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Undergraduate Students
Picturing artistic pursuits
Picturing artistic pursuits
Hundreds of undergraduates take classes in the fine arts each semester, among them painting and drawing, ceramics and sculpture, printmaking and animation, photography and videography. The courses, through the School of Arts & Sciences and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in an art form in a collaborative way.
An almost total eclipse of the sun at Penn
An almost total eclipse of the sun at Penn
Thousands gather on campus to witness the celestial spectacle on April 8.
Celebrating Holi 2024
Celebrating Holi 2024
In a celebration of spring, hundreds of students gathered on College Green.
Who, What, Why: Luke Godsey’s Appalachian quilt
Who, What, Why: Luke Godsey’s Appalachian quilt
Luke Godsey, a second-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, has created a quilt for the Penn Women’s Center as part of a new art series.
Penn students react to rare East Coast earthquake
Penn students react to rare East Coast earthquake
An earthquake with the preliminary magnitude of 4.8 centered in New Jersey was felt up and down the East Coast on Friday, including on Penn’s campus.
Curtains up on spring student shows
Curtains up on spring student shows
Hours of preparation go into dozens of student performances, a highlight of the thriving performing arts scene on campus.
Penn Electric Racing’s latest race car
Penn Electric Racing’s latest race car
Designed and produced by the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s student-run club, REV9 will compete in the annual Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Michigan race in June.
25 years of UMOJA at Penn
25 years of UMOJA at Penn
UMOJA, Penn’s organization for Black student life on campus has provided outreach, collaboration, and unity since 1998.
Four Penn undergrads are 2024 Goldwater Scholars
Four Penn undergrads are 2024 Goldwater Scholars
Four Penn third-year students have received 2024 Goldwater Scholarships, awarded to undergraduates planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
Powwow at Penn
Powwow at Penn
With drumming, dancers, and the cascading voices of musicians, the 13th annual Powwow at Penn welcomed more than 100 people.
In the News
Chicago Sun-Times
UChicago students, Barrington native among 2024 Rhodes Scholars heading to University of Oxford
College of Arts and Sciences fourth-year Om Gandhi from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn student awarded Rhodes Scholarship to continue cancer research at Oxford University
College of Arts and Sciences fourth-year Om Gandhi from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship to continue his cancer research at Oxford University.
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NPR
North Gaza siege, North Korean troops in Russia, Pennsylvania voters
Three Penn students are interviewed about their views on the presidential election and their decisions about where to register to vote.
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Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
2024 Election: The role Gen Z, Millennials could play
Three Penn third-years with leadership roles in Penn Democrats share their thoughts about the presidential election.
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NBC News
More colleges are offering AI degrees—could they give job seekers an edge?
Penn will offer a major in AI starting this fall, with remarks from rising third-year Emma Twitmyer of Wayne, Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Record-breaking Matthew Fallon leads young contingent on U.S. men’s Olympic swim team
Rising fourth-year Matthew Fallon of Warren, New Jersey, has qualified for the men’s U.S. Olympic swimming team.
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