Office of New Student Orientation & Academic Initiatives

NSO

Daily Digest

Monday, August 24, 2026

Hello Class of 2030!

Welcome to the last day of New Student Orientation (NSO)! Below you'll find more information about today's events. Events bolded and marked [MANDATORY] are events that you must attend.

Best of luck starting your new journey at Penn!

Today's Calendar

[MANDATORY] Undergraduate School-Specific Events

Various Locations | 9:30am-4pm

School-specific events are coordinated by your respective Undergraduate Schools. See the first page of the NSO calendar PDF for details.

[MANDATORY] Convocation Ceremony Followed by President & Provost's Reception

Franklin Field | 7pm-9pm
Rain Location: The Palestra

This formal ceremony inducts the Class of 2030 and new transfer students into the Penn community. Afterwards, enjoy music and a delicious dessert reception to celebrate. Penn ID is required for entry into the stadium. No bags are permitted. 

For additional information, visit convocation.upenn.edu.

Penn Disability Services

If you would like to request any specific accommodations including fully accessible transportation to any NSO event, please contact Penn’s Disability Services.

• Phone: 215-573-9235 
• TTY: 215-746-6320
• Email: vpul-sdsmail@pobox.upenn.edu

Dining Café Hours For
Monday, August 24

Dining café hours throughout the week of NSO can be viewed on the Penn Dining website. The options for today are listed below. 

Breakfast: 7am-10am

Hill College House, 1920 Commons, and Kings Court English House (Halal available)

Lunch: 11am

Hill College House and Kings Court English House (Halal available) are open 11am-2pm. 1920 Commons and Falk Hillel (Kosher available) are open 11am-4pm.

Dinner: 4pm-8pm

Hill College House, 1920 Commons, Lauder College House, Kings Court English House (Halal available), and Falk Hillel (Kosher available)