Program provides path to success for
underrepresented groups
It was Silvia Medina's first semester at University
Park, and already she had a problem with Penn State -- the students were too
nice. Strangers said "hi" to her everywhere she went. Nobody ever did that
in Brooklyn, N.Y., where Medina grew up. Even her father, an immigrant from
the Dominican Republic, felt nonplussed when he drove down from New York for
a visit, and he ended up telling her to keep to herself.
PNC Bank Corp. supports IST with $1
million gift
A strategic partnership between PNC Bank Corp.
and Penn State that will support the new School of Information Sciences and
Technology was announced yesterday in Harrisburg.
Mentoring program gives those involved
new outlook
Networking, gaining new perspectives and finding
positive role models are among the goals of the participants in the Commission
for Women's Mentoring Program, currently in its pilot year. Fifteen mentor-protégé
pairs from University Park and The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are participating
in the program, which aims to create a supportive environment where women
can grow professionally while learning from colleagues at different stages
in their careers.
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