Pilot Wheel programs in foreign language support and career services are also being launched. Student support in the Houses is comprehensive. Each College House has a Faculty Master and one or more Faculty Fellows living in residence, often with their families, offering a home-like environment and informal contact with Penn's renowned teachers and scholars. Faculty Masters provide leadership for the Houses and make the collaborative learning relationship between students and faculty a daily reality. Residential House Deans serve as the administrative directors and first-line advisors to students.
Student leadership is also strong.
A diverse team of Graduate Associates in each House adds a unique viewpoint to the life of the community and offers experience in their fields of study. A more intimate look at the College Houses reveals everyday events made extraordinary by the exceptional people they bring together. I visited each College House during the year and was delighted by what I saw. Elsewhere in Harrison, students were studying in the lounges, playing table tennis and shooting pool, using the House's own recreational equipment. On the same evening, I sat in on a session with the community service residential program at Hamilton College House.