AboutOur Partners

Our Partners

We love to collaborate.

The civic mission of higher education has been part of Penn’s DNA since its founding by Benjamin Franklin. Today there are numerous centers, programs, and organizations across the University dedicated to various aspects of this mission. The SNF Paideia Program builds on, collaborates with, networks, and leverages these existing entities to make the Penn undergraduate experience greater, and more meaningful, than the sum of its individual parts.

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Netter Center

Through the Netter Center, the University currently engages in three types of activities: academically based community service, direct traditional service, and community development.

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Fox Leadership

Through University-wide programming, Fox Leadership encourages students to consider the lessons in leadership and life articulated and modeled by Robert A. Fox, the leader after whom it is named: finding your passions; putting people first; and succeeding the right way.

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Civic House

Penn’s hub for civic engagement, the Civic House is centered around community organizations and social justice education, promoting mutually beneficial collaborations between Penn and Philadelphia community nonprofit organizations.

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The Andrea Mitchell Center

Global in its outlook, multifaceted in its purposes, the Andrea Mitchell Center seeks to contribute to the ongoing quest for democratic values, ideas, and institutions throughout the world.

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Wellness at Penn

Wellness at Penn is dedicated to caring for students during their academic journey while creating a campus-wide community of care. Our team is committed to offering a wide range of opportunities to access support, clinical resources, and practical tools to meaningfully engage with one’s health and wellbeing. Wellness at Penn is built upon two pillars that operate collaboratively to create a campus community centered on wellness: Student Health and Counseling, offering clinical services to all Penn students, and Public Health and Wellbeing which seeks to create a community of care through advocacy, education, and action.

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Penn in Washington

With programming on campus as well as in Washington, D.C., Penn in Washington (PIW) supports students exploring public service careers. Attend speaker events with leaders in politics, government, and public policy or learn about internship opportunities using the PIW internship database.

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What Our Partners Are Saying

We at Civic House are delighted to partner with SNF Paideia during this Year of Civic Engagement to create an incubator in which Penn undergraduates can fashion an approach to civic engagement that understands service as a path to community and individual wellness.

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Dr. Herman Beavers
Professor of English and Africana Studies, Graduate Chair, Department of Africana Studies, Faculty Director Civic House

The Latest From Our Partners

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Cafe Paideia Pop-Up

Take a study break and join us for a special Cafe Paideia during reading days. Enjoy some hot chocolate or tea. Drop by to relax and… Read More
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The Next Generation of Media Professionals

We were invited to participate in a pop-up newsroom alongside students from 12 universities around the world, creating written and… Read More
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Threads of Identity: Weaving Black Experiences in Global Higher Education

During our time in Greece, we visited the US Embassy, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and various community… Read More
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Penn Today

Event looks at neck-and-neck presidential election

Two weeks out from Election Day, the race for the presidency is neck-and-neck, with Pennsylvania at the center of a somewhat confounding… Read More
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Balancing Wellness and Building Dialogue Skills as a Scientist

Reflecting back on my summer at Penn, I am grateful for the opportunities that I were graciously given to enhance both my career and… Read More
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Penn Today

Across Pennsylvania, Penn students practice ‘political empathy’ to connect across divides

On the morning of June 3, seven Penn undergraduate students and recent grads stepped into a 13-seater van with political scientist Lia… Read More
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The Philadelphia Citizen

How to Embrace Your Political Enemy: Penn students traveled all over Pennsylvania this summer to prove political empathy isn’t dead.

The conversation could have taken a dark turn at any moment. The topic was immigration. One of the speakers had very negative feelings… Read More
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Fire PIT Chats: Talking Tech and Society with Industry Leaders

Students are invited to online chats with thought leaders who are working at the forefront of technology and… Read More

Submit an Opportunity

Do you have an opportunity related to dialogue, wellness, citizenship, or service you would like us to share? Email SNF Paideia at info@snfpaideia.upenn.edu and we will promote your event, internship, course, or other offering to Penn students, faculty, and staff.

 

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