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Walking the walk with Penn’s VP of Business Services
Michael Scales.

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Walking the walk with Penn’s VP of Business Services

A year into his role as vice president of Business Services, Michael Scales has built on the division’s “legacy of excellence” while being a sponge and getting to know students and staff around the division.

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New Student Orientation: A week in photos
Class of 2029 spelled out by the student body on Franklin Field.

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New Student Orientation: A week in photos

New and returning undergraduates arrived on campus last week, attending welcome events and receptions, including an introduction to the Libraries, the Class Photo on Franklin Field, and an evening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Penn Today Staff

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Q&A on the College House system and advice for first-years
A smiling woman stands in front of her living room with arms folded.

Carol Muller is faculty director of Riepe College House, which houses first-year students. 

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    • Q&A on the College House system and advice for first-years

    Carol Muller, faculty director of Riepe College House, discusses what makes a first-year house special and how to create community.

    3 min. read

    By the Numbers: Move-In 2025
    Students and their families outside the Quadrangle during Penn’s Move-In, some pushing Move-In carts.

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    By the Numbers: Move-In 2025

    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.

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    The welcoming student team behind Penn’s orientation week
    Four students walking through Penn Commons, three pushing Move-In carts.

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    The welcoming student team behind Penn’s orientation week

    As part of New Student Orientation and Academic Initiatives, a group of nine undergraduates have been working since June to help shape the design, development, and planning of the New Student Orientation experience for the incoming Class of 2029.

    3 min. read

    Move-In primer 2025
    Students, families, and Move-In volunteers along Locust Walk during Move-In.

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    Move-In primer 2025

    Penn Today offers a practical guide to undergraduates moving into College Houses Aug. 18 and 24 and participating in orientation between Aug. 20 and 25.

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

    Thanksgiving at Lauder College House.

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    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.

    Kristina Linnea García