Hoop dreams sprout again for middle schoolers in the reborn Penn-West Philly league Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Hoop dreams sprout again for middle schoolers in the reborn Penn-West Philly league The Penn-West Philadelphia Basketball League, a program for middle-schoolers that consisted of eight teams run by Penn students, has been rebooted by Marquese Johnson and Sarah Kelly of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships. 2024 Sachs awardees Justin Gotzis of University Life received an award from The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation to develop “Puck,” a sculptural speaker system that reflects on the “Freetekno” movement.(Image: Justin Gotzis) 2024 Sachs awardees At a reception on April 30, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation recognized the 21 projects awarded grants for the 2023-24 cycle, totaling $210,000 in support. The multifaceted Mya Gordon Mia Gordon at the Bio Pond.nocred The multifaceted Mya Gordon With a passion for community engagement, Mya Gordon balances her drive with hobbies, friends, and finding beauty in imperfection. Who, What, Why: Ariana Jimenez and the High School Voter Project To work on providing basic care for classmates, the Sayre students decided to provide easy access to hygiene products—deodorant, shampoo, bodywash, lip balm, tampons, and pads—to their peers.nocred Who, What, Why: Ariana Jimenez and the High School Voter Project As part of a student-run, nonpartisan, Netter Center initiative, Ariana Jimenez focuses on youth voter registration, civic engagement, and education in West Philadelphia. 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. Who, What Why: Om Manghani With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What Why: Om Manghani With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed. But it’s about more than fractions and decimals, he says. Here’s what these youth advocates have to say about Philly’s truancy problem, and how they would fix it Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Here’s what these youth advocates have to say about Philly’s truancy problem, and how they would fix it The Netter Center for Community Partnerships has more than 30 years of investment in connecting resources that address truancy, such as establishing after-school programming. Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort Charles “Chaz” Howard (left) honored the recipients of the 2023 Projects for Progress Awards: UCC; Positioned for Success; and The Breathing Room teams. nocred Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort At an event on Jan. 30, three winning project groups were honored for ‘choosing to help make lives better.’ Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships nocred Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships The Office of the Executive Vice President launched the initiative in January, highlighting important service work across the University, the Health System, and Philadelphia. Getting creative to communicate science Graduate students (from left to right) Yidi Wang, Yi Wang, Deependra Singh, and Marielle Ong. The volunteers helped Ong carry out her vision for the first iteration of the math circles—interactive, puzzle-based sessions—with a group of eight students at West Philadelphia High School. (Image: Courtesy of Marielle Ong for OMNIA) Getting creative to communicate science Across Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, students and professors are devising imaginative ways to bring their scientific work to the public. Load More
2024 Sachs awardees Justin Gotzis of University Life received an award from The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation to develop “Puck,” a sculptural speaker system that reflects on the “Freetekno” movement.(Image: Justin Gotzis) 2024 Sachs awardees At a reception on April 30, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation recognized the 21 projects awarded grants for the 2023-24 cycle, totaling $210,000 in support.
The multifaceted Mya Gordon Mia Gordon at the Bio Pond.nocred The multifaceted Mya Gordon With a passion for community engagement, Mya Gordon balances her drive with hobbies, friends, and finding beauty in imperfection.
Who, What, Why: Ariana Jimenez and the High School Voter Project To work on providing basic care for classmates, the Sayre students decided to provide easy access to hygiene products—deodorant, shampoo, bodywash, lip balm, tampons, and pads—to their peers.nocred Who, What, Why: Ariana Jimenez and the High School Voter Project As part of a student-run, nonpartisan, Netter Center initiative, Ariana Jimenez focuses on youth voter registration, civic engagement, and education in West Philadelphia.
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.
Who, What Why: Om Manghani With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What Why: Om Manghani With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed. But it’s about more than fractions and decimals, he says.
Here’s what these youth advocates have to say about Philly’s truancy problem, and how they would fix it Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Here’s what these youth advocates have to say about Philly’s truancy problem, and how they would fix it The Netter Center for Community Partnerships has more than 30 years of investment in connecting resources that address truancy, such as establishing after-school programming. Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort Charles “Chaz” Howard (left) honored the recipients of the 2023 Projects for Progress Awards: UCC; Positioned for Success; and The Breathing Room teams. nocred Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort At an event on Jan. 30, three winning project groups were honored for ‘choosing to help make lives better.’ Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships nocred Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships The Office of the Executive Vice President launched the initiative in January, highlighting important service work across the University, the Health System, and Philadelphia. Getting creative to communicate science Graduate students (from left to right) Yidi Wang, Yi Wang, Deependra Singh, and Marielle Ong. The volunteers helped Ong carry out her vision for the first iteration of the math circles—interactive, puzzle-based sessions—with a group of eight students at West Philadelphia High School. (Image: Courtesy of Marielle Ong for OMNIA) Getting creative to communicate science Across Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, students and professors are devising imaginative ways to bring their scientific work to the public.
Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort Charles “Chaz” Howard (left) honored the recipients of the 2023 Projects for Progress Awards: UCC; Positioned for Success; and The Breathing Room teams. nocred Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort At an event on Jan. 30, three winning project groups were honored for ‘choosing to help make lives better.’
Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships nocred Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships The Office of the Executive Vice President launched the initiative in January, highlighting important service work across the University, the Health System, and Philadelphia.
Getting creative to communicate science Graduate students (from left to right) Yidi Wang, Yi Wang, Deependra Singh, and Marielle Ong. The volunteers helped Ong carry out her vision for the first iteration of the math circles—interactive, puzzle-based sessions—with a group of eight students at West Philadelphia High School. (Image: Courtesy of Marielle Ong for OMNIA) Getting creative to communicate science Across Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, students and professors are devising imaginative ways to bring their scientific work to the public.