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A decade-plus legacy of Penn Arts & Sciences
Steve Fluharty seated at a table with hands folded.

Steven J. Fluharty, Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience and dean of the School of Arts & Sciences.

(Image: Lisa J. Godfrey)

A decade-plus legacy of Penn Arts & Sciences

In recognition of the end of Steven J. Fluharty’s term as dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, a look at the School’s growth and innovation over 12 years.

Loraine Terrell, Michele W. Berger

$50M legacy gift to Penn Arts & Sciences funds undergraduate aid
Penn students on Locust Walk in winter.

The William J. Levy Endowed Scholarship Fund will support over 40 civic-minded students in the Penn’s College of Arts & Sciences annually.

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$50M legacy gift to Penn Arts & Sciences funds undergraduate aid

With an estate gift of more than $42 million, William J. Levy, a graduate of the Wharton School and Penn Carey Law School, has contributed $50 million in support of undergraduate students in the College.
Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program
David Clark sits at a curved desk at Wellness at Penn

David Clark, a Penn Nursing student, works in Wellness at Penn’s new Peer Wellness Coaching program.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program

    David Clark, a student in the School of Nursing, works in Peer Wellness Coaching. The program from Wellness at Penn is designed to help student well-being in a nonclinical setting.

    Kristina García

    Rivers in a changing world
    Penn students and Sayre high school students wading in a river in Cobbs Creek.

    Sayre ninth-grade science teacher LaRon Smith (center) is a former landscape gardener from South Philadelphia who switched careers to mentor a younger generation. “I think my passion is for them to be better individuals, better human beings,” Smith says.

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    Rivers in a changing world

    A new Academically Based Community Service class brings Penn and William L. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering.

    Kristina García

    A semester of community on campus
    A group of Penn students pose for a selfie.

    The Penn community gathered on campus throughout the fall semester, including at Family Weekend.

    (Image: Sylvia Zhang)

    A semester of community on campus

    Penn’s fall semester officially began in August, as many students returned to campus. While staff, faculty, and postdocs are largely in West Philadelphia year-round, the fall marks a reset and starting point for many. The late summer and mild fall weather brings the natural beauty of campus to life.
    ‘Deeply Rooted’ community partnerships
    Jovian Patterson looks at some raspberry bushes growing in a community garden.

    Jovian Patterson has used Deeply Rooted community green grants to expand an annual garden class for his West Philadelphia neighbors.

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    ‘Deeply Rooted’ community partnerships

    Deeply Rooted is a community partnership that plants trees, greens vacant lots, and funds grassroots programs. The goal: health justice in action.

    Christina Hernandez Sherwood for Penn Medicine Magazine

    Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala
    Top row: Belinda Bentzin Buscher, Robert Cort, and Ira Hillman. Second row: Jennifer Krevit, Desiree Martinez, and Sally Jutabha Michaels. Bottom row: Marc Morial, Deepak Prabhkar, and Andre Dombroski.

    Top row: Belinda Bentzin Buscher, Robert Cort, and Ira Hillman. Second row: Jennifer Krevitt, Desiree Martinez, and Sally Jutabha Michaels. Bottom row: Marc Morial, Deepak Prabhakar, and Andre Dombroski.

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    Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala

    On Nov. 15, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and André Dombrowski will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.
    Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation launches HCU champions for financial legacy program
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    Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation launches HCU champions for financial legacy program

    The Wharton School has partnered with Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation to launch the Champions for Financial Legacy program to boost students’ financial literacy and equip them with the skills to build wealth within their communities.