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One stop for students’ financial questions
Two women wearing masks sit at a white round table in front of a red wall, with a colorful photograph of Penn's College Hall in the foreground

Lyndsi Burcham (right) speaks with peer counselor Dana Kimmelman, in one of the Student Service Center’s “huddle rooms.”

One stop for students’ financial questions

Newly open this fall, the Student Service Center provides a single point of access for the bursar’s office, the registrar, and student financial aid

Kristina Linnea García

‘Gen Z is coming of age with real purpose’: College students set record for voting in 2020 election

‘Gen Z is coming of age with real purpose’: College students set record for voting in 2020 election

Harrison Feinman, a College of Arts and Sciences senior and director of Penn Leads the Vote, said he was encouraged by the rise in voting among college students. “People are finally starting to understand about the importance of voting and how that is a form of activism,” he said.

An engaging Family Weekend ahead
green and orange trees on campus

An engaging Family Weekend ahead

Fully virtual again this year, the annual celebration returns with information sessions, student performances, and a live campus update from Penn President Amy Gutmann.

Lauren Hertzler

The new director of La Casa Latina creates ‘a sense of belonging'
Woman stands and points outside the ARCH building

After earning a Ph.D. in Education, Krista Cortes returns to Locust Walk as the new director of La Casa Latina. 

The new director of La Casa Latina creates ‘a sense of belonging'

As the new director of La Casa Latina, Krista Cortes brings a sense of inclusivity to welcome different people, cultures, races, and languages to the cultural resources center.

Kristina Linnea García

Hey Day 2021: ‘Senior year is ours to seize’
college hall steps during hey day

Homepage image: Penn President Amy Gutmann met students on College Green, officially declaring them seniors.

Hey Day 2021: ‘Senior year is ours to seize’

An in-person celebration well worth the wait, students wore their custom red T-shirts and plastic foam skimmer hats while waving their canes, as Penn President Amy Gutmann declared them officially seniors on College Green.

Lauren Hertzler

A generation shaped by a pandemic
notecards from generation pandemic

Homepage image: Strickberger and Jinich asked each person they interviewed to write in their notebook the answer to the question: “After the pandemic I want to…”

A generation shaped by a pandemic

Two Penn seniors travel the country to interview young adults about their experiences during the past year to create an oral history archive with stories, images, and video.

Louisa Shepard , Louisa Shepard

Cooking as community-building in the New College House West Quaker Kitchen
People in line in a cafe kitchen

President Amy Gutmann (left) lines up with students in the new Quaker Kitchen to sample a special snack prepared by Chef Daniel Stern (right) for a welcome event at the New College House West residence hall. The Office of the President is funding a food-centered pilot program to bring students together through culinary endeavors.

Cooking as community-building in the New College House West Quaker Kitchen

The Office of the President is funding a food-centered pilot program to bring students together through culinary endeavors in New College House West’s Quaker Kitchen.

Louisa Shepard