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10/16

BioBlitz

A person sits reading in Penn's Biopond
Penn Vet hosts a bi-annual BioBlitz, bringing together stewards of the environment at Penn. Participants can discover the diversity of animals on campus.

3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Kaskey Park (Penn BioPond)

9/18

GradFest 2024

Penn Grad Center brick exterior with foliage
Featuring 15 events across seven days, GradFest includes everything from a Grad Fair at the Annenberg Plaza to a dinner cruise at Penn's Landing. Many events are ticketed.

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Various locations

9/27

PennReady

The Division of Public Safety hosts a speaker series on community risk reduction (held at Steinhardt Hall), followed by a Health & Safety Fair on the field at 39th Street and Locust Walk. There will be a chili cook-off competition and a demonstration of a controlled burn.

11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

3901 Locust Walk

11/5

Election Day

T-shirt that reads 'Penn Leads the Vote.'
The general election takes place. Polls open at 7 a.m. in Pennsylvania and close at 8 p.m. Please see your state’s Secretary of State website for up-to-date information on voter registration and polling locations.

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Various locations

9/17

National Voter Registration Day

Penn’s LOVE statue on campus.
Penn Leads the Vote will assist students with registering to vote while offering free snacks and merch. Attendees can also participate in an “I Voted” sticker design contest.

All Day

LOVE Sculpture

9/25

Penn Student Making Workshop

Penn Museum exterior
Penn Museum hosts a making workshop for Penn students to become more familiar with the Museum's collection. Here, students can learn about Navajo weaving with Lucy Fowler Williams, as well as get a look at Navajo textiles in the Museum collection.

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

9/20

Penn Abroad Fair

Left: Penn students on a train in Japan. Right: Penn students under a portico in Japan.
Penn Abroad hosts a fair for students to learn about global opportunities available at Penn. Penn staff, Penn Abroad Ambassadors, and exchange students will be on hand to answer questions.

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

Perry World House, 3803 Locust Walk

9/28

Friends and Family Day 2024

Faculty, staff, postdocs, and their families are encouraged to participate in a day of games, sports, ice skating, a tailgate party, cultural activities, and more.

10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Shoemaker Green and Franklin Field

9/5

Papermaking

stuart weitzman plaza at meyerson hall
Common Press will demonstrate hand papermaking, pulling sheets from a vat of cotton and linen fibers. Participants can learn to make a sheet of paper. No registration is required.

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Weitzman Plaza

9/14

Plants in the Age of Dinosaurs

A garden educator leads this brand-new tour introducing visitors to living examples of trees and plants that were around in the days of dinosaurs.

11:00 a.m.

Morris Arboretum & Gardens, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

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