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EVP John Fry to leave Penn
Executive Vice President John Fry was named last week president of Franklin & Marshall College, in Lancaster, Pa. He will complete the academic year here on campus before moving on in the summer. “This is a great loss to the University, but it is an incredible opportunity for John,” stated President Judith Rodin in a memo to the Trustees. Fry’s accomplishments since his arrival at Penn in 1995 include sweeping changes to the University’s business practices that have led to significant cost savings.
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Hail to 28 who broke the mold
The University has selected 13 employees as 2002 Models of Excellence Award winners for work above and beyond job expectations that made a significant contribution to the University. An additional 15 staff members will receive honorable mentions, the president, provost and executive vice president of the University announced. The awards, to be presented in April, were first introduced by Human Resources in 1999 in honor of people who cut through red tape, showed leadership and thought out of the box, to make things happen.
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Urban-Revitalization Experts
University of Pennsylvania faculty and staff available to comment on various aspects of urban revitalizationRole of a university in revitalizing a neighborhood Judith Rodin, President of the University of Pennsylvania Neighborhood conditions and their impact on homelessness, substance abuse and crimeDennis Culhane, associate professor of social work and research associate and professor of psychology Social and economic issues of urban neighborhoodsJulia Paley, professor of anthropology and urban studies Urban adolescent success
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New Book Targets Troubles of Latinos in Rural Areas
NOTE : Stanton Wortham of the University of Pennsylvania is available to talk with reporters about general issues involving Latinos in rural areas of the U.S. Also, Douglas Massey, another Penn professor, can discuss larger issues surrounding Latino immigration.Feb. 15, 2001PHILADELPHIA -- New labor markets in rural U.S. communities are drawing Latinos to regions where there has been little or no Hispanic presence, and this influx is accompanied by challenges for both the host communities and the newcomers.
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People's Choice: Hearts and flowers at the library
Valentine’s Day is one week away, so naturally, our thoughts turned to love. Love and books (we’re eager readers around here). So we went wandering through Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, asking any staffers we found how they plan to show their love on Valentine’s Day. Not surprisingly, we got lots of flowers, dinners and candy in response. But there were a few people who had more adventurous ideas. Dan Applegate Evening Circulation Desk“Flowers and chocolate. If anyone will take it.”
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How to accumulate and use paid time off
Dear Benny, I’ve been at Penn for six years, and I still don’t know how my vacation time accumulates, or when I can use it. —Needs a Break Dear Needy, According to the Human Resources Policy Manual, if you have been employed at Penn in a year-round full-time position for at least five years, you receive two days paid time off each month. Part-time employees accumulate days off based on a percentage of the full-time rate.
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Pulitzer Prize winners to visit Penn
Three Pulitzer Prize-winning writers will be at Kelly Writers House this spring as part of its annual Fellows Program. This year’s Writers House Fellows are fiction writer Michael Cunningham, poet John Ashbery and playwright Charles Fuller. Cunningham, winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel “The Hours,” will be on campus Feb. 11 to 12 (see “What’s On”). “The Hours” imagines Virginia Woolf’s last days before her suicide and a group of contemporary characters grappling with love and despair.
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The master performer as a 19-year-old grad student
Mimi Stillman is all of 19 years old—the same age a Penn sophomore would be. But she’s pursuing an M.A. in history. And while she pursues her degree, she is continuing with her impressive career as a concert flutist.
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American Youth: Religion an Important part of their Lives
PHILADELPHIA An overwhelming majority of American youth believe religion is an important part of life.Eighty-six percent of Americans aged 11 to 18 believe that religion is an important part of their lives, according to a national survey of 2,004 randomly selected households done in 2000 by the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work. Researchers Ram Cnaan and Richard Gelles say that new-millennium American youth are very much like previous generations, despite some people views that today youth are less religious than previous generations.