Events
Office of Equal Opportunity Programs
OEOP Virtual Brown Bag Sessions
This report outlines the plan to offer employment themed, virtual learning sessions to a workplace audience. The objective of this program embraces the tradition of brown bag meetings to foster collaboration, share knowledge, and creativity among meeting members. The Zoom link will be added closer to the date. All sessions will be scheduled from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
- September 19, 2025: The Veterans Community at Penn
This program outlines Penn’s commitment to serve those who served through resources who provide services and programs to the Veterans of our university community.
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Download flyer. (PPTX) - October 16, 2025: The Sierra Group featuring Janet Fiore, CEO
This program introduces The Sierra Group and their work with Penn assisting to meet ADA and OFCCP compliance standards and benefit from the talents of workers with Disabilities.
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Download flyer. (PPTX). - February 19, 2026: ADA/FMLA/STD/HR Benefits and Compensation
This program highlights The Division of Human Resources by offering critical programs, benefits, and services that help to create a supportive workplace. - March 19, 2026: Title VI and the Office of Religion and Ethnic Interests
This program highlights the OREI with a focusing on education, investigation, and conflict resolution, working in partnership across the Penn community.
Unarmed Truth & Unconditional Love: A Student Poetry Reading
You are cordially invited to join Penn Talent Search and the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs as we celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by presenting a group of Talent Search Scholars students from across Philadelphia from grades 6 through 12. Our students have created a series of poetry readings highlighting Dr. King’s work around community and social justice. In our fourth year of this event, these talented students never fail to inform and inspire.
Date: Friday, February 13, 2026
Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Café 58 at Irvine Auditorium / 3401 Spruce Street
Cost: The event is free and open to all.
Office of Equal Opportunity Programs Lecture Series
The lecture series is sponsored by the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and intends to give insight and opportunity with an increased understanding surrounding issues focusing on today's perspectives. The series is designed to introduce an essential component of education with encouraging civil debate, broadening the basis for critical thought and cultural understanding. The lectures consist of a series of presentations by members of Penn’s intellectual community in the areas of education, medicine, religion and the arts.
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Dr. Marcia Chatelain (SAS) who will talk about her book, Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America. Exploring how the fight for civil rights has been intertwined with the fate of black business in America.
Speaker: Dr. Marcia Chatelain (SAS), Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Time: 12 Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Flyer: M. Chatelain Lecture February 2026. (PDF)
Meeting link – Join us on Zoom
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November is Native Heritage Month.
The Penn Native Community Council (PNCC), in collaboration with the Penn Libraries Collections Department, will explore some of the great works in the libraries collections that were created by people indigenous to the United States and North America. With books ranging from academic sociological works to comedic essays, as well as films both documentary and fictional, these selections offer slices of life from a diversity of Native American communities and experiences.
Date: November 1 to 30, 2026
Location: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 3420 Locust Walk
November is a time to celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native and Indigenous peoples. More information on Native American initiatives at Penn is available through the Natives at Penn website. Download this year’s book/DVD listing (Excel).
Annual Veterans Day Flag Raising
Our annual Veterans Day Flag Ceremony honors the service of veterans for their service and sacrifice for the common good.
- Date: November 11, 2026
- Time: 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
- Location: College Green