With the arrival of February this week and all eyes on Punxsutawney Phil , we thought we’d take a trip to another region of Pennsylvania and check out The Wharton Journal to see what’s been going on at the University of Pennsylvania’s MBA campus.
This week Wharton hosted a celebratory open house for the newly renovated building that now houses both the Wharton Leadership Program and Center for Leadership and Change Management. Jeff Klein, the Director of the Wharton Graduate Leadership Program, states that with both programs located in the same place, there will be increased opportunities for collaboration in programming, staff communication, and teamwork. The center includes open cubicles, designated group work spaces, and break rooms, all of which are designed to increase the social and academic experience of students and staff. Students, staff, faculty, and university partners attended the open house and heard speeches from various Wharton leaders, including Mike Useem, who heads the Center for Leadership and Change Management. With the new facilities, Wharton Dean Thomas S. Robertson stated he is confident in the school’s ability to help students become leaders, not just managers, in both the public and private sectors.
The Wharton Partners Clubs, the organization of Wharton students’ significant others, has renamed itself as “Cohort P” – though obviously not an official “cohort” of the school, this organization offers support to partners of Wharton students who are interested in becoming more integrated into and involved in the Philadelphia social, academic, work, and volunteer scene. With 167 members, this organization is an important resource for both Wharton partners and Wharton students themselves, and hosts movie nights, happy hours, cooking classes, a monthly book club, and trips around Philadelphia.
Wharton students are also getting ready to submit their photos to the Wharton Yearbook, a tradition almost 20 years old. Every year the Wharton Yearbook chronicles the student experience, such as cohort and social activities, trips and treks, and other University events. Students are able to reserve copies so they ensure that they get their hands on this book full of memories and potential future networking material.
