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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, WAS CHARTERED AS A COLLEGE IN 1755, AND 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 IN 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 FY 2020'S CONCOMITANT INCREASES IN ADMISSIONS SELECTIVITY AND CAMPUS MULTICULTURALISM. OF THE 44,205 STUDENTS WHO APPLIED FOR THE CLASS OF 2024, ONLY 3,789, OR 9 PERCENT, WERE OFFERED ADMISSION. FIFTY-THREE PERCENT OF THE CLASS IS FEMALE, AND 47 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, 54 PERCENT SELF-IDENTIFY AS STUDENTS OF COLOR, UP FROM 53 PERCENT THE YEAR BEFORE. FIFTEEN PERCENT OF ENROLLED STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2024 IDENTIFY AS FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. OF THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE CLASS OF 2024, 10 PERCENT WERE FROM AFRICA, 47 PERCENT FROM ASIA, 5 PERCENT FROM AUSTRALIA AND THE PACIFIC, 15 PERCENT FROM CANADA AND MEXICO, 8 PERCENT FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AND 16 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 FY 2020, THE AVERAGE FRESHMAN AID PACKAGE WAS $58,362, AN INCREASE OF 5 PERCENT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND 96 PERCENT OVER THE AVERAGE AID PACKAGE OF $29,694 IN FY 2008, WHEN THE GRANT-BASED FINANCIAL AID POLICY WAS ANNOUNCED. 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 FY 2020, PENN RECEIVED $614 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH). OF THE $614 MILLION, THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RECEIVED $514 MILLION. THE SCHOOL IS CONSISTENTLY AMONG THE NATION'S TOP RECIPIENTS OF FUNDING FROM NIH. II. RESEARCH WITH MORE THAN $1 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. THE PENNOVATION CENTER, THE FLAGSHIP FACILITY OF THE PENNOVATION WORKS, LEVERAGES THIS LEGACY BY CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES NOVEL IDEAS AND ACCELERATES THEIR EVOLUTION INTO NEW TECHNOLOGIES, THERAPIES, PRODUCTS, AND, ULTIMATELY, COMPANIES THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD. WHEN THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC STRUCK IN MARCH 2020, PENN'S TEAM OF RESEARCHERS RESPONDED SWIFTLY. IN APRIL, PENN MEDICINE LAUNCHED A CONVALESCENT PLASMA STUDY THAT EXAMINED ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN TREATING THOSE WHO ARE MODERATELY OR SEVERELY ILL. LATER THAT MONTH, IT BECAME THE SITE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH'S REMDESIVIR CLINICAL TRIAL, THE FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL LAUNCHED IN THE U.S. TO EVALUATE AN EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT FOR COVID-19. IN JUNE, THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOUND NINE DRUGS THAT INHIBIT INFECTION OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN THE HUMAN LUNG EPITHELIAL CELLS. PENN WOULD LATER SERVE AS A PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL SITE FOR THE MODERNA VACCINE, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN APPROVED FOR EMERGENCY USE BY THE FDA AND USES A MESSENGER RNA METHOD DISCOVERED BY PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FACULTY MEMBERS IN 2005. 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 92 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, 115 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, 44 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 32 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 178 GUGGENHEIM FELLOWS, AND 15 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 190 RESEARCH CENTERS AND INSTITUTES, 5,118 FACULTY, MORE THAN 1,353 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, 6,142 ACADEMIC SUPPORT STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT TRAINEES, AND A RESEARCH BUDGET OF $1.05 BILLION. RESEARCH GRANTS WON BY PENN FACULTY MAKE IT ONE OF THE HIGHEST RANKED RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY. THE OCTOBER 2016 OPENING OF THE PENNOVATION CENTER AT THE PENNOVATION WORKS SITE CONTINUES TO STAND AS A TESTAMENT TO THE VALUE PENN PLACES ON BIG IDEAS. PENNOVATION WORKS IS A DISTINCTIVE BLEND OF OFFICES, LABS, AND PRODUCTION SPACE DEVELOPED BY PENN TO LINK THE INTELLECTUAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES NECESSARY FOR ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND GENERATING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN 2018, PENNOVATION WORKS LAUNCHED THE JPOD @ PHILADELPHIA PROGRAM, A BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR THAT CONNECTS INNOVATORS TO THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON INNOVATION NETWORK AND AIMS TO IDENTIFY AND ACCELERATE EARLY-STAGE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS FOR UNMET PATIENT AND CONSUMER NEEDS IN MEDICINE. THE BRAND-NEW MAIN LAB BUILDING, MEANWHILE, IS A SCIENTIFICALLY ADVANCED, MULTI-TENANT LABORATORY AND OFFICE BUILDING THAT IS IDEAL FOR EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES. PENNOVATION WORKS IS FUNDAMENTALLY A COMMUNITY OF INNOVATORS. IT HOSTS MORE THAN 40 STARTUP COMPANIES AND SEVERAL LARGE CORPORATE MEMBERS, SUCH AS QUALCOMM, THE HERSHEY COMPANY, AND JOHNSON & JOHNSON, WHILE ALSO HOUSING SEVERAL PENN ACADEMIC PARTNERS, INCLUDING PENN ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION HUB AND THE PENN VET WORKING DOG CENTER, ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO EXPAND THE FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE. HTTPS://WWW.PENNOVATION.UPENN.EDU/ 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. 2020 MARKED THE 14TH YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE PENN CONNECTS AND PENN CONNECTS 2.0 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 27.25 ACRES OF NEW OPEN SPACE, SIX MILLION SQUARE FEET OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND 2.7 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF RENOVATION, REPRESENTING A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT OF $3.8 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 APPLICATION OF A LAND LEASE STRATEGY. MODERNIZING THIS LAND USE UNLOCKS ITS POTENTIAL FOR GENERATING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; WHILE CONNECTING UNIVERSITY CITY TO PHILADELPHIA'S CENTER CITY (CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) AND AROUND 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, A 14-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 STORMWATER TO MITIGATE RUNOFF INTO THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER. NORTH OF PENN PARK, IS CIRA CENTRE SOUTH. ONCE THE POST OFFICES 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 TOWERS 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, IS THE 23-ACRE PENNOVATION WORKS PROPERTY, ADJACENT TO PENNS CAMPUS; WHICH IS ANCHORED BY THE PENNOVATION CENTER, A 52,000 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 IN STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES TO SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS AND TRANSLATE INVENTIVENESS INTO VIABLE VENTURES. BY GROUPING FACILITIES FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, PENN ENVISIONS A MULTIFACETED WORKSHOP FOR HARNESSING AND COMMERCIALIZING THE TREMENDOUS CREATIVE POTENTIAL IN THE REGION. HTTPS://WWW.PENNOVATION.UPENN.EDU/ PENN IS INVESTED IN AND ENGAGED WITH ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY IN A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A SET OF SPECIFIC INITIATIVES, INCLUDING: THE LOCAL PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUPPLIER DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION; THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RESIDENTS SO TO ASSIST THEIR OBTAINING OF TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT JOBS WITH THE UNIVERSITY, HEALTH SYSTEM, OR THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS; DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NURTURING LOCAL INDEPENDENT RETAIL BUSINESSES, PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES ON AND OFF CAMPUS, AND ENHANCING THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF CHILDREN IN LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HTTP://WWW.EVP.UPENN.EDU/STRATEGIC-INITIATIVES/COMMUNITY-AND-ECONOMIC-DEVE LOPMENT.HTML ON THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEMS (UPHS) CAMPUS, CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ON 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 WAS ONCE 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 WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH THAT WILL FACILITATE AND IMPROVE CARE TEAM COLLABORATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE BUILDING EMBODIES PENNS COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE PAVILION WAS DESIGNED TO BE ECO-FRIENDLY AND IS BEING 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 WILL BETTER ENABLE 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 IMPACT: AS THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIAS LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER, PENN PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ACTIVATING THE LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH JOBS AND WAGES, AS WELL AS THROUGH ITS PURCHASING OF GOODS AND SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE IT IS A DESTINATION CAMPUS, PENN GENERATES ANCILLARY STUDENT, STAFF AND VISITORS SPENDING. ACCORDING TO A FY 2020 ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT, PENN GENERATES $15.5 BILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. HTTP://WWW.EVP.UPENN.EDU/PDF/PENN_ECONOMIC_IMPACT_POWERING_PHL_PA.PDF IN FY 2020, PENN CONTINUED ITS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1997 BY A COALITION OF 11 KEY INSTITUTIONS IN UNIVERSITY CITY. THIS INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES FOR A 2.2 SQUARE-MILE AREA IN UNIVERSITY CITY THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 50,000 RESIDENTS, 75,000 EMPLOYEES, AND 40,000 STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON CLEAN AND SAFE PROGRAMS WITH UNIFORMED AMBASSADORS PROVIDING PUBLIC SPACE MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TRAINING LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH NECESSARY SKILLS TO OBTAIN TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT JOBS WITH THE UNIVERSITY AND HEALTH SYSTEM; NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING; AND MARKETING. HTTP://WWW.EVP.UPENN.EDU/STRATEGIC-INITIATIVES/NEIGHBORHOOD-SERVICES.HTML SEE SCHEDULE H, PART VI FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING SOME OF THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITY. ECONOMIC INCLUSION: A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF PENNS STRATEGIC APPROACH TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS USING ITS CONSIDERABLE PURCHASING POWER IN GOODS AND SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, AS WELL AS ITS ACADEMIC EXPERTISE, TO FUEL LOCAL BUSINESS GROWTH AMONG LOCAL BUSINESSES AND DIVERSE ENTERPRISES AS DEFINED BY THOSE WHOSE OWNERSHIP CLASSIFICATION IS: BLACK, BROWN, WOMAN, LGBTQ, VETERAN, AND DISABLED. IN PURCHASING SERVICES, THE FY 2020 RESULTS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY A NUMBER OF TARGETED PURCHASING SERVICES INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO EXPAND BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK, AND OWN BUSINESSES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. IN FY 2020, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, PENN PURCHASED $151 MILLION IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM THE WEST PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY BUSINESSES, WHILE SPENDING $139.0 MILLION FROM DIVERSITY SUPPLIERS (MINORITY, WOMAN, VETERAN, LGBTQ, OTHER OWNED) ACROSS THE CITY. HTTPS://CMS.BUSINESS-SERVICES.UPENN.EDU/PURCHASING/ECONOMIC-INCLUSION/BY-T HE-NUMBERS.HTML SUSTAINABILITY: IN 2007, PENN 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/ PENNS INITIAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CAP) LAUNCHED IN 2009 AND IS REISSUED 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 DESCRIBES THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS THE CSAP 2.0 GOALS AND SETS NEW, CHALLENGING GOALS FOR MITIGATING CLIMATE IMPACTS, ADAPTING TO EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND PREPARING OUR UNIVERSITY AND STUDENTS TO LEAD IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING WORLD. 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. |
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ACADEMICS: ACHIEVEMENTS: 400 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 (EII), 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 EII 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. EII WILL HAVE A GLOBAL FOCUS AND A BROAD INTERDISCIPLINARY MANDATE TO PRODUCE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE PENN STUDENTS AND OTHERS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD. GOALS: SUPPORT CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND COORDINATION OF WORK BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIC CENTERS, IMPROVE CLIMATE LITERACY OF PENN STUDENTS, SUPPORT THE CITY'S REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES, PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS, AND IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A COHESIVE SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION AT PENN. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: ACHIEVEMENTS: IN ORDER TO RAPIDLY SUPPORT REMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH WITH OUR SCHOOL AND CENTER PARTNERS, THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMPUTING (ISC) DIVISION BUILT ON OUR RECENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENSURE HIGH-QUALITY OPERATIONS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PREPARING IT AT PENN FOR A RAPIDLY EVOLVING FUTURE. WE FOCUSED ON CREATING MORE EFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS, UTILIZING CLOUD COMPUTING VENDORS. THE RESULT OF THIS GROUNDWORK WAS A RELATIVELY SMOOTH TRANSITION TO REMOTE OPERATIONS, WITH RESULTS INCLUDING: 5M PARTICIPANTS IN VIRTUAL ZOOM AND TEAMS MEETINGS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF 2020 ALONE; 4.3M+ PHONE CALLS HANDLED IN CY20 WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM PENNNET PHONES TO CLOUD-BASED PENNFLEX PHONES; OUR NEW, EFFICIENT DATA CENTER MAINTAINED 99.9% AVAILABILITY; WORKDAY@PENN HAD 1.7M LOGONS, 1.2M BUSINESS PROCESSES INITIATED & 1M PAYMENTS MADE IN CY20; THE NEXT GENERATION STUDENT SYSTEMS PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY TESTED FINANCIAL AID INTEGRATIONS AS PART OF RELEASE 1 OF SYSTEM INTEGRATION TESTING. GOALS: IN THE COMING YEARS, ISC WILL BUILD UPON OUR FOUNDATIONAL WORK, DELIVERING HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND RELIABLE CORE SERVICES. UTILITIES AND OPERATIONS: ACHIEVEMENTS: 41% NET REDUCTION OF BUILDING-RELATED EMISSIONS IN FY20 WHEN COMPARED TO FY09 AND 37.2% REDUCTION IN NET TOTAL CAMPUS EMISSIONS IN FY20 WHEN COMPARED TO FY09. GOALS: REDUCE PENN'S BUILDING-RELATED CARBON EMISSIONS BY 40% BY 2024, USING 2009 AS THE BASELINE YEAR. AS OF FY20, THIS GOAL HAS BEEN MET WITH A 41% REDUCTION. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: ACHIEVEMENTS: 34 GREEN ROOFS ON CAMPUS; 27 LEED DESIGNED BUILDINGS; AND 28% OF CAMPUS IS UNPAVED AREA, COMPRISED OF GARDENS, LAWNS, AND PERVIOUS PAVING. GOALS: UPDATE CAMPUS DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND INTEGRATE OCCUPANT HEALTH AND WELLNESS INTO PENN'S BUILDING STANDARDS; IMPROVE PENN'S LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY PRACTICES AS WELL AS WATER USE AND MANAGEMENT ON CAMPUS; AND IMPROVE EDUCATION AROUND PENN'S PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCY, AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE. WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING: ACHIEVEMENTS: 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 23% PERCENT IN FY20 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. GOALS: INCREASE PENN'S OVERALL WASTE DIVERSION, MINIMIZE WASTE SENT TO LANDFILL, AND SUPPORT REGIONAL WASTE GOALS. PURCHASING: ACHIEVEMENTS: A DINING WORKING GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED TO INCREASE TRACKING AND REPORTING OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD. APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE FOOD USED IN PENN DINING FACILITIES THAT ARE MANAGED BY BON APPETIT IS SOURCED FROM LOCAL VENDORS. DUE TO EXTREME REDUCTIONS IN TRAVEL DUE TO COVID-19, AIR TRAVEL EMISSIONS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN 2020. AIR TRAVEL EMISSIONS WERE REDUCED BY 36% PERCENT IN FY20 AS COMPARED TO FY19 AND ACCOUNTED FOR 7% OF TOTAL EMISSIONS. GOALS: INCREASE PROCUREMENT OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTS; ENCOURAGE PURCHASING OF LOW- OR ZERO- EMISSION VEHICLES; EVALUATE MECHANISMS TO EFFECT PENN'S EMISSIONS FROM AIR TRAVEL; AND EXPAND SUSTAINABLE OFFICE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, OPTIONS, STANDARDS, AND TECHNOLOGY. TRANSPORTATION: ACHIEVEMENTS: THE BICYCLE COMMUTER REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM (BCRP) CONCLUDED ITS THIRD TAX YEAR OF SUPPORT TO 281 STAFF CLAIMING $50,041.00 IN EXPENSES FOR TAX YEAR 2019. TAX YEAR 2020 CLAIMS WILL BE CLOSED-OUT AT THE END OF MARCH 2021 AND ARE ANTICIPATED TO TOTAL ABOUT HALF OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S CLAIMS DUE TO LOWER ON-CAMPUS PRESENCE. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS STAFF SUBMITTING BONIFIED EXPENSES WHILE COMMUTING TO CAMPUS BY BICYCLE. - THE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO WORK WITH INDEGO BIKE SHARE AND ENJOYS A TOTAL OF SIX BIKE SHARE STATIONS ON CAMPUS; TWO OF THESE STATIONS WERE ADDED IN FY20. - EIGHT LEVEL-2 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS WERE ADDED TO THE FOUR ALREADY INSTALLED AT 34TH AND CHESTNUT STREET. THE NEW STATIONS ARE LOCATED IN THE MUSEUM AND WALNUT 38 GARAGES. AN ADDITIONAL FOUR ARE PROGRAMMED FOR INSTALLATION IN FY22. ALL OF OUR STATIONS ARE CONNECTED TO AND ADMINISTERED BY THE BLINK NETWORK. ELECTRICITY IS PAID FOR BY CHARGING STATION USERS AND THE UNIVERSITY WAS SUCCESSFUL AT GETTING $36,000.00 IN GRANT MONEY FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA; TOTAL COST BEFORE GRANT WAS $137,000.00. THE NET COST WAS SHARED WITH THE UPHS. - THE UNIVERSITY'S TRANSIT DEPARTMENT OPERATES 17 BI-FUEL (GASOLINE AND PROPANE) VEHICLES IN ITS FLEET CONTRIBUTING TO A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT AND SAVING AN ESTIMATED $56,652.00 IN FY20 FUEL COSTS COMPARED TO USING JUST GASOLINE. - THE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MASS TRANSIT SUBSCRIBERS PURCHASING MONTHLY TRANSIT PASSES VIA A DISCOUNT PROGRAM EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEPTA AND WAGEWORKS (TOTALING 10% OF PASS PRICE) WHILE ALSO FACILITATING PAYROLL PURCHASE USING PRE-TAX FUNDS. TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE USE OF MASS TRANSIT, THE OCCASIONAL PARKING PROGRAM (OPP) OFFERS MASS TRANSIT SUBSCRIBERS DISCOUNTED PARKING FOR THOSE TIMES WHEN DRIVING IS NECESSARY, BUT NOT A DETERRENT FROM USING MASS TRANSIT. THERE WERE 271 PARTICIPANTS IN THE OPP DURING FY20. - THE UNIVERSITY'S VANPOOL AND CARPOOL PROGRAMS OFFER NO-COST / LOW-COST PREFERRED PARKING WHILE ALSO ALLOWING PAYROLL DEDUCTION PAYMENTS WHICH ARE MADE WITH PRE-TAX FUNDS. WE HAD 67 PARTICIPANTS IN THESE PROGRAMS AT THE END OF FY20. - COMPLEMENTING THE CITY'S (SEPTA) TROLLEY, BUS AND REGIONAL RAIL SERVICE, THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS A ROBUST COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH BUSES, SHUTTLES AND VANS. THESE ASSETS SUPPORT BOTH FIXED AND ON-DEMAND TRANSPORTATION ACROSS SEVEN INTEGRATED ROUTES AND SERVICE AREAS. PENN TRANSIT SERVICES ALSO INCLUDES A MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, THE ONLY BLUE SEAL MAINTENANCE SHOP IN WEST PHILADELPHIA, OFFERING TOP QUALITY LOWER COST SERVICE TO 125 OF THE UNIVERSITY'S VEHICLES UNDER CONTRACT; WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLES OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY, ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE AND COST LESS TO OPERATE. - THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (AASHE) RECOGNIZED PENN IN ITS 2020 SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS INDEX AS A TOP PERFORMER RANKING THE UNIVERSITY 5TH OVERALL NATIONALLY IN THE CATEGORY OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS RECOGNITION IS FOR INSTITUTIONS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL ECONOMIES BY MODELING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. IN THIS RANKING, CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO CAMPUS FLEETS, STUDENT/EMPLOYEE MODAL SPLIT AND PROGRAMS PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION. OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT: ACHIEVEMENTS: THIS YEAR, PENN SUSTAINABILITY LAUNCHED A SUSTAINABILITY 101 KNOWLEDGELINK TRAINING FOR FACULTY AND STAFF. THIS MODULE IS ASSIGNABLE TO ALL UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF AND HELPS USERS LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS. SINCE ITS RELEASE, 355 FACULTY AND STAFF HAVE TAKEN THE TRAINING. THE GREEN LABS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM SAW A 100% INCREASE IN LAB PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR WITH 14 LABS CERTIFIED. THE GREEN LIVING PROGRAM CERTIFIED 287 PARTICIPANTS AND THE GREEN OFFICE PROGRAM CERTIFIED 71 OFFICES ACROSS CAMPUS. GOALS: EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND ENGAGE PENN'S LEADERSHIP TO SERVE AS SUSTAINABILITY CHANGE AGENTS. |
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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. SEE THE FULL CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN ANNUAL REPORT FOR A FULL PROGRESS UPDATE. PENN'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS COMMUNITY BASED AND CITY WIDE 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. 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, APPLE ONE TO ENSURE THAT WE ATTEND A WIDE RANGE OF FAIRS INCLUDING ONE STOP JOB & RESOURCE HUB CITY-WIDE JOB FAIR, HIRE! PHILLY 2020 CAREER + RESOURCE FAIR, 18TH DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT JOB FAIR, ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA - 69TH BOULE AND CAREER FAIR, AL DIA PHILADELPHIA DIVERSE CITY ANNUAL CAREER FAIR, BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY - VETERAN CAREER FAIR, SIERRA GROUP FAIR, RECRUIT MILITARY, TEMPLE BLACK MBA AND TEMPLE U COMMUNITY FAIR AND COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON'S CAREER FAIRS. 2020 COVID RESTRICTIONS RESULTED IN CANCELLATION OF THESE FAIRS BUT WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE FAIRS WILL RESUME IN 2021. PENN CONTINUES THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE WELCOMING CENTER FOR NEW PENNSYLVANIANS. SINCE THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MARCH 2020, THE UNIVERSITY HAS CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE IN CAREER PANELS, MOCK INTERVIEWING SESSIONS AND NETWORKING EVENTS. OUR RECRUITMENT SERVICES STAFF HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO HOLD VIRTUAL MEETINGS (VIA ZOOM) WITH THE INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM (IPP) PARTICIPANTS TO DISCUSS JOB READINESS SKILLS AND JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES FOR APPLICATION COMPLETION. THEIR INVOLVEMENT ALSO INCLUDES SUPPORT WITH RESUME AND COVER LETTER WRITING, INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES, NETWORKING, AND INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING. WE ALSO, CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH APPLE ONE ON PLACING TEMPORARY WORKERS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY. THESE TEMPORARY JOBS HAVE LED TO FULL-TIME REGULAR BENEFIT ELIGIBLE REGULAR POSITIONS FOR 12 APPLE ONE STAFF IN FY 2020 WITH $651,457 IN WAGES PAID TO WEST AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS. THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES PARTICIPATES WITH THE PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S PAY IT FORWARD MENTORING PROGRAM UTILIZING ITS STAFF MEMBERS AS MENTORS. THE PAY IT FORWARD INITIATIVE IS A MENTORING ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT PAIRS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WITH EXECUTIVES FROM CHAMBER MEMBER COMPANIES. PAIRINGS ARE MADE BASED ON PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS AND INTERESTS, COMPETENCIES, EXPERIENCE, AND EXPECTATIONS. MENTORS ARE HIGH-LEVEL EXECUTIVES FROM CHAMBER MEMBER COMPANIES, RESPECTED MEMBERS OF THE REGION'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND UNDERSTAND THE CHAMBER'S MISSION, VISION, AND GOALS. MENTEES ARE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGAGED WITH THE CHAMBER, USUALLY EITHER THROUGH CHAMBER MEMBER COMPANIES OR THROUGH THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COUNCIL. IN FY 2020, PENN'S NETTER CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 1,850 PENN STUDENTS THROUGH 73 ACADEMICALLY-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE COURSES, MORE THAN 370 STUDENTS THROUGH FEDERAL WORK-STUDY POSITIONS AND INTERNSHIPS, AND AN ESTIMATED 900 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS, ALL IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. 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 BEGINNING MARCH 2020. 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 DEPLOYED ADDITIONAL HEALTH EMPLOYEES TO SAYRE HEALTH CENTER IN SPRING 2020 TO OFFER COVID TESTING 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. 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. IN FY 2020, AUNI DELIVERED NUTRITION EDUCATION TO 6,000 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN 16 SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS PROVIDED NUTRITION LESSONS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND HANDS-ON COOKING WORKSHOPS IN 22 COMMUNITY SITES FOR ADULT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BEGINNING APRIL 2020, AUNI BEGAN TEACHING VIRTUAL NUTRITION AND COOKING LESSONS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULT PARTICIPANTS. YOUNG QUAKERS COMMUNITY ATHLETICS (YQCA), A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE NETTER CENTER AND PENN ATHLETICS, CREATES MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PENN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC TEAMS AND WEST PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN FY 2020, YQCA ENGAGED APPROXIMATELY 110 BIG QUAKERS FROM PENN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LACROSSE AND TRACK AND FIELD AND APPROXIMATELY 170 YOUNG QUAKERS IN GRADES 4-8 FROM FOUR WEST PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THROUGH EARLY MARCH 2020, SPORTS PRACTICES TOOK PLACE AT PENN FACILITIES, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND RECREATION CENTERS. BEGINNING APRIL 2020, VIRTUAL SESSIONS FOCUSED ON PHYSICAL FITNESS. ANOTHER ONE OF THE NETTER CENTER'S OUTREACH INITIATIVES IS PENN VIPS (VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE). WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THIS STAFF, FACULTY, AND ALUMNI VOLUNTEER GROUP RESULTS EACH YEAR IN: SEVEN NON-TUITION COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO WEST PHILADELPHIA STUDENTS; THE ADOPTION OF 50-60 LOCAL FAMILIES FOR CHRISTMAS; DONATIONS 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 THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, SPONSORS THE TUCKER POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE CENTER. THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PAL) IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE MOTTO IS "COPS HELPING KIDS." THEY ASPIRE TO BE THE PREMIER YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATION IN THE CITY, BY REDUCING CRIME, PROMOTING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY HAVING POLICE OFFICERS, SUPPORTED BY CIVILIANS, OFFER SPORTS, DANCE, HOMEWORK HELP, CHESS AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO YOUTH IN PAL CENTERS IN SOME OF THE CITY'S HIGHEST CRIME AND LOWEST INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. PAL CENTERS ARE SAFE HAVENS, OFFERING A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND OTHER EVENTS TO ATTRACT, ENGAGE, AND DEVELOP AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP BASE OF MORE THAN 10,000 PHILADELPHIA YOUTH. |
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THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY HAS A FULL-TIME UPPD OFFICER ASSIGNED TO THE TUCKER POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE CENTER. PAL STAFF AND PENN POLICE LEADERSHIP WORK TOGETHER REGULARLY TO FACILITATE YOUTH INVOLVEMENT WITH PENN ATHLETICS, SUCH AS ATTENDANCE AT FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL GAMES, THE PENN RELAYS, PAL DAY AT THE PALESTRA, AND PAL DAY AT THE PENN ICE RINK, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS SERVICES. PENN STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY FROM FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES, HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME, IN MENTORING COMMUNITY YOUTH AT THE PAL CENTER. PENN POLICE ATTEND MONTHLY COMMUNITY MEETINGS, INCLUDING THOSE IN CEDAR PARK, GARDEN COURT, SPRUCE HILL AND WALNUT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, AS WELL AS THE FIRST THURSDAY MEETINGS, HELD AT THE WALNUT STREET BRANCH OF THE FREE LIBRARY. THIS GIVES PENN POLICE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ON RECENT CRIME TRENDS, AS WELL AS UPCOMING EVENTS, AND COLLECT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ON CONCERNS AND LEARN OF WAYS IN WHICH PENN POLICE CAN HELP SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES ALREADY STRESSED BY ILLNESS, PENN SOUGHT TO IMPROVE THEIR EXPERIENCE AT OUR WORLD-CLASS HEALTH SYSTEM BY DEVELOPING A TRAFFIC CONTROL AID PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THE PENN HEALTH SYSTEM, AND ALLIED UNIVERSAL TO REDUCE TRAFFIC-RELATED ANXIETY FOR THOSE SEEKING CARE FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THIS PROGRAM'S NEED AROSE DUE TO THE INCREASED CONSTRUCTION THAT IS STILL TAKING PLACE AROUND THE PENN HEALTH CARE COMPLEXES. BEFORE THIS PROGRAM'S IMPLEMENTATION, BOTH PATIENTS AND STAFF OF THE HEALTH SYSTEMS EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY LONG TRAFFIC DELAYS AND AN INCREASE IN CONFUSION AS TO HOW TO NAVIGATE TO THE APPROPRIATE HEALTHCARE FACILITY FOR AN APPOINTMENT DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION DETOURS. THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ALLIED UNIVERSAL WORKED TOGETHER TO FIND A WAY TO SOLVE TRAFFIC CONCERNS. AFTER CONSULTING WITH PENNDOT AND THE PHILADELPHIA STREETS DEPARTMENT, PENN STAFFED CIVILIAN SECURITY OFFICERS, WITH THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING, TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THE PENN POLICE BY CONTROLLING KEY INTERSECTIONS THAT HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AROUND THE HEALTHCARE COMPLEX. ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFICERS MUST BECOME AMERICAN TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICES ASSOCIATION (ATSSA) FLAGGER CERTIFIED, COMPLETE AN 8-HOUR TRAFFIC CONTROL COURSE WITH A TRAINING OFFICER FROM THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE ACADEMY, AND UNDERGO 16 HOURS OF ON THE JOB TRAINING (8-HOURS OF OBSERVATION AND 8-HOURS OF SUPERVISED PRACTICE). AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF TRAFFIC CONTROL AIDS HAVE EITHER MILITARY OR PRIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE. THESE SECURITY OFFICERS ARE DEPLOYED AT INTERSECTIONS TO MANAGE CROSSWALKS, AND GARAGE ENTRANCES/EXITS TO HELP KEEP THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC MOVING. EACH DAY WE CURRENTLY USE 10 TCA'S AND TWO SUPERVISORS, SUPPORTING THE PENN POLICE TO KEEP DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS SAFE WHILE EN ROUTE TO THEIR APPOINTMENTS, AND RELIEVING TRAFFIC-RELATED STRESS FOR STAFF AND PATIENTS. 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 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 MENTOR 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. 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. HTTPS://WWW.VPUL.UPENN.EDU/CIVICHOUSE/PENNCORP HTTP://UPENNWPTP.WEEBLY.COM/ HTTPS://WWW.VPUL.UPENN.EDU/CIVICHOUSE/INTERNSHIP.PHP HTTPS://CIVICHOUSE.UPENN.EDU/INDEX-2/ (CIVIC SCHOLARS) HTTPS://WWW.VPUL.UPENN.EDU/CIVICHOUSE/PENNALTERNATIVEBREAKS ESTABLISHED BY PENN, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, AND THE PHILADELPHIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS IN 1998, THE PENN ALEXANDER SCHOOL IS ONE OF NEARLY 250 SCHOOLS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA WHERE STUDENTS AT PENN'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (GSE) ARE TEACHING, COUNSELING, AND LEADING. THIS PRE-K TO 8TH GRADE NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL IS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE WESTERN EDGE OF PENN'S CAMPUS, ON A SITE THAT ALSO HOUSES A PRIVATE DAYCARE AND A HEAD START CENTER. IN FY 2020 PENN CONTINUED TO SUBSIDIZE PENN ALEXANDER WITH AN OPERATING CONTRIBUTION OF $1,330 PER STUDENT PER YEAR AMOUNTING TO OVER $840,000 TO REDUCE CLASS SIZE AND ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MAINTAIN THE SCHOOL GROUNDS, AND PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY ARE WORKING WITH PENN ALEXANDER TO ENRICH THE STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. PENN POLICE ALSO ASSIST WITH TRAFFIC CROSSINGS FOR FAMILIES AND STAFF, CONDUCT BUILDING SAFETY CHECKS, AND SAFETY PRESENTATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL. PENN PUBLIC SAFETY ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE SCHOOL'S YEARLY EVENTS, SUCH AS THE PAS 5K RUN. HTTPS://WWW.GSE.UPENN.EDU/INPHILLY/PAS/ HTTPS://WWW.GSE.UPENN.EDU/IN-PHILLY/AFFILIATED-SCHOOLS 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: - COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PENN DENTAL MEDICINE'S (PDM) CURRICULUM. THROUGH PHILANTHROPY AND INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES, PDM HAS INCREASED CAPACITY WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY PARTNERS - MERCY LIFE, PUENTES DE SALUD, SAYRE HEALTH CENTER - AND ADDED SPECTRUM HEALTH SERVICES AS A NEW COMMUNITY PARTNER THIS PAST YEAR. WITH AN INCREASE IN DENTAL CHAIRS, FACULTY COVERAGE, AND EXPANDED HOURS, PDM HAS GROWN PATIENT VISITS TO OVER 250 PER WEEK - A NEARLY 10-FOLD INCREASE IN CAPACITY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE PENN SMILES MOBILE DENTAL PROGRAM HAS CONTINUED TO SERVE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT DESPITE SCHOOLS HOLDING REMOTE VIRTUAL LEARNING THIS ACADEMIC YEAR. PDM PROVIDES MORE THAN $3.6 MILLION IN UNDER AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE TO THE COMMUNITY. - PENN'S SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES HOSTS PENN SUMMER ACADEMIES, SUBJECT-INTENSIVE THREE-WEEK PROGRAMS THAT COMBINE SOPHISTICATED SCIENTIFIC OR SOCIAL THEORY WITH RELEVANT APPLICATIONS. SAS CONTINUES TO HOST AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMICALLY-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE COURSES (ABCS) WHICH CONNECT STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE SCHOOL FUNDED A NEW ROUND OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES GRANTS TO SUPPORT TEAMS OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS COMBINING COURSEWORK, RESEARCH, AND SERVICE TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF DIVERSITY AND INEQUALITY AT THE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. - PENN NURSING'S 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). PENN NURSING SUPPORTED THE 2019 PENN MEDICINE RESEARCH CONFERENCE HELD DECEMBER 2019, RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT OUR ACADEMIC PARTNERS, AND WORKED TOWARD ACHIEVING MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM RE-DESIGNATION FOR 4 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. LASTLY, PENN NURSING LAUNCHED A RESPONSE TO ASSIST PENN MEDICINE WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN DEVELOPING A LARGE-SCALE REDEPLOYMENT VOLUNTEER AND PAID EMPLOYEE STAFFING PLAN AND RECRUITMENT OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO ASSIST WITH A COVID 19 VACCINE TRIAL. PENN NURSING ALSO COLLABORATED WITH ACADEMIC PARTNERS TO FORMULATE A CLINICAL PLACEMENT REINTEGRATION PLAN FOR BSN AND MASTERS STUDENTS' CLINICAL EXPERIENCES. PENN NURSING REMAINS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PLANNING CENTERS FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE AT HUP AND PRINCETON MEDICAL CENTER. |
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- 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 2020, PENN PRAXIS LAUNCHED THE FRESH AIR EVERYWHERE VIRTUAL DESIGN STUDIO IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FRESH AIR FUND. THIS PAST SUMMER, ELEVEN WEITZMAN GRADUATES OR ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDENTS FACILITATED A VIRTUAL DESIGN STUDIO FOR 150 FRESH AIR FUND YOUTH AGES 14-17 WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A MORE TRADITIONAL SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PENN PRAXIS IS ALSO WORKING WITH THE DELAWARE RIVER WATERFRONT CORPORATION (DRWC) AND A TEAM OF COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CONSULTANTS FROM ACROSS PHILADELPHIA TO SHAPE THE IDENTITY OF THE FUTURE PARK AT PENN'S LANDING, A NEW 12-ACRE CIVIC SPACE THAT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING GRAND PLAZA AND EXTEND AS A "CAP" OVER PORTIONS OF I-95 AND COLUMBUS BOULEVARD, RECONNECTING THE CITY WITH THE DELAWARE RIVER. TWO OTHER PRAXIS PROJECTS HIGHLIGHT THE WEITZMAN SCHOOL'S COMMUNITY-ORIENTED WORK AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS: THIS YEAR, PENN PRAXIS WORKED WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S OFFICE OF HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF THE MULTI-CITY HOUSING INSECURITY STUDY WITHIN THE HOUSING INITIATIVE AT PENN (HIP). THE GOAL OF THE COVID-19 HOUSING RESPONSE COLLABORATIVE WAS TO LEVERAGE THE EXPERTISE WITHIN THE WEITZMAN SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO PROVIDE DEEP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CITIES TO ADVANCE EFFECTIVE LOCAL POLICIES AMIDST THE PANDEMIC AND THEREAFTER, INCLUDING DEVELOPING RENT RELIEF PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING COVID-RELATED INCOME LOSS IN SIX CITIES INCLUDING PHILADELPHIA. PRAXIS AND THE WEITZMAN SCHOOL'S CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION ARE ALSO DEVELOPING A CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN (CMP) FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, A DESIGNATED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK FOUNDED IN 1751 THAT IS LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA'S CENTER CITY NEIGHBORHOOD. WEITZMAN'S RESEARCH CENTERS ARE OTHER IMPORTANT DRIVERS OF POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. IN FY 20, 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. THIS YEAR, THE SCHOOL LAUNCHED ITS NEWEST RESEARCH CENTER, THE CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS SITES (CPCRS), TO ADVANCE 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, THE WEITZMAN SCHOOL'S INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND DESIGN STUDIOS REGULARLY FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE MAJOR CHALLENGES OF THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT INHABIT THEM. IN THE PAST YEAR, WEITZMAN DESIGN STUDIOS FOCUSED ON ENSURING EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGE IN THE FACE OF GENTRIFICATION, FOOD INSECURITY, EXPANSION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INCREASING ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. - 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 322 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 AT SOME 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'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. THIS YEAR, SEAS AGAIN HOSTED FEMMEHACKS, A HACKATHON WITH THE INTENT TO INSPIRE, TEACH, AND EMPOWER WOMEN IN THE PHILADELPHIA TECH COMMUNITY AND TO CREATE AN ECOSYSTEM OF WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY FIELDS. THE FIFE-PENN CS ACADEMY CODING CLUB FOR GIRLS AND BOYS LED BY COMPUTER SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATES IN PENN ENGINEERING RAN FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IN 7 PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR GRADES K-8. THE CLUB LEADERS ARE HELPING TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS IN EDUCATION AND INSPIRE YOUNG STUDENTS TO CONSIDER COMPUTER SCIENCE CAREERS. 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. - THE WHARTON GLOBAL YOUTH PROGRAM PUBLISHES KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL A FREE ONLINE BUSINESS JOURNAL FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING 5 NEW ARTICLES A MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL-YEAR. THE WEBSITE ALSO INCLUDES OVER 500 FREE LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHERS THAT ARE ALIGNED TO NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHING BUSINESS. THE SITE WELCOMES OVER 15,000 UNIQUE VISITORS EACH YEAR. THE UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION ALSO CONTINUES TO OFFER STEP (SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM) TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDER RESOURCED BACKGROUNDS AS THEY ACCLIMATE TO THE WHARTON ENVIRONMENT AND COLLEGE LIFE. 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. |
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> 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. - GOLDRING REENTRY INITIATIVE (GRI) > 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 > 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. - PIPELINE FOR PROMISE > THE PIPELINE FOR PROMISE PROGRAM OFFERS A FREE SUMMER COURSE AT SP2 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. - 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/SE RVICES/PET-SUPPORT-SERVICES PENN CAREY LAW SCHOOL WALK-IN LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FACE OF THE MANY CHALLENGES COVID-19 HAS BROUGHT, THE NEED FOR PRO BONO SERVICE HAS GROWN. ONE STRONG EXAMPLE OF THE WAYS PENN CAREY LAW'S PRO BONO PROJECTS HAVE BEEN NIMBLE IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC IS FOUND IN THE WALK-IN LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT (WILA). IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY CITY HOSPITALITY COALITION (UCHC), WILA PROVIDES CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR ARE HOUSING INSECURE. BECAUSE WILA'S CLIENTS ARE TRANSIENT, WILA VOLUNTEERS HAVE TYPICALLY MET WITH THEIR CLIENTS AT WEEKLY MEAL PROGRAMS INSIDE CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS - THIS WAY THE CLIENTS DO NOT HAVE THE ADDITIONAL BURDEN OF FINDING TRANSPORTATION TO AN OFFICE OR ACCESSING A COMPUTER AT A PUBLIC LIBRARY. BECAUSE WILA'S INDOOR SERVICE MODEL WOULD NOT BE THE SAFEST MODEL WHEN NAVIGATING COVID-19, PENN CAREY LAW'S WILA VOLUNTEERS ALONG WITH SUPERVISING ATTORNEY, MICHAEL LIPUMA (C'91, L'94) ADAPTED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE WEST PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY BY OFFERING OUTDOOR LEGAL AID TO ENSURE SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS WERE MET AND EXCEEDED. "THE KINDS OF SERVICES WE PROVIDE ARE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO OFFER REMOTELY, SO THE WILA TEAM HAS HAD TO THINK IMAGINATIVELY ABOUT HOW TO CONTINUE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS IN A SAFE AND HEALTHY MANNER," CHAD KEIZER, WILA'S CURRENT STUDENT PROJECT SHARES. SOME INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE HELPED WILA TO CONTINUE SERVING CLIENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC HAVE INCLUDED PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE OUTDOOR AID AND USING LANTERNS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE WILA TEAM CONTINUES TO SERVE WEST PHILADELPHIA ON A WEEKLY BASIS. PA 30 DAY FUND THE PA 30 DAY FUND IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, VOLUNTEER EFFORT TO PROVIDE QUICK AND FORGIVABLE LOANS TO PENNSYLVANIA SMALL BUSINESSES EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS. THE FUND, WHICH WAS STARTED IN THE SPRING OF 2020 IN RESPONSE TO THE FIRST WAVE OF PANDEMIC SHUTDOWNS, HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL IN PROVIDING CRITICAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. THE APPLICATION AND EVALUATION PROCESS, WHICH WAS CRUCIAL FOR THE FUND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES WHERE THEY WERE NEEDED AND COULD HAVE THE MOST IMPACT, WAS DESIGNED, BUILT AND MANAGED BY A LARGE GROUP OF PENN CAREY LAW STUDENTS.GROUP OF PENN CAREY LAW STUDENTS. CLOSE TO 40 STUDENTS REVIEWED OVER 2,000 APPLICATIONS AND THE FUND HAS ISSUED GRANTS TO OVER 650 SMALL BUSINESSES, MAINTAINING ABOUT 4,000 JOBS. "THE PA 30 DAY FUND HAS HELPED SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND PRESERVE THOUSANDS OF JOBS. NONE OF THIS WORK WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE COMPASSIONATE AND DEDICATED WORK OF THE PENN STUDENT COORDINATORS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE TEAM FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY" SAID JEFF BARTOS, WHO CO-SUPERVISES THE FUND ALONG WITH PROFESSOR MICHAEL KNOLL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL AND PROFESSOR OF REAL ESTATE, THE WHARTON SCHOOL. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION NEARLY 50 PENN CAREY LAW STUDENTS PARTNERED WITH PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE'S (PLA) UNEMPLOYMENT HOTLINE DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE HOTLINE TO ASSIST CALLERS IN APPLYING FOR BENEFITS OR HELP IDENTIFY ISSUES IN THE DELAY IN RECEIVING BENEFITS. PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE STAFF ATTORNEY RACHEL MILLER, L'12 SUPERVISED PENN CAREY LAW STUDENTS, SAYING "WE WERE BOMBARDED WITH PEOPLE NEEDING ASSISTANCE AND COULD NOT HAVE REACHED NEARLY AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE DID HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR OUR PENN LAW VOLUNTEERS". THROUGH THE HOTLINE, VOLUNTEERS USED THEIR INTERNET ACCESS TO FILE UNEMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEWLY LAID-OFF. OFTEN, UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE ARE LIMITED TO FILING THEIR APPLICATIONS FROM COMPUTERS AT PA CAREERLINK LOCATIONS, PUBLIC LIBRARIES OR RELATIVES' HOMES, MILLER SAID. ALL OF THESE LOCATIONS HAD LIMITED OR NO ACCESS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. PENN CAREY LAW STUDENTS LOGGED OVER 600 HOURS TO ASSIST CLOSE TO 700 CLIENTS IN FILING FOR BENEFITS. |
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- 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: THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNICATION NEUROSCIENCE LAB AND THE NETTER CENTER TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF EMAIL MESSAGES CONTAINING ELECTION INFORMATION IN ENCOURAGING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SCREENED TWEETS FOR THEIR VOTER ENGAGEMENT ANALYSIS; 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 THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND COVID-19; THE ANNENBERG CONVERSATIONS ON RACE 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 MYRIAD TENSIONS AND INTERSECTIONS OF COMMUNICATION THEMES AND RACIAL FORMATIONS. THE PENN LIBRARIES PROVIDES A VARIETY OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY. IN SPRING 2020 THE PENN LIBRARIES COMPLETED THE DIGITIZATION OF MORE THAN 2,500 ITEMS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARIAN ANDERSON, A PHILADELPHIA NATIVE AND ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED SINGERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. PENN LIBRARIES STAFF CREATED A RESEARCH PORTAL OFFERING FREE PUBLIC ONLINE ACCESS TO DIGITIZED SCRAPBOOKS, NOTEBOOKS, DIARIES, CONCERT PROGRAMS, PHOTOGRAPHS, RECORDINGS, AND INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS. THE PENN LIBRARIES' COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYS 16 PART-TIME UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA STUDENT WORKERS IN ONGOING WORK TO REVITALIZE PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN PHILADELPHIA. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FUNDS THE FOLLETT DESTINY CATALOG SYSTEM FOR 21 SCHOOLS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA (17 ELEMENTARY & 4 HIGH SCHOOLS). CATALOGING WORK IS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTEERS FROM THE WEST PHILADELPHIA ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN (WEPAC). THE GROUP ALSO ADVOCATES FOR THE PRESENCE OF LIBRARIANS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND IS ACTIVELY DEVELOPING NEW PROJECTS TO SUPPORT ADULT LITERACY AND LIFELONG LEARNING, EXPAND DEFINITIONS OF LITERACY AND LITERACY ENGAGEMENT, CREATE AVENUES OF STORYTELLING BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY, BUILD STUDENTS' HOME LIBRARIES, AND INCORPORATE PERSPECTIVES FROM CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS INTO THE LIBRARIES' ONGOING WORK IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BEGINNING IN FALL 2020, ALL K-12 SCHOOLS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA WERE GIVEN ACCESS TO DIGITAL PRIMARY SOURCES HOSTED BY ADAM MATTHEW DIGITAL AT NO COST TO THE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES. THE AGREEMENT ALLOWS TEACHERS ACROSS ALL AGE RANGES AND SUBJECT AREAS TO INTEGRATE PRIMARY SOURCES INTO THEIR STUDENTS' COURSE OF STUDY. THIS ARRANGEMENT WAS CHAMPIONED BY THE PENN LIBRARIES AS PART OF A LARGER ACCESS DEAL BETWEEN ADAM MATTHEW DIGITAL AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMIC LIBRARY CONSORTIUM INC. (PALCI), A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS ACCESS TO SHARED LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES THROUGH COLLABORATION AMONG ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES. 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, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, IS ENTERING ITS EIGHTH YEAR OF UNPACKING THE PAST, A GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAM THAT OFFERS FREE LESSONS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC AND TITLE I CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM CENTERS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL ANCIENT CULTURES CURRICULUM AND HIGHLIGHTS THE MUSEUM'S IMPRESSIVE EGYPTIAN, ROMAN, MIDDLE EASTERN, AND CHINESE COLLECTIONS. THIS YEAR'S ATTENDANCE OF 5,765 CHILDREN, INCLUDING MANY WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SO THE MUSEUM CAN "TRAIN THE TRAINER" AS WELL AS BETTER IDENTIFY TEACHERS' CLASSROOM NEEDS. THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSROOM PROGRAM, PROVIDING INTERCULTURAL SKILLS TO K-12 AUDIENCES, CONTINUES TO OFFER INCREASED FREE SERVICE FOR TITLE I ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGH SPECIAL GRANTS, IN STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER CULTURAL CENTERS ON CAMPUS. AS THE MUSEUM CLOSED FOR THE PANDEMIC, ALL EDUCATORS WERE TRAINED TO TEACH VIRTUALLY, THANKS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS MANAGER. PROGRAMS NORMALLY DELIVERED ONSITE WERE ABLE TO BE CONVERTED INTO A VIRTUAL FORMAT THAT WAS STILL INTERACTIVE. THE MUSEUM'S VIRTUAL PROGRAMS NOW SERVE WELL OVER 6,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY, AS FAR AWAY AS AUSTRALIA, MEXICO, CANADA, AND IRAQ; THE NUMBER CONTINUES TO GROW DURING THE PANDEMIC, AS ALL LESSONS ARE VIRTUAL. 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. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT COLLEGE-READY, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS FOR DIVERSE PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH TEEN AMBASSADORS AND TEEN INTERNSHIPS, NOW ALL PROVIDING PAYMENT FOR THE PARTICIPANTS' TIME AND TALENTS. PENN'S ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 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. THE CENTER 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. IN TOTAL, ACPA SERVES OVER 10,000 CHILDREN IN THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA PER SEASON, OFTEN PROVIDING THEIR ONLY ACCESS TO THE PERFORMING ARTS. UNDERSCORING THE PRIORITY PENN PLACES ON PUBLIC SERVICE, PENN PRESIDENT AMY GUTMANN ESTABLISHED THE PRESIDENT'S ENGAGEMENT PRIZES IN 2015 TO SUPPORT PENN SENIORS AS THEY DESIGN AND UNDERTAKE PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS DURING THEIR FIRST POST-GRADUATION YEAR. AWARD WINNERS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN WORKING TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN PHILADELPHIA. HTTP://WWW.PENNPEP.UPENN.EDU/ |
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THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS BUILDS AND STRENGTHENS RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL QUALITY-OF-LIFE IMPROVEMENTS IN PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS; 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. 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. THESE INCLUDE: 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, PENN MEDICINE HAS SUPPORTED OVER 660 SERVICE PROJECTS. HTTP://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/HEALTH-SYSTEM/ABOUT/COMMUNITY/ - COVID-19 RESPONSE: PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS BEEN A FUNDAMENTAL PRIORITY OF PENN MEDICINE'S MISSION IN REGARDS TO COMMUNITY HEALTH. THE FIRST HALF OF FY20, OUR INSTITUTION PROVIDED HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION TO PRINT, ELECTRONIC, AND INTERNET MEDIA FOR BROAD PUBLIC DISSEMINATION. IN ADDITION, PENN MEDICINE PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN AREA HIGH SCHOOLS THAT FAMILIARIZED AND PREPARED YOUNG PEOPLE FOR CAREERS IN THE HEALTH CARE ARENA. PENN PHYSICIANS, PHARMACISTS, NURSES, RESIDENTS, STAFF, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS SHARED THEIR EXPERTISE AT FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND HEALTH FAIRS YEARLY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: VISION, GLUCOSE, BLOOD PRESSURE, ORAL CANCER, SKIN CANCER, AND KIDNEY DISEASE SCREENINGS; CPR TRAINING; HYPERTENSION SCREENINGS, AWARENESS, AND EDUCATION AT LOW-INCOME HOUSING LOCATIONS; WELLNESS EDUCATION AND ACTIVITY AT LOCAL SENIOR HOMES; MANDARIN, TAIWANESE, AND CHINESE -LANGUAGE PRESENTATIONS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS; HIV/AIDS AWARENESS EDUCATION AND TESTING; AND STOP THE BLEED EDUCATION. WITH THE ONSET OF COVID IN MARCH AND THE ENSUING SHUTDOWN OF COMMUNITY CONGREGATION, THE INSTITUTION TURNED ITS FOCUS TO FIGHTING THIS DISEASE. A COVID-19 HOTLINE WAS SET UP TO TAKE INQUIRIES FROM ALL COMERS - PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, CONCERNED FAMILY MEMBERS, EVEN DOCTORS AND NURSES - AND DIRECT THEM TO THE HELP THEY NEEDED. FROM MARCH THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2020, MORE THAN 400,000 COVID HOTLINE CALLS WERE ANSWERED; MORE THAN 310,000 COVID TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED FOR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS; MORE THAN 6,800 INPATIENTS WERE TREATED FOR COVID; 100+ LABS PIVOTED TO COVID-19 RESEARCH; AND 150+ NON-CLINICAL TRIAL RESEARCH BEGAN. 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. LAUNCHING IN APRIL AND 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/ - THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S EDUCATION PIPELINE PROGRAM - AIMS TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT BY UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATE STUDENTS; UNDERGRADUATES LEARN FROM GRADUATE STUDENTS; AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ARE GUIDED BY PHYSICIANS. THE PROGRAM EXPOSES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ALONG WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO THE VARIETY OF CAREERS IN MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE. FURTHER, THE PIPELINE PROGRAM PROVIDES A VALUABLE MEANS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, MEDICAL TRAINEES, PHYSICIANS-IN-TRAINING AND FACULTY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY 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 CHEA WILL ESTABLISH SYSTEM-WIDE STRUCTURES FOR ROUTINE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING OF QUALITY AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE METRICS BY PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AS WELL AS LEVERAGE EXISTING QUALITY AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED DIFFERENCES IN CARE BY PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS. - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CHEA WILL BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED SOCIAL NEEDS AT BOTH THE PATIENT- AND POPULATION-LEVEL AND TIE COMMUNITY FACING INITIATIVES TO CARE TRANSFORMATION GOALS AND IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES. - WORKFORCE CHEA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNDERSTANDING OF INCLUSIVE BEHAVIORS THROUGH ALIGNMENT WITH CURRENT HR INITIATIVES AND POLICIES AND SKILLS TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP. - RESEARCH AND EVALUATION CHEA WILL SUPPORT EVALUATION AND RELATED SCHOLARSHIP OF ALL ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE AND FURTHER, BUILD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH EQUITY AND INCLUSION. - EDUCATION AND TRAINING CHEA TRAINS HUNDREDS OF CLINICIANS ANNUALLY AND OFFERS A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS. CHEA DEVELOPS AND DEPLOYS MESSAGING CAMPAIGNS ON HEALTH EQUITY AND INCLUSION (HE&I) CONCEPTS AND ITS ALIGNMENT WITH HEALTH SYSTEM OPERATIONAL GOALS AND INVEST IN RELATED WORKFORCE CAPACITY BUILDING AND SKILLS TRAINING. TRAINING TOPICS INCLUDE: FOUNDATIONS OF UNCONSCIOUS BIAS; BEYOND BIAS: ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION; UNCONSCIOUS BIAS FOR LEADERS: IMPACT ON DECISION MAKING; IMPACT OF UNCONSCIOUS BIAS: FACULTY SEARCH AND SELECTION PROCESS; VIRTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF UNCONSCIOUS BIAS. -------------------- |
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STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS- HEALTHCARE COMPONENT 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 2,941 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 APPROXIMATELY 129,000 PATIENTS AND ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 5.6 MILLION OUTPATIENT VISITS, MORE THAN 337,000 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND MORE THAN 19,200 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. HTTP://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/HEALTH-SYSTEM/ABOUT/ORGANIZATION/POLICIES/FINA NCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML UPHS IS A VITAL SAFETY-NET PROVIDER CARING FOR SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS. IN FY 2020, UPHS PROVIDED $300.7 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/-/MEDIA/FILES/COMMUNITY-WELLNESS/PMPH-2018-CH NA-REPORT.PDF?LA=EN. 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. HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/ABOUT/SERVING-OUR-COMMUNITY/REPORTS BELOW ARE SOME EXPANDED PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS FOR JUST A SMALL NUMBER OF THE MANY COMMUNITY CARE INITIATIVES UNDERWAY AT PENN MEDICINE: |
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- 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 THE COMMUNITY. RESIDENTS ROTATE THROUGH A SERIES OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDING CONTINUITY IN SERVICE 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 HEALTH CLINIC 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 HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 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 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY, OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES. UNITY PROVIDED VISITS AND IMMUNIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING 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 PROGRAMMING FOR DFMCH FM RESIDENTS INCLUDE 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-C OMMUNITY-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 EMPLOYEES 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. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B (CONT.) |
- 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. - 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. HTTP://WWW.MED.UPENN.EDU/DIVERSITYUME/STUDENTLEDCLINICS.HTML - 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. HTTP://WWW.MED.UPENN.EDU/DIVERSITYUME/STUDENTLEDCLINICS.HTML 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: > INCREASE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH AN ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE CURRICULUM > EMPOWER THESE STUDENTS TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND PROMOTE HEALTH WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY > STRENGTHEN A COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY-CENTERED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA AND PENN > 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. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 2011, OVER 700 PATIENTS FROM WEST, SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA WHO PREVIOUSLY COULD NOT ACCESS A COLONOSCOPY HAVE BEEN SCREENED WITH A COLONOSCOPY. 43% 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 - 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, 35 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, 2020, NO TRANSACTIONS WERE IDENTIFIED THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED ON FORM 990, SCHEDULE L, PART IV. -------------------- |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4(B) |
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHERE BANK ACCOUNTS ARE HELD TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM - SEE ATTACHMENT 2 FOR ADDITIONAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHERE BANK ACCOUNTS ARE HELD -------------------- |
| 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 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 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. $(229,224,000) LOSS ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT (3,618,000) ------------- TOTAL $(232,842,000) -------------------- |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.