• • Access important updates on RAS 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 RAS Advising website linked above.

ODEI is still 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!

The PESTLE staff would love to hear your thoughts and views on community engagement. We are looking to incorporate your feedback into our continued growth and expansion of the program. Please fill out the brief survey here: PESTLE survey

Need a break from studying? Join SWE for our Penn L’s Bingo Night on Feb 9th from 5:15 PM to 6:45 PM in Towne 337! Each player will get a board of Penn L’s and must try to get BINGO to win a prize. Snacks and hot chocolate will be provided! Event open to all engineering students!

Interest form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSce1dmR2Bg-btz9U40RAZI8D9cVTbebvHv3f66_d3gcYJbGSg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Reception to follow

We’re the Advancing Women in Engineering (AWE) Allyship committee. We are collecting data to determine how best to serve our community with an anonymous survey about people’s experiences thus far within the engineering school. This survey is open to all Penn Engineering undergraduates and should take less than 5 minutes to complete.

There is Information on how to enter a raffle for AWE/SEAS-branded swag at the end of the survey.

https://forms.gle/iHo4hNHfg1pnVoUU6

FemmeHacks is back in person at Pennovation Center for its 9th year on Feb 10-11th, 2023! And we would love to see you there. FemmeHacks is a collegiate hackathon hosted by Women in Computer Science at the University of Pennsylvania and is meant for students in the greater Philadelphia area. Our event is a great way for women* of all skill levels to learn new programming skills, network with each other, and collaborate in making awesome apps. We aim to inspire, teach, and empower young women in the Philly tech community by hosting educational workshops and providing a fun environment where they can create lasting bonds.

In recent hackathons, we’ve had a hacker-to-mentor ratio of 4-to-1. We’ll also be handing out FemmeHacks swag, such as t-shirts, to all eligible participants. We also have an abundance of in-person workshops this year, such as arts and crafts stations and more!

Check out our website and the flyer attached for additional info, and register by February 3rd to ensure a spot! Feel free to email us any questions you have at pennfemmehacks@gmail.com.

Thanks for making it this far, and we hope to see you there!

With love ,

The FemmeHacks Team

*We realize “women” is a complicated term. All trans/cis/non-binary/gender non-conforming folks are welcomed!

For more information, visit: https://femmehacks.io/

Hi everyone!

The student organization Science Olympiad at the University of Pennsylvania (SOUP) is happy to announce that we will be hosting our invitational tournament on Saturday, February 18. It’s our largest national tournament to date, with 1000+ high school students competing in various science events for the entire day. It is also our first in-person tournament since 2020. We will need student volunteers and would really appreciate it if you could volunteer a couple hours to help run the tournament.

All are welcome to help. And as always, free garb, lunch, and community service credit will be available to volunteers.

The current plan is to host our tournament in-person, so volunteers and event supervisors will be working together in person on the day of the tournament. The volunteer sign-up form can be found here and will close on 1/13.

Questions? Contact volunteer director Shobhit Prasad: sprasad4@sas.upenn.edu.

The TU Dortmund program consists of three tracks: engineering (Track A), German and European Studies (Track B), and entrepreneurship (Track C).  The academic tuition costs are waived for Penn students.

Students are free to choose courses from all three tracks. They also again have the option of taking a research project in addition to or instead of track-specific courses. 

The TU Dortmund registration page is already open and ready to accept applications from Penn students. Student can find the link to the application page and further information on the ISP website (www.summerprogram.tu-dortmund.de).  Please contact Greta Kazenski (kazenski@upenn.edu), Associate Director at Penn Abroad, for approval and to confirm eligibility for the waived tuition fees.

See flyer for details. For more information and registration information visit https://weingartencenter.universitylife.upenn.edu/academic-support/workshopsandprograms/#academicsplus

REPL (Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Programming Languages) had started an undergraduate research internship at Penn. Students come to Penn for 10 weeks over the summer, doing programming languages research and prepping for a PhD in the field. Students who are a strong fit have the following traits:

– Want to pursue a PhD in CS

– Are a sophomore or junior

– Are URMs in CS (e.g. Latinx, black, indigenous, women, … )

– Have some kind of research-related experience, though not necessarily in programming languages

– Have completed coursework or projects involving mathematical proofs and programming

– US Citizens, Nationals, or Permanent Residents (per NSF funding stipulations)

Deadline to apply is March 15th. Travel, housing, and a $6,000 stipend provided. More complete details can be found on our site: https://penn-repl.github.io

Spring Career Fairs are here! Visit Career Fairs – Career Services | University of Pennsylvania (upenn.edu) for more information.

Who is the best Grad Student Teacher you ever had?

Recognizing excellence in teaching by graduate students across the University, the Penn Prize seeks nominations specifically from undergraduate and graduate students. This is your opportunity to acknowledge graduate students who, through their dedication to teaching, have had a profound impact on your education at Penn. Ten awards will be made.

Nomination: Why is your nominee the best TA or graduate student instructor of record you ever had? Effective nominations will speak specifically about what the TA/instructor did to help you learn. Please describe your TA/instructor’s teaching practices and explain the impact they had. Such details will help the awards committee to evaluate how different graduate student instructors facilitate student learning. To this end, your nomination should have a minimum of 50 words.

Submit your nomination at: https://forms.gle/1nU1iC7PdfddbXWM7

Nominations will be open until 11:59pm on 2/10/2023.

Questions may be directed to Ian Petrie (petrie@upenn.edu).

Hello Campus Partners!

I hope your spring semester is off to a great start. I am reaching out to highlight some of Wellness at Penn’s events, programs, and services available this semester. Please share accordingly with your respective communities.

1. Penn’s Declassified Sex Survival Guide: an email-delivered sexual health program, beginning 2/8. REGISTER NOW!
2. Refresh: an email-delivered sleep hygiene program, beginning 2/5. REGISTER NOW!
3. i care Training for Students: training that helps build a caring community with skills and resources to intervene with student stress, distress, and crisis. Being held on 4/1. Learn more about i care and register for upcoming trainings HERE!
4. Group Therapy Sessions: A safe space for students to gain support, share experiences and struggles, learn about yourself, and develop skills to relate to others. LEARN MORE HERE.

Read below for more information on each program and please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns. You can learn more about these and other upcoming events on our events page.

PENN’S DECLASSIFIED SEX SURVIVAL GUIDE

What? A 6-week, email-delivered, sexual health program.

When? Registration closes on February 7, first email goes out February 8^th. REGISTER NOW!

Who? YOU! We want any and all interested students to join this exciting program.

Details: This online sexual health program is a 6-week, self-paced sexual health program created by Wellness at Penn and reviewed by Penn staff and students! Program modules will be emailed to you every Wednesday for six weeks and offer information on a variety of sexuality-related topics. Some topics covered in the program include communication, healthy relationships, protection, and sexual health care.

REFRESH!

What? A 7-week, email-delivered, cognitive behavioral sleep program.

When? Registration closes on February 3, first email goes out February 5^th. REGISTER NOW!

Who? YOU! All interested students, faculty, AND staff are welcome to join.

Details: Refresh is an evidence-based 7-week cognitive behavioral self-help program that originated at Stanford University and was implemented at several universities (University of Chicago, Dartmouth, and University of Iowa) over the past few years. Results have consistently shown a decrease in depressive symptoms and improvements in sleep quality. The Refresh program has helped more than 2000 Penn students improve their sleep quality.

STUDENT i care TRAINING

What? A training that helps build a caring community with skills and resources to intervene with student stress, distress, and crisis.

When? April 1, from 1-4 pm. REGISTER NOW! (Please note: space is limited. Once the session is full, registration will close.)

Who? All interested students are welcome to attend.
Details: Approximately 6,000 faculty, staff, and students across Penn’s schools, departments, and student life programs have gone through i care training. It’s open to anyone interested in being an informed resource and a caring community member. A team of clinicians design, facilitate, and assess the i care training, which includes information, discussion, and experiential exercises that focus on mental health beliefs and biases, signs of stress, distress, and crisis, listening techniques, and crisis intervention skills. Learn more here.

GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS

What? Group therapy sessions for University of Penn students.

When? Ongoing throughout the Spring semester

Who? All interested students are welcome to attend.
Details: Group therapy can help students gain support, share experiences and struggles, learn about yourself, and develop skills to relate to others. Students who participate in group therapy tend to feel less isolated, more self-aware, and more connected to others as a result of being in group. Wellness at Penn’s Student Health and Counseling team offers group therapy for a variety of topics, including body image, substance use, managing stress and anxiety, mindfulness, grief support, international student support, and more. Learn more here.

Finally, it’s common this time of year for respiratory infections and other illness to spread around campus. Keep yourself and the rest of the Penn community healthy by staying home when you’re feeling unwell, get your flu vaccine, cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, and practice good hand hygiene.

Thank you so much, and enjoy the rest of the semester!

Yours in Health,

Wellness at Penn

Monday February 6th at 7pm at Wu and Chen Auditorium.

Penn Aerospace Club will be hosting Jerry Mamrol, Vice President of Fleet Ballistic Missile Programs at Lockheed Martin. Mr. Mamrol has worked with a variety of different programs at Lockheed, from reconnaissance to ballistic missiles, and will provide extremely valuable insights into the variety of jobs in the defense industry.

Applications to join the Asian American Studies Undergraduate Advisory Board are now open! 

Find more details here: bit.ly/spring23-asamuab.

The Asian American Studies Undergraduate Advisory Board (ASAM UAB) is comprised of dedicated undergraduate students who support the Program through outreach, conference and event planning, and advocacy. The UAB are University leaders who represent the Program and its mission serving as liaisons to both students and the administration.

Please join PPEH for Anti-Colonial/Decolonial Science in Practice, a roundtable event with Kim TallBear, Rick Smith, Tanía Perez-Bustos, and Isabel Gonzáles Arango, who will discuss how scientific research methods can align with or against ongoing coloniality by reflecting on their decolonial/anti-colonial science studies practices.

The hybrid event will take place on February 2023, 5-6:30 PM EST at Penn Museum 345 and via Zoom.

This event is the third in a four-part series exploring our annual topic Listening for the Anthropos-not-seen, directed by Dr. Kristina Lyons.

More event info here.

Register here.

The Red & Blue Engagement Center is looking for enthusiastic student ambassadors (both undergraduate and graduate level) who love Penn and want to connect with alumni and parents about the great things happening at the University! The center is open year-round and always hiring for the fall, spring, or summer semesters.

Students earn up to $13.50/hr with the opportunity for incentive based rewards and prizes. The center offers flexible scheduling (open 7/days a week) to allow students to work around their academic schedules.

The center is typically open:

   Sundays | 12:00 – 8:00pm

   Mondays | 6:00 – 9:00pm

   Tuesdays | 6:00 – 9:00pm

   Wednesdays | 6:00 – 9:00pm

   Thursdays | 6:00 – 9:00pm

   Fridays | 2:00 – 5:00pm

   Saturdays | 12:00 – 6:00pm

Additional hours, including late night hours (9:00 – 11:00pm) and weekday hours, are available periodically as well.

PLEASE USE THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW:

To apply, visit the Red & Blue Engagement Center’s website at http://upenn.thecallingcenter.com

For more information, contact the Center’s manager, Emma Burns at:

Email | PennCalling@gmail.com

Phone | 215.573.5231

Check out PennCalling here: https://www.instagram.com/penncalling/

Flyer: Engagement Ambassador 

The FAA-sponsored Airport Cooperative Research Program’s University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs provides an outstanding opportunity for individual students or student teams working under the guidance of faculty advisors to design solutions to real-world issues addressing our nation’s airports and the National Air System.

Students win cash prizes ($3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second, and $1,000 for third place) in each of four different broad categories:

• Airport Operation and Maintenance
• Airport Management and Planning
• Airport Environmental Interactions
• Runway Safety/ Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions Including Aprons, Ramps, and Taxiway

Airport needs embrace many disciplines including all engineering fields, environmental science, business, data science, computer science, psychology, and many others.  A variety of multidisciplinary topics are suggested, but students can come up with their own relevant topics for their design solution.  The Competition is an excellent open-ended design project for capstone courses and is also frequently used in other courses, for independent study, or as a professional society student chapter project.

First-place winners present their work at an award ceremony at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, D.C., and also at a relevant national professional conference.  All expenses are covered.

Interaction with airport operators and industry experts is required.  The Competition provides access to experts and airport operators through its program website.

The Competition runs from August 16, 2022 to May 12, 2023.  Students can work in either or both academic semesters.  Additional information regarding the ACRP University Design Competition can be found at the Competition website located at www.trb.org/ACRP/ACRPDesignCompetition.aspx.  The updated guidelines for submission are attached and can be found at https://vsgc.odu.edu/acrpdesigncompetition/guidelines/.

The Airport Cooperative Research Program is part of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies.  The Virginia Space Grant Consortium manages the Competition on behalf of the ACRP.

We hope you will consider this opportunity which has provided 2,706 students and 169 faculty advisors from 90 institutions with an outstanding educational opportunity immersed in real-world needs and that you will share it with other faculty or students who might have an interest.

We are currently accepting applications from first year Penn students for the SNF Paideia Fellows Program in two rounds. Students who wish to apply for the first round may submit their application up through Noon, Monday, January 30. Students applying in the second round have through Noon, Monday, February 27.

SNF Paideia Fellows are a select group of undergraduate students committed to developing the knowledge, skills, and values needed for effective, ethical, and civil dialogue in a diverse world. Fellows develop a small, close-knit, and academically diverse scholarly community over the course of their three years (sophomore – senior year) in the program. Far from being insular, the Fellows community constantly looks to connect and converse with other entities at Penn and beyond, pursuing integration where there is fragmentation.

HOW TO SHARE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY

• Share the information on the attached PDF.
• Circulate the attached poster.
• Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Please share and “like” our posts.

If you are a Freshman and want to apply, please do so! SNF Paideia Fellows Program – PennCURF (smapply.io)

The FAA-sponsored Airport Cooperative Research Program’s University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs provides an outstanding opportunity for individual students or student teams working under the guidance of faculty advisors to design solutions to real-world issues addressing our nation’s airports and the National Air System.

Students win cash prizes ($3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second, and $1,000 for third place) in each of four different broad categories:

• Airport Operation and Maintenance
• Airport Management and Planning
• Airport Environmental Interactions
• Runway Safety/ Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions Including Aprons, Ramps, and Taxiway

Airport needs embrace many disciplines including all engineering fields, environmental science, business, data science, computer science, psychology, and many others.

A variety of multidisciplinary topics are suggested, but students can come up with their own relevant topics for their design solution.  The Competition is an excellent open-ended design project for capstone courses and is also frequently used in other courses, for independent study, or as a professional society student chapter project.

First place winners present their work at an award ceremony at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, D.C., and also at a relevant national professional conference.  All expenses are covered.

Interaction with airport operators and industry experts is required.  The Competition provides access to experts and to airport operators through its program website.

The Competition runs from August 16, 2022 to May 12, 2023.  Students can work in either or both academic semesters.  Additional information regarding the ACRP University Design Competition can be found at the Competition website located at www.trb.org/ACRP/ACRPDesignCompetition.aspx.  The updated guidelines for submission are attached and can be found at https://vsgc.odu.edu/acrpdesigncompetition/guidelines/.

The Airport Cooperative Research Program is part of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies.  The Virginia Space Grant Consortium manages the Competition on behalf of the ACRP.

We hope you will consider this opportunity which has provided 2,706 students and 169 faculty advisors from 90 institutions with an outstanding educational opportunity immersed in real-world needs and that you will share it with other faculty or students who might have an interest.

Apply to Be an M&T Summer Institute TA! M&TSI is our summer program for high school seniors interested in expanding their tech and business knowledge in a university setting. We are looking for M&T TAs to lead teams through creating a prototype and business plan in a fast-paced and fun three weeks!

Learn more about the M&T Summer Institute program on the M&T website here: https://fisher.wharton.upenn.edu/management-technology-summer-institute/

For more information, visit: http://www.myworkday.com/upenn/d/inst/15$158872/9925$41145.htmld

REEU Flyer 2023

Summer REU Program at University of Georgia

https://engineering.uga.edu/reeu.

Modern Tools and Technologies for Food & Agriculture Production

The summer REEU program is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in research, extension and outreach projects that focus on innovative tools and modern technologies for agricultural and food production. Students will also get opportunities for professional skills development in communication, leadership, ethics, team work and organization.

Student Background:

Students majoring in the following disciplines are encouraged to apply : Engineering (Electrical, Computer, Chemical, Agricultural, Biological), Computer Science, Data Science, Agronomy, Chemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Virology, Biochemistry, Food Science.

Financial Support

• Stipend: $3000 total for the program period
• Housing: $1000 total housing allowance or free on-campus housing (for external participants)
• Meals: $500 total for the program period
• Travel : $500 total (for external participants)

Eligibility

• Sophomore or Junior in 4-year STEM degree
• Cumulative GPA > 3.0
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident

Key Deadlines

Application Due:   March 15, 2023

Notification Date:  March 31, 2023

Program Dates:     June 1 – July 31, 2023

Be an RA! Applications are open now at https://www.collegehouses.upenn.edu/join/ra/role

The priority date for undergrads to apply is February 17.  The priority deadline for graduate applicants is April 3^rd. Find out more information at the link above, and level up your experience and that of your residents by being an RA!

This employment opportunity is for a one year fellowship geared towards students majoring in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or biomedical engineering.

See PDF for more information: NIH 2023 OneYearFellowship (1)