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Impact Activities at Penn
Wharton and Penn are home to many centers and offices that offer courses, extracurricular experiences, career advising, and more for students who are interested in impactful careers post-graduation. Whether your interests lie in social impact, sustainability, governance, or other related topics, you’ll find various resources to learn from, events to attend, and programs to take part in.
Below is a sampling of the organizations across campus that offer such resources. We encourage students to explore each offering and reach out directly to that office with any questions.
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The Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP) was founded in 2006 as a collaboration between the School of Social Policy & Practice and alumni of the Wharton School. It is the premier university-based center focused on philanthropy for social impact.
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The Kleinman Center fosters impactful research, develops the next generation of energy leaders, and provides a home for stakeholders to explore complex issues, creating the conditions for policy innovation that support a just and efficient transition to sustainable energy.
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At the Mack Institute for Innovation Management, business leaders connect with world-class Wharton scholars to explore strategies that allow established firms to survive, compete, and thrive.
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The Wharton MBA Career Management team is dedicated to providing the deep knowledge, effective recruiting strategies, and extensive support necessary to achieve student recruiting goals.
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The McNulty Leadership Program at the Wharton School enables and supports every student in the pursuit of deeper self-awareness and improved leadership skills needed to advance individual success and team and community performance.
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Penn Climate is the University of Pennsylvania’s home for climate action and leadership, fostering urgent and innovative research, scholarship and education, connecting students, faculty, and other partners to advance scholarship, inspire action, and driving solutions to the world’s most pressing climate challenges.
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Working collaboratively with students, staff and faculty, Penn Sustainability aims to foster innovation, empower future leaders and recognize advancements in university-wide social, environmental and economic change.
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Venture Lab is a partnership by The Wharton School, Penn Engineering, and The Stuart Weitzman School of Design that provides a physical start here button to serve all students and alumni across the University of Pennsylvania who are interested in entrepreneurship and innovation.
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Perry World House’s mission is to bring the academic knowledge of the University of Pennsylvania to bear on some of the world’s most pressing global policy challenges, and to foster international policy engagement within and beyond the Penn community.
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The Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) is advancing the exploration of cutting-edge technology and development of analytics methods in modern business, with the keen understanding that artificial intelligence and data science is transforming how we live, learn, and work.
Upcoming Events
WIVA and Fund for Health Info Session
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Are we listening? Using conflicts analytics to manage corporate political risk
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Wharton Climate Prof
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