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Weitzman School of Design’s Three Endowed Professorships Ritesh Agarwal, Liang Feng: $1.98 Million NSF Grant insecurity, consum- In 2016, the National Science Foundation er financial services (NSF) released a list of 10 Big Ideas—areas and financial justice. where innovative research could help catapult She is the author of Bridging the Digi- the country’s future forward. Now, in 2019, the tal Divide: Technol- NSF has begun enabling those ideas by award- ogy, Community, and ing grants to bright minds in fields like engineer- ing, including a $1.98 million grant received by Public Policy (Wi- ley, 2002), Bootstrap (continued on page 2) Capital: Microenter- prises and the Ameri- can Poor (Brookings Institution, 1999), Gender and Plan- Lisa Servon Ken Lum Sean Burkholder ning: A Reader (Rut- The University of Pennsylvania Stuart gers, 2005) and The Unbanking of America: Weitzman School of Design recently announced How the New Middle Class Survives (Houghton that three members of the standing faculty have Mifflin Harcourt, 2017). Dr. Servon has contrib- been awarded endowed professorships: Lisa uted to The New Yorker, The Atlantic and The Servon, Kevin and Erica Penn Presidential Pro- Wall Street Journal. fessor; Ken Lum, Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presi- Ken Lum, professor and chair of fine arts, dential Professor; and Sean Burkholder, Andrew is the inaugural endowed Marilyn Jordan Taylor Gordon Assistant Professor. Presidential Professor. Mr. Lum is internation- Ritesh Agarwal Liang Feng Dr. Servon, professor and chair of city and ally known for his conceptual and representa- regional planning, is the inaugural endowed tional art in a variety of media. His installations Kevin and Erica Penn Presidential Professor. often deal with individual and social identi- ty formation in the context of historical trau- US News & World Report Dr. Servon conducts research in the areas of ur- 2020 Rankings ban poverty, community development, econom- ma and the complications of official and non- US News official memory. He is co- of Monument In the newly released 2020 ic development, and issues of gender and race. & World Report ranking of United States Specific areas of her expertise include economic (continued on page 2) universities, Penn was ranked #6, tied with Stanford and the University of Chi- Penn Engineering’s Four New Scholarly Chairs cago. This is Penn’s highest position in Penn Engineering recently announced four Renyi Prize in Network Science, to name a few. the rankings since 2013. Penn was also scholarly chairs: Danielle Bassett, Russell Com- She has authored over 190 peer-reviewed publi- ranked #15 in Best Value Schools and posto, Boon Thau Loo and Mark Yim. cations as well as numerous book chapters and #27 for Most Innovative Schools. Dr. Bassett has been named the J. Peter Skir- teaching materials. She is the founding direc- The Wharton School of the University kanich Professor of Bioengineering. Dr. Bassett tor of the Penn Network Visualization Program, of Pennsylvania has retained its #1 post as is a professor in the department of bioengineer- a combined undergraduate art internship and the best undergraduate business program ing at the School of Engineering and Applied K-12 outreach program bridging network sci- in the country, which it has held for many Science. She holds a PhD in physics from the ence and the visual arts. years. It is also ranked #1 in two special- University of Cambridge and completed her Dr. Bassett’s research is in the area of com- ties: finance and real estate; ranked #2 in postdoctoral training at the University of Califor- plex systems and network science, with appli- management and marketing; #3 in pro- nia, Santa Barbara, before joining Penn in 2013. cations to biological, physical and social net- duction/operation management and quan- Dr. Bassett has received numerous awards works. She examines dynamic changes in titative analysis; #5 in entrepreneurship for her research, including an Alfred P. Sloan network architecture, the interaction between and insurance; #6 in international busi- Research Fellowship, a MacArthur Fellowship, topological properties of networks, and the in- ness; and #7 in accounting. an Office of Naval Research Young Investiga- fluence of network topology on signal propaga- Penn’s School of Engineering and Ap- tor Award, a National Science Foundation CA- tion and system function. plied Science was listed #20 (tied with REER Award and, most recently, an Erdos- (continued on page 3) Duke University, Rice University, Uni- versity of California–San Diego and Uni- versity of Washington), and #10 in the biomedical specialty, for undergraduate engineering programs at schools whose highest degree is a doctorate.

INSIDE 2 Deaths; WPPSA Meetings and Board; Council Coverage; PASEF Fall Lecture; 25 Year Club Annual Celebration 3 Senior Global Fellow 4 Honors & Other Things 6 Employee Resource Fair; Models of Excellence; Weitzman School: A Celebration of Design 7 Retirement Info Sessions; Annual Family Day; Danielle Bassett Russell Composto Boon Thau Loo Mark Yim Update; CrimeStats; Volunteers for Hostile Terrain 94 8 2019 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report ALMANAC September 17, 2019 www.upenn.edu/almanac 1 $1.98 Million NSF Grant Weitzman’s Endowed Professorships Deaths (continued from page 1) (continued from page 1) a Penn-led team to work on the NSF’s Quantum Lab: A Public Art and History Project, which Gregory Eells, CAPS Leap initiative. began as a city-wide art public art exhibition in Gregory Eells, the Ritesh Agarwal, professor of materials science and has become a referent for other executive director of and engineering in Penn Engingeering, is head- cities in dealing with the problems of controver- Counseling and Psy- ing the research team and is working with Liang sial monuments and statues. This project led to chological Services Feng, assistant professor of materials science and a book edited with Paul M. Farber entitled Mon- (CAPS), died Sep- engineering and of electrical and systems engi- ument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadel- tember 9 in Philadel- neering, as well as researchers from the City Col- phia (Temple University Press, 2019). phia from suicide. He lege of New York and Texas A&M University. Sean Burkholder, assistant professor of land- was 52. The team will be working to engineer proof- scape architecture, is the inaugural endowed Dr. Eells earned of-concept quantum circuits that incorporate Andrew Gordon Assistant Professor. Mr. Bur- a PhD in counsel- two-dimensional quantum materials. Photonic kholder’s research considers the way ecolo- ing psychology from computing, an area in which Dr. Agarwal has gy influences the urban landscape. His work Oklahoma State Uni- previous research experience, will also be an in- has largely focused on the Great Lakes region versity, an MA in tegral part of their circuit system. The quantum in collaboration with the Ohio EPA and the US psychology from photonic circuits to be designed for this project Army Corps of Engineers. He co-directs the Eastern Illinois Uni- Gregory Eells could eventually be incorporated into quantum Healthy Port Futures project, which stresses the versity and a BA in computers that will revolutionize computing, inherent value of landscape design research in psychology and biology from Greenville Col- sensing, and communication technologies. the process of maritime infrastructure projects. lege. Before coming to Penn, he had served five Dr. Agarwal and Dr. Feng are also collab- Mr. Burkholder also serves as a design critic in- years as director of the University Counseling orating on another NSF project that is part of ternationally and his work has been published Center at the University of Southern Mississippi the Quantum Leap initiative. They are one of widely in books and journals. and was director of counseling and psycholog- eight teams selected for its Research Advanced ical services at Cornell University 2003-2019. by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering PASEF Fall Lecture: October 10 He was elected president of the Association for —Engineering Quantum Integrated Platforms This year’s PASEF Fall Lecture pre- University and College Counseling Center Di- (RAISE-EQuIP) grant program. ceding the 25-Year Celebration will fo- rectors in 2007, serving two years in that po- cus on US- Relations in the Cur- sition, as well as chair of the Mental Health Council Meeting Coverage rent Era, featuring Avery Goldstein, Section of the American College Health Asso- On Wednesday, September 11, at the first David M. Knott Professor of Global Pol- ciation in 2014, among numerous other honors. Council meeting of the academic year, Presi- itics and International Relations. It will He published dozens of scholarly articles, dent preceded the usual agenda be held in the Class of ’49 Auditorium, winning the AUCCCD’s Award for Excellence items with comments about the recent loss of 2nd floor, Houston Hall, and is open to in Counseling Center Scholarship in 2016 and Gregory Eells, the CAPS executive director (see the campus community. For more infor- he has taught both graduate and undergraduate obit at right). President Gutmann expressed her mation contact [email protected] students in courses on counseling, social psy- commitment to ensuring that support and men- chology and developmental psychology. tal health resources are available for students, He is survived by his wife, Michelle; mother, faculty and staff. She then requested a moment Registration for 25 Year Club Celebration Jeanette Eells-Rich; and three children, Kayla, of silence in Dr. Eells’s memory. Cole and Cade. President Gutmann appointed this year’s The Division of Human Resources moderator, professor of English Emily Steiner. celebrates members of the Penn commu- nity with 25 or more years of service, and Carol Welty Faris, President Gutmann also announced that Lauren Annenberg School Steinfeld, chief privacy officer for Penn Medi- invites them to attend Penn’s Annual 25- Year Club celebration on Thursday, Oc- Carol Welty Faris, former employee of Penn cine and senior advisory for privacy for the Uni- Law, the University’s Provost Office and the versity, will once again be the parliamentarian. tober 10. The event will be held 5-7 p.m. in Houston Hall. Annenberg School for Communication, died Steering Chair Steven Kimbrough an- August 2. She was 90. nounced that the Focus Issues selected by Steer- Registration is required for atten- dance and by invitation only. Regis- Ms. Faris was born in Oberlin, Ohio. She ing for this year will be: Penn Climate Action studied music at Colorado College and the Uni- Plan 3.0 (December 4); How Penn Supports ter by Friday, September 27 at www. hr.upenn.edu/25yearclub For more in- versity of Colorado and then attended Columbia Student Research at Undergraduate and Gradu- University. She lived in and Edinburgh, ate Levels (January 29); Update on Campus Se- formation call (215) 898-3463 or email [email protected] Scotland, while her husband served in the US curity and Emergency Preparedness (February Air Force. 19); The Power of Penn campaign (March 25). She moved from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Open Forums will be held at the Council WPPSA Programs: 2019-2020 to Philadelphia in 1966. She studied with and meetings on December 4 and February 19. The WPPSA Executive Board invites all succeeded Newell Robinson as organist and Provost Wendell Pritchett introduced the non-exempt staff to attend membership pro- choirmaster at Grace Church, Mt. Airy, which at presentation about this year’s theme year pro- grams. WPPSA’s scheduled programs for the the time was renowned for its choir of men and gramming on the Year of Data and turned it Fall 2019 Semester are brown bag gatherings, boys. She was the first adult woman to sing in over to Vice Provost for Education Beth Win- but light snacks will be available. Programs will the choir on a regular basis and was the second kelstein. She thanked all those who have partici- be held 12:30-1:30 p.m. at 3401 Walnut Street, woman to serve on the church vestry. pated in some way or made suggestions for pro- B wing, conference room 201 on October 3; No- Ms. Faris joined the staff at Penn in 1977 as gramming. David Fox, director of New Student vember 12 and December 10. a bibliographer/researcher at Penn Law. In 1981, Orientation and Academic Initiatives, noted that she became a secretary in the Provost’s Office. this year’s theme is the 12th theme year and that WPPSA Executive Board 2019-2020 From 1983 until her retirement in 1992, she was the Penn Reading Project (PRP), now in its 29th Chair: Thalia Mangan, Administrative As- a secretary at the Annenberg School. year, is embedded into the theme. There was a sistant, Office of Student Affairs Ms. Faris also worked at Marlboro Mu- near-record number of discussion leader volun- Chair-elect: Cydnee Bryant, Administrative sic from 1989 until 2009 and the Pennsylvania teer for the PRP discussions held during New Coordinator, Office of the VPUL Health Law Project in the 1970s. Student Orientation. The book read by the new Secretary: Maureen Goldsmith, Adminis- Ms. Faris is survived by her sister, Sylvia students was Weapons of Math Destruction. Mr. trative Coordinator, Information Systems and Geer; three sons; and seven grandchildren. Fox said that grants are available for those who Computing want to propose programming related to the Treasurer: Open To Report A Death theme. He then divulged next year’s theme: the Listserv Manager: Laura Naden, Adminis- Almanac appreciates being informed of the Year of Jazz and the 30th PRP will focus on Au- trative Coordinator, Netter Center for Commu- deaths of current and former faculty and staff gust Wilson’s play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. nity Partnerships members, students and other members of the The next meeting of University Council will Webmaster: Jennifer Vatza, Web Manager, University community. Call (215) 898-5274 or be on October 23. Department of Economics email [email protected] 2 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC September 17, 2019 (continued from page 1) Penn Engineering’s Four New Scholarly Chairs The J. Peter Skirkanich Professorship was bines block copolymer self-assemble as a basis The RCA Professorship was established with established to honor J. Peter “Pete” Skirkanich, for orienting stiff biological molecules. the support of RCA, originally the Radio Cor- an alumnus, trustee and member of the School The Howell Family Faculty Fellow was es- poration of America, which was one of the ear- of Engineering and Applied Science Board of tablished to provide financial support to a facul- liest and most successful consumer electronics Overseers who also served as co-chair of Penn ty member in the School of Engineering and Ap- companies, known for nearly 100 years of inno- Engineering’s Making History through Innova- plied Science. This faculty fellow helped launch vations in wireless communication, radio, audio tion capital campaign and was a member of the the dean’s strategic goal to increase the School’s and television. University’s Making History steering commit- number of named, endowed faculty positions. Mark Yim has been named the Asa Whit- tee. His generous support for Penn Engineering Dr. Loo has been named the RCA Professor ney Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. paved the way for Skirkanich Hall. of Artificial Intelligence in the School of Engi- Yim is a professor in the department of mechan- Dr. Composto, a professor in the department neering and Applied Science. ical engineering and applied mechanics at the of materials science and engineering at Penn Dr. Loo is a professor in the department of School of Engineering and Applied Science. He Engineering, has been named the Howell Fam- computer and information science at the School earned a PhD in mechanical engineering from ily Faculty Fellow. He joined Penn in 1990 af- of Engineering and Applied Science. He earned Stanford University and was a senior research- ter an appointment as a Research Scientist at a PhD in computer science from the University er at the Palo Alto Research Center for several Brookhaven National Laboratory and a postdoc- of California at Berkeley and conducted post- years before joining Penn in 2004. toral fellowship at the University of Massachu- doctoral research at Microsoft Research before Dr. Yim is the recipient of several awards, setts. He is an alumnus of Cornell University, joining Penn in 2007. including the Christian R. and Mary F. Lind- where he received his doctoral degree in 1987. Dr. Loo is the recipient of numerous awards, back Award for Distinguished Teaching. He is a Dr. Composto is a member of a number of including the NSF CAREER award, the Air World Technology Network Fellow, was induct- centers and institutes and is the director of Re- Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) ed into MIT’s TR100 in 1999 and was named a search and Education in Active Coatings Tech- Young Investigator Award, and Penn’s Emerg- National Academy of Inventors Fellow in 2018. nologies (REACT) for human habitat, a Partner- ing Inventor of the year award. He currently He is also the director of the General Robotics, ships for International Research and Education serves as Penn Engineering’s associate dean for Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) (PIRE) project funded by the National Science master’s and professional programs. Laboratory at Penn Engineering. Foundation (NSF) and the University of Penn- Dr. Loo’s research focuses on distributed Dr. Yim’s research expertise centers on the sylvania. Dr. Composto is a previous recipient data management systems, Internet-scale query design and building of modular self-recon- of the Provost’s Award for Distinguished PhD processing and the application of database tech- figurable robots. His most recent project is Teaching and Mentoring. He also serves at the nologies to networked systems. He is particular- SMORES-EP, a modular robot that can recon- associate dean for undergraduate education. ly interested in developing information-centric figure itself into different shapes depending on Dr. Composto’s research is in the area of network architectures that can be easily extend- the task and environment at hand. His other re- polymer science and biomolecular engineering. ed, composed and formally verified. His recent search interests include product design, reactive His interests extend to polymer surfaces and in- projects include applying declarative network- art and architecture, snake locomotion, flying terfaces, adhesion and diffusion, and nanocom- ing techniques in the areas of dynamic network robots and self-assembling floating structures. posite polymer blend and copolymer films. His composition, adaptive mobile ad-hoc networks He has been issued over 40 patents for his work. biomaterials work centers around manipulating and scalable knowledge-based networks. He The Asa Whitney Professorship was es- the surface of polymers to elicit control over is also exploring novel database-inspired tech- tablished to honor Asa Whitney, benefactor of protein adsorption, as well as cell adhesion, niques for diagnosing, securing and verifying Penn’s first endowed professorship, whose be- orientation and function. He has an active re- network protocols. Dr. Loo is an active entre- quest established the Asa Whitney Professor of search program at the interface of polymer sci- preneur and has founded and helped start sev- Dynamical Engineering in 1877. ence and biomolecular engineering, which com- eral new companies. Mohamed A. El-Erian: Lauder Institute Senior Global Fellow and Part-Time Professor of Practice at Wharton Mohamed A. El-Eri- Wharton. And at its core, leadership is experi- bridge in 1980. an has been named a ential. Mohamed’s extraordinary career exem- “The opportunity to Senior Global Fellow plifies both leadership and excellence in the era support bringing profes- at the Joseph H. Laud- of globalization,” explained Geoffrey Garrett, sor El-Erian to the Laud- er Institute of Manage- Dean of the Wharton School. “He is a real trail- er Institute is a true priv- ment & International blazer whose incredible insight and experience ilege,” said Mr. Kern. Studies and part-time will inspire our students to think and act glob- “He is a celebrated glob- professor of practice at ally.” al leader whose knowl- the Wharton School of A widely followed leader in economics and edge and insight will be the University of Penn- finance, Dr. El-Erian is chief economic advis- eye-opening for our stu- sylvania. The appoint- er at Allianz, senior advisor at Gramercy, and dents, enriching their ment, effective July 1, the incoming president of Queens’ College at learning experience and 2019, was announced the University of Cambridge effective fall 2020. the international skillset Rene Kern by Martine Haas, An- Mohamed El-Erian His previous appointments include chairman of they carry with them out thony L. Davis Director President Barack Obama’s Global Development in the world. We’re delighted to welcome pro- of the Lauder Institute and professor of manage- Council, CEO of the Harvard Management fessor El-Erian to the Lauder community.” ment. Dr. El-Erian has joined the Penn commu- Company, deputy director of the International A dedicated leader in the Lauder Institute, nity thanks to the generous support of Rene M. Monetary Fund, and CEO/co-CIO of PIMCO. Mr. Kern serves as vice chairman of the Laud- Kern (G’90, WG’90). In addition to being a contributing editor at er Board of Governors and as a member of the As part of the Senior Global Fellows Pro- the Financial Times, columnist for Bloomberg Lauder Advisory Council, and is a proud Laud- gram at the Lauder Institute, Dr. El-Erian will Opinion and author of two New York Times best er alumnus and Penn parent. In addition to his leverage his distinguished experience in global sellers, he was named four years in a row to support of this professorship, he established the affairs, policy and business to contribute to the Foreign Policy’s list of Top 100 Global Think- Kern Family Fellowship, an endowed fund to curriculum and serve as a mentor to the student ers. He is credited with identifying and coin- provide financial support to Lauder Institute stu- community. ing the concept of the “New Normal” in 2009 dents. Mr. Kern is an advisory director of Gen- “We are simply delighted to have professor to describe the likely sluggish economic perfor- eral Atlantic, a leading global investment firm, El-Erian at the Lauder Institute as an esteemed mance of advanced economies after the 2008 where he has served for 22 years, establishing member of our faculty,” said Dr. Haas. “His global financial crisis, and for pointing out in the firm’s business in Europe, opening its Lon- reputation precedes him as a thought leader of 2016 the limitations to protracted and sole reli- don office, leading the firm’s financial servic- global renown. His impressive teaching, re- ance on central bank policies. es sector and serving as head of its Resources search and global profile will advance Lauder’s Dr. El-Erian earned his MPhil and PhD in Group. Previously, Mr. Kern worked in invest- work to develop citizens into decision makers economics from the University of Oxford in ment banking at Morgan Stanley and as a man- who change the world.” 1982 and 1985, respectively, and he received his agement consultant at Bain & Company. “Leadership is at the heart of Lauder and bachelor’s degree from the University of Cam- ALMANAC September 17, 2019 www.upenn.edu/almanac 3 Honors & Other Things

Amy Castro Baker: Robert Wood of Massachusetts Amherst and Worcester Poly- Michael Hanchard: Johnson Foundation Grant technic Institute received an award from the Na- Ralph J. Bunche Award A team of faculty tional Science Foundation for $219,000 to study Michael Hanchard, professor and chair of researchers from the how to develop artificially intelligent learning Africana studies and director of the Margin- University of Ten- systems that ask teachers for advice on how to alized Populations nessee, Knoxville, interact with students. Rather than asking the Project in the Cen- and the University teacher for broad rules which can be hard to ter for Africana Stud- of Pennsylvania have articulate, the system will occasionally ask the ies, received the 2019 received a Robert teacher what to do in specific real situations and Ralph J. Bunche Wood Johnson Foun- learn the teacher’s preferences. Award from the dation Evidence for American Political Action grant of about Wendy Chan: CHOP Grant Science Association. $680,000 to evaluate Wendy Chan, assistant professor in the hu- man development and quantitative meth- The annual award an innovative project honors the best schol- that could help alle- ods division of Penn GSE, was award- ed a grant from the Children’s Hospital of arly work in political viate poverty and in- science on ethnic and equality in Stockton, Amy Castro Baker Philadelphia for $21,456 for “Reducing Dispari- ties in Behavioral Health Treatment for Children cultural pluralism. California. Dr. Hanchard re- Stacia Martin-West, an assistant professor in in Primary Care.” This study assesses the im- pact of a behavioral therapy program on patient- ceived the award for Michael Hanchard UT’s College of Social Work, along with Amy his book The Spectre Castro Baker, an assistant professor at Penn’s centered outcomes for children with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study of Race: How Discrimination Haunts Western School of Social Policy & Practice, will use the Democracy. In it, he argues that exclusionary funding to evaluate the impact of the Stock- will focus primarily on low-income households. Dr. Chan specializes in applied educational policies have always been central to democrat- ton Economic Empowerment Demonstration ic practices since their beginnings in classi- (SEED), the country’s first city-led guaranteed statistics, and her research projects and inter- ests are at the leading edge of work on statis- cal times, discusses how marginalization is re- income pilot program. SEED is a collaboration inforced in modern politics and explains why of the Stockton mayor’s office, the Reinvent tics methods in field contexts, including scaling up interventions. With partial identification, her these contradictions need to be fully examined South Stockton Coalition, the Economic Secu- if the dynamics of democracy are to be truly un- rity Project (ESP) and the residents of Stockton. work examines the role of alternative assump- tions to strong ignorability of sample selection derstood. The book was named one of Times Through SEED, 125 Stockton families are get- Higher Education’s Best Books of 2018. ting $500 a month with no strings attached to see in making inferences on population parameters. With small area estimation, Dr. Chan’s work if guaranteed monthly income helps alleviate eco- Karen Lasater: nomic instability and inequity. Willing Stockton considers use of small area models in improving the precision of estimators when there is limited AcademyHealth Award residents were selected at random to participate; Penn Nursing’s Karen Lasater, assistant pro- each participant is at least 18 years old and re- sample size. Aside from her work on generaliza- tion, Dr. Chan’s research has ventured into pow- fessor of nursing, senior fellow at the Center for sides in a neighborhood where the median income Health Outcomes & Policy Research and senior is $46,033 or less. The families began receiving er analyses and analyzed the extent to which analogies in design parameters can be made. fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health the funding in February and will continue to get it Economics, has won the 2019 AcademyHealth through August 2020—a total of 18 months. The Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Is- money comes largely from private donors. Karen Detlefsen, Sarah Gordon, David McNight: NEH Grants sues’ New Investigator Award. “SEED is born out of the simple belief that One of four AcademyHealth Interest Groups the best investments we can make are in our The National Endowment for the Humani- ties (NEH) recently announced $29 million in targeting different areas of health care, IRGNI people,” the project overview states. “A hand up focuses on producing scientific evidence rele- rather than a handout, SEED seeks to empower awards for 215 humanities projects across the country. This round of funding, NEH’s third and vant to nursing practice, policy, education and its recipients financially and to prove to support- the development of nurses as health services re- ers and skeptics alike that poverty results from a last for fiscal year 2019, will support vital re- search, education, preservation and public pro- searchers. The IRGNI New Investigator Award lack of cash, not character.” honors “the scientific work of emerging scholars The RWJF Evidence for Action grant is sup- grams in the humanities. The recipients from University of Pennsylvania are: in the field of health services research relevant to porting Dr. Martin-West and Dr. Baker for 36 nursing practice, workforce and education.” months as they evaluate the program during the Project Director: Karen Detlefsen; Lisa Shap- iro (co-project director); Project Title: “New Nar- Dr. Lasater has been investigating how pa- disbursement period and for about a year after tient outcomes correlate to various organization the payments end. ratives in the History of Philosophy: Women and Early Modern European Philosophy Project.” features of the nursing environment. The IRG- Ryan Baker: Two NSF Grants Description: A conference on the works of early NI cited her latest work as co-investigator on a Ryan Baker, as- modern women philosophers (1500 to 1850) in study of surgical Medicare patients. The work sociate professor at preparation for an edited volume of essays. found that patients in hospitals with better nurs- Penn GSE and direc- Project Director: Sarah Gordon; Kevin Waite ing resources experienced lower mortality, few- tor of the Penn Cen- (co-project director) Project Title: “The Long er complications, fewer readmissions and shorter ter for Learning Ana- Road to Freedom: Biddy Mason (1818–1891) lengths of stay. lytics, and colleagues and the Making of Black Los Angeles Project.” at the University of Description: Preparation of a co-authored book Dan Mindiola, Abraham Nitzan: Wisconsin and Har- and website relating to the remarkable story of ACS National Award vard University, were freedwoman Biddy Mason (1818–1891) and Dan Mindiola, the Brush Family Professor awarded approxi- her role in the development of the First African of Chemistry, and Abraham Nitzan, the Don- mately $447,000 by Methodist Church in Los Angeles. ner Professor of Physical Sciences Professor the National Science Project Director: David McKnight; Rebec- of Chemistry, are 2020 recipients of awards ad- Foundation to devel- ca Bowler (co-project director); Claire Drewery ministered by the American Chemical Society. op a new game that (co-project director); Project Title: “The Papers Dr. Nitzan will receive the ACS Award in Theo- teaches aquatic eco- Ryan Baker of British Writer and Suffragist May Sinclair retical Chemistry. Dr. Mindiola will receive the systems and scientif- (1863–1946): Creating a Digital Archive of her F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic ic inquiry skills. The game will observe student Manuscripts Project.” Description: A meeting of Chemistry. Recipients will be honored at the gameplay and learn how to better sequence con- editors, technology experts and archivists lead- awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, tent and then use this information to improve its ing to the preparation of a prototype digital edi- in conjunction with the ACS Spring National own educational effectiveness. tion of the works of May Sinclair (1863–1946), Meeting in Philadelphia. Dr. Baker and colleagues at the University novelist and philosopher. 4 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC September 17, 2019 : Michael Nakkula: Kevin Turner, Shu Yang, Mark Yim: $1.5 Million to Endow The Future Project Grant Manufacturing PA Initiative Grants Chief Arborist Position Michael Nakkula, professor of practice and Governor Tom Wolf recently announced Morris Arboretum of the University of Penn- chair of applied psychology in Penn GSE’s hu- grants to fund 26 projects as part of the Manu- sylvania announced that it has raised $1.5 mil- man development and quantitative methods di- facturing PA Innovation Program, three of which lion to support and endow a critical position at vision, received a $145,000 grant from The Fu- were awarded to projects at the University of the Arboretum, that of the Paul W. Meyer Chief ture Project to lead a study of an innovative Pennsylvania. The Manufacturing PA Innovation Arborist. The position is expected to be filled at national project on developmental life coach- Program aims to capitalize on the cutting-edge the beginning of 2020. ing to promote “possibility thinking” in urban science and engineering research of Pennsylva- “Funding the chief arborist position is some- high schools. The initiative helps fill the gap in nia’s educational institutes by forging partner- thing that we have been working towards for counseling and related life-planning supports in ships between them and the manufacturing sector. several years. It is remarkably gratifying to have urban schools across the country. The study fo- The projects spearheaded by Penn SEAS are secured the funding that will allow us to fill this cuses on initiatives in Detroit, Washington, DC, led by Kevin Turner, Shu Yang and Mark Yim. critical Arboretum role. I am so grateful to the Newark and New Haven. Each project was granted approximately McCausland Foundation and to Janet and John Dr. Nakkula’s teaching and research focus $70,000. The Penn professors will be collabo- Haas for making this a reality,” said Anthony Ai- on the development of resilience and the pro- rating with Pennsylvania-based companies to ello, the Gayle E. Mahoney Director of Horti- motion of possibility development among chil- bring their groundbreaking visions to life. culture and Curator. The chief arborist will re- dren and youth from low-income backgrounds. Dr. Turner, professor and chair of the depart- port to the director of horticulture. He is particularly interested in the integration of ment of mechanical engineering and applied Elizabeth McCausland Salata, Arboretum counseling, mentoring and educational process- mechanics, will be collaborating with Penn Col- board member and Director at The McCausland es in urban schools to create contexts that al- or to investigate the materials used in commer- Foundation, remarked that “The McCausland low students to thrive in school and during their cial ink and to create less expensive ink, pushing Foundation is so grateful to Paul Meyer, who in- transition to higher education and career oppor- the printing industry in a progressive direction. spired so many with his message of the great val- tunities. Dr. Nakkula works with many national Along with the pharmaceutical company ue of trees in urban environments. It is our great and international organizations to develop ap- Merck, Dr. Yang, professor of materials science privilege to have helped establish and name the plied research strategies that promote the study and engineering, will be designing a drug cap- Chief Arborist position in Paul’s honor.” of developmental and educational initiatives in sule that deploys drugs gradually, remaining in Janet Haas, Arboretum board member emer- support of enhanced mental health and optimal the stomach for up to two weeks. ita, echoed these sentiments, noting that “Paul is youth development. The project led by Dr. Yim, professor of me- a regional hero for his work over decades edu- chanical engineering and applied science, will cating our community, and those far beyond it, Diane Spatz: work in conjunction with Greppo Technologies, about trees. We cannot imagine a more fitting Award of Excellence in Research a Pennovation Center-based spin-off company he way to honor his legacy than to ensure that he Penn Nursing’s founded, to develop steerable needles that could is associated in perpetuity with the chief arbor- Diane L. Spatz was deliver minimally invasive medical treatments. ist position.” recently given the Mr. Meyer, the former F. Otto Haas Execu- Award of Excellence Penn Medicine Hospitals: Leaders tive Director of Morris Arboretum of the Uni- in Research by the in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality versity of Pennsylvania, retired last spring after Association of Wom- All six of Penn Medicine’s hospitals will be 43 years of service, during which time the Ar- en’s Health, Obstet- recognized as 2019 leaders in LGBTQ health- boretum grew and flourished (Almanac March rics and Neonatal care equality by the Human Rights Campaign 26, 2019). Nurses (AWHONN). (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the Morris Arboretum’s tree collection is a de- This award recogniz- country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen- fining feature of the garden and is a fundamental es members who have der and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization. aspect of its mission. Of the 11,985 accessioned exemplified the high- The HRC Foundation has consistently rec- plants throughout the Arboretum (not includ- est standards of ser- ognized Penn Medicine hospitals as leaders ing those in the greenhouse), 4,127 of these are vice to nursing. in LGBTQ patient-centered care, but this year classified as trees, ranging from small, recently- Dr. Spatz is pro- Diane Spatz marks two firsts for the health system. Princeton planted seedlings, to vigorous teenage and ma- fessor of perinatal Health participated in the foundation’s Health- turing trees to impressive veteran specimens. nursing and the Helen M. Shearer Professor of care Equality Index survey for the first time and As a museum, Morris Arboretum’s tree col- Nutrition at Penn Nursing, sharing a joint ap- scored a total of 100/100 points, earning the lection is insured, and based on a valuation that pointment as a nurse researcher and director of HRC’s coveted LGBTQ Healthcare Equality was conducted in 2013, it has a total estimated the lactation program at Children’s Hospital of Leader designation. Penn Medicine’s Lancaster value of $25 million, making the tree collection Philadelphia (CHOP) and the clinical coordi- General Health also earned the Equality Lead- one of the top assets of the Arboretum. nator of the CHOP Mothers’ Milk Bank. In the er designation. The Hospital of the University It is essential to preserve, maintain and grow University portion of her job, she teaches a se- of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn this collection in order to achieve Morris Arbo- mester-long course on breastfeeding and human Presbyterian Medical Center and Chester Coun- retum’s goals of research, horticulture and edu- lactation to undergraduate nursing students, and ty Hospital will be awarded Top Performer des- cation. in the hospital portion of her job she developed ignations. The continued efforts to focus and improve the breastfeeding resource nurse program. The honors will be part of the HRC Foun- Morris Arboretum’s tree care ensures that this In 2004, Dr. Spatz developed her 10-step dation’s 2019 Healthcare Equality Index, which resource continues for future generations. Add- model for human milk and breastfeeding in vul- surveyed US health-care institutions and scored ing the chief arborist will be a great addition nerable infants. This model has been imple- them based on policies and practices dedicated to in allowing the Arboretum to care for its trees mented in NICUs throughout the United States the equitable treatment and inclusion of their LG- while also strengthening the arboriculture edu- and other countries worldwide. She has been BTQ patients, visitors and employees—who may cation and outreach programs. named a prestigious Edge Runner for the Amer- face discrimination and challenges obtaining Morris Arboretum is one of more than 30 ican Academy of Nursing related to the devel- quality care. The survey participants are assessed Philadelphia gardens in America’s Garden Cap- opment and outcomes of her model. on four criteria: non-discrimination and staff ital. This 92-acre horticultural display garden Dr. Spatz is an active researcher, clinician training, patient services and support, employee features a spectacular collection of mature trees and educator who is internationally recognized benefits and policies, and patient and community in a beautiful and colorful landscape. The offi- for her work surrounding the use of human milk engagement. Participants that receive the maxi- cial arboretum of the Commonwealth of Penn- and breastfeeding, particularly in vulnerable mum score in each category and a total score of sylvania, effective 1988, Morris Arboretum is populations. 100 points earn the status of LGBTQ Healthcare listed on the National Register of Historic Plac- Equality Leader, and facilities that score 80 to 95 es and accredited by the American Association points are named Top Performers. of Museums. ALMANAC September 17, 2019 www.upenn.edu/almanac 5 The Weitzman School: Participating in the Employee Resource and Volunteer Fair: October 1 A Celebration of Design: October 3 A historic afternoon commemorating the Dear University of Pennsylvania Departments & External Vendors, naming of the University of Pennsylvania Stu- The Penn Professional Staff Assembly (PPSA) and the Penn Weekly-Paid Professional art Weitzman School of Design and the signifi- Staff Assembly (WPPSA), in partnership with the offices of the Executive Vice President and cance of investing in people and education to the Division of Human Resources, are co-sponsoring an Employee Resource and Volunteer make a lasting impact on the world will be held Fair on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 noon-1:30 p.m. in Bodek Lounge and the Reading Room, on Thursday, October 3, 1-6 p.m. Houston Hall. The purpose of the fair is to provide information to employees regarding the Events are free of charge, but advance regis- vast and varied campus resources and services available to them as well as volunteer oppor- tration at https://tinyurl.com/yxfx7f3t is requested. tunities. The fair will be open to the entire Penn community. We are excited to offer you an opportunity to participate in the 2019 Employee Resource • Panel I: Balancing Acts—The Interplay Fair. We would welcome representation from your area and encourage you to showcase your of Design, Technology and the Natural World; services. Last year the fair was attended by an estimated 500 individuals. Lower Gallery, ; 1-2 p.m. If you would like to participate, pre-registration is required, and we ask that two repre- A dramatically cantilevered building for na- sentatives from your office staff a table. Typically, participants bring both informational and noscience. A green ribbon of park on an aban- promotional materials on their services, brochures, giveaways, etc. Please feel free to adver- doned rail line. Iconic product design. When tise your participation in the Resource Fair through your email lists and newsletters. Set-up beauty meets efficiency, everyone wins. Learn will take place 11-11:45 a.m. and breakdown 1:30-2 p.m. Register here: https://upenn.iris- from experts how the intentionality of our built registration.com/Form/ERF2019 environment influences—and sometimes deter- In addition to the Employee Resource Fair, there will be a Volunteer Fair organized in mines—the way we live. tandem with the event. This Volunteer Fair takes place in the Reading Room next to Bodek Moderator: Inga Saffron, Pulitzer Prize- Lounge. PPSA invites groups from the Philadelphia area to inform members of the Penn winning architecture critic, The Philadelphia community about the volunteer opportunities they have available. There will be approxi- Inquirer; Panelists: James Corner, founder and mately 10-15 local non-profits represented at the fair. Space is limited. director, James Corner Field Operations (High Thank you for your thoughtful consideration to participate in the 2019 Employee Line, New York); Doreen Lorenzo, assistant Resource Fair. For all inquiries, please contact [email protected] dean, School of Design and Creative Technol- —Nadir Sharif, PPSA Chair ogies, University of Texas (former president, —Thalia Mangan, WPPSA Chair frog); Marion Weiss, cofounder, WEISS/MAN- FREDI, and Graham Chair Professor of Ar- chitecture, Weitzman School of Design (Singh Center for Nanotechnology) • Panel II: Whom Do We Honor … and How? Exploring the Meaning of Memorials; Lower The 2020 Models of Excellence Award Call for Nominations Gallery, Meyerson Hall; 2-3 p.m. There are many words Penn staff have From statues of generals … to portraits of used to praise their colleagues’ work. Ex- presidents … to vivid murals on the walls of traordinary, innovative, impactful and urban row houses. Who decides who “rates” a transformative are just a few. Now’s your permanent public likeness—and who remains chance to turn these compliments into overlooked and underappreciated? Join the con- campus-wide recognition by participat- versation on this nuanced and emotional topic ing in the 2020 Models of Excellence with a panel of experts. Call for Nominations process. Moderator: Lisa Servon, Kevin and Erica Each year, at the Models of Excel- Penn Presidential Professor and chair of city and lence Awards ceremony, Penn showcases regional planning, Weitzman School of Design; individual staff members and teams, re- Panelists: Christian Benimana, senior principal vealing their remarkable contributions to the University. Nominations for fiscal year 2020 and managing director, MASS Design (Rwink- are open now through October 25. wavu NICU/OR, Rwanda); Sharon Hayes, asso- The online nomination form and guide are available at www.hr.upenn.edu/models This ciate professor of fine arts, Weitzman School of year you can also refer to the Quick Start Guide to Submitting a Nomination to make navigat- Design (Monument Lab); Randall Mason, asso- ing the nomination process even easier. ciate professor, historic preservation, Weitzman The Models of Excellence award program celebrates the outstanding achievements of School of Design (Rwanda Genocide Memorial full- and part-time staff members and teams throughout the University’s schools and centers. Conservation and Training) Awards are presented in three categories: • The Critic Weighs In: A Conversation Models of Excellence Award—recognizes staff member accomplishments that re- About Design, Architecture, Landscape and flect initiative, leadership, increased efficiency and a deep commitment to service. Planning; 3:30-4:45 p.m.; Model Supervisor Award—honors supervisors who are effective and productive Hosted by President Amy Gutmann and leaders for the University. Dean Frederick Steiner, this Keynote program Pillars of Excellence Award—recognizes the important support Penn’s weekly- will feature Paul Goldberger, author and Pulit- paid staff members provide to promote the University’s mission. zer Prize-winning architectural critic (The New Models of Excellence, Model Supervisor and Pillars of Excellence award recipients each York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair). Dr. receive $500 and a symbolic award. Nominees selected for honorable mention receive $250 Gutmann and Paul Goldberger will have a con- and a symbolic award. Awards will be presented at the Models of Excellence ceremony on versation about a wide array of fascinating de- April 28, 2020 at 4 p.m. at Irvine Auditorium. The entire Penn community is invited to attend. sign topics. Need Help to Complete a Nomination? • Naming Ceremony; 5-6:30 p.m.; Stuart Learn how to write a stellar nomination that magnifies the exceptional work of your col- Weitzman Plaza, outside Meyerson Hall; join leagues by attending a How to Nominate information session. Two sessions will be held on: President Gutmann, Dean Steiner and Stuart Monday, September 30, 3-4 p.m. Weitzman (W’63) for a naming ceremony. Thursday, October 10, noon-1p.m. • Nectar: an interdisciplinary student ex- Both sessions will take place at Suite 1A South, 3624 Market Street. hibition in honor of The Weitzman School: A Register at www.hr.upenn.edu/models-infosession or [email protected] Your co- Celebration of Design about things that are workers can’t receive honors without your nomination, so your participation is key. sweet, sticky and dangerous; curated by Rich- For more information about the Models of Excellence staff recognition program, visit ard Weller, professor and chair of landscape ar- www.hr.upenn.edu/models or contact Human Resources at [email protected] chitecture, Margy and Chair —Division of Human Resources of Urbanism, and co-executive director of the Ian I McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecol- ogy; running October 1-4 in Upper and Lower Galleries of Meyerson Hall. 6 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC September 17, 2019 Retirement Information Sessions: September 25 If your retirement is within view, gather the At Income Options with TIAA, a retirement Update right information about medical benefits and in- plan counselor will discuss budgeting in retire- September AT PENN come and start putting a plan in place that works ment, income options and investments. for you by attending Penn’s semi-annual Think- During the Social Security session, a repre- EXHIBITS ing About Retirement presentations. sentative from the Social Security Administra- The presentations will be held on September tion will share valuable details about how this 17 Meme Tactics: How Artists Innovate Media 25, starting at 9 a.m. at the Inn at Penn. Special- program impacts your retirement plans. You will to Make Underheard Voices Go Viral; opening re- ly designed for Penn staff and faculty, Thinking also get an overview of Social Security benefits, ception: 5:15-7:30 p.m.; rm. 500, ASC (ASC). About Retirement presents three different concur- eligibility rules, how to apply, benefits for your Through May 2020. rent workshops, each covering an important aspect spouse or same-sex domestic partner, and more. 18 The Potemkin Project; an exploration of the of retiree benefits: Penn Benefits and Medicare, Benefits specialists from Penn Human Re- falsification of reality in media and new -frame Income Options with TIAA, and Social Security. sources will be available throughout the event to works for civic integrity; opening reception: 6-9 At the Penn Benefits and Medicare session, answer your questions about retirement savings, p.m.; Slought (Slought). Through October 31. representatives from the Centers for Medicare health care, and other aspects of retiree benefits & Medicaid Services, along with Benefits spe- for you and your dependents. FILMS cialists from Human Resources, will explain the To register for the presentations, visit www. Rule of 75, retirement healthcare options, and hr.upenn.edu/thinkretirement 24 The Neighbor Before The House (Al Jaar Qa- how they integrate with Medicare. bla Al Daar); screening and discussion with film- —Human Resources maker Shaina Anand; 4 p.m.; Slought (Slought). 27th Annual Penn Family Day: October 12 MUSIC Penn Family Day welcomes faculty, staff painting and entertaining surprises at the Tail- and postdoctoral scholars to enjoy games, Penn gate Party. The Penn Band and Penn Cheer- 23 The Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians; Athletics, and science and cultural activities in leading will be there to inspire Quaker fans string trio performance; noon; Class of 1978 Or- appreciation of the Penn community and our and student-athletes. Family Day tickets are re- rery Pavilion, (Libraries). families. The 27th annual Penn Family Day cel- quired for lunch. ebration will take place on Saturday, October 12. AT PENN Deadlines Noon: See Penn’s Women’s Field Hockey The October AT PENN will be published next You can order up to four free tickets for the face off against Dartmouth at Vagelos Field. Ad- Tuesday. The deadline for the November AT PENN Tailgate Party on Shoemaker Green and Quaker mission is free with your PennCard. is October 14. The deadline for the weekly Update football game in historic . Addi- 1 p.m.: Root for the Quaker football team is the Monday prior to the following week’s issue. tional tickets can be purchased for $8 each. Or- in their game against Sacred Heart at Franklin der tickets online now or at the Penn Athletic Field. Family Day tickets are required. Volunteers for Hostile Terrain 94 Ticket Office in Weightman Hall, at 235 S. 33rd 5 p.m.: Cheer on Penn’s Women’s Volleyball The pop-up installation at Penn Museum Sep- Street, between Walnut and Spruce Streets. team as they compete against Yale at the Pales- tember 25-27 will be created by hundreds of vol- Tickets are required for the Tailgate Party tra. Admission is free with your PennCard. unteers who will meet at various locations to hand- and football game. Be sure to order your free 6-7 p.m.: Skate at the Penn Ice Rink, 3130 write on toe tags the identifying details of the nearly tickets by October 9 to get in on all the fun. Walnut Street. Admission is free for Penn facul- 3,200 people whose bodies have been recovered Free Family Day parking will be available ty, staff, post docs and Penn family guests with along the southern Arizona border since 2000. with your PennCard at the Walnut 38 and Chest- your PennCard. Skate rentals are $3. To volunteer for 30-minute sessions on Septem- nut 34 garages. 8 p.m.: Music lovers in your family can expe- ber 23 & 24 sign up at https://signup.com/client/in- vitation2/secure/2920820/false#/invitation Family Day Schedule rience a virtuosic performance by Hiromi at the For more info: https://wolfhumanities.upenn. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: At the Penn Museum, you Annenberg Center. A pianist/composer known edu/events/hostile-terrain-94-exhibition can stroll through 10,000 years of history from for her mix of jazz, classical and pop, Hiromi’s around the world all under one roof. Imagine “dazzling, explosive keyboard abilities” (NPR) exploring Ancient Egypt; China, Japan; Greece; are guaranteed to be electrifying. Penn staff and Rome; and more—before or after the Tailgate faculty save 20% with code PENN. Learn more Party. Admission is free with your PennCard. and buy tickets at https://annenbergcenter.org/ 3910 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor Walk through the Stoner Courtyard to use the event/hiromi-785 Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 Phone: (215) 898-5274 or 5275 Trescher Entrance, or use the Kress/Group En- Visit www.hr.upenn.edu/familyday for more FAX: (215) 898-9137 trance on the east side of the building. information or contact Human Resources at Email: [email protected] 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Enjoy lunch, games, face- [email protected] or (215) 573-2471. URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac —Division of Human Resources The University of Pennsylvania’s journal of record, opinion and news is published Tuesdays during the academic year, and as needed during summer and holiday breaks. Its electronic edi- tions on the Internet (accessible through the Penn website) include The University of Pennsylvania Police Department HTML, Acrobat and mobile versions of the print edition, and interim Community Crime Report information may be posted in electronic-only form. Guidelines for readers and contributors are available on request and online. About the Crime Report: Below are the Crimes Against Persons or Crimes Against Society from EDITOR Marguerite F. Miller the campus report for September 2-8, 2019. Also reported were 12 Crimes Against Property (3 frauds, 3 ASSOCIATE EDITOR Louise Emerick theft others, 2 retail thefts, 2 thefts from building, 1 bike theft and 1 disorderly conduct) with 1 arrest. Full re- ASSISTANT EDITOR Alisha George ports are available at: https://almanac.upenn.edu/sections/crimes Prior weeks’ reports are also online. –Eds. STUDENT ASSISTANTS Justin Greenman Emily Liu This summary is prepared by the Division of Public Safety and includes all criminal incidents reported Elizabeth Meisenzahl and made known to the University Police Department between the dates of September 2-8, 2019. The Uni- Joelis Paula versity Police actively patrol from Market St to Baltimore Avenue and from the Schuylkill River to 43rd St in Farah Sayed conjunction with the Philadelphia Police. In this effort to provide you with a thorough and accurate report on public safety concerns, we hope that your increased awareness will lessen the opportunity for crime. For any ALMANAC ADVISORY BOARD: For the Faculty Senate: concerns or suggestions regarding this report, please call the Division of Public Safety at (215) 898-4482. Martin Pring (chair), Sunday Akintoye, Christine Bradway, Daniel Cohen, Al Filreis, Cary Mazer. For the Administration: Stephen 09/05/19 2:12 AM Unit Block N 38th St Complainant struck by unknown male MacCarthy. For the Staff Assemblies: Jon Shaw, PPSA; Marcia 09/06/19 3:05 PM 3220 South St Unknown offender punched complainant Dotson, WPPSA; Rachelle R. Nelson, Librarians Assembly. 09/07/19 8:48 PM 1 S 36th St Complainant pushed to ground by unknown male 09/08/19 10:10 PM 51 N 39th St Offender struck partner The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks tal- ented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis 18th District of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, Below are the Crimes Against Persons from the 18th District: 6 incidents (4 assaults, 1 aggravated creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, assault and 1 domestic assault) were reported between September 2-8, 2019 by the 18th District covering veteran status or any other legally protected class status in the the Schuylkill River to 49th Street & Market Street to Woodland Avenue. administration of its admissions, financial aid, educational or ath- letic programs, or other University-administered programs or in 09/02/19 7:52 AM 3400 Spruce St Assault its employment practices. Questions or complaints regarding this 09/03/19 10:15 AM 43rd/Baltimore Ave Assault policy should be directed to Sam 09/06/19 9:28 PM 3220 South St Assault Starks, Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action and 09/07/19 8:46 PM 4703 Baltimore Ave Aggravated Assault Equal Opportunity Programs, 421 09/07/19 10:54 PM 1 S 36th St Assault Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut 09/08/19 12:26 AM 4504 Walnut St Domestic Assault Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104- 6205; or (215) 898-6993 (Voice). ALMANAC September 17, 2019 www.upenn.edu/almanac 7 The University of Pennsylvania 2019 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report

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The federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, as amended, requires colleges and universities to provide information related to security pol- icies and procedures and specific statistics for criminal incidents, arrests and disciplinary refer- rals to students and employees, and to make the information and statistics available to prospec- tive students and employees upon request. Federal law also requires institutions with on-campus housing to share an annual fire report with the campus community. In addition, the Uniform Crime Reporting Act requires Pennsylvania colleges and universi- ties to provide information related to security policies and procedures to students, employees and applicants; to provide certain crime statistics to students and employees; and to make those sta- tistics available to applicants and prospective employees upon request. To review the University’s most recent annual report containing this information, please visit: https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/ASR/2019_ASR_PENN.pdf You may request a paper copy of the report by calling the Office of the Vice President for Pub- lic Safety at (215) 898-7515 or by emailing [email protected]

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