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Campus & Community
Modeling excellence through COVID-19
Modeling excellence through COVID-19
As the pandemic impacts what it means to keep the campus running, Penn Today asks three supervisors, former Models of Excellence winners, for tips on helping staff address the new workplace.
A farm for the community
A farm for the community
The Food and Wellness Collaborative, which emerged from the ‘Your Big Idea’ competition, has turned an expanse of turf into a productive growing space.
At La Casa Latina, Kareli Lizárraga ensures students are ‘empowered to be vulnerable’
At La Casa Latina, Kareli Lizárraga ensures students are ‘empowered to be vulnerable’
Kareli Lizárraga is the interim director of La Casa Latina, which serves those interested in learning about Latinx culture and the more than 2,000 Latinx students at Penn.
What to know about this year’s Be in the Know campaign
What to know about this year’s Be in the Know campaign
The 2020-21 Be in the Know campaign, an initiative with rewards that promotes well-being among Penn faculty and staff, welcomes Virgin Pulse as its new wellness platform partner.
To be successful online, faculty went back to the classroom
To be successful online, faculty went back to the classroom
With students learning remotely, Penn provides support for professors as they’ve been challenged to retool courses and rethink their approaches to teaching.
How Penn first responders are dealing with the coronavirus on the front lines
How Penn first responders are dealing with the coronavirus on the front lines
COVID-19 presents challenges faced by first responders, including PennComm dispatchers and police officers.
Lights, camera, stream: Annenberg Center’s fall season goes digital—and live
Lights, camera, stream: Annenberg Center’s fall season goes digital—and live
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will stream, in real time, performances from its stage.
Penn joins Public Interest Technology University Network
Penn joins Public Interest Technology University Network
As a member of PIT-UN, Penn deepens its investment in STEM training for the public good.
In a time of uncertainty, resources for grad students hold steady
In a time of uncertainty, resources for grad students hold steady
Penn staffers discuss resources available to graduate and postdoctoral students during this challenging time.
Nursing student volunteers play critical role at campus COVID-19 testing site
Nursing student volunteers play critical role at campus COVID-19 testing site
For two weeks, 37 fourth-year nursing students checked people in, conducted screenings, and swabbed noses, contributing to the more than 13,000 tests completed at Houston Hall since early August.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Testing, testing, and more testing on college campuses this spring as coronavirus concerns remain
Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé said Penn has budgeted $20 million for COVID-related safety measures, including testing. The University plans to conduct 40,000 saliva-based tests per week.
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The Washington Post
This man has given away 500 free pizzas. He lowers them from his apartment window
Wharton School graduate student Ben Berman has been raising money for local nonprofits by raffling off homemade pizzas. “This is something positive that I can do from my own apartment,” he said.
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USA Today
NCAA Division I Council delays vote on transfer rules and name, image and likeness
Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun released a statement about the NCAA’s decision to delay voting on changes to Division I rules that would allow student athletes to profit off of their own names, images, and likenesses. “The Council remains fully committed to modernizing Division I rules in ways that benefit all student-athletes,” she said. “Unfortunately, external factors require this pause, and the Council will use this time to enhance the proposals.”
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The New York Times
The composer Tyshawn Sorey enters a new phase
Tyshawn Sorey of the School of Arts & Sciences was profiled for his accomplishments as a musician, composer, and academic.
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The Washington Post
NCAA grants blanket waiver to transfer athletes, most of whom can play right away
Athletic Director M. Grace Calhoun spoke about the NCAA’s Division I Council’s lenience amid the pandemic. “The Council continued its trend of voting in favor of maximum flexibility for student-athletes during the pandemic,” she said. “Allowing transfer student-athletes to compete immediately will provide additional opportunities to student-athletes during this continued difficult time and perhaps allow games to be played that otherwise might not have been.”
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