Recent News and Announcements
Visit these links for recent news and announcements about the divisions within the Office of the Executive Vice President.
2024
2023
- A degree from Penn can add over $80,000 to your salary
- Penn Forward tour makes its final stop
- Penn expands financial aid for families earning less than $75,000 a year
- Inside Penn's $1.3B construction boom — with another $440M in the pipeline
- Five takeaways from the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 3.0 FY22 Annual Report
2022
- Why Penn's endowment performance is a likely indicator for all of higher ed
- Penn, Drexel look to ‘densify' University City amid life sciences boom
- Penn breaks ground on one of state's largest solar projects in effort to reduce carbon emissions
- Expansion of life sciences hub at Pennovation Works: interview with Craig Carnaroli, SEVP
- Check this out: Longfellow Real Estate partners with Penn to develop new facility
- Congrats to Penn project team for the Franklin Field restoration winning a Preservation Alliance Grand Jury Award this year!
2021
- A ‘vibrant nexus’ for research and discovery in the physical sciences
- After nearly three decades at Penn, Maureen Rush set to retire
- People and Places at Penn: Homecoming - Six alumni share their favorite campus spots—and how they found a niche at Penn
- A New Energy and Intentionality to Penn Purchasing
- Inaugural Projects for Progress Recipients Announced
- Provost Wendell Pritchett and EVP Craig Carnaroli share their support for the emotional well-being of faculty and staff with a short video message, Thriving in Times of Uncertainty.
- A message to the Penn community regarding a return to work on campus
- Penn buys from local Black and Brown-owned businesses, boosting local economy
- Penn Named One of America’s Best Large Employers
2020
- Penn recognized as top performer in 2020 Sustainable Campus Index
- Recovery Planning Group and COVID-19 Response
- Read about a family’s quest to add diversity to a bone marrow registry in Penn Today's side gigs for good series!
- Penn Recognized in the Upcoming U.S. Veterans Magazine as a Top Veteran Friendly School
- Colleges, including Penn, are listening as students are pressing to keep paying campus workers
- Cities and Contagion: Lessons from COVID-19
- Penn team creating face shields for healthcare workers
- Help on the way for small businesses thanks to new program made possible by Penn
- Penn students recreated their campus on 'Minecraft' in detail while stuck at home!
- Message to Penn faculty and staff regarding ongoing University operations
- Mission continuity plans help keep Penn operating
- Pavilion powers ahead to combat COVID-19
- Fresh Grocer on Campus Has Closed its Doors
- Penn Trustees approve 2020-21 tuition; financial aid budget expands support for middle-income families
- Real-life 'Superman' cop helps disabled man who lost bag at HUP
- Penn Transit Launches Pilot Shuttle to Trader Joe’s
- Penn DPS #1 in Security 500 for 13th Consecutive Year!
- FRES FY19 Annual Report Tallies Achievements
- Cashier’s Office in the Franklin Building to Close on December 24, 2019
2019
- Cashier’s Office in the Franklin Building to Close on December 24, 2019
- University Of Pennsylvania Hosts Third Annual Supplier Diversity Forum
- Penn’s faculty and staff wellness campaign, Be in the Know, is back for its eighth year!
- Penn's Finance team secures a record-breaking century bond deal Penn rises to fourth place in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education college rankings
- University Of Pennsylvania Hosts Third Annual Supplier Diversity Forum
- Workday@Penn Go-Live is July 1. Learn all about Workday, OnBoard@Penn, and the Penn Employee Solution Center
- Last Call for 2019 Green Purchasing Award Nominations! The deadline to submit a nomination for this year’s Penn’s Green Purchasing Awards is Friday, June 28
- Business Services Unveils New Divisional Website. Explore the new website here!
- Redesigning the Financial Aid Offer Letter
- PAL Day at the Palestra – A President’s Day Tradition!
- Workday@Penn Prepares for Go Live on July 1
- Penn Sustainability Annual Report FY18
- Penn celebrates the collaboration between the University’s Class of 1923 Arena and the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation
- Penn's Division of Public Safety ranks #1 by Security 500 for 12th Year in a Row
- Human Resources Hiring Training Pilot Underway
- The Next Generation Student Systems (NGSS) program launches updated website
- Penn honored with a Bicycle Friendly University Award designation!
- EVP Carnaroli Speaks at Invest: Philadelphia’s Inaugural Conference
2018
- Penn Trustees Approve 2018-19 Financial Aid Budget and Tuition
- The 100 Most Influential People in Philadelphia
- The University's Annual Financial Report for fiscal year 2018 can be viewed here.
- Penn Family Day Turns 25 on Saturday, October 21st! Join colleagues for a day of complimentary programs such as football, soccer, tailgate parties, Penn Museum, Penn Ice Rink, and more
- Penn Baseball 2018 Mentor Program Success Story
- Career support from Penn is set up for Fall 2018. Check out the Learning and Education Course Guide here
- Explore the Shop Penn experience with these suggested itineraries: Summer Arts & Culture Crawl, A Food Hall for All, and Errands Made Easy
- The Workday@Penn project is going live in July 2019 and will have a positive impact on our operations. Learn more about its development here
- Visit Time in the Garden, the new exhibit at Morris Arboretum, which brings time – the essence of gardening and the natural world – to life through the fascinating and beautiful work of multiple artists
- Penn's dedication to local economic inclusion was on full display May 23rd at The Penn Supplier Diversity Forum & Expo
- The FY19 Operating Budget Book, which provides an abundance of valuable information about the University and each school and center, is now available here
- Growing Greater Philadelphia - Pennovation Works radio interview with EVP, Craig Carnaroli
- Franklin’s Table: The Ultimate Guide to Philly’s New Food Hall
- Colleges that give you the best value for your money - Penn #10
- Penn Trustees Approve 2018-19 Financial Aid Budget and Tuition
- A look at the old-timers on University City's vibrant 40th Street corridor
- View the University’s Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2017
- Penn’s Business Services Recognized for Inclusive Excellence
- The 100 Most Influential People in Philadelphia
- Nominate your colleagues as Models of Excellence. The 2018 call for nominations is live for this campus-wide recognition program. Deadline October 20, 2017
- Penn Family Day Turns 25 on Saturday, October 21st! Join colleagues for a day of complimentary programs such as football, soccer, tailgate parties, Penn Museum, Penn Ice Rink, and more
- Congrats to Business Services and FRES for completing the renovation of Hill College House!
- Uber and Penn launch a joint ridesharing program on Penn campus.
- Penn Public Safety welcomes the Class of 2021 during NSO
- Penn Dining opens Pret A Manger. Huntsman Hall is now home to Dining's newest addition - a brand new Pret A Manger. Pret A Manger is a sandwich and coffee shop that creates fresh, handmade food in-shop each day using natural, preservative-free, ethically sourced ingredients
- Penn Medicine is Top Ten in Nation and #1 in Pennsylvania by U.S. News and World Report
- A look at the old-timers on University City's vibrant 40th Street corridor
2017
- The University's Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2017 can be viewed here
- Penn Hosts Inaugural Supplier Diversity Forum & Expo
- Penn Names Trevor C. Lewis as VP of Budget and Management Analysis
- Vice President Joe Biden to Lead the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement
- University of Pennsylvania, the Most Beautiful College in PA
- The 9 Best New University Buildings around the World
- Penn Medicine is Top Ten in Nation and #1 in Pennsylvania by U.S. News and World Report
- Penn Hosts Inaugural Supplier Diversity Forum & Expo
- Penn Receives 2017 Air Quality Partnership Excellence Award
- Pennovation Center, 2017 Grand Jury Award Winner
- Penn’s New $1.5 Billion Hospital Pavilion
- 2017 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize Winners at Penn
- PA Governor Wolf Tours Pennovation
2016
- K-9 Units Mark Milestone As They Graduate From Penn Vet’s Working Dog Center
- SEPTA Travel Center Opens at Penn Bookstore
- Penn’s Division of Public Safety Honors Local Heroes
- Penn Celebrates New College House With Ribbon Cutting
- Recognizing Outstanding Penn Staff Members with 2016 Models of Excellence Honors
- Penn ranks among best private US colleges in 2016
- Pennovation Center Opens
- Penn names MaryFrances McCourt as VP and Treasurer
2015
- OPenn Digital Resources Online Platform
- University Launches Penn Wharton China Center
- UPenn named best college nationwide for 2015
- Penn Ranks #1 in Safety and Security for Ninth Year in a Row
- Penn Receives African-American Chamber of Commerce 2015 Corporate Advocate of the Year Award
- Penn Business Services Announces Inaugural Green Purchasing Awards
- Amy Gutmann to Receive 2015 Doer Award From Urban Affairs Coalition
- Penn 9th most innovative university in the world
- Penn Nationally Ranked for its environmental initiatives
- Penn hosts capital project session for minority-owned businesses