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in Brief Open houseThe Social Sciences Library will hold an open house, "A Focus on Black History Month," from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in the Candace and Patrick E. Malloy III Diversity Studies Room, 109 Pattee Library on the University Park campus. Howard Rambsy III, a doctoral candidate in English, will talk about his exhibit, "Just Beyond the Tip of the Tongue: A Literary and Extra-Literary Exhibit on Richard Wright," now on display. Presentations will begin at 4:30 p.m. Immediately following, University Libraries faculty and staff will demonstrate databases, such as Ethnic NewsWatch, and be available for questions. Attendees also may view "Martin Luther King and the Legacy of Nonviolent Social Protest," on display through March 30 in 201 Paterno Library. For more information, call the Social Sciences Library at (814) 865-4861 or check the Web at http://www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/docs/ssmain.htm. Travel grants for studyThe Jewish Studies Program announces a competition for Dorot Foundation travel grants for summer study in Israel. Awards of up to $1,000 will be made for qualifying academic activities on the basis of need. Freshmen, sophomores and juniors are eligible. The summer program can be combined with a resident fall or spring semester program of study abroad. Applicants should submit a description of the educational program they plan to pursue, a recommendation from an instructor as to their ability to pursue this program, a transcript, a statement of a full budget for their summer program and a financial statement documenting need. Submit applications to the Jewish Studies Program, 103 Weaver Building, University Park, Pa. 16802. For information, call (814) 863-8939. Deadline is March 23. Announcement of awards will be made by April 16. Some award funding may be available after this date. Office Professional AwardThe Penn State Educational Office Professionals (PSEOP) group is seeking nominations for the 2001 Outstanding Office Professional Award, which recognizes office employees who provide exceptional service. University office personnel, with the exception of PSEOP officers and board members, are eligible for this award. This year's selection criteria include professionalism, initiative, leadership skills, self-improvement and volunteerism. The nomination form can be downloaded from the Penn State Educational Office Professionals' Web site at http://www.personal.psu.edu/org/PSEOP. Those who are unable to download the form or anyone requiring additional information may call Sue Irwin at (814) 865-5453 or e-mail smt1@psu.edu. Nomination packages are due March 31. Take Our Daughters to Work DayPenn State's sixth annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day, coordinated by the Commission for Women, will be held Thursday, April 26. About 40 career sites on the University Park campus are participating to give girls in grades six through 12 a chance to explore career options. Participants can select three sites to visit during the half-day program, which begins with breakfast and registration in the South Annex of The Bryce Jordan Center. Christie Welsh, Penn State sophomore and forward on the Lady Lions soccer team, will welcome the girls and their mentors. Following her remarks, they may visit their chosen career sites and return to the Jordan Center for a luncheon featuring Patricia Best, superintendent of schools in the State College Area School District, who will talk about "The Power of the Dream." The cost for the day is $15 per girl; there is no charge for the mentor. Watch for brochures, complete with registration forms, later this month. Registration forms also will be available on the Web; the address will be published shortly. Parking Office hoursThe Parking Office and parking kiosks will close between the hours of 1 and 3 p.m. the third Thursday of each month, effective immediately, for staff training and development sessions. Normal office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Staff can be reached by calling (814) 865-1436, or in person at 1 Eisenhower Parking Deck. The Parking Office also has a new Web site. For the latest campus parking and transportation news, go to http://www.transportation.psu.edu/. Internet interruption plannedScheduled renovations in the Telecommunications Building on the University Park campus during the first weekend of spring break will interrupt Internet connectivity and connectivity to campus locations outside of University Park from midnight to approximately 3 a.m. Sunday, March 4. Departments and colleges that connect to the University's data backbone via routers located in the Telecommunications Building also will lose connectivity to networks outside their own Local Area Network during that time period. Departments and colleges that connect via one of the other hub sites (computer, Pattee, Pollock, Research Park, Rider I and Willard hubs) will continue to have connectivity to each other. Questions related to this planned network outage should be directed to the Network Operations Center at (814) 863-4357. Look it upThe Pennsylvania telephone book collection (in paper) is now available in the Social Sciences Library, 201 Paterno Library on the University Park campus. For information, call the Social Sciences Library at (814) 865-4861 or check the Web at http://www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/docs/ssmain.htm. Call for nominationsThe Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity in the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity is actively seeking nominations for membership for the 2001-2002 academic year. The commission serves as an advisory group on matters affecting the climate for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members of the University community. Its purpose is to enhance a positive working and living environment for all members of the University community, regardless of sexual orientation. Membership includes representation from all employee classifications, as well as graduate and undergraduate students. Members are appointed to three-year terms. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nomination forms may be obtained from the commission office, 311 Grange Building, University Park or on the Web at http://www.lions.psu.edu/clgbte/. Nominations must be returned to the commission office by March 3. For more information, call Neill Johnson at (814) 863-0686.
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