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9.25

How to Make an Impact

Penn alum and Emmy-nominated television producer and executive Allison Kruger uses examples from her days in television to discuss personal branding, the strength of a charismatic presence, and how to create business opportunities.

5:30p.m. - 7:00p.m.

Annenberg School for Communication, 3620 Walnut St.

9.26

Acts, Facts, and Artifacts

Marking the launch of Wolf Humanities Center's yearlong theme of “Stuff,” Kevin Young, an award-winning poet, and director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at New York Public Libraries, will converse with English and Africana Studies Professor Herman Beavers the material forms of Black culture.

5:00p.m. - 6:30p.m.

Wolf Humanities Center, 255 S. 36th St.

9.27

Trolley Portal Gardens Opening

The long-awaited Trolley Portal Gardens opens with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house, featuring refreshments from Trolley Car Station.

5:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.

Trolley Portal Gardens, 3927 Woodland Ave.

10.2

Linocut Demonstration

Mary Tasillo, Common Press Studio manager, demonstrates the process of creating linocut images, as showcased in the exhibit “William Kentridge Universal Archive,” featuring Kentridge's linocut ink-based prints of personal iconography.

4:30p.m.

Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St.

NBC's Andrea Mitchell, Seven Others to Be Honored at Penn's 262nd Commencement

Penn alumna Andrea Mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News and host of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” will deliver the 2018 University of Pennsylvania Commencement address on Monday, May 14.

Media Contact Amanda Mott ・ May 3, 2018

Penn Honors MLK Through Annual Day of Service Jan. 15

・ January 3, 2018