Weingarten Center - University of Pennsylvania

Wow, we’re nearing the end of another semester. Please join us in congratulating our graduating student employees! Swipe through to learn a little bit about some of our seniors, and be on the lookout for story shoutouts during finals week! We will also be posting full reflections on our blog, so stay tuned!

To all of our seniors, thank you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment to helping your peers succeed. Congratulations!

Pictured (from top left to bottom right): Nick Terry, Luofei Li, Arianna Tabankin, Rihem Sassi, Sebastian Sookram, Darae Kang, Kaylee Collins, Riya Mitra, Sharon Terer

Please take a moment to congratulate Zaid Alsubaiei ‘27, our March Peer Educator of the Month!!

Zaid has been a math tutor for Weingarten for the last year and half. This past fall, he was promoted to the position of lead math tutor. In this role, he has shown creativity, dedication, and a strong understanding of what makes calculus hard. Zaid’s thoughtful approach to helping improve the calculus start-up program will benefit future students and tutors alike.

Thank you for all your hard work, Zaid!

Interested in speaking to a disability services staff member? We offer disability services drop in hours in the LGBT Center every Thursday from 1-4pm. Our staff can help you with your accommodations, scheduling appointments, and navigating other Weingarten services.

Find us in the Gordon-Buono Student Lounge, accessible on the right side of the first floor of the building! There is an accessible entrance, elevator, and single user restrooms available.

It may be almost April but we’re still thinking about our February Peer Educator of the Month, Rohan Kurup ‘26! Rohan stands out as an empathetic, passionate, and skilled tutor in our direct schedule tutoring program. He has tutored General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Abnormal Psychology since joining our team in Fall 2024. We’re so grateful to have him on our team! Thank you for all of your hard work, Rohan!

You can nominate your peer educators for Peer Educator of the Month by filling out the monthly feedback survey that we send out at the beginning of the month!

Happy finals week! We’re wrapping up this semester with our November peer educator of the month, David Kerendian ‘27! David is a direct schedule tutor for finance.

David joined our team this fall. Since his new tutor training, he has stood out as an enthusiastic and thoughtful tutor. David connects with students, engages with the tutoring staff, and also assisted with a professional development workshop on AI this term. We are so happy to have David on our team. Thank you for all that you do!

If you’d like to nominate your peer educator for tutor of the month in the future, please fill out our feedback survey that we send at the beginning of each month!

Congratulations to Hannah Gong, our Peer Educator of the Month for October 2025! Hannah joined our team in Spring 2025 as an Organic Chemistry Workshop Leader. Since, she has made her mark as a thoughtful and responsive peer educator who is dedicated to her group of students. Hannah has also contributed greatly to the development of the Workshops program, providing insightful feedback on many of its aspects.

We are so happy to have Hannah as a member of our team, and her students are very lucky to have her as a Workshop Leader. Thank you for all that you do, Hannah! ✨

To end tutor appreciation week, please join us in celebrating Ljuben Atov, our Peer Educator of the month for September 2025! ✨🌟

Ljuben has been a part of our staff since fall 2024 and in that time has deeply impressed the tutoring team with his commitment to this role and his students. He has served as a drop-in tutor, direct schedule tutor, and a study group facilitator. He has also made an effort to be present at professional development and other staff events.

Ljuben goes out of his way to build community for his students, help them be comfortable in tutoring spaces and supports the content that they need effectively and with empathy. We are so proud to have Ljuben as a member of our staff and hope that if you see him, you’ll give him an extra shout out this month. Thank you for all you do, Ljuben!

To end tutor appreciation week, please join us in celebrating Ljuben Atov, our Peer Educator of the month for September 2025! ✨🌟

Ljuben has been a part of our staff since fall 2024 and in that time has deeply impressed the tutoring team with his commitment to this role and his students. He has served as a drop-in tutor, direct schedule tutor, and a study group facilitator. He has also made an effort to be present at professional development and other staff events.

Ljuben goes out of his way to build community for his students, help them be comfortable in tutoring spaces and supports the content that they need effectively and with empathy. We are so proud to have Ljuben as a member of our staff and hope that if you see him, you’ll give him an extra shout out this month. Thank you for all you do, Ljuben!

The first week of October is tutor appreciation week! This week, we honor the dedication, expertise, and impact of our outstanding tutors. To all of our tutors, THANK YOU!! Swipe through to meet a few members of our peer educator staff. ✏️📚✂️

Featured tutors: Kiara Perez ‘26, Dado Aw ‘28, Haryaksh Shah ‘26

Need a tutor? Check out our website for the drop-in schedule and the link to book directly with a tutor!

We are so so proud of all of our seniors! For our final appreciation post, we are spotlighting some amazing neuroscience tutors. Thank you for supporting your peers, and good luck in your next endeavors! You will be missed! 🥳🎉

Pictured from top left in clockwise order: Lina Chihoub ‘25, Srijan Kalva ‘25, Liam Dell ‘25, David Kedeme ‘25

Our senior recognition continues with 5 more senior spotlights! Swipe through to see thoughtful reflections from some of our senior peer tutors and workshop leaders. It has been wonderful having you on our team, and we’re so excited to see where you end up! Congratulations! ✨🎓

Pictured (from top left in clockwise order): Ummayh Siddiqua ‘25, Arianna Mejia ‘25, Amishi Mahajan ‘25, Jane Foster ‘25, Reyhan Jamalova ‘25