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Winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards named
Amy Gutmann and winners of the Community Involvement Awards

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.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Workplace pumping made easier
Dare Henry-Moss leaning against the doorway of a new lactation room, with a breast pump in the background

Dare Henry-Moss, an adjunct fellow at the Center for Public Health Initiatives, developed a recommendation plan for improving lactation support for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, including conducting a needs assessment intended to guide standards for such spaces.

Workplace pumping made easier

Listening to employee feedback, Penn Medicine added hospital-grade pumps and doubled its lactation spaces, taking strides to help women meet their breastfeeding goals.

Michele W. Berger

What Penn is thankful for
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What Penn is thankful for

As families gather this year to give thanks for acts of kindness, fruitful opportunities, and the people who fill their lives with joy, so too does the Penn family.
Shining a light on sensational staff
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Penn staff members and their families and friends celebrate at last year’s Models of Excellence ceremony. Photo by Stephanie Brown.

Shining a light on sensational staff

HR is accepting nominations for this year’s Models of Excellence Program through Friday, Oct. 19.

Lauren Hertzler

Temp positions open doors for full-time employment
Ann Miller

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Temp positions open doors for full-time employment

Through partnerships with temp agencies like AppleOne, the University is able to find motivated employees and diversify its workforce.

Lauren Hertzler

Bringing nursing to the most remote places
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Bringing nursing to the most remote places

Registered nurse Nancy Bonalumi teamed up with Project Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization that deploys volunteer medical teams to remote areas in developing nations, from Nepal to Kenya, and recently returned from her fifth visit to Bolivia.

Penn Today Staff

Bringing art to inner city teens
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Bringing art to inner city teens

Renee Andrea Mills of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has a passion for helping people and a passion for art, and for the past 25 years, she has combined both in community outreach, sharing the joy of creativity.

Penn Today Staff