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Grad Center Hours
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Monday-Thursday: 9am-8pm
Friday: 9am-6pm
Weekends: 12pm-6pm
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Contact Us
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3615 Locust Walk
Phone: 215.746.6868
Fax: 215.746.6874
center@gsc.upenn.edu
www.gsc.upenn.edu
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Announcements
Grants to help defray the cost of insurance for PhD Students
Application Deadline Extended: October 6th
The University has created two grant programs for PhD students to help offset the cost of health insurance and dental insurance. See the
website for full details.
Community Impact Fund
Rolling Applications Being Accepted Now
The Provost's Office has dedicated funds to support graduate student initiatives and activities that build a community of mutual respect and intercultural understanding on campus. In particular, graduate student-driven activities that address racial, cultural, or gender-based bias are invited to apply for funding. For complete details and to apply, click click here. Penn has other funding sources for student groups, so be sure to find the one that is right for your group and event!
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Grad Student Welcome Receptions
First-Gen Welcome Reception for Graduate Students
Tuesday, October 17, 4-5:30pm l Grad Center Welfer Common Room
Co-sponsored by the Graduate Student Center and Career Services
Are you the first in your family to pursue a Master's or Doctoral degree? If so, please join us for a welcome reception for first-gen graduate students at the Graduate Student Center. Recognizing that first-gen graduate students make many contributions to Penn's community, the Graduate Student Center and Penn Career Services is launching a series of programs focused on supporting students as they navigate academic culture at the graduate-level and plan for their future careers. Serving as a kick-off event, this welcome reception begins with an introduction to the Graduate Student Center and other Penn resources. This event will also bring together a diverse community of graduate students to connect with each other and build an informal network of peer support. Coffee and dessert will be served.
Register Here.
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Academic Support Programs
Our grant advisors have won many different awards. Sign-up for our peer-to-peer grant proposal feedback program and
get help from a peer who has successfully applied for the same or similar grant -- it's free! (On the flip side,
give your advice and get $50!). We also provide
sample grants online: Fulbright, Spencer, NSF, SAS, and more!
Mondays from 1-4pm | Grad Center 2nd Floor Conference Room
Consult with a writing expert from the Weingarten Learning Resources Center from 1-4 pm every Monday, beginning September 25. Our consultant can discuss work at every stage, and help you move past difficult roadblocks in the process. If you are interested in talking over your writing and any writing issues, please come prepared to sign up for a half-hour slot! No advance registration is required.
Poster Session & Reception for the GAPSA-Provost Awards for Interdisciplinary Innovation
Thursday, October 19, 4-5:30pm | Grad Center 1st Fl Common Room
All members of the University community are invited to attend this poster session and reception for the winners of the 2017 GAPSA-Provost Award for Interdisciplinary Innovation.
Click here to register in advance.
- Sarah Yassine and Rivka Weinstock: "(dis)joint mapping: A proposal to investigate and map the landscape of the Demarcation Line between Lebanon and Israel/Palestine"
- Andrea Leone-Pizzighella: "Narratives of Becoming in the Italian Education System"
- Prakirti Nangia: "International Development, Maternalism, and Women's Social Citizenship: A Case Study of India, 1985-2015"
- Lara Fabian: "At the Crossroads of Empire: Lerik in Antiquity Archaeological Project"
- Lindsay Glassman: "No Use for Doctors' Orders: An Exploration of Religion, Class, and Culture in Delibrate Refusals of Medical Care"
- Alexis Rider: "Science on Ice: Materializing Deep Time in the Arctic"
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Arts & Recreational Programs
Ghost Tour Tickets
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 8:15 -10pm l Price: $10 each,
Limit 2 per Graduate Penn Card
Ready to hear the spookier side of Philadelphia? Join a ghost tour of Old City!
Students will meet in Signer's Garden on 5th & Chestnut at 8:15pm. Transportation is not provided for this event, but the fellows working at the Grad Center front desk can help answer any questions you may have about getting to Signers Garden!
There is a limited amount of tickets, so buy yours as soon as possible!
Escape the Room Tickets
Friday, October 13, 2017, 3-6pm l Price: $8 each, limit 2 per Graduate Penn Card l Meet at the Grad Student Center, 3615 Locust Street at 3pm OR The Franklin Institute at 4pm
Let's try our luck with INNOVATION @ The Franklin Institute on Friday the 13th of October. Join to be part of a group that will get together to escape a room in 60 minutes. Use your wit, team skills and some innovation. To know more about the Escape Room visit their website here. Get set for some adrenaline rush! Limited number of tickets available at the Graduate Student Center.
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Intercultural Programs
Language Chats
Language Chats have begun!
Join other grad students for weekly or bi-weekly informal language chats! These are not language classes, but are instead a fun way for speakers to practice their skills and meet new people. All participants should have conversation skills in the chat language they are attending.
Click here
for a full listing of language chats offered and to register in advance!
Workshop: Exploring Intercultural Friendships
Tuesday, October 3rd, 6-7:30pm | Family Center Lounge
The Penn graduate community is a diverse world of individuals from incredible travel, research, home life, teaching, learning, LIFE experiences. We count each other as classmates, acquaintances, and colleagues, but what about as friends? In this interactive workshop, we take an honest and thoughtful pause in exploring why we interact as we do, with whom we do. Perhaps we can uncover barriers to intercultural friendships, and together discover and celebrate the benefits! Dinner will be served,
please register to be included in the count!
Identity and the 2016 US Election
Wednesday, October 4th, 1-2:30pm | Stiteler Hall Forum
Leading up to the 2016 US presidential election, Americans witnessed political candidates respond to the Black Lives Matter movement, propose the creation of a Muslim registry and ban, debate the construction of a security wall along the US-Mexican border, and outline proposals for supporting the working-class in the United States. This program will gather a panel of scholars who will engage the Penn community in conversation around: a) the role of identity in shaping the 2016 US presidential election and b) how we might expect issues of identity (e.g., race, immigration, gender, religion, citizenship, among others) to develop under the Trump Administration. Following the panel discussion, program attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A with the panelists.
Attendees are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. For questions contact hajer1@sas.upenn.edu.
English Pronunciation Workshop Series for International Students
Application Deadline: October 27th
Penn's English Language Programs is offering a workshop series on pronunciation and presenting in English. The series is recommended for international Masters, PhD, and Post-Doc students and will include five 2-hour workshops.
Click here for more information.
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Personal Development and Wellness
National Depression Screening Day
Thursday, October 5th, 2-4pm | Grad Center Welfer Common Room
Come get a check up from the neck up! CAPS clinicians will be on-hand to facilitate depression screenings for grad students and to provide confidential support.
Mindful Meditation
Thursdays at 12 noon l Grad Center Room 305
Join your fellow grad students for guided meditation with Sandi Herman of Campus Health Initiatives. Mindful Meditation sessions will be held in the lower level meeting room in the Grad Center.
Register here.
Career Services: Walk-In Wednesdays
Wednesdays, 12-2pm | Grad Center Room 303
If you have a quick, career-related question, or want feedback on a CV, resume, or any job/internship application materials, then take this opportunity to meet with a Career Services graduate student/postdoc career advisor at the Graduate Student Center (room 303) every Wednesday from 12-2pm. We are looking forward to speaking with you! To find other walk-in hours offered at Career Services,
visit this link and to schedule a 30-minute appointment with a career advisor specific to your School,
visit this link.
Writing a Personal Development Plan: Fall Into A Better You!
Monday October 23rd, 3-4:30pm l Grad Center Room 305
Personal Development is a life long journey.
At this workshop you will learn how to create an action plan that will give
structure to the changes you want to see in yourself and ultimately help them come to fruition. You have the goals, we have the model...Let's make a plan! Donuts and Coffee will be provided! Register here!
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Community Service Opportunities
2017 Run for the Stripes
Saturday, November 11th, 7- 10am l Grad Center Common Rm
Take a Walk through the Philadelphia Zoo to support Neuroendocrine Tumor research!
On November 11, 2017, the Graduate Student Center will be taking a team of students over to the Philadelphia Zoo to participate in a 1 mile walk to support Neuroendocrine Tumor research. Your registration fee covers the walk fee
and
zoo admission,
plus
you'll get a race t-shirt!
Registration fee is discounted until October 16th.
Meet at the Grad Center at 7:00 AM for a light pre-walk breakfast. SEPTA tokens will be provided!
Register here
under the team name "UPenn Grad Center" for the "1 Mile Walk".
Donate Items for Penn's First-Gen, Low Income (FGLI) Food Pantry
Collection box in the Grad Center Common Room
As fall break is quickly approaching (October 5th-8th), the Greenfield Intercultural Center is looking for donations to restock the food pantry at GIC. There will be several FGLI students who will remain on campus or in West Philly during Fall break, and we want to ensure that the pantry will be adequately stocked. Here are some suggested food items that they will gladly accept if you would like to make a donation to the food pantry: Canned Soups Uncooked Pasta, Pasta Sauce Uncooked Rice Cereals, Instant Oatmeal Snacks, Nuts, Granola Bars Boxed/Instant Mac and Cheese, Instant Noodles Spices/Sauces Vegetables, Fruits. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to
sarawong@gse.upenn.edu.
Penn VOICE: Weekly Service Shout-Outs
Each week, Penn VOICE will post three service opportunities that you can get involved in quickly and easily on and around campus. These are events that you can attend alone or with friends so that you can really begin to take ownership of your new home and those with whom you share it. Check it out
here!
PENN VOICE: Giving Guide
The devastating impact of several major hurricanes, flooding in Bangladesh and India, Sierra Leone landslide, and several other international disasters have been difficult for the Penn community to witness and comprehend. The Graduate Student Center would like to offer our support to students who are currently affected by these events and for students who have experienced similar hardships in their communities. We encourage students impacted by these difficult circumstances
to take full advantage of our support resources on campus. We also encourage the Penn community to support by donating what you can to those affected communities. Grad Center's Penn VOICE (Volunteering Out in the Community Everyday) has comprised a Giving Guide with list of organizations that you can donate to. *The Graduate Student Center does not specifically endorse these organizations by including them in this list. Individuals are encouraged to explore the mission of each organization.*
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For Students with Children
Open Monday-Friday from
9am-6pm | 3615 Locust Walk, Lower Level
The
Family Resource Center provides community and support for Penn students with children. Students who wish to use the Family Center must first
join.
Adult English Lessons
Beginners classes are Thursdays 10-11:30am & Intermediate classes: Tuesdays 10-11:30am | Family Resource Center
Classes are free. Advanced registration is encouraged. All classes take place in the Family Resource Center. Classes begin 9/5 and end 12/14.
Please register here in advance so teachers can prepare materials. Kids are welcome, but must be watched by the caregiver attending class. If you have any questions please email frc@gsc.upenn.edu.
Philadelphia School Info Session
Monday, October 9th, 12-2pm | Family Resource Center
Trying to find the perfect school for your little one? Looking for information about enrolling your Kindergarten or PreK student in school next year? Join the Family Resource Center, other Penn families, and a panel of representatives from the School District of Philadelphia, Charter Schools, and local preschools for lunch!Our experts will help inform families on options for public school enrollment and information on many excellent preschools in West Philly. Registration open to the entire Penn Community, families and kids are welcome.
Register here!
Lets Talk about Breastfeeding!
Thursday, November 2nd, 12-1pm | Family Resource Center
This interactive conversation, is led by Dr. Diane Spatz, Director of the Lactation Program at CHOP, Professor of Perinatal Nursing and the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. This event is a great opportunity for expecting, new, and experienced parents on campus to get help with breastfeeding challenges, ensure a smooth transition back to work and academics while sharing helpful tips with one another.
If you are currently breastfeeding, pumping and/or bottle-feeding, pregnant, formula-feeding or just curious about breastfeeding come join us for this conversation.
Please feel free to bring your lunch. Register here!
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