PennNYC and the Penn Club of New York welcome University of Pennsylvania Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth (G’03, GR’06) for a presentation on Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-term Goals. Grit distinguishes top performers from their equally talented peers. During this event, Professor Duckworth will review the role of grit in determining achievement and explore how grit can be precisely measured, its relation to measures of talent, and what seems to contribute to its development.  Dr. Angela Duckworth received her MA and PhD in Psychology. Her dissertation work was on Positive Psychology with Dr. Martin Seligman.

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: The Penn Club of New York
RSVP: For reservations, click here
Cost: $30 by January 19, 2010 at noon and $40 at the door. (For online registration, no refunds after 1/15/10.)