Best Places for Programs @ Penn

¨          Quad lounge areas are convenient for freshman and can be reserved by quad residents. There are several of them, be sure to explore the quad when you get to campus because it is quite a maze!

¨          McClelland Hall in the Quad can be reserved for free with if you get a Ware student to reserve the room. I always asked the Ware JLL to reserve the room for me, even if it was not a JLL sponsored event. It is a very nice room, and is perfectly sized for Shabbat dinner for 100. Its also a great space for study breaks, informal panels, and if you do a midnight breakfast, youll be sure to meet lots of students in their pajamas!

¨          The Jewish Activities Center is perfectly sized for meeting or programs of 20 people or less.  I held all JLL herejust make sure to check with Rachel and Kate that they are not planning a meeting at the same time. 

¨          Meyerson B-1 is great for lectures and more dignified speakers for groups of 100 or more.

¨          Rooms in Hillel can be reserved through Joan.

¨          If you need a HUGE lecture hall, College Hall Room 200 is beautiful as is Logan 17 in Logan Hall

¨          Terrace Room is a nice huge room that can be set up for a luncheon.

¨          Writers' House, Womens Center and Civic House are funky buildings in great locations on Locust Walk and are often open to co-sponsorship.

¨          Chats in 1920 Commons are great for meetings and can be reserved for large programs.

¨          Students can reserve various classrooms throughout campus.

¨          The Rooftop Lounges of the High Rises are both convenient for students and have beautiful views. They are hard to reserve because they are study lounges during the week; be sure to check in advance about these, since they are popular rooms.

¨          The Biopond behind the Quad is not often thought of and is especially nice in early fall and spring.

¨          The Green in the center of campus can be reserved through Physical Plant for large outdoor programs such as volleyball or picnics call 898-7207.

¨          Bodek Lunge, Class of 49 Auditorium and the Hall of Flags are all great choices for programming in Houston Hall.

·        Best Places to hang your flyers @ Penn

As children of the late twentieth century, we know how much everything is moving towards computers and emails. The old-fashioned flyers seemed to go up as soon as they go down still, this said, you should flyer. My students (especially the JLLs) always tried to convince me that flyers were useless and emails and list serves were more effective. While they are probably correct, it is still important to flyer, to have your programs out to whoever walks by.

            One other important thing to remember the flyers dont stay up long so flyer the day before your program. PLAN TO FLYER AT THE LAST MINUTE!  This is one example of where you have to do things in the college mode, at the last minute, because if you do them ahead of time, they will come down!

Here are some suggestions of where to flyer:

The door of the JAC, Hillel, kiosks in the Quad, kiosks along Locust Walk, entrances to the High Rises, bulletin boards in Academic Buildings, and the library.  Also, give them to students to hang on their doors, make postcards and place under doors, make door hangers, make table tents for the dining halls, and give to RAs to hang on their floor bulletin boards.

Do not post flyers on windows, cement walls, and bulletin boards that say RA posting only!