Courtney Daub

Penn launched the “Your Big Idea” challenge on Feb. 4, calling on all Penn-affiliated people to submit ideas to enhance wellness at Penn.

The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly gathered to elect its next Executive Board in Irvine Auditorium’s Amado Recital Hall. The election took more than four hours. 

Semifinalists are currently formalizing their pitches with help of the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation staff and will give three-minute pitches during a “Big Idea Pitch Event” on April 25 to the public.

Penn First Graduate Association held their first annual community discussion and dinner for first-generation, low-income graduate students.

Morénike Sheri Giwa, one of the panelists and a person with autism, spoke about how professors in her master's program were condescending towards her when she asked for clarification on vague instructions.

On Jan. 22, the University officially proposed a policy to group all sexual misconduct investigations in a single office.

The lawsuit, filed on Feb. 11 against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, claims the defendants violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

Submissions for the challenge — which total more than 200 ideas so far — include ideas such as hiring staff to support long-term therapy at Counseling and Psychological Services.

Panelists discussed various topics, such as the importance of self-care for working transgender people and streamlining communication by encouraging inclusive pronoun use in the classroom.

The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly passed an official resolution to address the lack of specific spaces for graduate and professional students on Jan. 30.