Business Services Update
The mission of Penn’s Business Services Division (BSD) is to provide the expertise and management required to deliver quality campus life services and essential support operations to the Penn community, neighbors and guests. Please take note of the following updates to some of our services and promotions benefiting the Penn community in the upcoming year.
—Marie Witt, Vice President, Business Services
2006-2007 Parking Rates
Effective September 1, 2006, the following rates are available to faculty and staff of the University and Health System:
Permit Class |
Description |
Monthly* |
Weekly* |
Class A |
Campus Parking |
$128.75 |
$32.20 |
Class B |
Remote |
$82.00 |
$20.50 |
Class C |
Evening/Weekend |
$41.67 |
$10.42 |
*(15% City of Philadelphia parking tax included)
If you need to park on campus on a regular basis, a permit offers significant savings on daily parking rates. Permit rates are an average of $6.18 per working day; daily parking in one of Penn’s lots or garages average $12 a day.
University faculty and staff have the option to pay their parking fees through automatic payroll deduction. With this option, you will be automatically enrolled in the Penn Commuter Choice program, which allows you to deduct parking fees on a pre-tax basis.
If you are currently a permit holder and have any changes to your status—including a new car, license plate, address, telephone number, or new position—it is important to contact the Parking Office with this information. Please e-mail the office at parking@pobox.upenn.edu or call (215) 898-8667.
Coming soon: based on permit holder feedback, Parking is currently automating this process so that you will be able to make these updates via an online website at U@Penn. Please look out for more details from the Parking Office in your home mailbox.
Penn Children’s Center Enrollment and 2006-2007 Rates
Penn Children’s Center (PCC) is now accepting applications for summer and fall enrollment for toddlers and children of preschool age. We are also accepting waitlist applications for infants. Enrollment for all ages is subject to space availability.
PCC, located at the Left Bank complex at 3160 Chestnut Street, serves children ages 12 weeks through five years. PCC facilities include computer-equipped classrooms, a multi-purpose indoor gym, an outdoor playground and a children’s garden. PCC is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Please review the rates for FY 2006-2007 below, available to Penn faculty, staff, students and UPHS employees. Assisted rates are available to regular University employees that meet eligibility requirements, subject to space availability and funding. (These rates are not currently available to UPHS employees.)
Part-time slots and sibling discounts are also available. Please contact Natalie Subeh, Executive Director, or Anjali Chawla, Director, at (215) 898-5268 for additional information or to arrange a tour.
Tuition Rates*
Effective July 5, 2006 Through July 1, 2007
July 2006 |
Penn |
Regular |
Assisted A |
Assisted B |
Infant |
|
|
|
|
5 days |
308 |
340 |
185 |
232 |
4 days |
270 |
297 |
162 |
202 |
3 days |
223 |
246 |
134 |
168 |
2 days |
153 |
166 |
91 |
113 |
|
|
|
|
|
Toddlers |
|
|
|
|
5 days |
263 |
293 |
154 |
197 |
4 days |
236 |
263 |
141 |
176 |
3 days |
209 |
234 |
123 |
155 |
2 days |
142 |
158 |
84 |
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-School |
|
|
|
|
5 days |
214 |
241 |
128 |
160 |
4 days |
188 |
212 |
122 |
141 |
3 days |
155 |
173 |
92 |
115 |
2 days |
114 |
128 |
67 |
85 |
Drop-In Care
Preschool $62
Toddlers $75
Infants $82
*Tuition rates are per week; drop-in care fees are per day
Penn Hotel Rates
Penn offers a variety of hotel options for campus visitors. The following room rates for Penn departments are effective July 1, 2006.
Hilton Inn at Penn: $190 Sheraton University City Hotel: $164 Penn Tower Hotel: $145
Creative Communications Joining Penn Purchasing
Penn’s department of Creative Communications, the University’s on-site provider of printing, design and other creative services, is now a part of Penn’s Purchasing Department, effective July 1, 2006. This alignment will provide the Penn community with greater access to services, vendors and competitive pricing. For more information on Creative Communications, visit www.upenn.edu/creativecommunications.
Penn Computer Connection Sale
Penn faculty, staff and students are eligible to take advantage of steep educational discounts on Apple, Dell and IBM products during Penn Computer Connection’s Back-To-School Sale, happening now throughout the summer months. For information on the sale and on year-round discounts on a variety of computer products visit the Computer Connection showroom at 3610 Sansom St. or browse online at www.upenn.edu/computerstore.
Visit the New University Club
Penn’s University Club invites you to visit the newly renovated buffet space to partake of hot and cold lunch options or the lighter lunch, including salad or a sandwich along with soup and a beverage for only $6.50 per person. Lunch hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Members are also reminded about the complimentary morning refreshments from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
The University Club is open all summer. For more information on the Club, including membership, visit our website at www.upenn.edu/universityclub, call (215) 898-4618 or email universityclub@pobox.upenn.edu.
Penn Mail Services Offering Custom Logo Stamp
Departments can create their own custom logos for their mailings through Penn Mail Services. Make announcements, promote specials events and programs or remind your audience to “save the date.” For more information, contact Lerence Melton in Penn Mail Services at (215) 898-5800.
Almanac, Vol. 53, No. 1, July 11, 2006
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