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In
the News
June 6, 2002
Diversity
progress reports
now posted on the Web
Final drafts of progress reports on the Framework to
Foster Diversity at Penn State: 1998-2003 submitted by the University's
academic colleges and academic support units now are available for public
review on the Web at http://www.equity.psu.edu/framework/updates/.
Case
can be made that Delaware County
made the first Penn State ice cream
Creamery
ice cream! While Penn Staters everywhere salivate at the mere mention
of those three yummy words, it's safe to say few know that Penn State's
history was glazed with tasty frozen confections long before the first
Creamery cow produced milk in the 1890s.
Faculty
find support
from Intellectual Property Office
Increasing
numbers of faculty members, students and staff members are taking on or
considering the role of entrepreneur to shepherd their ideas and inventions
to the marketplace.
Annual
competition for
Fulbright Grants is open
The competition for 2003-04 Fulbright and related grants
is now under way. The grants, announced by the U.S. Department of State,
the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the Institute of
International Education (IIE), are for graduate study or research abroad
in academic fields and for professional training in the creative and performing
arts.
Grants
open way to
expand PA FutureConnect
Two
new grants -- totaling $102,300 -- are opening the way for an expansion
of the School of Information Sciences and Technology's PA FutureConnect,
a work-experience program for the school's students that also helps solve
work-force shortage problems for high-tech companies.
Director
sought for
Population Research Institute
The Population Research Institute is seeking to fill the
director position with a distinguished demographer who is a member of
the University community.
Rehab
center gets
three-year accreditation
For
the 12th consecutive year, the Rehabilitation Center at Milton S. Hershey
Medical Center has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities for its medical rehabilitation programs.
Cooperative
extension
seeks associate director
Penn State Cooperative Extension is seeking candidates
for the position of associate director.
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