Upcoming Events

May 18 - Dec 18

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Print the Declaration of Independence

Make a reservation to visit Common Press and print a copy of the Declaration of Independence for yourself.

• May 18 - December 18, 2026
• Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

Aug 26

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Open Studio Session #1: The American Elm

Print for yourself a commemorative broadside about the American Elm tree, one of the oldest trees on campus. Part of the event series Printing the Plants of University of Pennsylvania's James G. Kaskey Memorial Park.

• August 26, 2026
• 12:00pm - 2:00pm
• Kaskey Memorial Park South Lawn

Aug 26

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Walking Tour of James G. Kaskey Memorial Park

Part of Open Studio Session #1 at Kaskey park, take a 30 minute walking tour of the park with one of the garden managers.

• August 26, 2026
• 1:00pm - 1:30pm
• Kaskey Memorial Park South Lawn

Aug 26

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Empire of AI Book Club Series: Intro to Gen AI Ethics

In this introductory workshop developed under the Draw Down the Lightning grant, you will engage in hands-on games and activities to explore the core functions of popular generative AI tools, including those available at Penn.

• August 26, 2026
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor

Aug 28

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students Only

Digital Humanist's Helpdesk: Creating Your Scholarly Portfolio with Domains @ Penn

This hands-on workshop introduces Penn students to the fundamentals of creating a polished, professional scholarly portfolio using accessible, beginner-friendly web hosting tools.

• August 28, 2026
• 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Hybrid: Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 1st floor; and Online

Sep 01

Open to Penn Students Only

Move Slow & Make Things: Analog Planners

Learn to sew a simple binding on a paper planner and plot out important dates for your Fall semester.

• September 1, 2026
• 10:00am - 11:30am
• Fisher Fine Arts Library, B Level Seminar Room

Sep 01

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Excel Basics: Get Started with Tables

This introductory workshop is for Penn community members who are new to organizing data in Microsoft Excel, providing an orientation to Excel and table-formatted data as a step toward supporting data analysis (systematically handling and interpreting data) within the program.

• September 1, 2026
• 12:00pm - 1:15pm
• Hybrid: Yablon Financial Resources Lab, Room 244, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center; and Online

Sep 01

Open to Penn Faculty and Staff

Canvas 101 for Faculty and Staff

This workshop will introduce basic Canvas functions that will allow participants to do the following: set profile and notifications; navigate the Canvas interface; create content for a Canvas site; and post files, images, and videos.

• September 1, 2026
• 12:00pm - 12:45pm
• Online: Link will be sent to registered attendees

Sep 01

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Orientation to the Penn Museum Library

Join the head of the Penn Museum Library, Deb Stewart, for an entertaining introduction to this fabulous library, which offers a variety of comfortable seating open to any Penn students and which houses interesting collections related to anthropology and archaeology.

• September 1, 2026
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm
• Museum Library Level 1, Penn Museum 3rd floor