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As Penn undergraduates, Julie Perilstein, C'08, and Lex Ruby Howe, C'07, both made their mark. Active student leaders, they recognized the value of becoming deeply involved with Penn from the start, ultimately laying a strong foundation for a lifetime of engagement. "Leadership enriched my time at Penn," says Lex.
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Some would call it luck: an admissions catalog catches the eye of an aspiring college-bound student, and what might have been four ordinary years turns into a life-defining — and life-fulfilling — experience.
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Penn President Amy Gutmann's vision for Penn marked a new beginning not only for America's first university but also for one of its own alumni: Dean Henry, W'74.
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"We are doing community service, not just community engagement," explains PennNYC president Dale Kramer Cohen, W'76. During her four-year tenure, Dale has passionately shaped a vibrant club that is bringing together Penn alumni in unique — and useful — ways.
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Richard (W'74) and Merry Feintuch (W'74) made their first gift to Penn -- a five dollar donation to The Penn Fund -- just four years after they both graduated from the Wharton School of Business. Since then, their involvement has increased both in scope and level, but they've not forgotten annual giving. In fact, they have continued to make gifts to The Penn Fund every year for the last 24 years.
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Growing up in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona, Nicole Oddo (C'05) decided while in high school that she would attend an urban university and major in history. Though she visited several schools, she found that "there was something about Penn that felt right to me." Admittedly too, Philadelphia is the place to study American history. While a student at Penn, Nicole found herself not only involved in academics, but also part of numerous activities including the Newman Catholic Center, the Penn Music Mentoring Program, and the Penn Band.
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Most of us have hobbies -- the thing outside of work or home that is our passion. For Peter Shoemaker (C '86), Penn is that hobby. Not only has he devoted his personal time in numerous leadership roles at Penn, he has also participated in cold calling for The Penn Fund, held welcome receptions for students in his home, and served as President of the South California alumni group for six years. He also checks in on the Quaker football score whenever they have a game, and makes it a priority to meet one-on-one with alumni new to the Los Angeles area.
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“We are going to more directly change our bodies and our brains and our
minds than any other generation of human beings,” says David and Lyn
Silfen University Professor Jonathan Moreno.
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When John L. Jackson, Jr. became the first Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) Professor in 2006, he knew the opportunity was unparalleled.
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For Poulomi Saha, a Ph.D. candidate in English in the School of Arts and Sciences, the study of literature is not an exercise in mining meaning from dusty volumes.
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