August 25, 2006
Did You Know... that Wednesday, September 6th is the first day of classes for the fall semester? During New Student Orientation, which starts next week, incoming freshman will get a briefing on "Penn Traditions." The Alumni Office has designed a session called "Highball to Hey Day: The Penn Experience" -- an entertaining look at Penn's illustrious past, revered traditions, and the role current students play in shaping Penn's exciting future through an interactive, multimedia presentation featuring Ron Daniels, University Provost, and Mark Frazier Lloyd, Director of University Archives and Records Center. We're excited to begin the new academic year and hope you've enjoyed a great summer!
Learn more about "Penn Traditions."
In honor of Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday on January 17, 2006, we offer a year of notable Franklin quotes:
"A light purse is a heavy Curse."
--Benjamin Franklin
August 18, 2006
Did You Know... that Wharton Junior John (Jack) C. Hotz III won the 2006 White Marlin Open, held last week in Ocean City, MD? Hotz, of Shamong, NJ, caught an 82 lb. white marlin to take home the top prize of over $1,500,000! He fished with his family on the family boat, True Grit.
Read more about the White Marlin Open, "The World's Premier Fishing Tournament."
You can also see Jack's listing on the Open's Top Fish Scoreboard.
In honor of Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday on January 17, 2006, we offer a year of notable Franklin quotes:
"Fish and visitors stink after three days."
August 11, 2006
Did You Know... that everything is going global these days, including the study of communication? Launched at Penn's Annenberg School for Communication, the Project for Global Communication Studies (PGCS) caters to a growing interest in media development and globalization and creates new research opportunities for graduate students. More here.
In honor of Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday on January 17, 2006, we offer a year of notable Franklin quotes:
"He's a Fool that cannot conceal his Wisdom."
August 4, 2006
Did You Know... that Mary Ann Keenan, MD, Chief of Neuro-Orthopaedics for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, has been named a recipient of the first-annual Ladies' Home Journal Health Breakthrough Awards? The award recognizes leading medical professionals who are making life-saving and life-enhancing discoveries in research, treatment and diagnostics that have significantly helped women and families. Dr. Keenan pioneered advanced techniques that relieve musculo-skeletal deformities brought on by stroke. She performs surgeries that re-animate limbs that have been contorted and paralyzed as the result of stroke or similar brain injuries.
Read the complete press release and more about Dr. Keenan's techniques.
In honor of Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday on January 17, 2006, we offer a year of notable Franklin quotes:
"There never was a good war nor a bad peace."
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