Students attend Dean s Meetings, meet with advisors, and participate in university-sponsored activities. This will also be an opportunity for students to begin building strong relationships with their advisors. Enable students to learn about Philadelphia s resources, to become immediately integrated into Philadelphia, and to see how Philadelphia plays an important role in a Penn education. Students will learn about the resources, history, nuances, and traditions of Penn on a tour led by Peer Advisors. Students will also participate in the Penn Reading Project, attend the Safety Workshop, and take placement tests.
Students choose to go hiking, rafting, shopping, or on one of several other day-long trips.
This can be arranged based on interest among students in the same House or a grouping of several halls. This trip can be used to meet various objectives in a concentrated fashion. Students attend Penn Life Sketches, take part in College House activities, attend a fair of all the student organizations, and Convocation.