Freshmen elect first female Class Board president since 2004
College freshman Ariel Koren was elected 2015 Class Board president. She is the first female to hold this position since 2004.
College freshman Ariel Koren was elected 2015 Class Board president. She is the first female to hold this position since 2004.
Two College sophomores spent the summer constructing the Pre-Med Authority, a social-media network tailored to pre-med students.
The University announced Thursday that it received a $13.6-million donation from 1950 College graduate Roy Vagelos and his wife, Diana, to establish a new interdisciplinary program focusing on alternative energy.
Starting Oct. 7, the Rave will offer a student rate of $8 seven days a week.
Two College sophomores spent the summer constructing the Pre-Med Authority, a social-media network tailored to pre-med students.
The University announced Thursday that it received a $13.6-million donation from 1950 College graduate Roy Vagelos and his wife, Diana, to establish a new interdisciplinary program focusing on alternative energy.
DateMySchool, an online dating website that targets college students, launched at Penn in August.
A partnership between the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly and the Undergraduate Assembly at Penn will pay for students who are interested in graduate school to grab coffee at Starbucks or Cosi with a graduate student mentor.
The Penn Women’s Center will unveil Penn’s first eco-kitchen on Friday afternoon.
The South Asia Studies Department is beginning to rebuild after experiencing troubles over the past few years.
Judith Rodin, Penn’s former president, was named the 71st most powerful woman in the world by a Forbes magazine ranking last month.
“Share the Road,” an annual campaign educating bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians, kicked off at Penn on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, SAC canceled student groups’ debt and lifted its moratorium — originally put in place when SAC’s reserve fund dropped to a low point last semester — on preventing new groups from receiving funding.
Eugene Tinsley, who posed as a Penn student, pled guilty this year to two counts each of theft, forgery, receiving stolen property and securing execution of documents by deception.
Piper, a ‘trendy and affordable’ boutique, will open on 34th Street between Walnut and Sansom after the University’s Fall Break.
Services will be held for Rosh Hashanah and Jewish groups will head to the Schuykill River to take part in the tradition of Tashlich. This year, many students observing Rosh Hashanah will stay on-campus because the holiday falls mid-week.
One of the donations to the $3.5 billion ‘Making History’ campaign included a collection of hundreds of pre-17th century documents to the University’s library systems.
1959 Wharton MBA recipient Alberto Vitale established the Wharton Innovation Fund which will award 25 $5,000 grants to fund students’ business ideas.
Engineering juniors Eric Berdinis and Jeff Kiske won a Google Zeitgeist Young Minds Award for the invention of a waist belt that helps the visually impaired.
A group of “super seniors” have chosen to complete five years at Penn for various reasons, ranging from submatriculating into graduate programs to completing major requirements. Although some colleges offer four-year degree guarantees, Penn says it will not do this.