Office of New Student Orientation and Academic Initiatives
Your SYO Daily Digest
Monday, August 30, 2021
Hi Quakers!
We hope you are enjoying your Second-Year Orientation. Please read today's Daily Digest to see what events are happening today.
For today’s weather, we are expecting scattered afternoon thunderstorms with a high of 85 degrees.
YOU MUST WEAR YOUR SYO WRISTBAND TO ALL MEALS AND EVENTS.
Please wear a mask at all orientation events. Additionally, all students are required to complete PennOpen Pass daily symptom checks. You may be asked to show a Green Pass at orientation events, so fill out your daily symptom check here.
If you have any questions or would like more information about any SYO programs, look for our volunteers, the PHINS, all around campus in light blue and dark blue t-shirts, visit www.nso.upenn.edu or email us provost-nso-ai@pobox.upenn.edu.
- NSO Staff
Event Spotlight:
Second-Year Reading Experience (SYRE)
CHEM 102 | 4pm-6pm
Join your classmates in discussing All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, the Class of 2024's Second-Year Reading Experience selection.
Today's Calendar: Sunday, August 29
Brunch
Various Locations | 10am-2pm
College of Arts & Sciences:
Welcome to the College Celebration on Penn Commons; Timed entry, look in your email from the College for your time to stop by (Kosher available)
Nursing, Engineering, Wharton:
Hill, Kings Court English, and 1920 Commons dining cafes. Kosher dining at Hillel, 11am-2pm.
SYO Preceptorials
Various Locations | 11am-4pm
Preceptorials are informal, non-credit, conference-style sessions which offer a unique way for new students to take a closer look at the cultural, social, and intellectual environment at Penn. View and register for today's Preceptorials here.
Second-Year Reading Experience (SYRE)
CHEM102 | 4pm-6pm
Second-Year students have a shared reading experience in collaboration with Penn Climate Week! The book for the inaugural Second-Year Reading Experience is All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, 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!
Dinner
Various Locations | 6pm-8pm
Hill, Kings Court English, and 1920 Commons dining cafes; Quad residents at McClelland. Kosher dining at Hillel.
Preceptorials are informal, non-credit, conference-style sessions which offer a unique way for new students to take a closer look at the cultural, social, and intellectual environment at Penn. SYO Preceptorials are TODAY, Monday, August 30.
View some of our archived Preceptorials on our YouTube Channel and click the button below to register for the upcoming NSO Preceptorials! View the buttons below for the most updated information.
COVID-19 Reminders
Upon arrival to campus, all students must be tested once for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status. Click here to register for your gateway COVID-19 test.
Please remember to wear a mask and have a Green PennOpenn Pass at all orientation events.
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- Explore our website and what we have to offer!
