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News
in Brief
Penn State Intercom......February
14, 2002
Eating disorders are topic
of Spanier radio/TV call-in
Eating disorders will be the subject of the next edition of "To the Best of My Knowledge," President Graham B. Spanier's monthly call-in show airing at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, on WPSU-FM and WPSX-TV.
Joining Spanier to discuss the current understanding of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating will be Dr. Richard Levine, a specialist in adolescent eating disorders at Hershey Medical Center, and Jill Morgan, a psychologist with Counseling and Psychological Services on the University Park campus.
Listeners with
questions or comments are encouraged to call (800) 543-8242 during the
one-hour broadcast. Internet users worldwide will be able to link to sound
and pictures from the program at http://www.wpsu.psu.edu/ttbomk/;
and they will be able to contact the president during the program via
e-mail to response@psu.edu.
"To the Best of My Knowledge" is a series designed to explore topics of national and local interest and to allow listeners a chance to communicate directly with Penn State's president.
Academic advising lunch
The Division of Undergraduate Studies will be host for a brown-bag lunch, "Independent Learning/World Campus: What Every Adviser Should Know," from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, in 119 Boucke Building on the University Park campus.
Gerald Goff, coordinator of advising and promotion for Continuing and Distance Education, will discuss the difference between Independent Learning and World Campus courses; direct participants to information resources about these courses; and identify those students who are good candidates for this kind of instruction.
The presentation is part of a series designed to provide advisers with an opportunity for professional development and networking and serve as a forum for the discussion of advising issues. All faculty and staff may attend.
For more information,
call Laura Brown at (814) 865-7576 or e-mail lsb7@psu.edu.
Proposals sought
Presentation proposals are being sought for the Penn State Web 2002 Conference May 15 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park.
The conference is open to all University employees who support a Penn State official Web site as a server administrator, writer, designer, programmer or manager.
Presentations
are typically 60 to 90 minutes in length. Lecture and panel discussion
formats are welcome. To submit a proposal or to nominate an individual
or group, complete the form at http://www.psu.edu/webconference/surveys/call.html
by Feb. 28.
For conference
information, go to
http://www.psu.edu/webconference.
Have lunch with professor
"Take Your Professor to Lunch" continues through March 1 on the University Park campus, offering faculty and students in large classes an opportunity to spend time learning more about each other outside the classroom.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and the USG Academic Assembly since 1997, the free-lunch program is designed to help break down the barriers of anonymity in classes. Students in classes of 60 or more are eligible to participate.
Meal cards are provided for eligible students who make arrangements with their instructor and four to eight classmates to have lunch together on campus. Web registration is required.
Details and complete
registration information are found at http://www.psu.edu/celt/largeclass/take-a-prof.html.
Research exhibit planned
The Africana Research Center will hold an Undergraduate Research Exhibition from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 16, in 101 Thomas Building on the University Park campus. Participants in the exhibition were nominated by faculty and will present papers, posters or other audio/visual projects on their African Studies research.
For more information,
call Michelle Way at (814) 865-6482 or e-mail AfricanaCenter@la.psu.edu.
Corporate Spelling Bee planned
Adult Literacy Action of Penn State Beaver is accepting team registrations for the Seventh Annual Corporate Spelling Bee to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Penn State Beaver Study Learning Center Auditorium.
Each team consists of three adult members with an entry fee of $365. Groups or individuals can serve as sponsors by making a $100 donation to the Spelling Bee or can be donors by making a donation in an amount of their choice.
All proceeds from the Spelling Bee will benefit Penn State Beaver Adult Literacy Action. For more than 23 years, ALA has assisted area adults in improving math, reading, writing and communications skills through free classes and various meetings and seminars.
To register, call (724)
773-7810 or e-mail ALAction@psu.edu.
Office Professionals award
The Penn State Educational Office Professionals (PSEOP) is seeking nominations for the 2002 Outstanding Office Professional Award. The award recognizes office employees who provide exceptional service to Penn State. All current University office employees, with the exception of the officers and board members of PSEOP, are eligible for this award. Nominees will be evaluated on professionalism, initiative, leadership skills, self-improvement and volunteerism.
Nominations are
due no later than March 29. Nomination forms can be downloaded using Adobe
Acrobat Reader from the PSEOP Web site at
http://www.personal.psu.edu/org/PSEOP/newsletters/oopa.pdf.
For a paper copy of the form or more information, call Sarah Aumiller
at (814) 863-1864 or e-mail sjb9@psu.edu.
Call for proposals
Faculty and teaching assistants from all disciplines may submit proposals for oral presentation or poster session for TLC Colloquy VIII, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus.
"Assessment Strategies to Stimulate Student Learning" is the theme for this year's event. Thomas A. Angelo, professor of education, associate provost and founding director of the Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Akron, will be the keynote speaker.
Proposals may relate to a wide range of topics. The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 1. Proposals will be selected for oral presentation and poster sessions by March 20.
Submissions for
oral presentation and poster sessions may be made online at http://www.psu.edu/dept/tlc/events/colloquy2002/callforproposals.html.
For more information,
call the Teaching and Learning Consortium at (814) 865-4442 or e-mail
TLC@psu.edu.
Memorial Fund established
Penn State Beaver has established a memorial fund to honor the life and work of the late John-Paul Mulilis, associate professor of psychology. Mulilis, 56, who died Jan. 13 from complications following heart surgery in December, had been a University faculty member since 1994.
The Memorial Fund for the John-Paul Mulilis Psychology Collection at the Penn State Beaver Library will be used to purchase psychology and social psychology textbooks, publications and other related materials.
Donations can be made by mailing a check, payable to Penn State, to the Office of University Relations, Penn State Beaver, 100 University Drive, Monaca, PA 15061.
For information about donating, call Kathy Corcoran at (724) 773-3558 or call the University Relations Office at (724) 773-3817.
Volunteers needed
Volunteers are needed for a research study to develop a paper and pencil instrument to assess couple support for the diabetic dietary prescription. Participants must be Type 2 diabetics who are married or living with a partner to test the draft instrument about adjustment to the diabetic diet. Participants must be actively using some dietary measures to manage their blood sugar even if taking medication. Testing is planned for March.
For more information or to participate, call J. Lynne Brown at (814) 863-7785.
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