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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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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 Director 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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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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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.
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Gregory College House: Virtual Edition
The bricks-and-mortar buildings of Gregory College House remain under renovation this year, but the spirit of Gregory carries on as the virtual home of those Penn students who are studying remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic this spring. Here's what you need to know about participating in Virtual Gregory this semester.
- Those students who have been assigned to Gregory will automatically be placed on the Gregory email list to receive notice of House programming and activities.
- If you are living in a different House this semester but wish to be added to the Gregory email list, please sign up using this form.
- If you need help from your House staff, please contact your RAGA, email House Director Viraj Patel at pviraj@upenn.edu, or call the interim House Office at (215) 573-3497.
CHAS Fights Hunger and Homelessness
The Daily Pennsylvanian covers the CHAS and Residential Services partnership tackling the twin problems of homelessness and food insufficiency in Philadelphia through the Hunger And Homelessness Awareness Week. Held from November 16 through 20th, this event featured film streamings, a letter writing campaign, a virtual poverty simulation hosted by local non-profit The Bethesda Project, and a donation drive for Bethesda via Amazon. Read more here.
Harnwell Faculty Director says testing is crucial
Dr. Kent Bream, Harnwell's Faculty Director and associate professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health in the Perelman School of Medicine, told Penn News that testing is a crucial first step in protecting Philadelphians from COVID-19. As the medical director of the Sayre Health Center in Cobbs Creek, a neighborhood just west of Penn's campus, he is ensuring that Philly residents are aware of the importance of testing in the battle against the coronavirus, and know how they can get tested themselves. Read more here.
House Fellow reps STEM in Stouffer
Penn News has published a profile of Stouffer College House Fellow and Presidential Assistant Professor of Microbiology Dr. Kellie Jurado. Prof. Jurado is Stouffer's newest House Fellow, the lead researcher at Jurado Lab, which studies emerging virus pathogenesis and immunology, and was recently listed as one of the top 100 inspiring Hispanic/Latinx scientists by Cell Mentor. Read more here.