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Honoring outstanding staff with 2021 Models of Excellence awards
Honoring outstanding staff with 2021 Models of Excellence awards
Each year, the program shines a light on the University’s stellar staff. This year, the University is proud to honor the professionals who exemplify the dedication, care, and innovation that helped the Penn community persevere during the pandemic.
An update on the reopening of Penn Rec facilities
An update on the reopening of Penn Rec facilities
Scott Ward, chief operations officer at the Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics, discusses the reopening of the Pottruck Center and when the campus fitness centers will return to normal operations.
Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes
Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes
Wharton Professor Katy Milkman and Mayor Jim Kenney have announced the “Philly Vax Sweepstakes,” which gives vaccinated Philadelphians a chance to win up to $50,000.
A unique but exemplary academic year: 2020-21 in review
A unique but exemplary academic year: 2020-21 in review
A challenging yet successful year—Penn’s exceptional community of dedicated students, faculty, and staff overcame the world’s most significant obstacles to flourish, from outreach locally through volunteerism, to helping the world globally with mRNA technology. The 2021 academic year highlighted the best of Penn.
William Adelman appointed executive director of student health and counseling
William Adelman appointed executive director of student health and counseling
Adelman, who has more than two decades of experience in adolescent medicine, will assist current leadership in creating a new, all-inclusive Student Health and Counseling Services.
Counselors at Student Financial Services help find success, not stress
Counselors at Student Financial Services help find success, not stress
As grant-based aid packages—bolstered by named scholarships—have helped Penn welcome more students who come from lower-income households, Student Financial Services (SFS) has ramped up its ability to assist their academic journeys, especially during the pandemic when students needed more support than ever. That includes having two counselors—Silvia Hanks and Jodi Wagner—who specialize in serving highly aided students at Penn.
Alanna Shanahan appointed director of Athletics and Recreation
Alanna Shanahan appointed director of Athletics and Recreation
The Class of 1996 alumna will begin her appointment as the T. Gibbs Kane, Jr. W’69 Director of Athletics and Recreation starting July 19, 2021.
Leadership in action for Mental Health Awareness Month
Leadership in action for Mental Health Awareness Month
A video message from Provost Wendell Pritchett and Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli supports the emotional well-being of faculty and staff.
Game-changing gift announced at inaugural Penn Africa Research Symposium
Game-changing gift announced at inaugural Penn Africa Research Symposium
The $5 million gift creates the Holman Africa Initiative, expanding financial aid and enhancing opportunities for faculty and students to engage in research and teaching in and on Africa.
Penn’s newest midshipmen honored
Penn’s newest midshipmen honored
On May 15, the University’s NROTC annual Pass in Review ceremony was celebrated aboard the USS New Jersey.
In the News
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
$90 million HBCU partnership aims to increase diversity in high finance
The Wharton School will create a virtual institute for HBCU students interested in the alternative-investment industry.
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The Washington Post
The ideas of the first Black economics Ph.D. offer solutions to our problems today
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, the first African American with a doctoral degree in economics, advocated for economic justice after graduating from Penn in 1921.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Alanna Shanahan is returning to Penn as athletic director
Alumna Alanna Shanahan has been appointed Penn’s athletic director. “I think one of the first pieces is just really helping the community get back on track in light of COVID,” she said.
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The New York Times
14 excerpts from commencement speeches without the word C*VID
Alumna Laurene Powell Jobs’ commencement speech was excerpted. “We have to be prepared to walk through the door when it opens, or, by our own power and purpose, to open it ourselves,” she said.
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AL DÍA News
Dr. Antonia Villarruel, advancing the top nursing school in the world
Antonia Villarruel was profiled for her emphasis on diversity and inclusion in her tenure as dean of the School of Nursing. “If we are advocates for our patients and for our communities, we have to demonstrate that same level of commitment by making sure that our education is open to diverse students and practitioners,” she said.
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