at penn Calendar December 2021

10        Last day of classes.

11        Reading days. Through December 14.

15        Final examinations. Through December 22.

22        Fall term ends.

18        Kids’ Holiday Centerpiece Workshop; Cheryl Wilks, floral educator, teaches kids aged 6-12 how to design a beautiful fresh flower and evergreen centerpiece to use on your family’s holiday table or to give as a gift; 10:30 a.m.; Morris Arboretum; registration: $45/non-members, $40/members; info: https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx?EventID=24 (Morris Arboretum).

Penn Museum

Online events. Info: https://www.penn.museum/calendar.

7          Global Voyagers: Journey Across the World; 11 a.m.

            At-Home Anthro Live: Fashions of the Pharaoh; 1 p.m.

            History Alive: Mine the Museum; 6 p.m.

14        At-Home Anthro Live: Greek Vases; 1 p.m.

17        Virtual Passport Day: Celebrations of Light; 11 a.m.

21        At-Home Anthro Live: Celebrate Winter With Light; 1 p.m.

29        Winter Break; 11 a.m. Also December 30, 11 a.m.

2          Center for Media at Risk Symposium: Image-Based Abuse; will discuss a public health crisis that silences marginalized groups and degrades public discourse, strategize research agendas for its clarification, and develop policy recommendations for its resistance and prevention; 5 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/cmar-conf-dec-3 (Center for Media At Risk). Also December 3, 10 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

            The Ethics of Collecting in the 21st Century; will reach out to colleagues working in archives and special collections to reflect on the urgent ethical challenges confronting their repositories around collection building past and present; 5:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register for keynote: https://tinyurl.com/kislak-conf-keynote; register for conference: https://tinyurl.com/kislak-conf-dec-3 (Kislak Center). Also December 3, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

8          Nanomedicine and the Immune System; features outstanding speakers from the fields of targeted therapeutics, drug delivery, biomaterials and nanomedicine, focusing on nanomedicine; 8:30 a.m.-4:25 p.m.; online event; register: https://www.itmat.upenn.edu/ct3n/symposium/ (Center for Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine).

15        Ancient Laws Ancient Contexts: Situating Israelites and Jews in Normative Discourses; 11:15 a.m.-3 p.m.; Zoom webinar; info: https://tinyurl.com/katz-conf-dec-15 (Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies). Also December 16, 11:15 a.m.-3 p.m.

Museums

For up-to-date information about, exhibits, prices, hours and COVID-19 restrictions for several museums on and near Penn’s campus, visit these websites.

            Arthur Ross Gallery: http://www.arthurrossgallery.org/visit/schedule-your-visit/

            Brodsky Gallery: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/involved/series/brodskygallery/

            Esther Klein Gallery: https://sciencecenter.org/discover/ekg

            ICA: https://icaphila.org

            Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: http://tinyurl.com/hvrlct4

            Meyerson Hall: https://tinyurl.com/y27c5dty

            Morris Arboretum: http://www.morrisarboretum.org/visit_hours.shtml

            Penn Museum: https://www.penn.museum/visit/plan-your-visit

            Quorum: https://sciencecenter.org/discover/quorum

            Slought: https://slought.org/

            Van Pelt Library: https://www.library.upenn.edu/about/hours/vp

            Wistar Institute: https://wistar.org/

Now

            God Complex: Different Philadelphia; installation by Philadelphia-based artist, ceramicist, social activist, poet, and educator Roberto Lugo that highlights themes of poverty, inequality, and racial injustice; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through December 19.

            Ulysses Jenkins: Without Your Interpretation; the first major retrospective on the work of groundbreaking video/performance artist and 2020 Pew Grant recipient Ulysses Jenkins; ICA. Through December 30.

            The Stories We Wear; reveals how clothing and accessories offer powerful expressions of identity and examines the purpose and meaning behind what we wear, showcasing 2,500 years of style via 250 objects. Through June 12, 2022.

            FCC On 6, 7, 8: Na Kim; installation comprising bold colors, shapes, and patterns inspired by everyday life, designed by conceptually-driven graphic designer Na Kim; ICA. Through July 10, 2022.

Ongoing

            Art By Mail; display of art made by community members with kits that Kelly Writers House distributed in January; Brodsky Gallery, Kelly Writers House.

            Martha Rich: It Goes By Fast; an exuberant and joyful splash of energy that takes full advantage of a 75' by 20' brick wall, painted by Martha Rich, MFA’11; Feintuch Family Lobby, Penn Live Arts Annenberg Center.

Upcoming

Penn Museum
Info: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/.

10        Graduate Guide Highlights Tour; 2 p.m.

            Virtual Global Guide Tour: Asia Galleries; 2:30 p.m.

11        Asia Galleries Tour; 11 a.m.

            Global Guide Tour: Africa Galleries; 2:30 p.m.

12        Mexico & Central America Gallery Tour; 11 a.m.

            Global Guide Tour: Middle East Galleries; 2:30 p.m.

17        Virtual Global Guide Tour: Asia Galleries; 2:30 p.m.

18        Asia Galleries Tour; 11 a.m.

            Global Guide Tour: Africa Galleries; 2:30 p.m. Also December 29, 2:30 p.m.

19        Egypt Galleries Tour; 11 a.m.

            Global Guide Tour: Middle East Galleries; 2:30 p.m. Also December 30, 2:30 p.m.

29        Highlights Tour; 11 a.m. Also December 30, 11 a.m.

Morris Arboretum

            Loop de Loop: Patrick Dougherty installation; stick-work sculpture. Ongoing until deterioration.

            Out on a Limb; tree adventure exhibit celebrating its 11th year.

Penn Museum

            Africa Galleries: From Maker to Museum; explore the origins of African civilizations.

            Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display; examines the process of building an exhibit.

            Asia Galleries; view ancient Asian artifacts, many of which show the development of Buddhism.

            Canaan & Ancient Israel Gallery; explore ancient artifacts from several civilizations that have inhabited this land.

            Egypt Galleries; view highlights from the Museum’s mummy collection and more.

            Etruscan Italy Gallery; learn about the first great rulers of central Italy.

            Greece Gallery; explore the ancient history of the Greek empire.

            Living with the Sea: Charting the Pacific; highlights Penn Museum’s rarely-seen Oceanian collection.

            Mexico and Central America Gallery; examine several distinct societies and collections.

            Middle East Galleries; trace the histories of Mesopotamian civilizations.

            Native American Voices; see ancient Native American artifacts alongside contemporary perspectives.

            Rome Gallery; explore everyday items from the Roman Republic and Empire.

            Sphinx Gallery; view the museum’s famous Sphinx among sympathetic objects from across the globe.

1          Enduring Care; repeated showings of a film highlighting strategies of community care within the ongoing HIV epidemic; noon-6 p.m.; Institute of Contemporary Art; info: https://icaphila.org/events/day-without-art-2021-enduring-care/ (ICA).

           2022 Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium Information Session; two Penn Institue for Urban Research (IUR) professors give an overview of this pgoram, which gives funding for undergraduate research projects; noon; room G12, Meyerson Hall (PennIUR).

            Cured; highlights a pivotal but little-known moment in LGBTQ+ history when activists rose up to challenge a formidable institution; 7 p.m.; LGBT Center (LGBT Center).

2          Water Center Student Coffee Chat; students (undergraduate and graduate) are invited to connect with Water Center staff; 1 p.m.; Saxby’s, 4000 Locust Street (Water Center).

            No Ordinary Man; documentary about Billy Tipton, a pioneering transgender jazz artist; 7 p.m.; Montgomery Theater, Penn Live Arts Annenberg Center, and online screening; info and tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/event/no-ordinary-man (Penn Live Arts).

3          Mexican Psychotic; experimental video-in-progress on the life, art and mythos of artist Martín Ramírez, who spent 30 years drawing beautiful works while incarcerated in California mental asylums; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum, and Zoom webinar; register: https://www.centerforexperimentalethnography.org/events (Center for Experimental Ethnography).

           New Italian Cinema Film Festival; films will be available online until December 12; selected films will be shown in room 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall; info and full schedule: https://tinyurl.com/italian-cinema-festival-2021 (Cinema & Media Studies).

9          The Conductor; screening of film about internationally renowned conductor Marin Alsop, the first woman to direct the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; 7 p.m.; Montgomery Theater and online screening; tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/event/the-conductor (Penn Live Arts).

1         Penn IUR Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium Drop-In Application Information Session; those interested in applying for grant support can stop in, no appointment necessary; noon; Penn IUR Conference Room, Meyerson Hall G-12; info: https://penniur.upenn.edu/instruction/uurc (PennIUR). 

            Admissions Webinar for High School Students; info for prospective students and their families interested in Penn’s traditional four year BSN program; 5 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://key.admissions.upenn.edu/portal/visit-nursing (Penn Nursing). Also December 8, 15.

           MSD-RAS Info Session; introduction to the Weitzman School’s Master of Science in Design: Robotics and Autonomous Systems program; 6:30 p.m.; room B13, Meyerson Hall (Weitzman School).

6          Coffee With a Codex; Dot Porter, Penn Libraries, presents a manuscript from Penn’s collections; noon; Zoom webinar; info: https://schoenberginstitute.org/coffee-with-a-codex/ (Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies). Also December 13.

8          Financial Security: Concerns of a Retiring and Retired Faculty; Fran Berg, PSOM; Mitch Marcus, CIS; and Matthew Taylor, Permit Capital Advisors, LLC; discuss planning for retirement; 3:30 p.m.; online webinar; info: https://provost.upenn.edu/pasef/events-2021-2022 (Penn Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty).

11        Addressing Discrimination in the Aisan Diaspora; a collaborative discussion for educators about Asian and Asian American discrimination issues; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; virtual; register: https://bit.ly/umicheastasia21 (AARC, PAACH).

14        Study and Intern Abroad in Latin America and Portugal; learn about Penn programs in Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, and Portugal; 12:30 p.m.; room 473, McNeil Building and Zoom webinar; register: https://bit.ly/PennAbroad (Penn Global; Center for Latin American & Latinx Studies).

            How to Stand Out in the Virtual Job Market; Andrea Lieberman, C’88, uses the experiences she had in front of the camera as an Emmy award-winning anchor/reporter and a national sportscaster to show how to stand above the rest; 4 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/libraries-workshop-dec-14 (Penn Alumni; Penn Libraries).

16        Master in Law Information Session for the Penn Community; will give an overview of the various options available to Penn staff, faculty, and students at Penn Carey Law, including the master in law (ML) degree, certificate in law, and how to take a class at the law school; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/law-info-dec-17 (Penn Carey Law). Also December 17, noon, for general audiences.

19        Penn Ice Rink Holiday Skate; free admission with a new toy donation for Toys for Tots; 1-2 p.m.; Penn Ice Rink (Business Services).

African-American Resource Center

Zoom webinars. Info: https://aarc.upenn.edu/events.

14        AARC Presents: Grief Workshop; noon.

15        WOCAP Noontime Lunch Series Presents: Eloquent Expressions: The Art of Public Speaking; noon.

16        Men of Color (Monthly Huddle Meeting) Presents: Don't Think Too Hard: Addressing Mental Health Stigmas; noon.

31        Community Lunch Program: Open Forum with AARC and PWC; noon.

College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS)

Online events. Info: www.upenn.edu/lps-events.

2          Master of Liberal Arts Virtual Information Session; noon.

            Master of Science in Applied Geosciences Virtual Café; noon.

7          Master of Environmental Studies Virtual Café; noon.

            Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Virtual Information Session; 5:30 p.m. Also December 21, noon.

8          Fels Institute of Government Virtual Information Session; 9:30 a.m.

15        Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs Virtual Information Session; 5 p.m.

Graduate School of Education (GSE)

Online events. Info: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar.

2          McGraw Prize Webinar: How Can Computer Agents Help Adults Learn?; 1 p.m.

3          Evidence-Based Education Reforms: Innovation, Practice and Leadership in Post-Pandemic Era; 11 a.m.

            Friday Virtual Chats with Admissions; noon. Also December 10, 9 a.m.; December 17, noon.

8          Holiday Cheer Exchange; for faculty and staff; all day.

13        International Educational Development Program Virtual Info Session; noon.

14        Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management Program Information Session; noon.

            Education Entrepreneurship - December Virtual Information Session; 4 p.m.

16        Mid-Career Virtual Information Session; 6 p.m.

Human Resources Workshops

Unless noted, online events. Info: https://tinyurl.com/penn-hr-workshops.

1          Chair Yoga; noon. Also December 15.

2          Preventing Holiday Shopping Fraud; 10:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

            Monthly Wellness Walk: Holiday Style; noon; meet at Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall.

            Guided Mindful Meditation; noon.

            Managing Caregiving in the Era of COVID-19; 1 p.m.

3          30-Minute Mindful Meditation; noon. Also December 10, noon; December 17, noon.

            Express Barre; noon.

            Stretching Express; 12:30 p.m.

6          Later Career: Planning Your Retirement with PNC Bank; noon.

7          Spinning; 11:30 a.m.; in-person event. Also December 21, 11:30 a.m.

            Mindful Food Choices; noon.

            Planning for College? Save with a 529 Plan; noon.

            Communication Improved, Conflict Reduced; 12:30 p.m.

            Strategies for Fostering Positive Attitudes and Embracing Change: Ideas for Sustainable Life Balance; 12:30 p.m.

            Gaining Insight: Navigating Debt Consolidation and Understanding the Mortgage Process; 3 p.m.

8          Estate Planning Basics; noon.

            Your Career at Penn; 12:30 p.m.

            She’s Got It: A Woman’s Guide to Saving and Investing; 3 p.m.

9          Halfway There: A Retirement Checkpoint; noon.

            Leadership Awareness; 12:30 p.m.

            Well-Rounded Retirement Overview; 2 p.m.

            The Power of Saving; 3 p.m.

13        30-Minute Chair Yoga Plus Core; noon.

14        Mindful Meals for the Holidays; noon.

            Financial Footsteps: Part II With MetLife; 12:30 p.m.

17        Yoga Sculpt Express; noon.

            Yin Yoga Express; 12:30 p.m.

LGBT Center

Online and in-person events. Info: https://tinyurl.com/lgbt-center-calendar.

1          Fall Semester Writing Room; 3-7 p.m.; LGBT Center.

            Weekly Kiki; 4 p.m.; outside LGBT Center. Also December 8, 15.

3          Staff and Facul-TEA; 1 p.m.; online event. Also December 17.

16        Penn Parent Check-Ins; 11 a.m.; online event.

17        Study Break with Goats; 3-5 p.m.; LGBT Center.

Morris Arboretum

In-person events. Info: https://www.morrisarboretum.org/.

1          Garden Highlights Tour; Weekdays, 10:30 a.m.; weekends, 1 p.m.

3          Holiday Wreath Making and Decorating Workshop; Cheryl Wilks, Flowers On Location; 1-3 p.m. Also December 4, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

4          Wellness Walks; 10:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays through March.

10        Holiday Tabletop Tree with Lights; Cheryl Wilks, Flowers On Location; 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Also December 11, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

11        Holly Highlights and Winter Greenery Tour; 11 a.m.

Penn Museum

Online and in-person events. Info: https://www.penn.museum/calendar.

16        Ancient Alcohol After Hours: Tour and Wine Pairing; 6-8 p.m.; online event.

29        Night Vision: Monsters, Myths, and Legends Flashlight Tour; 6:30 p.m.; Penn Museum. Also December 30.

School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2)

Unless noted, online events. Info: https://www.sp2.upenn.edu/sp2-events/.

4          Admissions Information Session: Master’s Programs; 10 a.m. Also December 9, 5 p.m.; December 13, 2 p.m.

8          Admissions Information Session: MS in Nonprofit Leadership (NPL); 3 p.m.

17        SP2 Friday; 6-8 p.m.; courtyard, Caster Building.

3          Penny Loafers: Singing in the Grain; a cappella group Penny Loafers' 35th fall show, featuring covers of Jordin Sparks, Maggie Rogers, Beyonce, and more; 6 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Penn Live Arts Annenberg Center; tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/event/penny-loafers. Also December 4, 7 p.m.

Music Department

In-person events. Info: https://music.sas.upenn.edu/events.

3          Penn Chamber; Penn’s Chamber Program performs an intimate and inspiring program including works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Schubert, and Debussy; 3 p.m.; room 419, Fisher-Bennett Hall. Also 5:30 p.m.

4          Penn Symphony Orchestra; performance by iconic ensemble founded in 1878; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium.

6          Penn Samba; performance featuring a wide variety of rhythms from many different regions of Brazil; 5 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall.

            Philadelphia Student Composers Project with the PRISM Quartet; inaugural concert of the Philadelphia Student Composers Project features world premieres by four rising stars in Philadelphia, performed by the eminent PRISM Quartet; 7:30 p.m.; room 419, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

9          Penn Arab Music Ensemble; multi-instrumental performance by Penn students and professional Arab musicians; 8 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall.

Penn Live Arts

Info and tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/events/.

12        Cécile McLorin Salvant; performance by acclaimed jazz singer of standards and original compositions; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater.

16        An Evening With Chris Thile; dazzling and whimsical performance by mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater.

18        The Philly Nutracker; the Philly Pops Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia performs Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s 1960 jazz holiday magnum opus; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater.

2          High School Musical; Stimulus Children’s Theatre, Penn’s premier child-oriented theater group, performs an adaptation of the classic Disney movie, set at East High; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Penn Live Arts Annenberg Center; tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/event/stimulus-childrens-theatre. Also December 3, 8:30 p.m.

10         A Toast to Dear Old Penn; Platt Student Performing Arts House’s annual Carnegie Hall showcase, offering a diverse sampling of the best of Penn student performing arts; 7:30 p.m.; online livestream; watch: https://pennlivearts.org/events/toastdearoldpenn-watch.php (Platt House).

             Dorrance Dance; master choreographer Michelle Dorrance pushes the boundaries of tap in this edgy and seductive piece premiering in Philadelphia; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater; tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/event/dorrance-dance-1002 (Penn Live Arts). Also December 11, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

           Amplify Nursing; created and hosted by Penn Nursing’s Marion Leary, director of innovation, and Angelarosa DiDonato, associate program administrator, features nurses who are leading the way in nursing science, policy and innovation; available every other Wednesday; https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/research/innovation/amplify-nursing-podcast/

           Case in Point; produced by the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, this podcast provides smart, informative conversations about the law, society, and culture. By bringing together top scholars with experts on politics, business, health, education, and science, Case in Point gives an in-depth look at how the law touches every part of our lives; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/case-in-point/id969189587

           Energy Policy Now; produced by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and hosted by energy journalist Andy Stone, who speaks with leaders from industry, government and academia as they shed light on today’s pressing energy policy debates; https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/energy-policy-now

           Future of the Business World; created and hosted by the Wharton Global Youth Program, this podcast features high school entrepreneurs from around the world discussing their ventures and exploring themes related to innovation and business, such as ideation, grit, design thinking and collaboration; new episodes available monthly; https://kwhs.wharton.upenn.edu/category/podcasts/

           Momentum 2020: The Power of Penn Women; podcast associated with a three-day conference in October celebrating the power of Penn women; https://pennmomentum.libsyn.com/

           No Stupid Questions; Stephen Dubner (co-author of the Freakonomics book series) and Angela Duckworth (Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology and Senior Scientific Advisor of the Positive Psychology Center) really like to ask people questions, and came to believe there's no such thing as a stupid one. So they made a podcast where they can ask each other as many “stupid questions” as they want; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-stupid-questions/id1510056899

           Office Hours; produced by the Office of University Communications, this podcast series explores the minds of the Penn’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of the lecture hall; https://penntoday.upenn.edu/subtopic/office-hours?page=0

          OMNIA; produced by the School of Arts and Sciences, this series provides insights and perspectives from the home of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences at Penn; https://web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-times/

           Poem Talk; Kelly Writers House impresario Al Filreis leads a roundtable discussion of a single poem with a series of rotating guests; https://jacket2.org/content/poem-talk

           The Daily Pennsylvanian podcasts; The DP produces several podcasts; https://www.thedp.com/section/podcasts

           The Global Cable; produced by Perry World House, this podcast discusses “the world’s biggest issues with the people who work on them;” https://tinyurl.com/globalcablepodcast

           The Media at Risk Podcast; produced by the Center for Media at Risk at the Annenberg School, this podcast gives voice to media practitioners and the dilemmas they face when political threat undermines their activity; https://www.ascmediarisk.org/ideas/podcasts/

           Tradeoffs; Hosted by Dan Gorenstein, mediamaker-in-residence at the Annenberg School; episodes air every other Wednesday; https://tradeoffs.org/

           Wharton Business Radio; a variety of shows and podcasts are produced at Wharton; visit https://businessradio.wharton.upenn.edu/shows/ for a full list.

           Work-Life with Adam Grant; this TED original podcast takes you inside some truly unusual places, and helps make work not suck; https://www.adamgrant.net/worklife

9          Abundance: On the Experience of Living in a World of Information Plenty; Pablo Boczkowski, Northwestern University; 1 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/boczkowski-reading-dec-9 (Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication).

Kelly Writers House

Online and in-person events. Info: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar/1221.php.

2          A Celebration of 1960; Al Filreis, English; 6 p.m.; Garden, Kelly Writers House and YouTube livestream.

6          A Reading by the Students of XFIC; 6 p.m.; Arts Café, Kelly Writers House.

7          Generation Pandemic; Alan Jinich and Max Strickberger, SAS; 6 p.m.; Arts Café, Kelly Writers House.

8          A Reading by Students in Kathryn Watterson’s Memoir Workshop; 6 p.m.; Arts Café, Kelly Writers House and YouTube livestream.

9          Writers House Salon; 7:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar.

1          Holiday Garden Railway; visit the trains and buildings at Morris Arboretum, which are all dressed up for the holiday season; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; free with Morris Arboretum admission; info: https://www.morrisarboretum.org/events_special.shtml#simple12 (Morris Arboretum). Holiday Garden Railway Nights: December 4-5, 10-12, 17-19, 26, 4:30-7:30 p.m.; tickets: $15/member adult; $8/member child; $20/non-member adult; $10/non-member child.

3          Keeping Up the Good Work: Honoring 40 Years of Excellence in Diversity; celebrating Penn Engineering’s ODEI office and opening the new ODEI wing in the Towne Building; 3-5 p.m.; room 100, Towne Building and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/seas-odei-40 (Penn Engineering ODEI).

In-person events. Venues and info: https://pennathletics.com/calendar.

1          Men’s Basketball vs. Villanova; 7 p.m.

3          Wrestling vs. Penn State; 7 p.m.

5          Women’s Basketball vs. Duke; 1 p.m.

7          Women’s Basketball vs. St. Joseph’s; 7 p.m.

28        Men’s Basketball vs. James Madison; 2 p.m.

1          The Anti-Fascist Aesthetics of Dziga Vertov, From the 1920s to the 1960s; Julia Alekseyeva, English; noon; room 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema & Media Studies).

            Bacteria-Mediated Histome Modifications in Health and Disease; Melanie Hamon, Institut Pasteur Paris; noon; BlueJeans webinar; join: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/xqbzwhrb (Microbiology).

            Brittle Materials: The Seismic Stabilization, Repair and Restoration of 1914 Brick and Terra Cotta at the First Congregational Church of Long Beach, California; John Fidler, John Fidler Preservation Technology Inc.; noon; Morgan Gallery, Meyerson Hall; register: https://tinyurl.com/fidler-talk-dec-1 (Historic Preservation).

            Evaluating the Impact of Deploying Body-Worn Cameras on New York City Police Department Officers; Anthony Braga, criminology; noon; room 410, McNeil Building (Criminology).

           “The Extinction of the Race”: Abortion, Homosexuality, and the Reproduction of Senegal, 2009-2015; Jason Ferguson, UCLA; noon; room 150, McNeil Building (Sociology).

            The Art of AIDS; panel of speakers; 1 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/gsws-talk-dec-1 (Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies).

            From Molecular Simplicity to Supramolecular Complexity: Low Symmetry Packings of Ionic Spherical Micelles; Mahesh Mahanthappa, University of Minnesota; 3:30 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Building (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering).

            Physical Computation in Insect Swarms; Orit Peleg, University of Colorado; 3:30 p.m.; room A8, DRL (Physics & Astronomy).

            Is Copyright Phanatical? David Wolfsohn, Duane Morris LLP; Cynthia Laury Dahl, Penn Carey Law; 4:30 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/wolfsohn-dahl-dec-1 (Penn Carey Law).

            Cold War or Cold Peace? Russia, America, & the New World Disorder; Benjamin Nathans, history; 5 p.m.; room 200, College Hall (History).

            Emiliano Zapata From Many Angles; Obed Arango, SP2; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum and online webinar; tickets: $5/virtual, $9/member, $15/general; register: https://tinyurl.com/arango-talk-dec-1 (Penn Museum).

2          Development of Models for Geographic Vulnerabilities and Solutions in HIV; Bita Fayaz Farkhad, Annenberg School; 9 a.m.; BlueJeans webinar; join: https://bluejeans.com/873734674/4747?src=join_info (CCEB).

            Gen Z and Pubic Service; panel of student speakers who have interned in the public sector; noon; room 205, College Hall; register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gen-z-and-public-service-tickets-205803934107 (Paideia Program).

            Heterogeneous Cultural Logics Shared by South Koreans: Using Explicit and Implicit Responses from Surveys; Ji Hye Kim, Korean studies; noon; room 623, Williams Hall and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/kim-talk-dec-2 (Korean Studies).

            Data-Driven Materials Design in the Quantum Regime: Motif-Centric Learning Framework and Local-Symmetry-Guided Material Discovery; Qimin Yan, Temple; 12:30 p.m.; auditorium, LRSM Building (Materials Science and Engineering).

            Imperialism, Colonialism, Reparations, and the “Universal” Museum; Patty Gerstenblith, DePaul University; 12:30 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/gerstenblith-talk-dec-2 (Penn Museum).

            The Addressable Subject: Numbering Houses in Kabul, 1931-1973; Ali Karimi, Annenberg School; 1 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/karimi-talk-dec-2 (CARGC).

            Robot Imagination: Affordance-Based Reasoning About Unknown Objects; Gregory Chirikjian, National University of Singapore; 2 p.m.; room 307, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/chirikjian-talk-dec-2 (GRASP Lab).

            Functional and Algorithmic Constraints on Sound Structure; Matt Goldrick, Northwestern University; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; info: https://tinyurl.com/goldrick-talk-dec-2 (Linguistics).

            Improving Alveolar Microvasculature as a Potential Therapeutic Approach for Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Vladimir Kalinichenko, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans webinar; join: https://bluejeans.com/574742202120/831444129093?src=join_info (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).

            Nutrient-Sensitive Transcripts as Biomarkers of In Situ Physiological State in Marine Phytoplankton; Sarah Smith, San Jose State University; 4 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/smith-talk-dec-2 (Biology).

            The 9th Annual GVR Khodadad Lecture - The Neuroscience of Altruism, Selfishness and Well-Being; Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, NIH, 4:30 p.m.; room 111, Levin Building; RSVP:  info@neuroethics.upenn.edu (Center for Neuroscience & Society).

            Justice and the Judicial Role: The Quest for Empathy and Impartiality; Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; info: https://tinyurl.com/brown-nagin-talk-dec-2 (Penn Carey Law).

            The Carmen Saeculare: Prayer and Performance; Eric Orlin, University of Puget Sound; 4:45 p.m.; room 402, Cohen Hall and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/classical-studies-fall-2021 (Classical Studies).

            Reappearing Acts: Asian Americans at the End of the Novel; Jane Hu, UC Berkeley; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://tinyurl.com/hu-talk-dec-2 (English).

            Why the Fishhead Faces Left and Other Tales: Learning from Food Workers in Japan; Merry White, Boston University; 5 p.m.; room B10, Stiteler Hall; register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/180223010877 (Center for East Asian Studies).

            Characterizing 2-Slices Over $C_2$ and $K_4$; Carissa Slone, University of Kentucky; 5:15 p.m.; Zoom webinar; info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events/characterizing-2-slices-over-c2-and-k4 (Mathematics).

            Defining Landscape Architecture in the Early 20th Century: Race and Gender; Thaïsa Way, University of Washington; 6 p.m.; room B3, Meyerson Hall (Landscape Architecture).

            (Gay) Panic Attack; David Eng, English; 6 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/eng-talk-dec-2 (Asian American Studies; Kessler Award).

            Postcommodity; Cristóbal Martínez and Kade Twist, Postcommodity; 6 p.m.; Institute of Contemporary Art and Zoom webinar; info: https://icaphila.org/events/weitzman-lecture-postcommodity/ (Fine Arts).

3          Toward Object Manipulation Without Explicit Models; Dieter Fox, University of Washington; 10:30 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/fox-talk-dec-3 (GRASP Lab).

            Does Increased K-12 Funding Improve Student Learning and Narrow Achievement Gaps? New Evidence from California's Local Control Funding Formula; Rucker Johnson, UC Berkeley; 12:30 p.m.; room 203, GSE and Zoom webinar; info: mbahti@upenn.edu (GSE).

            Computational and Experimental Modeling of Membrane Distillation; Alparslan Oztekin, Lehigh University; 2 p.m.; PICS large conference room, 3401 Walnut Street (Penn Institute for Computational Science).

            The Restoration of Icons in the Premodern World; Ivan Drpić, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; room B3, Meyerson Hall and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/drpic-talk-dec-3 (History of Art).

6          The Limits of Medical Pluralism in India: Lessons from History; Projit Mukharji, history and sociology of science; 8 a.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96901696381#success (Perelman School of Medicine).

            Career Funneling Revisited: How First-Gen, Low-Income Students Resist Pressures and Redefine their Jobs at an Elite University; Joyce Kim, GSE; 10 a.m.; location TBA (Sociology).

            The Recent History of the Indian Household: A Mixed Methods Approach; Etienne Breton, Population Aging Research Center; noon; room 150, McNeil Building (Population Studies Center).

            Unfoldings and Nets of Regular Polytopes; Satyan Devadoss, UC San Diego, and Sam Shimian Zhang, University of Colorado Boulder; 2 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://tinyurl.com/devadoss-zhang-dec-6 (Mathematics).

            The Curious Case of Clockwork Cognition: Why are Young Children so Interested in Mechanism? Frank Keil, Yale; 3:30 p.m.; auditorium, Levin Building (Psychology).

            Working Group on Digitality, Embodiment, Affect, and Performance; panel of speakers; 5 p.m.; room TBA, Annenberg School (Center On Digital Culture and Society).

            Unstable Access to the Print Record: The Case of Back Number Budd and 19th Century Newspapers; Ellen Gruber Garvey, New Jersey City University; 5:15 p.m.; Class of 1978 Pavilion, Van Pelt Library (Workshop in the History of Material Texts).

7          Continuum Mechanics of Non-equilibrium Phenomena: A Journey Through Space and Time Scales; Celia Reina, mechanical engineering & applied mechanics; 10 a.m.; Zoom webinar; info: peterlit@seas.upenn.edu (MEAM).

            Federal Support for Local Workforce Solutions; panel of speakers; 10 a.m.; online livestream; info: https://penniur.upenn.edu/events/federal-support-for-local-workforce-solutions (Penn Institute for Urban Research).

            Forms of Dwelling: Intimate Space and Reproductive Labor in María Luisa Mendoza’s El perro de la escribana; Pavel Andrade, Hispanic and Portuguese studies; noon; room 473, McNeil Building; register: https://tinyurl.com/andrade-talk-dec-7 (Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies).

            Militant Whiteness in the Age of Trump; Kathleen Belew, University of Chicago; noon; room 209, College Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96303694831#success (History).

           Synthetic Data: Anonymisation Groundhog Day; Carmela Troncoso, EPFL Switzerland; noon; Zoom webinar; info: cherylh@cis.upenn.edu (Computer & Information Science).

            Proteins and DNA: New Tools Through Chemical Modification; Joanna McGouran, Trinity College Dublin; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/97682459971 (Chemistry).

            The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous: How Humor Can Unite Us; Cappy McGarr, author; 4 p.m.; Perry World House and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/mcgarr-talk-dec-7 (Perry World House).

            Humanizing ESG: Why Diversity, Wage Inequality, and Workers Rights Deserve Our Attention; Witold Henisz, management; Andrew Plepler, Bank of America; John Streur, Calvert Research and Management; 4:30 p.m.; LinkedIn livestream; register: https://www.linkedin.com/events/6859473680347516928/ (Wharton Lecture Series).

            How Race and Social Inequities Influence Healthy People’s Paid Participation in FDA-Required Clinical Trials; Jill Fisher, UNC Chapel Hill; 5 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/fisher-talk-dec-7 (Penn Program on Regulation; Penn Carey Law).

            Actions of Homeo and Diffeo Groups on Manifolds; Lei Chen, University of Maryland; 5:15 p.m.; Zoom webinar; info: https://tinyurl.com/chen-talk-dec-7 (Mathematics).

            From Man of Letters to Man of God: The Social Origins of Clerical Authority in Nigeria; Ebenezer Obadare, University of Kansas; 5:30 p.m.; room 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Africana Studies).  

8          Infection and Immunity in the Urinary Tract; Indira Mysorekar, Baylor College of Medicine; noon; BlueJeans webinar; join: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/xqbzwhrb (Microbiology).

            Who Counts and How? Reckoning with Continuity and Community; panel of speakers; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/katz-talk-dec-8 (Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies).

           Galaxy Evolution and Cosmology via the 21 cm Line of Atomic Hydrogen; Martha Haynes, Cornell; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/hayes-talk-dec-8 (Physics & Astronomy).

            An Arithmetic Count of Rational Plane Curves; Kirsten Wickelgren, Duke University; 3:45 p.m.; room A1, DRL (Mathematics).

            The End of Asylum; Michael Jones-Correa, political science; 5 p.m.; World Forum, Perry World House and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/jones-correa-dec-8 (Wolf Humanities Center).

9         Data Compression: From Classical to Modern; Aaron Wagner, Cornell; 11 a.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/wagner-talk-dec-9 (Electrical & Systems Engineering).

            Improving Care Coordination for Patients with Complex Specialty Care Needs: Inflammatory Bowel Disease as a Case Example; Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, University of Michigan; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/cohen-mekelburg-dec-9 (Perelman School of Medicine).

            Topological Quantum Phases, Novel Superconductors, and Ultra-Thin Films Beyond Graphene; Arun Bansil, Northeastern University; 12:30 p.m.; auditorium, LRSM Building (Materials Science & Engineering).

           Tissue-Inspired Synthetic Biomaterials; Shelly Peyton, UMass Amherst; 1:30 p.m.; room 216, Moore Building and Zoom webinar; info: https://events.seas.upenn.edu/event/be-seminar-shelly-peyton/ (Bioengineering).

            40 Years of Queer BIPOC Feminism; Jennifer Nash, Harvard, and Jasbir Puar, Rutgers; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar: register: https://tinyurl.com/nash-puar-dec-9 (Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies).

            How to Make a Fighting Fish: the Genetics of Domestication of Betta Splendens; Andres Bendesky, Columbia; 4 p.m.; location TBA; info: https://tinyurl.com/bendesky-talk-dec-9 (Biology).

            Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Sepsis-Induced Lung and Multi-System Organ Failure; Scott Weiss, CHOP; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans webinar; join: https://bluejeans.com/574742202120/831444129093?src=join_info (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Series).

            Social Change and the Global Middle East: Governance; Noura Erakat, Rutgers; Lisa Anderson, Columbia; Hocine Fetni, sociology; 4:30 p.m.; room 250, PCPSE (Middle East Center).

            White Blindness, and Knowing One's Limits in Plato's Alcibiades; Sukaina Hirji, philosophy; 4:45 p.m.; room 402, Cohen Hall and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/classical-studies-fall-2021 (Classical Studies).

            A Hidden Cultural Lens: Investigating Museum Science Displays; Lizzie Oakley, anthropology; 5:30 p.m.; Facebook livestream; info: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/1025/living-room-lecture (Penn Museum).

            Fels Public Policy in Practice Speaker Series; Lisa Cook, Michigan State University; 6 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/cook-talk-dec-9 (Fels Institute of Government).

            Impact of COVID-19 on Women in the Workforce; Pilar Gonalons-Pons, sociology; 6 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://www.alumni.upenn.edu/PWA1209 (Penn Professional Women’s Alliance).

            Weitzman Lecture; Candice Lin, artist; 6 p.m.; Institute of Contemporary Art and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/98844208789#success (Fine Arts).

10        The Future of Brazil; Roberto Unger, Harvard; 10 a.m.; location TBA; info: https://tinyurl.com/unger-talk-dec-10 (Penn Carey Law).

            COVID-19 Vaccines: One Year Later; panel of speakers; noon; Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/93356764317 (Leonard Davis Institute).

            Creating a Culture of Learning: What I Learned at the Harlem Children's Zone; Betina Jean-Louis, Arc of Evidence; 12:30 p.m.; room 203, GSE and Zoom webinar; info: mbahti@upenn.edu (GSE).

             A Spectral Approach for Time-Dependent PDEs Using Machine-Learned Basis Functions; Panos Stinis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; 2 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/91784948875 (Mathematics).

13       Diagonal for Operahedra; Guillaume Laplante-Anfossi, Paris 13; 2 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/91549738223 (Mathematics).

           Mitochondria and Cell Signaling; Gyorgy Hajnoczky, Thomas Jefferson University; 2 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB and BlueJeans webinar; join: https://bluejeans.com/832338401576/571349048955?src=join_info (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute).

            The African-Descended Contribution to Cuban Independence; panel of speakers; 4 p.m.; Microsoft Teams webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/clals-talk-dec-13 (Center for Latin American & Latinx Studies).

            Archaeology Without a Shovel: Investigating the Ancient City of Motya, Sicily; Jason Herrmann, Penn Museum and anthropology; 6 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/herrmann-talk-dec-13  (Penn Museum).

14       Architected Nanoscale Plates for Thermionic Energy Conversion and Relativistic Interstellar Travel; Matthew F. Campbell, mechanical engineering & applied mechanics; 10 a.m.; Zoom webinar; info: peterlit@seas.upenn.edu (MEAM).

            Hope, Bias, and Survival Expectations of Advanced Cancer Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study; Eric Finkelstein, Duke University; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/finkelstein-talk-dec-14 (Medical Ethics & Health Policy).

            The Role of Black Philanthropy in Activism and Social Justice; Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Indiana University, and Kat Rosqueta, Center for High Impact Philanthropy; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/97629234541 (SP2).

            A Structured Multivariate Approach for Removal of Latent Batch Effects; Jun Young Park, University of Toronto; 12:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/park-talk-dec-14  (Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics).

15        Immuno-Stromal Axes in Pulmonary and Biomaterial-Mediated Fibrosis; Daniel Abebayehu, University of Virginia; 11 a.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/abebayehu-talk-dec-15 (Center for Engineering MechanoBiology).

            Certifiable Outlier-Robust Geometric Perception: Robots that See through the Clutter with Confidence; Heng Yang, MIT; 2 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/yang-talk-dec-15 (GRASP Lab).

16        Special Briefing on State and City Spending of Federal Infrastructure Funds; panel of speakers; 11 a.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/iur-talk-dec-16 (Penn Institute for Urban Research).

            Neural Engineering and the Primate Brain: Working at the Electrical and Optical Interface; Bijan Pesaran, NYU; 3:30 p.m.; room 216, Moore Building (Bioengineering).

            How Cells Deal With Fat: Mechanisms of Lipid Storage and Mobilization; Jeeyun Chung, Harvard; 4 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/chung-talk-dec-16 (Physiology).

17        The Rescue of Armenian Historiography and the Chronicle of Matthew of Edessa; Tara Andrews, University of Vienna; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/calendar/kislak/Andrews (Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies).

21        Unconventional Strategies for the Synthesis of Complex Molecules; Alexander Schuppe, MIT; 10 a.m.; Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex, and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/schuppe-talk-dec-21 (Chemistry). 

            Evolving African Ethnic Identity and Recognizing Relatedness: An Exploration of Identity Development Among African Americans Using Genetic Genealogy to Find African Relatives; LaKisha David, medical ethics & health policy; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://upenn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsfu6vrTkvEtQrNrurcKci52ebGP6gUMVQ (Medical Ethics & Health Policy).

Economics

In-person events. Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.

2          A Theory of Business Transfers; Ellen McGrattan, University of Minnesota; noon; room 211, Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall.

            (Mis)allocation of Managerial Training Within the Firm; Anant Nyshadham, University of Michigan; 3:30 p.m.; room 100, PCPSE.

6          Two-Stage Maximum Score Estimators; Wayne Gao, economics; noon; room 100, PCPSE.

7          Rational Inattention via Ignorance Equivalence; Michèle Müller-Itten, Notre Dame; 4 p.m.; room 101, PCPSE.

8          Not a Typical Firm: The Joint Dynamics of Firms, Labor Shares, and Capital-Labor Substitution; Joachim Hubmer, economics; 4 p.m.; room 100, PCPSE.

9          New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940–2018; David Autor, MIT; 3:30 p.m.; room 100, PCPSE.

13        Spatial Correlation Robust Inference; Ulrich Müller, Princeton; 4 p.m.; room 100, PCPSE.

14        Closed-Form Solutions in Additive Random Utility Models; Andrew Shephard, economics; noon; room 101, PCPSE.

Penn Dental

Online webinars. Info: https://www.dental.upenn.edu/news-events/events/.

1          Learning the Ability in Disability: A Discussion About Cerebral Palsy; Gabby Ciancimino, Penn Dental; 5:30 p.m.

2          Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein in Lipid Metabolism; Mahmood Hussain, NYU Langone Health; noon.

9          Optimizing the Property and Function of Gingiva-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (GMSC) for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration; Quanzhou Zhang, Penn Dental; noon.

13        Improving Medical-Dental Integration – Educationally, Professionally, Clinically: A Physician-Educator’s Perspective; Hugh Silk, University of Massachusetts; 5:30 p.m.

14        Don’t Google Your Way to Malpractice; Laurel Graham, Penn Libraries; noon.

15        Oral Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities: What are We Doing for Pennsylvanians? Helen Hawkey, PA Coalition for Oral Health; 5:30 p.m.

16        Mind the Gap: Closing Gaps in Knowledge with Innovation, Precision and Collaboration; Flavia Teles, microbiology; Diagnosing Disease on a Microchip: Finding Nanoscale Needles in a Nanoscale Haystack; David Issadore, bioengineering; noon.

Please join us in the Annual Penn Volunteers In Public Service Holiday Drive. As you buy toys and presents for the holiday season, please consider spreading some cheer to deserving members of our community. All toys and gifts donated will support the efforts of the People’s Emergency Center, local schools, Potter’s House Mission, Southwest Family Services, and more. All items for the holiday drive must be new, not used, and should be unwrapped. We are also undertaking a new sneaker drive to benefit the homeless.

Please contact one of the Dropsite Committee members listed below for more information about the Holiday Food Drive and Gift/Toy Drive: 

Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays Program: Several departments have adopted a deserving family for the holidays and will provide the family with toys, food, and gifts so that they can have a joyous holiday. The adoption is usually done in lieu of departmental gift exchanges. The assigned family is treated to presents and sometimes a holiday dinner. Families participate in the program on a one-time basis. Families are assigned to departments based on request. Departments choose the size of the family they would like to adopt. Departments may also indicate the ages of the children they are interested in adopting.

Departments may request a “wish list” from the family or they may choose their own gifts for the family members. Departments choose the number and types of gifts they will provide. Departments are provided with size of the family, names, ages and sizes of each family member, and a wish list if requested. Departments are encouraged to deliver gifts to the families, but they may also request to have gifts delivered. Also, if departments would like to use services like Amazon, gifts can be shipped directly to the family. Families are selected from the Baring House Family Service Agency, local agencies and shelters. A small number of referrals are also accepted. Selection of families begins in November and assignments are made by mid-December.

Contact Isabel Mapp at (215) 898-2020 or email sammapp@pobox.upenn.edu for additional information about the opportunities above and/or to make a donation.

—Isabel Sampson-Mapp, Netter Center for Community Partnerships

Join the Penn Bookstore for their Annual Winter Sale-a-bration on Thursday, December 2 and Friday, December 3. Save 20% storewide on items including Penn-branded merchandise, gifts, books, games and much more. Holiday festivities include a performance by the Penn Glee Club on Friday, December 3 from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m., a free professional photo taken in a winter scene setting from 2 to 6 p.m. on both days, the chance to win one of three $100 Penn Bookstore Gift Cards, and other festive giveaways!

Arthur Ross Gallery: Closed December 20-January 27. Next exhibition opens January 28 with an opening reception.

Hospitality Services: Closed December 24; re-opens January 4 at 9 a.m. Info: www.upenn.edu/hospitalityservices.

Hilton Inn at Penn: Open and operating on a regular schedule. Info: www.theinnatpenn.com.

Houston Hall: December 22: 7 a.m.-8 p.m.; December 23: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; Closed December 24-January 4; January 5-7: 7 a.m.-8 p.m.; January 8: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; January 9: 10 a.m.-midnight; regular hours resume January 10.

Morris Arboretum: Open daily 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Closed December 24, December 25, December 31 and January 1. Info: www.upenn.edu/arboretum.

Newman Catholic Center: Closed December 24-January 3.

Penn Bookstore: Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. December 26-January 4, except closes at 5 p.m. December 24 and 31. Closed December 25 and January 1. Info: www.upenn.edu/bookstore.

PennCard Center: Closed starting December 23 at 5 p.m. and reopens at 8:30 a.m. on January 5. To report a lost or stolen PennCard when the PennCard Center is closed, please call Penn  Public Safety at (215) 573-3333. Info: www.upenn.edu/penncard.

Penn Dining/Bon Appetit: Info: https://dining.business-services.upenn.edu/locations-hours-menus/locations. 

Penn Ice Rink at the Class of 1923 Arena: Closed December 24-25 and January 1. Check public skating and freestyle sessions at www.upenn.edu/icerink.

Penn Live Arts Box Office: Closed December 23-January 4.

Penn Mail Services: Outgoing mail received in Penn Mail Services after 11 a.m. December 23 will be delivered to USPS on December 28. Closed December 24 and 27. Special delivery schedule is in effect December 28, 29, 30 and January 4. On December 30 mail will be delivered to USPS on January 4. Closed December 31 and January 1 with regular scheduling resuming January 5. Permit mailings during the Special Winter Break from external vendors needing Penn Mail Services signatures must have paperwork completed and signed by 4 p.m. on December 22.

Penn Museum: Info: www.penn.museum/visit/plan-your-visit.

Penn Parking Services: The Parking Office closes December 24 at 5 p.m. and reopens January 4 at 8:30 a.m. Permit holders will have access to their garage at all times during the Winter Break. Contact the Operations Office at (215) 898-6933 for operational assistance to access your parking garage during this period. December 26 through January 3 (excluding January 1), the Penn Museum and Walnut 40 Garages will be open for visitor parking from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.  Regular hours resume on January 4.

Penn Transit Services: Closes December 24 at 6 p.m. Regular hours resume on January 5 at 3 a.m. Limited transportation service is available December 25 to January 4, 6 p.m.-7 a.m., excluding Dec. 31. Request service on PennRides On Request or call (215) 898-RIDE (7433). Info: www.upenn.edu/PennTransit.

Procurement and Travel Services: Closed December 24 and 25. Service is available weekdays December 26 through December 31, from 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Closed January 1-January 4.

Residential Services Offices: Closed December 24 and re-opens January 4. Info: www.upenn.edu/housing.

Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel: Open and operating on a regular schedule. Info: http://www.philadelphiasheraton.com/.

Student Registration and Financial Services (Student Financial Services and Office of the University Registrar): Closed December 24-January 4; otherwise, Mondays, Wednesdays-Fridays: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesdays: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Student Health Services: Info: https://shs.wellness.upenn.edu/. After hours, call (215) 746-3535 (Press Option 3).

World Travel: Agents available 24 hours, every day; book travel online through Concur or call World Travel directly at (888) 641-9112.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: Info: https://www.library.upenn.edu/about/hours/vp.