In the News
January 16, 2003

Leadership Centre County counts many
from University among its graduates

Penn State has been a substantial part of the Leadership Centre County equation since its inception in 1991. Some 100 of the program's 367 graduates, or about 27 percent, have been University employees. Sixteen in the current class have some sort of University affiliation ranging from management to staff assistants.

University establishes
Employee Assistance Fund

The University has established an employee special assistance fund designed to provide financial support for faculty and staff facing a wide range of personal or family hardships.

Expanded benefits information is
now accessible on the Web

Employees are now able to access more of their benefits information online, thanks to a new, secure Web site from the Employee Benefits Division.

Completed Nittany Parking Deck
addition open for business

The new sections of the Nittany Parking Deck on the University Park campus opened Jan. 8. The opening of the renovated deck means some changes for those using the facility.

Achieving Women
nominations sough
t

The Commission for Women is seeking to recognize women who have achieved and excelled at Penn State and in their communities.

New Kensington seeks
campus executive officer

The Commonwealth College invites applications and nominations for the position of campus executive officer (CEO) at Penn State New Kensington.

Grants totaling $1 million to benefit
University's medical projects

The grants benefit the Department of Bioengineering, the Department of Chemistry and Hershey Medical Center.

Director sought for
Morgan Academic
Support Center

The vice provost for Undergraduate Education and International Programs announces a national search for the director for the Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes (MASCSA). The position will become available April 1, in connection with the impending retirement of Diana Kenepp.

Shortlidge Road
closed through August

A portion of Shortlidge Road on the University Park campus will be closed to all traffic until mid-August as construction begins on the supporting pier for the overhead pedestrian bridge between the new Chemistry and Life Sciences buildings on the University Park campus.

Tune in or log on for official
closing, delay information

The new year began much the same way the old year ended throughout the state -- with snow falling.

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