The week of
June 4, 2024
PHENND Events/Activities
Film Screening: Join or Die – Register by June 4, 2 PM
PHENND
Join or Die, a film about why you should join a club… and why the fate of America depends on it, is presented by Drexel’s Lindy Center for Civic Engagement and Office of Student Life in...
Other Local Events and Workshops
PA Educator Diversity Consortium (PEDC) 5th Annual Virtual Educator Diversity Summit – Jun 25-27
Pennsylvania Educator Diversity Consortium
Please join us for the PA Educator Diversity Consortium (PEDC) 5th Annual Virtual Educator Diversity Summit, Reversing the Trends: Redefining the Narrative for Educators of Color. 2024 Summit...
Teaching Green Symposium – Jun 19 (Register by Jun 10)
PA Environmental Literacy Network Regional Hub
The PA Environmental Literacy Network Regional Hub is sponsoring an end of the school year convening. Consider joining formal and informal environmental educators from our Southeast PA region at...
Free Library of Philadelphia Summer of Wonder – Jun 3- Aug 9
Free Library of Philadelphia
Are you ready to join the Free Library for another exciting Summer of Wonder? This flagship program engages Philadelphians in virtual and in-person activities that encourage reading and help prevent...
Zoom Event: Neurodiverse Students, Syllabi, and Classroom Culture – Jun 6
Penn State Abington
Penn State Abington’s Office of Faculty Development and Office of Inclusive Excellence are co-sponsoring a professional development session on June 6, 2024 from 9am-11am (EST). This session...
Federal Resources & Job Fair – Jun 8
Office of Congressman Dwight Evans
Congressman Dwight Evans invites you to the fifth annual Federal Resources and Job Fair scheduled for 10 to 1 Saturday, June 8, at Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd.,...
Zoom event: Teach Plus PA Policy Fellowship Showcase – Jun 12
Teach Plus PA
Over the last year, 2023-24, Teach Plus PA policy fellows have been working diligently to advance education equity across the state! Join Teach Plus PA on Wednesday, June 12th at 4:00 PM for an...
New Resources
K-12 STEM Education For The Future Workforce: A Wish List For The Next Five Year Plan
Federation of American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientist (FAS) just issued a new report: K-12 STEM Education For The Future Workforce: A Wish List For The Next Five Year Plan, in April 2024. It is a short read full of...
Future Visions: Dobbins High School Teen Documentary on Violence and the Connection to Environmental and Social Issues
Dobbins High School
A group of teens at Dobbins Career & Technical High School in Philadelphia set out to make a documentary, Future Visions, investigating the root causes under the record levels of violence in the...
Honor Juneteenth with the Free Library of Philadelphia!
Free Library of Philadelphia
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of enslavement in history. Along with commemorating liberation and freedom, Juneteenth is a day that centers on and celebrates the experiences,...
Campus Compact Resources and Readings: Supporting Students and Fostering Civic Dialogue
Campus Compact
As the Israel-Palestine crisis continues, we have seen divisive rhetoric, dangerous incidents involving student safety and free speech, and contentious exchanges between groups with different...
New Report: Building Evidence Together for a Better Tomorrow
Aspen Institute
We are pleased to share the Building Evidence Together For A Better Tomorrow report from Ascend at the Aspen Institute. Building Evidence Together For A Better Tomorrow delineates a comprehensive set...
New Report: Digital Mental Health Interventions at Colleges and Universities
The Hope Center
The number of college students reporting clinically significant mental health symptoms has doubled in the last decade. As students seek help in greater numbers, higher education leaders are...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Registration Open: 2024 Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference – Oct 9-10
Engagement Scholarship Consortium
The 2024 Engagement Scholarship Consortium will take place October 9-10, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. This year’s theme is “Pathways to Prosperity: Building Sustainable Futures through...
Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Virtual Education Conference – Jun 25,26 & 27
Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Education Collaborative
Registration is now open for this virtual conference. The goal of this conference is to gather formal & non-formal educators from across the Mid-Atlantic to share ideas, resources, &...
Scratch Virtual Conference 2024: Create Your Own Adventure! – Jul 24
Scratch Foundation
This free virtual event invites educators to create, share, and learn from global creative learning experts. Explore topics like Scratch and AI, physical computing, creative computing in early...
Registration Open: CUMU 2024 Conference, Beyond Boundaries – Oct 20-23
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Join the Coalition of Metropolitan and Urban Universities (CUMU) for our 2024 annual conference—Beyond Boundaries—in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, at the Marriott City Center on October...
Grant Opportunities
Creating Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education – Jul 1
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation invites LOIs for Creating Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education initiative The Higher Education Program at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has issued a call for...
New Earth Foundation – Jul 1
New Earth Foundation
New Earth Foundation invites applications for environmental, peace projects The New Earth Foundation (NEF) was founded in 1997 by John Bigelow Loveland to fund innovative humanitarian projects. Since...
Species Conservation Fund – Jun 30
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund invites applications from conservation organizations The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is an innovative philanthropy providing small grants...
‘Energize the Environment’ Grant Program – Jun 30
Quadratec
Quadratec invites applications for ‘Energize the Environment’ Grant Program Quadratec invites applications for its ‘Energize the Environment’ Grant Program, which will award a grant of $3,500...
K-12 stringed music programs – Jun 30
Classics for Kids Foundation
Classics for Kids Foundation invites applications from K-12 music programs The mission of the Classics for Kids Foundation is to empower young people to shape positive futures through music, build...
Digital Literacy Alliance Summer 2024 Grant Round – Jun 28
City of Philadelphia Office of Innovation & Technology
We are pleased to announce that the Digital Literacy Alliance (DLA) Summer 2024 Grant Round is officially open! The DLA funds innovative digital inclusion programs. This year’s grant cycle is...
William T. Grant Foundation Institutional Challenges Grant – Sep 12
William T. Grant Foundation
The Institutional Challenge Grant supports university-based research institutes, schools, and centers in building sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Chief Development Officer, Elevate 215
Elevate 215
Organization Summary Elevate 215 is a catalyst for preparing students for the world of tomorrow by modernizing the learning experience in Philadelphia schools today. We do this by investing in...
Marketing Coordinator, Rock to the Future
Rock to the Future
Rock to the Future is a nonprofit organization that equips Philadelphia youth with life skills to support current and lifelong well-being through free, student-driven music programs. We serve 1,000+...
Pennsylvania Policy Manager, Teach Plus PA
Teach Plus PA
What We Do Teach Plus is a national nonprofit whose mission is to empower excellent, experienced, and diverse teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that advance equity,...
Miscellaneous
Register Your Program: Philadelphia STEM Program Directory
Philadelphia Education Fund
Do you know of any STEM program that should be included in our Philadelphia STEM Program Directory? The Directory is a free searchable map of STEM opportunities in the Greater Philadelphia Area. It...
Virtual Symposia: Cultivating Equitable Partnerships – Jun 6
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
Many participatory science projects aim to understand and address global-scale and locally impactful problems such as biodiversity loss, human health, or the impacts of climate change....
2026 Carnegie Webinar Series: Section 5 of the Application – Jul 9
Collaboratory
Over the next 10 months, Collaboratory will host and facilitate a national community of practice in partnership with ACE. Focus will be given to leveraging the Elective Classification framework as an...
Focus Group Participants Needed: Philadelphia Streetlight Improvement Project (PSIP) – Jun 27
Urban Affairs Coalition
Do you or someone you know live in West Philadelphia? We invite you to participate in the Philadelphia Streetlight Improvement Project (PSIP) Focus Group. PSIP aims to enhance urban energy...
Webinar: AmeriCorps NCCC: Traditional Corps Lunch & Learn – Jun 6
AmeriCorps NCCC
Are you considering service with AmeriCorps in the NCCC program? Join us —Thursday, June 6, 1 ET—for “AmeriCorps NCCC: Traditional Corps Lunch & Learn.” Discover how the...
Advancing Housing Justice: An Urban Institute Hybrid Summit – Jun 6 & 7
Urban Institute
Across the US, Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people continue to experience high rates of housing insecurity, a reality fueled by a history of discriminatory practices and racist housing policies. And...
Faculty Updates
Campus Compact Resources and Readings: Supporting Students and Fostering Civic Dialogue
Campus Compact
As the Israel-Palestine crisis continues, we have seen divisive rhetoric, dangerous incidents involving student safety and free speech, and contentious exchanges between groups with different...
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