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Proudly Penn
THIS IS OUR TIME
2012-2013
supplement to the pennsylvania gazette
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AS wE EMbARk on an exciting new academic year,
we draw closer to the finale of our momentous, seven-year
Making History Campaign, reaching new heights of excellence as
a University, community, and family.
You have been a remarkable part of this journey. This is our time
to reflect on our successes and look to the future with enthusiasm.
Penn is changing the world and never before have our alumni,
parents, and friends come together in such numbers and
generated so many new ways of connecting and collaborating.
At Penn Spectrum, hundreds of you are coming together to
embrace diversity and excellence. At yPenn events, droves of
young alumni are extending bonds of family and commitment. At
Engaging Minds, thousands of you are experiencing
Proudly Penn THIS IS OUR TIME 2012-2013 supple
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AS wE EMbARk on an exciting new academic year, we
F OR EACH OF US 4
wITHOUT qUESTIOn, what keeps Penn so forward movi
AlUMnI & FRIEnD S 6
PROUDlY PEnn 2012-13 8 COMMUNITY Penn Spectru
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DOT UPEnn At Penn, we believe that our Universit
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SC HOlARSHIPS “scholarships give voice and opport
A STROngER CAMPUS COMMUnITY Behind every underg
“P ASSIng IT FORwARD” With the completion of Pe
FIRSTS In CIvIl RIgHTS This spring, Dorothy rober
DEnTISTRY ClOSER TO HOME Penn Dental Medicine is
RACE & EqUITY In EDUCATIOn When it comes to raci
COMMUnITIES bEYOnD ClASSROOMS For recent grad Co
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Class oF 2012 From top left to bottom right:
PAInTIng THE TOwn... In SERvICE “The Class of 19
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OF gEnERATIOnS Alumni Weekend is an annual rite
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OUR AlUMnI FAMIlY the “penn family” is more than
PAREnTS AnD PEnn Parents of current students hav
Many students — and even a lot of alumni — don’t
A SECOnD COllEgE gREEn Designed by a landscape a
OUR ClASS REUnIOn TREE What better way to symbol
THE RED AnD THE blUE… AnD THE gREEn For five year
ExCEllEnCE, YEAR AFTER YEAR 34
Of all the time-honored traditions, none speaks m
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bOUnD FOR ExCEllEnCE In early 2012, Jeff Cragg,
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engagi IgNITINg M ng MInDS INDS AND
ACADEMIC UbIqUITY Zeke Emanuel is everywhere: in
FAITH In FUTURE InnOvATORS The Vagelos Integrate
Stand in the middle of College Green and yo 12 sc
Across campus, another vital hub is taking shape.
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TInY CEllS, HUgE IMPACT Leukemia and other blood
SnIFF, SERvE, AnD PROTECT Working dogs sniff out
EDUCATIOn wITHOUT bORDERS Wish you’d taken that
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gREATnESS Choosing seniors who shine most bright
A PlACE OF THEIR Own Education Commons — a stunn
ROCkIn’ THE CRADlE OF CIvIlIzATIOn It is late sp
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gET THE FlACkS The Annenberg Public Policy Cente
CARE TO CHAngE THE wORlD At Penn Nursing, where
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THE POwER OF PEnn wOMEn this year the trustees’
FROM SIlICOn AllEY TO vAllEY In January, Wharton
TOMMY LEONArDI, C’89 THE SCIEnCE OF nETwORkS
In THE knOw When the Pennsylvania Gazette arrive
InSPIRED TO COnnECT With more than 280,000 alumni
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shar and e A ed vOICES xperiences N ArT
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TIME wIll TEll From Internet chatter to assertio
On THE EDgE Frames and boundaries can both define
YOU CAn TAkE THE HIgHwAY “A one-size-fits-all app
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Connecting athletic venues with public event and
JOY In PEOPlE By its very design, the Institute
Bottom left: Jeremy Deller, The Battle of Orgreav
wHAT DO YOU knOw? For centuries, libraries have
PROOF POSITIvE Whether they’re grappling with ph
wRITE, SIng, TAlk JOHN CArrOLL Beyond the sell-
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PERFORMAnCE InSIgHTS Like no other form of expre
gOlD PAgES golDen oppoRtunities to Be pRouDly pen
SChOOL PrIOrITIES* Annenberg School for Communica
Penn Engineering Campaign Goal: $150M www.seas.up
Perelman School of Medicine Campaign Goal: $1B ww
CENTEr PrIOrITIES* Annenberg Center Campaign Goal
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RED PAgES ReD letteR Days: maRK youR CalenDaR
NOVEMbEr 13 Penn to You: Washington, D.C. 2
blUE PAgES hoW tRue Blue alumni BeCome moRe pRouD
bUILDINg ON TrADITION Penn Spectrum www.pennspect
MAkINg hISTOrY Undergraduate Scholarships www.mak
Penn Law www.law.upenn.edu 215-898-2808 Perelman
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