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This Penn Alum Award Winner Has Started His Own International Dance Company
David P. France (C’89, Arts House Dance, Penn Media Summit Creator), my fellow co-winner of Penn’s first Young Alumni Award of Merit back in 2004, has just started his own dance company (the “David P. France Dance Company”) in Basel, Switzerland and New York City. David also stars in and executive produced the above video […]
2009 Commencement Speaker: “He’s a perfect example of what Penn students can do after they leave”
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann with Jodie Foster (2006)Originally uploaded by JackieE. The DP just announced who will be speaking at the 2009 College of Arts and Sciences graduation ceremony and it’s awesome! (Hint: there’s another good reason why this speaker will be coming to Penn besides graduation!) Click here to find out! John […]
Aaron Karo Brings His Stand-Up to Late Night TV
Did you catch comedian Aaron Karo (W’01, Pennfest 2006) on the Craig Ferguson show this past Friday night? He performed a really solid act discussing his ruminations ranging from what it means to “go out” for “dudes” and “chicks” …to his clever late night booty calls. Check out the clip above! Aaron seems to be […]
Penn Loses a Campus Legend in Bruce “Monty” Montgomery
With sad news, I report the passing of Penn Glee Club’s former director Bruce “Monty” Montgomery. While I had few interactions with Monty during my years at Penn, he always seemed to embody the spirit of Penn. Click here to read the obituary that came from Monty’s family ..and watch 2 videos from Monty’s 80th […]
Penn in Cannes: Hobnobbing With Penn Hollywood Big Wigs
So far this week Felisha Liu (W’09) shared some of the good, bad and disappointing films she saw at Cannes, and how she managed to score tickets to films through the art of begging. Today, she tells us about the 2 Penn alumni and 1 Penn parent Hollywood power players she met in Cannes! Click […]
