The College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) is pleased to congratulate Leona Brandwene, the recipient of the 2021 UPCEA Mid-Atlantic Region Excellence in Teaching Award.

The UPCEA Mid-Atlantic awards program recognizes the hard work and innovative ideas of staff, students, and faculty from the institutions within the region. Award winners will be recognized at the 2021 Regions Week Conference, October 18-24, 2021.

Penn Summer offers a variety of academic experiences for high school students, including Summer Academies—subject-intensive, three-week programs that fuse sophisticated scientific or social theory with relevant applications. Most of the academies are STEM-based, but the Social Justice Research Academy (SJRA) draws upon the rich history and diversity of Philadelphia to provide a sociologically comprehensive experience.

For more than 15 years, Penn’s Master of Science in Applied Geosciences (MSAG) program has been preparing students to advance in the geosciences. Now, students starting this professional degree in fall 2022 can complete the program asynchronously and fully online, without relocating to Philadelphia or interrupting their careers.

This August, Dr. Judith Mangelsdorf, a Master of Applied Positive Psychology alumna, will begin her role as faculty director of the master's degree program in positive psychology and coaching at the German University for Health and Sport (Deutsche Hochschule für Gesundheit und Sport/DHGS).

The publication Academic Influence has announced its list of the 25 most influential people working in psychology today, and Martin E.P. Seligman of Penn’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program is its number one pick.

Students in the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program find that the coursework empowers them and provides them with scientific credibility for so many of the practices they are already embracing at home and at work. Students apply to the MAPP program looking for an academic experience that will help them gain more knowledge and tools in their pursuit to cultivate well-being.