1. Office of New Student Orientation and Academic Initiatives
NSO & YEAR OF HEALTH 2014
Office of New Student Orientation and Academic Initiatives

2. NSO 2014 Staff David Fox, Director Troy Majnerick, Associate Director
NSO Student Coordinators
Andre Ficerai
Darby Day
Fola Onifade
Jack Weir
Jade Parker
Marc Petrine
PHINS – Peers Helping Incoming New Students
Over 150 Student Volunteers in Light Blue Polo Shirts

3. NSO CHECKLIST: Mandatory Events
Day
Date
Event
Friday
8/22
College House Meetings
Saturday
8/23
Safe Living & Speak About It
Sunday
8/24
Penn Life Sketches and College House Activities
Monday
8/25
Penn Reading Project
Tuesday
8/26
School-Specific Events (Advising, etc.)
Convocation
President and Provost’s Dessert Reception

4. NSO: Don’t miss! PennFest in Houston Hall & Wynn Commons
Friday, August 22 from 11pm-1am
Fun, Food, Games!
Philadelphia Museum of Art Gala Event
Saturday, August 23 from 6:30pm-9:30pm
Food, dancing, gallery tours, awesome views!
Bus transportation to and from the event
Toga Party at the University Museum
Sunday, August 24 from 9pm-11pm
Costumes, scavenger hunt, gallery tours, live band, karaoke

5. Academic Theme Year

6. PRP 2014: Anne Fadiman’s The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Monday, August 25
Panels: 11:45am and 1:30pm; Irvine Auditorium
Writing Component: 3:15pm
Discussion Groups: 4pm
RA & GA Expectations
Make sure your residents have a copy of the book. Contact your House Office for additional copies.
Make sure your residents know which panel to attend at Irvine.
Make sure your residents know the location of their writing component and small group discussion – (Attendance will be taken.)
For the writing component, make sure your residents have charged laptops with AirPennNet installed. For additional assistance, contact an ITA. At the writing locations, blue books and pens will be provided ONLY for students who do not have a lap top.
Dinner & Class Photo at Franklin Field from 5pm-7pm

7. Talk with your students about The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Reading Guide from the Publisher
Study Questions from the Publisher
Resources presented by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries provide background information and context

8. Year of Health Website

9. Year of Health (2014-2015) Upcoming events include:
Year of Health symposium (day long symposium on LGBTQ Health Issues)
250th anniversary of Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine
Shaun T from Insanity and T25
What YOU can do…
Bring Year of Health into your College House
Grant funding available for interesting projects
Talk with your House Dean and Faculty in Residence

10. College House Grants Year of Sound (2013-2014) house grants included:
DuBois: Tech Talk with a former ITA regarding modern music production and the role of technology. Included a trip to a recording studio in Rittenhouse Square.
Stouffer: Bus trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a sound installation celebrating experimental composer John Zorn’s 60th birthday.
Year of Health ( ) ideas (SWAG TIME):
What are programs you can host in your house?
What are programs you can host off campus?

11. NSO, PRP, & Year of Health Contacts
NSO & PRP Hotline
Websites
NSO & PRP:
Year of Health:
Year of Health Grants: