LPS News

The Fels Institute of Government welcomed local public administrators to speak with students about their career experiences and impact on Philadelphia policy, programming and development. 

Dr. Cristina Bicchieri, S.J.P. Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, has been selected to address the College of Liberal and Professional Studies Class of 2019 at the graduation ceremony.

Penn Arts and Sciences has named Nicholas Berrettini (Bachelor of Arts, ’19) and Maria Lorena Levano Gavidia (Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences, ’19) as 2019 Dean’s Scholars. 

Members of Penn’s Weekly Paid Professional Staff Assembly took a free online positive psychology course taught by Karen Reivich of the MAPP program.

Five College of Liberal and Professional Studies students shared their research at Grad Ben Talks, an afternoon of TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts and Sciences graduate students.

Graduates of the interdisciplinary, self-directed master’s degree are now eligible for national recognition of their academic achievement.

Dr. Dana Kaminstien is helping to empower patient voices at the Crescenz VA Medical Center in West Philadelphia.

Students in the Master of Environmental Studies program traveled to West Virginia’s Elkhorn Water Plant to get an in-person look at the challenges involved in managing small water systems.

In 2018, Pennovation Works established significant new partnerships and welcomed a slew of innovative new member companies, and educational programs, including Penn LPS Coding Boot Camp.

On Monday, September 24, 12 students in Penn’s Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs joined students from Penn Medicine for the Department of Surgery’s Operating Room Gowning and Scrubbing Orientation.