Help make CIS a supportive and welcoming environment. All students, faculty, staff and postdocs are invited. Summit themes include increasing community in CIS; peer collaboration; how faculty can help; how to respond to microaggressions and implicit bias--both victims and bystanders; the value of a diverse TA force; productive TA-Student interaction. Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/95364173714?pwd=L1lnZmVXWlEyekFLSVg3OTM2bTEwdz09
“Gaslighting in the Academy: Actually Making Black Lives Matter” Manu Platt, PhD Professor, Biomedical Engineering Georgia Tech and Emory University Date: April 13, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am BlueJeans Link: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/kaqbajsb In honor of Diversity Month, we are pleased to host the first annual CHOP Diversity Symposium. This is a time for us to […]
Moderated by: Malik Muhammad Assoc. Director - LGBT Center Panelists: Dr. Valerie Dorsey Allen Director - African American Resource Center Elizabeth Cannon Co-Founder - White Educators Committed to Anti-Racism & Equity Zoom ID: 970 2429 7938
The purpose of the seminar, Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People, is to reveal the surprising and even perplexing ways in which we make errors in assessing and evaluating others when we recruit and hire, onboard and promote, lead teams, undertake succession planning, and work on behalf of our clients or the public we serve. […]
This past week a jury in Minneapolis rendered its verdict in the trail of Derek Chauvin. While this verdict cannot undo the trauma that George Floyd’s family and the entire country experienced, it is one step towards building a society where justice and accountability are guaranteed for all citizens. In order to support the Penn […]
Come celebrate graduating Penn Engineering students, network with alumni, socialize with current students, and play games for chances to win prizes! Penn Engineering alumna Faith Taliaferro will be a guest speaker. You don't want to miss it! Join Zoom: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/95920893362 Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/QG3sAK3ikK7DjDqm7
Understanding Asian Racialized Trauma Date: Tuesday, April 27 Time: 11:00AM EDT This presentation aims to help the Asian international student body of Penn and allies to start a conversation, centering Asian perspectives, about the rising anti-Asian hate we are witnessing nationally. We will discuss the unique ways in which Asians living in America are racialized […]
Wednesday, April 28 | 2:00PM EDT Join Penn First Plus, PENNCAP and CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) for a community forum focusing on learning more about CAPS, its services, and ways in which FGLI students can utilize CAPS services during the semester and summer. Zoom Link: P1P/CAPS/PENNCAP Community Forum »
PAACH & ASAM End-of-Year Celebration Help us honor our 2020 and 2021 graduates, recognize our incredible community leadership, and reflect on our challenges and triumphs of this past year. 4pm-6pm: GRAB AND GO GIVEAWAY FOR 2020 & 2021 GRADUATES Meet us at a table in front of the ARCH Building (36th and Locust)! Get your […]
Thursday, April 29 | 9PM EDT (Friday, April 30 | 9AM Beijing Time) Former Ambassador to China, Former Governor of Washington State, and Interim President at Bellevue College Gary Locke has been at the forefront of addressing and combating Anti-Asian Racism as U.S.-China relations deteriorate. As a representative of the Asian American community, he is […]
