President's Center

Office of the President

The Office of the President provides administrative leadership and support for the President’s initiatives. The Office aids in policy development and also plans and executes activities and events that support the Penn Compact which was first articulated by President Gutmann at her inauguration in 2004. Members of the staff represent the President on a variety of University committees; advise the President on policy matters; serve as liaisons between the President and members of the University community; and assist students, parents, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni, members of the community, and others.

Wendell Pritchett
Interim President
1 College Hall, Rm 100/6380
215.898.7221
presweb@pobox.upenn.edu

Gregory S. Rost
Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff
1 College Hall, Rm 100/6380
215.573.9163
gregrost@upenn.edu

Joann Mitchell
Senior Vice President for Institutional Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer
1 College Hall, Rm 100/6380
215.898.6630
joannm@upenn.edu

Almanac

Almanac is Penn's journal of record, opinion, and news and has been published weekly during the academic year since 1971. Almanac publishes proposals; responses; policies and procedures; advance notices; agendas and summaries of meetings of governance bodies; notices that advise faculty and staff of their rights and benefits; and weekly and annual crime reports. Almanac also provides the University community with a forum for open expression, through its "Speaking Out" column.

Marguerite F. Miller
Editor
215.898.5274
Fax: 215.898.9137
millerm@upenn.edu

Office of Associate Vice President for Equity and Title IX Officer

The Associate Vice President for Equity and Title IX Officer is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight of the investigation of complaints against Penn students, faculty, postdoctoral and other trainees, and staff in which a violation of the University’s Sexual Misconduct Policy has been alleged. The AVP and staff of the office also assist the parties to a complaint in understanding the process and ensuring that they are aware of and have access to resources for support and assistance. The Office of the Associate Vice President for Equity and Title IX Officer also collaborates with colleagues in the Penn community to prevent and respond to complaints in a fair and equitable manner and to provide education and training regarding the University’s policies and procedures as provided in its Sexual Misconduct Policy.

Michele Rovinsky-Mayer
AVP & Title IX Officer
3901 Walnut Street, Suite 320/3682
Tel: 215.898.2887
titleIXofficer@upenn.edu

Office of Government and Community Affairs

The Office of Government and Community Affairs coordinates activities related to the University's interactions with its surrounding communities, the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the federal government. Such interactions include political, regulatory, and external funding issues affecting Penn as a leading research university and a key player in the greater Philadelphia area. The Office includes Community Relations, the Center for Community Partnerships, City and Commonwealth Relations, and Federal Relations.

Jeffrey Cooper
Vice President
3901 Walnut St., Suite 400/3682
215.898.1388
jeffcoop@upenn.edu

Office of Ombuds

The idea of an "ombudsman," defined as a person for all people, originated in Sweden in the 19th century. Penn's Office of the Ombuds was established in 1971 to assist individuals in finding solutions to problems they might not have been able to resolve through traditional channels. The Ombuds acts as a sounding board for concerns from members of the Penn community and as an impartial mediator of conflicts. The Office is accessible to all members of the University community with the exception of unionized workers and employees of the University's Health System.

113 Duhring/6273
215.898.8261

Jennifer Pinto-Martin
Ombuds
ombuds@pobox.upenn.edu

Marcia Martinez-Helfman
Associate Ombuds
ombuds@pobox.upenn.edu

Office of University Communications

The mission of University Communications is to expand and enhance Penn's visibility in international, national and local news media, social media and other internet-based sites with the ultimate goal of promoting and protecting Penn’s reputation and standing. The office achieves this by highlighting the accomplishments of the University's faculty, staff, and students to myriad audiences across multiple platforms, while promoting and reinforcing Penn's reputation as a national research university of the first rank, and as a place where scholars are actively engaged in applying theory to real-world problems. The office also works to provide quick and effective responses in crisis situations involving the University and those affiliated with it.

The Office oversees the central Penn website; the Penn Today website; Penn’s social media sites on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Flickr and Instagram; produces the electronic newswires Penn Today, Penn News Weekly and Penn News for Parents; and the development of other specialty publications such as Research at Penn. The office also has responsibility for WXPN, the non-commercial public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania.

Stephen MacCarthy
Vice President
3901 Walnut St., Suite 200/3682
215.898.8722
smaccar@upenn.edu

WXPN

88.5 WXPN is the non-commercial public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, and the premier public radio showcase for new music by the foremost recording artists, singers and songwriters of the era. WXPN's signature program, World Café, is distributed on behalf of WXPN by Public Radio International to more than 150 public radio stations nationwide. It serves as a microcosm of the station's programming culture, featuring a rich eclectic blend of contemporary rock, folk, alternative country, rhythm and blues, world beat, and jazz.

Roger Lamay
General Manager
3025 Walnut Street/3402
215.898.6677
rlamay@xpnonline.net