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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
7/1 First Session Classes end.
7/4 Independence Day Observed. (No
classes.)
7/5 Second Session Classes begin.
8/12 Second Session & 12-week
Evening Session Classes end.
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITies
Morris Arboretum
Register: (215) 247-5777 or
www.morrisarboretum.org
6/4 Garden Discovery Series—Making
Butter; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; free w/admission.
Wetland Adventure; 1-3 p.m.; $15,
$12/members.
6/14 Storytime at the Morris
Arboretum; 10:30-11 a.m.; free w/
admission. Also July 12, August 9.
8/4 XPN Kid’s Corner Concert: Alex
and the Kaleidoscope Band; 6:30 p.m.
8/6 Garden Discovery Series—Made
in the Shade; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
8/11 XPN Kid’s Corner Concert: Yosi
and the Superdads; 6:30 p.m.
Penn Bookstore Young Readers
Summer Bookclub
Discussion and activities based on the
month’s book selection.
Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore
6/28 Thea Stilton and the Cherry Blossom Adventure; girls grades 3-4; 2 p.m.
A Fabumouse Vacation for Geronimo; boys grades 3-4; 2 p.m.
Lynn Visible; girls grades 5-6; 3 p.m.
The Graveyard Book; boys grades
5-6; 3 p.m.
Also July 26, and August 16, books to be
announced.
Penn Museum
Summer Wonder Series
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays;
free with Museum admissions donation.
6/22 Daria’s Worldfest; multi-cultural
musician Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou.
6/29 Chariot of the Sun; presentation
bringing three classic Greek mythological
tales to life with audience participation.
7/6 Tinker Tailor, Puppet Maker;
Mock Turtle Marionette Theater.
7/13 Colonial Music of Pennsylvania;
David Hildebrand of the Colonial Music
Institute brings traditional Colonial
American music alive with audience
participation.
7/20 Eda Ne Nakati (From the Past
to the Present); journey to Uganda
with Ssuuna and try out the dances and
instruments of Uganda.
7/27 Habiba Dance Ensemble; join
the dances on stage with Egyptian and
Tunisian dances.
8/3 Project Capoeira; performance of
Afro-Brazilian dance, music, gymnastics,
and self-defense.
8/10 Dragons and Dreams; Piccirillio
Sciencetellers presents a tale using
experiments of flash paper, dry ice and more.
World Cafe Live:
Peanut Butter & Jams
Tickets: www.worldcafelive.com
Shows begin 11:30 a.m.
6/4 Alastair Moock; blends tradition,
tenderness, and inspired silliness; $11/
adults, $8/children.
6/19 Rockdale Showcase Show; student
band performance; noon; $5.
8/28 Kids Rock For Kids: Benefit
Concert Series; benefits local children’s
medical charities; 10:30 a.m.; adults:
$10, children: $7, ages 1-12.
Burrison Gallery, University Club at
Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery,
Charles Addams Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 10
a.m.-5 p.m.
Fox Art Gallery, Claudia Cohen Hall;
free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA):
free; Wed. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thu.-Fri. 11
a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.;
closed 8/8 through 9/7; www.icaphila.org
International House: free; hours
vary; info.: www.ihousephilly.org
Meyerson Hall Gallery, Meyerson
Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Morris Arboretum: $14; $12/seniors,
$7/kids 3-17, students; free/members and
kids under 3; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays
open until 8:30 p.m.
Penn Museum: $10/adults; $7 seniors
(65+); $6/children (6-17) and full-time students with ID; free/members & PennCard
holders; Tues., Thur.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Wed. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; www.penn.museum
Slought Foundation: free; Thur.-Sat.,
1-6 p.m.; www.slought.org
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/
ID required; info.: http://events.library.
upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi
Upcoming
6/25 Burrison Gallery Members Exhibit; group show featuring University Club
members. Through August 5.
7/5 Summer High School Faculty/Staff
Exhibition; Charles Addams Gallery.
Through July 27.
Now
2011 Summer Institute:
Geographic Information Systems and
Public Health; 3-day conference; 9 a.m.5 p.m.; register.: www.cphi.upenn.edu
(Center for Public Health Initiatives).
6/3 Memorial Symposium: Britton
Chance: His Life, Times, and Legacy;
Translational Research Center; RSVP:
www.med.upenn.edu/biocbiop/chance/
symposium.html. Through June 4
(Biochemistry and Biophysics).
7/12 Wharton Web Conference; $529
for all three days, or $399 for any two
days; info.: http://beacon.wharton.upenn.
edu/webconf/. Through July 14.
Art: InLiquid Art + Design: Centennial Photography Project; IHP building
inhabitants, architecture, and history;
International House. Through June 3.
Penn Abroad Photo Contest Exhibit;
International House. Through June 3.
Secrets of the Silk Road; artifacts from
the Tarim Basin in Western China; Penn Museum. Through June 5.
Photo India Exhibition; photos from
the Silverstein Photography Studio
Abroad Program; Charles Addams Gallery. Through June 24.
Individual Trend; Emma Katzka;
Burrison Gallery. Through June 24.
Situating No-land: Videoart from
Latin America; Slought Foundation.
Through June 30.
Visual Correspondences; photographs that explore communicating
through visual means; Slought Foundation. Through June 30.
Battleground: War Rugs from
Afganistan; traveling exhibition organized by the Textile Museum of Canada;
Penn Museum; Through July 31.
Lauren Greenfield’s Girl Culture; photographic documentation on American girls;
Arthur Ross Gallery. Through July 31.
Fang! The Killing Tooth; explores
the history of the vampire myth; Penn
Museum. Through July.
Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and
Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; photographs, objects, traditional arts & heirlooms; Penn Museum. Through July.
One is the Loneliest Number; artist
duos that collaborate in a variety of media;
ICA. Through August 7.
That’s How We Escaped: Reflections
on Warhol; the research of students in
ARTH 100-301 pertaining to Warhol’s
1965 ICA exhibit; ICA. Through August 7.
Sheila Hicks: 50 Years; honors the
artist who has built an international reputation with two-and three-dimensional works
in fiber; ICA. Through August 7.
Renaissance City Views from Above
and Afar; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through August 13.
Garden Railway; miniature world
featuring historic buildings created entirely with natural materials; Morris Arboretum. Through September 5.
On the Silk Road: Tashkent; albumen
prints from the early 1890s illustrating
the manners and customs of the Kyrgyz
people in the vicinity of Tashkent in Uzbekistan; Penn Museum. Ongoing.
Color, Form and Texture of Trees;
photography by Jim Smith highlighting
the beauty and diversity of trees; Upper
Gallery, Morris Arboretum. Ongoing.
John Cage: How to Get Started;
Slought Foundation. Ongoing.
Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s
Royal Cemetery; the Royal Cemetery at Ur
in modern-day Iraq; Penn Museum.
Admission Donations and Hours
Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts
Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Events at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
6/22 Ayurveda Workshop.
7/20 Pechakucha(ish) Night: Duos; enjoy the One is the Loneliest Number exhibit, followed by live music and drinks.
6/1
Conferences
ICA Programs
Photograph by Anne Reed
eXHIBITS
The Groovin’ in the Garden Concert Series returns to Morris Arboretum this summer with the Plan B Jazz Band on July 28, featuring free beer tastings from 6-7
p.m., followed by the concert. See Music. Above: A view of the Azalea Meadow
through one of the Arboretum’s aluminum sculptures by George Sugarman.
05/24/11
Ongoing at the Penn Museum
Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in
the Sun; Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans,
Greeks and Romans; Canaan & Ancient
Israel; Living in Balance: The Universe
of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache;
Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy:
Secrets & Science; Buddhism: History &
Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa.
P.M. @ Penn Museum
Gallery tours at 5:30 p.m., followed by
programs at 6 p.m.
6/8 Quizzo Night.
See Music and Children’s Activities for
more Museum Events.
filmS
6/9 Andrew’s Video Vault presents
Hustling and The Wife; 8 p.m.; The Rotunda; free (The Rotunda).
6/17 The Essay—Sans Soleil; 7 p.m.;
The Ibrahim Theatre, International
House; tickets: http://ihousephilly.org
fitness/learning
Cardio Fitness; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tue.
& Thu.; St. Agatha-St. James Parish Hall;
first class free, $8/per class, $5/students;
(267) 251-3842.
New Parents @ Penn; every other
Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; Penn Women’s
Center; info.: (215) 898-8611 (PWC).
Working Parents Association;
Wednesdays; noon; Penn Women’s Center; info.: [email protected] (PWC).
Penn Knitters; Thursdays; noon; Fireside Lounge (2nd fl.), The ARCH; info.:
[email protected]
Christian Association
Info.: www.upennca.org.
6/7 SLANGuage; 2:30-5 p.m.
HR: Quality of Worklife
Open to Penn faculty and staff. Register:
www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog
6/9 MAPS for Quitting Smoking Orientation; noon-1 p.m.; free. Also July 7.
ISC Technology Training Services
Register: www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/
training
6/2 Access 2007 Introduction; 10 a.m.4:45 p.m.; $357; 2 days.
6/7 Creating Podcast Hands-On
Session; 10 a.m.-noon; free; Also 1-3 p.m.
6/13 Business Objects Web Intelligence
XI Beginning; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $425.
Also July 14 and August 15.
6/16 IT Orientation to the Date
Warehouse; 9-10:30 a.m.; free.
6/22 IT Orientation to the Data
Warehouse; 9-10:30 a.m.; free.
6/28 Excel 2010 Introduction; 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $190.
6/29 Word 2010 Introduction; 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $190.
6/30 PowerPoint 2010 Introduction;
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $190. Also August 18.
7/11 PowerPoint 2010 Beyond the
Basics; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $190.
7/12 Excel 2010 Intermediate; 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $190.
7/13 Word 2010 Intermediate; 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $190.
7/15 Business Objects Web Intelligence
XI Advanced; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $425.
7/18 Access 2010 Introduction; 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $357; 2 days.
7/20 Moving to Microsoft Office 2010
with Outlook; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $200.
8/2 Access 2010 Advanced; 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.; $448.
8/16 Word 2010 Advanced; 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.; $190.
8/17 Excel 2010 Advanced; 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.; $190.
8/19 Windows 7 Introduction; 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $200.
8/25 HTML Fundamentals; 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.; $494; 2 days.
HR: Learning and Education
Open to Penn faculty and staff. Register:
www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog
6/1 Webinar—Total Organization;
12:30-2 p.m.; $40.
6/7 Webinar—Managing and Organizing
Your E-Mail Inbox; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40.
6/8 The Penn Perspective; 9 a.m.-4:30
p.m.; $75. Through June 9.
6/14 Webinar—Microsoft Excel 2007
Techniques; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40.
6/15 Franklin Covey’s FOCUS; 9 a.m.5 p.m.; $75.
Unlocking the Secrets of the Penn
Library; noon-1:30 p.m.; free; Meyerson
Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.
6/17 Career Focus Brown Bag—Career
Check-Up Workshop; noon-1 p.m.; free.
6/22 Brown Bag Matinee—Focus Your
Vision; noon-1 p.m.; free.
6/23 Tuition Benefit Information
Session; noon-1 p.m.; free.
7/13 Brown Bag Matinee—The Abilene
Paradox; noon-1 p.m.; free.
7/20 AMA’s Strategies for Developing
Effective Presentation Skills; 9 a.m.-5
p.m.; $75; Through July 21.
7/27 Career Focus Brown Bag—
Adapting to a New Role; noon-1 p.m.; free.
8/17 Brown Bag Matinee—Give ‘em the
Pickle; noon-1 p.m.; free.
8/24 Brown Bag Matinee—Negotiation
Skills; noon-1 p.m.; free.
Morris Arboretum
Register: www.morrisarboretum.org
6/4 Old Roses for Every Garden; 10
a.m.-noon; $30, $25/members.
Pest Control as Nature Intended;
10 a.m.-noon; $25, $20/members.
Summer
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The Art of Nature Journaling; 10
a.m.-noon; $84, $70/members.
6/5 Yoga Out on a Limb; yoga
sessions held on the Arboretum’s tree
canopy; 8:30-10 a.m.; $25, $20/members.
Also July 10, August 7, September 11.
6/7 Hardy Fern Gardening; 7-9 p.m.;
$30, $25/members.
Yoga Around the Garden; vinyasa
(flow style) yoga; 7-8:15 p.m.; $25/session,
$18/members. Tuesdays though August 9.
6/11 Summer Solstice: Celebrate the
Summer Light, the Gardens and You;
Vinyasa yoga and light meditation; 6-8:15
p.m.; $45, $40/members.
6/12 Summer Painting en Plein Air:
Section B; 1-3 p.m.; $35, $30/members.
6/15 Evening Tour of Bloomfield Farm;
view the private side of the Arboretum;
6:30-8 p.m.; $30, $25/members.
6/18 Open Guided Tour; 2-3 p.m. Also
July 3, 9, 10, 16, 23 and 24.
6/25 Hydrangea Heaven; 10 a.m.-1
p.m.; $38, $30/members.
7/3 Great Trees Tour; 1-2 p.m. Also July
10, 24 and 31.
Department of Recreation: PennFit
Pottruck Health & Fitness Center; www.
upenn.edu/recreation/programs/pennfit.html
6/3 Free Body Composition
Measurements; ; 8 a.m., noon, & 5 p.m.;
Also July 1 and August 5.
6/7 Fitness/Wellness Track; 7 weeks;
12:15-1:15 p.m.; Tuesdays.
6/23 Healthy Eating; 6 weeks; 5:306:30 p.m.; Thursdays.
7/4 Climbing Wall Closed.
Weigle Info Commons Workshops
Class of 1968 Seminar Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Open to faculty, staff and students.
RSVP: http://wic.library.upenn.edu/wicshops
6/1 Blackboard Walk-In Support;
2-3:30 p.m. Also June 30, July 14 and
August 18.
6/2 Blackboard Walk-In Support; 1011:30 a.m. Also June 24, July 5 & August 5.
6/8 InDesign; 10 a.m.-noon. Blackboard Collaboration Tools;
2-3:30 p.m.
6/9 PhotoShop Basics; 10 a.m.-noon.
Also July 6.
6/13 Zotero; 3:30-5 p.m.
6/14 Prezi; 2:30-4 p.m.
6/15 Illustrator; 10:30 a.m.-noon. Technically Speaking: Social
Media 101; 1-2:30 p.m.
6/16 Microsoft Excel Basics; 10-11:30
a.m.; Also July 20.
iMovie; 10:30 a.m.-noon. Also July 20.
6/21 Google Productivity Boost; 11
a.m.-noon.
6/22 iweb; 10 a.m.-noon.
6/23 Microsoft Excel Charts; 10-11:30
a.m. Also July 28 and August 24.
PhotoShop Layers; 10 a.m.-noon.
Also July 27.
6/27 Refworks; 3:30-5 p.m.
6/28 Blackboard Grade Center; 1011:30 a.m. Also August 9.
Technically Speaking: What’s New
in Office 2010; 10-11 a.m.
6/29 Google Sites; 10 a.m.-noon.
6/30 Technically Speaking: Survey
Monkey and Google Forms; 11 a.m.-noon.
7/7 Zotero; 11-12:30 a.m. Also August 18.
Blackboard Basics; 1:30-2:30 p.m.
7/13 Technically Speaking: Social
Media 101; 11:30 a.m-1 p.m.
Prezi; 1-2:30 p.m.
7/15 Blackboard Basics; 10-11:30 a.m.
7/26 Blackboard Tests Pools and
Surveys; 10-11:30 a.m.
7/28 Google Productivity Boost; noon1 p.m.
7/29 Refworks; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
8/10 PhotoShop Basics; 2-4 p.m.
8/17 iMovie; 10:30 a.m-noon.
8/20 Microsoft Excel Basics; 2-3:30 p.m.
8/24 PhotoShop Layers; 2-4 p.m.
7/6 Tres Compadres; flamenco.
7/13 Zydeco-A-Go-Go; New Orleans-
style music.
7/20 West Philadelphia Orchestra;
uplifting Eastern European folk sound
tinged with jazz, punk and soul.
7/27 Bomplé; Puerto Rican bomba and
plena music.
8/3 Leana Song; Afro-Cuban and West
African music.
8/10 Bohemian Sunrise; combination of
Latin, Caribbean, reggae, jazz and funky
world beats.
8/17 Bell Blake Duo; traditional Celtic
folk music.
8/24 Timi Tanzania Reggae Band;
Jamaican dub and reggae.
On Stage
6/8 Poet-tree En Motion; music, performance art, storytelling, poetry, open
mic/open stage; 7 p.m.; The Rotunda
(The Rotunda).
Readings/Signings
Penn Bookstore
Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore
6/15 Transcendence: Healing and
Transformation through Transcendental
Meditation; Norman Rosenthal; 6 p.m.
6/17 No One Had a Tongue: The Untold Story of One of History’s Deadliest
Floods; Utpal Sandesara and Tom Wooten; 5 p.m.
Special Events
6/2 Baltimore Avenue Summer Stroll;
visit participating merchants for $1
specials; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Baltimore
Avenue from 42nd St. to 50th St. Also
July 7, August 4 and September 1.
6/9 MLA Penn Employee Luncheon;
noon-1:30 p.m.; presentation about the
Master of Liberal Arts Program; RSVP:
www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/event (LPS).
Pre-Health Information Session;
5:30-6:30 p.m.; Post-Baccalaureate PreHealth Program; RSVP: www.sas.upenn.
edu/lps/event (LPS).
Night Market Philadelphia;
celebration of gourmet food trucks, ethnic
restaurants and the Blockley Beer Garden;
6-10 p.m.; 38th and Chestnut Sts. (UCD).
6/10 30 Years of Moonlight and Roses;
annual gala with cocktails, dinner and
dancing; 6 p.m.-midnight; Morris Arboretum;
RSVP: (215) 247-5777, ext 281 (Arboretum).
6/11 West Philly Grows Again; kids
clothing sale to benefit Saint Mary’s Nursery
School; 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; St. Marys, 3916
Locust Walk; info: westphillygrowsagain@
gmail.com (St. Mary’s).
6/24 Queen’s Tea; don your summer
dresses, hats & gloves for dining and
inspiring words; noon-2 p.m.; Carriage
House; RSVP: (215) 898-0104 (AARC).
7/14 University City Dining Days; 3-course
dinners for $20, $25, or $30 at participating
restaurants; see list at: www.universitycity.org/
diningdays. Through July 28.
7/16 African-American Resource Center
10th Annual Summer Gathering; 3-7:30
p.m.; Lemon Hill near 33rd and Poplar
St.; free and open to friends and family of
AARC; info.: (215) 898-0104 (AARC).
6/1
Talks
From Venice to Xanadu: Marco
Polo’s Silk Road Adventure; Paul Cobb,
Near Eastern languages & civilizations; 6
p.m.; $10, $5/advance, free/members and
full-time college students; Penn Museum;
info.: www.penn.museum (Museum).
6/4 Obelisks—Skyscrapers of the
Past; Matthias Seidel, John Hopkins
University; 3:30 p.m.; $5, $3/Museum
members; Penn Museum (Museum).
6/20 Title TBA; Elizabeth Rhoades,
Yale University; 2 p.m.; Physiology
Conference Room, B404 Richards Bldg.
(Pennsylvania Muscle Institute).
Meetings
6/16 Board of Trustees Spring Full
Board Meeting; Houston Hall; RSVP:
(215) 898-7005. Through June 17.
6/23 PPSA Elections Meeting; noon;
ICA; RSVP: [email protected]
Music
6/16 Bobb Trimble, Brother JT and Kuschty Rye Ergot; 8 p.m.; The Rotunda; free
(The Rotunda).
6/27 Trevor Watts and Veryan Weston; 8
p.m.; The Rotunda; free (The Rotunda).
7/28 Groovin’ in the Garden Jazz Concert—Plan B Jazz Band; 7 p.m.; Morris
Arborteum (Arboretum).
Penn Museum Summer Nights
Garden bar drink specials & live music;
5-8 p.m.; $5 admission, free/PennCard
holders and Museum members.
6/22 Barakka; fusion of Middle
Eastern, Turkish folk and Western rock.
6/29 Animus; fusion of Greek, Turkish,
Arabic and Latin styles.
3910 Chestnut St., 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111
(215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac
Unless otherwise noted, all events
are open to the general public as well as
to members of the University. For building locations, call (215) 898-5000, or see
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number normally means tickets, reservations or registration required.
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Sponsors are listed in parentheses.
Summer Programs @ Penn
Penn welcomes back hundreds of summer program participants as numerous annual
Summer Programs get underway. Visitors of all ages will participate in academic
as well as athletic programs. Programs with contact information listed may still
accept applications. Call the camp directors for information.
Sports
Al Bagnoli’s All Star Football
Camp: 300 boys, ages 16-19, improve
basic skills and learn offensive and defensive techniques; Jake Silverman, [email protected]; June 12, July 16,
July 17-20.
John Cole’s Summer Classic
Camps: 50 high school students; John
Cole, [email protected]; June
10-12; July 25-28.
Levy Tennis Pavilion Summer
Camp: 100 students, ages 6-16; improve
tennis skills while learning teamwork;
Hal Mackin, [email protected].
edu; ten one-week sessions; June 13August 5.
Nike Running Camp: 55 children,
ages 12-18; learn fundamentals of running, jumping and throwing; Gwendolyn
Harris, [email protected];
July 10-14.
Penn Elite Field Hockey Camp: June
19-22; July 5-7.
Penn Fencing Summer Camp: 160
children, ages 14-17; fencers with at least
one year of competitive fencing experience; Andy Ma, [email protected];
July 17-29.
Penn Gymnastics Summer Camp:
20 children/week, ages 5-12; includes gymnastics instruction and other activities; John
Ceralde, [email protected]; June
13-July 1, July 15-August 12.
Penn Red & Blue Elite Women’s
Basketball Camp: 60 high school
students, Michael McLaughlin, mcmi@
upenn.edu; June 24-26.
Penn Soccer Academy: 150 participants, ages 7-13. Instruction and competition for 35 and 55 children per week;
Darren Ambrose, dvambros@pobox.
penn.edu; June 13-17, June 27-July 1,
July 18-22.
Penn Quaker Rowing Camp: 80
participants ages 12-18; Mike Lane, [email protected]; June 20-24,
June 27-July 1.
Penn Tennis Camp: August 8-12,
15-19, 22-29.
Penn Volleyball Summer Camp: 100
participants; ages 14-18; Ryan Goodwin,
[email protected]; August 4-7.
Penn Quaker Basketball: June 27July 1.
Penn Quaker Rowing Camp: 80
participants per session ages 12-18; Mike
Lane, [email protected];
July 11-16, 18-23, 25-30.
Quaker Swim Camp: June 20-24,
June 27-July 1.
Youth Academics
Academy of Finance at Wharton:
20 participants, grades 11th & 12th;
July 24-30.
Anthropologists in the Making:
61 participants per week, 7-13 years old;
learn a different world culture each week
at the museum; Erin Jensen, jensenle@
sas.upenn.edu; June 20-August 12.
Art and Architecture Summer at
Penn: 60 participants, ages 15-80; Erin
Jensen, [email protected]; July 3-30.
Archaeology Academy: 50 participants, ages 15-17; July 4-30.
Biomedical Research Academy:
104 participants, ages 15-17; July 4-30.
Boot Up! Summer Camp: 20 participants, ages 9-11; June 27-July 1.
Culinary Camp: grades 9, 10 and 11;
www.summerdiscovery.com/summerdiscovery/culinary-institute; July 4-23.
English Language Academy: 25 participants ages 15-17; Lauren Hoagland,
[email protected]; July 4-30.
English Language Intensive Program: 300 participants ages 17 and up;
Jack Sullivan, [email protected];
May 27-June 17 and June 23-August 19.
Innoworks: 50 students in grades 6-8
learn problem-solving and analytical
skills; August 29-September 2.
International Leadership with
Model UN: 30-50 students, grades 1012; Adam Gold, [email protected]; June
26-July 23.
Julian Krinsky Internship Program:
session 1, 55 participants; session 2, 30
participants; grades 11 & 12; Rafaella Lo
Castro; [email protected]; June 26-July
23, July 24-August 13.
Leadership, Education, and
Development Program: minority high
school students learn about business;
July 3-30.
Leadership in the Business World:
60 high school seniors; July 3-30.
Management and Technology Summer Institute: 50 high school juniors
and seniors; January Stayton, staytonj@
wharton.upenn.edu; July 10-30.
Penn Band Summer Music Camp:
15-30 participants, grades 9-12; Kushol
Gupta, [email protected]; July
24-30.
Penn GEMS—Girls in Engineering,
Math & Science: 20 girls per week,
ages 5-12; Michelle Grab, mgrab@seas.
upenn.edu; August 1-5.
Penn Nursing Summer Institute:
10 participants, grades 11-12; June 26July 23.
Penn Summer High School Programs: 300-350 participants ages 15-17;
July 5-August 15.
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts: 5 participants, ages 15-18; July
10-August 6.
Pennsylvania Summer Science
Initiative: 24-28 participants in grades
10-11; July 11-August 5.
Physics Academy: 25 participants
ages 15-17; Lauren Hoagland, hola@sas.
upenn.edu; July 4-30.
Pre-College Program: 300-350 participants, ages 15-17; Lauren Hoagland,
[email protected]; July 4-30.
SEAS Summer Mentoring
Program: 12 participants, grades 11-12;
June 6-August 3.
Seventh Grade Materials Camp: 12
7th graders; June 6-10.
STARTALK Hindi and Urdu Summer
Language Program: students grades
9-12; July 5-25 and July 11-29.
Summer Academy in Applied Science and Technology: 150 participants, grades 10-12; July 10-29.
Summer Adventure at the Morris
Arboretum: 20 participants, ages 6-8
June 27-July 1.
Summer Mentorship Program: 65
participants, grades 11-12; Gail Oberton,
[email protected]; July 5-August 3.
Teen Research & Education in Environmental Science: 7 high schoolers; June 27-July 29.
Tyler School of the Arts: 20 participants aged 15-18; Terry Putscher,
[email protected]; June 26-August 6.
Upward Bound: 35-40 participants,
grades 10-12; June 22-July 28.
Upward Bound Math Science:
35 participants, ages 14-18; accepting applicants from University City and Overbrook high schools; Edward Marshall,
[email protected];
June 27-August 6.
Wharton Sports Business Academy:
65 participants in grades 11-12; Derrick
Heggans, [email protected];
July 3-30.
Photograph: Project Capoiera
Undergraduates
Project Capoiera, above, will perform at Penn Museum’s Summer Wonder on
August 3, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. See Children’s Activities.
Azabu University Veterinary Student Exchange: 15 Japanese exchange
students explore the Vet School; August
8-20.
Business and Culture: 90 students;
2 sessions; Jack Sullivan, johnsull@sas.
upenn.edu; July 11-29 and August 8-26.
Center for Africana Studies Institute: 70 pre-freshmen; The Center for
Africana Studies, (215) 898-5965; July
23-30.
2011 Summer Hours for University Services and Facilities
Visit www.upenn.edu/summer for information on academic, athletic, social, recreational and multicultural programs and events
offered or conducted at Penn during the summer. Most offices are closed May 30, July 4 and September 5.
Accounts Payable: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Annenberg Center Box Office: June 1-September 6:
Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and
2 hours before all performances.
Cashier’s Office: Monday, Wednesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30
p.m.; Tuesday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Computer Connection: May 31 to July 31: MondayThursday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.;
Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Sunday. May 30 and July 4
closed. September 5, open 10 a.m-5 p.m.
Class of 1923 Ice Rink: Closed for the summer.
Hillel: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m-5 p.m.
Housing and Conference Services: Monday-Friday,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed May 30; July 4; and September 5–although several units servicing Move-In will remain open.
Houston Hall: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.; Closed Saturday and Sunday. May operate on extended hours for special
events.
Houston Market: Now through September 4: MondayFriday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed May 30; July 4; September 5.
Institute of Contemporary Art: Wednesday 11 a.m.-8
p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed Monday and Tuesday. Galleries
closed August 8-September 7, but offices will remain open.
Kelly Writers House: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Info.: (215) 573-9748 or [email protected].
Levy Tennis Pavilion: Monday and Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturdays
in June, 9 a.m.-noon; Closed Saturdays and Sundays in July
& August; Times subject to change; Info.: (215) 898-4741
L.U.C.Y. (Loop through University City): Runs:
Monday-Friday, 6:10 a.m.-7 p.m. No service: weekends and
major holidays. Info.: (215) 580-7800 or www.ucityphila.org/
getting_around/lucy
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Morris Arboretum: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; SaturdaySunday, April-October, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday nights in June,
July, and August open until 8:30 p.m.
Newman Catholic Center: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed May 30 and July 4.
Penn Bookstore: May 31-July 30, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.;
May 30 and July 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. September 5, regular hours
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
PennCard Center: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed May
30; July 4; September 5.
Penn Children’s Center: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed May 30; July 4; September 1-2; September 5.
Penn Museum: Tuesday and Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Closed Monday.
Pottruck Health Center: Hours subject to change, see www.
upenn.edu/recreation/calendar.html for daily hours.
Software Licensing: Walk-in Customer Service, MondayFriday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Office hours, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Closed May 30; July 4; and September 5.
Student Financial Services: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
& Friday, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Tuesday, 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Info.:
www.sfs.upenn.edu
Student Health Service: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thursday 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday 9-11:30 a.m. Closed Sunday.
Transportation: Shuttle, Monday-Sunday, 6 p.m.-3 a.m.;
Limited on-call service, 3 a.m.-7 a.m. PennBus East and West,
Monday-Friday, 5 p.m. until 12 midnight. Visit www.upenn.edu/
transportation. Closed May 30; July 4; September 5.
University Club: Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.; Buffet
Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed May 30; July 4; September 5.
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5
p.m.; Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Clinical & Translational Science
Award Summer Undergraduate
Internship Program: 13 students, 1821 years old; David Manning, manning@
mail.med.upenn.edu; June 6-July 29.
Computational Neuroscience Summer Program: 15 undergraduates; May
31-July 29.
Conversations and Culture: 120
students; Jack Sullivan, johnsull@sas.
upenn.edu; July 11-29 and August 8-26.
Introduction to Dentistry Summer
Course: 13 college students over age
18; June 12-17.
McNair Summer Research Institute:
8-10 students; May 16-June 29.
NIDA Summer Research for Underrepresented Students: 6 students;
May 30-August 5.
NSF Alliance for Minority Participation Undergraduate Research: 10
undergraduates; May 26-August 5.
NSF Research Undergraduate Experience: 20 students; May 31August 5.
PENNCAP Pre-Freshman Program:
100 incoming pre-freshmen; June 30-August 27.
Short Term Educational Experience
in Research: 4 undergraduates; June
31-August 5.
Summer Program for Undergraduate Research: 10 students,
19-21 years old; May 23-July 29.
Summer Undergraduate Fellowship
in Sensor Technologies: 12 sophomores and juniors; May 30-August 6.
Summer Undergraduate Internship
Program in Biomedical Sciences:
25-30 students; June 6-August 12.
Summer Veterinary Exploration
Through Science: 18 high school and
college students per week; May 23, June
6, July 11, July 18, and August 1.
SUPERS at Penn: 16 sophomores and
juniors; June 5-July 12.
Undergraduate Summer Workshop
in Cognitive Science and Neuroscience: 25 students; June 5-18.
Grad Students
Fulbright Pre-Academic Program:
40 students; July 31-August 19.
Fulbright FLTA Summer Orientation: 60 students; August 22-26.
International Business Communication Program: 16 professional students; June 27-July 22 and August 1-26.
ITA Summer Training Program: 30
PhD candidates; June 28-August 26.
Landscape Architecture Summer
Institute: 35-40 students; August 8-September 2.
Penn LLM: English for English
Studies: 20 students; June 25-September 2.
SAS Training Program for International Teaching Assistants: June
28-August 26.
Summer Institute of International
Students: 16 graduate MBA students;
July 1-28.
Summer Preparatory Studio Architecture: 13-25 students; June 27August 12.
Adults/Professionals
Veterans Upward Bound: 40 adults;
Diane Sandefur, sandefur@exchange.
upenn.edu; May 2-August 4.
Recognized Holidays:
The following holidays will be
observed this summer by the University on the dates listed below:
• Memorial Day, Monday, May 30
• Independence Day, Monday, July 4
• Labor Day, Monday, September 5
Most offices will be closed
on these days. For a full list of
Holidays for Fiscal Year 2012, see
www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/
v57/n32/holidays.html
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Summer Safety at Penn
How to Contact Public Safety:
• Emergencies: Call (215) 573-3333 or dial 511 from any campus phone.
Please program this number into your cell phone’s speed dial as “Penn Pub Safety.”
Use this number for all medical and emergency-related calls, including the reporting
of suspicious behavior, or to reach Penn Police & Public Safety personnel.
• General information: Call (215) 898-7297 or visit us online at www.publicsafety.upenn.edu
Safety and Security Services:
• Walking Escort Service: (215) 898-WALK (9255). Available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year, between 43rd & 30th Streets and Market Street to Baltimore Avenue.
Escorts are also available from 10 a.m. until 3 a.m. between 50th & 30th Streets and
Spring Garden Street to Woodland Avenue via the University’s partnership with the
University District Ambassador Program.
How to Request a Walking Escort:
Ask any Public Safety Officer on patrol or inside a building
Call (215) 898-WALK (9255) or 511 (from campus phone)
Use one of the many building and blue-light phones located on and off Penn’s campus
• Business Services’ Penn Ride Service: Business Services’ Penn Ride
Service: Penn Transit Services: 215) 898-RIDE (7433) Monday-Sunday, 6 p.m.-3
a.m.; Limited on-call service, 3 a.m.-7 a.m. Visit www.upenn.edu/transportation.
Closed May 30, 2011; July 4, 2011; September 5, 2011.
• UPennAlert: The UPennAlert Emergency Notification System enables fast and
efficient dissemination of critical information to members of the University community during a major emergency via text messaging, voicemail, e-mail, digital
displays and the Penn Siren Outdoor System (Penn SOS). If you have not done so
already, please take a few minutes now to register or update your contact information. All information is secure and confidential.
Students: Access Penn InTouch via Penn Portal at www.upenn.edu/penn_portal
Faculty/Staff: Access the Penn Directories via, www.upenn.edu/directories
• Blue Light Phones: If you observe a potential safety hazard, need a walking
escort, or require Penn Police assistance, contact the Division of Public Safety from
one of more than over 300 blue-light phones on campus and in the surrounding
community. Just pick up the receiver or press the button.
• PennGuardian: This service allows PennComm, the DPS emergency communications center, to identify your GPS coordinates when you call from a cell phone that you
have registered with Penn Guardian. Penn Guardian is available to you as a member of
the Penn community. To activate this service, you must sign up and register your cell
phone number at www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/getpennguardian. Once your cell phone
number has been registered, a dispatcher will be able to view the profile information
that you have entered when you call the DPS emergency number—(215) 573-3333.
• Property Registration: Penn students and faculty/staff can register their bicycles, electronic equipment and other valuable property, online with the University
of Pennsylvania Police Department. Students can also purchase a U-Lock through
their SFS account.
Students: Access Campus Express Online via http://campusexpress.upenn.edu
Faculty/Staff: Access U@Penn via www.upenn.edu/u@penn
• Safety Presentations and Materials: Members of the Division of Public
Safety will provide safety information including brochures, videos, and presentations
upon request. To request materials or arrange for a presentation, please contact our
Special Services Department at (215) 898-4481 or submit a form online at www.
publicsafety.upenn.edu/Resources_forms.asp
• Preventing Theft on Campus: Unattended theft is the number one crime here
at Penn. The majority of all theft reported to the Penn Police occurs because items
are left unattended or are improperly secured.
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All items should be taken with you at all times.
U-Locks, NOT cable locks, should be used on bikes.
You should always lock your doors, even if leaving for a few minutes.
Always report suspicious activity by contacting the Division of Public Safety
at (215) 573-3333 or 511 from a campus phone.
• Safety Practices: The Division of Public Safety asks that all University community members engage the idea that “Safety and Security is a Shared Responsibility.”
Please remember to take your personal property with you at all times, don’t leave
doors unlocked and report suspicious behavior.
–Division of Public Safety
Summer
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