 Introducing an Affiliation with the Penn Club
The Alumni Association has affiliated with the Penn Club to provide Johns Hopkins alumni with a home in which they can socialize, network, and conduct business in New York City. As of July 1, 2006, all alumni will be able join the Penn Club as affiliate members.
In affiliating with the Penn Club, Johns Hopkins joins universities such as MIT, University of Chicago, and London Business School that have sought to establish a formal gathering place for alumni in the Big Apple.
Alumni who join the Penn Club are eligible to attend Penn Club events, which range from business forums and industry panel discussions to career development seminars to culinary feasts, book groups, and art tours. Members can also attend inter-Ivy events co-hosted with nearby clubs such as Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Williams, Cornell and Yale.
"I am thrilled that we now have a relationship with a club as prestigious as the Penn Club in New York," said Wayne Matus, A&S '72, president of the New York Metro Chapter, which plans to hold meetings and chapter events at the club.
"This partnership is a natural fit for us, given the longstanding relationship between Hopkins and Penn," Matus said. Last year, Johns Hopkins' Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business celebrated the 20th anniversary of their joint MA/MBA degree program.
The Penn Club affiliation is the culmination of a year of work for the New York Metro Chapter's executive committee. Brian Carcaterra, A&S '00, chaired a search committee to research and interview 10 university clubs for affiliation. Along with Adam Bergman, A&S '95, and Matthew Sola, SAIS '86, Carcaterra led the efforts that eventually whittled the short list down to one. Now he is excited that alumni can begin reaping the benefits of Penn Club membership.
"This is more than just a benefit for local alumni," Carcaterra said. "Any alum doing business or just visiting New York could make great use of this club. The rooms are reasonably priced, and overnight guests get free use of the fitness center. Members even get to use the squash courts at the Yale Club."
To request a membership package call 212-403-6627 or e-mail membership@pennclub.org and identify yourself as a Johns Hopkins graduate.
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