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College House residents experience the spectrum of musical life in Philly as they take a walking tour of music venues, murals, and city life on Broad Street in Philadelphia with Dr. Molly McGlone, the College of Arts & Science's Assistant Dean for Advising during New Student Orientation. (Photo: Adam Weaver.)
Inset: Residents visit treasures at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Photo: Mark Stehle.)
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South Asia Studies' Dr. Allyn Miner introduces residents to a new instrument as part of the Blutt College House Music Program, where residents can sign up for music lessons right at home. (Photo: Mark Stehle)
Inset: House Dean Dr. Krimo Bokreta welcomes 6th graders to Kings Court English College House and teaches them about the green roof, helping root ideas about their educational futures. (Photo: Jill Santos)
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Eight College Houses sent teams to the College House Cup "Cake Wars" competition held at Kings Court English College House in February 2018, and the results were good enough to eat. Kings Court English's team took "Best in Show" with their House crest-inspired design.
Inset: Du Bois College House offers a fun way for residents to get acquainted and stay healthy with their FIT program. A Graduate Associate serves as director and plans fun events such as skating at Penn's Class of '23 Ice Rink. (Photo: Conrad Erb)
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Students participate in a New Student Orientation event organized by the Black Engineers Society, as they suit up and face off with their new classmates in a game of late-night Laser Tag; in the inset, non-combatants roast marshmallows on the green. This adventure took full advantage of the beautiful wide-open spaces in Hamilton Village, part of the outdoor space managed by the College Houses. Photos: Bryan Karl Lathrop.
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The Raices de Borinquen folkloric music and dance group shared the arts and culture of Puerto Rico with Du Bois residents and guests at the House's exhibition of Dr. Sandra Andino's audio-visual documentary The Afro-Latinx Experience: Philadelphia Stories. Photo: Rhina Duquela.
Inset: At Riepe College House, residents can visit the apartment of House Fellow Ralph Rosen and his wife Ellen on any given Sunday and enjoy hot espresso. Photo: Adam Weaver.
Rodin House Fellow blends academics with music
Penn Today brings us an article about Music 236, a class led by Rodin College House Fellow Dr. Jamuna Samuel, which focuses on the work of one composer and brings in guest artists to collaborate with and coach music students on all aspects of performance, creating what Dr. Samuel calls "a dynamic exchange in which we are all learning really every minute." Click here to read more.
Gregory House Fellow flexes his mussels
Penn Today reports on Gregory College House Fellow and microbial ecologist Dr. Byron Sherwood's "Field Studies in Aquatic Microbial Ecology" class and the work the class is doing to evaluate the water-cleaning power of freshwater mussels in the Schuykill River. "The whole structure of the class taught me a lot about how science works in the real world," reports student JaHyun Yang. Click here for more.
Harnwell House Fellow helps cultivate health
President's Engagement Prize winners José Maciel and Antonio Renteria, along with Harnwell College House Fellow Adriana Perez, Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, are making a difference in the lives of migrant workers in nearby Kennett Square, the heartland of mushroom farming in the United States. With a focus on continuing care that doesn't interfere with the farmers' ability to maximize their income, the Cultivando Juntos program these students are spearheading is finding ways to increase health and longevity for these laborers. “These are the kinds of efforts that can help farmworkers in America live longer, healthy lives,” says Professor Perez. Click here for more.
Fisher Hassenfeld GA changing rural Ghana
Shadrack Frimpong, a Graduate Associate in Fisher Hassenfeld College House, was the undergrad recipient of President Gutmann's President's Engagement Prize in 2015, an award which he has turned into a farm-for-impact project funding a girls' school and a medical clinic in his hometown area in Ghana. Penn News points at an article in Modern Ghana detailing the progress of the Cocoa360 community farm project and the improvements Mr. Frimpong has spearheaded in the region.