Student Life
Penn students share their secret study spots that come with a view, free printing and snacks
Incoming students, you'll want to know where to go when the Van Pelt underground is overcrowded during finals week.
From throwing toast to biting hats, here are some of Penn students' favorite traditions
“Hey Day was truly the biggest expression of school spirit I've ever seen at Penn,” College junior Catherine Oksas said. “And it lasted almost a full 2 hours. It was crazy.”
Philly's better known for internships than for jobs. But why?
According to a financial advice website, the city is 14th in the country for summer internships, but a staggering 111th for summer jobs.
If you're itching to get elected, here's what you need to know about Penn's student government
The six branches under Penn Student Government include the Undergraduate Assembly, which lobbies for students' needs, and the Social Planning and Events Committee, which helps to organize campus-wide activities like Spring Fling.
The seven performing arts groups at Penn you need to know about before NSO
There are 45 different student-run performing arts organizations at Penn who put up over 60 performances each year. Here are seven of the most prominent.
Pre-orientation programs: a worthwhile experience or just an excuse to move in early? Students weigh in.
College freshman Elizabeth Luhnow described the “amazing relationships” she formed on PennQuest. “A lot of the people I met I probably would not have met otherwise,” she said. “I would 100% recommend PennQuest. I would not let a sibling come to Penn without doing it."
The cost-saving reason students are drawn to work for Penn's residential services
Over the summer, Residential and Hospitality Services employs close to 90 students, some of whom return the next year to work for the department again.
Gutmann and Adam Grant talk the 'post-truth era' and Penn's competitiveness at annual conference
The Higher Ed Leaders Forum, a two-day conference organized on May 31 and June 1 by the New York Times, brought together leaders from Universities such as Penn and Harvard University to discuss free speech, race relations and other issues affecting colleges today.
Graduate students still face a series of obstacles in their fight to establish a labor union
On May 30, representatives from GET-UP brought the authorization cards that they've been collecting from graduate students since March to Philadelphia's National Labor Relations Board office.
Penn students contemplate U.K. summer plans after Manchester attack
In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Penn’s Director of International Risk Management Jaime Molyneux sent out an email on May 24 to those registered to be traveling in the U.K. this summer.
Some students can't move into their off-campus houses until June 1, but that's ten days after classes start
“I can’t really go anywhere,” said College sophomore Jackson Baker, who has been sleeping on different couches for 11 days and bringing his overnight bags with him to the first week of classes.
A Penn student beat 400-600 candidates to win one of the largest professional stock pitching competitions in the U.S.
Rising College and Wharton senior Dylan Adelman will present his idea at the 2017 Sohn Conference along with other top investors such as hedge fund manager David Einhorn.
At SNL, Penn graduate Vanessa Bayer talked frequently about her comedic roots in Bloomers
Bayer, who has been a cast member on Saturday Night Live since 2010, announced last week that she'll be leaving the show along with two of her costars, Sasheer Zamata, and Bobby Moynihan.
At Penn Medicine's new $1.5 billion Pavilion, students may get to experience the future of health care
HUP CEO Regina Cunningham believes "it will be an incredible advantage" for medical students to gain exposure to the hospital's new services and technology.
This student club codes for a cause
“The reason that I got interested in tech was its impact on other people,” Engineering junior Rani Iyer said. “One of the big strengths of Hack4Impact is definitely its community. We get a lot of people with similar values.”
Rising sophomore sustains traumatic brain injury after falling 25-30 feet from Ware College House
Engineering and Wharton sophomore Mason Mings is currently with his family at his hometown of Houston, Texas, where he is receiving inpatient rehabilitation.
For international students, visa requirements pose an additional hurdle during recruiting
Even after international students secure a sponsor for the H-1B visa, they still have to enter a lottery system for the visa which is known for having a low acceptance rate. In 2016, only 85,000 visas were granted out of 236,000 applications.
This nonprofit helps first generation, low income students connect with local Phila. professionals
College junior and founder of the Collective Success realized last fall that first generation low income students often do not have the “social capital” that enables more privileged students to advance in their professional careers.
Recent Penn grads cite Feb Club, The Final Toast and personal achievements as highlights of senior year
2017 College graduate Samip Sheth said events like Feb Club served an important role in bringing graduating seniors together. “It’s really special to see how people are coming together to celebrate the memories we’ve made in the last four years,” he said.