A Daily Lift – June 22, 2020
Good Morning, I hope that you are doing well and had a nice weekend! Our “lifts” for today: From Leandra Davis (Design and Construction) The Woodlands’ digital tours: http://woodlandsphila.org/digital-tours The Woodlands (4000 Woodland Avenue) is a National Historic Landmark District and offers an understanding of American architectural and botanical history, urban development, […]
A Daily Lift – June 19, 2020
Good Morning, I hope that you are doing well! We have a lot to celebrate this weekend: Happy Juneteenth Day (today)! Happy Summer (tomorrow)! Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers (Sunday)! Our “lifts” for today (more than usual and time-sensitive): From Dr. Eduardo Glandt (CBE) “From Saturday, the 20th at […]
A Daily Lift – June 17, 2020
Good Morning, I hope that you are doing well. Our “lifts” for today: From Ken Lambert (CBE) “This is absolutely monumental for the state of Pennsylvania. I sit on the board for the Human Rights Campaign of Greater Philadelphia and have worked with the organization over the past 4 years to advance LGBTQ […]
A Daily Lift – June 15, 2020
Good Morning, I hope that you are doing well and that you had a nice weekend. Our “lifts” for today: From Karen Brann (Faculty Affairs) “Trouble of the World” – Mahalia Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BXigKjIrIc “Something Inside So Strong” – Labi Siffre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otuwNwsqHmQ From Dr. Laura Stubbs (Office of Diversity and Inclusion) “These […]
A Daily Lift – June 12, 2020
Good Morning, I hope that you are doing well. Please continue to share your ideas and links. Your sharing, over the past three months, has made these possible. Please keep your ideas coming! Our “lifts” for today, because someone said that we don’t share enough music: From Alicia Pickul (Dean’s Office) […]
A Daily Lift – June 10, 2020
Good Morning, I hope that you are doing well. To support our day of pause and reflection, I am sharing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/letter-birmingham-jail The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University has a collection of Dr. King’s writings: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/institute/king-institute Stay […]
A Daily Lift – June 8, 2020
Good Morning, I hope that you are doing well. Our “lifts” for today: From Dr. Rob Carpick (MEAM) Multiple virtual events from the Penn Museum: https://www.penn.museum/ You can watch the film Just Mercy for free on various digital platforms throughout the month of June. This film is based on the life […]
A Daily Lift – June 5, 2020
Good Morning, I hope that you are doing well. Philadelphia and our suburbs are entering the “yellow” phase, and Pennsylvania’s “stay-at-home” order has been lifted today! There still are restrictions – sorry, no salons or gyms and no outdoor dining in Philadelphia. Information is found at: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/06/05/reopening-philadelphia-what-moving-to-the-yellow-phase-means-for-city-southeastern-pennsylvania-counties/ Our “lifts” for today: […]
A Daily Lift – June 3, 2020
Good Morning, I hope that you are doing well. Our “lifts” for today: From Dr. Sonya Gwak (RAS) “Thank you for participating in the first 1000 cranes project! June is Pride Month and throughout the month of June, I am making and sending rainbow good luck paper cranes. Recent events make me […]
A Daily Lift – June 1, 2020
Good Morning, I hope that you are doing well. This weekend was very difficult for all of us. I struggled with how to send “A Daily Lift” today. Our usual one didn’t seem appropriate. I want to remind you that Penn’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides you and your families (spouse, dependent […]