Alumni Weekend 2008
Saturday, May 17

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

8:30-11:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Robert Schattner Center, Henry Schein Atrium

9:00-10:00 a.m.
Class of 1958 Breakfast
(for members of the Class of 1958 and their guests)
Sig Seigel Alumni Center and Conference Room Evans Building, Second Floor

10:00-11:30 a.m.
Dental School Tours/DentSim Lab Open House
Tours will leave from the Robert Schattner Center, Henry Schein Atrium. The DentSim Lab is located in the Evans Building, B-30.

Current students will lead tours of the Dental School, which will include the newly renovated D. Walter Cohen and Morton Amsterdam Periodontal Clinic. The DentSim Lab, which enables students to develop their preclinical skills using virtual reality technology, will be open for alumni to visit.

11:00-11:30 a.m.
Dental School Admissions Seminar
Sig Seigel Alumni Center and Conference Room Evans Building,
Second Floor

Dr. Olivia Sheridan (D'90, GD'91), Assistant Dean of Admissions, will speak about the recent changes to the dental school admissions process and answer your questions about applying to dental school.


11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
A Conversation with President Amy Gutmann
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Auditorium
3730 Walnut Street

Join President Amy Gutmann for her annual State of the University with an emphasis this year on Making History: The Campaign for Penn. There will be opportunity for questions about the programs and facilities that will help Penn "make history." Seating is limited; simulcast will be available for overflow crowd.

12:00-3:00 p.m.
Alumni Picnic
Hill Square
34th and Chestnut Streets

Enjoy a buffet-style lunch with alumni in the Dental School's tent. Kosher meals will be available.

Throughout the picnic, enjoy a range of professional entertainment as well as student performing arts groups. At Kids Corner, arts and crafts will keep children amused and entertained during the Picnic.

4:00-6:00 p.m.
Quakerkids 2008
Houston Hall, Hall of Flags
3417 Spruce Street

Bring the whole family to paint the campus red and blue! Stop by after the Picnic for great treats and fun activities most appropriate for children ages 10 and under. Be sure to visit Penn Vet's M*A*S*H Tent, where kids will get a chance to stitch, mend, and take home stuffed animal patients, aided by veterinary students and faculty trauma docs. As a bonus, specialists from the Philadelphia Zoo will be on hand with furry and feathered friends sure to delight all ages.

6:30-10:00 p.m.
Reunion Class Dinners
Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street

The evening will begin with a cocktail reception for all reunion alumni followed by individual class dinners. The 2008 Alumni Awards of Merit will be presented during the cocktail reception. This year's recipients are Leonard A. Cole (D'57), Rowland A. Hutchinson (D'58), and Marc B. Ackerman (D'98).