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Every day, Zoom classes are filled with little squares of students clocking in from all corners of the world. Some students have returned to Philadelphia this semester, living on or off-campus, only to embark on a dramatically different living situation and semester from years past.
Following Penn's announcement inviting undergraduate students back to campus this spring, here’s what you need to know about housing and dining.
College sophomore and pre-medical student Poojita Chinmay spent weeks studying for her first chemistry exam this September. When she got her grade back, she was alarmed to see that the class average on the exam was 74%. According to her professor, it was a 20-point bump from the 50% average in years past.
It's 4 a.m. in Bangkok and the city is asleep, the streets of the Thai capital pitch black and empty. Yet one Wharton and Engineering first-year student was wide awake in the dead of the night, finishing synchronous class sessions and getting ready to attend the virtual Student Activities Council Club fair.
Unlike other Ivy League presidents, Penn President Amy Gutmann will not take a pay cut for this academic year, instead opting to take a pay freeze.
Despite promises from Penn to cover costs to ship students’ belongings left in the College Houses back home, many students remain frustrated that they no longer have the option to store items for free until January 2021.
On a typical Rosh Hashanah, Penn Hillel would be bustling with students who commemorate the holiday through communal prayer services and bountiful meals of traditional Jewish foods. This year, however, feasts and services were held virtually or socially distanced outside.
One month ago, Bon Appétit Management Company furloughed Falk Dining Commons chefs Troy Harris and Kareem Wallace without pay for the fall semester. Now, the two co-workers are getting ready to launch their Kosher food truck, Grassroots, in hopes to support West Philadelphia youth education and employment prospects.
Penn will not pay Bon Appétit Management Company dining staff — all of whom are furloughed — for the fall semester, leaving over 100 workers without a steady income and forcing some to file for unemployment.
Penn will no longer offer COVID-19 testing for all asymptomatic individuals beginning Sept. 14, but many students are calling on the University to continue to provide testing for all students for the entire semester.
Following student outcry over the high costs to ship dorm items back to their homes, Penn Residential Services will now subsidize shipping costs for items left in the College Houses from spring 2020.
As students return to Philadelphia for the remote fall semester, those who chose to retrieve their stored dorm items from University-sanctioned moving companies hoped to be reunited with their belongings after five months. Many students, however, were alarmed to find that some of their belongings were either missing or damaged, and demand compensation.
Despite delays in construction of various campus buildings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New College House West will open on schedule in fall 2021. Other construction projects' timelines such as those of Weitzman Plaza and Gregory College House have been pushed back.
For many students that opted to have their belongings packed and stored for the summer by University-sanctioned moving companies, retrieving their items before January will be a lengthy and costly endeavor.
International students are expressing frustration toward the University’s failure to provide them with self-administered coronavirus tests and the lack of flexibility around move-in times.
Muslim students celebrated Eid al-Adha differently this year due to restrictions on large, in-person gatherings implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Students are concerned over the enforcement of Penn’s Campus Compact as the fall semester draws closer, calling for the University to prioritize safe socialization and provide answers about Compact violations.
After Residential Services released room assignments for on-campus housing this week, first years expressed frustration and disappointment with the housing process.
For students with underlying health conditions, deciding to return to campus could mean risking their lives.
Students expecting to hear their new fall housing assignments were surprised and confused to receive an email Wednesday afternoon from the insurance company National Student Services Inc., instead of an official notice from the University.