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in Brief 'Take your professor to lunch'"Take Your Professor to Lunch" encourages faculty and students in large classes to spend time learning more about each other outside the classroom. This semester, the program will run Feb. 12-28. Co-sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and USG Academic Assembly since 1997, "Take Your Professor to Lunch" is designed to help break down the barriers of anonymity in classes where remembering names is a challenge and student invisibility is an obstacle to learning. Although only those in classes of 60 or more are eligible to participate, sponsors hope the program will serve as a catalyst for all faculty and students to think about new ways to reach out to one another, opening lines of communication that may be difficult to establish in any classroom. Meal cards will be provided for eligible students who make arrangements with their instructor and four to eight classmates to have lunch together on campus. Online registration is required. Details and complete registration information can be found on the Web at http://www.psu.edu/celt/largeclass/take-a-prof.html. Graduate School informationPenn State Harrisburg is holding a Graduate School Information Night at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, in its library. The program is an opportunity for interested area residents to learn more about Penn State Harrisburg's 17 master's degree and two doctoral programs, all designed for the working adult. For information, call Penn State Harrisburg Enrollment Services at (717) 948-6250 or e-mail hgbadmit@psu.edu. Shaver's CreekWhere do bears, bees and robins go during the winter? Shaver's Creek Environmental Center can help answer these, and other, questions during the Extra Junior Explorers Animals in Winter program, to be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the center. Geared toward ages 3 to 6, the program will engage children in hands-on activities that explain the behaviors of animals during the winter season. Shaver's Creek staff members will lead this active program tailored to meet the learning needs of young children. The program costs $3 for members or $4 for nonmembers. The fee covers each child and an adult companion. Preregistration is required. For more information, call (814) 863-2000 or (814) 667-3424; e-mail ShaversCreek@outreach.psu.edu; or check the Web at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/ShaversCreek/. Service awardsEach year the Commission for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity presents two awards -- the Outstanding Service Award and the Ally Recognition Award. The first goes to an individual within the University community who has shown outstanding service regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender concerns. The Ally Recognition award is presented to an individual within the University community who is identified as an ally of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and has shown outstanding service regarding those concerns. Nomination forms for both awards can be found on the commission Web site, http://www.lions.psu.edu/clgbte/ or can be obtained by calling the commission office at (814) 863-7696. Nominations should be sent to Tramble T. Turner, Penn State Abington, 301B Sutherland Building, 1600 Woodland Road, Abington, Pa 19001. Nominating deadline for both awards is March 23. Book dropThe book drop bins at the entrance to Paterno Library on the University Park campus have been replaced by a book drop slot in Pattee Library, west, just off Curtin Road, near the bus stop. With the improved location, patrons can pull into the driveway to deposit books. Currently, there also is a book drop slot on the mall side of Paterno Library. During open hours, patrons are asked to return books to the conveyor belt beside the main circulation desk. |