Penn Graduate School of Education
Andrew C. Porter, Dean, and George and Diane Weiss Professor of Education
The Campaign for the Graduate School of Education
Campaign Chair(s): Joel M. Greenblatt, W’79, WG’80
Campaign Goal: $52 million
Priority Highlights: Financial Aid, Endowed Professorships, Faculty Research, Programs, Research Facility, Annual Giving
Educating the educators and producing the highest-quality research for the field, the Graduate School of Education does its homework by collaborating with every other school at Penn. From creating the gold-standard Penn Alexander School to preparing future teachers for success and leadership, GSE gets high marks all around for its commitment to children, teaching, and communities.
UPDATE 2008: THE FIRST YEAR OF MAKING HISTORY Andrew Porter reflects on the first year of the Campaign and looks ahead... |
Last year's greatest fundraising triumph?
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| | Working with William Castetter and Sheldon Simon and Ruth Moorman Simon to create our first two endowed Ph.D. scholarships -- a top priority for GSE! |
Biggest (and nicest!) surprise?
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| | Learning about $6M+ endowed scholarship support from the estate of M. Elaine Stinner. I wish I had had the opportunity to meet her and thank her for her generosity in making a GSE education possible for so many future students.
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Most memorable moment?
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| | My first day on the job as a proud member of the Penn community!
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| Your main focus this year? |
| | Continuing to identify and secure support for our doctoral and master's students.
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What's most exciting about Making History?
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| | Working with so many people who are passionate about education not only here in their own backyard but nationally and globally!
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