News in Brief
Penn State Intercom......March 21, 2002

Videoconferencing open house

A videoconferencing classroom open house will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. March 27 at 310 Rider Building II, University Park.

Representatives from the Office of Telecommunications and the Center for Education Technology Services will give demonstrations at 10 and 40 minutes past the hour, providing an overview of the equipment, the network system and the resources available to faculty interested in using the room. Guests will have the opportunity to try out some of the equipment that is available for classroom use.

For information, call (814) 865-8681 or visit the Web at http://www.inov8.psu.edu.

Roar for Wellness Fair

The third annual Roar for Wellness Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Alumni Lounge of the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus.

More than 35 exhibitors representing the seven dimensions of wellness (physical, social, spiritual, emotional, environmental, intellectual, occupational) will provide interactive and educational booths. Entertainment will include dance groups, magicians, an a cappella group, artists and others.

The event is the final class project for Kinesiology 492W, Programming for Businesses and Agencies.

For information, call (814) 865-1601.

Spring reception

The Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity will hold a spring reception and awards ceremony from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 26.

The event is free to the public.

For information or to RSVP, call (814) 863-7679 or e-mail kmr3@psu.edu.

Mentor program seeks applicants

The Commission for Women invites all full-time University faculty, staff and technical service employees to apply to participate in its Mentoring Program for the 2002-2003 academic year.

The program promotes professional and personal development by connecting employees with others who can advise them on work-related issues such as career planning, job skill enhancement and University involvement. Employees can apply to be a mentor or protégé, depending on their needs and goals.

Those interested should fill out a brief application and submit a one-page cover letter explaining what they hope to get out of the program. Applications are available in the Commission for Women office, 311 Grange Building, University Park, or on the Web at http://www.lions.psu.edu/cfw. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 26.

Efficiency tips sought

Finance and Business's Expenditures and Operational Efficiency Team wants to hear suggestions for changes that will result in saved time, resources or money.

E-mail expenditures@psu.edu with ideas and suggestions about ways to improve work practices, improvements and cost savings. Include name and work address to enable the committee to acknowledge the idea. Anonymous suggestions may be mailed to Expenditures, 105 Procurement Services Building, University Park, PA 16802.

For information about the Expend-itures and Operational Efficiency Team, go to http://www.expenditures.psu.edu/.

For the Record

A leave of absence was recently approved for Kathleen L. Lodwick, professor of history on the Lehigh Valley campus of Berks-Lehigh Valley College. Lodwick's campus was misidentified on page 8 of the March 14 issue of Intercom.

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