |
Daniel Lai | dlai2@swarthmore.edu |
Ellen Liu | eliu2@swarthmore.edu |
Kevin Lai | klai1@swarthmore.edu |
Leon Chen | lchen3@swarthmore.edu |
Lesia Liao | lliao1@swarthmore.edu |
Li Tian | ltian1@swarthmore.edu |
Sonya Chen |
Southeast Asian Student Association (SEASA)
Board Meeting Times:
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Swarthmore Organization for Low Income Students (SOLIS)
Group Meeting Times: Thursdays, 7-8 pm, Big IC Room
Because low-income students are a diverse group that face a common set of unique issues, Swarthmore Organization of Low-Income Students (SOLIS) creates a safe space for social development and networking for low-income students, to let them know they are not alone in the Swarthmore College community by: • Helping low-income students balance the cultures at home and at Swarthmore through guidance from upperclassmen and alumni who also come from low-income backgrounds
• Working with College faculty and staff to equip low-income students with practical, applicable skills (e.g. budgeting, applying for financial aid)
• Working with College faculty and staff to promote programs and scholarships provided by the College that would help close the class gap in academics (e.g. Rubin Mentorship Program)
• Encouraging low-income students to be active in student government, student organizations, and social justice groups, so that these students may have a greater voice in the Swarthmore community
• Promoting social mobility by helping local high school students through college access groups
Leaders | |
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Aaliyah Dillon |
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Barbara Pham | bpham1@swarthmore.edu |
Cat Velez | cvelezp1@swarthmore.edu |
Cesar Cruz Benitez | ccruzbe1@swarthmore.edu |
Delfin Buico | dbuyco1@swarthmore.edu |
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Swarthmore Queer Union (SQU)
Board Meeting Times: Sundays at 2:00 pm
The Swarthmore Queer Union (SQU) is a community group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and questioning students. SQU is one of Swarthmore's LGBTQ groups. SQU meetings take place every Wednesday at 10pm in the big room of the Intercultural Center. These meetings are only for LGBTQ students, and are confidential.
SCS
Leaders | |
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Yijia (Tracy) Tang |
ytang2@swarthmore.edu |
Fengjun (Jack) Yang | fyang1@swarthmore.edu |
Kevin M. Lai | klai1@swarthmore.edu |
Shirley Cheung | scheung1@swarthmore.edu |
Han (Bill) Huang | hhuan2@swarthmore.edu |
Shuang Guan | sguan1@swarthmore.edu |
Ke (Will) Wang | kwang2@swarthmore.edu |
Bilige (Billy) Yang | byang1@swarthmore.edu |
George Zhu | xzhu1@swarthmore.edu |