Inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellowships awarded Michael Vazquez (left) and Paul Wolff Mitchell. (Photo: Netter Center for Community Partnerships) Inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellowships awarded Michael Vazquez, a philosophy Ph.D. student, and Paul Wolff Mitchell, an anthropology Ph.D. student, are the first recipients of the award for 2019-2021.
Pint-size philosophers Pint-size philosophers By engaging with Philadelphia elementary students and high school teachers, Penn professor Karen Detlefsen is opening young minds to a new kind of philosophical thinking.
Winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards named From left: Glenn Bryann, Richard M. Gordon IV, Jamel Harvey, Amy Gutmann, Anea Moore, Jordan Grabelle, and Anton Moore. (Photo: Tezarah Wilkins) Winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards named President Amy Gutmann helped honor the five winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards, given as part of the Commemorative Symposium on Social Change.
Bridging the gap between Penn students and the West Philly community Bridging the gap between Penn students and the West Philly community In a seminar co-taught by Herman Beavers and Suzana Berger, undergraduates work alongside Sayre High School students and West Philadelphia residents to study the works of August Wilson.
Penn alumnus and staff member named TIAA Difference Maker Jarrett Stein is director of social enterprise and health partnerships at the Netter Center for Community Partnerships. Penn alumnus and staff member named TIAA Difference Maker The two-time Penn alumnus and staff member at the Netter Center for Community Partnerships has been selected as a TIAA Difference Maker 100 honoree for his efforts to improve nutrition for the young people of West Philadelphia.
West Philly students cook up on campus Fifteen-year old Maya Threndgil (far left) and fifteen-year old Shayla Fleming (far right) make bruschetta, while eighteen-year old Indera Guiton (middle) searches for ingredients for her salmon patties. Photo: Eric Sucar West Philly students cook up on campus The Netter Center for Community Partnerships helps high school students from West Philadelphia develop their strengths and interests through Leaders of Change, a University-Assisted Community Schools program.
Netter Center provides summer academic and cultural enrichment For six weeks, from the middle of June through early August, summer camps offered by the Netter Center serve around 400 K-8 students and close to 200 high school students. Netter Center provides summer academic and cultural enrichment The Netter Center for Community Partnerships offers six-week summer camps at University-Assisted Community Schools that serve hundreds of Philadelphia schoolchildren.
Dental School’s Joan Gluch promotes academics and community engagement Joan Gluch, third from right, was the recipient of the 2018 Faculty-Community Partnership Award from the Netter Center. She was joined in the ceremony by previous winners Herman Beavers and Rich Pepino, faculty review committee chair Carol Ann Muller, Kari Hexem of Philadelphia FIGHT, and Netter Center Director Ira Harkavy. (Photo: Mark Garvin) Dental School’s Joan Gluch promotes academics and community engagement A recipient of the third annual Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award, Gluch and Philadelphia FIGHT will share award funding to develop projects to promote community oral health.
Netter Center prepares high school seniors to enter the contemporary workplace The inaugural cohort of CareerExplorers and their supporters, including "employer mentors" from Penn. Photo: Rita Hodges, Netter Center for Community Partnerships Netter Center prepares high school seniors to enter the contemporary workplace Five students from West Philadelphia explored careers during a six-month internship at Penn, where they learned about fields from accounting to Zamboni operations.
Netter Center celebrates collaboration in West Philadelphia Netter Center celebrates collaboration in West Philadelphia Community Partnership Festival offered activities and honored the service of Penn students, staff, and partners working in local schools.