Affinity Communities

What are Affinity Communities?

Explore our affinity communities to find specific resources and advice as it relates to particular affinity groups. We also encourage you log into the website using your PennKey to sign up for customized emails based on any of your communities of interest.

Girls Who InvestShare This: Share Girls Who Invest on TwitterShare Girls Who Invest on LinkedinShare Girls Who Invest on Facebook
Girls Who Invest is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership …

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HandshakeShare This: Share Handshake on TwitterShare Handshake on LinkedinShare Handshake on Facebook
Handshake is Career Services’ powerful platform for University of Pennsylvania students, postdocs and alumni served by our office.  Handshake uses …

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Penn Online Learning InitiativeShare This: Share Penn Online Learning Initiative on TwitterShare Penn Online Learning Initiative on LinkedinShare Penn Online Learning Initiative on Facebook
The Online Learning Initiative partners with the University of Pennsylvania’s twelve schools to advance the development and delivery of online …

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US Department of Veteran Affairs – Job AssitanceShare This: Share US Department of Veteran Affairs – Job Assitance on TwitterShare US Department of Veteran Affairs – Job Assitance on LinkedinShare US Department of Veteran Affairs – Job Assitance on Facebook

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Weingarten Learning Resources CenterShare This: Share Weingarten Learning Resources Center on TwitterShare Weingarten Learning Resources Center on LinkedinShare Weingarten Learning Resources Center on Facebook
The Weingarten Center provides academic support services and programs for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at the University of Pennsylvania …

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NACE: LGBT ResourcesShare This: Share NACE: LGBT Resources on TwitterShare NACE: LGBT Resources on LinkedinShare NACE: LGBT Resources on Facebook
Recently, members of the National Association of Colleges & Employers shared a list of resources that they find helpful and …

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Vault Guide to Top Internships, 2021 Edition

The Vault Guide to Top Internships rates more than 100 internship programs. Based on a survey of approxiomately 11,000 interns, …

Vault Guide to Military Services Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Out and Proud: Approaching LGBT Issues in the Workplace

Careercake

Attracting and maintaining a diverse workforce offers a slew of benefits to organizations. It boosts innovation and problem-solving by providing…

CEO Mona Ataya Redefines the Working Mother

al empire

Mona Ataya began her journey as an entrepreneur by selling chewing gum in grade school. Now, she runs Mumzworld—the leading…

Succeeding as an LGBT Professional

Dorie Clark

View Dorie’s LinkedIn Newsletter Even in places where discrimination is illegal, there are still nuances and complexities involved in being…

Communicating Across Cultures

To succeed in cross-cultural professional settings, it’s important to understand the differences in how people communicate. Language isn’t the only…

Finding Your Purpose after Active Duty

Transitioning from military service to civilian employment can be a challenging process full of uncertainty. Get the skills necessary to…

LinkedIn for Veterans

LinkedIn seeks to help veterans take the next step in their careers and transition from the military to the civilian…

Translating Your Military Skills to Civilian Workplace

Marketing and branding expert Lida Citroën has been serving the transitioning veteran community for many years, presenting workshops and seminars…

Transition from Military to Student Life

Making the most of your military education benefits can catapult you ahead in your post-service career to a broad range…

Recruiting Veterans

With roughly 200,000 men and women transitioning out of the military each year, veterans are a rich source of talent…

Uncovering Your Authentic Self at Work

Kenji Yoshino

Despite decades of diversity and inclusion efforts, people sometimes feel forced to choose between being included and being themselves. Join…

Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Employees

Rhodes Perry

Have you ever felt there was an aspect of yourself that you needed to hide at work? Have you ever…

Practicing Diversity and Inclusion in Media and Entertainment

Ashley Kennedy

We can talk all day about diversity and inclusion, but that doesn’t come close to implementing it in practice. This…

The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less to Get More

Brant Pinvidic

Want to deliver a pitch or presentation that grabs your audience and makes an impression? You can do it. But…

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Barbara Hewitt
Executive Director Meet Barbara

David Ross
Director, Undergraduate Career Initiatives Meet David

Joseph Barber
Director, Graduate Career Initiatives Meet Joseph

J. Michael DeAngelis
Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology Meet J. Michael

Debra Koita
Manager, Employer Relations Meet Debra

Heather Knox
Coordinator, Employer Relations Meet Heather

Dianne Hull
Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs Meet Dianne

Marianne Lipa
Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs Meet Marianne

Tithi Basu Mallik
Associate Director, Graduate Students Meet Tithi

Lisa Giang
Administrative Coordinator, Graduate Students and Nursing/Education/SP2 Meet Lisa

Sharon Fleshman
Senior Associate Director, Nursing, Education, Social Policy & Practice Meet Sharon

Esther Ra
Associate Director, Nursing/Education/Social Work Meet Esther

Patty Greenfield
Associate Director, Nursing/Education/Social Work Meet Patty

Carol Hagan
Senior Associate Director, Graduate School Advising Meet Carol

Ariana Alexander
Associate Director, Graduate School Advising Meet Ariana

Amy Mulhern
Associate Director, Graduate School Advising Meet Amy

Doris Tabassum
Associate Director, Graduate School Advising Meet Doris

Becky Tamayo
Administrative Coordinator, Graduate School Advising Meet Rebecca

Jamie Grant
Senior Associate Director, Engineering Meet Jamie

Jackie Moriniere
Associate Director, Engineering Meet Jackie

Archana Vashist
Graduate Assistant, SEAS Meet Archana

Natty Leach
Senior Associate Director, Wharton Undergrad / Co-host, CS Radio Meet Natty

Megan Chambers
Associate Director, Wharton Undergrad Meet Megan

Maddie Donoghue
Graduate Assistant, Wharton Undergrad Meet Maddie

Anne Dickinson
Senior Associate Director, The College Meet Anne

Emily Barrale
Associate Director for Data Visualization, Analysis & Reporting Meet Emily

Tina Anino
Associate Director, The College Meet Tina

Laura Brasch
Associate Director, The College Meet Laura

Julieanne Akwari
Graduate Assistant, The College Meet Julieanne

Kourtney Kellen Meet Kourtney

Ella Studdiford
Coordinator, Undergraduate Events & Communications Meet Ella

Sydney Breslow
Coordinator, Undergraduate Events & Communications Meet Sydney

Susan Visoskas
Operations Manager Meet Susan

Gareth Bohn
Operations Coordinator Meet Gareth

What are Affinity Communities?

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Research & Teamwork at the Reese Lab

The Itsy Bitsy Bubble

Career Resources

Vault Guides

LinkedIn Learning

Out and Proud: Approaching LGBT Issues in the Workplace

CEO Mona Ataya Redefines the Working Mother

Succeeding as an LGBT Professional

Communicating Across Cultures

Finding Your Purpose after Active Duty

LinkedIn for Veterans

Translating Your Military Skills to Civilian Workplace

Transition from Military to Student Life

Recruiting Veterans

Uncovering Your Authentic Self at Work

Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Employees

Practicing Diversity and Inclusion in Media and Entertainment

The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less to Get More

Experiences

Diverse Leaders in Special Situations Investing Insight Day Atalaya Capital Management LP

APAC Investment Banking Virtual Reality Intern Experience Citi APAC

Markets Division (Sales and Trading) Virtual Intern Experience (Asia) Citi APAC

Markets Division (Sales and Trading) Virtual Intern Experience (Asia) Citi APAC

Investment Management Virtual Internship Program Future Impact Investment

Asia Analyst Development Program (AADP) Virtual Experience Program JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Career Center Team

Diverse Leaders in Special Situations Investing Insight Day
Atalaya Capital Management LP

APAC Investment Banking Virtual Reality Intern Experience
Citi APAC

Markets Division (Sales and Trading) Virtual Intern Experience (Asia)
Citi APAC

Markets Division (Sales and Trading) Virtual Intern Experience (Asia)
Citi APAC

Investment Management Virtual Internship Program
Future Impact Investment

Asia Analyst Development Program (AADP) Virtual Experience Program
JPMorgan Chase & Co.