April 22 through May 3 marks the benefits open enrollment period for the 2019-20 plan year, which will begin July 1. With this period, of course, comes important considerations that every eligible Penn employee will want to pay attention to.
The completed Stickwork sculpture created by Patrick Dougherty and his team of volunteers at the Morris Arboretum. Pictured: children enjoying the sculpture on opening day. (Photo: Morris Arboretum)
Now showing: The Morris Arboretum’s new spiraling Stickwork sculpture
Now on display at the Morris Arboretum is a new interactive sculpture crafted by artist Patrick Dougherty—made from hundreds of pieces of willow.
Former Penn President Judith Rodin delivers a talk at the Penn Dental Cheung Auditorium on April 10.
Former Penn President Judith Rodin speaks on resilience
Returning to campus to deliver the Penn Forum for Women Faculty’s Phoebe S. Leboy Lecture, Rodin reflected on her tenure at the University and the Rockefeller Foundation, while explaining her concept of ‘resilience.’
Dancers pose as part of Kun-Yang Lin/Dance’s upcoming performance at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo courtesy: The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts)
Five events to watch for in April
Happening around campus this April: an appearance by “Sorry to Bother You” director Boots Riley, a talk from Inquirer critic Inga Saffron, and the 10th annual West Craft Fest.
Students lounge on the grass of College Green. (Photo: Penn Sustainability)
By the Numbers: 2018 Penn Sustainability Report
Seven highlights from this year’s Sustainability Report show progress on how the University is faring with its target goals to improve environmental sustainability.
From left to right, Wharton Alliance club members Felipe Gomez, President Maria Escudero, Anders Zhou, Valentina Escudero, and Connor Ling pose for a photo. (Photo courtesy: Wharton Alliance)
The Ivy League’s first pre-professional LGBTQ club
Meet The Wharton Alliance, which, in its 16th year, continues its dual promise of cultivating a network of LGBTQ business students while considering the future of diversity in the workplace.
Following FDA approval of esketamine as a nasal spray to address otherwise untreatable cases of depression, Michael Thase, a professor of psychiatry at Penn Medicine, explains what it is and how it came to be.
Elana Burack, left, hangs an affirmation notecard, as Julia Magidson looks on from a distance.
An affirmation tree grows on campus
Through a Penn Wellness and Sachs grant, Elana Burack, a senior religious studies major, is touring the ‘Affirmation Tree’ around campus, soliciting reflections from the University community at large.
Former Penn President Judith Rodin delivers a talk at the Penn Dental Cheung Auditorium on April 10.
Elana Burack, left, hangs an affirmation notecard, as Julia Magidson looks on from a distance.