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Upcoming Events

Sep 9
Rittenhouse Square Public Art Map
FISHER HASSENFELD

Quad Walks: City in Motion (First Walk to Rittenhouse + Coffee on Your Faculty Fellow!)

Whether you want to start your Wednesday with easy conversation, walk in quiet contemplation alongside others, or simply clear your mind before a busy academic day, these walks provide a low-pressure space to move, get fresh air, and build a consistent routine together. For our very first walk tomorrow morning, ~3 miles, we’ll head over the river to Rittenhouse Square, take a complete loop around the park to sight some of its famed public art, and make a pit stop at Philly's fabled La Colombe Coffee Workshop before returning to Fisher Hassenfeld. And as a welcome to the Penn and to the walk series: coffee at La Colombe for those who join the walk is on me! Tomorrow’s Walk Details Title: Quad Walks: City in Motion Destination: Rittenhouse Square + La Colombe Coffee Workshop (130 S 19th St) Meetup Location: Fisher Hassenfeld Entryway on Spruce Street Meetup Time: 6:25 AM Departure Time: 6:30 AM sharp Return Arrival: 7:58 AM (Back at the Quad with plenty of time to get ready for an 8:30 AM class or grab breakfast) Reference: https://www.associationforpublicart.org/tours/around-rittenhouse-square/

Sep 10
Van Leeuwen Pop-Up
FISHER HASSENFELD

Van Leeuwen Pop-Up

To celebrate the first couple weeks of classes, residents will be invited to join us for a trip to Van Leeuwen Ice Cream for a fun and casual opportunity to unwind and connect with one another. Residents can enjoy ice cream together while taking a break from the excitement and stress of the first week of classes. This event will encourage residents to get to know other residents in their hall and build connections within the community. It will provide a low-pressure, welcoming environment for residents to celebrate making it through their first week and start the semester on a positive note.

A view of the Quad in late evening, with the lights beginning to come on

News & Announcements

The Quad, then and now

Penn's iconic Quadrangle, built in the 1890s, was the first student residence built on the West Philadelphia campus. This fall it opens fully for the first time in three years.

A young woman looks at the Quad and Stouffer from one of the high-rise rooftop lounge windows
College Houses celebrate year-end traditions

The communities in the College Houses celebrate the milestones of each school year every spring, marking the progress of their residents through the academy in many creative ways.

Group of diverse friends having fun indoors at table
Making your move-out green and clean

Move-out doesn't have to mean piles of trash around campus! Penn offers several ways to recycle and reuse your unwanted items, and PennToday has the story.

Penn Move-in assistants help students bring their stuff into the Houses

Program Communities at Fisher Hassenfeld

Goldberg Media & Communications

The Wendy and Leonard Goldberg Media & Communications Program draws members who share an interest in all forms of communications media. The program will be open to all residents of Fisher Hassenfeld College House.

Goldberg Media & Communications
Students roast marshmallows over a firepit in the Quad

About Fisher Hassenfeld

You will come to experience many aspects of life at Penn, but residents of the Fisher Hassenfeld community always look forward to coming home after a busy day of classes and campus activities where we blend fun, learning and conversation in a relaxed, welcoming community. Whether it’s outdoor movies, weekend brunches, Affinity spaces, bonfires with smores ‘n more, seasonal BBQs, or math or biology tutoring, Fisher Hassenfeld blends fun, learning and conversation in a relaxed and friendly community. Join us in Fisher Hassenfeld, where we help to develop the talents and interests of our students!