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Penn Career Services
Penn Career Services subscribes to a wide variety of digital resources that students may access and offers appointments with career advisors through Handshake. These include the option for same-day, 15-minute appointments with a career adviser. New appointment times open up every day at 9:15 AM ET. To schedule an appointment, sign in to Handshake and click the “Career Center” tab near the top right corner.
Be sure to customize your email settings in Handshake to receive a weekly newsletter featuring jobs and resources tailored to you! Detailed instructions on how to do so are available here.
**SAVE THE DATE – this year Career Services will organize an inaugural virtual STEM Career Fair on Tuesday 20th October 2020, 12:00 – 5:00PM EST!
Student and Postdoc Registration Begins at 6PM EST on Wednesday 14th October
Office of Software Licensing – MATLAB Licenses
Matlab is free for all Penn students through the Office of Software Licensing. You should email licenses@upenn.edu your HostID, operating system, and computer user name. Instructions on how to find this information are available here.
Perelman School of Medicine – NYAS Membership
As a member of the PSOM, BGS students are entitled to use this membership. Please use the enrollment link to join.
Penn Libraries – Media Support for a Remote Semester
This guide: https://guides.library.upenn.edu/Fall20mediasupport/home has been created to help you find the media production resources and support you’ll need for working in the Fall 2020 remote learning environment at Penn Libraries and across campus. The guide will lead you to technology and people to support your research and learning needs. Stay up to date on Penn Library Virtual Services on the Virtual Support page.
Student Organizations
See a full list of BGS-specific organizations, university-wide student groups with active BGS members, and group-specific organizations for peer support, career and professional development, and/or community outreach and engagement.
Other Penn Resources
- Graduate Student Center
- Visit the Grad Center website and check out their extensive list of remote resources and activities. Make sure to sign up for their weekly newsletter to learn about upcoming programs and events!
- Family Center at Penn
- The Family Center provides a forum for student parents to connect and develop supportive networks, and offers a welcoming and family-friendly environment for Penn students, post-docs, caregivers, and children.