“An inclination join’d with an ability to serve”: Realizing Franklin’s Vision for the University of Pennsylvania

As part of America 250 at Penn, the Netter Center and the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education are hosting a panel discussion with undergrad and graduate student leaders about their experiences with different forms of Community Engaged Scholarship, including Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) courses, designed to realize Franklin’s founding vision for Penn. Participants will be invited to participate in small group conversations about how to achieve Franklin’s vision. The recommendations will be brought to undergraduate, graduate and faculty leadership at SCUE, GAPSA, the Provost's Advisory Committee on Community Engaged Scholarship, the Faculty Senate, the Provost’s Office, Penn Forward committees, and others, for consideration and possible action.

Opening Remarks

Russell Composto, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Panel

Sarah Attia, C’28 - ABCS student leader, Netter Student Advisory Board

Veronica Baladi, C’27 - SCUE member, ABCS student leader

Yash Rajpal, C’26, E’26 - SCUE member, Netter Student Advisory Board, Educational Pipeline Program

Taylor Tomlinson, GR’32 (Chemistry) - Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellow at the Netter Center

Max Annunziata, C’26 - former Chair of SCUE and Executive Co-Editor of 2025 SCUE White Paper (moderator)

Co-Sponsors: Provost's Advisory Committee on Community-Engaged Scholarship, GAPSA