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New cafes, retail options debut this fall
The menu of campus dining options is getting a makeover this fall, with new facilities and options both on campus and off. On campus, two new cafés offer light fare and a place to relax.
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Penn VIPS harnesses the impulse to do good
Spiral notebooks and three-ring binders fight for space in a small corner of Isabel Mapp’s office. One might think that the director of Penn Volunteers in Public Service was overly fond of office supplies. But the materials are not meant for her; they will soon be claimed by school children in the surrounding neighborhood.
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These days, it’s all about Benjamin
Did you see the July 4 cover of Time with Ben Franklin looking like an aging rock star? Or the recent two-part PBS documentary? Did you know that in Barnes and Noble and Borders bookstores across the country, books on Ben are getting the prominent entryway display? Would you be surprised if Dr. Franklin turned out to be “The Sexist Man Not Alive” according to People magazine?
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Campus Buzz
Congratulations, neighbor: Your Buzz correspondent would like to salute Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for being honored as the nation’s best pediatric hospital in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey of “America’s Best Hospitals.” CHOP—where Penn’s pediatric faculty practice—took the top honors from archrival Children’s Hospital of Boston for the first time in the survey’s 14-year history. It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of the CHOP family.
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Service at Penn: A way of life
Service runs deep in Penn’s blood. The notion that service is an important part of education was part of founder Ben Franklin’s original vision, which saw “an Inclination joined with an Ability to serve Mankind” as “the great Aim and End of all Learning.” In the past two decades, Penn has embraced this vision enthusiastically. Community service is now an integral part of life at Penn, and both the institution and the community are better for it.
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See the world for a few dollars more
With the return of fall comes a change in the admission charge for the University of Pennsylvania Museum. As of Sept. 2, the Museum’s admission donation is now $8. Children ages 6 to 17, students with ID and seniors over 62 pay $5. And as always, admission is free for children under 6, Museum members, PennCard holders and all visitors on Sundays. Sunday hours have also resumed for the academic year. The Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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Another summer of work
It has become a rite of summer at Penn: The students depart and the construction crews get busy. Over the summer, a number of construction projects ranging from the modest to the major were either completed or begun all over campus, including: - Steinhardt Hall. The new home for Penn Hillel at 215 S. 39th St. opened at the end of August. The building includes meeting rooms, worship space and a kosher dining facility.
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Band of pioneers
Wharton West, the Wharton School’s new Left Coast facility in San Francisco, graduated its first class of MBA for Executives students on August 24, 2003. The 59 graduates began their MBA studies in August, 2001, when the Wharton School opened its new facility in the historic Folger Building, near the city’s business and financial district. “This graduating class represents the fulfillment of an important outreach goal of the school,” said Wharton Dean Patrick Harker.
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Reheated blues: The thrill is gone
Sociologists call it “commodification.” But the musicians David Grazian met in the tourist-oriented blues clubs in Chicago just call it “the set list from hell.” Night after night they play a carefully packaged, unchanging repertoire of blues standards mandated by club owners. “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett is always on the set. So is “Got My Mojo Working’” by Muddy Waters, “The Thrill is Gone” by B.B. King and, of course “Sweet Home Chicago” by Robert Johnson.
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Center helps big dreamers start small businesses
Darnell Thomas has always had a knack for selling things. During his days as a college undergraduate, the entrepreneur would travel from dorm to dorm, enticing others to purchase accessories, from scarves to gloves to costume jewelry. “I was always the guy asking people to buy something,” said Thomas. “It helped pay for books and tuition.”