Behind the Scenes of Penn’s 2014 New Student Orientation Behind the Scenes of Penn’s 2014 New Student Orientation New Student Orientation at the University of Pennsylvania is not just about newcomers learning about Penn. It is also about current-student volunteers getting better acquainted with themselves.
Senior Leads Penn Women’s Ice Hockey Club Into the 2014-15 Season Senior Leads Penn Women’s Ice Hockey Club Into the 2014-15 Season Alyssa Johncola is an unstoppable force at the University of Pennsylvania. She’s the president, right winger and former substitute goalie of the women’s ice hockey team, a club made up of both graduate and undergraduate students at Penn.
New Students Volunteer in West Philadelphia as Part of Penn Community Teamworks New Students Volunteer in West Philadelphia as Part of Penn Community Teamworks Sixteen incoming graduate students and one alumna of the University of Pennsylvania spent the day making a house a home in West Philadelphia.
Penn Sophomore Speaks at U.N. Human Rights Session in Geneva Penn Sophomore Speaks at U.N. Human Rights Session in Geneva In testimony before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Benjamin Fogel spoke out against the repression of political freedom, false imprisonment and the absence of an independent judiciary in Belarus. But Fogel isn’t a world leader or foreign-policy expert.
Penn Student Assists in Developing an Economic Growth Plan in Guatemala Penn Student Assists in Developing an Economic Growth Plan in Guatemala In a very poor but picturesque region of Guatemala, Seth Amos spent the summer working to help a town to develop an economic growth strategy.
Taking ‘The Condom Pledge’: Penn Student’s Project Leads to Global Changes Taking ‘The Condom Pledge’: Penn Student’s Project Leads to Global Changes Jason Parad is changing lives, and he’s doing it with condoms.
Penn Prof Al Filreis to Host N.Y. Public Library Inaugural ‘ModPo’ MOOC Meet-up Penn Prof Al Filreis to Host N.Y. Public Library Inaugural ‘ModPo’ MOOC Meet-up In the New York City area, online students in a University of Pennsylvania massive open online course on modern poetry are getting the chance to meet offline. The venue is the New York Public Library where learners in Penn English professor Al Filreis’ “Modern and Contemporary American Poetry” MOOC can gather for weekly in-person discussions.
Penn President Amy Gutmann to Welcome Incoming Freshmen Penn President Amy Gutmann to Welcome Incoming Freshmen WHO: Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, and incoming freshmen WHAT: Move-in for Penn's Class of 2018 WHEN: Aug. 22, 2014, 11am
Penn Student May Have Found His Calling While Pursuing Religious Studies Penn Student May Have Found His Calling While Pursuing Religious Studies What started out as a summer volunteer project and a journey to Thailand to learn about Buddhism may lead to a career choice for University of Pennsylvania student James An.
Penn IUR Publishes Two New Reports on Rapid Urbanization Penn IUR Publishes Two New Reports on Rapid Urbanization Penn IUR has recently published two reports about rapid urbanization.