You can expect to:

• Walk away with an understanding of how to think about effective and responsible AI use in the context of community listening.
• Learn from peers who are using AI to accelerate, scale, and strengthen their feedback processes.
• Identify strategies and tools to support your organization’s feedback collection, analysis, and course correction.

This webinar will be led by Alexis Banks, Director of Learning and Operations at Feedback Labs, and Annie Grier, Director of Community and Equity at Feedback Labs. They will be joined by guest speakers Mariel Beasley, Head of Product and Insights of SaverLife, and Ayawa Fiagbedzi, Manager of Strategic Learning and Impact at Rockefeller Foundation.

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The salary range is $45,000-$48,000.

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Before pursuing a master’s degree in School and Mental Health Counseling at Penn’s Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE), Madison McTier spent five years teaching science to high school students in Philadelphia. This role shaped her interest in the systemic factors affecting how children learn and behave in school. Although she was teaching science, McTier often found herself facilitating social and emotional learning (SEL), or guiding students in emotional management and interpersonal communication.

“I really care about the structural barriers that are shaping early development,” McTier says, “especially in under-resourced communities, and how unaddressed trauma can affect kids.”

Since summer 2025, McTier has served on the Netter Center for Community Partnerships’ school-based mental health and supportive services team as part of Netter’s summer opportunities initiative, which recruits Penn students to support summer enrichment programming for youth at University-assisted community schools in West Philadelphia. Placed at the Andrew Hamilton School as an SEL associate, McTier provides tailored counseling support to students based on needs identified by school staff. She continued working at Hamilton in the 2025-26 academic year, building long-term relationships with students and faculty.

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Speakers:

• Ira Harkavy, C’70, GR’79, PAR’01, PAR’06, Barbara and Edward Netter Director
• Adam Cohen, C’16, Associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Affordable Housing and Community Development Group
• Tamara Dubowitz, C’96 G’00 PAR’27 PAR’30, Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health Donna
• Walker James, C’86 GED’90, Executive Director, Computer CORE
• David J. Rice, MD, C’01, General and Robotic Surgeon, Atrium Health
• Jessica Donner, C’96, Executive Director, Every Hour Counts; Netter Center National Advisory Board member [moderator]

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The conference is open to those working, creating, and developing University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS), including school, union, university, nonprofit, foundation, neighborhood, and government partners. Through interactive panels, facilitated discussions, and breakout sessions, participants will exchange ideas, share promising practices, learn from one another’s experiences, and build connections with colleagues from across the country.

Meals will be provided on Monday and Tuesday. Registration is required, and space is limited.

This bi-annual conference is sponsored by Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships and its University-Assisted Community Schools National Network.

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In this brief article for Principal Leadership, Ira Harkavy, Cory Bowman, Richard M. Gordon IV (former principal of Robeson High School and current assistant superintendent), and Rita A. Hodges discuss the origins and development of community schools, as well as identify the major models, including University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS).

Read the full article here.

Faculty from all disciplines are encouraged to apply; however, we want to restrict participation to those faculty who are committed to implementing this experiential social action course model in the 18 months following the Institute.

The Virginia ’26 Institute will be hosted by Dr. Brooke Dinsmore from Christopher Newport U., along with Dr. Scott Myers-Lipton, Professor Emeritus from San José State University, who developed a social action course in 2006, and has taught it 30 times. Checkout our website to learn more about teaching social action.

The Virgina ’26 Institute will run from Thursday, November 5th, 9 am-4:30 pm, and Friday, November 6th, 9 am-3:30 pm; lunch will be covered during the Institute. There is no charge for the Virgina ’26 Institute, but you are responsible for hotel and transportation.

The application deadline is Friday, October 23, 2026.

Learn more and apply here.