3/4/03, Departure of Director of Affirmative Action

Departure of Director of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity

Effective March 1, 2003, Valerie Hayes, Executive Director for the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, resigned her position at Penn to become the Director of the Equal Opportunity Office and Special Advisor to the Provost at Yale University. While we will miss her, we wish Valerie well in her new position.

We expect to identify the new Executive Director for the Office before the end of the academic year. Until a new Executive Director is in place, the investigative, reporting and compliance functions of the office will be handled through other offices. For assistance in redirecting questions or concerns that would normally be handled through the Affirmative Action Office, please contact Barbara McNeil in the Office of the President at (215) 573-9165.

-- Pedro A. Ramos, Vice President and Chief of Staff

Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 24, March 4, 2003

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
March 4, 2003
Volume 49 Number 24
www.upenn.edu/almanac/

SEAS announces the first Pompa Professor.

The WTC Design Competition is won by a team of Penn architects.

The Jerry Lee Criminology Center receives a $2 million gift.

NSF awards a $1.5 million grant to help boost math and science curricula.

The Office of the Provost forms a search committee for the selection of a new Vice Provost for Research.

Speaking Out: the Emergency Plan is too little, too late.

The Center for Community Partnerships' new round of Course Development Grants.

The Center for Technology Transfer is working to help startup companies become a success.