Student Life
Your questions about Penn move-in, answered
Students will need to be masked and vaccinated in order to enter their dorms.
A rundown of Penn’s FGLI student resources this fall
Students can join various FGLI-oriented clubs and take advantage of academic resources.
From libraries to gyms, here’s how Penn’s campus amenities will operate this fall
Here’s a breakdown of some of the most well-known amenities on campus, as well as their current COVID-19-related policies.
Ten tips for navigating your first in-person semester at Penn
The Daily Pennsylvanian reached out to Penn students and faculty for advice on how incoming first years, transfer students, and sophomores can succeed in their first in-person semester.
Class of 2024 to attend first-ever second-year orientation
Members of the Class of 2024 will be able to participate in specialized programming overseen by the office of New Student Orientation & Academic Initiatives.
In Photos: Exclusive first look at New College House West
New College House West is set to welcome its first residents in just under two weeks. Here's an exclusive first look at its features.
Some students support reinstating Penn’s indoor mask mandate, others feel it’s unnecessary
Some students welcomed the reinstatement of the mask mandate, saying that it is important to protect students, faculty, and staff and the surrounding Philadelphia area from the rapidly-spreading Delta variant.
Gutmann announces plans for a new $31 million student-focused performing arts center
Plans include creating a 450-seat theater and stage, and the center will support performing arts instructors and provide rehearsal and practice spaces.
Penn community members are once again required to wear masks indoors
A total of 80% of students enrolled in on-campus programs and 84% of faculty and staff have reported being fully vaccinated. The University expects the community vaccination rate to reach 90% by September.
Van Pelt Library opens to Penn community, visitors ahead of in-person fall semester
Individuals no longer need to schedule an appointment or make a reservation to browse the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center's stacks or to use self-serve study areas.
New student group aims to prepare members for a career in aerospace business
In spring 2021, WUAC hosted a case competition where teams designed a proposal to present to a panel of industry experts, including Harry Partridge, NASA’s Ames Center Chief Technologist.
Penn will 'strongly recommend' — but not require — mask-wearing indoors, joining CDC
The move comes as COVID-19 cases across the country continue to rise, largely due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Penn will continue to monitor the situation and the decision may change in the future.
Online teaching negatively impacts student learning, Wharton professor’s study finds
The researchers found that no particular demographic was more impacted by the effects of online learning and that certain learning techniques were more effective.
A look back at Amy Gutmann’s greatest accomplishments in her 17 years as Penn president
As Gutmann awaits U.S. Senate confirmation for her ambassadorship, here's a look at her greatest accomplishments during her 17-year presidency.
Students are excited to be on campus, but cautious about COVID-19 variants
Students said that they were looking forward to socializing on campus after two semesters of online learning. For some, it would be their first time stepping on campus.
Penn Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art partner to offer summer discounts for visitors
Visitors can purchase discounted tickets until Labor Day on Sept. 6 and will be provided with a one-use voucher that can be utilized until Sept. 20.
Penn Law students revitalize club to petition against University-sponsored travel to Israel
Penn Law Students for Justice in Palestine released a statement on July 2 discouraging students from participating in itrek, an annual academic trip to Israel for business, law, policy, and STEM students.
Students call Gutmann’s nomination a ‘great opportunity,’ but are wary of leadership change
In an email sent to the Penn community, Gutmann said she intends to serve as Penn president until June 30, 2022, as originally intended, or until the Senate confirms her ambassadorship.
Student leaders praise Penn's decision to hold 2021 pre-orientation programs in person
The five University Life pre-orientation programs were previously held virtually in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.