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A Q&A with Trina Sokoloski, house director of New College House West  
a building with two 5-floor wings connected by a 13-floor tower

New College House West, at Walnut and 40th streets, is on schedule for completion in August in time for students to move in for the 2021-2022 academic year. 

A Q&A with Trina Sokoloski, house director of New College House West  

As New College House West prepares to welcome its inaugural residents this fall, House Director Trina Sokoloski talks with Penn Today about what to expect and what it means to build a new community
A Move-In like no other
students moving into the quad

A Move-In like no other

Penn undergraduates start arriving on campus to move into College Houses during an extended eight-day period in keeping with pandemic health and safety protocols.
New College House West milestone marked
Two construction workers attach a crane to wires around a beam covered in signatures at the topping-off ceremony for New College House West

Two construction workers attach a crane to the final beam covered in signatures at the topping-off ceremony for New College House West.

New College House West milestone marked

As part of a long-standing tradition in construction, members of the construction, project, and architectural teams were given the opportunity to sign the last beam before it was hoisted via crane to the top of Penn's newest residence hall.
Lauder College House named
William and Ronald Lauder assist President Amy Gutmann in the revealing of the Lauder College House name.

Lauder College House named

The new name was revealed at a ceremony celebrating the house’s first cohort of fourth-year residents, along with incoming Class of 2023 and second- and third-year residents.