‘Communities for Childbirth’ in action A Ugandan health center, August 2022. (Image: Seungwon “Lucy” Lee) ‘Communities for Childbirth’ in action President Engagement Prize winner and fourth-year Seungwon ‘Lucy’ Lee is creating a coordinated referral system of first responders, emergency dispatchers, and systemized hospital networks to improve emergency maternal health care in Uganda.
Celebrating the 2023 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners nocred Celebrating the 2023 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners At a special luncheon on campus, President Liz Magill recognized this year’s eight awardees, who she said “exemplify imagination, creativity, grit, and leadership.”
Class of 2023 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize winners announced nocred Class of 2023 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize winners announced University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill today announced the recipients of the 2023 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes.
2022 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now? Rowana Miller, left, and Manoj Simha, right, co-founders of Cosmic Writers and winners of the 2022 President’s Engagement Prize.nocred 2022 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now? Nearly a year after the winners of the President’s Innovation Prize (PIP) and President’s Engagement Prize (PEP) began their projects, a look at how the work of these eight intrepid alumni has evolved.
Cosmic Writers brings free creative writing education to school-aged children May graduates Rowana Miller (right) and Manoj Simha lead Cosmic Writers, a project supported by President’s Engagement Prize that provides free creative writing instruction to K-12 students virtually throughout the world, taught by college students. The new nonprofit is expanding to offer in-person workshops in Philadelphia and several other U.S. cities. Cosmic Writers brings free creative writing education to school-aged children May graduates Rowana Miller and Manoj Simha lead Cosmic Writers, a project supported by President’s Engagement Prize that provides free creative writing instruction to K-12 students virtually throughout the world.
A one-stop shop for student-founded impact startups A one-stop shop for student-founded impact startups College Green Ventures, a recipient of Penn’s 2022 President’s Engagement Prize, finds and supports student-founded impact startups. The organization aims to be a national hub for social impact on college campuses.
Celebrating the newest President’s Prize winners The 2022 cohort of PEP, PIP, and PSP winners smile for a photo with Interim President Wendell Pritchett and Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein. Celebrating the newest President’s Prize winners Interim President Wendell Pritchett noted at the luncheon that this year’s recipients represent the biggest cohort yet—a testament to the “incredible strength of our applicant pool.”
Class of 2022 President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prize winners announced (Top left to right) Manoj Simha and Rowana Miller of Cosmic Writers; Eli Moraru of Community Grocer; Shoshana Weintraub, Sarah Beth Gleeson, and Julia Yan of EcoSPIN. (Bottom left to right) William Kohler Danon and Lukas Yancipoulos of Grapevine; Sam Strickberger, Seungkwon Son, and Max Strickberger of College Green Ventures; and Saif Khawaja of Shinkei Systems. Class of 2022 President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prize winners announced Six prize-winning teams will design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world.
Seeking justice, support for incarcerated Pennsylvanians (Homepage image) Left to right: Carson Eckhard, Jessica Gooding, Terrance Lewis, Sarah Simon, and Natalia Rommen in Center City, Philadelphia, outside the Criminal Justice Center on the day of Jehmar Gladden’s hearing. (Image: Courtesy of Project HOPE) Seeking justice, support for incarcerated Pennsylvanians As winners of the 2021 President’s Engagement Prize, Carson Eckhard, Natalia Rommen, and Sarah Simon provide hope for wrongfully convicted people and a roadmap for inmates set for release.
Changing lives in refugee communities through access to clean water The water tank for the Olua I community is now installed and fully operational, with 10 filling stations where community members can obtain clean water. In the coming weeks, Maji aims to finish fencing the area around the water tank and installing additional irrigation equipment. (Images: Martin Leet) Changing lives in refugee communities through access to clean water As winners of the 2021 President’s Engagement Prize, May graduates Martin Leet and Leah Voytovich co-founded Maji, a nonprofit organization dedicated to projects that support refugee initiatives in Uganda.