Greetings, Penn Students!
Happy Weekend! This is your regular reminder to check out some of the many upcoming Penn happenings. Scroll below to see details about these events on our Academic Initiatives Events Calendar.
There are still 2 more days that Penn undergraduates will have no formal classes scheduled, but are invited to participate in Penn Engagement Days on March 30 & April 12. These days will offer self-directed activities that advance our community, both to engage with Philadelphia for our Year of Civic Engagement and to explore opportunities and faculty expertise at Penn.
- February 12 – Engaging with Faculty Research (See Archived Videos here)
- March 30 – Engaging with Penn Centers and Organizations
- April 12 – Engaging with Philadelphia
Continuing the conversation on Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America, this panel discussion will focus on cultural & media systems. Three central questions will be addressed: What is the current state of racial disparity regarding the topic? What are the root causes of this disparity? How has or might this disparity be best addressed? Join us Tuesday, March 30 at 5:30pm.
Upcoming Events
Browse more of our campus partners' upcoming events below!
Monday, March 29 & April 5
5pm
Faith & Reason: A Revolution of Hearts
Host: The Collegium Institute
If restoring society must start with us, then it needs to start with the heart. How can we understand ‘heart’ as an anthropological and theological category without falling into sentimentalism? What is needed for a change of heart? What kind of society would a change of heart bring about? Join the Collegium Institute for this next module of the Faith & Reason series as we engage with thinkers like Martin Luther King Jr, Dorothy Day, St. Augustine, Corita Kent, and others to delve into this vital conversation.
Register Here!
Tuesday, March 30
10am
Campus Rec Combine
Location: Franklin Field
Pre-Registration Required by Saturday, March 27!
The event will have two separate tiers which you can register for. Tier 1 will include a 225lb Bench Press, 40-Yard Dash, Broad Jump, and Vertical Jump; Tier 2 will include a Push-Up Competition, Plank Hold, and Vertical Jump. Participants will receive giveaways for participating, and registration is now open on www.IMLeagues.com!
Tuesday, March 30
3pm
Penn Leads The Vote (PLTV) Engagement Day Quizzo
Join PLTV for voter quizzo! There will be prizes for the quizzo winners (potential prizes include: Airpods, an Amazon Echo, and a Polaroid), and PLTV swag for everyone who participates.
Join Here!
Tuesday, March 30
4pm
Undergraduate Advisory Boards present: Penn Professor Spotlight: Thomas Donaldson
The Deans’ Undergraduate Advisory boards of each undergraduate school are working together to showcase highly-rated professors across Penn. This event is a lecture and Q&A given by Wharton Professor Thomas Donaldson discussing value creation in business.
Register Here!
Tuesday, March 30
5:30pm
Cultural and Media Systems: Voice, Representation, and Collective Memory in American Culture
Continuing the conversation on SNF Paideia's Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America, this panel discussion will focus on cultural and media systems. Three central questions will be addressed: What is the current state of racial disparity regarding the topic? What are the root causes of this disparity? How has or might this disparity be best addressed?
Register Here!
Monday, April 5
5pm
Voice, Representation and Collective Memory in Mass Media, Digital Media, and Technology
Host: SNF Paideia Program
Also part of the Racism & Anti-Racism in Contemporary America series join us to discuss this topic.
Register Here!
Reminders & Leadership Opportunities
Penn continues to celebrate the Year of Civic Engagement through spring 2021. You can participate in community and civic engagement in a variety of ways while you are a student at Penn.
Hub@Penn is a virtual platform for the Penn community to find and connect with support resources.
Browse our robust archive of Preceptorials and Engagement Days videos on various topics on the NSOAI YouTube Channel to listen to presentations from some of Penn's many accomplished staff and faculty.
Applications for RA positions are currently open to all rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors, as well as those who will be full-time enrolled graduate students at Penn in fall 2021.
For this round of applications, the priority date by which to apply is April 2, 2021. Applications may continue to be accepted after this time, but undergraduate applicants may not receive consideration until after the applications received before this time are considered.
Questions? Visit our website at www.collegehouses.upenn.edu/ra, and if your question isn't answered there, email us at chas@collegehouses.upenn.edu.