This new Penn website will personally find you community service opportunities
(12/06/16 5:03am)
There’s a new website to make community service at Penn just a little easier.
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Anna Kendrick is coming to Penn, SPEC Connaissance announces
(11/07/16 3:01am)
Fast forward a couple years — 31-year-old actress and singer Anna Kendrick is no longer singing to a rhythm created by flipping, tapping and shuffling a plastic cup and is instead coming to speak at Penn.
The UA announced its special election results after five members resigned
(10/31/16 5:27am)
Last week, the Nominations and Elections Committee announced the Special Elections results after five Undergraduate Assembly members resigned.
The NEC will hold another election after four people resigned from the UA
(10/14/16 11:20pm)
After a busy election cycle at the start of the semester, the Nominations and Elections Committee is holding a special election to fill two SAS Representative vacancies in the Undergraduate Assembly.
For fine arts students, creative classes are an escape from Penn's pre-professionalism
(10/04/16 4:58am)
Attending an Ivy League school isn’t often associated with studying fine arts.
Karim El Sewedy wins freshman Class Board presidential election
(09/28/16 8:03pm)
Karim El Sewedy, an Engineering and Wharton freshman, won the Class Board presidential election, the Nominations and Elections Committee announced on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
The Trustees voted against divestment, but Fossil Free Penn is planning to fight on
(09/27/16 6:41am)
Last Thursday, the Board of Trustees announced that Penn will not divest from fossil fuel industries, despite two years of campaigning from Fossil Free Penn.
Two freshmen disqualified from Class Board race, election will be re-run
(09/25/16 12:08am)
Two freshman candidates for Class Board president were declared guilty of violations of the Fair Practice Code, the Nominations and Elections Committee announced on Saturday, after a public hearing in Huntsman Hall. The election will be rerun because the NEC determined that the candidates' violations biased the results of that particular race.
Freshman election results delayed due to alleged Fair Practices Code violations
(09/23/16 5:32pm)
On Thursday night, the Nominations and Elections Committee emailed candidates running in the New Student Elections for positions in the Undergraduate Assembly and Class Board 2020 to inform them that results would not be released on time.
Meet the freshmen competing for positions in student government
(09/17/16 6:09pm)
Student government elections for the Class of 2020 are fast approaching.
Nursing graduate student dies 'suddenly' over the weekend
(09/12/16 9:58pm)
Stephanie Marchesani, a part-time School of Nursing graduate student, “died suddenly in New Jersey” on Sunday, according to an email statement sent out to the Nursing graduate community from the Vice Provost of University Life Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum and School of Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel.
We analyzed Amy Gutmann's Convocation speeches over the past five years and noticed some interesting patterns
(08/30/16 12:38am)
President Amy Gutmann just started the year off with her Convocation address to the Class of 2020. We took a look at her speeches over the past few years to find her most familiar patterns — repeated words and phrases — that highlight the ideas and themes that matter most to the school.
Penn Wellness to receive $8000 budget for upcoming year
(06/23/16 4:01am)
Penn Wellness is set to receive $8,000 from the Vice Provost for University Life for the upcoming school year after not previously being allocated an annual budget.
Wharton alum quits finance to pursue cage fighting
(06/16/16 4:23am)
For 2011 Wharton graduate Rollie Peterkin, pursuing the American dream meant escaping the cage of Wall Street and stepping into a literal cage in South America.
Administration clarifies graduation, academic honors policy change
(06/09/16 4:07am)
The University announced that the Graduation Honors and Dean’s List policies would be revised so that students who violate Penn’s academic integrity, student conduct or sexual violence codes would be ineligible for academic honors. The revision, however, actually allows “more students to not be penalized” when they violate Penn’s academic integrity code, according to Director of the Office of Student Conduct Julie Lyzinski Nettleton.
SPEC-TRUM cancels spring concert following two artist cancellations
(04/28/16 1:04am)
On Wednesday morning, the Social Planning and Events Committee to Represent Undergraduate Minorities announced that YG would no longer be performing at the SPEC-TRUM spring concert scheduled for that night. Then, three hours before the show, SPEC-TRUM cancelled the concert altogether after Metro Boomin missed his flight to Philadelphia, according to the Facebook event.
SPEC-TRUM concert to feature YG, Metro Boomin and Kamaiyah
(04/23/16 3:41am)
On the last day of classes, YG, Metro Boomin and Kamaiyah will be performing in SPEC-TRUM’s annual Spring Concert held at the Armory.
Students work towards easier access to SHS health records
(04/28/16 7:32pm)
To access their Student Health Service medical records, students must fill out a paper request form and then wait for the records to be mailed back or sent in PDF form. But some students are trying to streamline this process by adopting a completely electronic system instead.
Penn reconvenes mental health task force following Monday's suicide
(04/14/16 2:16am)
Following the suicide of Wharton junior Olivia Kong on Monday, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price announced Wednesday that the Task Force on Student Psychological Health and Welfare will reconvene immediately.
Over one hundred faculty sign letter in favor of divestment
(04/12/16 6:24am)
On April 8, Fossil Free Penn released a letter in support of divestment from fossil fuels that was signed by over 100 faculty members across 10 out of the 12 schools at Penn.