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)

Hassan Javed (Pakistan)

Linda Zhu (China)

Ellen Faye Ann Yabut (Philippines)


Assembly of International Students (AIS)

Taya Allardice

Hailey Wong


Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA)

Dan Premauden

Lianne Cagalingan


Undergraduate Assembly (UA)

Rafaa Bukhary

Khalil ElBechir