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

Portland, Zimmerman
to spearhead fund-raising

Lady Lions Basketball Coach Rene Portland will serve as honorary chair for the Public Broadcasting Campaign and central Pennsylvania community leader Jane W. Zimmerman has been named volunteer chair of the Public Broadcasting Campaign Committee.

Portland and Zimmerman will spearhead the fund-raising campaign to expand broadcast and production capabilities for Penn State Public Broadcasting that will enable the station to provide new programs and outreach initiatives that connect local public radio, television and the Internet. The expanded services are part of a federal mandate to convert national public television stations to digital technology by 2003.

Public Broadcasting plans to raise $2 million by June 30, 2003, to match state and federal funds that already have been allocated for this initiative.

Silent auction planned

The Office of Undergraduate Education is sponsoring a silent auction to benefit the Centre County United Way.

Auction merchandise includes a football autographed by Joe Paterno as well as items donated by local merchants. Bids will be accepted online through noon Friday, Oct. 26.

To view and bid on auction items, check the Web at http://blue.ue.psu.edu/psu/ue/uway/index.htm.

Policy document on Web

Students and employees recently received the publication Policies, Safety and U, which contains information about campus safety measures and reports statistics about crime in the University community.

It also describes efforts to combat alcohol and drug use.

The document, which is a publication of Student Affairs, Finance and Business, and Human Resources, is sent annually in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the College and University Security Information Act, and the Drug Free Schools and Campuses Act.

Reports for any of the University's campus locations except Penn College can be viewed at http://www.psu.edu/dept/police/CrimeStats.htm.

Study subjects sought

A study linking movement and attention in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is seeking ADHD subjects ages 7 to 9. Conducted at the Child Study Center on the University Park campus, it involves examining the attention and movement of child while seated watching a video. The session takes about an hour and families will be reimbursed $50. For information, call (814) 863-5656 and ask about Multiple Channels of Attention Study.

New directory database

The University Libraries announce a new comprehensive faculty and staff directory database at http://apps.libraries.psu.edu/emgmt/index.cfm

The searchable site can be used to locate libraries at 23 University locations. This directory is a joint effort of the Libraries' Department of Information Technologies, Human Resources and Public Relations and Marketing. For information, call the Department of Public Relations and Marketing at (814) 865-0401.

For the Record

Mallery McClure Mitchell was misidentified in a photo caption on page 6 of the Oct. 18 Intercom. She is the person on the left in the photo.

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