Penn GSE - Alumni Weekend 2019

       

The Penn GSE Celebration of Educators

The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) invites you to join faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends for an annual tradition that honors and recognizes the extraordinary impact of our community. 
 
CELEBRATION OF EDUCATORS
Saturday, May 18, 2019 | 2:30-5:00 p.m. | The Inn at Penn
featuring
Voices in Education: Reimagining Our Future
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
What does the future of education look like? Join faculty from the Penn Graduate School of Education (bios below) to find out how our work is having an impact globally across the field of education in a conversation moderated by Dean Pam Grossman. 
Celebration: Alumni & Friends Reception
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Join us for an annual event that celebrates the extraordinary impact our of community
and honors the 2019 Education Alumni Awardees. 

All members of the Penn community are welcome to attend. Please register in advance as space is limited.

Voices in Education: Faculty Panelists

 

Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher
Senior Lecturer, Literacy Culture, and International Education Division
Co-Director, International Education Development Program

Areas of Expertise: Immigrants and schooling; Citizenship and trans/nationalism; Curriculum and pedagogy in international contexts; School climate; Educational development discourse
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Matthew Hartley 
Professor, Higher Education Division
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Executive Director, Penn AHEAD

Areas of Expertise: Academic governance and leadership in higher education; Institutional mission; Civic engagement and the democratic purposes of higher education; Higher education reform
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Alan Ruby 
Senior Fellow, Higher Education Division
Senior Scholar, Penn AHEAD

Areas of Expertise: Education reform at all levels of the education system; Taking education reform and innovation to scale; Educational programs and finance strategies to support less advantaged groups; Globalization, international student mobility, and international education
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Krystal Strong 
Assistant Professor, Literacy, Culture, and International Education Division

Areas of Expertise: Anthropology of education and politics; Youth activism and cultural practices; Africa and the African diaspora; New media and popular culture; Ethnography and qualitative research methods
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2019 Education Alumni Awards: Honorees 
Helen C. Bailey Award
Serafín M. Coronel-Molina, GR’07
Ethel and Allen “Buddy” Carruth Sustained Leadership in Education Award
Aubrey H. Wang, GED’94, GR’01
William B. Castetter Alumni Award of Merit
Navin M. Valrani, W’93, GED’18
Penn GSE Early Career Award of Merit
Jaime Lynn Hunter, GED’12 
Kimberly Truong, GR’10
Penn GSE Educator of the Year Award
Shelley B. Wepner, GED’73, GRD’80
>>Learn more about the Awards. 





Questions?
Penn GSE Office of Development and Alumni Relations
E: alumni@gse.upenn.edu
P: (215) 573-6623
www.gse.upenn.edu/alumni

Date & Location 
Saturday, May 18, 2019
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The Inn at Penn
3600 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104