News in Brief
Penn State Intercom......March 14, 2002

Intercom schedule

With the end of spring semester approaching, Intercom is preparing to return to its summer publication schedule. Beginning with the April 25 issue, Intercom will publish every other week through the end of summer. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 22.

Publishing dates for the Intercom during the spring and summer follow:

Publication date	Copy deadline
March 21	March 13
March 28	March 20
April 4	March 27
April 11	April 3
April 18	April 10
April 25	April 17
May 9	May 1
May 23	May 15
June 6	May 29
June 20	June 12
July 11	July 2
July 25	July 17
Aug. 8	July 31
Aug. 22	Aug. 14

All information for publication in Intercom should be sent in the body of an e-mail -- not as an attachment -- to AMountz@psu.edu by noon on the deadline day. Please note that the deadline for the July 11 issue is earlier than normal because of the July Fourth holiday.

Due to the volume of information received, hard copy or faxed material will not be accepted for publication unless the sender does not have access to e-mail. Due to space constraints, items will be published only once per semester. Events that take place on the same date that Intercom is published will not be included in that issue.

For a list of guidelines, check the Web. Go to http://www.psu.edu/INTERCOM/ and click on the link to guidelines.

Library award nominations due

Nominations are sought for the 2002 University Libraries Award, which recognizes the achievement or performance of any person holding an academic, staff or technical service appointment in the University Libraries.

For criteria information and to obtain a nomination form, go to http://www.libraries.psu.edu/pubinfo/awards/ulaward.htm or contact Rebecca Mugridge at (814) 865-1755 or rlm31@psulias.psu.edu. Nominators must notify persons they intend to nominate for the award.

Submit forms online or return printed nomination forms to Rebecca Mugridge, chair, University Libraries Award Committee, 126 Paterno Library, University Park, PA 16802, by March 15.

FELT proposals sought

Individuals with course improvement ideas are invited to submit a Fund for Excellence in Learning and Teaching proposal.

FELT abstracts of previously funded projects, submission guidelines and the online submission form are on the Web at http://www.psu.edu/celt/grants/proposal_FELT2002.html. Proposals are due by March 15.

Penn College Open House

The Pennsylvania College of Technology will hold Open House 2002 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at a variety of sites on or near the main campus.

General information sessions, campus tours, career-exploration workshops, financial aid information and other activities are planned for prospective students and their families.

To register or for information, call (800) 367-9222, e-mail admissions@pct.edu or visit http://pct.edu/openhouse on the Web.

Women's Commission plans banquet

Annie Stunden, chief information officer and director of the Division of Information Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be the featured speaker at the Commission for Women's banquet, Monday, March 18, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park.

The event celebrates the group's 21st anniversary, beginning with a social hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m.

The theme of this year's banquet is "Coming of Age." Winners of the Rosemary Schraer Mentor Award and Achieving Women awards will be honored at this event.

Tickets for the banquet are $16 for students and $25 for nonstudents. Departments can reserve tables of 10 for $375. For tickets or information, call the commission office at (814) 863-8493.

CORED nominations sought

The Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity (CORED) seeks nominations and applications for positions effective July 1.

Membership includes administrators, faculty, staff exempt, staff nonexempt, technical-service employees and undergraduate and graduate students. Full members are appointed by the president to serve a four-year term or, in the case of students, until graduation. Associate members serve a one-year renewable term.

The commission seeks a broad base of nominations from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. Self-nominations are welcome.

Information and a nomination form may be obtained by calling the commission office at (814) 863-7889 or by visiting the commission's Web page at http://www.psu.edu/dept/cored/membership/nominate.html.

Nomination forms must be returned to the commission office in 311 Grange Building no later than March 30.

Nominations sought

The Commission for Women is calling for nominations for membership.

The commission advises the president about areas of concern for the women employees and students in the University community. Terms are for three years and membership is open to administrators, faculty, exempt and non-exempt staff, technical-service employees and students from all University locations.

Nomination forms can be found at http://www.lions.psu.edu/cfw/ by following the "get involved" link or by calling (814) 863-8493. The deadline is March 31.

Daughters at work

The Commission for Women is sponsoring the seventh annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day on Thursday, April 25. This year, 39 career sites on the University Park campus are participating to give girls in grades six through 12 a chance to explore the many diverse career options offered at Penn State. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

At this time, brochures, complete with registration forms, should be in employee mailboxes. Information also is available on the Web at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/DaughtersToWork2002. For more information, call Carol Griffin at (814) 863-3461 or e-mail cjg3@psu.edu.

Scholarship announced

Students who will be full-time freshmen at any Penn State location or at the Pennsylvania College of Technology, who are children of University technical service or staff employees, are invited to apply for the 2002-2003 Steve A. Garban Grant-In-Aid.

This scholarship, awarded to one first-year student, will be applied to room and board charges for two years.

Letters of application will be accepted until April 30. Letters should include: the student's name and Social Security number; the Penn State or Penn College employee's name and position; and a personal essay of no more than two typewritten pages that gives illustrations of the student's leadership, humanitarian and academic merits. The recipient will be announced in June.

Letters should be sent to Carol Lewis, Student Aid Coordinator for University Scholarships, Office of Student Aid, 314 Shields Building, University Park, PA 16802.

For information, visit http://www.psu.edu/studentaid or e-mail Carol Lewis at cll1@psu.edu.

Team support for ANGEL users

With many instructors and students now taking advantage of ANGEL (the Penn State course management system that provides a variety of teaching and classroom technologies), demand for user support has increased significantly.

The Center for Education Technology Services (CETS) has recently created a Web-based system to meet these expanding needs. Instructors and students who need assistance can fill out an online help form that provides answers to ANGEL-related questions in a timely manner. To access ANGEL user support, go to http://cms.psu.edu/ and click the "Help" link, then the "Problem Report/Enhancement Request/Question Form" link. Type in the requested information including a description of your concern, then submit.

ANGEL users also may take advantage of a variety of online support materials found under the "Help" link in ANGEL, or call the Help Desk at (814) 863-2494 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Telephone number changed

The telephone number for the Telecommunications Network Operations Center has recently changed from (814) 863-4357 (3-HELP) to (814) 865-4662 (5-4NOC).

The center provides support for trouble calls related to the University's telecommunications and networking services. The center also works to continually monitor and maintain the University's voice, video and data networks to ensure that problems are identified and resolved quickly.

According to Bill Welch, manager of network systems, the decision to change the number was to more accurately reflect the center's role as a problem-reporting center for the University's telecommunications network systems and not as a "help desk" that is primarily geared for more generalized questions.

All problems related to telecommunications and networking services should be reported to the center at the new number, (814) 865-4662 (5-4NOC).

For information, go to http://www.otc.psu.edu/help/help.asp

File assets reports

University employees are reminded to complete the proper forms when moving or disposing of any tagged or untagged University assets.

If moving an asset permanently or for more than one year, use General Forms Usage Guide, Page 6.02 -- Report Of Disposition Or Permanent Transfer Of Tangible Assets or "DISP" on IBIS.

If moving an asset temporarily, between 30 days and one year, use General Forms Usage Guide, Page 6.07 -- Report Of Temporary Relocation Of Tangible Assets.

Completing the forms helps the University and Property Inventory maintain an accurate online inventory system.

For information, call Robin Cabral at (814) 865-7531 or e-mail rcm1@psu.edu.

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