The Penn GSE LGBTQ Subcommittee Invites the Penn Community to:
Out at Work: A Virtual Discussion with GSE Alumni Sharing Insights on Navigating Careers in Education

Friday, February 12, 2021
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Featured Panelists:

Lauren Overton- School Principal, PAS
Robert Rivera-Amezola- Digital Literacy Teacher, Key Elementary School
KD Davenport- K-12 Science Curriculum Specialist, School District ofPhiladelphia
Steve Mobley- Assistant Professor, University of Alabama

Committee members are staff and faculty from all levels and areas of the school who share their experiences and perspectives, and are collaborating in response to our community’s needs and well-being. This is a great professional and personal development opportunity and space to further connect with colleagues. Sign up by September 18 for one of our 4 committees or nominate someone to join: 

Penn HR is partnering with Penn Rec to offer staff and faculty free weekly virtual group exercise classes via Zoom. Class include HIIT Strength, Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Pilates, and more! For more information, sign up here.

Please visit the FAQs for information on visiting campus to retrieve items from your office at Penn GSE. 

Penn Benefits Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to make changes to your healthcare benefits. Open enrollment is April 20 through May 1. Benefits-eligible faculty and staff should enroll or make changes in Workday@Penn for the 2020-2021 plan year, which begins July 1, 2020. For the third year in a row, there will be no increase in medical and dental rates. Please review your benefits even if you plan to keep the same coverage you have now.

Thursday, April 30, 12pm to 1pm: Join Juliana Rosati to share readings on the theme of “The Unexpected.” As we navigate the unexpected in our lives, what can we learn from moments of the unforeseen in literature? Bring a book excerpt or poem to read on the theme, or just come to chat about what you’re reading these days. Check your latest Work from Home Dispatch for the BlueJeans link.

Friday, April 24, 2pm to 3pm
Mike Nakkula will be joined by Jeanne Stanley, an adjunct professor at GSE and clinical psychologist, for a staff drop-in session. Topics: safe ways to exercise during the physical distancing era; fun coping strategies for dealing with boredom, stress, and anxiety; and caring for and connecting with loved ones. See Mike Nakkula’s email for the Zoom link.