SEAS Weekly 01-27-25

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Important Dates:

Date	Event
January 28th	The course Selection Period ends
February 24th	Drop Period ends
March 8th – 16th	Spring Term Break
March 17th	Classes resume

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Announcements for the week

Spring 2025 Tutoring Services

The Weingarten Center offers tutoring services to Penn students at no additional cost for various courses. For more information, please check the flyer below.

2025 Emory Case Competition

Penn has been chosen to participate in the upcoming International Emory Global Health Case Competition. Students from multidisciplinary are encouraged. It is a fantastic opportunity for Penn students interested in global health. The Center for Global Health is collecting applications from interested students. Please share widely with your students and constituents.
This is a rewarding and practical experience that lends itself well to any career. Winning teams will receive generous prize packages: 1st Place $5000, 2nd Place $3000, 3rd Place $2000, 4th Place $1000, Participants’ Choice $500, and Honorable Mention $500.

Students interested in applying should send their CV and Statement of Interest (500 words max) to Maria Cortese Hering at maria.hering@pennmedicine.upenn.edu by January 27, 2025.

Penn Summer Abroad Programs

Now is the time to apply for Penn Summer Abroad! Earn 1-2 CU in London, Madrid, Tours, Cannes, Florence, or the Alps! Early application deadline: January 31st Final application deadline: February 15th Funding opportunities:

• Tuition may be covered for highly aided students – check with your financial aid advisor.
• Apply for the Levi Travel Fellowship to cover housing and program fees – deadline January 31.
• Apply for the Lauder Study Abroad Fellowship for the Alps – deadline January 31.
• Check out additional scholarship opportunities on our website.

For more information and a link to the application, visit this link. Questions? Contact us at summerabroad@sas.upenn.edu.

 

Virtual Survivor Support Space for Spring

Penn Violence Prevention and the Penn Women’s Center are collaborating to create a virtual space for survivors and allies to receive support and community. We are starting the Virtual Support Space back up for the Spring semester! I’m reaching out to ask for your support in sharing the attached flyer about our Virtual Survivor Support Space with your communities via your newsletters, social media, and physical spaces.

Tuesdays 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Starting on January 28th
Zoom Sessions
Click here to register

 

Community Co-Working Sessions

Looking for a supportive environment to gain more focus, structure, and accountability in getting your work done? Join us for weekly co-working sessions (two 60-minute independent study sessions with snacks, goal sharing, and short breaks) at the Weingarten Center in Stouffer Commons.
Tuesdays and Fridays starting on February 4th
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Weingarten Center in Stouffer Commons
Click here to register

 

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Events (Engineering)

Management &Technology (M&T) Wharton Transfer Info Session

The Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology (M&T Program) is a highly competitive dual-degree program designed for students with interdisciplinary interests in business and technology and a desire to shape their own success. Accepted applicants are dually admitted to the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Fully matriculated Penn first years are eligible for transfer into the M&T Program. Penn students may only apply to transfer into M&T at the conclusion of their first year.

Friday, January 31st
4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Click here to register

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. 

 

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Events (Penn)

Learn Your History: Ballroom, Femme Queen Performance, and Appropriation Today: Niambi “Prodigy” Stanley

Conversation between ballroom historian and femme queen performance icon, Niambi “Prodigy” Stanley, and Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Trans Studies Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Eva Pensis, will explore how the movement vocabularies of vogue have shapeshifted over the years, critically addressing the state of vogue performance, lineages of Black trans/queer life, and ballroom culture today. A reception will follow.

Friday, January 31st
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Public Trust, 4017 Walnut Street

2025 Penn Tango Spring Boot Camp

Interested in Tango? Want to improve your dance skills? Then join the Penn Tango Boot Camp. We have professional instructors, and it’s a way to meet people from departments you wouldn’t otherwise run into. Learn more about the Boot Camp on our official website:https://sites.google.com/view/penntango/home?

We are open to all Penn affiliates – students, postdocs, faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting scholars.

Monday, January 27th and February 3rd
7:00 pm – 9: 30pm

Bodek Lounge

Energy Week @Penn Poster Session

You are invited to participate in the 2025 Energy Week @Penn Poster Session. This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded peers and faculty, showcase and get feedback on your work, learn about the breadth of energy research happening at Penn, and get a free Energy Week t-shirt! If you would like to present a poster, register by Monday, January 27, 2025. All students and postdocs who have research related to energy are encouraged to participate. Poster presenters will be assigned an hour-long block where they are expected to be at their poster but are otherwise encouraged to visit other posters, network with the attendees, or enjoy some refreshments.

Wednesday, February 12th
4:30 pm – 6: 30pm
Vagelos Laboratories for Energy Science and Technology (VLEST Building)
Click here to register

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Scholarships & Grants Opportunities

Funded Research Opportunities for Faculty and Students

Interested in getting to know more funded Research opportunities? The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships connects faculty and students in support of these transformative experiences through three signature funding opportunities for undergraduates:

Jumpstart for Juniors Program
Provides funding to both a student and a faculty mentor for a research project in the summer between a student’s third and fourth years
Applications due Monday, March 17, 2025

While these programs require the involvement of a standing faculty member, we welcome proposals from collaborative teams that include non-standing faculty.

Questions about any of these programs can be addressed to Ann Vernon-Grey in the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.

 

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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

Penn/CASE Internship Opportunity

The Development and Alumni Relations working group is organizing the Penn/CASE 2025 Summer Internship Program. The group is committed to increasing and diversifying the number of professionals in educational advancement (i.e. fundraising, alumni relations, advancement services, communications, and marketing). The goal is to host 2-3 Penn undergraduate or graduate students for an on-campus internship this summer.

The CASE Internship program is designed to attract students who may not have previously considered a career in institutional advancement. Click here to apply. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 31st.

Penn Engineering Heath Tech Industry Days – February 26th & 27

Join us for this spring’s Penn Engineering Industry Days, featuring Health Tech! Health Tech Industry Days will highlight various sub-industries, including medical devices, digital health, pharmaceuticals, and biotech. Stay tuned for more information on events, participating employers, and student registration. Event information will be published in Handshake in February.

 

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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.

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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.

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