• • Access important updates on OAS Academic Advising here: https://ras.seas.upenn.edu/staff-advising-information-hours/
    • Undergraduate Walk-in Advising is available Mondays – Thursdays 2PM – 4PM.  Please find more information on the OAS Advising website linked above.

ODEI is offering walk-in advising in the Cora Ingrum Conference Room (enter at 211 Towne) from 11am-1pm every Wednesday. Emily Delany (eedelany@seas.upenn.edu), the Special Programs and Advising Coordinator from Research and Academic Services, would be delighted to meet with you!

Calling all Penn Engineers — get ready for our first ever Semiconductor Industry Days!

The Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology 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 Program. Penn students may only apply to transfer into M&T at the conclusion of their first year.

Transfer Information Session (open to Penn students ONLY) will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023, 5-7 pm ET. Please register in advance for this info session. After you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the virtual meeting. Register here: Transfer Student Info Session Registration (smartsheet.com)

Ongoing opportunity
Are you interested in studying with peers regularly? Would you like access to ten engineering students who have aced classes you’re currently taking? If a study group appeals to you, please stop by ODEI on Mondays and Fridays from 12 PM to 2 PM to connect with Academic Coaches and peers. The Freshman Coaching Program provides a community of learners that help students establish a rhythm of study throughout their tenure at Penn. The program is not limited to first year students. Everyone is welcome to join us. Coaching covers chemistry, mathematics, CIS, physics, MATLAB, and more. If you would like to participate, please contact Dr. Yulanda Essoka at yult@seas.upenn.edu.

Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows
Duration: January through December
Eligibility: Juniors, Seniors, First-Year Master’s students
Deadline to Apply: November 1
The Penn Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows Program offers an immersive tech startup
experience like no other. This program provides students the opportunity to network with startup
leadership teams.
Learn More

PEC’s Academic Mentorship Committee is hosting a Study Abroad Panel for Engineering students. It’s intended to show underclassmen engineering students from each major that it is possible to study abroad and to give them advice. It will be an informal discussion-based event where each major will have their designated table and students can come up and ask questions! Panel is October 17th 6:30-8pm at Towne 327!

Hi everyone! Hope the semester has been going well so far. AWE is starting a First-Year buddy program where we will match you with another First-Year engineer based on the info from this form. The goal of this program is to simply give you another person who understands the struggles of freshmen year, engineering at Penn, and anything and everything. The level of engagement you have with your buddy is completely up to you, but we hope you guys have the opportunity to meet up, and we will host an initial kick-off event as well taking place Sunday, October 22nd in the afternoon (time TBA). We will also implement a points system where the buddy pair with the most points will win a prize!

Please fill out this form by Thursday, October 19th at 11:59PM to be matched with a buddy!

Feel free to reach out to rmetzman@seas.upenn.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

Join us for our third annual Frontiers of Energy Research Poster Session, hosted by the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) and the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology!

Date: Monday October 23

Time: 4:30-6:30PM

Location: Singh Center for Nanotechnology Galleria (3205 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA)

We hope to see you there! RSVP here.

Free workshops open to all Penn students to learn strategies and skills to help you reach your goals, manage stress, and strengthen your relationships. Each 90-minute workshop offers a fun and casual space to meet and build relationships with other Penn students. These tools have been used by leaders in medicine, business, sports, as well as colleges students. Learn more on the poster below or at: https://wellness.upenn.edu/wellness-and-resilience

Wellness and Resilience Fall 2023

NSOAI’s meal-hosting initiative, the Penn Mentor Meals Program is open for booking reservations! This program encourages mentors and students to engage in conversation outside of the classroom and provide them with a meal free of charge!

Members of the Penn Community can initiate a meal with a mentor or mentee including current or past students, professors, teaching assistants, advisors, RAs, PHINS, Peer Advisors, members of Penn’s professional staff, etc. Lunch is served at the University Club at the Inn at Penn on Mondays through Thursdays from 11:30am-2pm.

Learn more about how to make your reservation today! 

Please join us for events throughout Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

10/6, 10/20, 10/27, Fridays: Trauma Informed Yoga, 9 AM – 10 AM
10/19, Thursday: Paint Penn Purple Day
10/25, Wednesday: How to Support a Survivor, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

For more information, visit: Penn Violence Prevention – University of Pennsylvania (upenn.edu)

Celebrate Latinx/e Heritage Month with events by La Casa Latina! For more information visit: La Casa Latina: Latinx Heritage Month Events | Global Initiatives (upenn.edu)

• 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.

Open until positions are filled
The Computer Science Pathway Fellow will support students as part of Penn Engineering and Heights CS/Technology pathway programming at the High School of the Future.  This role will start by mid-October, continuing through early May, approx. 8-11 hours/week. This is a new position aimed at supporting 9th and 10th grade students who are enrolled in an introductory Computer Science class at High School of the Future in West Philadelphia.  Over time, Heights seeks to support School of the Future students from 9th – 12th grade and beyond, with a focus on enhancing student interest and success in Computer Science pathway courses through AP Computer Science A, ultimately forging pathways into Computer Science & Tech majors and careers. We are seeking a flexible, innovative individual who will act as a near-peer guide, tutor, and mentor to students, a pioneer figure in our new partnership with this school. Pay: $15 – $20/hr. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jeremy Heyman (jheyman@heights.org) or Chanda Jefferson (chandaj@seas.upenn.edu). More Info Here

Open until positions are filled
Heights Philadelphia, in partnership with Penn Engineering, is hiring students to be computer science instructors ($20/hr, ~2-4 hrs/week, teaching a CS class at Penn or at one of our partner high schools). For more information, please contact Dr. Jeremy Heyman (jheyman@heights.org) or Chanda Jefferson (chandaj@seas.upenn.edu). More Info Here

The Electrical Engineering Department at Columbia University would like to invite undergraduate students to our virtual Prospective PhD Open House on Friday, November 3, 2023. We strongly encourage you to attend this event as you’ll have an opportunity to connect with faculty, staff, and students and learn about the exciting opportunities Columbia is offering. To learn more about our Prospective PhD Open House, please click here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ee.columbia.edu/content/prospective-phd-open-house__;!!IBzWLUs!XKNNyP7KpGkLaGTgZ6u3AAoNtxBRxYZ_3ztGqPNcYACzlPvsLoB6dkFpIATnjSKH9k3lwToXcQOf-Hlh2eTOeA$>. RSVP by October 27, 2023.

Have you ever considered graduate school?  If so, Electrical and Computer Engineering’s (ECE) MS and/or PhD programs may be of interest to you! Please join us for our upcoming ECE Graduate Programs Info Session; We will have an Academic Advisor participating to discuss ECE’s daytime graduate programs, preparation, application process, research areas and funding. Applications are accepted once per year by our December 15th deadline.

Session 1

Date: Monday, November 6th

Time: 9:00 am (PST)

Held via zoom. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/UWECE9a

Session 2

Date: Monday, November 6th

Time: 5:00 pm (PST)

Held via zoom. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/UWECE5p

UC San Diego’s Engineers for Exploration Summer Research Program is an NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Site centered around multidisciplinary and collaborative student research with the broad goals of protecting the environment, uncovering mysteries related to cultural heritage, and providing experiential learning experiences.  Our program is a full-time paid research experience from June 24th to August 30th in which students will work in multidisciplinary research teams to aid scientists from the San Diego Zoo, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and UC San Diego in tackling problems in fields such as ecology, physical oceanography, and archeology.

During this program, students will create and apply technologies in novel ways to aid scientists in their work, and may have opportunities to accompany these technologies on field deployments around the world.  Through these projects, students can expect to learn about embedded systems and software, machine learning, electronics integration, mechanical design, system building, as well as project management and team leadership.  For more information, please visit our website at https://e4e.ucsd.edu.

Applications are currently being accepted at https://e4e.ucsd.edu/apply through February 15.  Applications will continue to be accepted through March 30 if positions are not yet filled.