Announcements

We are deeply saddened to report that a Penn undergraduate student was struck and killed this morning by a SEPTA train at the 40th Street Station.   She was a bright, well-liked and successful member of our junior class.  We have been in contact with her family and have conveyed our deepest sympathies to them at this very sad and tragic time.  

January 10, 2012 Happy New Year and welcome back to Penn! As we embark on a new semester, I want to thank every member of the Penn community for continuing to distinguish this University as a place where individual passions fuel a collective purpose. Because of your commitment to collaboration, creativity, and innovation, 2011 was a year filled with noteworthy achievements. I know 2012 will continue this trend.

By any measure, the fall term at Penn has gotten off to a superb start (earthquake and Hurricane Irene notwithstanding!). Before I detail some of the historic gains we have made this year, I want to extend my thanks to all of you for the tireless effort that has helped establish a Penn degree as one of the most valued in the world.

Dear Members of our University Community: Having just celebrated Thanksgiving, I find myself especially grateful for the privilege of working with all of you to advance Penn this year. As we rapidly approach the end of 2010, I thank every member of our community for making this a most remarkable year of achievement in our classrooms, laboratories, clinical practices, athletic fields, local community, and around the world.

April 6, 2010 After a record-breaking winter, the color and buzz of spring encourage us to get out and enjoy our beautiful urban campus, our vibrant University City neighborhood, and the larger community that Penn calls home. We have a proud legacy of partnerships here, working alongside other Philadelphians to strengthen the educational, commercial, and cultural fabric of our city and region.

Message from the President January 25, 2010 Like the rest of the world, the Penn community has been deeply saddened and moved to action by the massive destruction and human suffering caused by the earthquake in Haiti. In response to the tragedy, the students, faculty and staff at Penn have mobilized to provide crucial medical aid to victims of the crisis, raise funds to help with the recovery and offer support to those affected by the disaster.

January 18, 2010 Dear Members of our University Community: Despite the largely disenchanting events of the past ten years—recently dubbed by Time Magazine as “the Decade from Hell”—we at Penn have avoided 21st-century ennui by cultivating creativity, collaboration, and innovation. In the new millennium, we forged ahead in teaching, research, and service. We also opened 14 new buildings, completed the historic acquisition of the former postal lands, and launched our ambitious campus development plan, Penn Connects. 

December 16, 2009 Dear Members of our University Community:

December 3, 2009 Dear Members of our University Community: Last week, we celebrated the opening of the Roberts Proton Therapy Center at the University of Pennsylvania—the largest, most advanced facility in the world for this most precise form of cancer radiation. The Center will allow us to make quantum leaps forward in health care treatment and research.

November 6, 2009 Dear Members of our University Community: This afternoon, I had the distinct privilege of joining with Penn Trustees, community leaders, and members of our campus community in breaking ground on Penn Park, the centerpiece of the University’s Penn Connects master development plan.