International Student Table for Advocacy & Relations (ISTAR) 

The International Student Table for Advocacy & Relations (ISTAR) works closely with ISSS and is a partnership of different student organizations, both undergraduate and graduate, with a mission to advocate and provide a unified voice for all international students at Penn. 

ISTAR comprises representatives from the following student organizations: 

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Meet the Members of ISTAR for Academic Year 2025-2026


International Student Advisory Board (ISAB)

Shrey
Patel
(India)

Mehrnaz
Zakershahrak
(Iran)

Louis Li (China)

Lucia Espina
Vazquez
(Spain)


Assembly of International Students (AIS)

Katie Yoo


Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA)

Nowreen Yasmin

Yumi Kodama


Undergraduate Assembly (UA)

Andrew Lu

Mariam Ali

Rafaa Bukhary