PennRSSA Graduate Assistant Position Openings
Applications to be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning Tuesday, May 26, 2020

The University of Pennsylvania Division of Student Engagement is seeking 100 current Penn graduate and professional students who are interested in serving this summer as graduate assistants (GAs) for the Penn Rising Senior Summer Academy (PennRSSA), an adaptive, pioneering new program serving rising seniors attending public and public charter high schools in the School District of Philadelphia. 

GAs will receive a stipend of $2,000 for their participation in the program, which, including staff training, will run for 5 weeks. GAs should expect to work 20 hours per week and must be available to work between the hours of 10am-2pm on weekdays.

See the full announcement here and apply here. Contact penn-rssa@upenn.edu with any questions.

Join Penn SACNAS chapter’s next outreach opportunity  – another partnership with Science Education Academy (SEA)! SEA is a non-profit STEM program whose aim is to support elementary students with hands-on experience with scientific method and inquiry.

This spring program is focused on life sciences. SEA occurs every Saturday from March 14 through April 18. SACNAS is looking for volunteers to guide elementary students through organized science activities for at least TWO Saturdays, from 9am – 12pm. SACNAS will provide transportation to and from SEA (51st & Spruce). Please note, new SEA volunteers will need to undergo a Pennsylvania criminal background check before beginning of the session. 

If you are interested in participating in this exciting partnership, please fill out this google form and SEA coordinators will contact you shortly: https://forms.gle/txnvHiZQLT8Va5Av5

If you have questions, please contact: ueharak@pennmedicine.upenn.edu or email SEA directly: sea.philly2008@gmail.com

Are you interested in giving a TED-style talk to high school students during our Fall Science Cafe event? Would you like to mentor high school students and inspire them? Join Open Labs at Penn on Oct. 8th or 9th at 5:15-6:45pm in ARCH 110 over food and soft drinks to pitch your idea about a talk you would like to give. For any questions, you can reach us at pennopenlabs@gmail.com.

Open Labs is a graduate student organization at Penn, with associate chapters at Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Harvard. Open Labs is the host of Science Café – a series of outreach events for local high school students featuring TED-style talks by graduate student researchers and breakout sessions focused on encouraging students to pursue careers in STEM.

David Garbe (CAMB alum and Outreach Educator for nonprofit Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research) invites BGS students to volunteer. More info below:

“PSBR was established in 1990 with the goal of educating K-16 students about the importance and value of biomedical research, including the role of animals in that research.  We currently offer outreach and educational programs to schools throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia.  You can find information describing many of our programs here on our website (http://www.psbr.org/programs-18) as well as educational materials here (http://www.psbr.org/resources-53). We are on a mission to build outside relationships that support our work in hopes of developing additional programs, content, and digital media to share our message.   

Students who are interested in community science outreach might love to participate in a PSBR-sponsored activity.  Additionally, students with an interest in informal science instruction might like to design a new biomedical-related program or activity that could be adapted for use throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  Other ideas might involve assisting in the development of 1) an informal “coffeehouse” science seminar series for the general public or 2) a summer camp for local underserved students, or 3) creating a video/phone app to support our mission. These are just a few examples!”

For more information about PSBR and to learn about their novel Mobile Science Program titled SPARC (Science Program And Research Coach) see the following document. Contact david@psbr.org with questions and to get involved.