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in Brief Graduate School Visitation DayProspective graduate students of underrepresented groups will have an opportunity to visit the University Park campus on Saturday, Oct. 13, as part of the first Graduate School Visitation Day. The event will provide an opportunity to visit with administrators, faculty and graduate students in various academic fields and to learn more about funding opportunities. Information will be provided on graduate programs, research opportunities and other matters that will impact a prospective student's selection process. For information, call Evelynn M. Ellis, director of the Office of Graduate Educational Equity, at (814) 863-1663 or e-mail eme1@psu.edu. Fall, winter at Shaver's CreekThe Shaver's Creek Environmental Center announces its schedule of activities for fall through spring. * Family Fall Foliage Walk: Walk with naturalist John Buzzell from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. All ages. Cost is $5 or $4 for members. * Pumpkin carving: Bring a knife to carve and a spoon to scoop the innards out of jack-o'-lanterns from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25. The lanterns will decorate the Children's Halloween Festival trails. The all-ages event is free. * Children's Halloween Trail and Festival: Geared for ages 4 to 10, the event features games, singing, crafts, pumpkin carving, food and an "enchanted" trail from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27 and 28. Cost is $5; children ages 3 and younger are admitted free. * Extra Junior Explorers: A guided nature center visit will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. The event is geared to ages 3 to 5 and costs $4 or $3 for members. * Guided Nature Center visit: Geared to ages 6 to 10, the event will be noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. The cost is $4 or $3 for members. To preregister, call (814) 863-2000. * Maple Harvest Festival: The all-ages event will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17. Learn the basics of tree identification, maple tree tapping, maple syrup legends and folklore, and boiling down sap to make syrup. Festival cost is $4 and $3 for members. The pancake breakfast costs $3 per person. * Whose Egg Is It?: The event for children ages 3 to 10 will be from 10 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 30. The cost is $3.50 per child; accompanying adults are free. Preregister by calling (814) 863-2000. * Migration Mornings: The all-ages program will be 7 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays, April 10, 17 and 24, and May 1. Take a morning walk with program director Doug Wentzel and discover spring songbird migration. The cost is $12 for all four sessions or $4 per session and is free for members. Preregister by calling (814) 863-2000. * Extra Junior Explorers -- Sensory Walk: The event is for children ages 3 to 5 from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20. The cost is $4 per child or $3 for members. Preregister by calling (814) 863-2000. *Brownie Girl Scouts Try It!: From noon to 3 p.m., earn badges at session on "Senses," Saturday, Nov. 10; "Animals," Saturday, Nov. 17; "Ready, Set, Go Camping," Sunday, Dec. 2; "Animals," Sunday, Feb. 17; "Outdoor Adventurer," Saturday, Feb. 23; "Senses," Sunday, Feb. 24; and "Water Everywhere," Saturday, May 25. The cost is $6 per Scout. Preregistration deadline is 10 days in advance of the respective badge workshop. Preregister by calling (814) 863-2000. Telecommunications open houseThe Office of Telecommunications, a division of Computer and Information Systems, will showcase the telecommunications services available to University faculty and staff during an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at Support Building 2 on the University Park campus. Refreshments and door prizes will be provided. Parking is available in an open staff lot at the building or transportation is available by taking the faculty/staff shuttle to stop 16, Support Building 1 and 2. For information, check the Web at http://www.otc.psu.edu. Click on the "Open House" button. Grant deadline is Oct. 22The deadline for the next funding period for individual faculty grants offered by the Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies is Monday, Oct. 22. Proposals must be submitted by 5 p.m. to 103 Ihlseng Cottage on the University Park campus. Funds support research, performance and creative projects in and across the arts and humanities. All University faculty members with professorial rank and a continuing appointment are eligible to apply. For information or guidelines, call (814) 865-0495 or e-mail iahs@psu.edu. ReminderThe closing date for receipt of Evan Pugh professorship nominating materials is Monday, Oct. 22. All nominations must be submitted in accordance with Policy HR87 and established guidelines and should be sent to the dean of the academic college in which the nominee is appointed. Current nomination guidelines may be obtained by calling (814) 863-9580, by e-mail to vxi2@psu.edu, or by stopping in 304 Old Main, University Park. Essay contestFaculty are asked to inform students about an essay contest being held in honor of International Education Week, Nov. 12-16. Contestants should submit an essay of no more than 500 words on their experiences living in another culture. Contestants must submit both a hard copy (double-spaced) and a PC disk version of their essay to International Students and Scholars in 222 Boucke Building, University Park, by 5 p.m. Oct. 17. For more information about the contest requirements, call (814) 865-6348. Credit Union sends disaster reliefThe Penn State Federal Credit Union's board of directors has voted to send a $5,000 contribution to the New York Credit Union Foundation's Disaster Relief Fund. There were five credit unions in the World Trade Center and surrounding buildings. Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund established by the New York Credit Union Foundation, which so far have exceeded $115,000, will help the most -severely affected Manhattan credit unions restore service to their members. The fund also will aid credit union staff and volunteers, as well as credit union members and the general public who suffered losses in the Sept. 11 attack. |