Other Links of Interest
Student Activities
Learn about ways to get involved in student clubs and organizations in Penn Engineering. You can also see the variety of student activities for the past academic year on SEAS Weekly Online.
Advancing Women in Engineering (AWE) Program
Started in Fall of 2007, the Advancing Women in Engineering (AWE) program is dedicated to recruiting, retaining, and promoting women in Penn Engineering. Through our programs and events we hope to increase the number of women interested in studying engineering,
enhance the overall academic experience of female students, and create social and networking opportunities for women in engineering. Have an idea, or a question about AWE? Contact Michele Grab, AWE Director, at mgrab@seas.upenn.edu or 215-573-6487. For more information see the AWE website at http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~awe
Engineering Career Services
The Career Services counselors are available through individual appointments or walk-in hours to help students define their career goals and identify employment and graduate school interests. Numerous workshops are provided throughout the year on resume writing, interviewing, recruiting, summer jobs, and related job search and career topics. The Senior Associate Director for Engineering is Rosette Pyne. Explore their website at: www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices and learn more about the programs and services available to you. Career Services is located in Suite 20 McNeil Bldg, 898-3012.
Engineering Information and Communication (EIC) Program
The Engineering Information and Communication (EIC) Program is a SEAS program created to support students with their technical writing and oral presentation skills. This support is available from EIC Communication Fellows, who are trained to help fellow students revise papers or practice oral presentations. To set up an appointment to work with a Fellow, contact Mary Westervelt, EIC Director, at
mwester@seas.upenn.edu. For more information, see the EIC website:
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~eic.
Engineering Library
The Engineering Library is located on the second floor of Towne. The library offers a variety of services and workshops that are specifically geared towards helping engineering students. You can learn more about the Engineering Library by visiting
http://www.library.upenn.edu/scitech/.
Weingarten Learning Resources Center
Learning Resources provides professional instruction in university relevant skills such as academic reading, writing and study strategies. You can consult with a Learning Instructor on the most effective and efficient ways to study for various courses. In addition, the learning strategies and study habits that you develop as an undergraduate will continue to benefit you throughout your life.
Office of Learning Resources
3702 Spruce Street
Philadelphia PA 19104-6027
215-573-9235 (Voice), 215-746-6320 (TDD), 215-746-6326 (Fax)
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/lrc/
The Tutoring Center
The Tutoring Center offers Penn students a variety of peer tutoring services. All Tutoring Center services are free for matriculating undergraduates. Tutorials are generally offered for the core introductory and intermediate undergraduate courses at Satellite Tutoring Centers for one-hour, one-to-one, sessions or through Private Tutoring requests for courses not offered at the Satellite Tutoring Centers. For more information, visit http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/tutoring/
Office of Student Life
The Office of Student Life has adminstrative responsibility for student activities and governance, student performing arts, leadership training programs, and campus-wide special events.
For Fun
Explore Philadelphia
Below are resources to explore our great city!
CampusPhilly.org
University City
GoPhila.com
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Kimmel Center
World Cafe Live
Penn's Landing
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