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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A world shaped by water and access

Fourth-year Griffin Pitt grew up hearing the expression “Water always wins” from her grandmother, an insurance agent. Pitt grew up in… Read More
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Oct 15

Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival

The Fifth Annual Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival will bring together civic leaders, students, scholars, and local… Read More
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Oct 20

Pathways to Peace: Israeli and Palestinian Perspectives on the Gaza War

Join us for a special event with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Nasser… Read More
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Oct 10 - 11

National Research Conference at Penn (NRCP)

NRCP is dedicated to empowering discovery by providing undergraduate researchers with a prestigious platform to showcase their work.… Read More
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DiaLogic: Thinking Through Big Questions for Dialogue

Reimagining Dialogue: Inventing New Metaphors by the Class of 2028 SNF Paideia Fellows In this DiaLogic essay from February 2025,… Read More
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From A Father’s Stories to Fieldwork: Discovering Athens Through a Library Lens and Public Health Collaboration

In December 2022, Margarita Sianou, the Director of International Relations & Donor Development at the We Need Books (WNB) Library in… Read More
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Press Release

University of Pennsylvania Launches New Statewide Engagement Initiative

While Penn is the oldest institution of higher education in the state, it has largely been disconnected from the Commonwealth outside of… Read More
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DiaLogic: Thinking Through Big Questions for Dialogue

Bringing Shame Sensitivity into Dialogue What does shame mean to you? How and where does it come up in the dialogues you have with… 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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