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in Brief Advising lunchesThe Division of Undergraduate Studies has scheduled two University Park brown-bag lunches that focus on topics related to academic advising. Glenn Johnson, instructional designer and project manager for the initiative, will explain how and why advisers might encourage students to develop ePortfolios using the resources at http://www.portfolio.psu.edu. His talk will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in 103B MBNA Career Services Building. The second session will focus on advising@psu.edu (http://www.psu.edu/advising), a central source of information about academic advising and related educational topics. Michael J. Leonard, assistant director of the Division of Undergraduate Studies, will demonstrate the capabilities and features of this Web site from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in 220 Thomas Building. The events are open to faculty and staff . For information, call Laura Brown at (814) 865-7576 or e-mail lsb7@psu.edu. Grant deadline is March 7The deadline for the next funding period for Individual Faculty Grants offered by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities is Friday, March 7. Proposals must be submitted by 5 p.m. to 103 Ihlseng Cottage on the University Park campus. Funds support research, performance and creative projects in and across the arts and humanities. All University faculty members with professorial rank and a continuing appointment are eligible to apply. For information or guidelines, call (814) 865-0495, e-mail iah1@psu.edu or visit the Web site at http://www.research.psu.edu/iah/. Volunteers soughtLambda Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa is seeking additional volunteers to serve as members of its board for 2003-04. Interested individuals can contact Rosann Bazirjian at (814) 865-0404 or rvb9@psu.edu and Robert Richards at (814) 863-1900 or rdr2@psu.edu. Volunteers can be faculty or staff and must have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa also is seeking individuals willing to serve as department representatives. The responsibilities would include assisting the board's membership committee with the election and recruitment of new members during February and March. Those interested can contact Dennis Shea at (814) 863-2901 or dgs4@psu.edu. Department representatives can be faculty or staff and must have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Markers collected on WebWhat do family medicine, ice cream manufacturing, nuclear reactors and American literature have in common? Penn State's pioneering roles in all of these fields -- and more -- are commemorated in an ongoing series of campus historical markers. The Office of University Relations offers a new Web site that includes text and photos of all 64 plaques at nine University locations around the commonwealth, plus other historical commemoratives at http://www.psu.edu/ur/about.html . |