Office of Physical Plant workers get the front patio area of Recreation Building
on the University Park campus ready for new concrete. Several
construction projects will take place at the campus this summer.
Photo: Greg Grieco
Office of Physical Plant workers get the front patio area of Recreation
Building
on the University Park campus ready for new concrete. Several
construction projects will take place at the campus this summer.
Photo: Greg Grieco
Open sessions on the University Park Campus Master Plan for the campus and community will be held today from noon to 2 p.m. in 111 Boucke Building and from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the State College Borough Municipal Building. Johnson, Johnson & Roy, the campus master plan consultants, will present the planning principles and guidelines, revisions to the composite plan, and also will discuss transportation issues.
Future open sessions will be scheduled in July and October.
The University Libraries at University Park have extended hours during finals week:
-- Thursday, May 7: 7:45 a.m. to midnight; and midnight to 2 a.m.**
-- Friday, May 8: 7:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and 9 p.m. to midnight*
-- Saturday, May 9: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
-- Sunday, May 10: CLOSED
*Includes Reserve Reading Room and East Pattee floors 1-4 only
**Includes Reserve Reading Room, Literature, Periodicals Room, and East Pattee floors 1-4.
The Music Listening Room will maintain regular hours during the final exam period; Pollock Library will continue 24-hour service during the final exam period until closing at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 9. It will remain closed Sunday, May 10.
All University Park branch libraries will maintain regular operating hours through Friday, May 8. They will close at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 9, and will remain closed Sunday, May 10.
For more information on hours of library service, call (814) 865-3063, type HELP HOURS when using the Library Information Access System (LIAS), or visit the Libraries' home page at http://www.libraries.psu.edu.
University Libraries on the University Park campus will observe the following schedule during Intersession, May 11-June 9:
Pattee Library*, Architecture Library, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, Education Library, Engineering Library, Mathematics Library and Physical Sciences Library will be open Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
*On the days when Pattee is not closed, the Music Listening Room will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. and closed weekends. The University Archives/Penn State Room will be open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pollock Library will be closed from May 11 to June 7 for construction of a new elevator. It will be open June 8-9 from 8 a.m. to midnight.
All libraries will be closed on Sunday, May 10; Monday, May 25; Saturday, June 6; and Sunday, June 7, and resume regular operating hours on Wednesday, June 10.
For more information on hours of library service, call (814) 865-3063, type HELP HOURS when using the Library Information Access System (LIAS), or visit the Libraries' home page at http://www.libraries.psu.edu.
"Successfully Navigating the Emerging Learning Environment," an exposition to allow faculty to examine the implications of technology for course development, design and delivery, will be held Tuesday, May 12, on the University Park campus. The event, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, will include demonstrations of innovative uses of technology; new ideas for designing and delivering technology-enhanced instruction; faculty exhibits from instructors who are using new teaching methods; and more.
For more information, call Chris Dufour at (814) 863-5100.
The Penn State Call Center Services Office will operate on holiday hours Monday May 25, for the Memorial Day holiday. Hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office will resume normal hours of operation, from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., on Tuesday, May 26.
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.
The 1998 "Relay for Life," a 24-hour annual walk/run which raises money to help fight cancer, will be held June 6-7 at Rogers Stadium in Bellefonte. Individuals are currently being sought to participate on any number of already-organized teams. A $10 registration fee is charged and participants will receive a T-shirt. Last year the event raised about $78,000 to help fight cancer through research.
Anyone interested in participating in this event sponsored by the American Cancer Society should call the Relay Hotline at (814) 231-2585.
An upcoming program for adult learners with disabilities seeking educational and career information in order to begin a college program or update their skills is set for two Saturdays in June. The Education and Career Exploration Seminar for Persons with Disabilities will be held at University Park on June 6 and June 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants must be able to attend both sessions. The registration fee is $10 and the registration deadline is Friday, May 15. This two-part series is intended to provide participants with the opportunity to learn more about themselves, their career interests and options, and the educational programs and services available at Penn State.
For more information or to register, call the Center for Adult Learner Services at (814) 863-3887.
This program is sponsored by the Center for Adult Learner Services, Career Services and the Equal Opportunity Planning Committee.
Register now for classes at the Hetzel Union Center for Arts and Crafts on the University Park campus. Adult classes include drawing, painting, textile design, clay, stained glass, creative writing, yoga and aromatherapy. Expanded two-week sessions of summer art camps for children and teen studios begin June 15 and continue through Aug. 14. For a complete listing of classes, call Michele Lucas, (814) 863-0229.
When determining savings and investment strategies, many individuals include the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds as part of their investment portfolio. Faculty and staff are reminded that Series EE U.S. Savings Bonds may be purchased on a payroll deduction basis.
Series EE bonds are purchased at one-half the amount of their face amount, and the market-based interest rates they earn determine when they reach face value. Series EE bonds earn 90 percent of the average yield on five-year U.S. Treasury securities. New rates are announced each May 1 and Nov. 1. Interest is added to the value of the EE bonds every month and compounded semiannually at the announced rate.
Savings bonds are considered both safe and secure. Interest earned on Series EE bonds is exempt from state and local income taxes and the bonds also may be purchased to help save for a child's educational expense.
More detailed information about U.S. Savings Bonds is available at http://www.savingsbonds.gov. To begin payroll deductions or to change the amount being withheld, an "Authorization for Purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds" form must be completed. These forms are available from the payroll office at (814) 865-7621, or by e-mail at payroll.psu.edu.
The Guide to Summer Programs and Camps for School-Age Children and the State College Area Child Care Facilities Guide are now available through the Work/Life Programs office, Office of Human Resources, University Park. To request either publication call (814) 865-5886 or e-mail your request to cac133@psu.edu.