College leaders explain rising operation
costs
Leaders of the four state-related institutions
-- Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and Lincoln
University -- faced questions recently about the costs of higher education
from the House Commission on Postsecondary Education in the 21st Century,
a group of legislators and state leaders looking at the increasing costs associated
with obtaining a college degree.
Pilot composting program good for
University and good for environment
Since its inception three years ago, Project
Earth Grow has been successful in more efficiently turning food waste from
University dining commons into a wealth of campus beautification opportunities.
Each new step taken in the program at University Park has yielded bigger aspirations
and larger pilot tests in pursuit of the ideal way to recycle and compost
the waste accumulated on a daily basis.
Law students get "Web" review
Students at The Dickinson School of Law can now
evaluate their individual courtroom performance skills on a weekly basis thanks
to a new classroom technology collaboratively developed by Microsoft and Penn
State. The new teaching tool -- a Web-based program that enables students
to digitally view clips of themselves practicing opening statements, closing
arguments, cross-examinations and other class exercises -- made its debut
in a Trial Advocacy I course at the Dickinson campus this fall and is being
used this semester. Work to modify the courseware to better suit student needs
is ongoing.
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