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D.C. beckons: Penn’s fundraiser-in-chief, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Virginia Clark, is off to Washington to fill the nation’s attic with cash. Clark will leave Penn at the end of the summer to become director of external affairs at the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex.
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Cinema deal
After a nearly two-year search, Penn has found a partner to turn its movie theater from a coming attraction into a reality. Penn has signed a lease with Cinebridge and National Amusements to bring “The Bridge: Cinema De Lux” to campus. The six-screen theater, under construction at 40th and Walnut streets, will open by the end of this year and show first-run commercial and art films.
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Staff Q&A: Bruce Warren
Bruce Warren looks almost too hip for public radio. With an earring in one ear and a wiry frame, the programming guru behind WXPN is a surprising contrast to other public radio personalities, for instance National Public Radio “Morning Edition” host Bob Edwards. But Warren is very much about and for public radio. The proof is in the almost 11 years he has dedicated to making ’XPN (88.5 FM), Penn’s public radio station, the innovative musical powerhouse that it is today.
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On the beach
The Current has added two summer issues to keep faculty and staff informed of events and critical news during the academic break. We will appear June 20 and July 18 in our new, shorter summer format, designed to fit in your beach bag with the sunscreen and the towel. The Current will resume its biweekly publication schedule and return to its regular eight-page format Sept. 5. For deadline information, visit our deadlines page.
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Seminars for retirement and work
To help you plan for the future, Human Resources is offering retirement education seminars. Run by TIAA-CREF and the Vanguard Group, the seminars will teach you the basics on retirement investing and bring you up to speed on the new tax law changes for retirement planning. A Penn benefits specialist will also be on hand to explain next year’s salary deferral forms. Seminars are held in the Ben Franklin Room, 218 Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St. Pre-registration not required. Refreshments served. Investments: Beyond the Basics
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People's Choice: Children's Center picks gifts Mom wants
They changed your diapers, bathed you, bought your favorite cereal, packed your lunch, drove you to soccer practice, fed you dinner and kissed you goodnight. Now it’s time to return the love.
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Beck heads Penn IT
- Vice President for Information Systems and Computing Robin Beck succeeds outgoing Vice Provost James J. O’Donnell as Penn’s senior information officer. In this additional role, Beck will have management responsibility for ISC and oversee technology planning and implementation. She will also replace O’Donnell as an ex officio member of the University Council Committee on Communications.
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Track yourself on-line at U@Penn
A new service will make it easier for faculty and staff to keep track of payroll, benefits and personal information. U@Penn, which will go live May 14, offers on-line access to pay stub information, said Comptroller Ken Campbell. Faculty and staff can also view benefits choices, and payroll and personnel data, including addresses, emergency contacts, tax filing status, tax withholding and direct deposit information. In addition, non-exempt (weekly-paid) employees will also be able to view their paid-time-off balances using the system.
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Color teen smokers blue and vulnerable
So why is it that more than one in every three adolescents currently smoke? Janet Audrain-McGovern, professor of psychology in psychiatry, is one of a team of researchers at Penn and Georgetown University who are in search of answers to that question. Her latest study, published in the March issue of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, suggests that while the effects of tobacco advertising have something to do with the rate of teenage smoking, advertising is not the only influence that gets teens to light up.
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Ask Benny: A reader challenges Benny's facts
Dear Benny,