Students in a class on intervention facilitations in therapeutic recreation taught by Patty Kleban, instructor in recreation and park management on the University Park campus, get some first-hand experience in the importance of teamwork as they try to walk as a single unit. The students are studying therapeutic recreation, and most are hoping to work with people with disabilities in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes or similar settings.
Photo: Greg Grieco

Leading the Way  

The Faculty and Staff Campaign 2001

"A college education can be so much more than what is learned within the walls of a classroom. Internships, international study tours and interacting with distinguished speakers give students a much broader perspective -- these programs really open up whole new worlds for young people. Watching that happen has been a great joy in our lives. That's why we are and will continue to support activities that enhance the overall college experience for our students."

-- Sharon K. Mortensen is associate director of Unions and
Student Activities and James H. Mortensen is associate dean in the College of Agricultural Sciences.  

For information on faculty and staff giving, check the Web at http://www.development.psu.edu/WaystoGive/AnnualFund/facultystaff.asp

Gro Torsethaugen, a postdoctoral researcher in Environmental Resources Institute, has identified how ozone affects the microscopic breathing pores on plant leaves, a process that may figure in the estimated $3 billion in agricultural losses caused by ozone pollution in the United States each year.
Photo: Greg Grieco

Exhibitors and roughly 500 visitors filled The Nittany Lion Inn Ballroom on the University Park campus Thursday, April 12, for the ninth annual Quality Expo. The Quality Expo, which showcases accomplishments of teams and individuals involved in quality improvement initiatives, featured 38 exhibits representing 42 teams. Over the last nine years, teams and visitors have come together to share, learn and celebrate continuous quality improvement. Above, several exhibitors explain their processes to interested visitors. Below, Sally Kalin, associate dean of the University Libraries, seated, and Erin Rehrig, technology coordinator with the University Learning Center, review some of the new teaching techniques on display at the Quality Expo. Bottom photo, Carla Rossi, manager of financial reporting in the Office of the Corporate Controller, right, chats with Joelle Sherlock, assistant director of career services for the Commonwealth College, about Sherlock's display.