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Annenberg gift The Annenberg School for Communication will receive from the Annenberg Foundation a new, $100 million endowment gift that, in its first year, will support scholarships, faculty chairs and classroom refurbishing. The same amount was also given to the Annenberg School at the University of Southern California.
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The locks are being changed Oct. 14: Which means that now is the time to register your PennKey so you won’t get locked out of Penn’s secure computing services after that day. There’s even a chance for you to win a Penn Bookstore gift certificate if you register your PennKey before midnight Oct. 9. For info about PennKey, visit www.upenn.edu/computing/pennkey on the Web.
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Models wanted, excellence a must
Your blue-ribbon coworkers deserve recognition, not to mention one of the $500 and $250 cash awards. But it’s up to you to make it happen, by throwing their names, or your own, into the Models of Excellence nomination box. From now until Nov. 7, Human Resources’ Quality of Worklife Programs is seeking the names of staff members—individuals or teams, full or part-time—who inspire others with their hard work. Anyone may nominate candidates; staff may also recommend themselves.
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Staff Q&A: Susan Feathers
If you think lawyers are out there only to play the capitalist game, come meet Susan Feathers (C/G’83). Better yet, take a look at the Public Service Department she oversees at the Law School, which places about 600 students a year in law-related volunteer programs.
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A thyme to grow a healthy business
The next time you walk into Pizza Rustica, take a good, deep breath. That fresh basil you smell grows just up 36th Street. Pizza Rustica is one of the first local customers of a student-run herb garden at University City High School, supported by the Center for Community Partnerships’ Urban Nutrition Initiative (UNI). And if owner Rosemarie Certo’s comments on the quality of the herbs she buys is any guide, it won’t be the last.
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Rev up your career
Shift your career into high gear with this Human Resources class. The class meets at 3624 Market St., Suite 1B South. For information, call 215-898-3400 or visit www.hr.upenn.edu/learning. Registration required. Transitioning to Management
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Chemical Engineer Stuart Churchill Wins Founders Award from National Academy of Engineering
PHILADELPHIA – Chemical engineer Stuart W. Churchill of the University of Pennsylvania has been named by the National Academy of Engineering as the recipient of its 2002 Founders Award.Churchill, the Carl V.S. Patterson Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at Penn, will receive the award and speak at NAE's annual meeting Oct. 6 in Washington.
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Penn Alexander School Ribbon-Cutting, Naming Ceremony Are Set
PHILADELPHIA – The Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School will become official Monday, Oct. 7. More than two dozen Alexander family members and friends will join with students and teachers; Philadelphia School District, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and Penn representatives; and invited guests to cut the ribbon.Ceremonies will begin at 11 a.m. in the atrium of the school, 4209 Spruce St., where a school string ensemble will greet the guests with musical selections.
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New West Philadelphia School Honors Sadie Alexander, Leader in Civil Rights, Educational Achievements
PHILADELPHIA – In a tribute to a woman whose lists of personal and professional achievements are unparalleled, the Penn-Assisted School in West Philadelphia is now officially The Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School. The School Reform Commission today passed a resolution approving the name.
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Arthur Ross Gallery Presents "Antiquity Recovered: Pompeii and Herculaneum in Philadelphia Collections"
PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania's Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St., is hosting "Antique Anatolian Carpets: Masterpieces from Philadelphia-Area Collections" from Jan. 21 through April 2.The exhibition is guest-curated by Dennis Dodds, an alumnus of the University and noted Philadelphia collector.