Welcome to PAN-APA
About Us
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
Why join us
Beyond the association, we are a family who supports each other.
Our mission
We aim to offer real professional opportunities to our members, create a real platform of university resources and remain a strong and united community.
Our visions
Create real partners in order to remain an effective community.
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What the members are saying
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PANAPA The best! 😊
Thanks PANAPA for giving me enough information on the life at penn state when I was starting my PhD
Brice N’gueyap
Fantastic Great association !
PANAPA events have helped me to distress during my phd life
Emefa Yengbe
