On Friday, November 4, 2005 the Faculty Senate convened Youth and Aging: Penn Integrates Knowledge Locally and Globally, a symposium exploring new vistas in interdisciplinary research, integrative teaching, and Penn’s growing local and global engagements. Penn faculty from all twelve schools of the University provided a range of perspectives on being young and growing old in America and around the globe.

HCCNE's director and chair of The Faculty Senate, Dr. Neville Strumpf introduced the panel members and President Amy Gutmann spoke about Penn's commitment to the integration of knowledge, bringing together a wide range of practical and theoretical perspectives.

Youth in American Society

Dean Richard Gelles, the Joanne and Raymond Welsh Professor of Child Welfare and Family Violence in the School of Social Policy & Practice, moderated the first panel discussion on Youth in American Culture and Around the World. The participating panelists were:

Martin Fishbein, Harry C. Coles, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication

Amy Hillier, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, School of Design

Peter Kuriloff, Professor, Foundations and Practices in Education, Graduate School of Education

Alan Lerner, Practice Professor of Law, Law School

Cindy Christian, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, School of Medicine

Stella Volpe, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Miriam Stirl Term Professor in Nutrition, School of Nursing

Elijah Anderson, The Charles and William Day Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences

Michael Zuckerman, Professor of History, School of Arts and Sciences

Carol Wilson Spigner, Kenneth L. M. Pray Distinguished Professor, School of Social Policy & Practice

James Serpell, Professor of Humane Ethics and Animal Welfare, School of Veterinary Medicine

Stewart Friedman, Practice Professor of Management, Wharton School

Valerie Trent, Second-year MSW Student, School of Social Policy & Practice

Aging in American Society

Mary Naylor, the Marian S. Ware Professor of Gerontology in the School of Nursing, moderated the second panel on Aging in American Society and Around the World. The participating panelists were:

Yolanda Ann Slaughter, Assistant Professor of Community Oral Health, Preventive and Restorative Sciences, School of Dental Medicine

Harris Steinberg, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture, Executive Director of Penn Praxis, School of Design

John Trojanowski, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine

Jerry Johnson, Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Division Chief, Geriatrics, School of Medicine

Christopher Feudtner, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine

Lois Evans, Viola MacInnes/Independence Professor in Nursing, School of Nursing

Rebecca Huss-Ashmore, Associate Professor of Anthropology, School of Arts and Sciences

Christine Poggi, Associate Professor of the History of Art, School of Arts and Sciences

Paul Ducheyne, Professor of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science

Joan Davitt, Assistant Professor, School of Social Policy & Practice

Olivia Mitchell, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School

Kevin Volpp, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Care Systems, Wharton School

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Provost Ronald Daniels’ remarks concluded the symposium. A reception followed the event.