New family welcome: ‘The right place; the right time’
President Liz Magill and Provost John L. Jackson Jr. welcomed first-year and transfer students and their families in an afternoon celebration on College Green.
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 campus Move-In experience.
The University is making final preparations for fall 2023 undergraduate Move-In between Aug. 21 and 27, when nearly 6,000 undergraduates will be moving into Campus Housing.
(On homepage): The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, pictured in July 2023, features innovative sunshades designed to increase daylighting while blocking approximately 40% of light. A similar design of shades was recently used in London’s U.S. embassy building.
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Hard at work, crews make progress during summer construction
Ahead of the arrival of students, summer on campus bustles with construction teams advancing various building projects and maintenance work. Here, a look at what’s happening now.
The former Penn president, now U.S. Ambassador to Germany, joined President Liz Magill, faculty, staff, and students at the living-learning space on campus.
Students in the Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program gather in front of Penn’s LOVE statue on College Green. Pictured left to right: Farah Essam Girat-Allah, Rawan Sleem, Carine Mankarious, and George Habib. (Image: Inspiring Impact)
Beyond classroom learning: The Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program
The initial cohort of five students from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt are finishing their first semester on Penn’s campus as Sawiris Scholars.
