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Bring your daughter April 22
The annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day offers girls and their parents a chance to explore the world of work together. And this year, Penn's Division of Human Resources has lined up a series of events that allow young women to explore fields of work far beyond those of Mom and Dad. These special events include: A discussion of careers in law enforcement, public safety and security with women in Penn's Public Safety Division; A bridge-building workshop sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers;
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Charles Schwab President David Pottruck Makes $12 Million Gift to the University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA --- David S. Pottruck, president and co-chief executive officer of The Charles Schwab Corporation, San Francisco, Calif., has made a $12 million gift to the University of Pennsylvania, according to an announcement today (April 7) by University of Pennsylvania President Judith Rodin.
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The University of Pennsylvania Will Award Honorary Degrees to Five at May 17 Commencement
PHILADELPHIA --- The University of Pennsylvania will confer honorary degrees on five men and women at the 243rd Commencement on Monday, May 17, according to University President Judith Rodin.
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Five to study in Britain as Thouron Scholars
Five outstanding students from this side of the Atlantic will be studying in England, come the fall, as Thouron Scholars. The prestigious exchange program allows U.S. and British students of exceptional ability - academic excellence, leadership, and personal qualities that would lead them and their home countries to benefit from the exchange - to immerse themselves in the culture and the thinking of another country. This year's winners from the University are:
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Etzioni calls for limits on privacy
Do we need to rethink our approach to the right to privacy? Should the common good play a bigger role in our handling of privacy issues? Yes and yes, says noted social thinker Amitai Etzioni. Perhaps you should rethink the questions, said a panel of Penn professors. Etzioni, University Professor of Sociology at George Washington University, and his friendly critics from Penn met at a Wharton School forum March 17 to discuss his new book, "The Limits of Privacy."
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Thinking of living in U-City?
Students, faculty and staff who are thinking about living in University City can turn those thoughts into action at two housing fairs April 6 and 7. Tuesday's Renters' Housing Fair, sponsored by the Office of Off-Campus Living, puts potential renters in touch with area landlords, tenant-rights groups, utilities and other organizations that provide services for students living off-campus. The fair takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Locust Walk.
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On the river of life, there are rowers and spectators
Photo by Candace diCarlo While sitting in a barber shop in Cologne, Germany, in 1998, Garrett Miller was at first startled to see his face staring back at him on a large poster. He quickly recognized the poster as an advertisement for an upcoming world championship.
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Wendy Steiner
Across campus, at city locales like the Edgar Allan Poe House, and among the remnants of 19th-century industrial Philadelphia, academic writers joined the community of more than 60 local writers from beyond the ivory tower, March 26 and 27, to ponder what it means to be a writer in Philadelphia. "A Celebration of Philadelphia Writers" was the first program of the Penn Humanities Forum, under the leadership of Director Wendy Steiner, chair of the English Department and the Richard L. Fisher Professor of English.
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C'mon, big money!
Well, not yet. There weren't any cash prizes being given out when WPVI-TV held "Wheel of Fortune" tryouts at the University of Pennsylvania Museum's Harrison Auditorium March 18, but lucky would-be contestants such as Yasemin Saltuk (C'01) got the chance to spin the wheel for tickets to the show, a chance to audition as a contestant, photos of hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White, and other surprises.
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Banned
University policy permitting alcohol at registered undergraduate parties has been suspended until further notice, President Judith Rodin and Provost Robert Barchi announced last Friday, following the death of a Phi Gamma Delta alumnus at a party March 20. In addition, the administration announced that city, state and University alcohol policies will be strictly enforced at Skimmer and Spring Fling, canceled the post-Spring Fling block party on Sansom Street and suspended the fraternity.