2017 Penn Engineering New Student Orientation Medium.com Archive / August 30, 2017 Share: Author: Evan Lerner 2017 Penn Engineering New Student Orientation Incoming Penn Engineering freshmen attended New Student Orientation on August 28. Guided by Orientation Peer Advisors, new students met Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering, and Russell Composto, associate dean for undergraduate education, in Penn Museum’s Harrison Auditorium, then attended departmental meetings and met their faculty advisors. Students also enjoyed boxed lunches with Engineering faculty members to learn more about their chosen majors and programs. To view more photos from orientation day click here. Read More Penn Engineers Develop the “WorMotel,” Simultaneously Study the Aging Process in Thousands of Model Organisms Thirty Faculty Join University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science