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In
the News
August 23, 2001
Grand
Destiny Campaign
hits $1 billion mark
When
he addressed the Board of Trustees last month, Grand Destinies Campaign
Chair Jim Broadhurst spoke of an achievement that five years ago, even
the most enthusiastic alumni may not have thought possible: The campaign
has topped the $1 billion mark in raising gifts and pledges to support
students, faculty and programs.
Much
of the construction disruption at
University Park ended with start of classes
The
Office of Physical Plant is wrapping up one of its busiest summers ever
at University Park.
Pell
warns: There are no
short cuts to research integrity
Lapses in academic integrity and failure to follow established
research guidelines have gotten national media attention over the past
year due to the recent deaths of research subjects at Johns Hopkins and
the University of Pennsylvania and a cheating scandal at the University
of Virginia.
Private
gift endowment
minimums to increase
To
reinforce Penn State's efforts to attract faculty and students of outstanding
quality, the University's Board of Trustees on July 17 approved raising
minimum levels for student, faculty and other kinds of endowments that
are created through private giving.
University
unveils enhanced
LIAS for library users
Faculty,
students and other library users at 21 University Libraries locations
across the commonwealth will encounter an enhanced and expanded Library
Information Access System (LIAS) and online catalog (The CAT) this fall.
Dot-com
company joins
firms at Knowledge Park
ISIT.com,
a growing dot-com company, has relocated to Knowledge Park at Penn State
Erie.
United
Way Campaign
ready for launch
The
University's United Way Campaign, with a newly named chair and co-chair,
is gearing up to start raising funds for many organizations throughout
Centre County.
Smeal
College is tops in awarding
women baccalaureate business degrees
The
Smeal College of Business Administration awards more baccalaureate degrees
in business to women than any other institution in the country accredited
by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, according
to data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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