Family Weekend

October 27th - 29th

2023

Residential & Hospitality Services

Weingarten Center

Helpful Links for the Weekend

This year's Schedule of Events and Workshops:

Click the drop down next to each event to see locations, individual event registration information, and more information about each event! Check back often as this page will continue to be populated as more information is shared from our campus partners.

Use the registration above for general registration for the weekend. Please note, some sessions or schools may require additional registrations. Any session requiring additional registration or tickets will be noted in the event description.

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

Join us Thursday evening for a Halloween movie viewing with snacks and drinks.

Location: Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street

Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Contact: Amber Decker – acdecker@upenn.edu

Friday, October 27th, 2023

Stop by the Houston Hall Lobby to ask any questions about the weekend.

Location: Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street

Time: 10:00am – 6:00pm

Browse and shop for crafts and gifts from local artists and vendors. Located on Locust Walk between 36th and 37th streets.

Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm

The Weingarten Center and Wellness at Penn will co-present strategies and resources for managing academic stress, incorporating self-care into students’ busy schedules, and studying more efficiently and effectively to allow for more balanced and sustainable habits and routines. We invite students and their families to attend this interactive session in the beautiful new Gutmann College House.

Location: Gutmann College House, 211 S 40th St, Multipurpose Room

Time: 10:00am – 11:00am

Contact: weingartenlrc@vpul.upenn.edu

To watch virtually click HERE

Directors Pamela Lampitt and Patrick Killilee invite you to join them for an information session about how Residential Services and Penn Dining support your students during their time at Penn. Presentation will be held at 11am.

Location: Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street

Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm

Contact: living@upenn.edu

Learn how Penn students enhance their career potential, earn academic credit, and deepen their understanding of the world on short- and long-term programs abroad. Penn Abroad will be joined by past program participants to share information and answer questions regarding semester and academic year programs, the Global Research & Internship Program, and Penn Global Seminars. Presentations will be at 1:00pm and again at 2:00pm.

Location: Perry World House, 3803 Locust Walk

Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Contact: goabroad@upenn.edu

Stop by to meet the career and pre-graduate/professional school advisors from Career Services. A presentation beginning at 2:15 will help you learn about the services the office provides, the “First Destinations” for our most recent graduating class, and how you can connect with Penn students if you have internship or post-graduate opportunities available with your employer. There will be plenty of time afterwards to chat with the individual advisors and get your questions answered, as well as light refreshments

Location: Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street, Bodek Lounge

Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm

Contact: Barb Hewitt – hewittb@upenn.edu

Ethan Mollick is an Associate Professor at the Wharton School where he studies and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship and examines the effects of artificial intelligence on work and education. Join us as Dr. Mollick leads a discussion on the rise and importance of Large Language Models, how they are already being used to disrupt work and education, and what they might mean for our future

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3731 Walnut St, G06

Time: 2:30pm – 3:20pm

President Magill will facilitate a fireside chat with four faculty members, one from each of the four undergraduate schools.

Location: Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street

Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm

Contact: DARProudParents@dev.upenn.edu

Join Penn Athletics for a Pre-game reception for parents and students on Shoemaker Green with music, food & drinks (to purchase), and games. The tailgate will be followed by the Penn vs. Brown football game starting at 7pm.

Please note, registration and ticket are required.

Location: Shoemaker Green, South 33rd Street

Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Contact: 215-898-6151

Register HERE

Join Penn Hillel at 5:45 for Orthodox Services (OCP), Shira Chadasha (Egalitarian with separate seating); Reform Services. More information on Hillel’s Family Weekend events can be found on the Hillel Website

Please note, reservation and ticket are required.

Location: Penn Hillel, 215 South 39th Street

Time: 5:45pm – 9:00pm

Contact: 215-898-7391

Register HERE

Embracing the “Resiliency” theme of all performance ensembles this academic year, the Penn Symphony celebrates the resilience of our senior graduating class who began their academic journey at Penn during the height of the Pandemic in isolated conditions. The evening will leave audiences overjoyed with uplifting, jubilant and colorfully complex harmonies that only a symphonic orchestra could provide, touching the very depths of our souls. For more info, click here.

Location: Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street

Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Contact: pennmusic@sas.upenn.edu

Saturday, October 28th, 2023

Stop by the Houston Hall Lobby to ask any questions about the weekend.

Location: Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street

Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm

Browse and shop for crafts and gifts from local artists and vendors. Located on Locust Walk between 36th and 37th streets.

Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm

Join friends from Penn Alumni for pumpkin decorating outside Sweeten Alumni House.

Location: Sweeten Alumni House, 3533 Locust Walk

Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Bring the Family to the Institute of Contemporary Art at Penn and experience two wonderful, vibrant exhibitions of world-class contemporary art right on campus. ICA will offer a guided tour of our current exhibitions at 1pm on Saturday, October 28, led by Denise Ryner, Andrea B. Laporte, Curator. Free, space limited. Or, come visit anytime during Family Weekend! ICA is open Wednesday thru Sunday 12pm – 6pm. Admission is Free.

Location: Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th Street

Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Hosted by Penn’s Performing Arts Council (PAC), Family Performing Arts Night (or FamPAN) serves up a sampling of performances from some of Penn’s 60+ student-run performing arts clubs. Join us to watch family and friends take the stage for this favorite annual showcase of music and dance, spoken word and theatre, bands and comedy – all in one

Please note, reservation and ticket are required

Location: Irivne Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street

Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm

Contact: pac-exec@googlegroups.com

Register HERE

Penn’s Black Student League, OFSL’s Fraternity & Sorority Intercultural Greek Council, Department of Alumni Relations and University Life Division invite families to join us for our annual Black Family Reunion during Penn’s Family Weekend. There will be great food, music, dancing, and games, including a Battle of the Generations Family Feud pitting students against parents. Penn’s Black Family Reunion event is also a time to celebrate and honor our Divine Nine organizations, Latino/Latina organizations, so we invite affiliated students and family members to proudly wear your letters and join us for an afternoon of fun!

Location: Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St, Hall of Flags

Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Contact: vpul-ofsl@pobox.upenn.edu

Sunday, October 29th, 2023

Browse and shop for crafts and gifts from local artists and vendors. Located on Locust Walk between 36th and 37th streets.

Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm

This event is for current College of Arts & Sciences families. Reservation and Tickets are required. 

The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences invites all Penn students and families to join College faculty and staff for brunch.

Location: The Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom Street

Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm

Contact: college@sas.upenn.edu

Register HERE

Get to know other Penn families, while hearing from student leaders and Rabbi Gabe Greenberg about Jewish life on campus.

Please note, reservation and ticket are required

Location: Penn Hillel, 215 South 39th Street

Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm

Contact: 215-898-7391

Register HERE

“A fiery and creative drummer,” (DownBeat) Grammy® Award-winning jazz trailblazer Ulysses Owens Jr. returns to our stage with his high-octane big band, voted 2022 Rising Star Large Ensemble by DownBeat. Performing a mix of originals and classics, get ready for some big band fireworks!

Please note, tickets are required.

Location: Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street, Zellerbach Theatre

Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Contact: 215-898-3900

Register HERE