All Family Events are scheduled for the afternoons of Wednesday, September 2 and Thursday, September 3. After that time, students will be very busy with orientation events, so parents are strongly encouraged to depart Thursday evening to allow students to adjust to their new surroundings.
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Wednesday, September 2: Early Move-In
| NSO Hospitality Booths | 9am-4:30pm |
NSO Staff will be available to answer all of your questions.
Location: 34th and Walnut and 37th and Locust Walk
| Library Reception & Tour | 12pm and 1:30pm |
Explore Penn’s main library which serves as a hub for group study and research, a lab for the production of high-tech media projects, and offers the largest open stacks in the country.
Location: Van Pelt Library, Meyerson Conference Center, 2nd floor
| Highball to Hey Day: The Penn Experience | 4pm-5pm |
Join us for an entertaining and interactive look at Penn’s history and traditions, followed by a reception. Parents are welcome! All participants receive a free Class of 2013 t-shirt. A repeat performance is given for students on Sunday, September 6.
Location: Houston Hall, Hall of Flags
Thursday, September 3: Regular Move-in
| NSO Hospitality Booths | 9am-4:30pm |
NSO Staff will be available to answer all of your questions.
Location: 34th and Walnut and 37th and Locust Walk
| Proud Penn Parents Welcome Lunch | 11am-1pm |
Meet and greet Penn Parents Program volunteers, Penn Traditions staff, and PHINS.
Location: College Green, Class of 1976 Patio
| Library Reception & Tour | 12pm and 1:30pm |
Explore Penn’s main library which serves as a hub for group study and research, a lab for the production of high-tech media projects, and offers the largest open stacks in the country.
Location: Van Pelt Library, Meyerson Conference Center, 2nd floor
| Information Session for Multicultural Families | 12pm-1:30pm |
An introduction to multicultural resources at Penn. Upperclass students and staff will be available to answer questions on life at Penn. Lunch will be provided.
Location: Houston Hall, Benjamin Franklin Room
| Penn Parent Orientation Panel | 3pm |
Penn experts will provide an overview of relevant issues including College Houses, safety, and finances at this interactive session designed primarily for parents.
Location: Irvine Auditorium
| Creating a Strong Financial Identity | 3pm |
Penn experts offer an informative session, designed primarily for students, on managing money, protecting privacy, and preventing identity theft. Parents are welcome.
Location: Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room
| President and Provost’s Welcome and Reception | 4:15pm |
President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vince Price welcome Penn families from the steps of College Hall. Immediately afterward, families are invited to an informal reception on Wynn Commons in Perelman Quad, directly behind College Hall. Everyone is invited to mingle with the President and Provost, Penn faculty and staff, and representatives from the College Houses, Penn Parents Program, and fellow Penn families.
Location: Blanche P. Levy Park, College Green
