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CCP spreads gospel of civic engagement
Ira Harkavy began by acting locally, but now he’s thinking globally. Penn’s director of the Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) has embarked on a hugely ambitious project that aims to do nothing less than give universities primary responsibility for civic education. Not coincidently, it spreads the Penn gospel of community engagement and community service to a worldwide audience.
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Rodin's next act
A persistent rumor circulating around campus has it that President Judith Rodin will run for office after she steps down next June. Well, why not? Several of the people who responded to our question “What should Judith Rodin do after she steps down as president?” at a recent lunch hour thought that would be just the thing for her to do once she has more time on her hands. Several others, though, thought she should use that time to just kick back and relax.
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Service and learning go together across campus
Undergraduates at Penn do it. Of course, the educators and social workers do it. Even the doctors, lawyers and vets with pets do it. Community service participation is the common thread that runs through all 12 schools of the University of Pennsylvania. Here are some snapshots of what some of the schools are doing and information on how to learn more about their projects.
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Time once again to rebuild a nation
In 1995, the United Nations asked native Liberian Al-Hasan Conteh (Gr’93) to return to his native land to help rebuild its shattered society and university. Five years later, he was back in Philadelphia, as civil war once again ravaged the country. Now, with that war over, Conteh once again sees hope for stability—if…
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University of Pennsylvania to Receive Clery Award
WHAT: The 2003 Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Award will be presented to the University of Pennsylvania for its innovative video policing program as well as its campus and community patrols. WHO: Howard and Connie Clery present this annual award in the form of a brass mantle clock to schools and individuals who have helped to make college and university students safer, in memory of their daughter Jeanne Ann.Speakers will include U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, Penn President Judith Rodin and Maureen Rush, Penn Vice President for Public Safety.
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An Evening with Journalist, Author Walter Isaacson
WHO: Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute and author of "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"Samuel H. Preston, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, University of PennsylvaniaBruce Kuklick, professor of history, University of PennsylvaniaWHAT: "Walter Isaacson in Conversation with Bruce Kuklick" WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003, 5 p.m. WHERE:Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St., Philadelphia
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Penn's Graduate School of Fine Arts Renamed The School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts is changing its name to The School of Design of the University of Pennsylvania. The new name will more accurately describe the School's multidisciplinary programs in architecture, city planning, fine arts, historic preservation and landscape architecture. The name change takes effect Sept. 2.
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Arthur Ross Gallery Presents Work of Penn Faculty Photographers
PHILADELPHIA -- "Viewpoints: Nine Faculty Photographers," the first exhibition by photography-program faculty members of the Fine Arts Department at the University of Pennsylvania, is on display through Oct. 5 at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery. The artistic aims and techniques used by the featured photographers are diverse yet complementary. The works reflect current developments in the art of photography.
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Smaller Portions in Restaurants and Markets May Explain the 'French Paradox' of Rich Foods and a Svelte Population
PHILADELPHIA -- The "French paradox" -- the perplexing disconnect between France's rich cuisine and slender population -- can be explained in part by portions that are significantly smaller in French restaurants and supermarkets than in their American counterparts. So say researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and CNRS in Paris, who compared the size of restaurant meals, single-serve foods and cookbook portions on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Penn Upgrades Web Site on West Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA -- West Philadelphia Data and Information Resources, the University of Pennsylvania portal for information about the West Philadelphia area, has a newly restructured and upgraded Web site. New design features provide access to in-depth census data and statistical profiles by geographic neighborhood boundaries, as well as geographic-information systems maps that download real-time aerial photos taken from satellites.