SEAS Weekly 9-23-2024
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Important Dates: 
| Date | Event |
| October 3-6 | Fall Term Break |
| October 7 | Drop Period Ends |
| October 28 – November 11 | Advance Registration For Spring Term |
Announcements for the week
First FirePIT Chat of the year: Billy Easley (Reddit)
Join Penn’s Public Interest Technology initiative online at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 3rd, for a discussion with Mr. Billy Easley, Senior Public Policy Lead at Reddit. Easley is the head of U.S. Public Policy at Reddit, where he covers content moderation, privacy, and copyright issues for the social media platform on both the state and federal levels.
We will discuss the intersection of law, technology, and public policy, what it is like to work on issues that are at the forefront of many public policy debates, and the lessons he has learned about working across the diverse perspectives represented in these debates.
Fire PIT Chats are small-group discussions to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate. You can request to participate in the discussion with Billy Easley using the linked form. Space is kept open for students across all of Penn’s schools. If you would like to receive information about future Fire PIT Chats, let us know here.
2024 Flu Clinic
Wellness at Penn’s annual Flu Clinic will be held from October 16-18, 2024 in the Pottruck Health & Fitness Center. All Penn students, faculty, postdocs, and staff are welcome to drop in for their free flu shot. You must bring your Penn Card to visit the Flu Clinic.
Hours
Wednesday, October 16: 10 am – 6 pm
Thursday, October 17: 10 am – 6 pm
Friday, October 18: 10 am – 4 pm
Location
Pottruck Health & Fitness Center
3701 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Events (Engineering)
ODEI’s Wellness Workshop Series
Representatives from the Weingarten Center and Financial Wellness will lead these lunch-and-learn sessions. They will review study strategies and investment practices to help yield success throughout the semester and beyond.
Financial Wellness: Introduction to Investing
Wednesday, September 25
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Cora Ingrum Conference Room (enter at Towne 211) and Zoom
(Click here to register)
The 4th Annual Frontiers of Energy Poster Session
Registration Now Open for the 4th Annual Frontiers of Energy Poster Session!
The 4th Annual Frontiers of Energy Research Poster Session, co-hosted by the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology (VIEST) and the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER). Come learn about amazing energy research from undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers from across Penn’s campus. Click here to learn more about this event.
Present a Poster: All Penn students and postdocs involved in energy research are invited to present a poster. This is a great opportunity to meet other energy researchers, showcase and get feedback on your work, and learn about different energy research happening across campus! Click Here to Register by Monday, October 7th to present a poster.
Wednesday, October 23
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Singh Galleria, Singh Center for Nanotechnology
(3205 Walnut Street)
Events (Penn)
LGBT Center Family Dinner!
Family dinners are a monthly tradition at the LGBT Center. Stop by the LGBT Center for a delicious free meal, get a chance to connect with lots of different folks, and meet our new staff! The LGBT Center is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive space. No matter how you identify, you are welcome to be a member of the LGBT Center family! And what does this family do? We eat together. Join us!
Wednesday, September 23
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
LGBT Center
3907 Spruce Street
Accessing Success – Study Strategies
Accessing Success Academic Skills workshops support undergraduates to unleash their brilliance with tailored strategies for neurodiverse minds.
Discover practical, research-backed strategies that cater to your unique learning style, including chunking tasks, visual planning, multi-sensory approaches, and more. We’ll explore how to integrate various learning techniques, customize your study environment, and develop a personalized study system that maximizes your strengths.
Wednesday, September 25
at 4:00 pm
Weingarten Center
Community Co-Working for Undergraduates
The goal of this program is to help students gain structure and accountability in getting their work done. These sessions are completely optional, and students are not required to sign up for all of the sessions. Students can attend any sessions they would like, but they do need to register (and they can register with the QR code on the attached flyer). Each session will be 2 ½ hours (10 minutes of intro/goal sharing, two 1-hour timed working sessions, a 10-minute wellness break in between the timed sessions, and a 5-minute wrap up – with snacks provided:). The concept of body doubling for productivity is geared toward students with ADHD, but of course all students are welcome to attend.
Friday, September 27
1:30 pm-4:00 pm
Weingarten Center in Stouffer Commons
Library Workshop
An Introduction to Machine Learning
Interested in machine learning, but don’t know where to begin? This workshop will provide a basic introduction to ML principles, as well as a live coding exercise in which attendees will create an ML model from scratch. Attendees should have some prior coding experience, preferably in Python. Please bring a laptop. Registration is required.
Wednesday, October 9
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
(Click here to register)
Scholarships
Advancing In Principle and Practice – Down the Lightning Grants
The Office of the President and Office of the Provost invites the University community to propose projects that will advance In Principle and Practice, reflect the University’s distinctive identity and values, and help Penn build a better future for the world.
The University has set aside $2 million through the Fall of 2027 to fund these initiatives, with the expectation that successful programs will, in general, receive in-kind support from originating Schools, Centers, and Departments or additional financial support to supplement these central funds.
The program follows a two-stage application. Interested applicants should complete a short Proposal Form and submit it via this survey. The deadline for submitting initial proposals is Monday, October 28, 2024. To learn more about this opportunity, click here.
Career & Networking Opportunities
Data Week 2024 (October 14th – 18th)
The Penn Engineering Career Development team is excited to share the Data Week 2024 event schedule! Data Week is a week-long event series designed to elevate your data science career interests to new heights! We’re hosting an array of exciting virtual sessions featuring industry leaders, recruiters, and alumni at Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft.
Check out the Data Week 2024 flyer for full event details and registration links.
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to connect with industry leaders, gain insider knowledge, and set yourself up for success in the data industry. Be sure to register for each event that you’re interested in as soon as possible!
Clubs & Organizations
There are many Engineering Student Clubs and Organizations Besides ESAC, EDAB, and Penn Engineering Council. Check here to find more groups for specific interests and disciplines.
Engineering Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Fellows Program – Only 12 Students Get This Opportunity!
- Penn Engineering will welcome its 2025 cohort to the Entrepreneurship Fellows Program which offers an immersive tech startup experience like no other!
- Duration: January to December.
- Coursework: Spring and fall semesters with just 12 students. Earn 2 credits towards the Entrepreneurship minor/certificate.
- Paid Summer Internship: At tech startups in the northeast. Work directly with tech founders on strategic initiatives. Visit your cohort and learn from their experiences as well.
- Mentorship: Gain invaluable insights from venture capitalists and startup alumni.
- Eligibility: Juniors, Accel-Masters Seniors, First-Year Masters students
- Learn more and apply
- Application Deadline is October 14.
- Please reach out to Sevile Mannickarottu (sevile@seas.upenn.edu) at Penn Engineering: Entrepreneurship with any questions.
More information about Engineering Entrepreneurship
- Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, & X/Twitter.
- Tag on these platforms @PennEngEntrep with your own posts.
- Join their subscription-based monthly newsletter to notify you of entrepreneurship-related events, competitions, opportunities and more. If you wish to receive this type of information, please visit https://groups.google.com/a/seas.upenn.edu/g/pennengentrep/ and then click on “ask to join the group” (Image). You have the option to unsubscribe at any time as well and this is completely optional. Newsletters will be sent on the last Wednesday of every month.
