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What's going on at Harnwell?

Celebrating Culture: Harnwell is committed to ensuring all students feel celebrated and welcome as a part of our community.  Harnwell is home to six Program Communities, each with an arts or cultural focus.  These communities contribute to the vibrancy in our House.  Events like our annual Iftar Dinner or Lunar New Year Celebration create opportunities for residents to experience new cultures and form connections while partaking in cultural traditions.  


 

Achieving Excellence: Harnwell works to empower residents to achieve excellence in their academic endeavors, career pursuits, and campus involvements.  Harnwell often collaborates with student organizations and campus offices to connect residents to support resources at Penn and beyond.  Events like resume workshops, museum trips, and nights at the Philadelphia Orchestra offer a variety of opportunities to engage in self-reflection and liberal arts exploration.  


 

Promoting Wellbeing: Harnwell hopes to create a House environment supportive of personal health, a sense of balance, self-care opportunities, sustainable habits, and wellness resources.  Events like our End of Semester Fuel for Finals program, morning yoga in our Dance Gallery, RA-led weekly study breaks create opportunities for residents to relax and recharge.  

Harnwell residents in the Rooftop Lounge, with the Philly skyline seen through the windows behind them

News & Announcements

College House Music Fellow brings global sounds to Harnwell

Harnwell College House hosted Global Sounds Night on the evening of April 20, filling the Rooftop Lounge with music of various cultures and filling the attendees with delicious international food.

Students enjoy the entertainment at Global Sounds Night
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 Harnwell

Ancient Studies

Bridging the gap between antiquity and modernity through an interdisciplinary approach set in an intimate community.

Ancient Studies
Asian/Asian American Program Community

Bringing together students that identify as part of the Asian and/or Asian American community and those who have an interest in learning more about the needs and concerns of this community.

Asian/Asian American Program Community
Muslim Life Residential Program

An experiential living and learning space focused on the appreciation of Islamic culture, food, history, and practice.

Muslim Life Residential Program
Arts House

Exploring how art can serve as a form of cultural and social expression of various lived identities.

Arts House
Latin American Residential Program

Providing a welcoming and engaged residential community to expand our understanding and foster an appreciation for Latinx and Latin American cultures and languages in the College Houses.

Latin American Residential Program
International Program

Creating a dynamic space where residents can learn about the multitude of other cultures and ways of living around the globe.

International Program
Harnwell residents explore a Philadelphia street fair

Learn More About Harnwell

A friendly, open community with a wealth of opportunities for artistic and intellectual endeavors, Harnwell values intelligence, integrity, and initiative with a dedicated and kind community.