A shared passion for community engagement (Left to right) Penn GSE’s Vicki Swanson, Hongyang Zhao, and Toby Johnson share how their how community engagements deepen their connection with West Philadelphia.(Image: Scott Spitzer) A shared passion for community engagement The Graduate School of Education helps students put their knowledge into practice through community engagement. Three soon-to-be graduates speak with Penn Today about how their service enabled them to deepen their connection with West Philadelphia.
Making life easier for students with learning differences nocred Making life easier for students with learning differences Fourth-year students Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambiar were awarded the President’s Innovation Prize for their web-based education management tool, Jochi, to help middle and high school students.
Wharton course helps Philly file taxes Wharton student Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes at Ebenezer Temple.Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes at Ebenezer Temple.(Image: Pragya Singh) Wharton course helps Philly file taxes A new Wharton course serves low-income taxpayers and provides students with experiential learning.
Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance Penn Live Arts teaching artist Donnell Powell.(Image: Edward Epstein) Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance A residency from Rennie Harris Puremovement is part of a Penn Live Arts program which offers pre-performance visits to local schools.
Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog. ‘Unpacking the Past’ at the Penn Museum nocred ‘Unpacking the Past’ at the Penn Museum Celebrating its 10th year, the program funds and manages field trips to the Museum for about 6,000 Philadelphia middle schoolers a year. U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs meets with Penn student and staff veterans nocred U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs meets with Penn student and staff veterans At the invitation of Secretary Denis McDonough, they convened on campus for a candid conversation about VA benefits and programming. ‘Welcome to your future’: Penn celebrates Match Day 2024 nocred ‘Welcome to your future’: Penn celebrates Match Day 2024 On the third Friday of March, Perelman School of Medicine’s class of 2024 celebrated their future residencies. David Asch: Putting the framework to work David Asch, senior vice president for strategic initiatives. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving) David Asch: Putting the framework to work As he completes his fourth decade at Penn, the senior vice president for strategic inititiatives takes on putting the University’s strategic framework, In Principle and Practice, into work. Powwow at Penn An intertribal dance. In the background, a young man wears regalia made from birds of prey. nocred Powwow at Penn With drumming, dancers, and the cascading voices of musicians, the 13th annual Powwow at Penn welcomed more than 100 people.
‘Unpacking the Past’ at the Penn Museum nocred ‘Unpacking the Past’ at the Penn Museum Celebrating its 10th year, the program funds and manages field trips to the Museum for about 6,000 Philadelphia middle schoolers a year.
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs meets with Penn student and staff veterans nocred U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs meets with Penn student and staff veterans At the invitation of Secretary Denis McDonough, they convened on campus for a candid conversation about VA benefits and programming.
‘Welcome to your future’: Penn celebrates Match Day 2024 nocred ‘Welcome to your future’: Penn celebrates Match Day 2024 On the third Friday of March, Perelman School of Medicine’s class of 2024 celebrated their future residencies.
David Asch: Putting the framework to work David Asch, senior vice president for strategic initiatives. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving) David Asch: Putting the framework to work As he completes his fourth decade at Penn, the senior vice president for strategic inititiatives takes on putting the University’s strategic framework, In Principle and Practice, into work.
Powwow at Penn An intertribal dance. In the background, a young man wears regalia made from birds of prey. nocred Powwow at Penn With drumming, dancers, and the cascading voices of musicians, the 13th annual Powwow at Penn welcomed more than 100 people.