Lectures
Penn State Intercom......October 4, 2001

Lecture series topic will be
chemical publishing

"SPARC and a Focus on Chemical Publishing," the 2001 Lesh Lecture: a Series on Scientific and Chemical Information, will be presented from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in the Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library, on the University Park campus.

SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) is a worldwide alliance of research institutions, libraries and organizations that encourages competition in the scholarly communications market.

Julia C. Blixrud, director of information services for the Association of Research Libraries and assistant director of public programs for SPARC, will talk about "Developing Partnerships to Transform Scholarly Communications."

Carol Carr, managing editor of Organic Letters, from the Department of Chemistry at University of Pennsylvania, will talk about "Publishing in the 21st Century and How Technology Has Affected Peer Review."

A reception will follow in the Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library. The lecture is free to the public.

For information and to RSVP, call Karen Struble at (814) 865-2258 or e-mail kas5@psu.edu.

Conference looks at future
of outreach education

Penn State, The Ohio State University and University of Wisconsin-Extension will hold "Outreach Scholarship 2001: Learning, Discovery and Engagement" from Oct. 14 to 16 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus.

The conference is designed to foster discussion of the issues affecting the future of outreach, as well as practical tools for implementing change.

Keynote speaker Pat Mitchell, president of the Public Broadcasting Service, will speak about the impact of digital technology on strengthening communities. Frank Mayadas of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation will address the subject of new directions in online learning.

Conference information and an online registration form can be found on the Web at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/OutreachScholarship2001.

For information, call Chris Dufour at (814) 863-5100 or e-mail ConferenceInfo1@outreach.psu.edu.

Huddle to explore life
of Confederate general

William A. Blair, associate professor of history and director of the Civil War Era Center, will present "Robert E. Lee as a Southerner" at 9 a.m. Oct. 6 in The Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus.

The free presentation is part of this fall's Huddle with the Faculty, a Penn State Alumni Association outreach program that features presentations by faculty before every home football game.

For information on upcoming speakers, call Mary Jane Stout at (814) 865-5466.

Doctoral candidate to
speak on biogeochemistry

Aaron Thompson, doctoral degree candidate in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, will give a lecture from 3:35 to 4:25 p.m. Oct. 5 in 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building on the University Park campus.

His topic will be "Toward a project on: the biogeochemistry of Fe redox cycling influctuating redox environments."

The host for the event is the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. For information, call (814) 863-1601.

Presentation focuses
on cost of free speech

"The Rising Cost of Free Speech in Higher Education" will be presented from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, in the Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library on the University Park campus.

Robert D. Richards, associate dean for Undergraduate Studies, and Clay Calvert, assistant professor of communications and law in the College of Communications, will speak. They co-direct the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment.

The presentation, which is free to the public, will be followed by a reception and related exhibit in the Social Sciences Library on the second floor of the Paterno Library.

For information, call (814) 865-4861.

'Passage to India' is topic
of personal reflections

Joyce John, a lecturer at Penn State Abington, will share her personal views on the history, philosophy, culture, wildlife and geography of the subcontinent during "Passage to India" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, in 112 Woodland Building on the campus.

The event is free to the public. For information, call (215) 881-7368

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