Dr. Brighid Dwyer, Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Penn Arts and Sciences, has been selected to address the College of Liberal and Professional Studies Class of 2023 at the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 14. “LPS students are phenomenal,” says Dr. Dwyer. “One of the many ways I have been impressed by LPS students is how they remain connected and committed to Penn. It is clear that students have gained so much from their time at LPS and they remain connected to the community.”

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 24, features TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts and Sciences graduate students from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and professional master’s programs.

The College of Liberal and Professional Studies is honored to celebrate Nancy Makale (Bachelor of Arts `22), whose academic achievements will be recognized by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) 2023 Annual Conference, which takes place March 22-24 in Washington, DC.

Whether you work with clients, customers, patients, or students, you’ve likely heard of behavioral science—or wondered how it can improve outcomes in your field. The Behavioral Economics Theory and Research (BETR) Collective, an emerging student group focused on applying behavioral insights to create community impact, wants to help Philadelphia area students and organizations find answers. “The behavioral science toolkit is great for problem-solving across industries,” remarks Ravenn Triplett (MBDS `23), one of the co-founders of BETR Collective.

The Pre-Health Programs team is thrilled to announce that UPenn AMWA has been presented the 2022-2023 AMWA Premedical Outstanding Branch Award. The award recognizes the group for hosting a series of events that serve the premed community in the Philadelphia region and for fulfilling the missions of the national AMWA organization.

Fundamentals of Sustainability, a course offered through the Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics program, provides students with a broad and deep introduction to sustainability concepts and challenges through the lens of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs).

“It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live; everybody wears clothing or some sort of embellishment,” says Jacqui Sadashige. “For most of us, what we wear is our way of announcing to the world who we are.”

Sadashige teaches the Penn LPS Master of Liberal Arts course Fashioning Gender, which covers how various subjects intersect with fashion, like class, sustainability, and identity.

Penn Organizational Dynamics students might not expect to dance in class or keep a color journal as part of their academic journey. Co-instructors Claudia Tordini and Charline Russo will tell you, however, that art-making and expression through art can help students become stronger communicators, interpersonal experts, and workplace leaders.