While this week means moving out for 2,000 Penn seniors, for new men's basketball coach Glen Miller, it's time to move in.
And that means payroll information, keys to the building and one more thing that should be familiar to Penn students.
"I didn't have a swipe card to get into the building this morning," Miller said on Tuesday.
Miller, who was announced as Penn's coach on April 25, arrived at his office at the Dunning Coaches Center for the first time on Monday.
He arrived just in time to wait around.
NCAA rules prohibit coaches from having basketball-related contact with their players while school is not in session, so on-the-court coaching will have to start in September.
Since he took over, Miller's job description has been phone calls and more phone calls.
Phone calls to recruits and incoming recruits, and phone calls to current players.
One area in which he made some progress was in finding an assistant for next year.
Miller disclosed his intention to bring young assistant Mike Martin with him from Brown to fill one of the three assistant spots on the Penn bench. Martin has not been hired yet by Penn's Athletic Department.
He graduated from Brown in 2004 after serving as captain of the 2003-04 team that finished in a second-place tie with Penn in the Ivy League standings.
The Agawam, Mass., native then spent a season playing professionally in Ireland before joining the Bears' coaching staff last season.
None of the other assistant spots has been solidified.
As he begins his job, Miller is making an attempt to ingratiate himself with two different groups -- the Penn family and the Big 5 family.
He has received many calls from well-wishers in the Penn community and has spent time with his returning players, including reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Ibrahim Jaaber, and departing seniors Eric Osmundson and Friedrich Ebede.
And beyond that, there's the broader Penn community, including alumni and administrators.
"I'm just asking a lot of questions and doing a lot of listening," Miller said.
On the Big 5 front, Miller did much of his meeting and greeting at the Big 5 Coaches vs. Cancer Basketball gala on April 29.
"Everybody was very friendly and accommodating and offered their assistance in finding housing," Miller said. "It just seems like a real close-knit fraternity."
No Penn players could be reached for comment.
