Dear Penn Students,
As you may have already heard, Cathy O’Neil, the author of the New York Times best-selling Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, is coming to Penn on Tuesday, January 28 in celebration of Data Privacy Day!
Please join us for this thought-provoking discussion in the Penn Museum’s newly renovated Harrison Auditorium on Tuesday, January 28 from 6pm-7pm (33rd Street entrance doors open at 5:30pm). Admission is free and seats are first come, first served. Accessible seating available.
Here is your opportunity to ask Cathy O'Neil questions about her book, data privacy, or any other question you may have for her. For each question selected, we will announce the name of the student who submitted it and prizes such as AirPods and bookstore prize packages will be given to those whose questions are selected!
This Year of Data event is made possible by generous contributions from the Center for Public Health Initiatives, Math Department, Penn Libraries, Penn Program in Environmental Humanities, Price Lab for Digital Humanities, and Wolf Humanities Center.
The Penn Prize
Who is the best Grad Student Teacher you ever had?
Recognizing excellence in teaching by graduate students across the University, the Penn Prize seeks nominations specifically from undergraduate and graduate students.
This is your opportunity to acknowledge graduate students who, through their dedication to teaching, have had a profound impact on your education at Penn.
Nominations for the Penn Prize will be open until February 6, at 11:59pm. Questions may be directed to Ian Petrie (petrie@upenn.edu).
Grant Opportunities
NSOAI offers grants for First Year Experience (FYE), Second Year Experience (SYE), and Year of Data programs throughout the academic year to enrich the student experience. Penn faculty, students, and staff can apply for these grants either individually or in groups.
The deadline to apply for FYE, SYE, and Year of Data grants for the spring 2020 semester is on February 1, at 11:59pm. Apply for a grant today!
Take Your Professor, Mentor, TA to Lunch/Dinner
During the academic year, there are four program options (2 initiated by Professors/Mentors/TAs & 2 initiated by students)
Initiated by Students:
Take Your Professor/Mentor/TA to Lunch at the University Club:
Penn students can invite current or past professors, teaching assistants, advisors, as well as staff members who serve as mentors or advisors, to a free lunch at the University Club (3611 Walnut Street, 2nd floor of the Inn at Penn), Monday through Friday, 11:30am-1:30pm. Professors/mentors can also encourage their students to create a reservation.
Take Your Professor/Mentor to Lunch or Dinner at Penn:
Students and professors, mentors, advisors, teaching assistants can eat a free lunch or dinner together in one of Penn's Residential Dining facilities: 1920 Commons, Hill College House, King’s Court English House, New College House, or Falk Kosher Dining Cafe in Hillel.
Initiated by Professors/Mentors/TAs (Let them know about the program!):
Host Your Class at Penn:
A professor/mentor/advisor/TA can host a class (or group of mentees) for lunch or dinner, twice per term, at one of Penn's Residential Dining facilities: 1920 Commons, Hill, King’s Court English College House, New College House, or Falk Kosher Dining Cafe in Hillel.
Host Your Class at Home:
A faculty member or teaching assistant can host a class to eat in their home and be reimbursed per student. This program is exclusive to current faculty teaching this semester.