PSU ACOUSTIC SPECIALISTS LISTEN FOR LIFE IN NY RUBBLE
A team of four Penn State acoustic specialists began working with other rescue teams early Monday morning (September 17) to attempt to apply specialized acoustic technologies to assist in locating survivors in the debris at the scene of the World Trade Center tragedy in New York City. Anthony Atchley, professor and head of the graduate program in acoustics; Thomas B. Gabrielson, senior research associate in the Applied Research Laboratory; Thomas Donnellan, associate director for materials and manufacturing in the Applied Research Laboratory; and Matthew Poese, graduate student in acoustics, are using ultrasensitive electronic microphones in the search. The team hopes that the microphones and support equipment, which they brought with them from the University, will enable them to detect and analyze sounds in the World Trade Center complex sub-structure and determine whether the sounds are being made by survivors or are the result of other sources. For more on how Penn State is lending its hearts and hands to the victims of last week’s tragedy, visit http://www.psu.edu/ur/flash.
UNIVERSITY STEPS UP SECURITY AT BEAVER STADIUM
In the wake of last week’s tragic events in the nation, Penn State officials have been reviewing and adjusting security measures in and around Beaver Stadium throughout the past week to ensure the safety of Nittany Lion football fans. Penn State hosts Wisconsin on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 12:10 p.m. and fans should anticipate needing extra time to enter the stadium gates due to additional security measures that will be implemented. Some enhanced measures are detailed here; others will not be made public in order to maintain the security aspect of the precautions:
– Fans will be prohibited from bringing large purses, bags and backpacks into the stadium;
– There will be an increased number of security and stadium personnel;
– The University has requested local airports and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prohibit planes with banner advertisements over Beaver Stadium on game days;
– Fans are strongly encouraged to follow traffic instructions and park where instructed; vehicles risk being towed if they are in unassigned areas;
– Fans are encouraged to take the appropriate route to the stadium based on your parking pass;
– All suite and club seat patrons with reserved parking are encouraged to access the parking lot via Porter Road off of Route 26/College Avenue, which can be accessed via the U.S. 322 bypass.
To accommodate heightened security, stadium parking lots will open at 7 a.m. and stadium gates will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday for the Wisconsin game.
For the full story and more information on Penn State sports, visit http://www.GoPSUsports.com. For more on how Penn State has responded to this tragedy, visit http://www.psu.edu/ur/flash.
DRUCKER FOUNDATION CHAIR TO ADDRESS FORUM
Frances Hesselbein, founding president and chairman of the board of governors for the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, will deliver the Penn State Forum lecture at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The topic of her presentation is “Leadership Challenges in a New Century.” In 1998, Hesselbein was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor, for her leadership as chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of America from 1976 to 1990, as well as her role in leading social-sector organizations toward excellence in performance through her work at the Drucker Foundation. For the full story and ticket information, visit http://www.psu.edu/ur/2001/hesselbein.html. More information on the Penn State Forum is at http://www.psu.edu/dept/fsc/forum.html.
UPCOMING LECTURE AND PERFORMANCES
John J. Labosky, president and CEO of Capital City Partnership of St. Paul, Minn., will present this year’s Marvin J. Kudroff Memorial Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, at the Atherton Hotel’s Regency Ballroom in State College. Labosky will address the role of architects, engineers, planners and developers in the “City Building” process, and the new public/private partnership model that has evolved around it. Sponsored by the Department of Architectural Engineering, the Kudroff Memorial Lecture series was established in 1981 with a grant from the firm of Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall. For more information, visit http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/newsletter/Sp01/Kudroff.html.
Traditions from the East and West will share the stage when the National Ballet of China performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State’s University Park campus. The performance, part of the ballet company’s four-day residency at the University, is presented by the Center for the Performing Arts. Prices are $32 and $22 for general audience members; $27 and $19 for students; $17 and $9 for Penn State University Park students; and $10 and $6 for children 12 and younger. For tickets, group sales, or more information, contact the Arts Ticket Center at (814) 863-0255 or visit http://www.cpa.psu.edu.
In consideration of the recent acts of terrorism and after consultation with Tony Award winner Gregory Hines and singer Mary Cleere Haran, Penn State’s Center for the Performing Arts and the artists have mutually agreed to reschedule the performance for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. The event had been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15. Current performance tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date. Ticket holders who cannot attend the October 24 performance may return their tickets to the Arts Ticket Center at Eisenhower Auditorium for a refund. The refund deadline is Friday, Sept. 21. Good seats are still available for the October 24 performance. Prices are $30 and $25 for general audience members; $25 and $20 for students and children; and $15 and $10 for Penn State University Park students. For tickets, group sales, or more information, contact the Arts Ticket Center at (814) 863-0255 or visit http://www.cpa.psu.edu.
Musical legend Bob Dylan’s fall concert tour will bring him to the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State’s University Park campus at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, to perform highlight songs from his brand new CD, “Love And Theft,” and from throughout his career. Reserved tickets and general admission (main floor only) tickets are priced at $29.50. Tickets are on sale now at the Bryce Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, select Uni-Marts and Commonwealth Campus ticket outlets; or charge by phone at (814) 865-5555 or (800) 863-3336; or online at http://www.bjc.psu.edu.