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Crime Report 2012 (Annual)
Crime Reports (Weekly)
Budget Report FY 2011
Building on Excellence
Campus Development Plan
Climate Action Plan
Commencement 2011
Economic Status of the Faculty 2010-11 (PDF)
Gender Equity Report
Government Affairs Update (updated 9/06/11)
Graduate School Rankings
(updated 3/20/12)
Inauguration of President Gutmann
Minority Equity Report
Mission of the University
Penn Connects
Recognized Holidays FY2013 (updated 4/27/12)
Retiree Benefits Report
Research Roundup
(updated 5/8/12)
Salary Guidelines
(updated 4/10/12)
Sexual Harassment Policy
Summer Camps 2012
Suspension of Normal Operations
Talk About Teaching
(updated 3/20/12)
W2 Form 2011

 

 

 
 
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A. GutmannPenn Trustees to Extend President Gutmann's Contract
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania will extend the contract of President Amy Gutmann for five additional years beyond its current expiration date. The extension, announced today by trustees Chair David L. Cohen, will be formally ratified at the board's meeting on June 15 and will extend Dr. Gutmann's contract as president to at least June 30, 2019. The extension would make her the second longest serving President in Penn's modern history.
$25 Million Gift to Create Basser Research Center for Inherited Cancers
GrayA $25 million gift to the University of Pennsylvania from alumni Mindy and Jon Gray will establish a center focused on the treatment and prevention of cancers associated with hereditary BRCA mutations. The Basser Research Center —BRC for BRCA—will support research on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, harmful forms of which are linked to greatly increased risks of developing breast and ovarian cancer. The Center is named in honor of Mindy Gray's sister, Faith Basser, who died of ovarian cancer at age 44.
On The Front Page
Faculty Senate Leadership 2012-2013
C. Charles S. Marguelies D. Jaggard
The Faculty Senate announced its leadership for the upcoming academic year: (left to right) Camille Charles, Susan Margulies and Dwight Jaggard.
GSE Teaching Award
Dr. Stanton E.F. Wortham, associate dean for academic affairs at the Graduate School of Education, has received the School’s 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award.
PennDesign Teaching Awards
The University of Pennsylvania School of Design is pleased to announce three recipients of the 2012 G. Holmes Perkins Awards for Distinguished Teaching: Dr. John Landis, Mr. Michael Henry, and Mr. Andrew Dahlgren.

 

 
Issue Highlights

$2.5 Million NIH Grant for Breast Cancer Virtual Clinical Trials

Death: Dr. Clark, Pediatrics

For Comment: University of Pennsylvania Sexual Violence Policy

PPSA General Meeting and Elections: May 24

Honors & Other Things

Research Roundup

Human Resources Upcoming Programs

One Step Ahead: Working Off Campus? Some Tips to Consider

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Adobe PDF2011-2012 Annual Senate Reports: The Faculty Senate Chair's Report and the annual reports of most of the Faculty Senate committees are available as a PDF.
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Almanac Schedule: No Issue May 15
There will be no issue May 15 due to Commencement. The final issue of the semester comes out May 22 and includes the Summer AT PENN calendar as well as Commencement coverage. The schedule for the remainder of the academic year is online at www.upenn.edu/almanac/issues/vol58.html Submissions are due May 8 for the May 22 issue.

 
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