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Blood drives

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25 in 205-206 Walker Building. The college is celebrating its centennial this year and to commemorate its commitment to excellence in education, University service and service to the community, has set a goal of 100 pints of blood -- one for each year of the college's history.

In addition, the following blood drives will be held on the University Park Campus:

--June 21, Physical Plant Building, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

--July 1, 101 Kern, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

--July 8, HUB Ballroom, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

--July 10, Pollock Union Building, 1 to 7 p.m.

While walk-in donors are welcome, appointments are highly recommended and can be made with Connie Schroeder, American Red Cross, at (814) 237-2713. Appointments to give blood at Walker Building can also be made by calling Melanie Hall at (814) 863-1560.


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Upcoming HRDC courses

The following course is being offered by the Human Resource Development Center. To register for free courses, please call (814) 865-8216. Registration for fee-based courses requires a completed registration form, page 57 of the HRDC course catalog.

--Understanding the Internet and Netscape Web Browser and Their Relationship to the General University Reference Utility (GURU) Topics include: how the Internet works, PC/Internet connections, how browsers work, Netscape Navigator browser basics, Adobe Acrobat Reader basics, and other related tools. From 8:30 a.m.-noon Friday, June 28, in 319 Rider Building; cost: none. (PRO-071)


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Bike registration renewal

Bicycling is a great way to get around, but if you bring your bicycle to campus, you need to have it registered.

The 1996 registrations are now available from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday at parking booths throughout campus and at other times at Police Services in the Eisenhower Parking Deck. The 1995 bicycle registrations expired at the end of May.

Beginning Monday, July 8, bicycles that do not have a 1996 registration and are left unattended on campus are subject to impoundment by Police Services. Impounded bicycles not claimed within 90 days are disposed of through Salvage and Surplus.


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Summer Weight Watchers

The Weight Watchers program is available at Penn State this summer. Meets from noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays, July 3 until Sept. 4 in the Paul Robeson Cultural Center Auditorium. Cost is $115 (lifetime member $105).


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Families needed for study

In an effort to better understand what causes some adolescent girls to be unhappy with their weight and appearance, to discover how exercise patterns develop and to follow eating habits and the development of self-image, the College of Health and Human Development is conducting a study of families with girls who are eligible for kindergarten in the fall of 1996.

The study, which will follow girls' development from the early school years to pre-adolescence, involves the girls visiting the Children's Eating Laboratory at University Park for two half-day sessions when they are five, seven and nine years old. As part of understanding the family environment, information on parenting practices and parents' own eating and exercise practices also will be obtained.

Families can earn up to $600 in U.S. Savings Bonds for their participation. Anyone interested can call (814) 863-9972 or toll free at 1-888-302-6333. The project is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and is under the direction of Leann Birch, professor of human development and family studies.


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This page was created by Annemarie Mountz.
Last updated by Kathy L. Norris on June 18, 1996.