News in Brief
Penn State Intercom......September 19, 2002

Vanpools

* A vanpool is looking for a rider from the Philipsburg area to University Park. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call Terry Williams at (814) 342-3842.

* Dana wants to start another vanpool for people working from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday from Philipsburg to University Park. For information, e-mail Dana at dmc6@psu.edu.

Quality Advocates' network meeting

An informal Quality Advocates' discussion will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in 404 Old Main on the University Park campus.

The topics will be learning about virtual teams; the Fast Track approach and the traditional approach; and the way these approaches have been implemented recently for incremental improvement and re-engineering at the University.

Talking about their experiences will be: Penny Kowalski, Registrar's Office Course Scheduling Re-engineering Team; Ron Servello, University Libraries' Fast Track Equipment Team; and Joelle Sherlock, Commonwealth College Career Services Virtual Team.

To register, call the Center for Quality and Planning at (814) 863-8721 or e-mail psucqp@psu.edu.

Financing college is topic
of Spanier radio/TV call-in

Financing a college education is the topic 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, Sept. 23, on WPSU-FM and WPSX-TV.

Joining Spanier to discuss ways of managing the rising costs of tuition, room, board, books and supplies will be Donald Heller, associate professor of education and author of The States and Public Higher Education Policy: Affordability, Access and Accountability. Participating in the discussion by phone from Washington will be Ed Elmendorf, senior vice president for government relations and policy analysis for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

College students, parents and others 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.

Trolley tour

The University Women's Club will hold a newcomers' tour of campus via Molly Trolley on Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the University Park campus.

The event is open to faculty, staff and alumna and their spouses, partners, daughters and mothers.

The tour will be from 9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and lunch will be from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Cafe Laura. The cost is $3 for the tour, $8 for lunch or $10 for both.

For information and reservations, call Sally Mahan at (814) 867-2184 or Karen Eklund at (814) 466-0560.

Incentive grants

The Commission for Adult Learners invites the submission of proposals for 2002-03 Adult Learner Program/Service Incentive Grants. The grants were established to generate new, improved and innovative programs services for the recruitment and retention of adult learners.

Staff, faculty and adult learner organizations at all University locations are encouraged to submit an incentive grant application. Application forms have been widely distributed to all campuses. Additional copies can be obtained by calling the Center for Adult Learner Services at (814) 863-3887 or by downloading from the commission's Web site at http://www.sa.psu.edu/cals/commission. The deadline for submission is Oct. 4. The Commission for Adult Learners will showcase the Incentive Grant programs at its May 12, Hendrick Best Practices for Adult Learners Conference.

CPATODA meeting dates set

The Commission for the Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse (CPATODA) will meet at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 16, Nov. 20 and Dec. 17 in 107 HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus.

Meetings are open to all University faculty, staff and students. The commission serves as an advisory group to William Asbury, vice president for Student Affairs, on any matter that affects the use or abuse of alcohol, tobacco or other drugs in the University community.

For information, call the commission's office at (814) 863-0461.

LINC proposals sought

Leadership for Institutional Change (LINC), a multi-year initiative, is seeking proposals for mini-grants for projects that address campus/community challenges at all University locations.

A partnership of Penn State and Cheyney University that is funded by the Kellogg Foundation, the LINC effort includes projects that represent collaboration among a number of land-grant institutions. LINC's overarching goals are to find and nurture the people who will be the college and university leaders of this century.

LINC is in its second phase, which focuses on diverse teams of campus and community members that are working on projects related to such issues as alcohol education, elementary and secondary education, healthy communities, economic development and service learning.

The deadline for submitting proposals is Oct. 18. Proposals will be reviewed by Nov. 1 and awards will be made while funding remains available.

For information about the mini-grant application process, contact Louise Sandmeyer at (814) 863-8721 or les1@psu.edu; or David Day at (814) 865-3180 or dvd1@psu.edu. For more information on Penn State's involvement with LINC, visit the Web at http://www.psu.edu/president/cqi/LINC/index.htm.

Goldwater Scholarship

University Park students interested in a career in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering may apply to the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and excellence in Education Program.

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation operates an educational scholarship program designed to provide opportunities for outstanding U.S. students with excellent academic records and demonstrated interest in, and potential for, careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

In April 2003, the Foundation will award scholarships to students, who will be college juniors or seniors during the 2003-2004 academic year. In order to be considered for an award, students must be nominated by their institution.

The campus deadline for University Park students is Oct. 30. The national deadline for receipt of all 2003 nominations is Feb. 1.

For more information, contact The Undergraduate Fellowship Office, 11-A Grange Building, at (814) 863-8199 or undergraduatefellowships@psu.edu.

For the Record

Due to an editing error, Abdullah Yavas' name was transposed and the Christian Student Fellowship was incorrectly identified in a story on page 1 of the Sept. 12 edition of Intercom.

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