Chief of Penn's finest Chief of Penn's finest Let’s start out by disposing of the question everyone asks the chief of the Penn Police: Do you get kidded about your name? “What I get is just that question,” Thomas Rambo said. “That’s about it. ‘I guess you get kidded about your name.’ Then they go, ‘Well, what do they say?’”
Editor's Pick: A first time for everything Editor's Pick: A first time for everything Penn Presents audiences are familiar with the inventive, acrobatic grace of the Pilobolus Dance Company. So for its latest Philadelphia engagement, the troupe is giving its fans something new.
People's Choice: Children's Center picks gifts Mom wants 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.
Bookquick/“The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti” Bookquick/“The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti” Michelangelo’s paintings in the Sistine Chapel, his sculpture “David” in Florence, and his “Pietà” at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome are among the most admired works of art in the world.
Beck heads Penn IT 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.
Two gold medals for Summer Sessions team Two gold medals for Summer Sessions team - The University Continuing Educational Association awarded two gold medals to Penn Summer Sessions for excellence in marketing and publications. The Penn Summer Sessions team—Valerie C. Ross, Bryan Lathrop, Emma Foley, Mandy Danti and Elizabeth Sachs—beat out 400 entries this year to win honors in the publications and campaign categories.
Campus Buzz Campus Buzz 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.
Track yourself on-line at U@Penn 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.
Anderson examines code of the suites Anderson examines code of the suites Thanks to the civil rights movement and affirmative action, blacks now occupy positions in numbers and at levels that were unimaginable as recently as the 1960s. But that success has created a new set of problems, and at a May 1 talk sponsored by the African-American Resource Center, sociologist Elijah Anderson examined some of them.
Cinema deal 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.