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Penn Students Can Tune In or Logon to Constitution Day Program Featuring U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sept. 16
PHILADELPHIA-- University of Pennsylvania students have two ways to watch "Conversations with Supreme Court Justices," the national satellite broadcast program featuring U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer, online or on TV. The program will air on the Penn Video Network (Channel 24) and be available on live streaming web video at 12 noon (EDT) on Sept. 16.
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"Science" Magazine Publisher Alan Leshner to Speak at Penn
"Science" Magazine Publisher Alan Leshner to Speak at PennWHO: Alan I. Leshner, Executive Publisher, Science Magazine WHAT: 2005-06 Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Lecture in Human Relations WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 15, 5:00 p.m.WHERE: Ben Franklin Rm., Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.
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Ian Lustick to Speak at Bioterrorism Symposium, Sept. 10
WHO: Ian Lustick, professor of political science at the University of PennsylvaniaLarry M. Bush, chief of infectious disease at JFK Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FloridaLaurie Garrett, Newsday medical and science writer WHAT: Bioterrorism: Preparedness and Public Policy Symposium WHEN: Sept. 10, 2005 WHERE: Walter and Leonore Annenberg Conference Center for Medical Education at Lankenau Hospital, 100 Lancaster Avenue, in Wynnewood, Pa.
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Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial to Launch Penn's 2005-06 Fox Leadership Forum Series
PHILADELPHIA-- Marc Morial, former New Orleans mayor and current president of the National Urban League, will speak at Irvine Auditorium at the University of Pennsylvania at 5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 12, about government response and accountability in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The event will be free and open to the public.
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Constitution Day Will Feature Student-Judge Dialogue at Federal Courts, Classroom and Campus Events Across Country
PHILADELPHIA -- On Sept. 16, middle and high school students will visit courthouses across the country to commemorate Constitution Day and talk with federal judges about the issues raised in a nationwide satellite broadcast featuring U.S. Supreme Court justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer.
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For The Record: The Bowl Fight
By THE CURRENT STAFF Ask Benny: What is the history of the Music Building? Out and About: Garden in the city
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The place for deals
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Ask Benny: What's the history of the Music Building?
Dear Benny, I have heard what is now Pennís Music Building, located along 33rd Street between Walnut and Spruce streets, was once an orphanage. Is that true? —Academic sleuth Dear history detective, Actually, it is true. Penn purchased the building now known as the Music Building, along with other property, in 1900 as part of a large-scale plan to create additional space for the rapidly growing University.
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Staff Q&A: Kristine Billmyer
"They're bringing a wealth of knowledge and a thoughtful approach to learning." When Kristine Billmyer joined Penn’s payroll more than 20 years ago she felt she had “just entered the gates of heaven.” Hired to teach English as a second language in the English Language Programs (ELP) division of CGS, Billmyer loved teaching. She also realized that Penn, with its strength in applied linguistics, was the perfect place to pursue her Ph.D.
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Appointments
This fall, we’ll see several new faces—and a few familiar ones—among the senior administration at Penn. Aside from Provost Ron J. Daniels, who began work in July, here are a few other new appointments: Vanda McMurtry will assume the position of vice president for government and community affairs on Oct. 1. McMurtry, who held a similar position at Cornell, will direct Penn’s relationship with federal, state and local governments as well as non-governmental groups at the community and national levels.