Student bringing adult education opportunities to West Philly

For Engineering junior Mark Harding, receiving financial aid is not just about what it does for him, but what it allows him to do for others.

Harding has a passion for extending educational opportunities to the people of West Philadelphia and has been involved with the local community since he arrived at Penn.

One way he does this is through the Community School Student Partnerships (CSSP), where he has a work-study job as a school day coordinator at Comegys Elementary School. This summer, he was a Penn Program for Public Service intern, which required that he take an urban studies class with Ira Harkavy, director of the Netter Center. He also taught a fourth grade summer camp at Comegys as part of the course.

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