Positions at Sayre, WPHS, School of the Future, and Robeson The Netter Center

📗The #OAS and the University of Pennsylvania launched the book Higher Education in #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean : Civic Engagement and the Democratic Mission, today at OAS headquarters in Washington D.C. ℹ️ bit.ly/3qqjUKB

To mark @thenettercenter’s 30th anniversary, founding director @IraHarkavy C’70 Gr’79 trumpets the past and the future of Penn’s strategies to revitalize West Philadelphia. 📝: Dave Zeitlin C'03 | 🎨: @Lets_Pacheco thepenngazette.com/ode-to-ira/

A new Penn Museum and The Netter Center internship program engages 12 students from Philadelphia’s Sayre High School in a six-week program, which provides a stipend and incorporates food, nutrition, urban gardening, museum research, and photography. bit.ly/3siXBHL

Henry C. Lea Elementary in West Philadelphia has been humming with excitement as students engage with captivating educational content. A joint pilot led by Penn GSE and The Netter Center has revolutionized the learning model. Read more. tinyurl.com/em28skjy

Since 1985, The Netter Center has hosted summer enrichment programs for West Philadelphia students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The program offers academic enrichment, social emotional learning, sports, arts, workplace experiences, and more. bit.ly/3qXZWHK

A joint initiative by Penn GSE and The Netter Center kept West Philadelphia children involved in summer learning. bit.ly/3EhxEuE

Over the summer, doctoral students Thandi Lyew and Brittany Zulkiewicz worked with Philadelphia high schoolers on health communication research through a Penn Graduate Community-Engaged Research Fellowship from The Netter Center: bit.ly/3LmfwDQ

Ever thought about how your research or teaching can benefit the broader community? Join The Netter Center and the Grad Center for a panel session on community engaged scholarship at Penn! Tuesday, September 26, 12-1pm Register at: gsc.upenn.edu/events

Through the lens of food and community, Philadelphia Schools students embarked on personal journeys of growth and self-expression this summer, thanks to a partnership between the @PennMuseum and @thenettercenter, supported by The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation. #penninspires pennpri.de/46zzgMi

Check out this event from our partners the The Netter Center and Africana Studies at Penn which features select performances from Theatre in the X followed by a community discussion of August Wilson's "King Hedley II".

Pleased to have partnered in production of this Council of Europe volume based on the 2022 Global Forum on Higher Education Leadership for Democracy, Sustainability and Social Justice, hosted Dublin City University. @IraHarkavy ronaldo munck Tony Gallagher Hilligje van't Land, PhD International Association of Universities (IAU) OAS Council of Europe Education

At annual events hosted by The Netter Center’s Community School Student Partnerships, Penn students partner with K-12 West Philadelphia students for after-school book parties. Read More: bit.ly/3RwX11L

#HigherEducation leadership for democracy, sustainability & social justice: book launch 📚 The discussions with the authors highlighted the essential role higher education plays in guiding society towards a more just & sustainable future. Watch the event 👉go.coe.int/rPhiY

Pleased to have helped organize this global webinar on Jan. 25 to launch an important publication based on 2022 global forum. Opening by Matjaz Gruden of Council of Europe Education, @IraHarkavy of Netter Center & Chair of International Consortium, and Hilligje van't Land of IAU.

Join the Netter Center and fellow alum in making care packages, including designing handmade cards, for West Philadelphia families served by the Baring House, and Youth Service, Inc., as well as area shelters for the unhoused. May 18, 2024, 10:00am – 11:30am

The Netter Center Presents: Alumni Voices on Civic & Community Engagement at Penn and Beyond - Sat 5/18 3pm shar.es/agtfyw

The local democratic mission of HE: Lessons from the US universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

Honored to join an amazing group today with our partners at The Netter Center for Community Partnerships for the "Community Schools and University-Assisted Community Schools: Partnerships that Change Schools, Communities, and Universities for the Better" convening! #CSxUACS

Talkin about the national significance and future of community schools and university-assisted community schools. “You gotta be in it for the long term… This is true systemic change.” The NEA Foundation Community Schools Netter Center #CSxUACS