A Quarter Century of Partnerships
story and video by Penn Communications
Glen Casey will be the first to admit it: He wasn’t the perfect student in high school.
“I was always doing the dumbest things; getting into fights, getting arrested,” he says.
A student then at University City High, Casey failed ninth grade, and barely passed 10th.
“I just really wasn’t into school,” he says.
But that was seven years ago. Today, Casey holds an undergraduate degree from Penn in urban studies and economics, and is a fellow at the Netter Center for Community Partnerships—the same organization that’s played a major role in turning his life around.
“The work that the Netter Center does is what gets young students motivated,” he says, “and helps them discover their passion.”
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