The College of Liberal and Professional Studies is pleased to congratulate Joe Daniel Barreto and Abigail Paige Blyler on being named Dean's Scholars. This honor is presented annually to students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise.
The College of Liberal and Professional Studies congratulates Virginia Millar and Sarah (Sally) Willig for being named 2024 distinguished teaching award winners.
Virginia Millar, MAPP
Lecturer, Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences and Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
“Many people view sustainability as an outdoor job, such as conservation occupations. And those jobs are so important, but there's a lot to be said about having sustainability professionals within the architecture world,” says Marina Battle Rullo (Master of Environmental Studies ’23), a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional.
Dr. Michael Weisberg, Bess W. Heyman President’s Distinguished Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Penn, has been selected to address the College of Liberal and Professional Studies Class of 2024 at the graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 18. Dr. Weisberg is also the interim director of Perry World House, the editor-in-chief of Biology and Philosophy, and director of the Galápagos Education and Research Alliance. With Penn LPS, Dr.
The College of Liberal and Professional Studies is pleased to recognize the LPS students selected to participate in the Professional Master’s program category of this year’s Penn Grad Talks. The competition, which took place at the Penn Museum on February 23, features TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts and Sciences graduate students from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and professional master’s programs.
“Our work as conservationists, as researchers, as policy influencers doesn't mean anything unless we can translate our work for a common lay audience,” says Lauren McGrath, freshwater ecologist and instructor of the Master of Environmental Studies (MES) program course Creating Gateways to the Land with Smarter Conservation.
During the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program, students work in small groups to partner with organizations from around the world and put their positive psychology expertise to work. Each service learning project studies the organization's structure, mission, and goals and develops an actionable plan to make an immediate impact and advance the mission.
“The world of sustainability is so vast. If you really want to have influence, it’s so important that you understand all of its interconnections,” says Dr. Swati Hegde, a sustainability research specialist and instructor in Penn’s Master of Environmental Studies (MES) degree. At Penn, Dr.
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