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Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 19
[ssba] It’s time for another rousing rendition of Penn Alumni You Should Know About and this one is an especially juicy one! This past summer we were excited to grow our Penntertainment community by hosting summer happy hours in NYC and Los Angeles. Currently we are planning a Penntertainment event in San Francisco! If you’re […]
Penn President Amy Gutmann’s musical commencement speech (VIDEO)
In light of John Legend being this year’s commencement speaker, it seemed fitting that Dr. Amy Gutmann dedicated her commencement address to the theme of “the soundtrack of our lives”, cleverly weaving in musical clips throughout her speech. Some of my favorite parts include: Dr. Gutmann’s tickled reaction around minute 9 after the “Gangnam Style” clip plays Audience […]
Young Penn Alum Screenwriter hits it big in Hollywood!
Big news hit the internet yesterday. Penn alum and Black List screenwriter Jack Stanley (C’11) was recently hired by Fox to write Chronicle 2, the sequel to 2012’s sleeper hit Chronicle. While Jack is a 25-year-old LA newbie wunderkind screenwriter, having sold multiple scripts since his 2011 graduation, Fox and CAA have entrusted him with what they hope to […]
Penn Film and Media Pioneers West: Get your tickets! (LA, 3/15)
Penn Film and Media Pioneers – West Join Penn Alumni, Penn Parents and Penn students at this afternoon event bringing Penn Cinema Studies to Los Angeles. Panels featuring Cinema Studies faculty and local alumni will discuss issues in the entertainment industry today. Saturday, March 15, 2014 1:00 – 5:00 PM Hosted by Doug Belgrad, C’87, […]
Biden Gives 2013 Penn Commencement Address (VIDEO)
Today was the 257th Commencement and honorary speaker Vice President Joe Biden had lots of advice for the new graduates. Some more fun highlights from his speech: apparently Joe’s son Beau went to Penn (C’91, Lightweight Football) and his granddaughter Naomi is a student there now. On a more comical note, in his speech, Vice […]
Their Ode to the Ivy will take you back to your Penn days
This past weekend Penn was swarming with reminiscent alumni returning to campus and eager seniors anticipating Monday’s graduation. Before the seniors wrap it all up, Mask and Wig delivered their annual “Ode to the Ivy” speech. Watching it definitely will take you back to your own memorable graduation week. Check it out after the jump! […]
