From
the Trustee Docket in Brief
Penn State Intercom......November
29, 2001
Enrollment objectives met
Penn State's fall 2001 enrollment figures reflect the University's continuing efforts to keep growth modest and controlled, the Board of Trustees learned.
The University restructured its statewide system in 1996 to provide increased opportunities for students to complete their degrees at a campus other than University Park.
"Penn State is meeting its goals to stabilize enrollment at the University Park campus and to allow for modest growth in the number of juniors and seniors at other campus locations," according to John Romano, vice provost and dean for enrollment management. "University Park enrollment is within the targeted range, and upper division enrollment at the campus colleges has increased as planned due to the increase in the number of baccalaureate degree programs offered at the campuses."
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Unit gains departmental status
The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a proposal granting full departmental status to the division of dermatology at Hershey Medical Center and the College of Medicine.
The decision means potential expansion of clinical programs, which will increase the ability to care for dermatology patients in the region and generate more revenue for the medical center. As a department, dermatology also expects to expand its research and educational programs. Departmental status also will improve the ability of dermatology researchers to draw down increased funds for research and improve efforts to recruit and retain talented faculty, residents and fellows.
For the full story, visit http://www.psu.edu/ur/2001/bot16novdermatology.html.
Graduate School diversity
The Graduate School continues to explore ways to diversify its student body and increase opportunities for financial assistance through graduate fellowships. An informational report to the Board of Trustees by Eva Pell, vice president for research and dean of The Graduate School, detailed how these efforts are shaping the school's enrollment and the wide array of program offerings.
Based on the most recent report from the Survey of Earned Doctorates, graduate education at Penn State climbed to eighth in national rankings. A total of 90 doctoral, 114 academic master's and 78 professional master's degree programs enroll an overall graduate enrollment for the fall 2001 semester of 10,306 students; 6,289 of those students are enrolled at University Park.
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Land leased to ambulance service
The Board of Trustees approved a $1 per year land lease to the Alpha Community Ambulance Service to enable the service to build a new facility to better serve the Centre Region, State College and the University Park campus.
The 60-year-old Alpha Community Ambulance Service will relocate its corporate headquarters, currently located along South Atherton Street, to a 4-acre parcel of University land along College Avenue on the east side of campus in College Township.
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Architect, campus plans approved
The Board of Trustees
approved the appointment of an architect for an addition to Perry Hall
at Penn State Erie, preliminary plans for an addition to Penn State Berks'
Franco Building and final plans for a new Administration Building at Penn
State Beaver. 
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