Dear Penn Students,
We have some exciting news! Cathy O’Neil, the author of the New York Times best-selling Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, which was a semifinalist for the National Book Award and the Penn Reading Project selection for 2019-2020, will speak at 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.
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.
Take Your Professor, Mentor, TA to Lunch/Dinner
During the academic year, there are four program options (2 initiated by students & 2 initiated by Professors/Mentors/TAs)
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/teaching assistant 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.
First-Year Experience (FYE) Program
FYE programs help new students become comfortable in their new home by extending the orientation process throughout the academic year. Are there any topics for discussion or areas of interest that you wish you knew about during your first year at Penn? If so, see below to get involved with this opportunity.
The deadline to apply for FYE grants for the spring semester is on February 1, at 11:59pm. Apply for a grant today!
Second-Year Experience (SYE) Program
SYE programs are designed to meet the specific needs of second-year students. These needs include and are not limited to career development, selection of academic opportunities, and discussing on & off-campus living. Do you have any other recommendations for programming? If so, see below to get involved!
The deadline to apply for SYE grants for the spring semester is on February 1, 2019 at 11:59pm. Apply for a grant today!
Year of Data Grants (2019-2020) (Up to $500)
The Provost’s theme year encourages individual students, faculty and staff as well as departments and centers to create programming that relates to the topic in many contexts: the sciences, the humanities, social culture and policy, the arts, etc. To further this goal, the Provost’s Office sponsors the Year of Data Grants Program to offer opportunities to create, participate in, and learn about curiosity and related fields.
Penn faculty, students, and staff can apply, either individually or in groups. There will be some additional funding at a higher level available for special projects—generally, larger conferences, speakers or special symposia that are co-sponsored by several Penn Schools or Centers. Examples from previous years include a
presentation by Will Shortz (NY Times Crossword Puzzle Editor) celebrating the Year of Games and a day-long conference at the Penn Museum on Water and Ancient Civilizations commemorating the Year of Water.
The deadline to apply for Year of Data grants for the spring semester is on February 1, 2019 at 11:59pm. Apply for a grant today!