SP2 Commencement Livestream
will be available Saturday, May 18th at 6:30 PM EST

Submit an Event

Submit an event for inclusion on the SP2 calendar.

Search Events

Changing any of the form inputs will cause the list of events to refresh with the filtered results.

NPL Faculty-Led Lunch & Learn Event

Virtual

Dennis Young, Professor Emeritus at Georgia State University and Case Western Reserve University, will be presenting on Nonprofit Resilience Management.

Education Policy – Paige Joki

Caster Building - Room 311 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Paige Joki is a staff attorney at the Education Law Center, where she represents students, conducts trainings, and advocates to address the individual and systemic educational barriers facing students in Pennsylvania. She is responsible for leading the Education Law Center’s Black girls’ education justice initiatives. Join MSSP class Law and Policy (MSSP 6310) to learn […]

The Right to Health – Omar Martinez

Caster Building - Room 311 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Omar Martinez's research expertise includes the correlates, prevalence, and prevention of substance use, mental illness, and HIV among underserved and vulnerable populations. His work has contributed to a better understanding of the impact of systemic factors, including both individual-level factors (e.g. substance use and mental health problems) and the larger social context (e.g. immigration policies, […]

NPL Faculty-Led Lunch & Learn Event

Virtual

Dr. Molly Sinderbrand, Associate Director for Medical Ethics & Health Policy/NPLD 5890: Ethics & The Pursuit of Social Impact Lecturer, will present on The Importance of Organizational Codes of Ethics.  

Family Law, Gender Equity, and Reproductive Rights – Melissa Weiler Gerber

Caster Building - Room 311 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Melissa Weiler Gerber is President and CEO of accessmatters.org, an organization aims to transform access to sexual and reproductive health. Join MSSP class Law and Policy (MSSP 6310) to learn about the current state of reproductive rights. This event will include a short lecture from Melissa as well as a Q+A session. You can join […]

NPL Faculty-Led Lunch & Learn Event

Virtual

Elizabeth Abel, Vice President for CCS Fundraising/Lecturer, NPLD 7940: Philanthropy and Fundraising: The Donor Journey, will be presenting on Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members as Fundraising Ambassadors.

Trans Literacy Grad Group

Inviting all trans and gender-expansive graduate students to join a new working group! This interdisciplinary initiative will pull from all twelve graduate schools, and will focus on building community, as well as creating space for discussing trans-related policy and practice. Interested? Email Sarah Gzesh (they/them), a second year PhD student at SP2 sgzesh@upenn.edu.

Employment and Immigration Policy – Chelsea Edwards

Caster Building - Room 311 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Chelsea Edwards is currently a Staff Attorney at Justice at Work, a civil legal aid organization that serves low-income immigrant workers throughout Pennsylvania. Much of her work is dedicated to representing workers who have experienced sexual assault in the workplace or labor trafficking through temporary guest worker visa programs. Join MSSP class Law and Policy […]

SP2 Negotiation Lab (Hybrid)

Caster Building - Room 310 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Career Services will present a role play on negotiation based on a particular SP2-relevant job search scenario to be followed by a debrief and discussion on how to negotiate a job offer.  This session will take place in the Caster Building and on Zoom; please sign up on Handshake to receive further information. Here are […]

Systems Change Advocacy – Linda Delgado and Stephen St. Vincent

Inn at Penn 3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA

Linda Delgado is a Senior Advisor at the USDA. Stephen St. Vincent is the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives at the City of Philadelphia Managing Director's Office. Join MSSP class Law and Policy (MSSP 6310) to learn about the process of changing policies within government and how to make systems more accessible to all people. […]