The Penn State Pan-African Professional Alliance (PAN-APA) is an academic and professional network for members of the African diaspora and those interested in the African diaspora, at the Penn State University Park campus.
Our goals include:
- Providing opportunities for networking and professional development at the graduate level
- Providing a culturally sensitive and inclusive space for members of the diaspora to have opportunities for professional development and collaboration
- Serving as a platform to discuss issues that are critical to members of the association and of concern to Africa and those of the African diaspora
- Acting as a resource for undergraduate students of the diaspora, including but not limited to: partnering graduate student mentors with other graduate or undergraduate mentees, and presenting on successful navigation of the graduate school experience, job search, and conference presentations and publications
- Collaborating with former members of the organization as well as other graduate students organizations in furthering the University’s mission to expand diversity and inclusion efforts
Contact us at panapapsu@gmail.com if you have any questions, comments, or feedback!
“If you want to go quickly go alone, if you want to go far go together.” (African Proverb )
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