ODEI Spotlight: Trauma Informed Care and LGBT Health

LGBT Center - 3907 Spruce Street 3907 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, United States

Stephanie Tillman, CNM -- the Feminist Midwife -- will discuss LGBT health through the lens of trauma informed care. Registration required, more info TBA. Find full details on the event page here.

Keeping Up the Good Work: Honoring 40 Years of Excellence in Diversity

Heilmeier Hall (Room 100), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Penn Engineering's diversity efforts and we invite you to join us on Friday, December 3, at 3:00 p.m. EST to celebrate Penn Engineering’s new Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI), formerly known as the Office of Minority Programs. We plan to meet in Heilmeier Hall (Towne 100) […]

Department of Bioengineering 2022 Juneteenth Address: “Perspectives on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Through a Rehabilitation, Medicine and Robotics Research Lens” (Dr. Michelle Johnson)

Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join the Department of Bioengineering for a Juneteenth Address delivered by Dr. Michelle Johnson, Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Bioengineering and Director of the Rehabilitation Robotics Lab. The address will be followed by a Q&A. This hybrid event will be held live on campus and on Zoom and is open to […]

Fall 2022 Safe Space Training for Penn Engineering Faculty & Staff – Day 1

217 Towne - Forman Active Learning Classroom 220 South 33rd Street, Towne 217, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The School of Engineering and Applied Science has partnered with the university's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center to offer Safe Space Training for interested faculty and staff on Thursday, October 6th from 2pm-4pm and Friday, October 7th  from 10am-12pm in the Forman Active Learning Classroom (217 Towne).  Attendance at both sessions is required to complete the […]

Fall 2022 Safe Space Training for Penn Engineering Faculty & Staff – Day 2

217 Towne - Forman Active Learning Classroom 220 South 33rd Street, Towne 217, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The School of Engineering and Applied Science has partnered with the university's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center to offer Safe Space Training for interested faculty and staff on Thursday, October 6th from 2pm-4pm and Friday, October 7th  from 10am-12pm in the Forman Active Learning Classroom (217 Towne).  Attendance at both sessions is required to complete the […]

CEMB Panel: Recruiting and Supporting URM PhD students

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join the discussion on challenges and strategies in the recruitment of URM PhD students and supporting them in graduate study. Invited panelists will provide their perspectives at the graduate program, research center, and laboratory levels. Join in person or via Zoom. Please contact annjeong@seas.upenn.edu at least one day prior for Zoom link.

Celebration of Diversity

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Presented by Penn Engineering's Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (ODEI) , the Underrepresented Student Advisory Board in Engineering (USABE), the Penn chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), the Penn chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and the Penn Society of Women Engineers (SWE), the gathering will include remarks […]

Penn Engineering Portrait Celebration in Honor of Ms. Cora Ingrum and Ms. Donna Hampton

Heilmeier Hall (Room 100), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Dean Vijay Kumar invites members of the Penn Engineering community to attend the unveiling of commissioned portraits of: Ms. Cora Ingrum by Patricia Watwood and Ms. Donna Hampton by Ashon Crawley There will be a breakfast reception to follow.

Department of Bioengineering Juneteenth Address: “A White Neighbor, a Black Surgeon, and a Mormon Computer Scientist Walk into a Bar…” (Kevin B. Johnson)

Berger Auditorium (Room 13), Skirkanich Hall 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

“A White Neighbor, a Black Surgeon, and a Mormon Computer Scientist Walk into a Bar…” As we recognize Juneteenth, a holiday that brings awareness to what journalist Corey Mitchell calls “…a complex understanding of the nation’s past”, we also need to understand  how many of our neighbors, staff, and faculty—even those born in the last […]

2024 Celebration of Diversity

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is hosting another Celebration of Diversity gala. The gathering is intended to showcase students, staff, and faculty from Penn Engineering in their cultural richness and heterogeneity. The event will consist of guest speakers, special performances, presentations from student affinity groups, and a variety of cuisines for all to […]