ABOUT University of MICHIGAN UPSA

What is UPSA?

The Undergraduate Political Science Association (UPSA) of the University of Michigan is a non-partisan organization that acts as a liaison between undergraduate students and the Department of Political Science. 

What We Do

UPSA offers leadership and organizational experience to motivated undergraduate students and facilitates a more thorough understanding of politics and political issues on campus. 

Events

UPSA hosts several events each year including the Professor-Student Dinner, professor coffee hours, numerous workshops, social events, and our signature event, the Jack L. Walker Conference held in the winter semester. See our upcoming events.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

ELI HOPPES
PRESIDENT

My name is Eli Hoppes and I am the President of UPSA. I am currently a junior and am from the town of Portland, MI. I am double majoring in political science and history. I joined UPSA my freshmen year and served as it's treasurer for two years. I'm excited to continue UPSA's growth and I look forward to serving UPSA as it's  President.

SAMANTHA GOLDSTEIN
SECRETARY

My name is Samantha Goldstein and I am a sophomore majoring in Political Science and minoring in Applied Statistics. I am particularly interested in the intersection of politics and data. In addition to working as UPSA's Secretary, I am also on the Editorial Board of The Michigan Daily. I live in Washington, DC and enjoy exploring the city's museums and watching biopics on Netflix.

Sebastian Leder Macek
TREASURER

I am a sophomore in the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and The Arts’ Honors Program. Through attending events like the Professor-Student Coffee Talks and the Presidential Debate Watch Parties, I learned more about the organization and my fellow members. This year I will be serving as Treasurer of UPSA. I look forward to connecting political science students to their department while helping grow UPSA.

SAMI Ilagan
EVENT PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Hi!  I'm Sami, and I'm a sophomore studying political science, Spanish, and international studies.   I'm the Event Planning Committee Chair on the UPSA Executive Board, so I will primarily be working this year on planning the Jack L. Walker Conference in the spring.  If you have any interest in joining the Event Planning Committee, please reach out to me.  Feel free to reach out if you also have any questions about UPSA, studying political science, or about UMich in general.  Hope to see you in UPSA this year!

UpCOMING EVENTS

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MEMBERSHIP

  • Benefits

    UPSA members will benefit from interactions with guest speakers, professors, fellow Political Science majors/minors, and unique connections with alumni. Members are able to attend events designed to give Political Science students a competitive advantage to their peers.

  • Join

    Any student of the University of Michigan is eligible for membership by attending any UPSA event and signing up on the email list to receive UPSA emails. 

  • Withdraw

    A member can withdraw from UPSA by informing the Executive Board of his/her wish to be removed from the UPSA email list.

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