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From the Senate Office: Faculty Senate Executive Committee Actions

The following is published in accordance with the Faculty Senate Rules. Among other purposes, the publication of SEC actions is intended to stimulate discussion among the constituencies and their representatives. Please communicate your comments to Patrick Walsh, executive assistant to the Senate, either by telephone at (215) 898-6943 or by email at senate@pobox.upenn.edu.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Actions

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Report from the Tri-Chairs. Faculty Senate Chair-Elect Eric Feldman informed SEC members that further revisions have been made to the Faculty Income Allowance Policy (FIAP) effective October 3, 2023, following policy revisions that were originally announced on September 5, 2023. A summary of those changes is available on the website of the Vice Provost for Faculty.

Update from the Office of the President. President Liz Magill summarized the strategic planning process she undertook during the previous year in collaboration with the Red and Blue Advisory Committee, previewed the contents of the forthcoming plan, and dialogued with SEC members about how to implement and prioritize certain areas of focus.

Penn Global Resources and Opportunities to Support Faculty Global Engagement. Leaders from Penn Global, including Zeke Emanuel, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives; Kristyn Palmiotto, executive director of Penn Abroad; Michael Weisberg, interim director of Perry World House; Chris Klaniecki, Global Initiatives program manager; and Scott Moore, director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives, spoke about their mission to bring “the world to Penn and Penn to the world.”

Its three “pillars” for global engagement are to (1) ensure every Penn student has a meaningful global experience, (2) produce research for global impact, and (3) advocate for global engagement, [thereby] rebuilding and strengthening [Penn’s] global networks.

The Research and Engagement Grant Program aims to develop new insights on key questions, issues, and challenges facing focus countries, regions, and the world at-large and position Penn to contribute knowledge that helps to address and respond to them, to promote collaboration and the integration of knowledge across Penn schools and disciplines, and to strengthen equitable partnerships, promote intellectual exchange, and foster the co-production of knowledge and ideas between Penn and foreign partner scholars, organizations, and institutions. During 2022-2023, Penn Global awarded $1.7 million across 19 research and engagement projects involving faculty from all of Penn’s 12 schools, with projects focusing on climate resilience, early childhood interventions serving refugees, and preserving World Heritage Sites amidst war and conflict.

The At-Risk Scholars Program was launched in fall 2021 as a response to the crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine. The program has awarded two fellowships to at-risk scholars so far with additional awards expected soon. The first at-risk scholar, from Venezuela, arrived in Philadelphia during summer 2023.

Opportunities for faculty to engage with Penn Abroad include:

Opportunities for faculty to engage with the Perry World House include:

  • Visiting fellows engagements
  • Programming engagements
  • Faculty fellow and affiliate opportunities
  • International course and visitor grants
  • Research initiatives
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