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Graduate Alumni Career Panel in Nonprofits In-Person
If you’re a graduate student considering a career in the nonprofit space, it can be challenging to know where to start or how to navigate the transition from academia to professional life. In this...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Online - see event description for details
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Academic & Intellectual
Language Chats: Mandarin In-Person
Meet other Penn graduate and professional students and practice your Mandarin skills! The Language Chats Program at the Grad Center provides an opportunity for current Penn graduate and professional...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Room 302 | Group Study Room
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Graduate Life & Social Programs
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 11 spots left
Critical Reading of Scientific Papers In-Person
Facilitator: Dr. Elizabeth Rhoades, Chemistry
Convener: Taylor Tomlinson, CETLI Graduate Fellow, Chemistry
This workshop is focused on strategies to critically read scientific articles and how TAs...
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- Date:
- Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:15pm
- Location:
- Other Campus Location- see event details
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Academic & Intellectual
Weekly Organic Produce Giveaway In-Person
Current graduate and professional students and Family Center members who identify as food insecure are welcome to stop by the Grad Center first floor each Thursday for free, fresh produce straight...
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- Date:
- Thursday, April 25, 2024
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- Time:
- 12:30pm - 2:30pm
- Location:
- Welfer Common Room
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Health & Wellbeing
Dissertation Formatting & Deposit Consultations In-Person
One-on-one formatting support for PhD students
Graduating PhD students can stop by weekly, in-person drop-in hours to get individual assistance with dissertation formatting questions, technical...
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- Date:
- Thursday, April 25, 2024
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- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Room 301 | Graduate Student Support Services Office
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Academic & Intellectual Drop-in Graduate Advising & Consultations
Let's Talk at the Grad Center In-Person
Let's Talk at the Grad Center In-Person
Let’s Talk provides access to free and confidential drop-in conversations with a trained professional at various locations across campus. Students can talk...
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- Date:
- Thursday, April 25, 2024
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- Time:
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- Location:
- Room 301 | Graduate Student Support Services Office
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Drop-in Graduate Advising & Consultations Health & Wellbeing
Language Chats: Russian In-Person
Meet other Penn graduate and professional students and practice your Russian skills! The Language Chats Program at the Grad Center provides an opportunity for current Penn graduate and professional...
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- Date:
- Thursday, April 25, 2024
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- Time:
- 4:30pm - 5:30pm
- Location:
- Room 302 | Group Study Room
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Graduate Life & Social Programs
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 12 spots left
Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching Reception In-Person
Please join the Vice Provost for Education and the Center for Teaching & Learning in celebrating the 2024 recipients of the Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students.
The reception...
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- Date:
- Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:30pm
- Location:
- Welfer Common Room
- Audience:
- Penn Community
- Categories:
- Academic & Intellectual General Programs & Special Events
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 7 spots left
Unlocking Mathematical Intuition: Strategies for Teaching Technical Classes In-Person
Facilitator: Dr. Val B. Tannen, Professor, Computer & Information Science
Convener: Artemis Panagopoulou, CETLI Graduate Fellow, Computer & Information Science
How can educators better communicate...
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- Date:
- Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Other Campus Location- see event details
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Academic & Intellectual
Graduate Writers Room In-Person
Join the Grad Center for our Writers Room! From 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM, the ARCH Center will be made available for focused writing time for Penn graduate and professional students. Attendees will be...
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- Date:
- Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Time:
- 5:30pm - 8:30pm
- Location:
- Other Campus Location- see event details
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Academic & Intellectual Academic & Intellectual
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 14 spots left
Lunch & Learn: You Finished Your Dissertation, Now What? In-Person / Online
You're writing or have finished your dissertation...what's next? Are you planning on publishing based on your dissertation? How does copyright fit in? What are publishers looking for? This workshop...
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- Date:
- Friday, April 26, 2024
- Time:
- 12:15pm - 12:45pm
- Location:
- Other Campus Location- see event details
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Academic & Intellectual
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration / Online Registration
- Register! - 144 spots left
Campus Green Spaces Walking Tour In-Person
Come explore green spaces on and around campus with us! Get a chance to explore known and hidden gems that you’ll be able to use for recharging, relaxing, and exercising. Don’t miss out on the...
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- Date:
- Friday, April 26, 2024
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- Time:
- 12:30pm - 1:30pm
- Location:
- Welfer Common Room
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Graduate Life & Social Programs
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 16 spots left
Fourth Fridays @ Five: End of Year Celebration In-Person
Whether you're graduating in May, finishing up your first year at Penn, or anywhere in between, join us for a well-earned break to celebrate the end of the academic year!
Registration is appreciated...
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- Date:
- Friday, April 26, 2024
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:30pm
- Location:
- Other Campus Location- see event details
- Categories:
- Graduate Life & Social Programs
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 100 spots left
Hike the Wissahickon with the Grad Center In-Person
Are you looking for an opportunity to grab some fresh air and enjoy the beautiful fall breeze? Join the Grad Center as we embark on a gorgeous fall hike through the Wissahickon.
We will be meeting...
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- Date:
- Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Time:
- 10:15am - 2:35pm
- Location:
- Off-Campus Location - see event description for details
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Graduate Life & Social Programs
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
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Celebratory Playdate In-Person
Together We Do This!
With graduation on the horizon, there is much to celebrate, honor, and recognize. ALL (registered) Family Center members are invited to join the final Playdate of the semester,...
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- Date:
- Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Location:
- Other Campus Location- see event details
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Campus & Community Engagement
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