Ron Ozio

PHILADELPHIA -- Spruce College House in the University of Pennsylvania's Quadrangle is being renamed Riepe College House.  The naming recognizes a $10 million pledge to support the college house made by James and Gail Petty Riepe of Baltimore and honors their longstanding dedication to strengthening student life at Penn.  

PHILADELPHIA -- Educators from around the U.S. will meet Oct. 30-31 at the University of Pennsylvania for "From the Ground Up: Building University-Assisted Schools," a conference on creating and managing K-12 public schools.

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.

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.

FRANKFURT -- Denmark and Sweden lead the world in social progress, Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list and the United States ranks 27th among 163 nations, according to the latest Index of Social Progress.  

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania's historic Quadrangle has received a joint $11.5 million commitment from Penn alumni Alan Hassenfeld and Jerome Fisher and Fisher's wife Anne. In recognition of the gifts, Woodland College House will be renamed Fisher Hassenfeld College House, and an entrance to the Quad will be named the Fisher Hassenfeld Memorial Tower Gate.

WHO: Robinson FredenthalWHAT: Off the Wall: Current Work by Robinson Fredenthal.A Special ExhibitionWHERE: Kroiz Gallery, Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania, 220 S. 34th St.WHEN: May 11 through Sept. 30Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, weekends by appointment. Open Penn's Alumni Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 11-12, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA Robert Boruch, a professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and a statistics professor at Penn Wharton School, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Class of 2002.

PHILADELPHIA -- In a public panel discussion, "Time's Potential: The Past, Present, and Future of Aging," the Penn Humanities Forum addresses a lack of humanities research on the topic of aging. The discussion will take place at 4:00 pm on Wed., May 1 in Houston Hall Bodek Lounge, 3417 Spruce Street.

PHILADELPHIA Welfare reform laws have made it extremely difficult for low-wage earners to support their families, according to a new study by Roberta Iversen, professor and associate dean in the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work.