Homecoming Weekend 2009

November 5-8, 2009

Friday, November 6, 2009

2:30pm-4pm: The Agnew Clinic : Through the Eyes of a Nurse, Lecture by Amanda L. Mahoney, BSN, an oncology nurse with a background in the History of Art and a current doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Register here

The Agnew Clinic was created in 1889 by Philadelphia painter Thomas Eakins on commission from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine class of 1889. The large canvas, created in honor of Dr. D. Hayes Agnew, a noted surgeon, is one of Eakins' most famous works. The nurse featured as part of the surgical team in the painting, Mary V. Clymer, was an 1889 graduate of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Her class notes and clinical journals have served an important role in the interpretation of The Agnew Clinic as a work of art and an image of its time. This lecture will discuss the well-known painting's place in the history of the University of Pennsylvania.

4pm: Tours of Fagin Hall

Saturday, November 7, 2009

10:30am: Challenge Walk Registration, Fagin Hall. Includes breakfast, music, kids tee shirt decorating and more.

11:15am-12:00pm: Challenge Walk!  Join alumni, faculty, staff and friends as we walk together through Penn campus in support of the Penn Nursing Kresge Challenge

12pm-3pm: Quakerfest Tailgate on the Green. No cost for Walk Challenge participants

3:30pm The GAME: Penn vs. Princeton, Franklin Field. Tickets must be purchased separately through Penn Athletics.