Community Resources
Penn GSE and the University offer a number of resources to students, faculty, and staff seeking support.
Resources within Penn GSE
Several offices within GSE provide support to our faculty, staff, and students
Division of Public Safety/Penn Police
- Emergencies: 511 (from any campus phone)
- Call: 215-573-3333
- Division of Public Safety
University HELP Line
Penn's University HELP line is available 24/7 to direct and connect Penn community members to appropriate resources
- (215) 898-HELP or (215) 898-4357
Penn’s Employee Assistance Programs
Need someone to talk to? Penn’s Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are available 24/7 to help support you at home and work.
- Call: 866-799-2329
- Email: EAPinfo@healthadvocate.com
- Visit: www.healthadvocate.com/upenn
Campus Centers for Confidential Support
Centers across Penn's campus offer confidential support, advice, and resources for students faculty and staff. These centers include:
- Student Health and Counseling
- LGBT Center
- Penn Women’s Center
- African American Resource Center
- Albert M. Greenfield Intercultural Center
- La Casa Latina
- Makuu: The Black Cultural Center
- Pan-Asian American Community House
- Penn Women’s Center
Spiritual and Religious Services and Support
For spiritual or religious services, programs and support, students, faculty, and staff can find resources through the University Chaplain's Office.
- University Chaplain’s Office
- Penn Cobalt (spiritual support for faculty and staff)
Student Intervention Services (SIS)
SIS enhances well-being, academic success, and personal growth within Penn’s diverse student body through crisis intervention and prevention. SIS collaborates with multidisciplinary partners to provide support, advocacy, solutions, and coordination of services for individual students and the Penn community.
- By phone: (215) 898-6081
- Website: https://sis.vpul.upenn.edu
- Domestic violence and sexual assault services: Penn Violence Prevention (PVP)
- All campus and confidential resources are available to all students
- For 24/7 crisis response, please use the HELP Line
Report or Learn About Online Harassment
Wellness @ Penn
Office of the Ombuds
The Ombuds Office welcomes any member of the Penn community who is experiencing difficulty, conflict, or confusion at work, within their studies, or throughout their life at the University more broadly. We offer an accessible and safe place to resolve differences, explore matters of concern, improve communication, and generate and evaluate options.
Bias Incident Reporting Form
Office of Affirmative Action
The Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs is charged with ensuring that the University meets its obligations as an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and educational institution.
Penn’s Central Human Resources
The Division of Human Resources is dedicated to the recruitment, retention and development of a highly qualified, committed and diverse group of individuals who support the University's goals of increased access, integrated knowledge, and local and global engagement.
Center for Community Standards and Accountability
The mission of the Center for Community Standards and Accountability Center (CSA) is to promote accountability, integrity, healing, and community building within the Penn community. CSA works to resolve violations of the Code of Academic Integrity and the Code of Student Conduct, as well as to coordinate university response to address incidents of bias and harm within our community.
Staff Assemblies
- Penn Professional Staff Assembly (PPSA) - for monthly-paid staff
- Penn Weekly Paid Professional Staff Assembly (PWPPSA) - for weekly-paid staff
