News in Brief
Penn State Intercom......January 25, 2001

Mentoring program

An information session on the Commission for Women's Mentoring Program will be held from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Charles W. Mann Jr. Assembly Room of the Paterno Library on the University Park campus.

Currently in its second year, the program promotes professional development among faculty and staff by connecting them with others who can provide advice on work-related issues. Mentors and proteges are matched based on the skills and experiences they would like to share and develop.

This program is open to all full-time faculty and staff, including technical service employees. The program soon will be seeking applications for 2001-2002.

For more information, call Jillian Stevenson at (814) 863-7278 or e-mail jstevenson@psu.edu.

Shaver's Creek

Where 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, 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/

Proposal deadline

The proposal deadline for the next funding period for grants offered by the Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies is Monday, March 1.

Proposals should be submitted by 5 p.m. to 103 Ihlseng Cottage on the University Park campus. Funding for a variety of projects will be considered. The funding period runs from July through December 2001, and funds will support research and creative performance projects in and across the arts and humanities.

Proposals for individual faculty grants up to $3,500, faculty research groups up to $3,000 and planned programs up to $3,000 are being accepted. Funding is open to faculty members with professorial rank and a continuing appointment.

Guidelines can be obtained from 103 Ihlseng Cottage or by calling (814) 865-0495.

Portal page online

The Penn State Alumni Association has launched its new Penn State Internet portal page. The "My Penn State" portal will allow Internet users to start their day with Penn State news and information when they log on to the Web.

The portal page is free and available to anyone who wants to be connected to Penn State. The ability to customize their start page and change content on a daily basis allows users to access the latest news from Penn State and the Alumni Association, receive weather reports, check headline news, view stock prices and more.

The page is on the Web at http://psualum.com/ .

Space Grant Consortium

The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, a NASA-funded program, is accepting applications for the Sylvia Stein Memorial Space Grant Scholarships. Two awards of $4,000 each for the 2001-2002 academic year will be made to full-time undergraduate students who will be juniors or seniors at any campus in the fall. Women and underrepresented minorities are especially invited to apply.

The awards will be given to students with outstanding academic records enrolled in science, engineering or mathematics. The student must be likely to pursue a career in an area of interest to NASA with demonstrated potential for graduate study.

For information and applications, check the Web at http://www.psu.edu/spacegrant/highered/stein.html; call (814) 863-5957; or e-mail gsr1@psu.edu.

Through a separate program, the consortium also will award fellowships totaling $115,000 to graduate students. Supplemental stipends of $5,000 per year for two years will be awarded to 23 students as new or continuing awards.

Fellowships will be awarded to outstanding students in fields of study that do, or can, promote the understanding, assessment and utilization of space or the NASA Strategic Enterprises. Fields of study in most departments are eligible.

The deadline for applications is Feb. 15. For more information or an application, check the Web at http://www.psu.edu/spacegrant/highered/fellowship.html; call The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium office at (814) 863-5957; or e-mail gsr1@psu.edu.

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