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Gary Shilcosky, landscape maintenance worker in the Office
of Physical Plant,
runs a vacuum on the steps of Schwab Auditorium on the University Park campus.
The vacuum picks up debris blown into corners by winter winds.
Photo: Greg Grieco
Several summer science education programs are being offered for junior high and high school students on the University Park campus. They include:
* SOARS
A NASA-related two-week research program for 10th- and 11th-graders who have had Algebra II. This residential program will be held from June 21-July 3. Cost: $250, scholarships available. Application deadline is March 20. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, Eberly College of Science, and the colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Earth and Mineral Sciences and Engineering. Contact Geraldine Russell at (814) 863-7688 or PaSpace@psu.edu for a fax application.
* WISE Week
One-week residential career awareness program for 11th-grade girls interested in either science/health or engineering; July 19-25, cost: $295, scholarships available. Application deadline is April 15. Sponsored by the WISE Institute, the Equal Opportunity Planning Committee and six colleges of the University. Contact Katie Rung at the WISE Institute, (814) 865-3342 or cxg1@psu.edu.
* Science in the Caribbean
A nine-day field research program in Puerto Rico for 11th-grade girls interested in environmental fieldwork, including marine sciences, biology, astronomy, geology and natural history. Residential program in Aricibo and Culebra, Puerto Rico, June 20-28. Housing in four-person tents. Cost: free, but students are responsible for transportation; some travel scholarships available. Application deadline is April 8. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez. Contact Richard Devon at (814) 863-7688 or PaSpace@psu.edu.
* Nittany Science Camp for Girls
One-week day camp for girls entering sixth or seventh grade. Hands-on design engineering, lake and water studies, team-building activities, geology and science demonstrations by female scientists. Activities led by local science teachers. Session I: July 6-10; Session II: July 13-17. Cost: $150 per session, scholarships available. Held at Stone Valley Recreation Area, transportation from State College arranged or provided. Application deadline is April 15. Sponsored by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Kieve Affective Education Inc., the Equal Opportunity Planning Committee, the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium and the WISE Institute.
For an application or more information contact: Earth and Mineral Sciences Student Center, (814) 863-2751 or jbh3@psu.edu or tas11@psu.edu.
Penn State DuBois' associate degree in occupational therapy has been fully accredited following a complete on-site review by the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association. The American Occupational Therapy Association is the regulatory body of the occupational therapy profession. The accreditation, which is effective for seven years, cites 12 areas of commendation and no deficiencies for the DuBois program.
Program Coordinator Dorothy "Doadi" Davis said that accreditation is the association's way of maintaining a high standard of knowledge and skills among certified occupational therapy professionals. An in-depth report after the on-site visit noted that the program greatly exceeded the association's standards. Only graduates of accredited programs are eligible to sit for the occupational therapy assistant certification examination.
The Penn State DuBois occupational therapy program opened in August 1996 in direct response to the region's growing demand for certified occupational therapy assistants. These highly skilled health care professionals work under the supervision of an occupational therapist to deliver therapies and treatments to people that can help them overcome a wide spectrum of mental, emotional and physical disabilities and improve their quality of life. Today, the program offers a broad educational experience designed to develop a complete and highly competent professional who is prepared to move directly into the work force.
A fully staffed faculty delivers instruction through classroom lectures and discussions, hands-on laboratory experience and collaborative learning opportunities. Real world experience is provided under professional supervision through clinical affiliations in partnership with more than 40 regional and 400 national occupational therapy care providers in a variety of settings.
To register for the following program offerings on the University Park campus, please see your Health Matters brochure or contact Jan Hawbaker at (814) 865-3085, or jqh3@psu.edu.
* Safe Food (part of the Non-Toxic Home Series) -- WEL 140
Learn how certain types of ingredients found in foods affect your well-being. Meets Monday, March 30, from noon-1 p.m., 110 Henderson Building (The Living Center). Cost is $5 for each class or $15 for the entire series.
* Good Grief (EAP/Wellness Discussion) -- WEL 144
This workshop explores not only the stages of grief, but concrete ways to turn grief into growth. Meets Thursday, March 19, from 3-4 p.m. in 102 HHD East. No cost.
* Understanding Your EAP --WEL 048
An introduction to Penn State's EAP as a confidential and beneficial resource. Meets Tuesday, March 24, 1:30-2:15 p.m. in 520 Rider Building. No cost.
* EAP: The Supervisor's Role -- WEL 105
Meets Tuesday, March 24, 1:30-3 p.m., 520 Rider Building. No cost.
Each year, the Graduate Research Exhibition at University
Park gives graduate students the
opportunity to share their enthusiasm for their research. Nearly 150 Penn
State graduate students
will exhibit posters describing their work and compete for awards totaling
$10,000 in this year's exhibition.
Photo: Greg Grieco
Alligator farming, biomimetic robots, Gettysburg and carpal tunnel syndrome are a few examples of the topics that will be covered by poster presentations during Penn State's 13th Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, March 27 and 28 at University Park.
Graduate students will display and be on hand to explain research under way in many University departments. Topics range from evaluating noise produced by tires on pavement to studying dust from asteroids. Included for the second year is the Performance Option which highlights presentations of operatic solos, piano suites, poetry readings, dramatic readings and a radio play.
Free to the public, the performance option will take place on March 27 in the Recital Hall, Music Building, from 8 to 10 p.m. The poster exhibition will be open to the public in the Hetzel Union Building Ballroom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 28.
The exhibition provides graduate students with the opportunity to explain and defend their research -- to faculty, other students, administrators and the community.
"We hope to show undergraduates and the rest of the community how exciting research can be," said Lynne Goodstein, associate dean of the Graduate School. "This is our opportunity to share our enthusiasm."
As part of the exhibit, a graduate student in physiology and poultry science is using cartilage cells from birds to develop viable implants for the regeneration of joint cartilage. The life histories of two cathedrals -- one in Strasbourg, France, and the other in Cologne, Germany -- are compared and contrasted by an art history graduate student. Closer to home, a history student is investigating the progression of Gettysburg from a battle field to a cultural icon and finding that the process began soon after the battle and has changed repeatedly to accommodate American tastes.
Nearly 150 Penn State graduate students will compete for awards totaling $10,000.
