12/9/03, On the Front Page - Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 15

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On the Front Page: December 9, 2003

Landis Zimmerman to HHMI
Landis Zimmerman, chief investment officer, has decided to leave Penn to accept the position of vice president and chief investment officer at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute located in Chevy Chase, MD. At HHMI he will oversee the investment ...

Dr. Wachter: Worley Professor of Financial Management
Dr. Susan M. Wachter, who has been a member of the Wharton faculty since 1972, has been designated the first Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management as of July 1, 2003...

Dr. Giegengack: Davidson Kennedy Professor
Dr. Robert F. Giegengack, Jr., professor of earth and environmental science, has been named the Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College, SAS Dean Samuel Preston announced...

Campus Community Consortium
Penn, Drexel and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, in cooperation with community-based partners, have joined together to develop the Campus Community Consortium to reduce violent crimes against women in University City. It will be funded with a grant from the Department of Justice, as part of its Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus Program ...

Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 15, December 9, 2003

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Tuesday,
December 9, 2003
Volume 50 Number 15
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Penn's Chief Investment Officer Landis Zimmerman to leave for a position at HHMI.

Wharton's Dr. Wachter has become the Worley Professor of Financial Management.

SAS's Dr. Giegengack has been named the Davidson Kennedy Professor.

A Campus Community Consortium attempts to reduce violent crimes against women.

The University Council's last meeting of the semester covered many topics.

Holiday Shopping Around Campus, on foot and online--stores, eateries and other services--from A to Z!

Wrap up some 'Red and Blue' for the holidays with books and music.

December is the month to donate a coat, give a toy, adopt a family or help at a party.

OIP reaches out to international students and scholars.

Talk About Teaching and Learning: How to Retain Attention in the Classroom