Upcoming Events

Create / Discover: Advancing the Arts at Penn

Join fellow alumni and friends for an inspiring evening exploring the future of the arts at Penn. Timothy Rommen, Vice Provost for the Arts, will share Penn’s inaugural strategic plan for arts and culture and the vision shaping this exciting new chapter.

The evening will continue with William Cullina, F. Otto Haas Executive Director of Morris Arboretum & Gardens, who will offer a look at Morris’s second century and its evolving role in Penn’s vibrant landscape.

Thursday, October 15, 2026
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET

Morris Arboretum & Gardens
Widener Welcome Center
100 E. Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118

October 15, 2026 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET

Penn to You: Connecticut

Hear from three Penn leaders who are helping to turn the ambitions of Penn Forward into action. Timothy Rommen is building connections across the University through arts and culture; Sanya Carley is bringing together research, policy, and practice to advance climate solutions; and David Meaney is harnessing tools like AI to open new possibilities for research and discovery. Together, their efforts show how collaboration across disciplines can accelerate progress and extend the reach and impact of Penn’s work.

Thursday, December 10, 2026
6:30 p.m. ET

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 N. Water St.
Norwalk, CT 06854

December 10, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. ET

Penn’s Sylvania: The Campus as Landscape

William Penn envisioned Philadelphia as a “greene country towne.” Perhaps nowhere has this ideal been realized more than the University of Pennsylvania campus. Join Frederick Steiner, dean and Paley Professor of the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, for a conversation about his new book Penn’s Sylvania: The Campus as Landscape. The book analyzes and celebrates the development of the university as a green space, with noted landscape architects, designers, architectural historians, and photographers providing their perspectives on the campus and the specimens housed within. Learn how trees, along with other plants, have played an essential role in establishing the character of the Penn campus in West Philadelphia from its inception onward. As an official arboretum, the campus contributes a botanical collection to the University’s educational purpose.

October 22, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET

Re-Translating Ancient Poetry

This talk will discuss Dr. Emily Wilson’s work as a re-translator of ancient epic and drama, especially focusing on poetic form, revision, and the possibilities for creating a sense of surprise and discovery for readers of ancient literature. Dr. Wilson’s widely acclaimed 2017 translation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic The Odyssey was notable for being the first complete English translation by a woman, focusing on clarity and a more modern sensibility while remaining faithful to the original text. Her translation of the Iliad was released in 2023.

November 3, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET

Life in the City of Brotherly Love During the Early Republic

This fall, the Arthur Ross Gallery will feature the work of notable figures, such as Benjamin Franklin, alongside depictions of daily life in Philadelphia by Gilbert Stuart, John Lewis Krimmel, members of the Peale family, and other artists active in the era of the Revolution. Join Dr. Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, Inaugural Faculty Director of the Arthur Ross Gallery and the James and Nan Farquhar Professor of the History of Art, and Lynn Smith Dolby, Director of the Penn Art Collection, for a virtual tour of the show, followed by live Q & A. This exhibition draws on the holdings of the University of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Winterthur Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

November 11, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET

Alumni Career Resources

As Penn Career Services celebrates its 100-year anniversary in 2026, we are pleased to offer an overview of the career resources available to Penn alumni. Join us to learn more about the available services and resources for career exploration, networking, job search and graduate / professional school applications. Staff members from Career Services, along with MBA Career Management and Penn Carey Law Office of Career Strategy, will share how to access and fully leverage these powerful tools for wherever you are in your career.

November 17, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET