Former teacher’s new career in energy policy has potential
Arwen Kozak (Master of Environmental Studies ’25) was working as a physics and math teacher when she enrolled in the MES program three years ago. Her goal was to pivot into the environmental policy space and apply her teaching skills in a new way. “I think to be a good policymaker is to be a good educator,” she says.
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Bill Melleby, MSOD ’18
“My passion is finance,” says Bill Melleby (Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics ’18), currently the Director of Fiscal Operations at Penn Dental Medicine. “I like to describe finance departments as a business partner to the school, the clinic, and the researchers.
Sustainability snapshots: Organizational dynamics students return from course trip to Italy and reflect on food systems through photos
Earlier this summer, 15 students from Penn’s Organizational Dynamics Programs traveled with the course Global Collaboration for Sustainability: The Food-Water-Energy Nexus in Italy to explore sustainable food practices and food culture. One course assignment, a photo reflection, prompts students to discuss food-system practices based on an image from their nine-day trip.
Michael Lipsitz, MAEDS Executive Director
Labor market competition; Industrial organization; Innovation and entrepreneurship; Labor contracts; Applied theory
Somewhere between ‘Locust’ and ‘Home’
I thought I was ready. Passport? Check. Laptop? Check. Emotional stability? Well… I had snacks. That counts, right?
“I’ll be fine,” I told myself confidently at the airport, dragging two overweight suitcases and my favourite comfort hoodie. That confidence lasted exactly until I landed in Philly, stood alone at baggage claim, and realized I had no idea how to get to campus, how tipping worked, or how to activate a SIM card. Welcome to independence.
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