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Welcome to the 247th Commencement of the University of Pennsylvania! Benjamin Franklin founded this University to produce graduates who would serve society by solving what seemed to be the most intractable problems of the day and by promoting scientific, social and economic progress throughout the world. Generations of Penn alumni have translated Franklins vision into achievements and careers that brought meaning to their lives, credit to Penn and lasting benefits to humanity.
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WHO: University of Pennsylvania WHAT: 247th Commencement WHEN: Monday, May 19, 2003 WHERE: Various locations (see below) In the event of severe weather, heavy downpour, lightning or other dangerous conditions, the Universitys May 19 Commencement ceremony will be relocated from Franklin Field to the Palestra, 235 S. 33rd St. Archbishop Desmond Tutu will deliver the address. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m.
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WHO: University of Pennsylvanias Arthur Ross Gallery and the Pennsylvania School for the DeafWHAT: History Through Deaf EyesWHEN: June 3-July 28, 2003 Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.WHERE: Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St., Philadelphia
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAThis is a transcription of remarks made by Desmond Tutu at the 247th Commencement ceremony of the University of Pennsylvania, May 19, 2003, in Philadelphia. Heartiest congratulations to all of you graduating today. Im sure you want to extend a very warm thank you and congratulations to those who supported you: your families, your spouseswhere it applies, your children, and even your teachers.
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PHILADELPHIA Ed Feldman, better known as one of the Furniture Guys on the Learning Channel, will teach two non-credit courses offered by the College of General Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.One course, 20th Century Design Walking Tour: Furniture Galleries, will explore Philadelphias decorative-art heritage. The three sessions begin at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and continue through various furniture stores, galleries and salvage emporiums in Old City and Northern Liberties where students will learn first-hand about furniture heirlooms.
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“The Sound of Philadelphia: Classical, Jazz and Pop on Records” is the theme of the 37th annual conference of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, which takes place in Houston Hall May 28-31. The opening reception will take place amidst an exhibition of 19th-century American sheet music in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center’s Kamin Gallery. Panel discussion participants include Joe Tarsia, owner of the legendary Sigma Sound recording studio, and Cameo/Parkway Records producer-songwriter Dave Appell. Registration $150 for full conference, $60 for one day.
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As you read this, a group of Wharton MBA students are winding up the experience of a lifetime, and Professor of Management Michael Useem is completing one more lesson in leadership using an unorthodox case study. The experience and the case study are one and the same—the annual Wharton Leadership Ventures trek up Mt. Everest. Each spring for the past six years, Useem—an avid mountaineer—has led 15 to 20 MBA and Executive MBA students into the Himalayas to experience what he called “decision-making where it really makes a difference.”
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Summer’s coming, so it’s time for the Current to break out the shorts. Our two summer issues will be four-page affairs, published on June 12 and July 17. Deadlines for submitting story ideas are May 7 and June 4; events calendar deadlines are June 4 and July 9. We will take August off completely and resume our regular publication schedule on Sept. 4. You can find our publication schedule online at www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/2003/schedule.html. Have a great summer!
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Images of Beijing residents shielded behind face masks have now become a familiar sight on the nightly news. This phenomenon, along with the beating suffered by Asian economies, took root as news of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) began to spread. But some Penn experts say the reaction to SARS, which they link to the media’s alarmist coverage of the disease, have been overblown.