SEAS Weekly 12-09-24
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Important Dates: 
| Date | Event |
| December 9 | Last day of Fall classes |
| December 10-11 | Reading Days |
| December 12-19 | Final Exams |
| December 19 | Fall Term ends |
Announcements for the week
Reading Days Study Break
Tuesday, December 10th
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Perry World House
Registration and a PennCard are required for Entry. Please bring your confirmation email QR code with you for entry.
The Table Leader Job Opportunity
The Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CETLI) is seeking to hire enthusiastic and experienced Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Learning Assistants (LAs) to serve as Table Leaders for spring 2025. Table Leaders play a vital role in facilitating small group discussions during the synchronous training sessions, helping new TAs and LAs explore real-world teaching dynamics, develop effective grading strategies, and navigate challenging situations. This is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact on their peers’ professional development.
Here is the link where you can find more information about this program. Click here to apply. Review of the application begins immediately! If you have any questions, contact Karen Lagasse
Be Part of an Exclusive Beta Test for Lucy, Penn’s Groundbreaking AI-Powered Peer Advisor!
We are thrilled to invite all volunteers to participate in an exclusive beta test of Penn’s innovative AI-powered tool, Lucy.
Imagine having the ultimate peer advisor at your fingertips—one that can guide you to any resource and provide answers to all your Penn-related questions. Lucy ensures you’re aware of everything Penn has to offer, tailored specifically to you, helping you discover opportunities you might have otherwise missed.
If you’re eager to try the V1, sign up using your Penn email at the link below, share your feedback and experience, and be part of history by being among the first to use a revolutionary AI university agent.
For any inquiries, feel free to contact Mathieu Perez at matperz@sas.upenn.edu
Events (Engineering)
Dual Major with A.I
Penn Engineering students can now pursue a dual major with the Raj and Neera Singh B.S.E in Artificial Intelligence.
For more information or questions, please email the A.I. Advisor Kat Buchanan: buchkat@seas.upenn.edu
*Note: Students are not permitted to dual major between A.I. and CSCI, NETS, or SSE.
Events (Penn)
Friday Tea! Cozy up with Hot Coco!
Take a quick study break, meet new people, and try our snacks and hot drinks!
December 6th – 13th
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Penn Women’s Center
Timeless Treasures! PWC Study Break!
Capture a moment in time with the Penn Women’s Center! Join us for a time capsule-making study break—reflect, write a note to your future self, or add a keepsake to our community time capsule. Enjoy snacks, relax, and create lasting memories!
Tuesday, December 10th
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Penn Women’s Center
Cram Jam–Late Night Breakfast Before Finals
Join us to refuel for finals with a Cram Jam LATE-NIGHT BREAKFAST hosted by the First Year Class Board, Office of Student Affairs, ULSE Student Engagement Team and Tutoring Services. Bring your books, notes and flash cards and enjoy delicious food while studying in Houston Hall. Tutors will be available in Houston Hall starting at 7:30 pm.
Tuesday, December 10th
7:30 pm – 12:00 am
Late Night Breakfast
Houston Hall, Reading Room
Walk2Wellness: Finals Edition
Join Penn Walk2Wellness to talk, walk, and destress as you prepare for finals.
Thursday, December 12th
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Outside Van Pelt Library (between the Button and Ben Franklin Statue)
Scholarships & Grants Opportunities
Projects for Progress 2025
As an institution dedicated to addressing the world’s most intractable problems, Penn has established a fund intended to encourage students, staff, and faculty to design and implement pilot projects based on innovative research that will advance our aim of a more inclusive society. We seek to seed impactful projects, grounded in outstanding Penn research, that will offer new ideas to enhance the quality of life for members of our Philadelphia community now and in the future. Project proposals from diverse teams—broadly conceived—will receive priority consideration.
Each winning team will receive up to $100,000 to implement their proposed initiative. Project proposals should be focused on making progress toward one or more of the following goals:
• Eradicating systemic racism
• Achieving educational equity
• Advancing environmental justice & sustainability
• Eliminating health disparities based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and/or social determinants of health
Application period: January 15 – 26, 2025
Click here for more information
Career & Networking Opportunities
Spring Career & Internship Fair
Join us in person on Friday, January 31st for the 2025 Spring Career + Internship Fair! This university-wide career fair covers a range of industries. Enhance your search for full-time postgraduate positions and/or summer internships by taking the opportunity to connect with a variety of employers.
Friday, Jan 31st, 2025
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Houston Hall
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.
Penn Spark presents Penn Place
This semester, Penn Spark is excited to present Penn Place: a collaborative digital art experiment that invites Penn students to create 3D art in a shared voxel grid. Inspired by Reddit’s r/place, our platform allows users to place colored voxels (blocks) in a 3D space, building and shaping a dynamic digital canvas in real-time. The concept merges interactive 3D art with Penn’s campus culture, offering students a unique opportunity to collectively shape a one-of-a-kind visual experience.
Penn Place will be online for a limited time from December 1st to December 7th at noon. We invite students, faculty, clubs, or anyone on campus to make creative contributions on the platform, celebrating the end of the semester in a fun, creative 3D digital experience.
Best experienced on a laptop or desktop device.
Engineering Entrepreneurship
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 semi-monthly email 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. Emails will be sent on the second and last Wednesday of every month.
