Sponsored by the Provost's Office, Proseminars are short, one-time sessions with members of Penn's faculty that take place during NSO. They will give you an opportunity to explore a variety of subjects before classes begin. Please select courses from the listing available here. This page will have the most up-to-date information on changes and cancellations. All Proseminars take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
Use this campus map to find where your proseminar is located!
Announcements
9/08: A Glimpse on Human Heart has been CANCELLED.
9/05: 400 Years after Hudson has been CANCELLED.
Media Portrayals of Healthcare has been CANCELLED.
9/04: Philadelphia's Wissahickon Park has been CANCELLED.
Zen and the City: Kyoto Japan and Buddhist Culture has been CANCELLED.
Dogs with Jobs has been CANCELLED.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Which Way Forward? has been CANCELLED.
9/03: Music and the Body has been moved to Meyerson B4.
In-House Counsel and Corporate Lawyering has been CANCELLED.
9/02: Sex and Penn Students is in Williams Hall Room 204, NOT Room 294.
What Could Stress Do to Us? has been CANCELLED.
9/01: Art/Health: Eakins' Agnew Clinic Painting has been CANCELLED.
8/31: Throwing at a Potter's Wheel is in Charles Addams Building: Room 304, NOT Williams 320.
The Paradoxes of Interactive Media is in Hunstman Hall: Room F90, NOT Meyerson B3.
Registration
Registration begins Wednesday, August 12, and continues through Tuesday, September 8th.
1) Login to Penn InTouch
2.) Click on 'Registration and Planning' (from the menu bar on the left).
3.) Click on 'Register for Courses'.
4.) In the box labeled 'Subject' scroll down to 'PROS' (Proseminars).
5.) In the box labeled 'Course Number' enter 100.
6.) In the box labeled 'Section Number' enter the section number of the course you wish to select.
7.) Click on 'Add Request'. The system will let you know immediately if there is room in
this Proseminar; if so, you will be added to the class list. If not, try
registering for another one.
Note: You may register for up to two Proseminars - as long as they do not conflict.
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Proseminar Listings
Click the headers below to sort the Proseminars, and click on the titles for more information. Or, click on the categories above for listings by topic.
This denotes a proseminar related to the Arts & the City Year.
| Title | Facilitator | Room | Time | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alien at Penn: from Old City to Tenure | Vera P Krymskaya, PhD, MBA | Williams Hall, Room 215 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-101 |
| Apocalypse and the City: Tokyo Destroyed |
Linda Chance | Williams Hall, Room 214 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-102 |
| Become a Networking Ninja! | Barbara Roche | Williams Hall, Room 204 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-103 |
| Critical Evaluation of Biomedical Literature | Suresh Shelat MD, PhD | Williams Hall, Room 201 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-104 |
| Getting Started in Research at Penn | Wallace Genser, Dr. | The Arch, Crest Room | 1-3pm | PROS 100-105 |
| Global Water and Sanitation | John D. Keenan and Tony Sauder | Williams Hall, Room 216 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-106 |
| How can America Become a Post Racial Society? | Walter Palmer | Meyerson Hall, Room B6 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-107 |
| How to Save a Life: CPR and YOU | Benjamin S. Abella | Williams Hall, Room 218 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-108 |
| Immigration Law and Policies | Fernando Chang-Muy | Meyerson Hall, Room B5 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-109 |
| Introduction to Human Brain Structure | Peter Crino | Leidy Lab, Room 115 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-110 |
| LIFT-Philadelphia: Combating Poverty and its Effects | Laura Ferro | Meyerson Hall, Room B7 | 1-4pm | PROS 100-111 |
| Media Portrayals of Healthcare - CANCELLED | Patricia Rogers | Williams Hall, Room 203 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-112 |
| More than Twinkies, Desis, and FOBs: Penn's APA Community | Edith Chao, James Liu | Houston Hall, Griski Room | 1-3pm | PROS 100-113 |
| Music and Mirth: Songs of the University of Pennsylvania | Kushol Gupta | Platt Center for Performing Arts, Room 182 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-114 |
| Philadelphia: Art Capital of the Nineteenth Century |
Michael Leja | Williams Hall, Room 421 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-115 |
| Quantum Computer and Information Science | Max Mintz | Levine Hall, Room 307 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-116 |
| Speaking the Truth: How JFK Addressed the Religion Issue in 1960 | Arthur C. Benedict | Williams Hall, Room 316 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-117 |
| The Ethics of Belief | Peter Freyd | David Rittenhouse Laboratories, Room A6 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-118 |
| The Future of American Conservatism? | Nadivah Greenberg | Williams Hall, Room 220 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-119 |
| Throwing at a Potter's Wheel |
Sumi Maeshima | Charles Addams Fine Arts Building, Room 304 | 1-3pm | PROS 100-120 |
| The Penn Compact and What It's all About | Amy Gutmann, President | President's House (3812 Walnut St.) | 1-3pm | PROS 100-121 |
| Brain Research and National Defense | Jonathan Moreno | Williams Hall, Room 301 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-201 |
| Emerging Infectious Diseases | Helen Conrad Davies | Johnson Pavilion, Room 209 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-202 |
| History and Literature in Psalm 29 | Michael Carasik | Houston Hall, Class of ’47 Room | 2-4pm | PROS 100-203 |
| Human Rights and World Order | Henry Teune | Williams Hall, Room 202 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-204 |
| In-House Counsel and Corporate Lawyering - CANCELLED | Carole Basri | Williams Hall, Room 25 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-205 |
| Living Well: Successful Aging Strategies | Amy Corcoran | Williams Hall, Room 306 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-206 |
| Music and the Body - NEW LOCATION! |
Stephen Amico | Meyerson Hall, Room B4 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-207 |
| Researching the Movie Industry |
Jehoshua Eliashberg | Williams Hall, Room 29 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-208 |
| The Future of the Medical Profession | Arthur H. Rubenstein, Dr. | Williams Hall, Room 205 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-209 |
| The Gayborhood: A Walking Tour of Queer Philadelphia | Bob Schoenberg, Erin Cross | Meet at the LGBT Center | 2-4pm | PROS 100-210 |
| The Netter Center for Community Partnerships | Anne Schwieger | Williams Hall, Room 1 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-211 |
| Thinking Beyond Capitalism | Andrew Lamas | David Rittenhouse Laboratories, Room A5 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-212 |
| Time Capsule: Our Archaeological Museum |
Ann Kuttner | University Museum, Room 345 | 2-4pm | PROS 100-213 |
| 16 Jokes about Lawyers | Phil Nichols | Hunstman Hall, Room F50 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-301 |
| 400 Years after Hudson - CANCELLED | Robert Naborn | Williams Hall, Room 27 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-302 |
| Art and Drug Discovery -- Lessons from Bronowski |
Albert Giovenella, Ph.D. | Williams Hall, Room 318 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-303 |
| Initiating Independence in Foreign Language Learning | Helen Webb | Williams Hall, Room 317 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-304 |
| Korean Traditional Drum Performance, Samul Nori |
Insook Kang | Hill Field | 3-5pm | PROS 100-305 |
| Obama's 'Faith-Based Initiative': What's Happened and What's Next? | John J. DiIulio, Jr. | Williams Hall, Room 216 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-306 |
| Philadelphia's Wissahickon Park - CANCELLED | Helen McFie Simone | Williams Hall, Room 215 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-307 |
| Philosophy in Film | Karen Detlefsen | Williams Hall, Room 214 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-308 |
| Sex and Penn Students | Beverly Dale | Williams Hall, Room 204 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-309 |
| Technological Advances in Health Care: Where is the Limit? | Hugo Geerts | Williams Hall, Room 201 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-310 |
| The American Love-Hate Relationship to Food | Paul Rozin | Williams Hall, Room 321 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-311 |
| The Paradoxes of Interactive Media | Peter Fader | Huntsman Hall, Room F90 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-312 |
| Zen and the City: Kyoto Japan and Buddhist Culture - CANCELLED | Frank L. Chance | Williams Hall, Room 203 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-313 |
| The Ethics of Belief **SECOND SECTION** | Peter Freyd | David Rittenhouse Laboratories, Room A6 | 3-5pm | PROS 100-314 |
| A Glimpse on Human Heart - CANCELLED | Ahmad Zeeshan | Williams Hall, Room 303 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-401 |
| Art/Health: Eakins' Agnew Clinic Painting - CANCELLED |
Barbra Mann Wall, Cynthia Connolly | Williams Hall, Room 2 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-402 |
| Chinese Film Directors |
Therese Mera Moore Lafferty, PhD | Williams Hall, Room 1 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-403 |
| Dogs with Jobs - CANCELLED | Cindy Otto | Williams Hall, Room 218 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-404 |
| Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Which Way Forward? - CANCELLED | Catherine Moorwood, PhD | Williams Hall, Room 319 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-405 |
| Getting Involved in Medical Research Early | Steve Siegel | David Rittenhouse Laboratories, Room A5 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-406 |
| Mind-Body Approaches to Coping with Stress | Elizabeth Mackenzie, PhD | Williams Hall, Room 301 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-407 |
| S.A.F.E. for PENN Women | Michelle D. Ray | Williams Hall, Room 3 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-408 |
| Sleep Disorders Students Should Know About | Ronald Kotler, MD, FACP, FCCP | Williams Hall, Room 220 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-409 |
| Spiritual Values of the Wilderness | Frank A. Welsh | Williams Hall, Room 306 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-410 |
| The Business of Entertainment: From Ah-ha to Wow! |
Nelson Gayton | David Rittenhouse Laboratories, Room A8 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-411 |
| What Could Stress Do to Us? - CANCELLED | Lan Chen | Williams Hall, Room 843 | 4-6pm | PROS 100-412 |
