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8:30 AM
28th Annual Alumni Run/Walk
37th Street and Locust Walk,
Starting/Finishing Line
Runners and walkers of every speed are invited to participate in this annual 5K (3.1 miles) run/walk through campus. Race course closes at 9:30 AM. Post-race festivities and awards will follow at the Pottruck Center. Register the day of the event ($20) from 7:15–8:15 AM at the Pottruck Center. Pre-register until May 12 ($15) or request a race brochure by visiting www.upenn.edu/recreation or calling 215-898-6100.
Sponsored by the Department of Recreation and MBNA.
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8:30-9:30 AM
Advances in Brain Imaging
John Morgan Building, Reunion Auditorium
Advances in brain imaging techniques are opening new avenues for investigators researching everything from drug addiction to the relationship between brain function and religious or mystical experiences. Come hear what Penn scientists and clinicians are learning about these topics and others through neuroimaging. RSVP online at www.med.upenn.edu/alumni. For more information, contact PENN Medicine's Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 215-898-5164.
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8:30-9:30 AM
Defending the Indefensible -
Working as an Expert Witness
John Morgan Building, Class of 1962 Auditorium
Join Dr. Michael Aronoff, M'66, as he discusses some of the complex issues involved in serving as a medical expert witness in today's justice system. RSVP online at www.med.upenn.edu/alumni. For more information, contact PENN Medicine's Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 215-898-5164.
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8:30-9:30 AM
Give It Your Best Shot -
Ethical Values And Vaccines
Biomedical Research Building II/III, Auditorium
Note: NEW TIME (originally scheduled for 9:45-11:15 AM)
Dr. Arthur L. Caplan, Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Director of the Center for Bioethics at Penn, will moderate an interactive panel discussion that will analyze emerging ethical issues arising from the creation and dissemination of vaccines. RSVP online at www.med.upenn.edu/alumni. For more information, contact PENN Medicine's Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 215-898-5164.
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9 AM
Join Hillel For Shabbat Services
Steinhardt Hall
For information and to RSVP, contact Joan Bobroff at joanb@pobox.upenn.edu or 215-898-7391.
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9 AM
Undergraduate Admissions Information Session And Tour
Logan Hall, Room 17
This program is also offered on Friday at 2:30 PM in the same location.
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9-10 AM
A Nurse's Eye View of The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Tour departs promptly at 9 AM from the main Hospital entrance at 34th and Spruce Streets
If it's been a few years since you've traversed the halls of HUP for your clinical rotations, join us for a tour of what's new, what's changed, and what remains the same. To RSVP, contact the School of Nursing Alumni Relations Office at 215-898-4841. Program not appropriate for children. Space is limited; register early.
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9-10:30 AM
Curious Minds Want To Know...
Irvine Auditorium, Amado Recital Hall
Have you ever wondered what unique and unusual items of high value have been given to Penn over the years and how these gifts have impacted and changed the face of the University? Join Brian Sagrestano, J.D., CFRE, Penn's Executive Director of Gift Planning, for a complimentary continental breakfast and spirited discussion of some of the most interesting gifts ever donated to the University of Pennsylvania.
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9-10 AM
More Than Smart Bombs: The Psychology Of Suicide Terrorism
Houston Hall, Hall of Flags
Suicide attacks are often described as the poor man's smart bomb: a cheap and effective weapon for coercing a powerful state. Join Clark McCauley, Director of the Solomon Asch Center, as he explores the power of suicide terrorism that goes beyond the casualties inflicted: the impact on state calculations of the likelihood of success against an enemy ready to die for their cause, the fear associated with an unfamiliar and uncontrollable threat, and especially the motivation and mobilization of terrorist sympathizers.
10-11 AM
The Future Of Iraq
Houston Hall, Hall of Flags
Brendan O'Leary, Lauder Professor of Political Science and Director of the Solomon Asch Center, who advised the Kurdistan government in the making of Iraq's new constitution, will outline Iraq's prospects and participate in a question and answer session on what is today the most controversial subject in American foreign policy.
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9-10:45 AM
Penn Alumni Board Of Directors
And Council Of Representatives
Combined Spring Meeting
Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge
All alumni are invited to join the Board of Directors and the Council of Representatives for their combined Spring meeting, at which time the slate of proposed alumni trustees will be ratified. A continental breakfast will be served beginning at 8:30 AM.
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9 AM-1 PM
Penn Back Then
College Green and all around campus
Alumni from all generations are invited to contribute their notable Penn anecdotes and remembrances to Penn Back Then, a continuing oral history project begun in May 2005 by the School of Arts and Sciences. Look for teams of roving Penn Back Then recorders wearing navy blue t-shirts and tell them your best story for use on this web-based audio scrapbook. For more information, visit www.sas.upenn.edu/home/news/penn_back_then.html.
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9 AM-3 PM
Graduate Student Center Open House
Graduate Student Center
Stop by and experience firsthand the vitality of an integrated graduate community at Penn.
For information, contact Anita Mastroieni at mastroie@pobox.upenn.edu or 215-746-6868.
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9 AM-3 PM
Fisher-Bennett Hall Self-Guided Tours
Tour the newly restored campus landmark that now serves as the home of several programs in the humanities and is a critical teaching space for the entire campus. Don't miss the beautifully renovated Music Department performance and rehearsal areas on the fourth floor. Self-guided tours are also offered on Friday from 9 AM-3 PM.
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9:30-10 AM
Milestone Ribbon Cutting At The Library
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
David B. Weigle Information Commons, 1st Floor
All members of the Penn community are welcome to attend this celebration of the innovative Weigle Infor-mation Commons and other new Library study spaces.
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9:30-11 AM
"Is That All There Is?" Seminar
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room 245
A provocative look and dialogue about what people do with the rest of their lives after a career or main vocation ends. This panel discussion will be led by Jon Greenawalt, C'61, G'63.
Co-sponsored by the Class of 1961 and Civic House.
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9:30-11 AM
The Future for Investors
Annenberg Center, Zellerbach Theater
Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel, one of the world's top investing experts, has taken a "long, hard, and in-depth look at the market" and ultimately warns investors against overpaying for growth stocks. In this 90-minute session, he will explain his surprising finding that the new technologies, expanding industries, and fast-growing countries that stockholders relentlessly seek in the market often lead to poor returns.
Part of the Wharton Professional Education Workshops series.
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9:30 AM-1:30 PM
Urban Studies 35th Anniversary Celebration
Redefining Urbanism: Life in the Future City
Join us for a continental breakfast and panel discussion featuring current and former Urban Studies faculty as well as other notable speakers. A buffet lunch will follow at noon. For more information and to RSVP, call 215-898-6948 or e-mail isabelb@sas.upenn.edu.
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9:45-11:15 AM
Give It Your Best Shot -
Ethical Values And Vaccines
Biomedical Research Building II/III, Auditorium
Rescheduled to 8:30-9:30 AM (see above)
Dr. Arthur L. Caplan, Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Director of the Center for Bioethics at Penn, will moderate an interactive panel discussion that will analyze emerging ethical issues arising from the creation and dissemination of vaccines. RSVP online at www.med.upenn.edu/alumni. For more information, contact PENN Medicine's Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 215-898-5164.
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10-11 AM
Muriel Pfaelzer Bodek Public Affairs Lecture:
The Founder's Idea of a Good Education
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Rosenwald Gallery, 6th Floor
J.A. Leo Lemay, Winterthur Professor of English at the University of Delaware, has been called "the dean of Franklin scholars." Having written extensively on early American history and literature, he is currently working on a projected seven-volume biography of Ben Franklin, the first two volumes of which have recently been published by University of Pennsylvania Press. In this lecture he will discuss Franklin's innovative ideas for 18th century curricula. Presented in conjunction with Educating the Youth of Pennsylvania: Franklin and Worlds of Colonial Learning, currently on display at the Library.
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10-11 AM
Stone Houses: Traditional Homes
Of Pennsylvania's Bucks County And
Brandywine Valley
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Class of 1955 Conference Room, 2nd Floor
Join architect and historic preservation faculty member John D. Milner, FAIA, BArch'64, for a book talk and visual tour of one of the most historically significant regions in the nation. He will lead you through Stone Houses' survey of 24 houses and barns dating from the late 17th century, including George Washington's headquarters on the night of his historic crossing over the Delaware River; Pennsbury Manor, the home of William Penn; and Buckingham Friends Meeting House, the oldest building in the country continuously in its original use.
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10-11 AM
Making Smart Patients
Auditorium, Biomedical Research Building II/III
Celebrated heart surgeon, Dr. Mehmet Oz, will share his views on combining cutting-edge Western medicine with several Eastern-based healing techniques for a next direction in healing and pairing patients and doctors as partners.
Dr. Oz is a professor of surgery and Director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Columbia University Medical Center. He also serves as the Senior Medical Consultant for the Discovery Health Channel and is a regular guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show". Dr. Oz has two best selling books including YOU: The Owner's Manual and YOU: The Smart Patient.
Register online for this event.
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10-11 AM
Association of Alumnae Coffee Hour
Irvine Auditorium, Café '58
All women in the Class of 1956 -- this year's 50th Reunion class -- will be honored by the Association of Alumnae. Share your memories of the class as we celebrate this golden reunion.
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10-11 AM
The Seismic Sixties: Rock & Roll In A Time Of Transformation
Logan Hall, Room 17
The years from 1962 to 1966 were a period of intense transition for popular music and culture at large. The early Sixties were really an extension of the Fifties -- rock & roll performers still hoped they could make the transition to singing in supper clubs and acting in movies before their teenage audiences grew up. But with the arrival of the Beatles in the U.S. in 1964, everything changed. Suddenly even adults began to mimic the fashions of youth, and the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and the great Motown artists made it respectable for grown-ups to love popular music. By the end of 1966, the baby boomers and many of their elders were dropped off on the doorstep of psychedelia and the coming Summer of Love.
Join Dr. Anthony DeCurtis as he brings this tumultuous era alive. Dr. DeCurtis teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Penn, is coeditor of The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll, and author of In Other Words: Artists Talk About Life and Work, a collection of his in-depth interviews with Sir Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Paul Simon, and Johnny Cash, among others.
Sponsored by College Houses and Academic Services and by the Class of 1966.
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10-11 AM
Living Longer, Living Well:
Successful Brain Aging
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room 255
This seminar will address an issue of aging successfully and keeping the mind and body in shape. Panelists will explore the underpinnings of longevity and the demographic revolution that is currently taking place as Baby Boomers near retirement age and fertility rates continue to be low. They will cover the principles of healthy brain functioning and aging as well as promising new breakthroughs in long-term brain health from the University's Institute of Aging.
Featuring:
John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D. (Panelist)
William Maul Measey-Truman G. Schnabel Jr., M.D. Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Director of the Institute on Aging and Co-Director of the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Virginia M.-Y. Lee, Ph.D, M.B.A. (Panelist)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Director, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Bruce A. Kehr, M.D. (Moderator)
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, InforMedix, Inc.
Chairman of the Board of the Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania
Sponsored by the Class of 1971.
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10-11 AM
Penn Alumni Careers in the Spirit of Benjamin Franklin
Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room
Benjamin Franklin retired at a young age and devoted himself to many different careers in service to mankind and his community.
In this panel, moderated by Provost Ron Daniels, we present Penn alumni who, having acquired their base technical knowledge at our university, have spent their careers in fields that ultimately serve the improvement of the world.
Panelists include:
Lee Spelman Doty, W'76, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management and University of Pennsylvania Trustee
Harold Rosen, C'76, G'76, Director of Grassroots Business Organizations, International Finance Corporation,World Bank Group
Barry Selick, C'76, Gr'83, Chairman, Threshold Pharmaceutical
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10-11 AM
The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball
Board Room at James D. Dunning, Jr. Coaches' Center
Former Penn Women's Basketball player Mikaelyn Austin, C'04, is turning her love of The Palestra to the big screen in her debut documentary production on college basketball's most storied arena -- The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball. Come join the independent writer/producer/director as she shares her experiences from concept to cutting room floor and provides the audience with a sneak preview of interviews with some of college basketball's most celebrated figures, including Bill Bradley, Dr. Jack Ramsay and Chuck Daly. Program to be followed by open Q & A. For more information on the film, visit www.palestradocumentary.com.
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10-11 AM
Monumental Tombs Near Troy:
Saving The Greco-Persian Record
Penn Museum, Rainey Auditorium
Dr. C. Brian Rose, Penn Museum's new Mediterranean Section Curator, head of Greek and Roman excavations at Troy, and Vice President of the Archaeological Institute of America, offers an introduction to the Granicus River Valley Archaeological Survey Project, his new, multi-year survey and salvage excavation project in northwestern Turkey. Over the last decade, more than 20 extraordinary tombs dating from 525 to 375 B.C. have been discovered. Widespread looting has followed. Marble sarcophagi decorated with reliefs, painted marble beds, dining furniture and implements, and fragments of musical instruments are among
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10-11 AM
Penn Nursing Lighting The Way To
A Healthier Lifestyle
School of Nursing, Ann L. Roy Auditorium
Associate Professor of Nursing Stella L. Volpe, Ph.D., R.D., LD/N, FACSM, a nutritionist and exercise physiologist, offers simple changes in eating and exercise habits that easily add up to a healthier and more energetic life for you and your family.
RSVP to the School of Nursing Alumni Relations Office at 215-898-4841. |
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10-11:30 AM
· Presenting Yourself As A
College Applicant - A Session For
High School Students
Graduate School of Education, Room 200
In this workshop designed for high school students ages 14 and up, students will learn how to formulate and present their personal experiences in ways
that will help them stand out among candidates for admission. John T. Krebs, Assistant Dean, Associate Director of Summer Sessions, College of General Studies, is the featured speaker.
Space is limited; reserve your spot by calling 215-898-9794.
Co-sponsored by the Penn Graduate School of Education and the College of General Studies.
10-11:30 AM
· Developing Your Students as College Applicants -
Or a Hassle-Free Guide for Parents
Graduate School of Education, Room 203
From applications to the "big separation," the transition from high school to college is a rite of passage for families -- and all too often a challenge for parents and students alike. In this special presentation for parents of high school/college-age students, our presenters will offer their expertise and helpful tips on navigating the college selection process. Panelists include:
Dr. Rosalie Guzofsky, G'76, GR'90, Director, Professional Programs and Outreach, Penn College of General Studies
Dr. V. Hilton Hallock, Director, Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management, Policy, Management and Evaluation Division,Penn Graduate School of Education
Space is limited; reserve your spot by calling 215-898-9794.
Co-sponsored by the Penn Graduate School of Education and the College of General Studies. |
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10 AM-NOON
Harnwell College House Guided Tour
Harnwell College House, Hamilton Village
Tour the beautifully renovated high-rise residence built in 1971-72. Advance registration is required.
For information and to RSVP, contact Sue Smith at suesmith@pobox.upenn.edu or 215-898-1622. |
10 AM-4:30 PM
Quad Open House
Enter at 37th and Spruce Streets
Visit Penn's oldest dormitory complex and one of the University's defining architectural features. Photo ID required. |
10 AM-4:30 PM
Welcome Back Home
Where did you live on campus? Why not stop by Du Bois, Gregory, Hamilton, Harrison, Hill, Kings Court English, or Stouffer College Houses and reminisce?
For more information and to RSVP, contact Sue Smith at suesmith@pobox.upenn.edu or 215-898-1622. |
10:30-11:15 AM
The Engineering of Movie Magic: Motion Capture
Towne Building, Heilmeier Hall
Just how do movie studios create the magical effects you've seen in films like The Polar Express, Shrek, and Lord of the Rings? Well, it's not magic, it's engineering! In this dynamic lecture and presentation that will appeal to children and adults, Dr. Norm Badler, Director of the Center for Human Modeling and Simulation, will demonstrate how motion capture technology is used for animation and game development. A continental breakfast will be available starting at 10 AM in Levine Hall Lobby. |
11:15 AM-NOON
A Conversation with President Amy Gutmann
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Auditorium
Join President Amy Gutmann as she discusses the progress of the Penn Compact and her vision for the future of our great University as she leads Penn from excellence to eminence. Following her talk, the President will participate in a question and answer session with alumni.
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11:15 AM-NOON
The UPennalizers: Penn Engineering's Robodog Soccer Team
Levine Hall, Wu and Chen Auditorium
Join Professor Dan Lee, his students, and Penn's robotic soccer team for a fascinating discussion and demonstration of the School's internationally ranked robodogs. Learn how the UPennalizers are programmed to win and watch the robot team in action as they are put through their paces in an exhibition game. |
NOON-2:30 PM
Penn Engineering Solar Car
And Formula Sae Car
Hill Square, Penn Engineering Picnic Tent
Stop by the SEAS tent to meet Dean Eduardo Glandt and to check out the Penn Engineering Solar Car and the Formula SAE car, and hear from the student team members who designed, built, and will race them in upcoming national and international competitions.
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NOON-3 PM
BGAPSA Alumni BBQ & Graduation Celebration
Greenfield Intercultural Center
Join the Black Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (BGAPSA) and the African American Resource Center (AARC) as we host a barbeque with BGAPSA alumni. Reunite with fellow graduate student alumni and meet current students, while celebrating the accomplishments of the graduating students.
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NOON-4:30 PM
Kelly Writers House Open House
The Kelly Writers House
Join members of The Kelly Writers House community for coffee and conversation in celebration of its 10th anniversary. RSVP to wh10th@writing.upenn.edu.
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2:30-4:30 PM
How To Find Work You Love And
Have The Time Of Your Life
F85, Jon M. Huntsman Hall
Regardless of where you are in your career, developing passion for your work will bring meaning to your job and provide the tools to help you create a niche only you can dominate. In this workshop session, Lawler Kang, WG'96, offers straightforward business-based exercises to help you identify, actualize, monetize, and sell your passions to all relevant stakeholders based on your particular openness to risk.
Part of the Wharton Professional Education Workshops series.
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2:30-4:30 PM
Advanced Estate Planning
F95, Jon M. Huntsman Hall
This session, conducted by Emanuel L. "Manny" Sarris, Sr., will provide a wealth of information for planning your estate. Get tips on how to avoid the "death tax" on estates in excess of $2 million at both the state and federal levels. Find methods to keep your family's money within your bloodline while legally avoiding taxes, divorces, creditors and lawsuits, and learn interesting ways to insure your children do not squander your money in ways you did not intend.
Part of the Wharton Professional Education Workshops series.
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2:30-4:30 PM
Peripheral Vision: Detecting the Weak Signals That will Make or Break Your Company
G60, Jon M. Huntsman Hall
Are you ignoring events unfolding at the edges of your business? If so, you're putting your company at risk. In order to seize opportunities and parry threats, a company must continually detect, interpret, and act on distant signals; it needs good peripheral vision. This session with Professor Paul Schoemaker will discuss ways to test your own organization by using a seven-step process to close the vigilance gap and avoid being blindsided.
Sponsored by Wharton External Affairs and the Aresty Institute of Executive Education.
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4 PM
Ivy Day Ceremony
College Hall, Room 200
Celebrate with the Class of 2006 during this annual presentation of senior awards and honors.
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4-5:30 PM
Media, Entertainment, And Sports Panel
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, G65
Join prominent alumni in the fields of media, entertainment, and sports as they discuss the ways
in which their Penn education has impacted their careers. Panelist include:
Wendy L. Neuss, C'76, Producer, Paramount Pictures, credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation and Voyager series
Steve Stecklow, C'76, Senior Special Writer, Wall Street Journal
Edward A. Stefanski, W'76, General Manger, NJ Nets
David Zipple, C'76, Lyricist, credits include City of Angels, The Goodbye Girl, and The Woman in White
Sponsored by the Class of 1976.
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4-6 PM
PennforJesus Reception for Penn Christian Alumni/Christian Alumni Network Intro
Houston Hall, Griski Room
Join with other Christian alumni and share what has been going on over the years. Come hear and catch a glimpse of the exciting things that God has been doing at Penn in recent history, as well as across colleges all over the nation. Come also hear about the new Christian Alumni Network that is currently being set up and how you can help get it started.
For more information, please contact Michael Hu at michaelhu@runbox.com or 215-385-1906 |
4-6 PM
Sphinx Senior Society Reception
Pod Restaurant
Note: This is an updated day and location
Join Sphinx alumni at a gathering to celebrate your Sphinx reunion and meet
the new members from the Class of 2006. Contact Kiera Reilly, Sphinx '93,
at 310-966-1879 or kreilly@ben.dev.upenn.edu
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4-6 PM
DP Alumni Association Reception
DP Office
Stop in for a drink, a light snack, and a chance to chat and reminisce at this casual post-parade get together. During the Picnic, don't forget to drop by the Daily Pennsylvanian tent on College Green to visit with fellow alums and current staff. For information, e-mail dpaa@dailypennsylvanian.com, visit dpalumni.com, or contact DP General Manager Eric Jacobs at 215-898-6581.
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4-8 PM
Huntsman Program In International
Studies & Business Alumni Reception
Huntsman Program Office
Join fellow Huntsman Program alumni for a wine and cheese reception. RSVP to 215-898-2058 or huntsman.isb@wharton.upenn.edu.
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4:30-5:30 PM
Steinhardt Hall Tour And Special
Children's Programming
Steinhardt Hall
Hillel welcomes you and your family for a guided tour of our beautiful new facility, Steinhardt Hall. While you explore the building, your children (ages 3 and older) can enjoy a special kids program featuring games, stories, and a make-your-own snack. RSVP to Joan Bobroff at joanb@pobox.upenn.edu or 215-898-7391.
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4:30-6 PM
Friars Senior Society
Open House Reception
Sweeten Alumni House
Join fellow frethren from all over the world -- and across decades -- for the 3rd Annual Friars Alumni Day get together. Drink a toast to fellow classmates and welcome the Class of 2006 Friars, the newest members, to our graduate ranks. RSVP to Sally Katz, C'82, at pennfriars@aol.com or 215-829-0406.
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4:30-6:30 PM
Penn Press Open House
Penn Press
Learn more about the University of Pennsylvania's publishing house, newly located in the artfully renovated interior of a Victorian mansion. Since 1890, Penn Press has published nearly one hundred books each year from authors at the University and around the world, in a variety of subjects including literature, history, politics, human rights, art and architecture, and religion. Meet press staff and authors, enjoy refreshments, and receive a Penn Press tote bag. For more information and to RSVP, contact Ellen Trachtenberg at ellenpt@pobox.upenn.edu or call (215) 898-1674.
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4:30-7 PM
Kelly Writers House 10th Year Celebration
The Kelly Writers House
Join hosts Al Filreis, Kelly Professor of English and Faculty Director of Writers House, and Jennifer Snead, Writers House Director, for a 10th year anniversary event featuring an hour-long reading by Penn alumni. The celebration continues with a lively open mike session featuring poems, performances, and music by members — past and present — of the Writers House community, and concludes with a reception. Come find out why The Kelly Writers House has been knocking the literary socks off of Penn and Philadelphia for the past 10 years. RSVP to wh10th@writing.upenn.edu.
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6-7 PM
Black Authors Showcase -
Featuring L.A. Banks, W'80
Annenberg Center, Prince Theater
The author of the Vampire Huntress Legend Series reads from and signs her newest book Scarface: Book 1. Scarface, aka Tony Montana, has held iconic status in the American psyche ever since Al Pacino portrayed him in Oliver Stone's classic movie in 1983. The first of two novels on Montana, Book 1 explores the gangster's time in Cuba, including his life during Castro's nightmarish regime, and reveals the events that shaped the man who would later become "Scarface." A brief reception with light fare will be available after the event in honor of the 125th Anniversary of Black Presence at Penn. Learn more about the initiatives the Black Alumni Society has planned for the year, including the Honoring Legends Fund.
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6-7 PM
University of Pennsylvania Asian Alumni Network (UPAAN) Membership Meeting
Irvine Auditorium, Café '58
Meet fellow Asian Pacific Islander alumni and learn about the Penn of today and the future of UPAAN.
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6:15-7:30 PM
ALA's Next Five Years -
Laying Building Blocks for Success
The ARCH, La Casa Latina
The Association of Latino Alumni (ALA) will host a networking and strategic planning discussion offering all constituents a chance to help build ALA's workplan of growth and collaboration with the University over the next five years. All Latino alumni and graduating seniors and graduate students are encouraged to attend and participate.
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7-9:30 PM
Taste of Penn: A Celebration of Diversity
College Green
Join the Association of Latino Alumni, the Black Alumni Society, PennGALA, and the University of Pennsylvania Asian Alumni Network as they co-host the always popular Taste of Penn celebration. Visit with old friends and make new ones while enjoying food and music that celebrate our community's diversity.
For more information on Alumni Weekend Diversity Alliance events, contact Nicole Maloy in Alumni Relations at nmaloy@ben.dev.upenn.edu or 215-898-6420.
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5-7 PM
Penn Democrats Alumni Reception
Join fellow Penn Democrat alumni and a special guest speaker for drinks and light refreshments. For more information, contact Jim Saksa at saksa@sas.upenn.edu or visit the College Democrats website at dolphin.upenn.edu/~colldems/.
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7 PM
Baccalaureate Catholic Mass and Reception
St. Agatha-St. James Church
For information, call 215-898-7575.
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7-9:30 PM
Meet Me at the Button
All Alumni Celebration
College Green
Join alumni from all walks of campus life and across generations for this first-ever Saturday evening celebration at one of Penn's most legendary meeting places. Fun, food, and drinks will be in plentiful supply, while performing arts groups and a lively DJ will keep the Green hopping. Class board members, mask & wiggers, friars, sorority sisters, teammates, hallmates, and more -- who will you be looking for?
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8 PM
Penn Presents: Bill Charlap Trio
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
According to All About Jazz, "Bill Charlap approaches a tune in the same way that a singer unfolds a song -- little by little with tinges of joy and sadness and with discrete dramatic moments that connect the listener." On his third recording, Somewhere:
The Songs of Leonard Bernstein, the brilliance of Charlap shines along with Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington on drums. Tickets: $22-$39, $4 discount for alumni. For tickets and information, visit www.pennpresents.org or call the Box Office
at 215-898-3900.
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9 PM
Lynda Hart Fund Benefit Cabaret
LGBT Center, Goodhand Room
Penn students, staff, and community members will perform in this benefit for the Lynda Hart Fund. Named in honor of the late English Department professor who was a scholar and producer of women's theatre and performance, the Lynda Hart Award provides annual support to a female Penn student involved in the performing arts. Ninah Harris, LGBT Center Program Coordinator and the first recipient of the Lynda Hart Award in 2001, will produce the event. Cost: $10 for those who pre-register; $15 at the door. Register by calling the LGBT Center at 215-898-5044. |
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