Welcome Back from the President: Out and About

I have been spending my time meeting and hearing from people all across the University this summer. As much as possible, I’ve been out of College Hall and into the labs and classrooms, offices and conference rooms, walkways and workspaces that are the contours of Penn’s tight-knit community. I have been out looking for what happens within. What has come through clearest of all has been the pride and deep sense of ownership that staff, faculty, and students feel in their work here. 

People have been genuinely excited to welcome me, to show me what they do and where they do it, and to try to give me a sense through their own eyes of what makes this place so special. Whether it was a tour through the workings of our Division of Public Safety, an insider’s view of the Division of University Life, a visit with Penn First Plus staff and newly arriving students, or any of the many one-on-one visits with faculty and department chairs across Penn’s 12 schools, at every turn I’ve encountered a sense of engagement, enthusiasm, and anticipation of even greater things to come. Penn is a university that continually asks, what’s next?

To which I would answer, well, a lot.

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