12/10/02, On the Cover - Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 15

IN THIS ISSUE: December 10, 2002

Paul Kelly

Paul K. Kelly's $3 Million Gift
Paul K. Kelly, an SAS overseer and a trustee of Penn, and the Kelly Family Foundation have made a $3 million gift which will be used to endow a professorship in the English department.

Alan Filreis

Rebecca Bushnell

College 's New Dean: Rebecca Bushnell
Stepping Down: Rick Beeman
Dr. Richard R. Beeman, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of history, announced that he will be stepping down as Dean effective July 1, 2003.

Paul Kelly

Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 15, December 10, 2002

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
December 10, 2002
Volume 49 Number 15
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Al Filreis is the first holder of newly endowed chair created by Paul Kelly’s $3 million gift which also supports the Writers House and the Huntsman Program.

Rebecca Bushnell will become dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, succeeding Rick Beeman who will spend a year at Oxford.

A statement from the president and provost on the incident involving the Princeton debating student last month in the Quad.

Speaking Out on the NLRB decision concerning graduate student unionization, and a response from President Rodin.

Almanac’s annual guide to Holiday Shopping Around Campus includes dozens of the local destinations for finding great gifts.

The IRS has new limits for Tax-Deferred Retirement Plan contributions in 2003.

Time to upgrade from standard Telnet to access e-mail or Netnews securely.

The Emergency Closing Reminder: what to do when winter weather strikes.

A Government Affairs Update: Homeland Security, NSF, Rendell’s task force on medical malpractice crisis, consolidating Community Affairs for Penn and UPHS.