Campus & Community

On the blustery afternoon of Friday, Nov. 8, under a tent set up on Hill Field, the Penn community gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new college house—what President Amy Gutmann called a “living, learning community.”

In the 1980s, former Penn professor Catherine “Kaki” Marshall noticed a campaign in major Canadian cities to provide quality theater festivals for children. Impressed by their efforts, Marshall decided to mimic the campaign in the United States.

Penn has prominent works of art on display around campus, including Claes Oldenburg’s “Split Button” outside the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and Robert Indiana’s “LOVE” sculpture on College Green. But the University also holds some lesser-known pieces in its 6,000-item art collection.

Whether ending hunger is your concern, or increasing educational opportunities for West Philadelphia children is your passion, the Penn’s Way campaign gives faculty and staff a way to turn interest into action.

Imagine getting in your car after a hard day’s night, putting your keys in the ignition and getting...nothing. Your car will not start. The lights won’t turn on. Nor will the power windows work. The battery is dead. Unless you have a friend in the area with jumper cables, you are probably out of luck.

PHILADELPHIA —The documentary “Saving Philanthropy” will be shown on Wednesday, Nov.

PHILADELPHIA –- With a green power usage of 200,194,600 kWh annually, the University of Pennsylvania has retained its top spot among institutions of higher learning on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of green-power purchasers. 

PHILADELPHIA – When former University of Pennsylvania professor Catherine “Kaki” Marshall saw the efforts major Canadian cities make each year to put on quality theater festivals for children, she decided that needed to happen here.

Penn President Amy Gutmann presented the University of Pennsylvania Medal for Distinguished Achievement to prominent Philadelphia philanthropist Raymond Perelman at an evening ceremony on Wednesday, Oct.

Penn is hoping the campus community will once again pitch in to save energy. Building on the success of past Power Down Challenges, the University’s Green Campus Partnership is expanding the program this year, and is offering a number of new energy-conservation initiatives.