Alumni Weekend 2008
Friday, May 16

Online registration is now closed. To guarantee your place at Alumni Weekend, you must register with a credit card by calling the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 215-898-8951 by 12:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 16.

Friday, May 16 | Saturday, May 17
Dental Hygiene Reunion | Visitor Information
Alumni Weekend Brochure (PDF, 2MB)
Online Registration | Who's Coming

1:30-2:15 p.m.
Penn's Campus Expands Eastward
Logan Hall, Room 17
349 South 36th Street

The purchase of 24 acres of postal lands presents Penn with dramatic opportunities for expansion to the east. Join Anne Papageorge, Penn's Vice President of Facilities and Real Estate Services, as she discusses the near- and long-term plans for this land that brings Penn to the banks of the Schuylkill River.

3:00-4:30 p.m.
Making History: It's In Our DNA
Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall, Room 351
3620 Locust Walk

As America's first University, Penn has long been in the vanguard of innovative ideas. From the nation's first medical school and world’s first business school to groundbreaking work in nanoscale research, HIV/AIDS outreach, and urban education reform, Penn people make history every day. Join Sheldon Hackney (HON'93), former Penn President and current David Boies Professor of History, as he moderates this panel of passionate alumni who will share their experiences on the cutting edge of science, arts, and culture.

6:00-7:00 p.m.
"Swashbuckling Dentists"
Sig Seigel Alumni Center and Conference Room
Evans Building, Second Floor

Kick-off Alumni Weekend with Samuel Hughes, Senior Editor of The Pennsylvania Gazette, who will speak about Penn Dental Medicine's legends, including Thomas Evans, Zane Grey, and Doc Holliday. Hughes, who has written about them for the Gazette, will bring them to life by discussing their colorful lives and answering your questions. Light refreshments will be available.