9/16/03, SEC Agenda - Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 4

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The following agenda is published in accordance with the Faculty Senate Rules. Questions may be directed to Kristine Kelly, either by telephone at (215) 898-6943, or by e-mail at kellyke@pobox.upenn.edu.

Senate Executive Committee Agenda

Wednesday, September 17, 2003
2:30 to 5 p.m.
205 College Hall

1. Approval of Minutes

2. Chair's Report

3. Past Chair's Report on Academic Planning and Budget and Capital Council

4. Nominating Committee

5. Faculty Members on Consultative Presidential Search Committee (Discussion)

6. Town Hall Faculty Meetings for Presidential Search (Discussion)

7. Other New Business

8. Adjournment

Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 4, September 16, 2003

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
September 16, 2003
Volume 50 Number 4
www.upenn.edu/almanac

Penn Medicine will be part of a consortium pursuing biodefense research such as vaccines against anthrax and smallpox and other emerging infectious diseases

The Cardiovascular Division is expanding its Women Heart Program and has a new director, at Penn Medicine at Radnor.

The Penn Humanities Forum focuses on Belief in its year-long series of events.

The Penn Women’s Center plans for its 30th Anniversary Dinner.

The Executive Committee of the Trustees held its first meeting of the academic year.

University Council: Annual Report of the Steering Committee; Summary of 2002-2003 Resolutions; and Pluralism Committee’s year-end report.

Closed Circuit Televisions for Public Spaces, more than three-dozen in the area.

Penn Family Day on October 11 offers food, football and much more.

Academic Career Conference for Ph.D. students and postdocs.

Two events benefit the Abramson Cancer Center.

Research Roundup: Unemployment; Sleep Deprivation; Drugs online; Solar System.

Annual Crime Report