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APRIL AT PENN

CONFERENCE

6 17th Annual Souls of Du Bois Conference: Leadership and Political Activism in the Penn Community; keynote address: Tukufu Zuberi, sociology; includes entertainment and several panels comprised of faculty, graduate and undergraduate student leaders; luncheon, reception and dinner; 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.; Multipurpose Room, Du Bois College House. Free with PENNCard. Registration required: (215) 898-3677 or pcw2@pobox.upenn.edu (W.E. B. Du Bois College House).

MUSIC

9 Robert Randolph and the Family Band; pedal steel guitar; 7:30 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium. Advance: $12; $8/PENNCard. Door:$15; $10/PENNCard. Tickets: on Locust Walk, the Annenberg Box Office or (215) 898-3900. Info.: http://specevents.net (SPEC Jazz and Grooves).

Deadlines: The deadline for the weekly Update is each Monday for the following week's issue. The deadline for the May At Penn calendar is April 16. The deadline for the Summer At Penn calendar is May 14.

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Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 28, April 2, 2002

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
April 2, 2002
Volume 48 Number 28
www.upenn.edu/almanac/

Peter Skirkanich W '65, and his wife, Geri, have pledged $10 million to build a new home for bioengineering; it is the largest gift by an individual donor in the history of SEAS.
Dr. Jim O'Donnell will give the Baccalaureate address next month, his swan song at Penn after two decades, before becoming provost at Georgetown.
Have something you want to say about Penn's plans for the future? The open forum on the new strategic plan, Building on Excellence: The Next Agenda, is this afternoon.
Taxes have been around a long time, according to three of the Museum's experts on ancient civilizations. No wonder Franklin knew we could count on them!