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6/18

I3H Year in Review Symposium

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This symposium, organized by Penn’s Institute for Immunology and Immune Health (I3H), will include the presentation of several awards, as well as a trainee and poster session. The program will also include a keynote lecture from Ruslan Medzhitov, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine, titled “Specificity, Reactivity, and Allergic Immunity.” Free and open to the Penn community.

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Smilow Center for Translational Research, 3400 Civic Center Blvd.

9/3

Speakeasy Open Mic Night

Exterior of The Kelly Writers House.
This student-run open mic night welcomes all kinds of readings and performances. A sign-up sheet will be available upon arrival, and participants will have three minutes at the podium to perform. Bring your poetry, your guitar, your dance troupe, your award-winning essay, or your flash fiction to share—or just visit to celebrate the work of classmates, colleagues, and fellow writers.

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

8/29

Kelly Writers House Activities Fair

Exterior of the Kelly Writers House with a path to the front door.
The Kelly Writers House Activities Fair offers an opportunity to learn about student-led Writers House activities and initiatives, including magazines, writing groups, film production, and more. Attendees will have a chance to meet student leaders and representatives from numerous campus groups.

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

10/9

Histories of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-2025

stars on the american flag
The U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps were founded in Philadelphia in 1775 and will mark their 250th anniversary in October 2025. To coincide with the anniversary, this conference will unite scholars of various periods of U.S. history to discuss the Navy and Marine Corps in their respective contexts.

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

TBA

10/16

Grace and Forgiveness in Deliberation

Penn GSE’s Learning, Teaching, and Literacies division will host Jane Lo, an associate professor of teacher education at Michigan State University, who will share her research focus, “The Need for Grace and Forgiveness in Deliberation.” Lo’s scholarship involves studying the varied experiences of students in civic education. This talk is part of the 2024-25 Visiting Scholars Speaker Series.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Stiteler Hall, 208 S. 37th St.

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