Penn Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty
The aim of the Association is to initiate and coordinate activities that encourage retired faculty members to maintain connections among themselves and with the intellectual and social life of the University. Such activities include organizing lectures, discussion groups, and social functions that provide fellowship and interaction among members and with the scholarly community on campus; familiarizing members, especially those planning retirement, with issues relating to retirement benefits and retired life; and promoting opportunities for members to render service to the University and its surrounding community.
PASEF Luncheon, December 2, 2009
Julie Fairman, Professor of Nursing and Director of the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, will discuss "Making Room in the Clinic: Nurse Practioners and Modern Health Policy".
Dr. Fairman is the author of "Critical Care Nursing: a History" (co-author Professor Emeritus Joan Lynaugh), University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998. She is the Director of the Center for the Study of the History of Nursing and is working on a history of the nurse practitioner movement in the United States. Dr. Fairman's research revolves around the history of 20th century health care issues that pervade contemporary nursing practice.
The luncheon is at 11:45 A.M. on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, in the Lenape Room of the University Club.
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ASEF Luncheon, December 9, 2009
Leonard Warren, Professor Emeritus of Cell and Developmental Biology and Institute Professor Emeritus at Wistar will be the guest speaker.
Dr. Warren's research included studies of glycoproteins and the biochemistry of surface membranes of normal and malignant animal cells. His 1959 paper "The thiobarbituric acid assay of sialic acids" was a citation classic, cited 2656 times in the period 1961-1975.
After his retirement, Warren turned to writing science biographies. His first book, "Joseph Leidy: The Last Man Who Knew Everything", Yale University Press (1998) provides a detailed account of a leading nineteenth-century scientist who, despite being considered the founder of vertebrate paleontology and the father of parasitology, is little known today. The book, published in 1998, was winner of the Athenaeum Literary Award. Since then, Dr. Warren has published two more books and has a fourth on the way. Dr. Warren spends his summers writing at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
The luncheon is at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, in the Lenape Room of the University Club.
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Volunteer Docents Needed at Penn Museum!
Do you like mummies? Who is your favorite Greek god? Can you explain Navajo weaving designs? Volunteer at the Penn Museum to lead gallery tours for school groups. Primary requirements are an interest in archaeology and anthropology, a willingness to make a regular commitment one day a week, and enthusiasm for sharing the Museum galleries with visitors. More information.
Fill out an application
online.
David Hollenberg, University Architect, on Penn's Vision for the Future
At a recent PASEF luncheon on September 10, 2009, David Hollenberg gave a fascinating and informative presentation on current planning and design initiatives at Penn.
Mr. Hollenberg, a Lecturer in PennDesign, was Associate Regional Director for the northeast region of the National Park Service
before joining Penn in 2006.
His recent projects include the design and construction of the National Constitution Center, Independence Visitor Center, and Liberty Bell Center. As University Architect at Penn, he is
responsible for design and planning issues as well as the implementation of the Campus Development Plan, a vision of how the University can meet its long-term needs while supporting the development of a strong, diverse community as its neighbor.
Adrian Morrison on Animal Research
If you missed the PASEF Luncheon on May 28th, 2009, you can learn about Professor Morrison's views in his new book An Odyssey with Animals, A Veterinarian's Reflections on the Animals Rights & Welfare Debate, Oxford University Press, 2009.
"Odyssey candidly describes how Morrison, a scientist, veterinarian, and community leader became the target of animal rights extremists, giving us a balanced corrective in which reason supplants rage, knowledge replaces superstition, and love trumps hate", from the review
of Professor Ralph Lydic of the University of Michigan.
Susan Wachter on "Reviving the Economy"
People who missed the PASEF Luncheon on April 23, 2009 can view the PowerPoint slides of Professor Wachter's brilliant presentation about what went wrong and how to revive the economy.
Susan Wachter
is the Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management and
Professor of Real Estate and Finance at The Wharton School. She has recently spoken on the state of the economy and its potential recovery, real estate foreclosures, and other aspects of the current economic meltdown on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Bloomberg Radio and CSPAN as well as being quoted in US News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal and other newspapers.
