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East Coast premier of Pictures, Patents, Monkeys, and More...An exhibition all about collecting

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at the University of Pennsylvania opens its new season with the first East Coast showing of the popular exhibition Pictures, Patents, Monkeys, and More...On Collecting. Organized and circulated by Independent Curators International (ICI), the exhibition opens to the public on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 and continues through Sunday, December 15, 2002. The Opening Reception, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for Wednesday, September 4, 2002 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

Penn Professor Terry Adkins Selected to Memorialize Integration of Higher Education

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Twin archways anchor etched glass doors. Bronze bells rest atop the words "Freedom Henceforth - Justice Forevermore." Chosen by a national panel of experts, this is the design for the University of Mississippi's memorial to the integration of higher education set to grace the heart of the university's Oxford campus. Terry Adkins of Brooklyn, N.Y., is the artist for the historic work to be erected where, nearly 40 years ago, violence erupted and two people were killed as federal authorities helped a black man, James Meredith, be admitted as a student.

Power hitter

Bookquick/“American Childhoods”

The experiences of children in America have long been a source of scholarly fascination and general interest. In “American Childhoods,” Joseph Illick, professor of history at San Francisco State University, presents the first comprehensive cross-cultural history of childhood in America, bringing together his own extensive research and a synthesis of literature from a range of disciplines.

Hot topics get the short treatment

The warm June day was perfect for baseball. College of General Studies Dean Richard Hendrix donned his Philadelphia Opera Company baseball cap to deliver a meaningful talk—“The Deeper Meanings of Baseball”—in 60 seconds, part of a series of 60-second lectures Wednesdays at noon at 37th and Locust Walk during the summer semester. The Caribbean Authentics interrupted their island music for the lecture, and about 100 people either interrupted their progress along the walkways or sat around the fountain and tables to eat and hear the talk.

Staff Q&A: Valerie Ross

Penn used to be a sleepy place during the summer. Not any more. Much of the increased activity is Valerie Ross’ doing. She arrived at Penn in the winter of 1999 with a charge to put more sizzle into the summer. And she hit the ground running, putting together a variety of events and activities and turning the summer program for high school students into a true college preparatory experience.

Editor's Pick: Worlds of enchantment

There’s still time to go around the world in an hour this summer at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The Museum’s annual “Summer Magic” series for children ages 6 to 12 and their families features music, dance and storytelling from around the world. In addition to the Women’s Sekere Ensemble (photo), a Museum favorite, other upcoming performances in the series feature Chinese dance, African storytelling and puppetry. —S.S.

Pew Fellowships for two Penn poets

- Two Penn poets—Kelly Writers House Acting Director Teresa Leo and former English graduate student Mytili Jagannathan (G’00)—are recipients of the $50,000 Pew Fellowship in the Arts for 2002. The fellowship will allow the two to focus on their art without the worry of full-time jobs. Sample their poetry at ccat.sas .upenn.edu/xconnect.

A new COO

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has tapped Philadelphia native Albert P. Black Jr. to be its chief operating officer. Black has spent 10 years as an administrator at Eagleville Hospital and was most recently associate hospital director for 16 years at Temple University Hospital. In the newly created position, Black, 59, will focus on three key areas of the hospital’s mission—clinical care, medical education and research.

Scholar must leave tuition benefit behind

Dear Benny,I would like to know if I can use my educational benefits at another university, such as St. Joseph's or Temple. The reason why I am asking is because my grade point average is not good enough for the College of General Studies, and I am prohibited from enrolling in another CGS class. At the very least, I would like the chance to earn a liberal arts degree. And since I cannot earn one here, I wish to try elsewhere. —Eager to Learn