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8/27

2024 Student Activities Fair

students playing chess outside on a table with several others watching
Along Locust Walk and College Green, this fall activities fair highlights different categories of student-run clubs at Penn.

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Locust Walk and College Green

9/20

Virtual Career Fair

Career Services hosts an all-industries career fair that is universitywide. Participants can learn about full-time postgraduate positions and summer internships.

7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Virtual

7/20

AARC Annual Summer Gathering

The African-American Resource Center at Penn invites all to its annual summer gathering in Fairmount Park. Guests and their families are encouraged to bring a dessert.

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

West Fairmount Park, North Georges Hill

6/4

The Moth: Guts

Exterior of World Cafe Live with signage
The Moth StorySLAM open-mic storytelling competition returns to World Cafe Live with a theme of boldness and courage. Those who plan to participate should prepare a five-minute story.

7:30 p.m.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.

6/15

Juneteenth Festival

Person dancing at a Juneteenth celebration wearing a t-shirt that reads BREAKING EVERY CHAIN SINCE 1865.
In collaboration with community partner Forum Philly, Penn Museum hosts an all-day commemoration of Juneteenth featuring music and dance, hands-on activities like drumming and Adinkra art-making, and a community fair spotlighting local Black-owned businesses.

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

5/17

(deep) listening

ICA exterior
The ICA hosts a deep listening session featuring scholar, poet, and musician Moor Mother, with a supporting performance by Delish and interstitial sets by DJ Precolumbian. The performances highlight music's transformational potential from a cross-border and Afrofuturist perspective.

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

Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St.

6/21

EdTech Ventures

The Penn GSE building as seen from the street.
Catalyst @ Penn GSE hosts this symposium for entrepreneurs in edtech who are looking for research insights and ways to drive sustainable growth. Penn faculty, staff, students, and alumni can receive a discount on admission.

11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Graduate School of Education, 3700 Walnut St.

5/10

At-Home Anthro Live

Penn Museum exterior
This free live learning session, tailored for kids in K-6, explores Mesopotamia and the ziggurat, a religious building situated in ancient cities like Ur. Using a blank sheet of paper and a writing utensil, they'll have the chance to design their own cities.

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Virtual

5/16

Mental Health and Me

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Division of Human Resources hosts this webinar in which Health Advocate Karen Rech discusses how to care for your own mental health and emotional well-being.

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Virtual

5/1

Zine Fest

A yellow and green victorian house
Students from Kayla Romberger's Pixel to Print course co-organize Zine Fest in the Kelly Writers House garden. Students are welcome to bring their zines for sale or trade.

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

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