In the News
February 1, 2001

University receives $6 million
to create family literacy institute
As part of a substantial educational spending bill signed by President Clinton in December, the College of Education will receive $6 million to establish the Institute for Research in Family Literacy at Penn State -- an initiative spearheaded by U.S. Rep. William F. Goodling (R-Jacobus). In his honor, it will be named the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy.

Innovative approach
leads to better teaching
When Michele Daughenbaugh's first-graders study magnetism in their science class at Park Forest Elementary School, they're not just reading about the properties of magnets in an old textbook. They perform experiments, write down what they observe, form hypotheses and draw conclusions -- and they really get it.

Four universities form
alliance for distance education
Four major universities with a tradition of leadership in distance education have formed an alliance to facilitate development of their online distance learning capabilities.

Grand Destiny
welcomes new chair
The Grand Destiny capital campaign has a new chair in Jim Broadhurst, a 1965 Penn State graduate and chairman and CEO of Pittsburgh-based Eat'n Park Hospitality Group Inc. Broadhurst currently heads the Pittsburgh region of the campaign.

World Campus leadership
program class graduates
The basic idea is nothing new. Penn State has provided management training to businesses and organizations since 1915. What's different about the new World Campus Supervisory Leadership Certificate Program is that, instead of requiring business people to travel across the country, or overseas, to acquire the training they need, they now can do it in their own offices or homes through the Internet.

Alternative fuel to
power classic pickup
When David Wagner hits the road to publicize an alternative fuel to farmers, he wants to do it style.

Readership program recycling
efforts benefit scholarship fund
The University's general scholarship fund is $22,750 richer, thanks to the recycling efforts for the Newspaper Readership Program at the University Park campus.

Energy Institute to administer
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund
The University's Energy Institute has been selected to administer the new West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund.

United Way contributions
at all-time high
The 2000 University Park United Way campaign resulted in the largest amount of money ever contributed by Penn Staters to the Centre County Campaign

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