Mission and Vision

Mission

The Graduate Student Center was established in 2001 to meet the unique needs of graduate and professional students at Penn.

The Center:

• empowers graduate and professional students to create and participate in a graduate community at Penn.


• creates intellectual, social, and professional development programs to bring together the wide range of graduate and professional students at Penn for cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural exchanges.


• provides services to support graduate and professional students at Penn and in Philadelphia.


• provides graduate and professional students with a centrally-located home that includes a lounge, computer lab, and meeting space.

Vision

The Graduate Student Center encourages the development of Penn's graduate and professional student community through academic and social initiatives.

Core Values

• Receptivity


• Adventurous and fun spirit


• Reliability


• Support of the entire graduate student experience