Hello Class of 2024 -
Happy Second-Year Day! Today is all about you and your fellow classmates. Read below to discover all that is going on today, and in the near future, for the Penn Class of 2024.
All of the festivities of Second-Year Day are happening TODAY, Wednesday, September 8, from 11am-1pm at the New College House West Lawn. Hope to see you there!
Second-Year Experience Events
Second-Year Day
TODAY, Wednesday, September 8
New College House West Lawn | 11am-1pm
Come visit over 20 resources and hear 2-minute lightning talks about resources for second-year students. Enjoy snacks, giveaways, and enter to win raffle prizes including AirPods Pro, a Nintendo Switch, and more!
All We Can Save Keynote Event
Monday, September 20
Virtual | 4-5:30pm
Join us in a dialogue with the co-editors of All We Can Save, the Second-Year Reading Experience selection, and a best-selling anthology of writings by 60 women at the forefront of the climate movement. Learn how truth, courage, and solutions are laying the path towards a just and sustainable future and how each of us can get engaged. Learn more HERE.
Penn Women's Center Open House for Second-Years
Wednesday, September 29
Penn Women's Center: 3643 Locust Walk | 3pm-4pm
Join Penn Women's Center for an "Arts & Activism" themed open house! Second-Year students are invited to join us for button and zine making throughout September. You will also have an opportunity to meet the staff, tour our space, and learn about ways you can get involved to promote gender equity at Penn.
Second-Year Day with Penn Football
Saturday, October 9
Franklin Field | 1pm
Cheer on the Quakers with your fellow Second-Year students! Penn Football will take on Lehigh University. Learn more HERE.
Act II: Every Second (Year) Counts
Ongoing
Penn College Houses
The College Houses are committed to making your sophomore year all it can be by linking you to the resources you need to keep yourself healthy, happy, and connected. We'll provide opportunities to get mentoring from juniors, seniors, and grad students, and chances to provide mentoring for new first-year students. You'll find ways to get to know faculty outside the classroom, and take advantage of the wealth of knowledge and experience they bring to your House. Learn more HERE.
College of Arts & Sciences: Sophomore Resources
Ongoing for College of Arts & Sciences Second-Year Students
You have made it through your first year and learned a good deal about Penn and yourself. Now as you enter your sophomore year, some special tasks lie before you. This is the year in which you will declare your major, and probably the one in which you will decide whether or not to study abroad. You may also be thinking about career exploration and possible internships for next summer. Learn more HERE.
Wharton Sophomore Experience Guide to Personal Success Program
Ongoing for Wharton Second-Year Students
An integral part of your second year is the Wharton Sophomore Experience. Opportunities are planned throughout the year that will help you prepare academically, explore career options, develop leadership skills, and make connections while maintaining your health and well-being. And when you participate, you earn incentives. The more activities completed, the more giveaways and incentives you will receive. Learn more HERE.
Second-Year Reading Experience (SYRE) Highlight
Second-Year students have a shared reading experience in collaboration with Penn Climate Week! The book, All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, is a 2020 collection of essays and poetry edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Wilkinson. The book opens with a selection from Penn's Class of 2024's very own Xiye Bastida!
Join us on September 20 from 4-5:30pm for a free virtual keynote event!
View some of our archived Preceptorials on our YouTube Channel. View the button below for the most updated information.
Connect with NSOAI!
- Join the Penn Class of 2024 Facebook Page
- Follow us on all our social media channels to keep up with SYO!
- Explore our website and what we have to offer!
