What are the weirdest campus jobs at Penn?
Warning: there are skeletons
Getting a campus job is a necessity for many students. As it turns out, a lot of work-study positions come with some strange responsibilities.
If you’ve ever wondered what your friends get up to in those hours working on campus, maybe it’s something like one of these.
Colin Lodewick ’19, works at Institute of Contemporary Art
“During the ICA’s fall show I worked as a train operator, shuttling gallery patrons aboard a large model train from point A to point B and back again.”
Dayz Terry ’19, works at Penn Woman’s Center
“I basically answer the phone, talk to students who come in, help manage events…and yes, occasionally I get to do homework.”
Penn Women’s Center, where Dayz Terry ’19 works
Meghan Swyryn ’17, works at Penn Women’s Cardiovascular Center
“I research treatment for preeclampsia which involves googling a lot of stuff about being healthy after having a baby, how drugs affect breastfeeding, etc. Basically Google now thinks I’m pregnant.”
Malkia Okech ’19, works at Penn Museum
“Summing up my job, I guess sometimes you just open a box and its either a dead old person or some poison darts. Even if we’ve got to find three different bags of old corn, there’s never a dull moment.”
Just one of the many artifacts Malkia Okech works with at the Penn Museum