In the News
April 4, 2002

Consortium opens door to collaboration
among faculty to improve learning
When Colloquy VIII convenes on May 8, it will bring together a group of faculty members intent upon improving the way their students learn. This formalized program is one of several instituted by the Teaching and Learning Consortium (TLC) in the nearly three years of its formal existence, and arguably is one of its most popular.

Police use technology
to boost efficiency, safety
When Penn State Police Services Officer Brian Bittner stops a car, his greatest concern -- information on the vehicle and its driver -- is eased by technology.

C&IS upgrades to
its@Penn State
The Office of Computer and Information Systems (C&IS) is undergoing a transformation that will result in a variety of information technology service enhancements for students, faculty and staff across the University.

Fedoroff, Walker earn
Evan Pugh professorships
Nina Fedoroff, the Willaman professor of life sciences and director of the Life Sciences Consortium and the Biotechnology Institute, and Alan Walker, distinguished professor of anthropology and biology, have been named Evan Pugh professors, the highest distinction that Penn State can bestow upon a faculty member.

Building program tops action
at Penn College board meeting
Pennsylvania College of Technology will construct student housing, renovate the former HON Industries facility to accommodate space-restricted programs and refurbish the 89-year-old Klump Academic Center as part of a building program approved by the college's Board of Directors.

Annual Graduate Exhibition
will be April 5, 7
More than 200 graduate students will present their research and creative works at the 17th Annual Graduate Exhibition on April 5 and 7 on the University Park campus.

Schreyer seeks
assistant/associate dean
Internal applications and nominations for the position of assistant/associate dean for the Schreyer Honors College are being accepted.

Road Scholars tour
set for May 5-7
Established in 1996, the Road Scholars tour has continued to grow in popularity among faculty from all University locations. This year's tour, scheduled for May 5-7, will take faculty through the southeastern part of Pennsylvania

Senate hears
faculty salary report
A study presented to the Faculty Senate last week shows that the University is showing progress in upgrading faculty salary levels, but still lags behind its peers when compared with Big Ten schools and similar institutions around the nation.

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