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Community Service Opportunities at Penn

Community Service Opportunities at Penn. Brought to you by PWBS. Community Service Directory. http://www.upenn.edu/csd/search.html Comprehensive guide to available opportunities Can search by interest, school, category. The Netter Center.

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Community Service Opportunities at Penn

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  1. Community Service Opportunities at Penn Brought to you by PWBS

  2. Community Service Directory • http://www.upenn.edu/csd/search.html • Comprehensive guide to available opportunities • Can search by interest, school, category

  3. The Netter Center • https://www.nettercenter.upenn.edu/get-involved/students • Academically Based Community Service (ABCS)  • Description: Courses for credit (in many dept) that involve hands on work in the community • Examples: • Obesity and Society • DNA, Diet & Disease • Clean Water--Green Cities • The Social Life of Urban Spaces • Community School Student Partnerships • Example: Penn Reading Initiative 

  4. West Philadelphia Tutoring Project • WPTP encourages tutors and tutees to develop personal relationships through their academic work • Alternate Spring Break (ASB)  • Community service trip during spring break • Service sites: • Almost Heaven, WV • New Bern, NC • New Orleans, LA • Lexington, VA

  5. Fox Leadership – Leadership for Service • http://foxleadership.upenn.edu/content/leadership-service-initiatives • Penn MERT: Medical Emergency Response Team (pennmert.org/) • *Great way to show experience in medical field

  6. Penn Science Across the Ages • http://www.pennscienceacrossages.com/ • Improving science education in West Philly • School day, after school for K-6 • Mini classes for high school students

  7. Clinical Volunteering • HUP • CHOP • Penn Presbyterian • VA Medical Center • Thomas Jefferson • Pennsylvania Hospital • Temple Hospital

  8. Useful Tips • Call, not email • Expect the process to take longer than expected (rec letters, essays, etc) • Don’t choose something just for your resume • Stay committed • Take notes

  9. Kids Judge! Neuroscience Fair • When: Wednesday December 5 • Time: 10am-12pm • Where: Houston Hall of Flags • What: Sweet and Sour Science table

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