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Strategic Plan: Open Forum

Provost Robert Barchi and Executive Vice President John Fry invite all members of the Penn community to attend the next Strategic Plan Open Forum to be held on Tuesday, April 2 at 4 p.m. in the Golkin Room, Houston Hall. The Strategic Plan is scheduled to be published in next week's Almanac and all are encouraged to provide input during the "For Comment" period.

The development of Penn's new strategic plan builds upon The Agenda for Excellence (Almanac May 1, 2001), which is available from Almanac's website, www.upenn.edu/almanac . It will provide a foundation for the University's next five-year planning process.

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Faculty Master Nominations

The Office of College Houses and Academic Services is seeking nominations and applications for two positions: Faculty Master of W.E.B. DuBois College House and Faculty Master of Hill College House. For more information, visit the College House web site at www.upenn.edu/resliv/chas/staff . Inquiries should be directed to David Fox, Associate Director for Academic Services, 112 Hamilton College House/6180 (dfox@sas.upenn.edu ).

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Open Enrollment: April 22-May 3

Look for Open Enrollment materials to arrive at your home address during the week of April 15, 2002.

Beginning April 22, you will be able to enroll via the Open Enrollment website, www.hr.upenn.edu/openenroll / or by calling the Penn Benefits Center at 1-888-PENN-BEN (1-888-736-6236).

Please note that you may only make changes to your elections from April 22 through May 3, 2002.

The Open Enrollment Benefits Fairs

An opportunity to talk with providers and pick up new provider directories:

Wednesday, April 24, Hall of Flags, Houston Hall, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Monday, April 29, Reading Room & Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.--This will be a joint Open Enrollment and Health Fair combining the efforts of the Benefits and Quality of Worklife divisions of Human Resources. Take advantage of free health screenings in addition to the opportunity to obtain information from the benefits providers.

Tuesday, April 30, Alumni Hall, New Bolton Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

--Division of Human Resources

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Penn Federal Express Program

FedEx Shipments--Use a Pre-printed Airbill and Save Up To 40%

The University has eliminated its campus-wide FedEx account number.* In order to make FedEx shipments and receive the Penn discount, you must use pre-printed airbills with your new departmental account number. Don't pay full price--use a departmental airbill and save up to 40%.

To receive your pre-printed airbills/ order number:

Fax a completed airbill, with all fields as you wish them to appear, to Chaqueta Marshall at (215) 898-1604. A Mail Service representative will call you regarding your new account number.

 

Standard FedEx Charge

PennFedEx Charge

 

(without a pre-printed departmental airbill)

(with a pre-printed departmental airbill)

Priority overnight letter

$17.23

$9.76

Standard overnight letter

$15.36

$9.40

 

If you have questions, or if you need additional information, please call:

Phyllis Vizzachero, (215) 898-7903

Chaqueta Marshall, (215) 898-5160

Janet Wetherill, Manager, Penn Mail Service

*The old University-wide account number, 1083-0218-6, has been discontinued. FedEx will no longer ship packages with this account number.

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Center for Technology Transfer: to Left Bank

The Center for Technology Transfer will be moving effective April 1, 2002. The new address:

The Center for Technology Transfer,
3160 Chestnut Street, Suite 200,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6283.

Phone numbers and e-mail addresses remain the same.

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Interesting Sites on the Web

Do you know of an interesting Penn website that is up-to-date, and easy to navigate? Almanac is now accepting suggestions for inclusion in the "Other Interesting Sites" link on our homepage. -- Ed.

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Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 27, March 26, 2002

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
March 26, 2002
Volume 48 Number 27
www.upenn.edu/almanac/

Five innovators and luminaries will receive honorary degrees at Commencement.
Total undergraduate charges for tuition, fees, room and board will increase 4.6 percent for the coming year.
The Senate Committee on the Faculty reports on the Gender Equity Report published December 4, 2001.

INS Restrictions on automatic visa revalidation could affect international scholars at Penn.

This year's Antiques Show will benefit Penn's Institute for Environmental Medicine.