Faculty/Staff Alerts

Building bridges

Civil engineering students from the College of Engineering, practice their
bridge-building skills on the University Park campus. Juniors Brian Grimaldi,
Todd Campbell, Andrew Koser and Sean Hinze have teamed up with
seniors Dave Hoglund, Charles Barch, Scott Roberts and Mike McGowan
to compete along with more than 40 teams from schools across the country at the
National Steel Bridge Building Competition. The competition, sponsored by the
American Institute of Steel Construction, is being held at Colorado State University
in Ft. Collins, Colo., this weekend. Teams will be judged on a number of criteria,
including the bridge's design and weight, and the speed at which the team
assembles its bridge. The teams will be competing for scholarship money.
Photo: Greg Grieco

Library photocopy closes

The photocopy center in Pattee Library on the University Park campus operated by Document Services, Office of Business Services, closed May 15 due to lack of business. The center, in West Pattee adjacent to the Periodicals Room, has operated at an increasing deficit over the last two years.

The coin-operated photocopy machines throughout the Libraries will not be affected by this closing.

Holiday announcements

The University will observe the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 25. There will be no classes that day.

Independence Day will be observed on Saturday, July 4. Friday, July 3 will not be a University holiday, however, classes will not be held July 3.

University policies provide that if a University holiday falls on an employee's regularly scheduled day off, the employee receives another day off with pay to be used at another time. So employees who normally do not work Saturdays will receive a compensatory day for the Independence Day holiday.

Questions about the above holiday schedule information should be directed to appropriate college or department human resources representatives, or business officers at facilities away from University Park.

Golf -- for women only

The golf course is often an extension of the board room. Networking is done, friendships are formed and decisions are made. To provide women business managers with the skills they need to succeed on the golf course, Denise St. Pierre, head coach of the Penn State women's golf team, has designed Executive Women's Golf, a weekend workshop that will be held at University Park campus June 5­7.

The learning-intensive workshop, which will take place on Penn State's golf courses, will cover the fundamentals of the game and offer key information on equipment, attire and golf in the corporate world. The program fee is $425 for members of the Penn State Alumni Association and $455 for nonmembers (payment of the nonmember fee gives individuals a one-year membership in the Penn State Alumni Association). You do not have to be a Penn State alumna to take part in the program. Registration deadline is May 22.

For more information, including how to register, call Alumni Continuing Education at (814) 865-5466.

Aquacise class offered

Due to a delay in expected construction of the Natatorium pools on the University Park campus, the Natatorium will offer a special $20 aquacise pass good now through July 18. Aquacise classes are tentatively scheduled until Aug. 5, so those who wish to participate between July 19 and Aug. 5 will pay $2 per session.

For a complete schedule call the Natatorium at (814) 865-1432 or Jon Larson at (814) 863-3945.

Paid volunteers needed

The Food Lab at University Park needs normal-weight women to participate in a four-week study this summer. Participants must be healthy, non-vegetarian, non-dieting, non-smoking, not pregnant or lactating females between ages 20 and 45. Participants will be asked to come to the lab for breakfast, lunch and dinner on one day a week for four weeks. During these meals subjects will be asked to complete ratings related to sensations of taste. Participants can earn $40 for completing the study. If interested please call Tanja at (814) 863-8482. The principal investigator on this study is Barbara Rolls, Helen A. Guthrie chair and professor of nutrition, biobehavioral health and behavioral science.

Insect information

Get the latest pest and pest management information through a toll-free hotline, (800) PENN-IPM, offered by the Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program through the College of Agricultural Sciences and the state Department of Agriculture.

The hotline, entering its sixth year of operation, provides up-to-date news on insect infestations, disease development and other pest information, as well as tips on pest management tactics. Pest management messages are updated frequently during the growing season -- sometimes as often as daily -- and are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Special Olympics names
honorary chair for games

Former Nittany Lion quarterback Mike McQueary of State College has been named the 1998 Pennsylvania Summer Games honorary chairperson. The 29th annual Pennsylvania Special Olympics Summer Games will be held June 4-7, at University Park. The largest state-level event for Pennsylvania Special Olympics, almost 2,050 athletes and 500 coaches will participate in nine sports including basketball, bowling, athletics, golf, softball and equestrian throughout the weekend.

McQueary was the starting quarterback for last year's 9-3 Florida Citrus Bowl team. He set school records for single game passing yardage (366) and total offense (370) vs. Pittsburgh.

New health resource

In an effort to expand the health information resources available in the community, Penn State Geisinger, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has opened a new Community Health Information Library. The library, located in the Penn State Geisinger Family Health Group facility, 670 Cherry Drive, Hershey, houses a collection of print and non-print resources covering general health topics, information about treatment of diseases as well as information on health promotion, preventive medicine, parenting and age-related issues. The collection includes books, journals, newsletters, pamphlets, audio and video tapes, and electronic resources. Most of the information is geared to lay people, but resources also are available for health care providers.

The public may use the library Mondays and Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Calls may be directed to (717) 531-4032 and you may direct e-mail messages to the library at chil@psghs.edu.

Federal work-study listserv

In November 1997 the Federal Work-Study listserv was initiated. The listserv replaces the FWS Bulletin Board previously available through the EMC2 mainframe Electronic Mail System.

The listserv provides timely updates and information concerning the Federal Work-Study Program. The listserv is an important link between program supervisors and contacts and the Office of Student Aid. It is important for all program supervisors and contacts to sign on to the listserv.

To sign on to the Federal Work-Study listserv, send the following e-mail message:

In the "TO:" field, type: maiser@studentaid.psu.edu. Leave the "SUBJECT" field blank. In the body of the message, type: subscribe ws-super

Please note: If you have a "signature" on your e-mail, you must turn it off temporarily until the sign on message has been sent.

For more information, e-mail Jane Kone at jke1@psu.edu.

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