A new year,
a new look
After nearly three decades of reporting on the changes that have been a part
of life at this University, Intercom is doing a little changing of its own.
The truth is, that since 1997 when Intercom undertook its first readership
survey, transformations that are both subtle and strong have taken place on
the pages of this publication because of input provided by you. In that survey,
readers expressed a desire to see change. Today, you are looking at the results
of a redesign that has been a year in the making -- the work of world-class
designer Deborah Withey.
Dean of Graduate
School named
In mid-December, Eva J. Pell was named vice president for research and dean
of The Graduate School after a national search, replacing Rodney Erickson
who left the post in July 1999 to become executive vice president and provost
of the University. Since July, Pell has been serving as interim vice president
for research and dean.
Preparation nullifies
threat of Y2K troubles
So far, so good. After nearly two weeks, Penn State has had an orderly transition
from 1999 to 2000. While some computer processes won't go into operation until
the end of the month or even the end of the year, it looks like the preparation
and hard work have kept the Y2K bug at bay, even though isolated Y2K problems
may still surface.
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