Helping postdoctoral fellows find
their place is new committee's goal
Defining who they are and how many postdocs are
at Penn State are two of the tasks being undertaken by the Committee on Postdoctoral
Fellows which also has been charged with reviewing policies, campus environment
and services for postdoctoral fellows.
Commencement at University Park
to take place Aug. 7
The University will hold 1999 summer commencement
ceremonies for 22 associate degree students, 1,258 undergraduates and 631
graduate degree students at the University Park campus on Saturday, Aug. 7.
University Park will begin its undergraduate ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. in The
Bryce Jordan Center, and its graduate school ceremonies at 2 p.m. in Eisenhower
Auditorium.
Foundation again supports World Campus
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a
$1 million grant to Penn State in support of its World Campus -- a "virtual
campus" that provides a distance learning environment in which students obtain
a Penn State education through information technology, regardless of their
time zone or continent.
President Spanier's annual address
set for late August
University President Graham B. Spanier will deliver
the annual State of the University speech at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, in Eisenhower
Auditorium on the University Park campus. The event will be carried live via
satellite to Penn State locations across the state.
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