Campus Events

Food trucks appear at The Lawn every Thursday through October.

The Annenberg School for Communication presents a contemporary art exhibition about envisioning feminist solidarities across space and time. The exhibit is in conjunction with the Transnational Feminist Networks Symposium, being held Sept. 12-13.

The Penn Graduate Student Center hosts a series of workshops for graduate students interested in ways to clearly convey their research. Opportunities range from a poster design workshop to a session on how to manage presentation anxiety.

The Division of Human Resources invites Penn faculty and staff to participate in free biometric screening for blood pressure, glucose, and lipids. Upon completion, participants can earn $75 in Pulse Cash rewards.

As part of Wolf Humanities Forum's Forum on Keywords series, Ben Zimmer of The Wall Street Journal discusses lexical sleuthing in the digital age.

Mary Frances Berry, the Geraldine R. Segal Professor Emerita of American Social Thought and Professor of History and Africana Studies, discusses the work of civil rights in 1964.

Faculty, students, and staff are invited to various events in recognition of Climate Week at Penn. The theme of this year's event is “Climate Solutions.”

Penn students deliver 90-second talks about research projects, personal narratives, and other insights that highlight the need for innovative and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Professors of biology Doris Wagner, Corlett Wood, and Aman Husbands discuss plant responses to climate change.

Wellness at Penn hosts its annual flu clinic, where Penn students, faculty, postdocs, and staff can receive a free flu shot with their Penn Card.

Penn Vet hosts a bi-annual BioBlitz, bringing together stewards of the environment at Penn. Participants can discover the diversity of animals on campus.

A series of talks take place discussing the histories of voting in America, featuring scholars from Penn and elsewhere. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of History, the Center for the Study of Ethnicity, Race, and Immigration, Penn Migration Initiative, Asian American Studies, the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, the Pan-Asian American Community House, Greenfield Intercultural Center, the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, Africana Studies, and Penn Carey Law.

The 2024 David and Lyn Silfen University Forum takes place with a theme of “Waging Peace: Dialogue and Diplomacy in the Middle East.”

Kelly Writers House hosts its annual Edible Books Party, full of food-based book puns and edible books. Prizes will be awarded.

Family Weekend kicks off with rock climbing, yoga, and board games at Pottruck, and continues into the weekend with an arts and craft fair, a tour of the Institute of Contemporary Art, information sessions, and more. General registration is not required but is encouraged.

In celebration of Día de los Muertos, Penn Museum partners with the Mexican Cultural Center to present a day of festivities including an arts activity, an artisan market, an altar, and dance and music performances.

The general election takes place. Polls open at 7 a.m. in Pennsylvania and close at 8 p.m. Please see your state’s Secretary of State website for up-to-date information on voter registration and polling locations.

Penn Ice Rink hosts a Rocky-themed night of skating with a speed-skating dating hour, a Rocky and Adrian lookalike contest, and food and drink. Penn students receive half-price tickets.