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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.

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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.

Students and families sitting on tablecloths on College Green.

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.

Penn President Liz Magill greets a student and their family on Locust Walk.

Making a home away from home at Penn

Friends and family from near and far helped the Class of 2027 move onto campus this week.

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