Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania

Awards

The Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships has won numerous awards, honors and distinctions during its tenure at the University of Pennsylvania. The following represent only a select few of those received since 2000.

Center Awards

Director Awards

Faculty/Staff Awards

Student Awards

Center Awards

2007	Sayre High School, Community School National Award for Excellence, Coalition for Community Schools
	Sayre High School, one of CCP's University-Assisted Community Schools, received the 2007 Community School National Award for Excellence from the Coalition for Community Schools. This award is presented to schools and communities who have demonstrated excellence in their efforts to develop well-integrated, purposeful partnerships, to involve community and families in the life of the school and to build deep and lasting connections with the community.
2006	Penn named #2 "Savior of Our Cities" by the New England Board of Higher Education
	The University of Pennsylvania was honored by the New England Board of Higher Education as #2 "Savior of Our Cities" for its commitment to strengthening their neighboring community.
2004	Honorable Mention, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Award
	The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Award recognized the Center for Community Partnerships for its exemplary work between the community and health professional schools. The award lauded the Center's efforts to improve health education, civic responsibility and the overall health of the community.
2003	W.T. Grant Foundation Youth Development Prize; selection by the National Academies
	This award honored the University-Assisted School program for its "high-quality, evidence-based collaborative efforts that generate significant advances in knowledge while increasing the opportunities for young people to move successfully through adolescence with ample support and care." The prize, which carried with it an $100,000 grant, was sponsored in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences' Board on Children, Youth and Families.
2003	Best School Garden in Philadelphia, Urban Nutrition Initiative
	The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society recognized the Urban Nutrition Initiative school garden, shared by University City High School and Drew K-8, as the best school garden in Philadelphia. Students from the University of Pennsylvania, together with local K-12 students, transformed this urban wasteland into an educational and entrepreneurial public site. In addition to the half-acre of growing space, the garden houses a shaded pavilion, picnic tables and a storage shed, all constructed by West Philadelphia public school students involved in vocational education programs.
2003	Urban Nutrition Initiative Recognized by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
	The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recognized the Urban Nutrition Initiative as one of four model programs for improving childhood nutrition in the report Healthy Schools for Healthy Kids. UNI was selected through an extensive two-year research process that included hundreds of programs. Representatives from RWJF were particularly impressed by UNI's comprehensive approach to partnerships, school-day linkages and overarching focus on healthy decision-making (not just diet or nutrition).
2002	Penn received #1 Ranking in Service Learning U.S. News and World Report
	The University of Pennsylvania was ranked first in service learning nationally by a prestigious group issue of presidents, deans, and chief academic officers.
2000	Best Practices Award, Outstanding Achievement, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Best Practices Award, Pennsylvania State Office, U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
	The Center won two Housing and Urban Development awards; first at the regional level and then at the national level for its community partnership activities with school, nonprofits and communities of faith.
1993	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, School/College Partnership Award, Center for Community Partnerships
1991	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region III, Community Partnership Award to Penn Program for Public Service

Director Awards

2007	Student Committee on Undergraduate Education, Innovative Teaching Award
2006	Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Heritage Award
	The Heritage Award honored Dr. Harkavy for his significant contribution to the future of the heritage of the Philadelphia Region.
2005	Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant in Education at Griffith University, Australia
2005	Coalition for Community Schools, Leadership Award
2004	Advisory Committee for the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, Directorate of the National Science Foundation
2004	Alumni Award of Merit, University of Pennsylvania
2004	Walker Ames Professor, University of Washington
2004	Chancellor's Distinguished Lecturer, Louisiana State University
2003 -2006	Honorary Professor, University of Queensland, Community Service and Research Center
2002	Thomas Ehrilich Faculty Award for Service Learning, Campus Compact
	This award, given annually by Campus Compact, recognizes one faculty member each year for contributing to the integration of community or public service into the curriculum and for efforts to institutionalize service-learning.
2000	Distinguished Leadership Award, Community College of Philadelphia
1997	Jewish Labor Committee of Philadelphia, Labor Human Rights Award
1996	West Philadelphia Partnership, West Philadelphia Improvement Corps, 10th Anniversary Celebration, Founders Award
1994	University of Pennsylvania Chapter, Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society Award
1991	Visiting Scholar, James Madison University
1990	Citizens Committee for Public Education in Philadelphia, John N. Patterson Award for Excellence in Education
1989	School District of Philadelphia, William Ross, Jr. Scholarship Honoree
1989	Leadership Inc. of Philadelphia, Outstanding Leadership Award

Faculty/Staff Awards

2007	Isabel Mapp, Associate Director for Faculty, Staff and Volunteer Services
	Martin Luther King Community Involvement Award, University of Pennsylvania
2007	Danny Gerber, Co-Director, Urban Nutrition Initiative
	Fellow, Delaware Valley Regional Network Environmental Leadership Program
2006	Terri Lipman
	The Penn Nurse Practitioner/ Sayre High School partnership was awarded first prize in the research poster category and third prize in clinical poster category, 22nd Annual Pediatric Nursing Conference.
2004	Joan Gluch
	Finalist, Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning, Campus Compact This award honors faculty members for the integration of community or public service into their schools' curriculums and for efforts to institutionalize service learning. Gluch was recognized for her leadership in Penn Dental's community outreach programs, including oral health care clinics throughout Philadelphia for those with HIV/AIDS and Penn Smiles, which delivers oral care to children in West Philadelphia schools.
2004	Winnie Smart-Mapp
	Martin Luther King Community Involvement Award, University of Pennsylvania
1999	Frank Johnston
	Finalist, Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning, Campus Compact

Student Awards

Howard E. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award presented by Campus Compact:

2003         Mei Elansary

2000         Duaré Valenzuela

1999         Debra Kurshan

1996         Abby Close and Johnathan Seeg

1987         Eileen Doyle

       Honorable Mention:

2005 Farah Freis

2002 Noga Newberg

1997 Sanam Roder

Additionally, Gabe Mandujano '05 won the Marshall Scholarship and CCP grads Mei Elansary '04 and Phillip Geheb '03 won Thouron Fellowships. Earlier students have received Echoing Green (1), Truman (4) and Rhodes (1) fellowships for their work.