From January to April, President Liz Magill embarked on Penn Forward: a six-city tour (New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia) where she shared her perspectives on Penn’s strengths and future direction.
Penn Forward Tour
Alumni reflect on President Magill’s six-city tour
Spring/Summer 2023
Each event featured a Penn Spectrum pre-reception, a fireside chat between President Magill and a volunteer leader from the region, and a post-event networking reception. Over 3,000 alumni, parents, and friends came out to engage and invigorate their connections to the University and each other as they heard from Penn’s ninth president in person, many for the first time.
Penn President Liz Magill speaks on stage with Andrea Mitchell, CW’67, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC, during the Penn Forward event in Washington, D.C.
An audience of Penn alumni, parents, and friends watch the program during the Penn Forward New York event.
I was delighted to serve on the Host Committee for President Magill’s tour. The University I love is clearly in very good hands.”David Kaufman, W’92, WG’94
A group of Penn alumni and staff come together during the Penn Forward event in London.
President Magill poses with a statue of University founder Benjamin Franklin during the Penn Forward Philadelphia event at the National Constitution Center.
Watching the Penn highlight video, meeting up with classmates who I have not seen in years, and hearing Liz Magill talk about the vibrancy and curiosity of Penn students brought me right back to my time as a College student. After this event, I was motivated to plan a trip to visit Penn to show my partner around campus!”Angela Huang, C’15
Chaz Howard, C’00, University Chaplain and Vice President for Social Equity & Community, addresses the crowd during the Penn Spectrum pre-reception at Penn Forward Los Angeles.
Five attendees pause for a photo during the reception at Penn Forward San Francisco.
