Clay Kuzmin, a staff member with Drug Free Sports, hands off a COVID-19 saliva test kit to one of the many Penn State students who have made their way to the Bryce Jordan Center for free, pre-departure testing throughout the week.
A variety of events have been held in the past to celebrate during National Adult Learner/Nontraditional Learner Week, such as the networking event in 2019 pictured here, but this year’s virtual format offered organizers the opportunity to to collate all the events to better support each other and their students.
Clockwise from top left: Moderator Johnathan White and panelists Jamila Pleas, Demia Horsley, Jessica Brooks and Dr. Elizabeth Miller discuss medical perspectives of Black women’s health at Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Crossing Bridges Summit event on Oct. 15, 2020.
Jamila Pleas, RN is a registered nurse who has blossomed into a maternal health advocate specializing in child birth education, positive birth outcomes, labor support, research and policy implementation.
Dr. Elizabeth Miller is the Co-Director of a broad child and adolescent health research initiative titled “The Pittsburgh Study”, the largest stakeholder-engaged, community-partnered longitudinal intervention study in the U.S. to ensure that children and youth are healthy, thriving, and meeting their academic goals.
Jessica Brooks is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health, where she is leading the effort to redefine and advance the discussion around health care value, access and quality on behalf of employers.
