Academic Initiatives

Theme Year
Explore the 2019-20 Provost's Theme Year website and learn about local resources, faculty and fellow students doing research in innovative fields, related courses, and events.
Penn Reading Project
Learn about Cathy O'Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction, discover the author, and look up additional resources.
Take Your Professor & Host Your Class Programs
Opportunities for students and faculty to engage in casual conversations over a meal help break the ice, foster good relationships, and even improve what goes on in the classroom.
First-Year Experience (FYE)
NSO is just a week, but the First-Year Experience continues all year long. Join your fellow first year students for a number of activities meant to ease the transition into college and provide a fun venue for making new friends and learning about out great university and what it has to offer.