Private Giving
Penn State Intercom......April 30, 2001

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Leading the Way

The Faculty and Staff
Campaign 2001

"The HUB-Robeson Galleries, centered in the hustle and bustle of student activity, bring together ideas and perspectives which point out the GrandDestinyColor complexity of today's society. The gallery exhibitions provide interaction opportunities that underscore the lessons students are learning and faculty are teaching. To bring high quality exhibits of diverse art and artists, it takes time, people and money. I'm happy to contribute to the continued growth and education of our students through the visual arts, so I encourage everyone to support the galleries by coming to the exhibits and contributing whatever they can."

-- Ann Shields is senior gallery manager at the HUB-Robeson Galleries and has worked at the University in various roles since 1971.

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

 

Hearst Foundation awards grant to Communications

The College of Communications has been awarded a $200,000 grant to establish the William Randolph Hearst Endowment for Visiting Professionals. With more than 3,000 undergraduates, the College

The endowment will enable the college to attract nationally prominent working media professionals to campus for short visits. Visitors who participate in the program will lecture to classes, meet with student organizations, critique student work, conduct mock job interviews and have informal sessions with faculty members.

Penn State placed eighth nationally in the 2000-2001 William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program, which is often called "the Pulitzer of college journalism."

With more than 3,000 undergraduates, the College of Communications is the largest program accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.

A 1997 survey of the administrators of the nation's 108 accredited journalism-communication schools found that professional-in-residence programs were listed among the reasons relationships between media outlets and communication programs have become stronger. The Hearst Foundation Endowment for Visiting Professionals was given as a primary example of such programs.

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