Building community, one meal and conversation at a time Image: iStock/Rawpixel Ltd. Building community, one meal and conversation at a time The Conversations for Community and Dinners Across Differences programs, launched last fall, foster spaces conducive for difficult conversations while recognizing shared humanity.
This HR leader hears, heeds, and helps those who heal others Kenya Pitt is the chief human resources officer for Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) This HR leader hears, heeds, and helps those who heal others Kenya Pitt, chief human resources officer for Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, devotes her time to workforce strategies from compensation to talent acquisition to employee retention for the nearly 4,000 employees at PPMC.
An ambassador for accessibility Image: Courtesy of Penn Libraries An ambassador for accessibility How Leslie Vallhonrat is helping to make the Penn Libraries web presence more useable for everyone.
Adding (or subtracting) a spouse or partner? Changes can be made during Penn’s Open Enrollment nocred Adding (or subtracting) a spouse or partner? Changes can be made during Penn’s Open Enrollment This year’s Open Enrollment period for reviewing and updating benefits is April 29 through May 10, with several new options offered for families and individuals.
Models of Excellence celebrates 25 years Image: Courtesy of Penn Human Resources Models of Excellence celebrates 25 years At the 25th Models of Excellence ceremony, 52 Penn staff members will be recognized in three categories.
37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn Valerie Dorsey-Allen (left) poses with Colleen Winn (right), who won the Joann Mitchell Outstanding Legacy award. nocred 37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn The annual Women of Color at Penn awards honored students, staff, faculty and community members for their research, leadership, and service.
Michael Scales named vice president, Business Services Division Image: Devon Carson Michael Scales named vice president, Business Services Division The associate vice president for Business Services at Temple University will succeed Marie Witt on June 1.
Saving lives by distributing Narcan Trainor Macrone, a substance use specialist at Wellness at Penn’s Substance Use, Prevention, Education, and Recovery Program, hands out Narcan on Locust Walk.nocred Saving lives by distributing Narcan Wellness at Penn and MERT partnered for a Narcan giveaway and training last week on Locust Walk.
Breaking bread while breaking barriers Image: iStock/Rawpixel Ltd. Breaking bread while breaking barriers Penn’s two newly announced programs—Conversations for Community and Dinners Across Differences—strive to encourage dialogue, build connections, and bring people together in conversations over shared meals.
‘Give from the heart’: The final push for Penn’s annual workplace giving campaign nocred ‘Give from the heart’: The final push for Penn’s annual workplace giving campaign For this year’s campaign, ‘Going the Distance for our Community,’ Penn and Penn Medicine are matching faculty and staff contributions dollar for dollar in support of programs that directly benefit the community.