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Staff Q&A with Jane Pablos

Jane Pablos, the residential services manager (RSM) at Du Bois College House, has worked at Penn for 30 years.

A group of people sit together at a long table with plates of food and Thanksgiving decor

A College House Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving in Penn’s 13 College Houses is an annual holiday tradition with catered and homemade offerings from around the world.

Firefighters put out a controlled burn of a dorm room replica on Penn’s campus during DPS’s controlled burn event.

Keeping a fire under control

Penn’s Division of Public Safety’s PennReady: Protecting Communities Through Resilience and Relationships Health and Safety Fair on Sept. 27 featured a controlled burn of a mock residential room, showcasing the efficacy of sprinkler and alarm systems, and the response of first responders and city firefighters.

Students and parents on Penn’s campus on Move-In day 2024.

Students arrive for Move-In 2024

Nearly 6,000 students are moving into the 13 College Houses this week.

Students pushing Move-In carts outside a Penn dorm.

By the Numbers

By the Numbers: Move-In 2024

With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the Move-In experience.

Move-In coordinators gather signs to put around Penn’s campus.

Move-In coordinators help ease transition to college

Forty-eight second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students will be on the ground during Move-In to assist approximately 6,000 new and returning Quakers.

Penn students and volunteers on Locust Walk during Move-In.

Move-In primer 2024

Penn Today offers a practical guide to undergraduates moving into College Houses and participating in orientation Aug. 19-26

A Class like no other

As three fourth-year students look forward to Commencement, a look back at their Penn journey, which started during a global pandemic.

Person gives item to another person staffing donation truck

A greener approach to end the academic year

Efforts have expanded this year to ensure student Move-Out for the summer break is more clean, green, and convenient than ever before. On campus, PennMOVES—operated by Business Services—is in full effect, partnering with Goodwill to collect materials students can’t take with them when they leave campus.

mitchell holston at a table during move in at lauder

People and Places at Penn: College Houses

College Houses model lifelong learning and provide a home away from home. Three house directors discuss their distinctive roles.

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