Penn Graduate Student Center
Campus Events
About Campus Events
Want to know what other campus organizations are planning for graduate and professional students? We've provided the links to their calendars! Also, our gnome has highlighted a couple of events which you're sure to enjoy!
Campus Calendars
Academic Calendars
Penn Library: Presents workshops on a variety of topics including Endnote, PowerPoint, census data, literature review, and legal research.
Weigle Information Commons: Provides technology workshops on topics such as wiki development and podcasts.
Career Services: Hosts workshops which address the job search.
Weingarten Learning Resources Center: Sponsors workshops on academic reading, writing, and study strategies.
Personal Development Calendars
Communication Within the Curriculum (CWiC): Conducts workshops for students to improve speaking abilities.
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS): Holds workshop outreach on topics such as stress-relief and conflict management.
Office of the Chaplain: Links to area campus and area religious organizations and their calendars.
Office of Public Safety: Provides Rape Agression Defense courses for women and Resisting Aggression with Defense program for men.
Office of Health Eduation: Presents health and wellness workshops.
PennRec: Offers exercise and fitness courses.
Civic House: Sponsors community service activities.
Graduate Student Center: Lists additional community service opportunities.
Arts & Social Calendars
Arts at Penn: Lists arts & culture activities on Penn's campus.
GAPSA: Great events just for graduate & professional students.
Kelly Writers House: Hosts a variety of events focusing on the Word.
Penn Humanities Forum: Presents lectures from Penn and visiting scholars on a yearly theme.
Penn Museum: Conducts a variety of educational events for kids & adults.
Penn Music Department: Performs classical and jazz concerts.
The Rotunda: Hosts art events including poetry slams, concerts, and mural arts exhibitions.
World Cafe Live: Showcases live music.
Get Involved!
Get involved with great social and cultural Campus Resource Centers such as the Greenfield Intercultural Center, La Casa Latina, Makuu Center, Pan-Asian American Community House (PAACH), LGBT Center, and the Penn Women's Center.
Mentor a Penn undergrad through the Graduate/Undergraduate Mentoring Program.
Check out the great community service opportunities available to you.
Sign up for the Graduate Student Center weekly email of upcoming events
Read the Daily Pennsylvanian, the independent daily student newspaper, online or in print
Join On-Campus Student Organizations
CampusPhilly has lots of info for Philadephia-area students.
Gnome's Picks
There are no events at this time. We encourage you to check out our other activities as well as other campus organizations' events and calendars.
Campus Events
The Grad Center has a variety of events happening all the time. Also, a number of campus organizations provide programming for graduate and professional students. We provide a list of their calendars.
Common Room Summer Hours
Monday - Thursday:
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat & Sun: Closed
Friday, August 29: Close at 3:00pm
Monday, September 1: Closed
Common Room Fall Hours
Start Tuesday, September 2
Monday - Thursday:
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat & Sun: 12 Noon - 6:00 PM
Graduate Student Center
3615 Locust Walk
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia PA 19104-6221
215-746-6868
gsc@pobox.upenn.edu