Learn about the Vanguard Scholarship and the Vanguard Women in Information Technology Scholarship for students entering their senior year.
Penn's Response to the Earthquake in Haiti
President Barack Obama embraced Leslie Banks W'80, who introduced
Obama
before he spoke about health care reform at Arcadia University in
Glenside, PA on Monday, March 8, 2010, after writing to him about her
frustration over the cost of health insurance. Watch her speech.
BAS Honoring Legends Fund
Learn about the BAS gift fund.
About BAS
The Black Alumni Society (BAS) founded in 1982, with regional chapters in Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, DC, encourages communication and cooperation among black alumni, black students, and the University community.
Purpose
To develop and maintain programs which facilitate and encourage communication and cooperation among University of Pennsylvania Black Alumni.
To facilitate communication and cooperation between Black Students, the University Administration and the global Penn Community.
To initiate and support fund raising projects that have targeted impact upon Black Students, Alumni and Faculty.
To represent the interests and issues of Black Alumni in the conversations that affect the current and future directions and conditions involving the University Community.
