Although our in-person Alumni Weekend has been postponed, we celebrated virtually on Saturday, May 16. See below for recorded content.

Welcome and Reflections from Rev. Charles L. Howard, Ph.D., C’00, University Chaplain

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Grit and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Q&A with Professor Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology, discusses grit and resilience in the time of COVID19.
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The Netter Center, Civic Engagement, and Higher Education’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: A Conversation with Ira Harkavy, C70, GR79

Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President and Founding Director of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, and Rita Axelroth Hodges, C'05, GED'15, Assistant Director of the Netter Center, discussed the work of Penn and the Netter Center, civic and community engagement, and the role of universities in the current global crisis and beyond. Read Ira's recently published article Universities must help shape the post-COVID-19 world in University World News.
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So You Always Wanted to Write for Film and TV: A Kelly Writers House online workshop led by Andy Wolk, C’70

In honor of Alumni Weekend 2020, Writers House and Andy Wolk (C’70) have reconfigured the originally scheduled screenwriting workshop into a new online format via Zoom. So You Always Wanted to Write for Film and TV is a two-hour online workshop for people who have stories or ideas they want to tell for TV or film. Participants learned about story development, structure, and character – and also how to pitch a big idea and how to sell it. Workshop leader Andy Wolk (C’70) has written features for HBO, Showtime, FX and every major studio, and has directed many movies and shows including The Sopranos, Criminal Minds, and Gossip Girl. Click here to watch.