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STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS- ACADEMIC COMPONENT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ("PENN"UNIVERSITY") IS ONE OF THE OLDEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. IT TRACES ITS ORIGINS BACK TO A CHARITY SCHOOL FOUNDED IN 1740, CHARTERED AS A COLLEGE IN 1755, AND THEN ON MAY 17, 1757, HELD ITS FIRST COMMENCEMENT, GRADUATING A CLASS OF SEVEN STUDENTS. FROM THESE EARLY AND MODEST BEGINNINGS, PENN HAS GROWN INTO ONE OF THE LEADING RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. PUBLIC SERVICE IS A TOP INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY FOR PENN. AS SUCH, THE UNIVERSITY AIMS TO PROVIDE A RICH AND DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS STUDENTS; TO PIONEER RESEARCH THAT PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF CURRENT HUMAN KNOWLEDGE; AND TO PROVIDE THE MOST CURRENT AND HIGHEST QUALITY IN-PATIENT CARE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM. THE UNIVERSITY IS HOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, THE INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, AND THE ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, ALL OF WHICH CONTRIBUTE VITALLY TO ENRICHING THE CULTURAL LIFE OF PHILADELPHIA. IN ADDITION, THE UNIVERSITY IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE WEST PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS ITS HOME. I. EDUCATION PENN'S FIRM BELIEF THAT EXCELLENCE AND DIVERSITY GO HAND-IN-HAND IS EVIDENCED BY FY2021'S CONCOMITANT INCREASES IN ADMISSIONS SELECTIVITY AND CAMPUS MULTICULTURALISM. OF 56,332 STUDENTS WHO APPLIED FOR THE CLASS OF 2025, ONLY 3,304, OR 5.9 PERCENT, WERE OFFERED ADMISSION. FIFTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE ADMITTED CLASS IS FEMALE, AND 46 PERCENT IS MALE. THIS EXCEPTIONAL CLASS HAS, AT THE SAME TIME, CONTRIBUTED TO PENN'S ONGOING GROWTH IN DIVERSITY. AMONG UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS AT PENN, 56 PERCENT SELF-IDENTIFY AS STUDENTS OF COLOR, UP FROM 54 PERCENT THE YEAR BEFORE. FIFTEEN PERCENT OF ENROLLED STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2025 IDENTIFY AS FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. OF THE 11 PERCENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE CLASS OF 2025, 14 PERCENT WERE FROM AFRICA, 40 PERCENT FROM ASIA, 4 PERCENT FROM AUSTRALIA AND THE PACIFIC, 15 PERCENT FROM CANADA AND MEXICO, 9 PERCENT FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AND 17 PERCENT FROM EUROPE. THIS PROGRESS CAN BE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE UNIVERSITY'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO INCREASING ACCESS THROUGH GRANT-BASED AID PACKAGES THAT MEET THE FULL FINANCIAL NEED OF UNDERGRADUATES, EXPANDING THE PENN WORLD SCHOLARS PROGRAM, AND STRENGTHENING GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL AID AND SUPPORT, SUCH AS THROUGH THE WELLNESS AT PENN AND OFFICE FOR PENN FIRST PLUS STUDENTS, WHICH SUPPORTS FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS WITH SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL NEED TO THRIVE AND GRADUATE ON TIME. PENN IS THE NATION'S LARGEST UNIVERSITY WITH A PROGRAM THAT ENABLES DEPENDENT UNDERGRADUATES ELIGIBLE FOR AID TO RECEIVE GRANT-BASED FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES FOR EIGHT ACADEMIC SEMESTERS. PENN'S AID PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO INCREASE ACCESS FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS FROM ALL ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. IN FY2021, THE AVERAGE FRESHMAN AID PACKAGE WAS $54,557. BECAUSE THE COST OF ATTENDANCE DECREASED, WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF STUDENTS LEARNING REMOTELY DURING FALL 2020, THIS REPRESENTS A 6.6 PERCENT DECREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SINCE FY2008, WHEN PENN BEGAN ITS GRANT-BASED FINANCIAL AID POLICY, THE AVERAGE FRESHMAN AID PACKAGE HAS INCREASED BY 83.7 PERCENT. RANKED NO. 8 AMONG ALL NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, PENN IS CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED FOR HAVING SOME OF THE TOP ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. PENN'S UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM IS RANKED NO. 1 NATIONALLY, WHILE PENN'S MEDICAL SCHOOL AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS AND NURSING ARE CONSISTENTLY RANKED IN THE TOP SIX NATIONWIDE. THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN RANKED AMONG THE TOP MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, ACCORDING TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S SURVEY OF RESEARCH-ORIENTED MEDICAL SCHOOLS. IN FY2021, PENN RECEIVED $592.8 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH). OF THE $592.8 MILLION, THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RECEIVED $492.6 MILLION. THE SCHOOL IS CONSISTENTLY AMONG THE NATION'S TOP RECIPIENTS OF FUNDING FROM NIH. II. RESEARCH WITH MORE THAN $1.2 BILLION IN ANNUAL R&D EXPENDITURES, PENN IS ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, NOT ONLY GENERATING IMPORTANT NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, SCIENCE, AND BEYOND, BUT APPLYING THIS KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD. REUTERS EVEN NAMED PENN AMONG THE TOP FOUR "WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITIES." PENN HAS LONG BEEN A CRADLE OF INGENUITY DEDICATED TO SERVING THE PUBLIC GOOD. IN MEDICINE, CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELL THERAPY, A PERSONALIZED CELLULAR THERAPY DEVELOPED AT PENN AND APPROVED BY THE FDA FOR TREATMENT OF AGGRESSIVE BLOOD CANCERS, HAS CONTINUED TO KEEP A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NON HODGKIN LYMPHOMA PATIENTS IN REMISSION AT THE FIVE-YEAR MARK. IN THE ONGOING SEARCH FOR SARS-COV-2 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT TOOLS, MEANWHILE, ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTORS ARE BEING TESTED TO TRANSPORT A LAB-MADE ANTIBODY COCKTAIL INTO THE BODY, A FORM OF GENE THERAPY INTENDED TO STOP COVID-19 IN ITS TRACKS WITH THE USE OF A NASAL SPRAY. TWO PENN SCIENTISTS RECEIVED AMERICA'S TOP BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PRIZE FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MRNA RESEARCH, WHICH WAS THE FOUNDATION OF THE COVID-19 VACCINES FROM PFIZER/BIONTECH AND MODERNA THAT HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED GLOBALLY. MRNA BASED VACCINE RESEARCH AT PENN CONTINUES, FOCUSING ON A HOST OF NEW APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS UNIVERSAL INFLUENZA AND CORONAVIRUS VACCINES THAT WOULD PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM MULTIPLE VIRAL STRAINS. JOINING THE PENNOVATION WORKS, A 23-ACRE INNOVATION DISTRICT OF BUSINESS INCUBATORS AND RESEARCH LABORATORIES, TANGEN HALL WAS OPENED BY THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IN 2021 AS AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES NOVEL IDEAS AND FOSTERS COLLABORATION. INSIDE ARE OPEN-SPACE WORK ENVIRONMENTS, TWO ACTIVE LEARNING CLASSROOMS, AND NINE INNOVATION SPACES LIKE THE DIGITAL MEDIA LAB, FOOD INNOVATION LAB, AND A SERIES OF MAKER STUDIOS. TOGETHER WITH PENN'S SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE AND THE STUART WEITZMAN SCHOOL OF DESIGN, THE WHARTON SCHOOL'S VENTURE LABS HAVE BECOME A CO-CURRICULAR RESOURCE FOR STUDENT AND ALUMNI ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION-A PHYSICAL "START HERE" BUTTON FOR VENTURE CREATIONS THAT INSPIRES STUDENTS AND ALUMNI TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING. SINCE 2016, THE VENTURE INITIATION PROGRAM, HOUSED IN TANGEN HALL, HAS SEEN 80 STARTUPS GO THROUGH ITS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM WITH 64 STILL IN OPERATION, WITH A VIABILITY RATE OF 80 PERCENT. COLLECTIVELY, THESE 80 STARTUPS HAVE RAISED $228 MILLION WITH NEARLY $2 MILLION IN GRANTS. THE UNIVERSITY'S STARTUP CHALLENGE HAS SEEN MORE THAN 250 VENTURES COMPETE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO $150,000 TO SCALE THEIR VENTURES. ONE MEASURE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC STUDIES CONDUCTED AT PENN IS THE NUMEROUS PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS THAT HAVE BEEN CONFERRED ON PENN FACULTY. THE FACULTY, ACTIVE AND EMERITI, INCLUDES 104 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, 118 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, 49 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 33 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 179 GUGGENHEIM FELLOWS, AND 16 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING. TEN MACARTHUR AWARD RECIPIENTS, ONE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE RECIPIENT, ONE NOBEL PRIZE RECIPIENT, AND FOUR PULITZER PRIZE RECIPIENTS CALL PENN HOME. PENN'S RENOWNED RESEARCH COMMUNITY COMPRISES 182 RESEARCH CENTERS AND INSTITUTES, 5,093 FACULTY, MORE THAN 1,363 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, 5,982 ACADEMIC SUPPORT STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT TRAINEES, AND A RESEARCH BUDGET OF $1.2 BILLION. RESEARCH GRANTS WON BY PENN FACULTY MAKE IT ONE OF THE HIGHEST RANKED RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY. III. PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE: PENN HAS CALLED WEST PHILADELPHIA HOME SINCE 1871 AND MAKES SERVING THE COMMUNITY A TOP INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY. THE UNIVERSITY REMAINS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO MAKING WEST PHILADELPHIA AN EVER MORE VIBRANT PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK. 2021 MARKED THE 15TH YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE PENN CONNECTS, PENN CONNECTS 2.0, AND PENN CONNECTS 3.0 CAMPUS PLANS TO CREATE AN INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE, AND BEAUTIFUL URBAN CAMPUS THAT REINVIGORATES THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF WEST PHILADELPHIA. HTTP://WWW.PENNCONNECTS.UPENN.EDU/ SINCE 2006, PENN HAS ADDED 30 ACRES OF NEW OPEN SPACE, 8.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND 3.6 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF RENOVATION, REPRESENTING A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT OF $6.3 BILLION. |
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THE EASTERN SIDE OF UNIVERSITY CITY, ONCE DOMINATED BY THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE'S SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HEADQUARTERS-A 24-ACRE MIX OF MAIL PROCESSING AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES-HAS BEEN REVITALIZED BY PENN'S STRATEGIC ACQUISITION AND EXECUTION OF A GROUND LEASE STRATEGY. THIS LAND USE CONNECTS UNIVERSITY CITY TO PHILADELPHIA'S CENTER CITY (CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) AND ITS TRANSPORTATION HUB AT 30TH AND MARKET STREETS (AMTRAK'S STATION, SEPTA'S COMBINATION OF PUBLIC RAIL AND BUS TRANSIT, AND INTERSTATE 76). THE ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN INCLUDED REPLACING THE POST OFFICE'S SURFACE PARKING LOT AND TRUCK DEPOT WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S PENN PARK, WHICH OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2011 AND SERVES CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY AS A 24-ACRE OPEN SPACE AND MIX OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES THAT INTRODUCED BOTH A NEW GATEWAY TO UNIVERSITY CITY AND A NEW GREENWAY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS SUCH AS ADDING MORE THAN 500 NEW INDIGENOUS TREES AND PLANT LIFE AND CAPTURING AND REUSING STORM WATER TO MITIGATE RUNOFF INTO THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER. NORTH OF PENN PARK, IS CIRA CENTRE SOUTH. ONCE THE POST OFFICE'S TRUCK TERMINAL ANNEX, THE UNIVERSITY LEASED THE LAND TO BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST WHO PRIVATELY DEVELOPED IT INTO A THREE STRUCTURE COMPLEX INCLUDING: EVO, AN 850-BED GRADUATE STUDENT AND YOUNG PROFESSIONAL APARTMENT BUILDING; CIRA GREEN, A MIXED-USE BUILDING INCLUDING A 1,662 SPACE PARKING GARAGE, 9,000 SQUARE FEET OF STREET LEVEL RETAIL BUSINESSES, AND A ONE-ACRE ROOFTOP GREEN AND OPEN SPACE; AND FMC TOWER, A 49-STORY, 730-FOOT SKYSCRAPER AND GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY, FMC CORPORATION. THE UNIVERSITY IS LEASING BACK FROM BRANDYWINE 125,000 SQUARE FEET FOR PENN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. THE TOWER'S UPPER MOST FLOORS CONTAIN 260 LUXURY HOTEL SUITES AND A CONFERENCE CENTER TARGETED TO PROFESSIONALS AND OPERATED BY A THIRD-PARTY HOUSING SPECIALIST. THE STREET LEVEL LOBBY HOSTS A RESTAURANT. LEARN MORE ABOUT PENN CONNECTS INCLUDING PROJECT DETAILS AT HTTP://WWW.PENNCONNECTS.UPENN.EDU/ SOUTH OF PENN PARK, ACROSS THE RIVER IS THE 23-ACRE PENNOVATION WORKS PROPERTY, LESS THAN A MILE FROM PENN'S CAMPUS, WHICH IS ANCHORED BY THE PENNOVATION CENTER, A 58,000 SQUARE FOOT BUSINESS INCUBATOR THAT PROVIDES LAB SPACE AND IS A HUB FOR COLLABORATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS FOR INNOVATORS FROM ALL DISCIPLINES. PENN RESEARCHERS AND ENTREPRENEURS WORK WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS AND TRANSLATE DISCOVERIES INTO VIABLE VENTURES. BY GROUPING FACILITIES FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, PENN ENVISIONS A MULTIFACETED WORKSHOP FOR HARNESSING AND COMMERCIALIZING THE TREMENDOUS CREATIVE RESEARCH POTENTIAL IN THE REGION. HTTPS://WWW.PENNOVATION.UPENN.EDU/ ON THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM'S (UPHS) CAMPUS, CONSTRUCTION IS NOW COMPLETED OF THE PAVILION - A 1.5 MILLION SQUARE FOOT BUILDING HOUSING 500 PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS AND 47 OPERATING ROOMS. THIS 17-STORY FACILITY IS LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND ADJACENT TO THE PERELMAN CENTER FOR ADVANCED MEDICINE, WHICH OPENED IN 2008 REPLACING WHAT WAS ONCE THE PHILADELPHIA CIVIC CENTER. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART BUILDING INCLUDES ADAPTABLE PATIENT ROOMS THAT CAN FLEX BETWEEN INTENSIVE CARE AND A STANDARD ROOM AS PATIENTS RECOVER. THE PAVILION ALSO INCLUDES ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH THAT WILL FACILITATE AND IMPROVE CARE TEAM COLLABORATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE BUILDING EMBODIES PENN'S COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE PAVILION WAS DESIGNED TO BE ECO-FRIENDLY AND CONSTRUCTED WITH INNOVATIONS LIKE THE RE-USE OF WATER, 100 PERCENT OUTSIDE AIR, AND PARK-LIKE, OUTDOOR GREEN SPACE FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF. THE STATE-OF-THE-ART PAVILION BETTER ENABLES UPHS TO CONTINUE ITS LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ITS COMMUNITY. HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/PENN-MEDICINE-LOCAT IONS/HOSPITAL-OF-THE-UNIVERSITY-OF-PENNSYLVANIA/NEW-HOSPITAL-PAVILION ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT: THE LATEST ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT SHOWS THAT IN FY2020 PENN GENERATED $15.5 BILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN PHILADELPHIA, $20.5 BILLION WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND $21.5 BILLION IN THE SURROUNDING 11-COUNTY REGION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA. THE REPORT INCLUDED THE UNIVERSITY'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR ITS SOCIAL IMPACT ON PHILADELPHIA, WHICH INCLUDED 344,000 HOURS SPENT ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY PENN FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS, TOUCHING ROUGHLY 718,000 PHILADELPHIANS. WHILE PENN'S OPERATIONS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE CITY, REGION, AND STATE, IT IS PENN'S "SERVICE TO SOCIETY" (DESCRIBED HERE AS PENN'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT) WHICH IS A DEEP ASPECT OF PENN'S ETHOS AND TIGHTLY BOUND TO THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THE ACADEMIC THEME YEAR IN FY2021 WAS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INSPIRING THE QUANTIFICATION OF PENN'S "SOCIAL IMPACT" IN PHILADELPHIA, WHICH REQUIRES COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA ABOUT OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WHICH FALLS INTO FOUR BROAD CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT AND QUALITY OF CIVIC LIFE. HTTP://WWW.EVP.UPENN.EDU/PDF/FY-20-ECONOMIC-AND-SOCIAL-IMPACT.PDF PENN SUPPORTS 80,150 JOBS WITHIN THE LOCAL ECONOMY, WHICH EQUALS THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE IN EIGHT EMPLOYED PHILADELPHIANS (NOTE: THAT THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYED PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS IS 639,500). THE $272 MILLION IN ANNUAL CITY TAX REVENUE GENERATED BY PENN EQUALS 6% OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S GENERAL FUND, BASED UPON THE $4.8 BILLION IN REVENUE COLLECTED BY THE CITY IN FY2020. PENN'S ANNUAL SOCIAL IMPACT ON PHILADELPHIA, DERIVED FROM ITS INVESTMENTS IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AS AN INSTITUTIONAL ETHOS, AGGREGATES TO $46 MILLION ANNUALLY INVESTED IN THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS, WITH $5 MILLION IN DIRECT MONETARY INVESTMENTS AND $41 MILLION IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. 15,600 FACULTY, STUDENTS AND STAFF ENGAGE ANNUALLY WITH ABOUT 718,000 PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS THROUGH INITIATIVES TO ENHANCE OUTCOMES IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PHILADELPHIA. DURING FY2021, PENN ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS VOLUNTARILY CONTRIBUTING $100 MILLION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, OVER A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS, REPRESENTING AN UNPRECEDENTED COMMITMENT TO THE CITY AND ITS PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN. THIS IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ITS HISTORY. PENN'S $100 MILLION OVER 10 YEARS, IS BEING USED TO REMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, INCLUDING ASBESTOS AND LEAD IN PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS. THIS FUNDING WILL HAVE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT BY ENABLING THE DISTRICT TO ACCELERATE AND EXPAND THEIR RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN THE CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ECONOMIC INCLUSION: PENN'S ECONOMIC INCLUSION INITIATIVES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER. THREE COMPONENTS ARE AT THE CORE OF THE INITIATIVES: WORK FORCE PENN'S DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES HAS HIRING PRACTICES AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT ENCOURAGE THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMITTED AND DIVERSE WORKFORCE. OPERATING UNDER AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN AND PRINCIPLES FOR FACULTY AND STAFF, PENN TRACKS THE COMPOSITION OF ITS WORKFORCE AND REGULARLY IDENTIFIED UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS FOR TARGETED RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PENN'S WORKFORCE, VISIT HUMAN RESOURCES. HTTPS://WWW.HR.UPENN.EDU/ SUPPLIER DIVERSITY THE DIVISION OF BUSINESS SERVICES SUPPORTS PENN'S COMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC INCLUSION BY LEVERAGING UNIVERSITY PURCHASING POWER TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL BUSINESS GROWTH THAT AIDS BUSINESSES OWNED BY UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES AND WOMEN. LAUNCHED IN 1986, BUSINESS SERVICES ALSO OPERATES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BUSINESS PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO PURSUE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY BUSINESSES. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PENN'S LOCAL PURCHASING INITIATIVES, VISIT FUELING BUSINESS GROWTH. HTTPS://SUPPLIER-DIVERSITY.BUSINESS-SERVICES.UPENN.EDU/ CONSTRUCTION THE DIVISION OF FACILITIES AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES DIRECTS PENN'S CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH ARE ON AVERAGE $250 MILLION ANNUALLY. PENN ENCOURAGES ECONOMIC INCLUSION ON ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, WITH EXTENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES, AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES, VISIT FACILITIES & REAL ESTATE SERVICES. HTTPS://WWW.FACILITIES.UPENN.EDU/ PROGRESS ON ECONOMIC INCLUSION CONTINUED, WITH CONSTRUCTION INCLUSION GOALS EXCEEDED FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO REAL ESTATE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. |
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SUSTAINABILITY: IN 2021, PENN ACHIEVED GOLD FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY TRACKING, ASSESSMENT & RATING SYSTEM (STARS) CERTIFICATION FOR THE SECOND TIME. STARS IS A TRANSPARENT, SELF-REPORTING FRAMEWORK FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO MEASURE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE CREATED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (AASHE) AND IS A GLOBALLY RENOWNED SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION FOR UNIVERSITIES. THIS IS A SIGNATURE ACHIEVEMENT AFTER 14 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS INVESTMENTS IN REDUCING THE UNIVERSITY'S CARBON FOOTPRINT. IN 2007, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESIDENT AMY GUTMANN SIGNED THE AMERICAN COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS CLIMATE COMMITMENT (ACUPCC). THIS PLEDGE COMMITTED PENN TO DEVELOPING PLANS FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS OF EMISSIONS OF CLIMATE-ALTERING GREENHOUSE GASSES. HTTPS://WWW.SUSTAINABILITY.UPENN.EDU/ PENN'S INITIAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CAP) WAS LAUNCHED IN 2009 AND IS UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS. IN OCTOBER OF 2019 PENN SUSTAINABILITY ISSUED THE THIRD ITERATION OF THE PLAN TITLED THE CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN 3.0 (CSAP 3.0), ADDING SUSTAINABILITY TO THE TITLE OF THE PLAN. THE CSAP 3.0 PREPARES OUR UNIVERSITY AND STUDENTS TO LEAD IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING WORLD, DESCRIBES THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS THE CAP 2.0 GOALS AND SETS NEW, CHALLENGING GOALS FOR MITIGATING CLIMATE IMPACTS, AND ADAPTING TO EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. BUILDING ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF GOALS OUTLINED IN THE 2009 TO 2014 PLANS, THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THE CSAP 3.0 WILL TEST THE INGENUITY OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AS WE CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCY. THE CSAP 3.0 IS ORGANIZED AROUND SEVEN INITIATIVES, EACH DEVELOPED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ESAC) SUBCOMMITTEE. BELOW ARE CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS AND CSAP 3.0 HIGHLIGHTS. ACADEMICS: 284 SUSTAINABILITY RELATED COURSES ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED ACROSS VARIOUS SCHOOLS SINCE 2014; 14 NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED ACROSS SIX SCHOOLS SINCE 2009, AND THERE ARE EIGHT NEW CENTERS THAT FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED ACROSS FIVE SCHOOLS SINCE 2014. SINCE DECEMBER 2019, THE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS INITIATIVE (THE INITIATIVE), A NEW UNDERTAKING LAUNCHED BY PENN'S PRESIDENT AND PROVOST, SEEKS TO PLACE PENN IN THE VANGUARD OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AIMED AT BUILDING PATHWAYS TOWARDS LASTING PROSPERITY AND WELL-BEING FOR ALL PEOPLE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE AND ITS LIFE-SUPPORTING SYSTEMS, FOLLOWING THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE. CONSISTENT WITH MANY OF PENN'S CSAP 3.0'S ACADEMIC GOALS, THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE INITIATIVE IS TO INTEGRATE ALL RELEVANT KINDS OF EXPERT KNOWLEDGE ALREADY WELL ESTABLISHED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND TO BUILD UPON THE EXISTING CAPACITIES BY STRATEGIC ADDITIONS AND EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE WORK OF THE INITIATIVE SPANS FROM THE GLOBAL TO THE LOCAL. ITS MISSION IS TO CATALYZE SOLUTIONS TO SIGNIFICANT REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES THROUGH FOSTERING COLLABORATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES, LEADING INCLUSIVE AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING ON- AND OFF-CAMPUS, FORMING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS, AND ELEVATING THE VISIBILITY OF PENN'S ASSETS. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE SEEN A REMARKABLE DELIVERY OF CRITICAL IT SERVICES AT PENN, WHILE UTILIZING MORE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE CLOUD COMPUTING VENDORS. PENN'S HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, NEXT GENERATION STUDENT SYSTEM, IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, DATA WAREHOUSE PLATFORM AND NUMEROUS SECURITY CONTROLS HAVE ALL UNDERGONE DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATIONS AND PROGRESS. SPECIFIC 2021 SERVICE METRICS INCLUDE: 48% OF ~15,000 PENNNET PHONE #'S MIGRATED TO VONAGE CLOUD, 8M PARTICIPANTS IN ZOOM AND TEAMS MEETINGS; DATA CENTER & PENNNET MAINTAINED 99.99% AND 99.6% AVAILABILITY, RESPECTIVELY; AND ISC EXPANDED CAMPUS WIRELESS COVERAGE BY 40%. UTILITIES AND OPERATIONS: IN FY2021, PENN ACHIEVED A 44% REDUCTION IN TOTAL CAMPUS CARBON EMISSIONS AND CONTINUED TO MEET ITS BUILDING-RELATED CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOAL WITH A 41 PERCENT REDUCTION. PENN EXECUTED A SOLAR POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT (PPA) TO BUILD A 220-MEGAWATT SOLAR FARM IN CENTRAL PA, PROVIDING 75% OF PENN & PENN HEALTH SYSTEM'S ELECTRICITY. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: 39 LEED CERTIFIED BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THREE BUILDING RENOVATIONS; 34 GREEN ROOFS ON CAMPUS; BIRD FRIENDLY DESIGN GUIDELINES PUBLISHED TO HELP REDUCE BIRD STRIKES ON CAMPUS. PENN'S CAMPUS WAS CERTIFIED AS AN ARBOR DAY'S TREE CAMPUS USA AND IS AN ACCREDITED LEVEL II ARBORETUM BY ARBNET. IN 2021, PENN PARK FARM GREW 1,907 POUNDS OF PRODUCE THAT WAS SHARED WITH THE WEST PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY. WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING: INCREASING MATERIAL DIVERSION AND REDUCING THE WASTE SENT TO LANDFILL AND WASTE-TO-ENERGY INCINERATORS CONTINUE TO BE PRIORITIES FOR PENN. TOGETHER WITH OUR WASTE VENDOR, PENN HAS REDUCED SOLID WASTE BY 22.5% PERCENT IN FY21 COMPARED TO FY09. COVID-19 HAS HAD A LARGE EFFECT ON CAMPUS WASTE COLLECTION STARTING IN MARCH 2020, LEADING TO AN OVERALL REDUCTION IN SOLID WASTE GENERATED. ADDITIONALLY, PENN EXPANDED ITS WASTE DIVERSION ON CAMPUS BY EXPANDING RECYCLING TO INCLUDE FLEXIBLE PLASTICS, PROVIDING GREEN2GO CONTAINERS TO ON-CAMPUS STUDENTS, PROVIDING RECYCLING BINS IN ALL RESIDENTIAL ROOMS, AND SCHEDULING REGULAR WASTE AUDITS OF PENN'S LARGEST BUILDINGS TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. PROCUREMENT: PENN SUSTAINABILITY AND PROCUREMENT SERVICES LED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT PROGRAM TO OFFSET THE CARBON IMPACT OF PENN'S AIR TRAVEL. INTRODUCED AS PART OF A NEW POLICY TO CONTAIN AIR TRAVEL VOLUME AND OFFSET IT, THE UNIVERSITY IS NOW APPLYING A CARBON IMPACT OFFSET (CLIO) CHARGE TO AIR TRAVEL. THESE CHARGES WILL FUND LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND ESTABLISH CARBON NEUTRALITY ON THIS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AREA. TRANSPORTATION: - THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (AASHE) RECOGNIZED PENN IN ITS 2021 SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS INDEX AS A TOP PERFORMER RANKING THE UNIVERSITY 7TH OVERALL NATIONALLY IN THE CATEGORY OF TRANSPORTATION. - THE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO WORK WITH INDEGO BIKE SHARE AND ENJOYS A TOTAL OF SIX BIKE SHARE STATIONS ON CAMPUS. DURING FY2021, OVER 35,000 INDEGO TRIPS STARTED AND ENDED AT THESE 6 LOCATIONS. THIS IS A 35% INCREASE IN TRIPS ORIGINATING AND 38% INCREASE IN TRIPS ENDING AT THESE LOCATIONS AS COMPARED TO FY2020. - EIGHT NEW LEVEL-2 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED FOR A TOTAL OF 12 CAMPUS CHARGING STATIONS. ALL CHARGING STATIONS ARE BLINK NETWORK MANAGED AND OWNED BY PENN. ELECTRICITY IS PAID FOR BY CHARGING STATION USERS AND THE UNIVERSITY WAS SUCCESSFUL GETTING $36,000 IN GRANT MONEY FROM THE COMMONWEALTH; TOTAL COST BEFORE GRANT WAS $137,000. THE NET COST WAS SHARED WITH UPHS. - THE UNIVERSITY'S TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OPERATES 17 BI-FUEL (GASOLINE AND PROPANE) VEHICLES IN ITS FLEET CONTRIBUTING TO A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT SAVING $30,808 IN FY2021 FUEL COSTS COMPARED TO USING JUST GASOLINE. OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT: THIS YEAR, PENN HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL CLIMATE WEEK IN COLLABORATION WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TO MOTIVATE THE PENN COMMUNITY TO TAKE CLIMATE ACTION. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF CLIMATE WEEK ARE TO UNDERSCORE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN RACIAL JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND TO INCREASE AWARENESS ON CAMPUS. A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SET OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND CENTERS PARTICIPATED, WITH 28 PENN ORGANIZATIONS DESIGNING 45 UNIQUE EVENTS WITH CLOSE TO 3,000 PARTICIPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE GREEN LABS PROGRAM LAUNCHED A LAB SUSTAINABILITY TRAINING ON KNOWLEDGE LINK. THE GREEN LABS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM SAW A 13% INCREASE IN LAB PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR WITH 16 TOTAL PARTICIPATING LABS. THE GREEN LIVING PROGRAM CERTIFIED 264 PARTICIPANTS AND THE GREEN OFFICE PROGRAM CERTIFIED 42 OFFICES ACROSS CAMPUS. PENN SUSTAINABILITY ALSO CREATED A VIDEO THAT DEMONSTRATES HOW OUR 24/7 UTILITIES & OPERATIONS ACTIONS MOVE THE UNIVERSITY CLOSER TOWARDS OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY GOAL. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=AGB9T5QYJOM THIS PROGRESS MADE SINCE THE INITIAL 2009 ACTION PLAN IS A TESTAMENT TO THE COMMITMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS CAMPUS TO LIVE UP TO THE STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE. A DOWNLOADABLE AND PRINTABLE COPY OF THE PENN CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN 3.0 IS AVAILABLE ON THE PENN SUSTAINABILITY WEBSITE. HTTPS://WWW.SUSTAINABILITY.UPENN.EDU/OUR-COMMITMENT/OUR-PLAN SEE THE FULL CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN ANNUAL REPORT FOR A FULL PROGRESS UPDATE. HTTPS://WWW.SUSTAINABILITY.UPENN.EDU/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/CSAP%203.0%20ANNU AL%20REPORT%20FY20_0.PDF THE UNIVERSITY ENCOURAGES ITS STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND ALUMNI TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXTENSIVE OUTREACH THAT SUPPORTS PHILADELPHIANS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SURROUNDING PENN, TO LEAD HEALTHY, GAINFUL LIVES. |
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EACH YEAR, PENN PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF JOB FAIRS AIMED AT CREATING AWARENESS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS. THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES, RECRUITMENT SERVICES & TALENT ACQUISITION TEAM COORDINATED EFFORTS WITH OUR TEMPORARY STAFFING PROVIDER, APPLEONE, TO ENSURE THAT WE ATTEND A WIDE RANGE OF FAIRS. THROUGH APPLEONE, PENN HAS CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY PROVIDING TRAINING ON THE USE OF VIDEO AND WEB CONFERENCING/INTERVIEWING. THIS INCLUDED MOCK VIRTUAL INTERVIEWING SESSIONS. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF LOCAL RESIDENTS IN CRUCIAL POSITIONS SUCH AS CONTACT TRACERS AND BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS. PENN RECRUITMENT SERVICES PARTICIPATES IN WEEKLY INFORMATION TUESDAY SESSIONS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA HOSTED BY SENATOR ANTHONY WILLIAMS' OFFICE AND NEIGHBORHOOD UNITED. THEY ALSO PROVIDED JOB READINESS TRAINING, MOCK INTERVIEWS, AND ONE-ON-ONE COACHING TO LOCAL RESIDENTS THROUGH THE WELCOMING CENTER FOR NEW PENNSYLVANIANS IN A SERIES OF SESSIONS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. OVER THE PANDEMIC, THE JOB FAIRS WE TYPICALLY WOULD ATTEND WERE CANCELLED. YET WE WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INCREASING NUMBER OF VIRTUAL JOB FAIRS SUCH AS THESE: PNGAS (PA NATIONAL GUARD FOUNDATION) VIRTUAL JOB FAIR, LIFE SCIENCE BIOTECH VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR, GRAYS FERRY JOB FAIR (PHILADELPHIA WORKS), BLACKWELL LIBRARY MINI CURBSIDE JOB FAIR, THE WELCOMING CENTER IMMIGRANT CAREER FAIR, LUCIEN E. BLACKWELL/ WEST PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL LIBRARY, PA CAREERLINK EVENTS ACROSS PHILADELPHIA, AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE JOB FAIR. TALENT ACQUISITION ENGAGED WITH THE SKILL FORWARD INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT THAT WILL ENABLE JOB SEEKERS IN PHILADELPHIA TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL CAREER TRANSITIONS. IN 2021, THIS PARTNERSHIP LED TO THE PLACEMENT OF 21 UNIVERSITY TRANSIT DRIVERS. IN FY2021, PENN'S NETTER CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORTED 65 ACADEMICALLY BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE COURSES, ENGAGING MORE THAN 1,700 PENN GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH COLLABORATIVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEM-SOLVING OPPORTUNITIES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN A FULLY REMOTE ENVIRONMENT. THESE COURSES WERE TAUGHT ACROSS 9 OF PENN'S 12 SCHOOLS. THE NETTER CENTER ALSO SUPPORTED 399 STUDENTS TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH FEDERAL WORK-STUDY POSITIONS AND INTERNSHIPS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS. THE NETTER CENTER'S UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WHICH FOCUS ON EIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA AND SERVE OVER 3,700 K-12 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, HAVE BEEN CREDITED WITH VISIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ATTENDANCE, AND STUDENT AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. SCHOOL-DAY PARTNERSHIPS, AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING ADAPTED TO A VIRTUAL PLATFORM FOR FY2021, WITH SOME LIMITED IN-PERSON SERVICES IMPLEMENTED FOR K-12 STUDENTS AT LOCAL RECREATION CENTERS. SUMMER 2021 PROGRAMMING RETURNED PRIMARILY IN-PERSON FOR 604 ENROLLED K-12 STUDENTS. HTTPS://WWW.NETTERCENTER.UPENN.EDU/ ONE CRITICAL INITIATIVE THAT THE NETTER CENTER HELPS SUPPORT IS THE DR. BERNETT L. JOHNSON, JR. SAYRE HEALTH CENTER, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH-CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH CAREERS EDUCATION TO THE WEST PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY. ESTABLISHED IN 2006, THE HEALTH CENTER GREW OUT OF A SAYRE-PENN PARTNERSHIP THAT BEGAN IN 1996 AT SAYRE HIGH SCHOOL, A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN WEST PHILADELPHIA THAT ENROLLS PREDOMINATELY LOW-INCOME AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS. PENN MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND PENN STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, NURSING, AND SOCIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE SUPPORT THE CLINICAL MISSION OF THE HEALTH CENTER. THESE STUDENTS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE FROM THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, WORK ALONGSIDE HEALTH CENTER STAFF AS EDUCATIONAL MENTORS, TEACHING SAYRE STUDENTS SCIENCE AND HEALTH TOPICS WITH A GOAL OF RECRUITING MORE MINORITIES TO THE MEDICAL FIELD. PENN MEDICINE HAS DEPLOYED ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES AND RESOURCES TO SAYRE HEALTH CENTER SINCE SPRING 2020 TO OFFER COVID TESTING AND VACCINATION FOR THE COMMUNITY. AS A UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED COMMUNITY SCHOOL, SAYRE ALSO OFFERS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PEER HEALTH EDUCATION, AND HEALTH EDUCATION AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. HTTPS://WWW.SAYREHEALTH.ORG/ THE AGATSTON URBAN NUTRITION INITIATIVE (AUNI), A KEY COMPONENT OF THE NETTER CENTER'S UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM, WORKS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY NUTRITION AND HEALTH BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF ACTIVITIES IN TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS. AUNI SPECIFICALLY TARGETS OBESITY, POOR NUTRITION, AND RELATED DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES. EACH YEAR, AUNI DELIVERS NUTRITION EDUCATION TO 6,000 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN 16 SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS PROVIDES NUTRITION LESSONS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND HANDS-ON COOKING WORKSHOPS IN 22 COMMUNITY SITES FOR ADULT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN FY2021, AUNI TAUGHT VIRTUAL NUTRITION AND COOKING LESSONS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULT PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH TO LEAD VIRTUAL COOKING LESSONS FOR THEIR PEERS AND FAMILIES. ANOTHER ONE OF THE NETTER CENTER'S OUTREACH INITIATIVES IS PENN VIPS (VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE). THIS INITIATIVE ENGAGES STAFF, FACULTY, AND ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS AND INCLUDES EACH YEAR: SEVEN NON-TUITION COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO WEST PHILADELPHIA STUDENTS; THE ADOPTION OF 50-60 LOCAL FAMILIES FOR CHRISTMAS; DONATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,000 GIFTS AND TOYS, 100 WINTER COATS, AND 600 NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS DURING THE HOLIDAYS, AS WELL AS SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR APPROXIMATELY 6-12 LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH PENN VIPS, PENN VOLUNTEERS ALSO MENTOR LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO PROVIDE EXPOSURE TO COLLEGE CAMPUSES, EXPLORE THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EDUCATION, AND HELP STUDENTS GAIN EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF CAREERS. PENN VIPS WORKS UNIVERSITY-WIDE TO SHARE UNIVERSITY EXCESS LIKE OFFICE SUPPLIES, FURNITURE, COMPUTERS, WITH NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS AND LOCAL AGENCIES. HTTPS://WWW.NETTERCENTER.UPENN.EDU/PENN-VIPS PENN VIPS ALSO SUPPORTS UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED COMMUNITY SCHOOL (UACS) NIGHTS, WHICH OFFERS EDUCATIONAL, FINANCIAL LITERACY, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR COMMUNITY ADULTS AND FAMILIES IN THE EVENINGS. IN FY2021, UACS NIGHTS TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT, AS WELL AS PHYSICALLY DISTANCED IN-PERSON EVENTS, WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 100 COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS PER WEEK. NONPROFIT CONNECT IS ANOTHER NETTER CENTER STUDENT-LED PROGRAM THAT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE WHARTON UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION TO DEVELOP MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PENN STUDENTS AND LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FIRST PILOTED IN SUMMER 2020 IN RESPONSE TO NONPROFIT NEEDS IDENTIFIED DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE PROGRAM MOBILIZES UNIVERSITY RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, TO OFFER GENERAL CONSULTING, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO LOCAL NONPROFITS. MANY OF THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS ARE PAST PARTICIPANTS OF THE NETTER CENTER'S NONPROFIT INSTITUTE, A BIANNUAL EVENT HOSTED BY PENN VIPS THAT PROVIDES FREE WORKSHOPS FOR MEMBERS OF LOCAL NONPROFITS AND FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES OVER THE COURSE OF SIX DAYS (HELD VIRTUALLY IN FY2021). FALL 2020 INCLUDED 10 PENN STUDENTS AND 9 WHARTON STUDENT GROUPS SUPPORTING 13 NONPROFITS; SPRING 2021 INCLUDED 7 PENN STUDENTS AND 11 WHARTON STUDENT GROUPS SUPPORTING 15 NONPROFITS. HTTPS://WWW.NETTERCENTER.UPENN.EDU/WHAT-WE-DO/PROGRAMS/PENN-VOLUNTEERS-PUB LIC-SERVICE-PENN-VIPS/NONPROFIT-INSTITUTE ANOTHER PENN HUB FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION, CIVIC HOUSE OVERSEES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, IN COLLABORATION WITH THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ALMOST ALL CIVIC HOUSE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FUNCTION REMOTELY OR IN-PERSON AT NEARLY THE SAME ENGAGEMENT LEVELS AS IN OTHER YEARS. THE PENNCORP PRE-ORIENTATION PROGRAM INTRODUCES 40 INCOMING STUDENTS TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE WEST PHILADELPHIA TUTORING PROJECT, SOME 300 PENN STUDENTS SUPPORT LOCAL K-12 SCHOOL YOUTH ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, STUDENTS WORK YEAR-ROUND WITH COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES. THE VOLUNTEER-BASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (CEP) IS A STUDENT-FACILITATED PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS PENN STUDENTS WITH THOSE AND OTHER PHILADELPHIA-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHILE PROVIDING A SPACE FOR REFLECTION AND EDUCATION. ALL 50 STUDENTS INVOLVED IN CIVIC HOUSE'S CIVIC SCHOLARS PROGRAM VOLUNTEER WITH LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS, AND SEVERAL OF THEM PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC INTEREST INTERNSHIPS OVER THE SUMMER. THE PENN ALTERNATIVE BREAKS PROGRAM INVOLVED TWO DOZEN STUDENTS IN VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES WITH PHILADELPHIA BASED ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO, THROUGH SEVERAL DOZEN OTHER STUDENT-LED ORGANIZATIONS COMPRISED OF SOME 1,500 VOLUNTEERS, PENN STUDENTS WORK ON A RANGE OF OTHER ISSUES IN PHILADELPHIA AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION. |
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HTTPS://WWW.VPUL.UPENN.EDU/CIVICHOUSE/PENNCORP HTTPS://UPENNWPTP.WEEBLY.COM/ HTTPS://CIVICHOUSE.UPENN.EDU/INTERNSHIP/ HTTPS://CIVICHOUSE.UPENN.EDU/CEPOURPROGRAMMING/ HTTPS://WWW.VPUL.UPENN.EDU/CIVICHOUSE/PENNALTERNATIVEBREAKS THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOSTERS RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT THE CONDUCT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION AND ACTIVITIES RESULTS IN MEANINGFUL IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT IN PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS AND BEYOND. THE OFFICE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS CO-SPONSORS THE PHILADELPHIA MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK CONFERENCE, WHICH PROVIDES CRITICAL INFORMATION TO FOSTER THE GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE MINORITY BUSINESS COMMUNITY; AND WXPN PRODUCES CHOIR CONCERTS IN LOCAL CHURCHES THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA. PENN'S EMPHASIS ON SERVICE AS ESSENTIAL TO ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION IS EXEMPLIFIED BY A HOST OF SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY, AS WELL. SELECT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION PENN'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION'S (PENNGSE'S) IMPACT IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION IS LARGE AND GROWING. THE SCHOOL'S INTERACTIVE AND EVOLVING "HEAT MAP" CONTINUES TO EXPAND, REFLECTING NEARLY 1,200 ACTIVITIES IN OVER 300 SCHOOLS IN PHILADELPHIA OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. PENN GSE'S MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS IN MORE THAN 90 CITY SCHOOLS, AND PROGRAMS LIKE THE PENN LITERACY NETWORK PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS ACROSS THE REGION AND COUNTRY. GSE'S PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS EXPAND THE SCHOOL'S IMPACT NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY. THE MID CAREER DOCTORAL PROGRAM PREPARES SUPERINTENDENTS AND EDUCATION LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE DOCTORATE HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN 50 COLLEGE PRESIDENTS. GSE ALSO OFFERS THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL TEACHING RESIDENCY MASTER'S DEGREE, AN ONLINE AND "ON LOCATION" DEGREE PROGRAM THAT DIVERSIFIES THE TEACHING FORCE OF THE NATION'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS BOARDING SCHOOLS. BEYOND PHILADELPHIA AND THE NATION, GLOBAL WORK CONTINUES IN A VARIETY OF AREAS RANGING FROM EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHING ENGLISH TO ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN OTHER NATIONS. PENN ENGINEERING PENN ENGINEERING IS DEDICATED TO THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION OF STUDENTS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM AND STUDENTS FROM LOCAL K-12 SCHOOLS. THE FIFE-PENN CS ACADEMY CODING CLUB FOR GIRLS AND BOYS, LED BY COMPUTER SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATES, RAN FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IN 7 PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR GRADES K-8 IN FY2021. THE UNITE - SUMMER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IN ROBOTICS, A FREE, 4-WEEK, FULL TIME CLASS, INVOLVED 18 PARTICIPANTS FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM. THE AEOP APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, A 7-WEEK PAID INTERNSHIP IN THE FIELD OF ROBOTICS, GRADUATED 4 STUDENTS FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM. AI4ALL, A 2-WEEK, FULL TIME COURSE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMPUTER SCIENCE RUN BY DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN THE GRASP LAB, HAD 20 PARTICIPANTS FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM. PENN ENGINEERING DEVELOPED AND PILOTED AN AP CS COURSE WITH 70 PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2021. ACCESS ENGINEERING, A STUDENT-RUN ENGINEERING ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR TALENTED PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLABORATES WITH THE PENN LIBRARIES TO ENGAGE A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS IN A FAST-PACED YEAR-LONG WEEKEND PROGRAM WHERE THEY EXPLORE VARIOUS ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES. SINCE 2014, ACCESS ENGINEERING HAS WORKED WITH OVER 250 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO NURTURE THEIR INTEREST IN STEM AND DEVELOP THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS' PIPELINE OF FUTURE ENGINEERS. PENN ENGINEERING'S ADVANCING WOMEN IN ENGINEERING (AWE) PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO RECRUITING, RETAINING, AND PROMOTING WOMEN IN PENN ENGINEERING. AWE AIMS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN INTERESTED IN STUDYING ENGINEERING, ENHANCE THE OVERALL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE OF FEMALE STUDENTS, AND CREATE AND SUPPORT SOCIAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. HTTPS://PHILLYMAP.GSE.UPENN.EDU/ HTTPS://PLN.GSE.UPENN.EDU/ HTTPS://WWW.GSE.UPENN.EDU/ACADEMICS/PROGRAMS/MID-CAREER-DOCTORATE-EDUCATIO NAL-LEADERSHIP HTTPS://WWW.GSE.UPENN.EDU/ACADEMICS/PROGRAMS/EXECUTIVE-DOCTORATE-HIGHER-ED UCATION-MANAGEMENT HTTPS://WWW.GSE.UPENN.EDU/ACADEMICS/PROGRAMS/INDEPENDENT-BOARDING-SCHOOL-T EACHING-RESIDENCY-TEACHER-EDUCATION-MASTERS HTTPS://FIFE.CIS.UPENN.EDU/ HTTPS://WWW.GRASP.UPENN.EDU/PROGRAMS/UNITE-SMP-ROBOTICS-SUMMER-PROGRAM/ PENN DENTAL COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PENN DENTAL MEDICINE'S (PDM) CURRICULUM. THROUGH PHILANTHROPY AND INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES, PDM HAS CONTINUED WORKING WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY PARTNERS - MERCY LIFE, PUENTES DE SALUD, SAYRE HEALTH CENTER, SPECTRUM HEALTH CENTER - TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED DENTAL CARE AT THEIR COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE SITES. PDM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FULL TIME, 5 DAY PER WEEK COVERAGE WITH DENTAL FACULTY AND STUDENTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 250 PATIENT VISITS PER WEEK IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS, ALTHOUGH PDM'S RELATIONSHIP WITH SPECTRUM HEALTH CENTER ENDED IN AUGUST 2021. ADDITIONALLY, THE PENNSMILES MOBILE DENTAL PROGRAM HAS CONTINUED TO SERVE THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HAS RETURNED TO PROVIDING PREVENTIVE AND RESTORATIVE DENTAL CARE WITH CHILDREN AT THEIR SCHOOLS SINCE SCHOOLS HAVE RETURNED TO IN-PERSON LEARNING THIS ACADEMIC YEAR. PDM PROVIDES MORE THAN $3.6 MILLION IN UNDER- AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE TO THE COMMUNITY. HTTPS://WWW.DENTAL.UPENN.EDU/ADMISSIONS-ACADEMICS/DMD-PROGRAM/COMMUNITY-OU TREACH-SERVICE-LEARNING/ PENN NURSING THE ACADEMIC PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE RESEARCH, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND SCHOLARSHIP THROUGHOUT PENN MEDICINE, THE CORPORAL MICHAEL J. CRESCENZ VA MEDICAL CENTER (CMCVAMC), AND MERCY LIFE WEST PHILADELPHIA (MLWP). WE SUPPORTED THE 2021 PENN MEDICINE RESEARCH CONFERENCE HELD DECEMBER 2021, RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT OUR ACADEMIC PARTNERS, AND WORK TOWARD ACHIEVING MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM RE-DESIGNATION FOR 2 PENN MEDICINE HOSPITALS. CONSULTATION AND MENTORSHIP WITH NURSES ON QI, EBP, AND RESEARCH REMAINS A PRIORITY FOCUS IN SUPPORT OF PENN NURSING'S AND PENN MEDICINE'S RESEARCH AND EDUCATION MISSIONS. PROGRESSIVE EFFORTS HAVE LED TO THE EXPANSION OF CLINICAL PLACEMENTS FOR PRIMARY CARE TRACKS AND ACUTE CARE THROUGHOUT OUR ACADEMIC PARTNER SITES. PENN NURSING CONTINUES TO SUPPORT PENN MEDICINE WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND PROVIDES NURSING STUDENTS AND FACULTY TO STAFF VACCINE CLINICS. PENN NURSING ALSO IS AN INTEGRAL PARTNER WITH PENN MEDICINE IN DETERMINING CAPACITY FOR CLINICAL PLACEMENTS AND THE ACQUISITION OF NEW CLINICAL PLACEMENT SITES FOR PRIMARY CARE. PENN NURSING REMAINS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN CONTRIBUTING TO RESEARCH STUDIES CONDUCTED WITH THE CENTERS FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE AT HUP AND PRINCETON MEDICAL CENTER. PENN VET PENN VET IS COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH THROUGH A ROBUST SHELTER MEDICINE PROGRAM THAT PARTNERS WITH SHELTERS IN THE REGION TO PROVIDE CONSULTATIVE AND CLINICAL CARE. WORKING WITH THE NETTER CENTER AND PETS FOR LIFE, PENN VET AND THE SHELTER MEDICINE PROGRAM ARE ALSO ENGAGED IN FREE AND LOW-COST VACCINATION AND SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS AND DELIVER PIPELINE PROGRAMMING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. WHILE THE PANDEMIC HAS SHIFTED MUCH OF THIS OUTREACH ONLINE, WHEN NORMAL ACTIVITY RESUMES OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES WILL EXPAND THROUGH THE NEW SHELTER MEDICINE MOBILE UNIT. HTTPS://WWW.VET.UPENN.EDU/VETERINARY-HOSPITALS/RYAN-VETERINARY-HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (SAS) IS THE INTELLECTUAL CORE OF THE UNIVERSITY, PROVIDING LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION FOR ALL PENN UNDERGRADUATES AND SUPPORTING GRADUATE STUDIES, BASIC RESEARCH, AND LIFELONG LEARNING ACROSS THE HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND NATURAL SCIENCES. THE SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE IN 27 DEPARTMENTS, 24 INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS, 31 GRADUATE GROUPS, AND 28 RESEARCH CENTERS, IN PROGRAMS LEADING TO THE BA, BAAS, AM, MS, PHD, AND EIGHT PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S DEGREES. THE SCHOOL'S MAJOR EDUCATIONAL UNITS ARE THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE, THE GRADUATE DIVISION, AND THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (LPS). OUR FOUNDATIONS AND FRONTIERS: A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PENN ARTS AND SCIENCES, WHICH REFLECTS THE VISION OF PENN COMPACT 2022, CONTINUES TO GUIDE PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES AND INVESTMENTS THAT WILL STRENGTHEN A FOUNDATIONAL CORE OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS AND ADVANCE INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE THROUGH A SERIES OF EIGHT ACADEMIC THEMES. IT IS COMPLEMENTED BY A SERIES OF INCLUSION AND ANTI-RACISM INITIATIVES LAUNCHED IN 2020. HTTPS://WWW.SAS.UPENN.EDU/ HTTPS://WWW.COLLEGE.UPENN.EDU/ HTTPS://WWW.SAS.UPENN.EDU/GRADUATE-DIVISION HTTPS://WWW.LPS.UPENN.EDU/ HTTPS://STRATEGIC-PLAN.SAS.UPENN.EDU/ HTTPS://WWW.SAS.UPENN.EDU/ABOUT/INCLUSION |
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WEITZMAN SCHOOL OF DESIGN THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TO CARRY OUT THE WEITZMAN SCHOOL OF DESIGN'S PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION IS PENN PRAXIS, THE NONPROFIT CONSULTING AND APPLIED RESEARCH ARM OF THE SCHOOL. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, PENN PRAXIS COORDINATED THE SECOND YEAR OF THE FRESH AIR EVERYWHERE VIRTUAL DESIGN STUDIO IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FRESH AIR FUND. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, WEITZMAN GRADUATE STUDENTS OR RECENT GRADUATES, ALSO KNOWN AS DESIGN FELLOWS, FACILITATED A VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON DESIGN STUDIO FOR NEW YORK BASED FRESH AIR FUND YOUTH AGES 14-17 TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE DESIGN PROFESSIONS AND TEACH THEM BASIC DESIGN SKILLS. THIS PAST SUMMER, PENN PRAXIS ALSO IMPLEMENTED A SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE GRAY'S FERRY NEIGHBORHOOD OF PHILADELPHIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILLY THRIVE, AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON WORKING WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO CLEAN UP LAND OCCUPIED BY THE FORMER PHILADELPHIA ENERGY SOLUTIONS (PES) REFINERY AND CREATING JOBS AND INVESTMENT IN SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. TWO OTHER PENN PRAXIS PROJECTS HIGHLIGHT THE WEITZMAN SCHOOL'S COMMUNITY-ORIENTED WORK AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS: THIS PAST YEAR, PENN PRAXIS WORKED WITH COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER'S OFFICE TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO EXPAND SUPPORT OF AN INCLUSIONARY ZONING BILL AMONG WEST PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS. PENN PRAXIS ALSO HELPED SUPPORT TWO FINE ARTS FACULTY MEMBERS WHO SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION AT THE FUTURE PARK AT PENN'S LANDING THROUGH THE PERCENT FOR ART PROGRAM. HTTPS://WWW.CREATIVEPHL.ORG/PUBLIC-ART/PERCENT-FOR-ART/ WEITZMAN'S RESEARCH CENTERS ARE OTHER IMPORTANT DRIVERS OF POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. IN FY2021, THE KLEINMAN CENTER FOR ENERGY POLICY CONTINUED TO BE A LEADING VOICE ON ENERGY POLICY ISSUES, HOSTING A SERIES OF EVENTS, INVITING VISITING SCHOLARS, PUBLISHING ACTION-ORIENTED REPORTS, AND PROVIDING RESEARCH FUNDING SUPPORT FOR A RANGE OF PROJECTS. THE IAN L. MCHARG CENTER, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY THINK TANK OF ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS, JOURNALISTS, SCIENTISTS, AND POLICYMAKERS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING PRACTICAL, INNOVATIVE WAYS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE PLACES MOST VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, CONTINUED RESEARCH FOCUSED ON THE GREEN NEW DEAL, BIODIVERSITY, AND COMPUTATION. THE CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS SITES (CPCRS), LAUNCHED IN FALL 2020, IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING AND SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE SITES RELATING TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STRUGGLES FOR EQUALITY, FROM BEFORE THE PASSAGE OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT TO THE PRESENT DAY. ADDITIONALLY, WEITZMAN SCHOOL FACULTY ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN RESEARCH INVESTIGATING THE MAJOR CHALLENGES OF THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT INHABIT THEM, PARTICULARLY IN PHILADELPHIA. FOR EXAMPLE, UPS CHAIR OF TRANSPORTATION AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING, MEGAN RYERSON, HEADS THE CENTER FOR SAFE MOBILITY (CSM), WHICH CONDUCTS RESEARCH FOCUSED ON CREATING MORE SAFE AND EQUITABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. THE CENTER HAS PARTNERED WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SEPTA) TO HELP REDESIGN THE SIGNAGE FOR ITS "RAIL TRANSIT" NETWORK TO MAKE SURE RIDERS HAVE CLEAR AND CONSISTENT INFORMATION WHERE AND WHEN THEY NEED IT. VINCENT REINA, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PLANNING AND URBAN ECONOMICS AND THE FACULTY DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING INITIATIVE AT PENN, HAS HELPED IDENTIFY LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO PHILADELPHIA'S HOUSING INSECURITY CRISIS AND PARTICIPATED ON A NATIONAL STRATEGY GROUP THAT EXAMINES HOW THE PANDEMIC COULD AFFECT RENTAL PROPERTY EVICTIONS FOR LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND DISADVANTAGED GROUPS. REINA HAS ALSO WORKED WITH FELLOW PENN RESEARCHERS AT PENN AND THE PHILADELPHIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PHDC) TO INVESTIGATE HOW INVESTING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD COULD DECREASE CRIME AND IMPROVE A COMMUNITY'S HEALTH. HTTPS://WWW.HOUSINGINITIATIVE.ORG/ WHARTON BUSINESS SCHOOL THE WHARTON GLOBAL YOUTH PROGRAM (WGYP) EDUCATES AND INSPIRES PRE-COLLEGIATE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE BUSINESS PRACTICES AND OFFERS VARIOUS ONLINE AND ON-CAMPUS PROGRAMMING. THROUGH A VARIETY OF NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AWARDS, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FULL OR PARTIAL FUNDING FOR A SELECT NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC OR CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL COULD RECEIVE FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SUMMER PROGRAMMING. WGYP ALSO OFFERS FREE RESOURCES TO EDUCATORS INCLUDING OVER 400 LESSON PLANS, HANDS-ON LEARNING EXERCISES, AND HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES. IN ITS COMMITMENT TO SHARING ITS INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, THE SCHOOL'S ONLINE BUSINESS ANALYSIS JOURNAL, KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON, OFFERS FREE ACCESS TO A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF MORE THAN 6,300 ARTICLES AND RESEARCH ABSTRACTS, ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BUSINESS TRENDS, AND LINKS TO RELEVANT CONTENT. WHILE THE GLOBAL EDITION IS IN ENGLISH, THERE ARE REGIONAL EDITIONS IN SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, SIMPLIFIED CHINESE, AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE. THE WHARTON SCHOOL'S UNDERGRAD PROGRAM CONTINUES TO OFFER THE WHARTON SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (STEP), WHICH IS A FIRST-YEAR READINESS PROGRAM INTENDED TO HELP HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS. STEP OFFERS PROGRAMMING, MENTORING, AND UNIQUE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THE STUDENTS ACCLIMATE TO COLLEGE LIFE AND THE WHARTON ENVIRONMENT. CAREY LAW SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL, EACH STUDENT COMMITS TO PROVIDING 70 HOURS OF PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICE AS PART OF THEIR EDUCATION. SOME IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS WORK: CHRISTIAN LEGAL CLINICS: TPIC HAS CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH CHRISTIAN LEGAL CLINICS OF PHILADELPHIA, A FAITH-BASED LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION PROVIDING CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS TO THE PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY. THUS FAR FOR THIS YEAR, 15 STUDENTS HAVE ASSISTED 76 CLIENTS THROUGH BOTH LIVE AND VIRTUAL CLINICS ACROSS A VARIETY OF LEGAL MATTERS INCLUDING CRIMINAL RECORD EXPUNGEMENTS, ESTATE PLANNING, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AND FAMILY LAW. PENN LAW IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT (PLIRP): PLIRP CONNECTED OVER 100 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WITH DIRECT SERVICE AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS ON ASYLUM APPLICATIONS, ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS, AND NATURALIZATION. PLIRP'S DIRECT SERVICE EFFORTS REACHED OVER 90 CLIENTS IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE HEBREW IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY (HIAS), ESPERANZA IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES, AND JUNTOS. CUSTODY AND SUPPORT ASSISTANCE CLINIC (CASAC): CASAC ASSISTS LOW-INCOME CLIENTS ON FAMILY LAW MATTERS INCLUDING CUSTODY, CHILD SUPPORT AND PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE FAMILY LAW UNIT, 20 CASAC VOLUNTEERS SERVED OVER 290 CLIENTS THIS YEAR. SCHOOL OF SOCIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE (SSPP) -CENTER FOR CARCERAL COMMUNITIES (CCC) THE CENTER FOR CARCERAL COMMUNITIES (CCC), AN INITIATIVE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF SOCIAL POLICY & PRACTICE, IS A COLLECTIVE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PEOPLE WITH A HISTORY OF INCARCERATION. CCC FOCUSES ON REDUCING RECIDIVISM, IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH, AND FACILITATING COMMUNITY RE-ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATES WITH WEST PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION. THE CENTER PROVIDES FREE, EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES THAT ALSO ADDRESS EDUCATION, HOUSING, ADVOCACY, AND PRIMARY CARE CHALLENGES. CCC SEEKS TO REVERSE THE COMMUNITY-TO-PRISON PIPELINE BY HELPING PARTICIPANTS HARNESS THEIR STRENGTHS AND BECOME LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. HTTPS://WWW.SP2.UPENN.EDU/ -GOLDRING REENTRY INITIATIVE (GRI) HTTPS://LIVE-UPENN-SP2.PANTHEONSITE.IO/PROGRAM/GOLDRING-REENTRY-INITIATIVE / THE GOLDRING REENTRY INITIATIVE (GRI) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2011 TO ADDRESS THE EPIDEMIC OF MASS INCARCERATION AND THE MANY BARRIERS INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED IN THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS (PDP) FACE UPON RELEASE. BY EQUIPPING MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW) STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO WORK IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD, THE GRI UNIQUELY ADDRESSES THE BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL REENTRY. BECAUSE OF ITS PERSON-CENTERED AND HOLISTIC APPROACH, THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IS ESPECIALLY WELL EQUIPPED TO ADDRESS THE INTERWOVEN ISSUES FACED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY INCARCERATED. -FIELD CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S POLICY, PRACTICE & RESEARCH HTTPS://FIELDCENTERATPENN.ORG/ FOSTER CARE TO COLLEGE (FC2C) -SUPPORT TO NUMEROUS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF CAMPUS-BASED SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR FOSTER YOUTH, FACILITATES STATEWIDE NETWORK TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM FOSTER CARE WHO ATTEND AND COMPLETE COLLEGE, PUBLISHES QUARTERLY FC2C NEWSLETTER. |
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-PIPELINE FOR PROMISE THE PIPELINE FOR PROMISE PROGRAM OFFERS A FREE SUMMER COURSE AT SSPP TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, INTRODUCING THEM TO THE FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL WORK, ITS ETHICS, AND ITS VARIOUS FIELDS OF PRACTICE. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO TEACH STUDENTS THAT HIGHER EDUCATION - AND EVEN A GRADUATE PROGRAM AT PENN - ARE POSSIBILITIES FOR THEM, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUNDS. ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION THE ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION PRODUCES AND DISSEMINATES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING AND EFFECTIVE USE OF COMMUNICATION, AND POLICY-MAKERS' ABILITY TO CREATE A MEDIA ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS THE PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS CITIZENS. A ROBUST SET OF FACULTY-LED RESEARCH CENTERS AND SCHOOL-BASED INITIATIVES DRIVE ENGAGEMENT ACROSS A BROAD SWATH OF TOPICS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: RESEARCH FROM THE HEALTH COMMUNICATION & EQUITY LAB AND THE TOBACCO CENTER OF REGULATORY SCIENCE ON EFFECTIVE MESSAGING TO QUIT SMOKING. THE ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A CRITICAL SERVICE IN FACTCHECK.ORG AND ITS SUBSIDIARY SCICHECK, MONITORING THE FACTUAL ACCURACY OF WHAT IS SAID BY MAJOR US POLITICAL PLAYERS, THIS YEAR WITH A FOCUS ON COVID-19 AND CONSPIRACY THEORIES; THE ANNENBERG CONVERSATIONS ON GENDER LECTURE SERIES FOSTERS DISCOURSE AND INSPIRES ENGAGEMENT WITHIN AND BEYOND THE ANNENBERG SCHOOL AND THE FIELD OF COMMUNICATION BY PROVIDING SPACE TO GRAPPLE WITH THE CURRENT STATE OF SEXISM, HOMOPHOBIA, AND TRANSPHOBIA IN VARIOUS SECTORS OF SOCIETY; AND THE MEDIA, INEQUALITY & CHANGE CENTER'S EXPLORATIONS OF HOW ORGANIZING AND POLICING, AMONG OTHER TOPICS, HAVE CHANGED IN THE WAKE OF NATIONAL PROTESTS OVER RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. PENN ATHLETICS THE DIVISION OF RECREATION AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (DRIA) IS A BROAD-BASED DIVISION COMPRISED OF 33 INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAMS, 37 CLUB SPORT TEAMS, AND EXPANSIVE INTRAMURAL SPORT AND CAMPUS RECREATION PROGRAMS, ALL TAKING PLACE WITHIN 22 ATHLETICS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF ARE ALSO SERVED THROUGH MEMBERSHIP-BASED ACCESS TO THE POTTRUCK HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER AND THE FOX FITNESS CENTER (WHICH COMBINED PROVIDE OVER 125,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE) AND ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF SHARED FACILITIES. THE FACILITIES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN A CONTIGUOUS 24-ACRE FOOTPRINT AT THE EASTERN END OF CAMPUS, COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST ATHLETICS INFRASTRUCTURES AMONGST URBAN CAMPUSES, WITH ASSETS SUCH AS FRANKLIN FIELD, THE PALESTRA, AND PENN PARK. VARSITY TEAMS RETURNED TO FULL COMPETITION IN THE FALL SEMESTER, WITH MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY AND FIELD HOCKEY EACH POSTING THIRD PLACE FINISHES IN THE IVY LEAGUE. NOAH CAREY FROM MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY QUALIFIED FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP, AND 21 STUDENT-ATHLETES EARNED ALL-IVY RECOGNITION. THIS WINTER, MEN'S SQUASH IS RANKED #1 NATIONALLY, WHILE WOMEN'S SQUASH, WRESTLING, AND MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FENCING ARE EACH RANKED IN THE TOP 25 IN THEIR SPORT. CAMPUS RECREATION RESUMED OPERATIONS IN THE FALL AT THE POTTRUCK AND FOX FITNESS CENTERS, AND PROGRAMMING ALSO CONTINUED FOR CLUB SPORTS AND INTRAMURALS IN THE FALL SEMESTER. THE DIVISION REMAINS COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RACIAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE AND CONNECTING THE QUAKER FORWARD COMMITTEE WITH SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION. PENN LIBRARIES THE PENN LIBRARIES PROVIDES A VARIETY OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING AND INCREASE ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN THE PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY. IN 2021, THE LIBRARIES WELCOMED SAMANTHA HILL AS INAUGURAL CURATOR FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. HILL NOW WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA TO PRESERVE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO CULTURAL HERITAGE. SHE WORKS IN A POST-CUSTODIAL MODEL, WHERE THE ARTIFACTS OF MEMORY ARE NOT EXTRACTED FROM THE COMMUNITIES THAT CREATE AND NURTURE THEM, BUT RATHER PENN'S EXPERIENCE IN PROCESSING, PRESERVING, DIGITIZING, AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO SUCH MATERIAL MIGHT HELP ADVANCE THE GOALS OF THOSE COMMUNITIES WHILE PROMOTING RESEARCH AND TEACHING. HTTPS://WWW.LIBRARY.UPENN.EDU/BLOGS/LIBRARIES-NEWS/PENN-LIBRARIES-WELCOMES -NEW-CURATOR-CIVIC-ENGAGEMENT-SAMANTHA-HILL OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WEST PHILADELPHIA ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN (WEPAC), THE PENN LIBRARIES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING TO REOPEN SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA. IN 2021, THESE EFFORTS LED OUR TEAM OF SIXTEEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THE "MIRRORS COLLECTION," A LIST OF ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS CHOSEN AND REVIEWED ESPECIALLY FOR THESE LIBRARIES AND THEIR DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATIONS. THIS CURATED COLLECTION WILL HELP INFORM SCHOOL LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND WILL REMAIN RESPONSIVE TO CHANGING CURRICULUMS AND SCHOOL NEEDS. HTTPS://WEPAC.ORG/ HTTPS://WWW.LIBRARY.UPENN.EDU/BLOGS/LIBRARIES-NEWS/READERS-OFTEN-SEEK-THEI R-MIRRORS-BOOKS-BUILDING-ILLUSTRATED-CHILDRENS-BOOK OUR BIOMEDICAL LIBRARIANS REGULARLY CONTRIBUTE TO LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE, PENN LIBRARIES NURSING LIBRARIAN RICHARD JAMES PARTICIPATED ON THE PENN PUBLIC HEALTH COVID RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH LAST SPRING DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGING RESOURCES BASED ON CONSUMER HEALTH BEST PRACTICES AND BEST AVAILABLE EVIDENCE AROUND SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASK-WEARING. DURING THE SUMMER, THAT TEAM PRODUCED A VARIETY OF INFOGRAPHICS AND VISUAL RESOURCES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES THAT WERE USED BY PHILADELPHIA'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS THAT HELPED REVIEW THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC-FACING WEBSITE, ENSURING THAT THE INFORMATION WAS ACCESSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE MULTIPLE NEEDS OF VARIOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/CPHIUPENN/ALBUMS HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/CPHIUPENN/50188649058/IN/ALBUM-7215771536271 3347/ HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/CPHIUPENN/ALBUMS/72157715372469118 PENN'S CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS ALSO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR WIDE-RANGING ENRICHMENT AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES. THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGE A DIVERSE GROUP OF VISITORS. THE MUSEUM'S SIGNATURE K-12 OFFERING UNPACKING THE PAST BROKE NEW GROUND, OFFERING CURRICULUM BASED PROGRAMS IN ANCIENT HISTORY TO CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ALL TOGETHER OVER 17,000 STUDENTS FROM 139 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. ALL THESE SCHOOLS WERE TITLE I, WITH LIMITED RESOURCES WHO WERE SERVED AT NO COST TO THEM. IN ADDITION, THE NEW AT-HOME ANTHROPOLOGY LIVE PROGRAM ALLOWED LEARNERS OF ALL AGES TO PARTICIPATE IN A FREE LESSON EVERY WEEK, SERVING OVER 3,500 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS LEARNING FROM THEIR HOMES. THE MUSEUM ALSO PIONEERED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR VISITORS WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION. MUSEUM EDUCATORS DELIVERED DIAL-IN AUDIO TOURS TO 10 ORGANIZATIONS FOR OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ZOOM OR OTHER VIRTUAL MEETINGS PROGRAMS. HTTPS://WWW.PENN.MUSEUM/SITES/K12/TITLE-I-SCHOOLS/UNPACKING-THE-PAST/ HTTPS://WWW.PENN.MUSEUM/EVENTS/KIDS-FAMILY/AT-HOME-ANTHROPOLOGY-LIVE IN TOTAL THE MUSEUM'S VIRTUAL PROGRAMS NOW SERVE WELL OVER 26,000 PEOPLE REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY. VIRTUAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE MUSEUM-THEMED LESSONS IN CLASSROOMS THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING AND PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF WORLD CULTURES. IN ADDITION, VIRTUAL PROGRAMS OFFER ACCESS TO PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO CANNOT PHYSICALLY VISIT THE PENN MUSEUM. OUR LESSONS HAVE FURTHER EXTENDED TO LIVE-STREAMING AND RECORDED MINI-LESSONS SHARED THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. HTTPS://WWW.PENN.MUSEUM/SITES/K12/TRAVELING-PROGRAMS/VIRTUAL-PROGRAMS/ INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART (ICA) HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS A PREEMINENT VENUE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE. 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ICA IS THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT ITS ROLE, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION THAT HAVE BEEN LAID BARE DURING THE PAST YEAR. ICA IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A STRATEGIC VISIONING PROCESS CENTERED ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION (DEAI) THAT WILL REALIGN ICA'S PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WORK TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE GROUNDWORK FOR THIS INITIATIVE HAS ALREADY BEGUN WITH THE FORMATION OF IDEA@ICA, A STAFF-LED INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING INTERNAL DEAI EFFORTS THROUGH A NINE-MONTH TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL STAFF FOCUSED ON IMPLICIT BIAS, RACIAL LITERACY, AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT. THIS PROGRAM WILL COVER EVERY INSTITUTIONAL FUNCTION AT THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING ITS HIRING PRACTICES, WORK CULTURE, AND PROJECT PLANNING. THE STRATEGIC VISIONING PROCESS WILL ENABLE ICA TO ASSESS THE CURRENT CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND FACILITATE MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH A DEAI LENS. FEEDBACK RECEIVED WILL BE SYNTHESIZED TO CREATE A NEW MISSION STATEMENT AS WELL AS ACTION STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. IN THIS WAY, ICA WILL EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC WITH AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE CALIBRATED TO SUSTAIN A PROGRAM DRIVEN BY A REALIGNED MISSION, AS WELL AS A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP EVALUATE PROGRESS. DURING FY2021, ICA PRESENTED FIVE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED EXHIBITIONS. COMPLEMENTING THE CURATORIAL WORK, ICA PRESENTED 63 FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS, 31 OF WHICH WERE INITIATED BY PENN ALUM, STUDENTS, OR FACULTY. PENN LIVE ARTS! PENN LIVE ARTS, HEADQUARTERED AT THE ANNENBERG CENTER, SERVES PENN AND THE WEST PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY THROUGH SPECIAL CAMPUS-BASED AND COMMUNITY-FOCUSED TICKETING PROGRAMS, ALLOWING PENN FIRST PLUS STUDENTS AND LOWER-INCOME RESIDENTS TO ATTEND WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES AT A FRACTION OF THEIR COST. PENN LIVE ARTS HAS CONTINUED ITS LONG TRADITION OF HOSTING STUDENT AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED EVENTS, CONVOCATIONS, COMMENCEMENTS, PERFORMANCES, AND LECTURES. IT ALSO DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING WITH THE OLDEST CONTINUALLY RUNNING CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL IN THE NATION AND THROUGH THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STUDENT DISCOVERY SERIES. TYPICALLY, PENN LIVE ARTS SERVES OVER 10,000 CHILDREN IN THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA PER SEASON, OFTEN PROVIDING THEIR ONLY ACCESS TO THE PERFORMING ARTS. HTTPS://PENNLIVEARTS.ORG/ HTTPS://PENNLIVEARTS.ORG/EVENTS/STUDENTDISCOVERY.PHP IN ADDITION TO THE UNIVERSITY'S NUMEROUS INITIATIVES, PENN MEDICINE IS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING LIVES AND HEALTH THROUGH A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. COMBATTING COVID-19: THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC NOT ONLY IMPACTED THE DELIVERY OF PATIENT CARE, BUT ALSO PUSHED PENN MEDICINE TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT AND PROFOUND WAYS. AT PENN MEDICINE, FACULTY AND STAFF HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY, IMPLEMENTING NEW CLINICAL PRACTICES, AND DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CARE. MRNA PIONEERS INVENTED BY RESEARCHERS KATALIN KARIKO, PHD, AND DREW WEISSMAN, MD, PHD, MESSENGER RNA (MRNA) TECHNOLOGY SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION OF THE PFIZER/BIONTECH AND MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINES. THEIR WORK, DECADES IN THE MAKING, HAS LAUNCHED A NEW CHAPTER IN MEDICINE FOR ADDITIONAL MRNA VACCINES AND THERAPEUTICS WITH POTENTIAL TO TREAT AND ERADICATE COUNTLESS OTHER DISEASES. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyCmhKMd148 COVID-19 CARE 357,216 VACCINES ADMINISTERED 14,000+ COVID INPATIENTS CARED FOR SINCE BEGINNING OF PANDEMIC COVID-19 RESEARCH 16 VACCINE CLINICAL TRIALS CONDUCTED 65+ CLINICAL TRIALS LAUNCHED 4,140+ SUBJECTS ENROLLED IN COVID-19 STUDIES 16,886 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN COVID-19 RESEARCH WITH THE PENN MEDICINE BIOBANK 68% DECREASE IN MORTALITY WHEN PATIENTS ENROLLED IN PENN'S COVID WATCH TEXT MESSAGING SYSTEM COMMUNITY VACCINATION 46 COMMUNITY VACCINE CLINICS 8,877 VACCINES DISTRIBUTED AT COMMUNITY CLINICS 3,248 HOME CARE PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED COVID VACCINES THROUGH PENN MEDICINE AT HOME 9,160+ HOMES VISITED BY THE WEST PHILADELPHIA VACCINE STREET TEAM PILOT PROGRAM CANVASSERS https://communityimpact.pennmedicine.org/vaccine-conversations-go-door-to- door-one-neighbor-at-a-time/ WHILE OUR PATIENTS WERE BEING CARED FOR, PENN MEDICINE EXPERTS EDUCATED OUR COMMUNITY VIRTUALLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, TRUSTED COMMUNITY VENUES, AND LONG-TIME RESIDENTS. HONEST CONVERSATIONS ON COVID, ITS DESTRUCTION, AND IMPORTANCE OF THE VACCINE WERE HOSTED IN PUBLIC FORUMS. ADDITIONALLY, COVID INFORMATION IN PRINT AND ELECTRONIC CORRESPONDENCE WAS CREATED AND SHARED WITH OUR AREA COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AS OUR COMMUNITY SLOWLY REOPENED TO IN-PERSON GATHERINGS, PENN MEDICINE REENGAGED OUR COMMUNITY SHARING EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AT FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND HEALTH FAIRS IN COVID-SAFE SETTINGS. IN ADDITION, KNOWING THAT COVID PUT MANY OF OUR PATIENTS AND IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN PRECARIOUS POSITIONS, THE CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY AND ADVANCEMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL WORK CREATED THE SOCIAL NEEDS RESPONSE TEAM. ACCESSIBLE BY A TOLL-FREE NUMBER, THE TEAM ASSISTS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DISTRESS, HAVING SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, OR SEEKING IMMEDIATE SOCIAL NEEDS SUCH AS WHERE TO FIND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, OR FOOD SECURITY. HTTP://WWW.UPHS.UPENN.EDU/NEWS/ https://www.pennmedicine.org/about/serving-our-community/covid-community-s afety-guide https://www.pennmedicine.org/about/serving-our-community/community-events https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/internal-newsletters/system-news/2020/au gust/just-a-phone-call-away DISTRIBUTE FEDERAL COVID RELIEF FUNDS AS DIRECT STUDENT GRANTS THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA IS UTILIZING FEDERAL COVID RELIEF FUNDS TO LAUNCH A NEW FUNDING INITIATIVE TODAY FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR. THESE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS (HEERF) ARE PART OF THE $40.5 MILLION IN TOTAL FUNDING FROM THE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT (CRRAA) AND THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP). PENN IS USING 100% OF THIS FUNDING ON DIRECT GRANTS TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED AND ON STUDENT PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES RELATED TO COVID-19. SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES, SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKFORCE IMPACTED BY COVID-19 BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020, AND OVER ENSUING MONTHS, PENN VOLUNTARILY CONTRIBUTED $4 MILLION TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE PHL COVID-19 FUND, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR ELIGIBLE PENN EMPLOYEES AND THIRD-PARTY CONTRACT WORKERS AND RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENTLY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN UNIVERSITY CITY. THE PHL COVID-19 FUND, FOUNDED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION AND UNITED WAY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, RAISES AND DISTRIBUTES MONEY IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL NON-PROFIT SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES. EMERGENCY FUND FOR GRANTS TO ASSIST PENN EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT WORKERS PENN CREATED AN EMERGENCY FUND FOR DISTRIBUTING GRANTS TO ITS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS CERTAIN THIRD-PARTY, NON-DINING-RELATED CONTRACT WORKERS IN NEED OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS WHO EARN AT OR BELOW $70,000 CAN RECEIVE A TAX-FREE GRANT UP TO $1,500. THESE GRANTS ASSISTED PENN EMPLOYEES AND THIRD-PARTY CONTRACT WORKERS WHO ARE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN CREATED BY THE COVD-19 CRISIS. PENN IS ALSO EVALUATING WAYS TO ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PENN COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTORS, WHO WANT TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSITY CITY RETAILERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT (UCD), PENN PROVIDED MONETARY ASSISTANCE COUPLED WITH UCD'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INDEPENDENTLY OWNED UNIVERSITY CITY-LOCATED BUSINESSES NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC. ALL OF PENN'S ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO INDEPENDENTLY OWNED RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS LOCATED IN THE UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT BOUNDARIES THAT HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS AS OF MARCH 1, 2020. THE GRANTS, BETWEEN $1,000 AND $5,000, ARE TO HELP OPERATORS STAY AFLOAT IN ADVANCE OF CARES ACT STIMULUS FUNDING. |
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IV. PATIENT CARE THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ("HUP"), THE FLAGSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM'S SIX HOSPITALS, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1874 AS A TEACHING HOSPITAL TO COMPLEMENT THE MEDICAL EDUCATION RECEIVED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. IT HAS 28 BASIC AND CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS. MAJOR AREAS OF INVESTIGATION INCLUDE HEART DISEASE, CANCER, AND DISEASES OF AGING INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, DIABETES AND OBESITY. THE HEALTH SYSTEM, WITH 3,220 LICENSED HOSPITAL BEDS, IS A VALUED HEALTH-CARE RESOURCE, ESPECIALLY TO PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. DURING THE COURSE OF A YEAR, IT ADMITS OVER 129,000 PATIENTS AND ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 5.6 MILLION OUTPATIENT VISITS, MORE THAN 337,000 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND MORE THAN 18,200 BIRTHS. HUP IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THIS AREA THAT PERFORMS TRANSPLANTS OF ALL MAJOR ORGANS. PENN MEDICINE'S LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, WHICH OPERATES AROUND THE CLOCK TO CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO'VE BEEN CRITICALLY INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENTS, FALLS, AND THROUGH BLUNT AND PENETRATING TRAUMAS, LOCATED AT PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER CARES FOR MORE THAN 2,100 PATIENTS ANNUALLY, SEVERAL HUNDRED OF WHOM ARE TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER HOSPITALS VIA THE FLEET OF PENNSTAR MEDICAL HELICOPTERS AND GROUND AMBULANCES. BOTH HUP AND PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER ALSO CARE FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO ARE TRANSFERRED HERE WITH TIME-SENSITIVE CARDIAC AND SURGICAL EMERGENCIES. IN KEEPING WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE, THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM (UPHS) (WHICH INCLUDES THE HUP AND CLINICAL PRACTICES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (CPUP) DIVISIONS OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA), AS WELL AS CERTAIN AFFILIATES, ACCEPTS PATIENTS IN SERIOUS NEED OF MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS. THIS DEFINITION INCLUDES THOSE PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION MANIFESTING ITSELF BY ACUTE SYMPTOMS OF SUFFICIENT SEVERITY (INCLUDING SEVERE PAIN) SUCH THAT THE ABSENCE OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION COULD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN (1) PLACING THE HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL (OR, WITH RESPECT TO A PREGNANT WOMAN, THE HEALTH OF THE WOMAN OR HER UNBORN CHILD) IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY, OR (2) SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT TO BODILY FUNCTIONS. UPHS ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR MEET THE CRITERIA TO QUALIFY FOR ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY, AND CERTAIN AMOUNTS CHARGED FOR SUCH SERVICES ARE DEEMED TO BE UNCOLLECTIBLE. UPHS MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE THEY PROVIDE. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT FORGONE, BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES, FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/PATIENT-INFORMATION /INSURANCE-AND-BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE UPHS IS A VITAL SAFETY-NET PROVIDER CARING FOR SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS. IN FY2021, UPHS PROVIDED $324 MILLION IN CHARITY AND UNDERFUNDED CARE FOR MEDICAID FAMILIES. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DIRECT PATIENT CHARITY CARE, IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER, REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, COMPLETED ITS THIRD COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) TO IDENTIFY THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH NEEDS IN THE SERVICE AREA AND DETERMINE HOW BEST TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. IN 2019, PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER, AND THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CONDUCTED A JOINT CHNA DUE TO THEIR SIMILAR SERVICE AREAS. CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL AND LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL CONDUCTED CHNAS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. PRINCETON MEDICAL CENTER'S CHNA WAS COMPLETED IN 2018. THROUGH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, ALONG WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING CLINICAL LEADERSHIP, HOSPITAL PATIENT ADVISORY GROUPS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHERS, THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE RESPECTIVE HOSPITALS' COMMUNITIES WERE ASSESSED AND STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLANS WERE DEVELOPED. CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN LINK: HTTPS://WWW.CHESTERCOUNTYHOSPITAL.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSM ENT. LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN LINK: HTTPS://WWW.LANCASTERGENERALHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-LANCASTER-GENERAL-HEALTH/CARI NG-FOR-OUR-COMMUNITY/NEEDS-ASSESSMENT-AND-IMPROVEMENT-PLAN. PRINCETON MEDICAL CENTER CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN LINK: HTTPS://WWW.PRINCETONHCS.ORG/COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, AND PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN LINK: HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/ABOUT/SERVING-OUR-COMMUNITY/REPORTS. THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM OPERATES EMERGENCY ROOMS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK; MAINTAINS RESEARCH FACILITIES FOR THE STUDY OF DISEASE AND INJURIES; PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR TEACHING AND TRAINING VARIOUS STUDENTS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL; FACILITATES THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EDUCATION; AND PROVIDES VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS PROVIDING BASIC MEDICAL CARE FOR THE HOMELESS, TREATING OF CHRONIC DISEASE FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, AND PROVIDING WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES TO UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME WOMEN OF ALL AGES; SCREENINGS FOR THE DETECTION OF BREAST, COLORECTAL, AND SKIN CANCER, CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS, A TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR CANCER INFORMATION, FREE IMMUNIZATION SHOTS, TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES AND SPEECHES. DESPITE WELL-INTENTIONED PROVIDERS AND ADVANCEMENTS IN MEDICINE, HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES PERSIST TODAY. WHILE DISPARITIES ARE OFTEN VIEWED THROUGH THE LENS OF RACE AND ETHNICITY, THEY CAN OCCUR ACROSS MANY DIMENSIONS INCLUDING SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AGE, GEOGRAPHY (NEIGHBORHOOD), GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY STATUS, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, PRIMARY LANGUAGE, AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH STATUS. TO ENSURE THAT PENN MEDICINE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND INVEST IN THIS PRIORITY AREA, THE CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY ADVANCEMENT (CHEA) WAS FOUNDED. CHEA IS THE CORNERSTONE FOR ADVANCING HIGH QUALITY PATIENT/FAMILY-CENTERED CARE FOR ALL, REGARDLESS OF THEIR PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, SUPPORTS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO TACKLE BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING OPTIMAL HEALTH FOR ALL COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, AND AIMS TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE HEALTHCARE WITHIN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND STUDENT BODY. IN ORDER TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR AND ALIGN MUTUALLY REINFORCING EQUITY INITIATIVES ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE, PENN MEDICINE INCORPORATES ITS CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY ADVANCEMENT BLUEPRINT FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION WITHIN THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVE AREAS: CARE TRANSFORMATION- REDEFINING HOW WE DELIVER CARE TO ENSURE IT MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL PATIENTS IRRESPECTIVE OF HOW THEY DEFINE THEMSELVES. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT- ENGAGING COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT DATA-DRIVEN INTERVENTIONS THAT ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY- AND POPULATION-LEVEL BARRIERS TO RECEIVING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND ACHIEVING OPTIMAL HEALTH. WORKFORCE- CREATING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE THAT REFLECTS THE POPULATIONS WE SERVE THROUGH A STRATEGIC FOCUS ON BUILDING ENVIRONMENTS AND POLICIES THAT ARE INCLUSIVE AND RESPECT ALL CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION- CREATING THE EVIDENCE-BASE FOR HOW HEALTH SYSTEMS ACHIEVE EQUITABLE CARE AND INCLUSIVE CLINICAL, WORKING, AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. EDUCATION AND TRAINING- EMPOWERING STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE AND ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF THEIR CAREERS WITH THE CORE CONCEPTS AND SKILLS NEEDED TO ADVANCE EQUITY WITHIN THEIR AREA OF WORK OR LEARNING. HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/ABOUT/PROVIDING-QUALITY-CARE/PENN-MEDICINE-CE NTER-FOR-HEALTH-EQUITY-ADVANCEMENT THE PENN MEDICINE CARES PROGRAM AWARDS GRANTS UP TO $2,000 PER PROJECT TO COMMUNITY- BASED PROGRAMS ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND EFFORT AT THE INITIATIVES. BY FUNDING THESE PROGRAMS OUR EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS CARE ABOUT DEEPLY, PENN MEDICINE CARES DOLLARS HELPED SUPPLY HEALTH SERVICES, FOOD, MEDICINE, CLOTHING, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND PLACES TO LIVE FOR THOUSANDS OF UNDERSERVED PHILADELPHIANS EVERY YEAR. SINCE THE FIRST ROUND OF RECIPIENTS WAS ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY 2012 AND TO THE END OF FY2021, PENN MEDICINE HAS SUPPORTED OVER 750 SERVICE PROJECTS WITH OVER $760,000 IN FUNDING. HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/ABOUT/SERVING-OUR-COMMUNITY |
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ADDITIONALLY, BELOW ARE SOME EXPANDED PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS FOR A SMALL NUMBER OF THE MANY COMMUNITY CARE INITIATIVES UNDERWAY AT PENN MEDICINE: - COMMUNITY MEDICINE ROTATION: DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH'S (DFMCH) COMMUNITY MEDICINE ROTATION FOR FAMILY MEDICINE (FM) RESIDENTS: THE DFMCH TRAINING PROGRAM STRESSES COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. DFMCH BELIEVES THAT COMMUNITY-BASED EXPERIENCES ARE CRITICAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS WHO RECOGNIZE THE POWERFUL EFFECTS THAT ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS HAVE ON HEALTH QUALITY. THE DFMCH'S TRAINING PROGRAM IS A MODEL FOR DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TRAINED TO MITIGATE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND TO SERVE AS ADVOCATES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. RESIDENTS ROTATE THROUGH A SERIES OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDING CONTINUITY IN SERVICE PROVISION FOR THREE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE AGENCIES (UNITED COMMUNITY CLINICS, UNITY HEALTH CLINIC, AND PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA). FOR UNITED COMMUNITY CLINICS (UCC), FM RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE EVERY WEEK, SUPERVISING MEDICAL STUDENTS AT THIS FREE HEALTH CLINIC COORDINATED BY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE, NURSING, AND SOCIAL WORK. DFMCH FM RESIDENTS ARE THE ONLY PEDIATRIC (AND ADULT) PROVIDERS WHO SUPERVISE THE MEDICAL STUDENTS AT UCC. DFMCH FM RESIDENTS ALSO HAVE LEADERSHIP ROLES LONGITUDINALLY IN UCC'S HYPERTENSION CLINIC PROVIDING CONTINUITY CARE FOR A COHORT OF UCC PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION. THE UNITY HEALTH CLINIC IS A FREE CLINIC THAT PRIMARILY SERVES UNINSURED INDONESIAN IMMIGRANTS OF CHINESE DESCENT. THIS UNDERSERVED, POPULATION STRUGGLES WITH HEALTH DISPARITIES INCLUDING INCREASED RATES OF WORK-RELATED INJURIES, SMOKING, DIABETES, AND GASTRO-INTESTINAL CANCERS. UNITY PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH TO PROVIDE FREE ACUTE, CHRONIC, AND PREVENTIVE MEDICAL CARE TO THIS HIGH-RISK AND UNDERSERVED POPULATION. UNITY IS STAFFED BY PENN MEDICINE FACULTY, FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION. LEARNERS COULD EXPERIENCE A ONE-OF-A-KIND OPPORTUNITY TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH MEDICAL TRANSLATORS; DISCOVER HOW DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AFFECT PATIENT PERCEPTIONS OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE; AND SERVE A MOTIVATED AND UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITY OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES. IN 2018 UNITY PROVIDED VISITS AND IMMUNIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHICH INCLUDES THE FLU, TDAP AND THE TWINRIX. DFMCH FM RESIDENTS ALSO PROVIDE CONTINUITY SUPPORT FOR PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA (PPP). THE MISSION OF PPP IS TO REDUCE THE HARM ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND SEX INDUSTRY WORK BY PROMOTING HEALTH, EMPOWERMENT AND SAFETY WHILE ADVOCATING FOR HUMANE PUBLIC POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. DFMCH FM FACULTY CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPERVISION OF RESIDENTS PROVIDING CLINICAL SUPPORT FOR PPP HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS THROUGH THEIR NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND THE STREETSIDE HEALTH PROJECT (SHP). THE SHP PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S DFMCH TO PROVIDE FREE ACUTE, CHRONIC, AND PREVENTIVE MEDICAL CARE TO CLIENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. THE SHP HAS A SPECIAL FOCUS ON LINKING PEOPLE TO MEDICAL INSURANCE, PRIMARY CARE, AND SPECIALTY CARE (PARTICULARLY CARE FOR HIV AND HCV). ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING FOR DFMCH FM RESIDENTS INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR HEALTH PROMOTION WORK IN THREE WEST-PHILADELPHIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; THE WALK-WITH-A-DOC PROGRAM AT THE SAYRE HEALTH CENTER; DFMCH HOME VISITATION AND HIGH-COST, HIGH-NEED PATIENT PROGRAMMING, ROTATION WITH TWO COLLABORATING FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) AS WELL AS A COHORT OF RESIDENTS WHO PROVIDE PRENATAL CARE AT A THIRD FQHC; DFMCH'S LESBIAN, GAY, BI-SEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) CARE PROGRAMMING. DFMCH FACULTY DIRECT A POPULAR ELECTIVE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS (FM326) AND RESIDENTS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS SEEKING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY-MEDICINE-RELATED SKILLS WHERE LEARNERS ARE PAIRED WITH DFMCH FM RESIDENTS ROTATING ON THEIR COMMUNITY MEDICINE ROTATION. HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/DEPARTMENTS-AND-CENTERS/FAMILY-MEDICINE- AND-COMMUNITY-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-INITIATIVES/RESIDENCY-COMMUNITY-INITIATIVES - THE LUDMIR CENTER FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH (LCWH) IS AN AMBULATORY HEALTHCARE FACILITY THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE PROVISION OF OBSTETRICAL, GYNECOLOGIC, AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. LCWH PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. MOST PATIENTS HAVE LOW TO MODERATE INCOMES. AS A COMMUNITY-BASED PRACTICE, LCWH OFFERS MORE THAN TRADITIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES. LCWH EMPLOYS A FULL-TIME SOCIAL WORKER WHO PROVIDES PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, LCWH ADDRESSES SOME OF THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF ITS PATIENTS AND THEIR PARTNERS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS: > LATINA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES (LCHS) IS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT OFFERS PRENATAL AND GYNECOLOGIC SERVICES TO WOMEN WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN MEDICAL INSURANCE. IT IS FUNDED BY GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND STAFFED BY PHYSICIANS, A NURSE PRACTITIONER, MEDICAL ASSISTANT, AND PATIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR FROM PENN MEDICINE MEDICAL GROUP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM. LCHS ALSO PARTNERS WITH OTHER ENTITIES SUCH AS PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL'S DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER AND WOMEN'S SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING CASA DEL CARMEN AND HEALTH PROMOTIONS COUNCIL. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL DIABETIC TEACHING, INFANT FEEDING CLASSES, FAMILY SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE. > CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY LCWH REGISTERED NURSES WHO HAVE ALSO EARNED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION. THE CLASSES COVER SUCH TOPICS AS: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE LABOR, RELAXATION TECHNIQUES AND MEDICAL OPTIONS FOR PAIN RELIEF IN LABOR, THE IMPORTANCE OF POST-PARTUM CARE, AND EARLY INFANT CARE/DEVELOPMENT. > MALE PARTNERS SERVICES: THE MALE PARTNERS OF LCWH FEMALE PATIENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE TREATMENT THROUGH THIS SENSITIVE AND CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE. > BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM IS A PENNSYLVANIA STATE-FUNDED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE CERVICAL CANCER AND BREAST SCREENINGS (INCLUDING PELVIC EXAMINATIONS, CLINICAL BREAST EXAMINATIONS, AND PAP SMEAR TESTING AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES) TO UNINSURED WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES 21-64. > TOBACCO SMOKING CESSATION IS OFFERED IN THE EFFORT TO DECREASE TOBACCO SMOKING RATES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AND MOTHERS. EACH LCWH NURSE IS CERTIFIED BY THE HEALTH FEDERATION OF PHILADELPHIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PROVIDE COUNSELING ON SMOKING CESSATION AND REDUCTION IN EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL SMOKE. - DICKENS CENTER FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH: THE HELEN O. DICKENS CENTER FOR WOMEN IN THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING PERSONALIZED CARE TO WOMEN OF ALL AGES, FULFILLING PENN MEDICINE'S PHILOSOPHY OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY. DR. DICKENS WAS THE FIRST FEMALE AFRICAN AMERICAN DOCTOR TO BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY IN PHILADELPHIA AS WELL AS THE FIRST TO BE NAMED A FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. SHE WORKED TO EDUCATE YOUNG WOMEN ABOUT THEIR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF TEEN PREGNANCY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. THE DICKENS CENTER SERVES MAINLY MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. PENN MEDICINE OFFERS UNCOMPENSATED AND UNDERCOMPENSATED CARE FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY, BASED ON FINANCIAL COUNSELING. THE CENTER OFFERS PRENATAL CARE, GYNECOLOGY, AND COLPOSCOPY SERVICES. THE CENTER HAS ESTABLISHED WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AND PROGRAMS WITH CITY AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES, STATE-FUNDED PROGRAMS, AND MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, TO ENSURE THAT WOMEN HAVE ACCESS TO THE SERVICES THAT FIT THEIR EDUCATIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES CARE AT THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S HEALTH CENTER 3 AND OFFERS CONSULTATIONS AND CARE FOR WOMEN WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL AND OBSTETRIC CONDITIONS OR FETAL ANOMALIES. THE CENTER'S INTEGRATED HIGH-RISK PROGRAM COMBINES CARE COORDINATORS, PHYSICIANS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE LEVEL OF CONTINUITY FOR OUR PATIENTS. - THE HEART SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROGRAM: FOR WOMEN THAT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PREECLAMPSIA DURING THEIR PREGNANCY, CLINICAL RECOMMENDATIONS ENCOURAGE NEW MOMS TO SCHEDULE A FOLLOW-UP VISIT WITH THEIR DOCTOR WITHIN A WEEK OF DELIVERY TO HAVE THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED. FOR MANY WOMEN, COMING TO THE OFFICE AFTER HAVING A NEWBORN IS DIFFICULT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. THIS PROGRAM IS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND TEXT-MESSAGE BASED PROGRAM THAT MAKES POSTPARTUM BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING MORE CONVENIENT FOR WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH PREECLAMPSIA AND OTHER BLOOD PRESSURE DISORDERS DURING PREGNANCY AND PROMOTES COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR CARE TEAM WITHOUT VISITING A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. |
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- PUENTES DE SALUD/BRIDGES OF HEALTH, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION VOLUNTARILY STAFFED BY PENN MEDICINE DOCTORS, NURSES, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS, PROVIDES LOW-COST PRIMARY CARE TO UNDOCUMENTED AND UNINSURED LATINO IMMIGRANTS. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002 BY A PENN EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN WHO OVERSEES THE PROGRAM ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. PUENTES HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE SERVICES BY STUDENTS FROM PENN'S SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL POLICY & PRACTICE, LAW, AND DENTAL MEDICINE -- AS WELL AS STUDENTS FROM OTHER AREA UNIVERSITIES AND HOSPITALS. TRAINED PROMOTORAS DE SALUD/HEALTH PROMOTERS FROM THE COMMUNITY ESCORT PATIENTS TO THEIR VISITS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT PLANS. MORE RECENTLY, THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PUENTES HACIA EL FUTURO, AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHICH NOW INCLUDES MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEER TUTORS FROM PENN AND AREA COLLEGES. HTTP://WWW.PUENTESDESALUD.ORG/ - THE PENN ASIAN HEALTH INITIATIVES (PAHI) IS STAFFED BY PENN MEDICINE FACULTY, FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION. PAHI IS BASED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. IT PROVIDES PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING TESTING, TREATMENT, AND EDUCATION, TO LOW INCOME ASIAN IMMIGRANTS, MOSTLY NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING INDONESIAN AND VIETNAMESE PATIENTS. THE PROGRAM'S ASIAN PHYSICIANS ALSO MENTOR PENN'S ASIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS, UNDERGRADUATES, AND PUBLIC-HEALTH GRADUATE STUDENTS. HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/DEPARTMENTS-AND-CENTERS/FAMILY-MEDICINE-AND-C OMMUNITY-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-INITIATIVES/COMMUNITY-PARTNERSHIPS - PENN MEDICINE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IMPACT PROGRAM: IMPACT IS A STANDARDIZED, SCALABLE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) PROGRAM IN WHICH PENN MEDICINE HIRES, TRAINS AND DEPLOYS TRUSTED LAYPEOPLE FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO HELP PATIENTS ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, INCLUDING ACCESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, CONNECTING TO HEALTHY FOOD, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENGAGING IN CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO NEARLY 10,000 HIGH-RISK PATIENTS AND PROVEN IN THREE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS TO IMPROVE CHRONIC DISEASE CONTROL, MENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF CARE WHILE REDUCING TOTAL HOSPITAL DAYS BY 65%. IN ADDITION, CHWS FACILITATE MEET UP GROUPS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHICH INCLUDE THINGS LIKE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, FINANCIAL PLANNING, BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT ETC. (PATIENTS CHOOSE THE TOPICS, CHWS ARRANGE GUEST SPEAKERS AND FACILITATE). IMPACT ALSO SUPPORTS THE VETERAN COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATING COMMUNITY GARDENS, CONNECTING THEM TO EDISON HIGH SCHOOL TO DO MENTORING, BOWLING EVENTS, ETC.) MORE THAN 1,000 ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ACCESSED OUR CHW TOOLKIT, AND WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY CREATE, LAUNCH, AND SUSTAIN EFFECTIVE CHW PROGRAMS. LINK: HTTP://CHW.UPENN.EDU/IMPACT - CUT HYPERTENSION, FOUNDED IN 2010 AND OPERATED BY PENN MEDICAL STUDENTS, PROVIDES ONSITE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AT WEST PHILADELPHIA BARBERSHOPS. THE MEDICAL STUDENTS ENCOURAGE THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY TO SEEK SUSTAINED HEALTHCARE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ACCESSING LOCAL PHYSICIANS. THEY ALSO DISPENSE PROVEN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE AND SEEK TO INFORM PEOPLE OF MEDICAL MISCONCEPTIONS. A KEY TO THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS IS THAT THE SCREENINGS OCCUR IN FRIENDLY, COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS BEARING NO RESEMBLANCE TO A DOCTOR'S OFFICE, WHERE PATIENTS OFTEN ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK CANDIDLY OR ASK QUESTIONS. THE PROGRAM'S BIGGEST SUPPORTERS ARE THE BARBERSHOP OWNERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES WHO NOW VIEW CUT HYPERTENSION AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR SERVICE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. HTTPS://WWW.CUTHYPERTENSION.ORG/ - UNIVERSITY CITY HOSPITALITY COALITION (UCHC) MEDICAL CLINIC, OPENED IN 1989, IS ONE OF ELEVEN COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES SUPPORTED BY MEDICAL STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. AT UCHC, PENN MEDICAL STUDENTS PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION, AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. VOLUNTEER PENN PHYSICIANS, RESIDENTS, AND PHARMACISTS DELIVER AND HELP OVERSEE CARE IN THE CLINIC. UCHC ALSO WORKS TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH SPECIALTY CLINICS RANGING FROM PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION TO THE AGNEW SURGICAL CLINIC. HTTPS://WWW.UCHCPHILADELPHIA.ORG/ - COMMUNITY-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (CAP-IPA) AND DANCE FOR HEALTH: PENN MEDICINE FACULTY AND STAFF PARTICIPATE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING'S STUDENT-LED COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS PROGRAM-WHICH COMPRISES 15 INITIATIVES-BRINGS NURSING STUDENTS OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND INTO THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY TO SHARE THEIR SKILLS AND LEARN FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES. THE COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS PROGRAM IS THE VEHICLE BY WHICH THE SCHOOL OF NURSING PROMOTES HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND PROVIDES COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN WITH HEALTH SCREENING AND INFORMATION ABOUT NUTRITION AND DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NEWBORN CARE, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, AND SEXUAL HEALTH. ONE PROGRAM, DANCE FOR HEALTH, IS A PROGRAM FOR ALL AGES THAT HAS ENGAGED OVER 1,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FOUR SITES AND OFFERS FREE DANCE FITNESS CLASSES AIMED TO EMPOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. CLASSES ARE OFFERED IN CONCERT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. - THROUGH THE HEALTH SCIENCE EXPLORATION PROGRAM (HSE), MEDICAL STUDENTS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S NETTER CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, HELP 6TH-8TH GRADERS INTERACTIVELY EXPLORE HEALTH TOPICS RELEVANT TO THEIR COMMUNITY. THE MISSION OF HSE IS TO: > TO INCREASE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH AN ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE CURRICULUM > TO EMPOWER THESE STUDENTS TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND PROMOTE HEALTH WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY > TO STRENGTHEN A COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY-CENTERED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA AND PENN > TO DIMINISH EDUCATION-RELATED DISPARITIES BY CREATING LESSONS THAT ADHERE TO STATE STANDARDS AND ARE DELIVERED WITH RESPECT AND EQUITY. - COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING: THE FREE WEST PHILADELPHIA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM WAS STARTED BY TWO PENN PHYSICIANS TO IMPROVE COLORECTAL HEALTH AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. A TRAINED PATIENT-NAVIGATOR HELPS PATIENTS SCHEDULE THE PROCEDURE AND UNDERSTAND THE PREPARATION PROCESS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING. THE NAVIGATORS ALSO SUPPLY FREE PREPARATION MATERIALS AND TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE PROCEDURE AND ENSURE THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE INFORMATION MATCHED TO THEIR LEVEL OF HEALTH LITERACY. PROGRAM STAFF WORK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ON EDUCATING RESIDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SCREENING AND ABOUT THE PENN INITIATIVE. HTTPS://WWW.CANCER.ORG/ABOUT-US/WHAT-WE-DO/MULTICULTURAL.HTML SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 2011, OVER 1,000 PATIENTS FROM WEST, SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA WHO PREVIOUSLY COULD NOT ACCESS COLONOSCOPY HAVE BEEN SCREENED WITH COLONOSCOPY. 42% OF THESE PATIENTS HAD AT LEAST ONE PRECANCEROUS POLYP WHICH WAS REMOVED, AND 5 PATIENTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE COLORECTAL CANCER AND HAVE RECEIVED TREATMENT AT PENN MEDICINE. THESE STATISTICS SUGGEST THAT THIS PROGRAM WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN REDUCING THE NUMBER OF COLORECTAL CANCER CASES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. HTTPS://HEALTHCAREINNOVATION.UPENN.EDU/SOI ADDITIONALLY, TO HELP BOOST THE NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PHILADELPHIA RECEIVING A COLORECTAL SCREENING, ABRAMSON CANCER CENTER HOSTED 5 DRIVE THROUGH FLU FIT EVENTS AND 1 DRIVE THROUGH COVID-19 VACCINE FIT EVENT AT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN PHILADELPHIA FOR FY2021 WHICH TRANSLATED TO 251 BLACK PHILADELPHIANS RECEIVING A FIT. 202 FITS WERE COMPLETED OF WHICH 187 WERE NEGATIVE AND 15 WERE POSITIVE. OF THE 15 POSITIVE FITS, 10 HAVE COMPLETED A COLONOSCOPY AND THE REST ARE IN PROGRESS. OF THE 10 WHO COMPLETED A COLONOSCOPY, 7 HAD AT LEAST ONE POLYP. NO PATIENTS HAD COLORECTAL CANCER. HTTPS://COMMUNITYIMPACT.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/DRIVE-WALK-MAIL-TEXT- COLORECTAL-CANCER/ - PENN MEDICINE BREAST HEALTH INITIATIVE: IN RECOGNITION OF THE BARRIERS TO SCREENING AND TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER, PENN MEDICINE OFFERS BREAST SCREENINGS AS WELL AS DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED AND UNINSURED WOMEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN NONPROFITS AND CLINICS IN THE REGION. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 2014, IT HAS PROVIDED FREE MAMMOGRAMS TO OVER 3,000 WOMEN. OVER 50% OF THE WOMEN IN THIS PROGRAM ARE LATINA AND 28% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN; 56% DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. TO DATE, 66 CASES OF BREAST CANCER HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND TREATED. SEE SCHEDULE H, PART VI FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING SOME OF THE VARIOUS ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM. -------------------- |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 28 & FORM 990, SCHEDULE L, PART IV |
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF ITS OPERATIONS AND AFTER APPROPRIATE REVIEW, THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (THE "UNIVERSITY") MAY OCCASIONALLY TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH PERSONS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED ON FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 28. IN THIS REGARD, THE UNIVERSITY ADHERES TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ANY SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED AT AN ARMS-LENGTH BASIS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, NO TRANSACTIONS WERE IDENTIFIED THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED ON FORM 990, SCHEDULE L, PART IV. -------------------- |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 |
FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS RECEIVED FROM OUR TAX CONSULTING FIRM, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP ("PWC"), ON APPROXIMATELY MARCH 15TH OF THE FILING YEAR AND IS REVIEWED BY THE ASSOCIATE COMPTROLLER. THE FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE COMPTROLLER, CFO OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM, AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND TREASURER PRIOR TO MEETING WITH PWC AND THE ASSOCIATE COMPTROLLER TO DISCUSS AND FINALIZE THE FORM. A "FINAL" DRAFT COPY OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE FILING DEADLINE. THE FINAL COPY OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS POSTED TO THE TRUSTEES' WEB SITE FOR DISTRIBUTION AND REVIEWED BY ALL TRUSTEES PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL FILING DEADLINE. -------------------- |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C |
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH COVERED PERSON* ANNUALLY SHALL COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND SHALL UPDATE SUCH QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPTLY AS NECESSARY TO REFLECT CHANGES DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. FORMER BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEE EMERITI ARE ENCOURAGED, BUT NOT REQUIRED TO, COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE DURING THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THEIR TERMS. COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY SUCH OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL, AS WELL AS BY ANY OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL AND/OR AUDITORS WHO MAY BE APPOINTED TO ADVISE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTED TO OVERSEE THIS POLICY. COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ALSO SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY ANY BOARD MEMBER. *COVERED PERSONS INCLUDE: (1) VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (INCLUDING CHARTER TRUSTEES, TERM TRUSTEES, ALUMNI TRUSTEES, AND COMMONWEALTH TRUSTEES); (2) TRUSTEE EMERITI WHO HAVE SERVED IN THAT CAPACITY FOR FIVE YEARS OR LESS; (3) OTHER FORMER VOTING TRUSTEES FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE END OF THEIR TERM AS SUCH; (4) OFFICERS AS DEFINED IN THE STATUTES; (5) MEMBERS OF THE INVESTMENT BOARD; AND (6) KEY EMPLOYEES. EACH COVERED PERSON (EXCEPT FORMER BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEE EMERITI) SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, NOT LESS THAN ANNUALLY, THAT HE OR SHE HAS READ AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. -------------------- |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 |
COMPENSATION PROCESS THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 5 DISINTERESTED, VOTING MEMBERS, OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY BOTH FOR PROVIDING OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROCESS, OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW OF THE ACTUAL COMPENSATION DECISIONS, AND FOR REVIEWING ACTUAL AND PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING TRUSTEES AND STATUTORY OFFICERS ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY'S CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE COMMITTEE ADOPTS AND IMPLEMENTS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PRINCIPLES, AND IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARRANGEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HER DIRECT REPORTS, THE STATUTORY OFFICERS, SENIOR ACADEMIC OFFICIALS, DEANS, OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES, AND ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE POTENTIALLY DISQUALIFIED PERSONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS LEGISLATION. THE COMMITTEE MAY PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED INDIVIDUALS, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT DEEMED TO EXERCISE "SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE" OVER THE UNIVERSITY. THE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE (CREATED TO CONFORM TO CERTAIN PROCEDURES IN DOCUMENTING REASONABLE SALARIES FOR THE OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY), MEETS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR TO REVIEW APPROPRIATE DATA, INCLUDING COMPARABLE SALARIES, IN ORDER TO REPORT ITS CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON OFFICERS' SALARIES FOR FINAL APPROVAL. THE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO SERVE AS A CONSULTANT. -------------------- |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
DOCUMENTS AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC GOVERNING DOCUMENTS - OFFICIAL RECORDS GENERATED OR RECEIVED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC OFFICES OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE CONDUCT OF THEIR BUSINESS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE UNIVERSITY AND MAY BECOME ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. THE ARCHIVED RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS CENTER WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.ARCHIVES.UPENN.EDU UNDER UNIVERSITY RECORDS CENTER. FORM 1023 - SINCE THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1740, THE ORGANIZATION WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A FORM 1023 APPLICATION. INSTEAD, ITS IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS IS GRANDFATHERED BY THE IRS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES - POLICIES, STATEMENTS, AND GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE OFFICE OF THE AUDIT, COMPLIANCE, AND PRIVACY WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.UPENN.EDU/OACP/ UNDER PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - THE UNIVERSITY'S ANNUAL REPORT IS PRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND TREASURER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER AND INCLUDES THE UNIVERSITY'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SUMMARY OF ENDOWMENT PERFORMANCE, AND MESSAGES FROM EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. ANNUAL REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED AFTER THE CLOSE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR (JULY 1 TO JUNE 30) AND ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COMPTROLLER WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.FINANCE.UPENN.EDU/COMPTROLLER UNDER FINANCIAL REPORTS. -------------------- |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 |
DETAIL OF OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS PENSION & OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLAN ADJ. $680,663,000 ------------- TOTAL $680,663,000 -------------------- |
Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. 
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990,
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.