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Many students said they were happy with Penns planned COVID-19 guidelines, but are anxious to see if the University will be able to enforce them in practice. 

Maine Campus Compact’s (MCC) Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence honors up to three faculty members who have made public service an integral part of their teaching. This award is named for Donald W. Harward, valued founder of Maine Campus Compact, and former board member of National and Maine Campus Compacts. GOALS ● Celebrate faculty who work to institutionalize service-learning. QUALIFICATIONS ● Each nominee must be a current faculty member at an MCC m...

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 Maine Campus Compact Awards Ceremony.  This year the Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence, the Heart and Soul Student Award and a special Community Health Hero Student Award, created in response to the COVID-19 crisis, will be presented. MCC will also recognize one outstanding community partner and one outstanding corporate partner at this year’s virtual ceremony.  Nomination submissions for these awards are due Feb....

West Philadelphia residents felt blindsided by Penns decision to reopen campus for the spring, adding that people who are already disproportionately affected by the virus will be the most affected.

Students and RAGAs reported that some first years are gathering in large groups, violating the Quiet Period. Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé confirmed that Penn has intervened with some students who have violated these guidelines, but added that no COVID-19 clusters among students are currently known.

To limit the spread of the virus, the University is launching the Penn Cares COVID-19 response program, which requires undergraduates to get tested for COVID-19 twice per week at one of several locations on campus.

A how-to guide for COVID-19 testing at Penn With the launch of Penn Cares, Penn Today provides additional details on the new testing program, how eligible members of the Penn community can enroll, and how the testing procedure works. Inside the tent at high rise field, one of eight sites available across campus for screening testing this semester.  Last month, a new COVID-19 saliva-based testing strategy for the Penn community ...