3 Things to Start Your Week

• Grab your breakfast and get up to speed with these three items to start your week.

  1. Biometric Screenings Start Tuesday
     Penn will offer free biometric screenings at convenient University locations October 8 through November 26. Complete a screening to earn $75 in Pulse Cash rewards for the 2024-2025 Be in the Know wellness campaign year. For dates, locations, and registration instructions review the fall biometric screenings schedule.
  2. A BOOtiful Season at the Morris
     The Morris Arboretum & Gardens has transformed into an ArBOOretum for October with a month full of festive autumn activities. You can vote for your favorite villain on the 17th Annual Scarecrow Walk now through October 17 or check out the Morris Pumpkin Cottage featuring decorative gourds of every shape and size. General admission is free with your PennCard.
  3. Walk for Awareness
     Join colleagues at the Franklin Building for the October Wellness Walk on October 9 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. This walk is a special collaboration with the Racial Justice Group (RJG) in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Stop by the RJG's table for valuable breast cancer information, giveaways, and prize drawings! Participants are welcome to wear pink. Register in advance.

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