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Graduate & Professional Alumni
Welcome to the Graduate Student Center! The Grad Center
was established in 2001 to meet the unique needs of graduate and professional
students at Penn. Our mission is to empower graduate and professional
students to create and participate in a graduate community at Penn. We
do this by creating intellectual, social, and professional development
programs; providing services to enhance life at Penn and in Philadelphia;
and providing graduate and professional students with a centrally-located
home that includes a lounge, computer lab, and meeting and event space.
If you have not been to the Graduate Student Center, we encourage you
to visit us at 3615 Locust Walk, in the heart of Penn's campus.
Below are a list a ways graduate and professional alumni can become more
involved with the Graduate Student Center and alumni life:
Stay Connected to the Graduate Student
Center
Get periodic updates on the Graduate Student Center activities through
e-mail. Register here.
Stay Connected to Penn
Penn's Office of Alumni Relations can help you stay connected through QuakerNet, regional alumni clubs, alumni publications, alumni e-mail addresses,
education and travel programs, and more. Visit the Penn
Alumni website for further information. And if you haven't already done so, register for the QuakerNet, the online alumni community!
Attend GradFest08!
Every May, the graduate and professional student community comes together for a day of celebration. Events include a family-friendly carnival, picnic, PennQuizzo, casino and happy hour, and more! Graduate and professional alumni are invited to join the fun! GradFest08 will be held Saturday, May 3. See the GradFest website for more details.
Attend the Alumni Weekend Open House
Each May during Alumni Weekend, the Graduate Student Center hosts an Open
House for returning graduate and professional alumni. The 2008 Open House
will be Saturday, May 17. Mark your calendars now to
stop in for a tour and refreshments!
Career-Related Support
The Office of Career Services’ Penn Career Network offers alumni
in all fields the opportunity to share their experiences with other alumni
and undergraduate, graduate, and professional students interested in similar
careers. To learn about and register for the Penn Career Network, go to
the Career
Services website.
Career Services also surveys graduating Ph.D. and Master's students about
their careers plans upon graduation. If you have not yet filled out this
survey, please do! Your input provides valuable information to current
students as they plan their future. To fill out the survey, click here.
To find out about all of the services that Career Services offers to graduate
and professional alumni, click here.
Provide Financial Support
The Graduate Student Center needs to continually develop resources to
fulfill a range of programmatic and facilities needs. The Grad Center
is currently supported with graduate student fees and additional funds
from the University. Your donation can free up University funds to support
other initiatives, such as stipends and classroom maintenance. You can
make a gift online in any amount by going to Penn's online
giving web site and clicking on the Graduate Student Center Gift Fund.
Or, send a check payable to "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania"
to: Anita Mastroieni, Director, Graduate Student Center, 3615 Locust Walk,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6221.
Join The Penn Club of New York
Connect with real movers and Quakers – follow the Penn tradition
of becoming a member of the Penn Club. The Penn Club offers Penn alumni
continued connection to fellow alumni and the vast Ivy League network,
especially in the New York metro area and in your travels around the world.
Visit the Penn Club web site today.
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