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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: 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.

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    Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates
    Portrait of Guyin (Cice) Chen

    Guyin (Cice) Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the inaugural student-run National Research Conference at Penn.

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    • Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates

    Cice Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the student-run National Research Conference at Penn.
    Who, What, Why: Laurie McCall, director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House
    Laurie McCall standing in front of a mural

    Laurie McCall is the director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House at Penn. 

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    • Who, What, Why: Laurie McCall, director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House

    Laurie McCall leads the staff at the Platt Student Performing Arts House, which supports Penn’s 70-plus groups that stage more than 100 comedy, spoken word, dance, theater, voice, and music events each year.

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    Who, What, Why: Jude Thachet at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens
    Jude Thachet sits on a wooden bench surrounded by hydrangeas

    As the school outreach coordinator at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Jude Thachet introduces Philadelphia K-12 students to science, nature, and career opportunities at the Arboretum. 

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    • Who, What, Why: Jude Thachet at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens

    At the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Jude Thachet runs the School Outreach Program, connecting students with the outdoors and possibly with future careers.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul
    Devdyuti Paul rests against a pillar in front of Fisher Fine Arts Library

    People need art, Paul says. “It’s life-changing. It’s a way for people to feel catharsis.”

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    • Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul

    In a summer internship at the Barnes Foundation, Devdyuti Paul makes the arts accessible.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Who, What, Why: Nursing student and Peace Corps alum Eva Farrell
    Eva Farrell.

    “The Peace Corps really became the foundation for my approach in health care, in making sure it’s collaborative, patient-centered, and culturally competent,” says Eva Farrell, a master's student in the School of Nursing.

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    • Who, What, Why: Nursing student and Peace Corps alum Eva Farrell

    Serving in the Peace Corps as a math and science teacher in Kenya from 2012 to 2014 inspired MSN student Eva Farrell to go into nursing.
    Who, What, Why: Oulaya Louaddi on building community for nursing students
    Oulaya Louaddi.

    Oulaya Louaddi, a fourth-year student in the School of Nursing, has been heavily involved in the Minorities in Nursing Organization her four years at Penn.

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    • Who, What, Why: Oulaya Louaddi on building community for nursing students

    The fourth-year nursing student, who is about to graduate and start work in a cardiac intensive care unit, has been heavily involved in the Minorities in Nursing Organization all four years at Penn.
    Laying the groundwork at Penn before taking to the air
    Amanda Yagerman poses with arms crossed, surrounded by trees with bright green leaves on Penn's campus.

    Fourth-year Amanda Yagerman is double majoring in history and English, while at the same time preparing to be a naval officer in the NROTC program.

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    • Laying the groundwork at Penn before taking to the air

    Amanda Yagerman, a fourth-year student is majoring in history and English in the College of Arts and Sciences while training to be a naval officer in the Naval ROTC program. She says her experience at Penn has been “the best of both worlds.”

    Kristen de Groot