New and returning undergraduates arrived on campus last week, attending welcome events and receptions, including an introduction to the Libraries, the Class Photo on Franklin Field, and an evening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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The carts started rolling on Aug. 18, as first-year exchange, transfer, international, and first-generation students began moving in to the 13 College Houses across Penn’s campus. On Aug. 19, the Class of 2029 and their families made their way onto campus as official students, as volunteers and staff from College Houses and Residential Services, along with PHINS (Peers Helping Integrate New Students) Orientation Leaders working with New Student Orientation & Academic Initiatives, were on hand to assist. In all, nearly 6,000 new and returning undergraduates arrived on campus last week.
Throughout the week, the Class of 2029 spent their first days as Penn students attending a President and Provost Welcome, a Libraries showcase, New Student Orientation for international students, a Welcome to the Penn Community gathering, the Class of 2029 photo on Franklin Field, a night at the Penn Rec Center, and an evening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among other activities.
In addition to the dedicated Move-In coordinators and volunteers, Penn President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson, Jr. greeted students and families across several days. They offered warm welcomes and encouragement to both students and families preparing to say goodbye. And they offered insight into what to expect as Penn undergraduates: “They will be supported by professors who will challenge and guide them, by peers who will inspire and push them,” said Jameson at the first-year and family welcome.
Said Jackson at the same event, “above all, Penn is going to challenge them to discover not simply what they can do but who they fundamentally are and how they can make a difference in this world that we share together.”
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