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Penn Undergrads You Should Know About Vol. 5

  UME is proud to unveil our summer installment of “Penn Undergrads You Should Know About!” Click through the pages below to read about all of the cool things Penn Undergraduates are doing on and off campus. Remember, don’t hesitate to reach out if any of these students spark your interest. Simply click on the student’s name […]

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Penn Undergrads You Should Know About Vol. 3

[ssba] UME is proud to unveil our third installment of Penn Undergrads You Should Know About with a special twist for the summer. This edition features students doing internships in some of the top companies in entertainment. Alumni, don’t hesitate to reach out if any of these students spark your interest (LinkedIn profiles are included)! […]

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Yes, John Legend sings at UPenn Graduation (VIDEO)

John Legend’s (C’99, Counterparts) speech at Penn’s 258th Commencement Ceremony was everything you were probably hoping for: personal, musical and inspirational: Within the first 2 minutes, he sang an alternate version of his hit “All of Me“. At various points in his speech, he worked in his own song lyrics. His speech centered around theme of […]

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From aspiring TV writer to “paid” TV writer: the steps this Penn alum is taking

A couple of weeks ago we met aspiring LA TV writer Rob Forman (W’06) and he told us about his journey from Penn to LA, the agency he first worked at, and the TV shows on which he’s been a writer’s assistant. In today’s installment, Rob talks to us about the steps he’s taking from […]

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Starting a new web business? Listen to this Penn Alum’s advice

We know he gives great, “buffed up” holiday videos, but first Round Managing Partner Josh Kopelman (W’93, AEPi) also gives good advice. After the jump, for all you entrepreneurs out there considering starting a web business, check out a recent interview Josh did where he talks about customer acquisition and being careful about having too […]

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Denzel Washington to Penn grads: “Fall Forward”

Photo Credit: University Communications Earlier today, I posted Dr. Gutmann’s Hollywood-movie themed 2011 commencement speech and mentioned that every year, I make it a point of listening to Penn’s commencement speech as a good dose of inspiration. After the jump, now listen to 2011 commencement speaker (and Penn parent) Denzel Washington talk about his career, […]

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