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News
in Brief
Penn State Intercom......July
12, 2001
Postage rate increase
Postal rates on a number of classifications increased as of July 1.
The most commonly used classifications affected are: first-class postcards, increasing to 21 cents; priority mail, express mail, standard mail and certified mail. First-class mail, up to one ounce, will remain at 34 cents.
Call Gregg Asciutto or Paul Fetzer at (814) 865-9171 to find out the new rates.
Business ethics is
topic of Spanier call-in
The ethical responsibilities of corporations is the topic of the next edition of "To the Best of My Knowledge," President Graham B. Spanier's monthly call-in show airing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, on WPSU-FM (91.5, 106.7, 95.1, 90.1, 100.9 and 104.7) and simultaneously on WPSX-TV.
Joining Spanier to discuss ethical leadership and moral awareness in the business world will be Linda Trevino, professor of organizational behavior, and Peter M. Wolf, a consultant in values development with Business Ethics Balance in Altoona.
Listeners and
viewers with questions or comments are encouraged to join the discussion
by calling (800) 543-8242 during the one-hour simulcast. Internet users
worldwide will be able to link to sound and pictures from the program
at http://www.psu.edu/ur/tech/tech.html;
and they will be able to contact the president during the program
via e-mail to response@psu.edu.
"To the Best of My Knowledge" is a series designed to explore topics of local and national interest and to allow listeners and viewers a chance to communicate directly with Penn State's president.
Web-based tutorials
The Office of Administrative Systems (OAS) has created a series of Web-based tutorials for users of IBIS, ISIS and other administrative computing users. The tutorials are supplements to existing documentation, viewable on both Macs and PCs with most standard browsers, and load quickly.
The first set
of tutorials features setting up the NetPass Activity Table. To see these,
go to the link in the Essential News section from the home page -- http://ais.psu.edu/
The next set of topics slated for development include "Set-up for Accessing the Data Warehouse" and "Navigating on the COLD Server."
E-mail AIS-webmaster@psu.edu
with observations about the tutorial and the Web site.
Water quality report
In accordance with
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, the University has
posted a consumer confidence report on the Web at http://www.opp.psu.edu/info/index.htm.
This report contains detailed water quality information designed to inform the public about the University's safe and dependable supply of drinking water, which meets all federal and state requirements.
The information on the Web also is available in printed form. Requests for copies of the Consumer Confidence Report should be directed to Paul Ruskin, communications/public affairs coordinator, 113 Physical Plant Building, University Park, Pa. 16802.
Direct questions relating
to Penn State water quality to pdr2@psu.edu
or call (814) 863-9620.
For the Record
Donald V. Josephson was chairman of the Division of Food Science and Industry. Due to a source error, this information was incorrect in his obituary on page 2 of the June 7 issue of Intercom.
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