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B 4FAnnenberg Center for
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C 4FAnnenberg School
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D4HBiopond
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M 3G Huntsman Program in
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O 5F Jerome Fisher Program
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P 5EKings Court English
College House
Q 6E Law School
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S 4G McNeil Building
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Netter Center
V 6ENew College House
(2016)
W 5H Nursing and Health
Care Management
X 4HPerelman School of
Medicine
Y 6G Roy and Diana Vagelos Integrated Program in
Energy Research
Z 4GRoy and Diana Vagelos
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ITALIAN MARKET
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AA 1GSchool of Dental
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BB 6F School of Design
HH 7F Skirkanich Hall
II 4GSteinberg Hall –
Dietrich Hall
CC 4FSchool of Social
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DD 3GSchool of Veterinary
Medicine
EE 5E Sheraton Hotel
FF 7F Shoemaker Green
JJ 3F Steinhardt Hall
KK 5FSweeten Alumni
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LL 4E The Inn at Penn
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WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE
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Here are a few of our favorite places.
EXPLORE
LIVE AND PLAY
7. VAN PELT-DIETRICH LIBRARY CENTER n
The locus of Penn’s expansive system of libraries
and home to four separate libraries: the Annenberg
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, the Lippincott
Library of the Wharton School, the Otto E. Albrecht
Music Library, and the Van Pelt Library
8. LOCUST WALK u The vibrant, tree-lined
LEARN
walkway that connects Penn’s campus and
community
9. THE ARCH l (Arts, Research, and Culture
EAT
1. CLAUDIA COHEN HALL n Home of the
College of Arts and Sciences
2. WILLIAMS CAFÉ s A student-run café in
Williams Hall, with great coffee (and even
better service)
3. HOUSTON HALL s America’s first student
union, offering a variety of popular choices—
including Houston Market, Insomnia Cookies,
and Paris Café Creperie
4. IRVINE AUDITORIUM l Home to an 11,000-
pipe organ; seats 1,260 for music and dance
performances, film screenings, and lectures
5. FISHER FINE ARTS LIBRARY n A national
historic landmark designed by Frank Furness,
with text and image collections that concentrate
on the arts of the Western experience, Islam,
South Asia, and East Asia from prehistory to
the present
6. COLLEGE GREEN u The heart of Penn’s
campus
House) Home to three of Penn’s cultural resource
centers (La Casa Latina, Makuu: the Black Cultural
Center, and the Pan-Asian American Community
House), the Center for Undergraduate Research
and Fellowships, and Tortas Frontera Café
10. WOMEN’S CENTER l Provides the perfect
space for women to study, relax, host meetings
and workshops, or team up for civic engagement
projects
11. FOOD TRUCKS s Offer a huge selection
of cuisines—including Asian, American, Indian,
Jamaican, Mexican, and Middle Eastern—around
the campus perimeter
12. THE QUADRANGLE u Home to more than
1,400 Penn students (mainly freshmen) in three of
Penn’s College Houses
13. PLATT PERFORMING ARTS HOUSE l
Provides space, support, and inspiration for the
performing arts at Penn
14. JON M. HUNTSMAN HALL n Home of the
Wharton School
15. KELLY WRITER’S HOUSE l A cozy center
for writers that hosts hundreds of events each
year, including poetry readings, film screenings,
seminars, web magazines, lectures, dinners,
radio broadcasts, workshops, art exhibits, and
musical performances
16. CIVIC HOUSE l Penn’s hub for student-led
community service and social advocacy initiatives
17. LGBT CENTER l One of the oldest, most
active programs of its kind and a home away from
home for sexual and gender minorities and their
allies at Penn
18. HIPCITYVEG s 100% plant-based menu,
including vegan cheesesteaks, cupcakes,
and shakes
19. DISTRITO s Stylish, high-end Mexican
cantina with food by Iron Chef Jose Garces
20. ABNER’S s Authentic Philly cheesesteaks
and pizza
21. GREENFIELD INTERCULTURAL CENTER l
A comfortable and supportive space for students,
faculty, and staff of all backgrounds to join in
common dialogue
22. POTTRUCK HEALTH AND FITNESS
CENTER u 120,000 square feet of state-of-
the-art workout equipment, basketball courts, a
climbing wall, and an Olympic-size pool
23. SANSOM ROW s A historic block of row
homes now housing restaurants serving BBQ, pub
food, farm-to-table, seafood, and Mexican, as well
as a popular café that offers gourmet coffee, tea,
and chocolate
24. TOWNE BUILDING n Home of Penn
Engineering
25. THE PALESTRA u Penn’s home gym, known
as “the cathedral of college basketball,” which has
played host to more NCAA tournaments than any
other arena
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BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN The
iconic face of Penn since its
installation in 1939, this bronze
by American sculptor John
Boyle was cast in 1899.
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THE BUTTON
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LOVE Robert Indiana’s
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BEN ON THE BENCH
Claes Oldenburg’s
Split Button is said to depict
Philadelphia’s four squares,
but Penn students will tell
you otherwise.
masterpiece is the
perfect backdrop for expressing
your feelings about Penn.
Join the long list of
luminaries who have snapped
photos with Ben—including
Hillary Clinton, Desmond Tutu,
Bono, and John Legend.
26. PENN PARK u A 24-acre urban park
featuring sprint turf fields, a softball stadium, and
a tennis center
27. FRANKLIN FIELD u The oldest stadium
still operating for football games, the site of
America’s first scoreboard and a string of other
firsts, and host of the annual Penn Relays
28. PENN MUSEUM l The largest university
museum in the United States, with vast
archaeology and anthropology collections
29. CLAIRE M. FAGIN HALL n Home of the
School of Nursing
Office of Admissions
1 College Hall, Room 1
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6376
Phone: (215) 898-7507
[email protected]
www.admissions.upenn.edu
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