coming back from thanksgiving

So this is been the first week back from Thanksgiving and boy am I tired. It was great to get back home for break and enjoy seeing the family and all, but it's been tough to get back into the jive of things. On a positive note the Philly School District has parent teacher conferences this week so they've included two half days for the students. The students have been a bit riled up but all and all it's a pleasure to be back.
 
Anyway, check this out!

We are planning to have Holiday Reception/Meet the Dean events in both Chicago and NYC.  It will be a great opportunity to meet leaders from GSE, find out more about our degrees and programs, network, and enjoy some delicious food. You can register/RSVP for these events by visiting our events page: 

http://www.gse.upenn.edu/admissions_financial/events#off_campus

Also this Saturday we have an open house for the Teacher Education Program. This is especially meaningful for me because it's the program that I am a part of!! If you come be sure to say hello and I'd be glad to answer any and all of your questions.

There's only 3 more weeks until Christmas break so I'm hoping we can end this month strongly and then get a nice extended break to again relax with our families. Teachers will have off from the 23rd until the 2nd of January, but on a super positive note Penn doesn't start classes until the 13th....wohoooo! Okay take care for now, talk to you all again soon.