SEAS Weekly 10-14-2024
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Important Dates: 
| Date | Event |
| October 25 | Grade Type Change Deadline |
| October 28 – November 11 | Advance Registration For Spring Term |
| November 4 | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| November 28 – December 1 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 2 | Classes resume |
Announcements for the week
Info Session: Bet on Entrepreneurship
The Bet on Entrepreneurship Program provides current first- and second-year undergraduates (i.e., College, Wharton, Nursing, and/or Engineering — Class of 2027 and 2028) at the University of Pennsylvania who identify as first-generation, and/or lower-income (FGLI) with the unique opportunity to participate in an entrepreneurship Spring-Term Bootcamp and a subsequent 5-week summer placement within a local Philadelphia-area startup.
Wednesday, October 16th
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Zoom Session
Click here to register
Penn’s Climate Solution Showcase
Every day, in labs, offices, and studios around campus, members of the Penn community are part of the solution to the climate emergency. At this anchor event for Climate Week, hear from faculty and researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Weitzman School of Design about the technologies and designs they are innovating to create a safer, more resilient, more sustainable future.
Refreshments will be served. Open to all.
Thursday, October 17th
12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Climate Week Tent, College green
Passport Drive
During the event, U.S. Department of State agents will be onsite to process passport applications, and eligible students will have the opportunity to receive a fully funded U.S. passport. If you know anyone who could benefit from this opportunity, please feel free to share! You can find more details about the Drive on our website: Passport Drive. Applications are open and will close once we reach 50 eligible applicants. Priority will be given to students receiving financial aid.
Wednesday, October 30th
12:00pm – 3:00pm
3539 Locust Walk
The application form is available here: Passport Drive Application.
Penn Program for Public Service Summer Internship
Offered through the Netter Center, the Penn Program for Public Service summer internship is a full-time paid internship with one of Netter’s youth summer enrichment programs. Interns also take an 11-week Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) seminar (tuition cost covered by the Netter Center). Housing is provided. Early Application Deadline is Sunday, October 27, 2024. Regular Application Deadline is January 26, 2025. Applications involve submission of a resume, unofficial transcript, and personal statement. No letter of recommendation needed.
Apply now here. Questions? Contact nettercenter@upenn.edu.
NASA’s Human Lander Challenge
NASA’s 2025 HuLC Competition asks student teams to develop innovative, systems-level solutions to understand, mitigate potential problems, and mature advanced cryogenic fluid technologies that can be implemented within 3-5 years. Students and their advisors should propose innovative solutions and technology developments addressing in-space cryogenic liquid storage and transfer systems for launch duration NASA missions to the moon.
Finalist teams receive a $9,250 stipend to facilitate participation in the 2025 HuLC Competition Forum in Huntsville, Alabama in June 2025! NOIs are non-binding, meaning teams do not need a fully developed concept to submit. Let us know your team is interested in participating by submitting a Notice of Intent (NOI) by 11:59 PM Eastern on Wednesday, October 16th! NOI submitters will be invited to participate in a virtual Q&A Session with HuLC’s NASA Sponsors on November 7th, 2025.
Events (Engineering)
Venom: The Last Dance – Free movie screening for students
In observance of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Penn Office of Information Security (OIS) offers 100 students to attend a free & legal “Venom: The Last Dance” movie screening.
Friday, October 25th
5:30 pm (Note: Students should be at the theaters no later than 5:30 pm to pick up their access and food tickets.)
4012 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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.
Wednesday, October 23
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Singh Galleria, Singh Center for Nanotechnology
(3205 Walnut Street)
Click here to register
Internal Transfer & Dual Degree
Current Penn undergraduate students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences may apply to transfer into or pursue a dual degree with the Wharton School. For more information, click here.
Information Session 1
Wednesday, November 13
at 3:30 pm
Click here to register
Information Session 2
Monday, December 2
at 5:50 pm
Click here to register
Events (Penn)
Join PCSSM for Climate Week at Penn!
The Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media has many events going on during Climate Week at Penn happening October 14-18. We hope to see you there! Scroll down for details and registration for PCSSM Climate Week and other upcoming events. Climate Innovation Challenge, an organization that connects students to collaborate on real-world challenges in the climate space, is hosting three workshops:
1. Collaborating for Climate – If you’re interested in learning about climate startups and how the public sector supports early-stage innovations, this would be a great panel to attend.
2. Interdisciplinary Innovation – Interactive workshop that explores how to better empower young people to take actions in the climate space.
3. Ecosystems Services & Regenerative Leadership – If you’re interested in biodiversity and leadership in climate, this is for you!
Click here to register
Penn Violence Prevention Student Advisory Board
The Student Advisory Board serves as a platform for students to contribute feedback towards the programming, education, and partnerships they wish to see on campus. Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to apply, click here to apply. The deadline for applications to the advisory board is Friday, October 18.
Explore. Reflect. Become. Lunch Series With Speaker Malik Muhammed
The Explore. Reflect. Become Lunch Series focuses on the deep reflection of our personal experiences and the becoming of ourselves. We will invite individuals from Penn and the Philadelphia community to share their intimate histories and backgrounds and how they’ve explored, reflected, and become the person that they are.
Wednesday, October 16th
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
ARCH Room 108 (3601 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104)
Click here to register
Fall 2024 Majors & More Dinners events
The College office is excited to announce the Fall 2024 Majors & More Dinner events. These dinner events are a great opportunity for students to continue on their journey toward exploring and discovering the many different majors, minors, interesting courses, and resources offered throughout the School of Arts & Sciences.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM)
October is recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), a time to support survivors, raise awareness, and share resources. In honor of DVAM, we are hosting a variety of events to promote education about the issue and connect community members to the available resources.
“How to Support a Survivor” Workshop
Come to our “How to Support a Survivor” Workshop! This is a great training for student leaders (board members, student workers, captains) to learn how to support a friend after experiencing violence. Dinner will be provided.
Tuesday, October 22nd
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The LGBT Center
Click here to register
Juneteenth Faith &Freedom
Join us for an engaging evening as we explore the powerful documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom, featuring the insightful Rasool Berry. This special screening will be followed by an in-depth discussion led by Berry himself, diving into the intersection of faith, culture, and Juneteenth’s historical significance.
Tuesday, October 22nd
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Harold Haskins Multipurpose Room
W.E.B. Du Bois College House (3900 Walnut Street)
Click here to register
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, and must bring their Penn Card.
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
BECOME A FLU CLINIC LOGISTICS VOLUNTEER!
Our logistics volunteers are crucial in making our clinic fun, easy to navigate, and successful and we would love to have you join us! As a logistics volunteer, you will be helping with a variety of clinic functions but will not be permitted to vaccinate, even if you are trained to do so.
If you’re interested in signing up, please fill out this form.
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.
Every Friday, September 27th to November 22nd
1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Weingarten Center
Click here to register
Scholarships & Grants Opportunities
Penn Engineering is pleased to offer funding opportunities for high-tech projects and venture development. We are soliciting proposals for projects and venture concepts that might develop into companies, and these funds are available to help, the deadline is October 24, 2024:
Berkman Opportunity Fund ($500 or $1,000 per project)
The Berkman Opportunity Fund provides support for students (or teams of students) with innovative ideas that might turn into products and companies.
Miller Innovation Fellowship ($15,000 per venture)
Miller Innovation Fellowships are designed to allow students (or teams of students) that have made use of Penn’s innovation & entrepreneurship resources to further develop ventures based on high-tech products & services and to have focused capital and advising resources to explore a venture. Please see the Penn Engineering Entrepreneurship Funding site for more information.
Introduction to the Goldwater Scholarship
Tuesday, October 15th
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Singh Center Room 035
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
Career in the Water Industry
The Water Center at Penn’s annual Careers in the Water Industry event, focused this year on How Technology, AI and Innovation are Advancing the Water Industry, is presented in partnership with PennClubH2O, Penn Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media, Penn Environmental Innovations Initiative, Penn Career Services, and Wharton MBA Career Management, and is taking place during Climate Week at Penn.
Thursday, October 17th
11:30 am – 5:30 pm
Meyerson Hall
210 S 34th street
Click here to register
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!
Semiconductor Industry Days are back on October 22nd & 23rd!
Join this event series to hear from alumni, recruiters, recent engineering grads, researchers, and other industry reps working at leading semiconductor companies. You can find a list of the confirmed events and registration links here in Handshake. Make sure to register for individual events ahead of time!
Presenting companies that may be of special interest to undergrads include:
- Microchip Technology Inc.
- Micron Technology
- Cadence Design Systems
- Intel
- ASML
- Western Digital
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.
E-Day 2024 (ESAC)
E-Day 2024 is coming this week! Come meet your fellow Penngineers while eating snacks in the refreshing autumn air and claim your FREE Penn Engineering T-Shirt. The catch? Just follow @penn_esac on Instagram.
Friday, October 18th
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Levine Lobby and Quain Courtyard
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.
