THIS WEEK at PennDesign August 31, 2012

Fri. 31 August

A look at what's coming up at the School of Design

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August 31, 2012

  Upcoming @ PennDesign
 

Tuesday, September 4
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

8:30AM-5PM, Meyerson Hall

Welcome, new students! Please find the full orientation schedule online.

DEAN'S CONVOCATION AND STUDIO PRESENTATIOS, WELCOME RECEPTION
5:15PM-7

Dean Marilyn Jordan Taylor invites PennDesign faculty, students, alumni and friends to the Fall 2012 semester-opening event, where PennDesign faculty will present a selection of Fall 2012 studios and courses open to all disciplines that showcase the School’s interdisciplinary strengths

Wednesday, September 5, 2012
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES

PENNDESIGN REAL ESTATE CLUB INFORMATIONAL MEETING
NOON, Meyerson B2

The PennDesign Real Estate Club provides a platform for mentoring, speakers, panels, site visits, resume promotion and career strategizing. Through our various resources we seek to demonstrate how the interdisciplinary curriculum of PennDesign uniquely corresponds to the nature of real estate development and community-building today. The PennDesign Real Estate Club also serves as the school’s student liaison to the Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center at The Wharton School.

Thursday, September 6, 2012        
PENNDESIGN REAL ESTATE CLUB INFORMATIONAL MEETING
NOON, Meyerson B3

If you cannot make Wednesday's informational meeting, please join the PennDesign Real Estate Club at Thursday's meeting, welcoming new and returning members.

Friday, September 7, 2012
URBAN RIDING BASICS WORKSHOP
NOON -1pm

DEAN’S INTRODUCTION OF NEW FACULTY & FIRST HAPPY HOUR
5PM, Meyerson Lower Gallery

Join Dean Marilyn Jordan Taylor and the PennDesign community as we welcome our new faculty with Happy Hour. Penn ID and proof of drinking age (21) is required for this event!

 

Upcoming Elsewhere

PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION AND GRADUATE RESOURCE FAIR 2012
5PM-7PM, Annenberg Center Lobby, 3640 Walnut Street

GRADUATE STUDENT CENTER ORIENTATION EVENTS

The Graduate Student Center offers a wide variety of events for new students. Everything from walking tours of the city to practical sessions on health insurance at Penn. For more information on the Graduate Student Center and their orientation events please vist: www.gsc.upenn.edu.

 

 

 

 

PennDesign Fall 2012 Lecture Series

PennDesign is pleased to announce the
Fall 2012 Lecture Series:

Monday, September 10 
JOHN DIXON HUNT: A WORLD OF GARDENS 
6PM, Lower Gallery

Thursday, September 13 
GABRIEL METCALFE 
6PM, B3

Wednesday, September 19
PETER TRUMMER
6PM, Lower Gallery

Monday, September 24
DRYLANDS DESIGN: CONSTRUCTING INDIGENEITY 
6PM, Lower Gallery

Thursday, September 27 & Friday, September 28 
MAKING SPACE SYMPOSIUM
imakespace.org
3PM, Lower Gallery

Thursday, September 27
JON KESSLER
6:30PM, Institute for Contemporary Art

Wednesday, October 3 
OPEN AIR: RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER & RICHARD SOMMER in conversation 
6PM, B1

Thursday, October 4
HELEN MIRRA
6:30PM, Institute for Contemporary Art

Monday, October 8 
PETER CALTHORPE
6pm, B3

Wednesday, October 10 
RAHUL MEHROTRA
6PM, Lower Gallery

Monday, October 15 
NIALL HOBHOUSE 
6PM, B3

Thursday, October 18 
FIA BACKSTRÖM
6:30PM, Institute for Contemporary Art

Monday, October 22 
ANTOINETTE LEE
Independent Scholar
6PM, B3

Wednesday October 24 
ANTHONY FLINT
6PM, B3

Monday, November 5 
MIXPLACE: TEDDY CRUZ, AMY HILLIER, & ANU MATHUR in conversation

Wednesday, November 7
ENRIC BATLLE
6PM, B3

Thursday, November 8
STEFFANI JEMISON
6:30PM, Institute for Contemporary Art

Thursday, November 15 
PROOF: The Theme Year Lecture
MARIANA IBAÑEZ, SIMON KIM, & SKYLAR TIBBITS in conversation
6PM, Lower Gallery

Monday, November 19 
GINA HANEY
6 PM, B3

Monday, December 3  
THEASTER GATES
6PM, Lower Gallery

 
 

 

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102 Meyerson Hall, 210 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

 

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