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Second commission unveiled for ICA Ramp Project by Kimowan McLain

Continuing ICA's tradition of presenting significant exhibitions in alternative spaces, artist Kimowan McLain has been commissioned to create the second in a series of site-specific installations for the ICA Ramp Project connecting the museum's first and second floor galleries.

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.

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

News briefs

Thanks If you were one of the 5,500 who dined at the Staff Appreciation Day picnic—that figure comes from Marilyn Kraut, Human Resources Quality of Worklife manager and the person who organizes the picnic—you have an inkling of how many people it takes to run a University.

Campus Buzz

Browser alert: The Penn Web site is about to get a major makeover—the first top-to-bottom redesign of the site since 1997, an eternity in Internet time. The site’s look, feel, organization and content are being thoroughly revamped as you read this; keep an eye out for the results in September.

Hard-working mothers recognized

Penn employee Felicia Green jokes that she used to think the toughest years of parenting were when her four kids—three boys and one girl—were 2 and 3. But now that two of them have become teenagers—one 16 and one 14 years old—she’s learning a whole new set of challenges. These days, weekends are spent chauffeuring her children from one party to another, and dating has become the latest issue.

Take your career to the movies

Add oomph to your career with these Human Resources brown-bag matinees. All courses meet at 3624 Market Street, Suite 1B South unless noted otherwise. For information about these and other classes, call 215-898-3400 or visit www.hr.upenn.edu/learning. Registration required.

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.