Toast with the Dean
Toast with the Dean
Come celebrate the Class of 2025 graduates with cupcakes, sweets and sparkling beverages! You can also pick up your Class Gift Campaign graduate cords!
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The SP2 Speaker Series offers conversations about social issues with experts on social policy and social work. Each virtual 60-minute session includes a discussion and Q&A portion moderated by Ben Jealous, with an introduction from SP2 Dean Sara S. Bachman and a closing from SP2 Associate Dean for Community Cultivation and Engagement Jerri Bourjolly.
The Weitzman Speaker Series in High Impact Philanthropy was implemented by SP2 in collaboration with the Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP) and endowed by Stuart Weitzman, a 1963 graduate of the Wharton School. The series aims to highlight the ways in which different philosophies and passions are expressed through the practice of high impact philanthropy.
On an annual basis, Kat Rosqueta, founding executive director of CHIP, speaks with leaders who are making a philanthropic impact on important social issues through candid, fireside chat-style events. Events are open to all Penn students.
Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership (NPL) Faculty-Led Lunch & Learn events bring together students, faculty, and community partners to collaborate and learn. During each event, students are encouraged to think about new ideas and concepts they learned, what they may do differently based on their learning, how their learning will help impact the communities they serve, and how the learning changed their thinking.
Events are held virtually several times per semester.
News
Student Life
04/21
SP2 announces Linda Goler Blount as 2025 Commencement Speaker
Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) announced last week that Linda Goler Blount, MPH, a public health leader and the new President and CEO of Community Catalyst, will deliver the School’s 2025 Commencement speech on May 17.
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Faculty & Research
04/07
New study explores how economic stressors and vaccination shaped mental health during the pandemic
A new paper co-authored by SP2’s Dr. Chenyi Ma explores the impact of job loss, food insecurity, and COVID-19 vaccination on anxiety levels among different demographic groups in the United States during the pandemic.
News
Faculty & Research
03/27
Storytelling and social work intersect in book edited by SP2’s Dr. Jacqueline Corcoran
Seeking a fresh approach to prepare social work students for their careers, SP2 Professor Jacqueline Corcoran came up with a concept at the intersection of storytelling and social work for her recent edited collection, “What Do Social Workers Do All Day? Real-Life Cases for Generalist Practice.”
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