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From the President
Appointment of Penn's 29th Provost
I am delighted to announce my selection of Vincent Edward Price to be the 29th Provost of the University of Pennsylvania. Currently Interim Provost and the Steven H. Chaffee Term Professor of Communication in Penn's Annenberg School for Communic... More
Academic Events & Announcements
Faculty Can Now Add Syllabi to Courses InTouch
Courses InTouch now allows instructors and school/program administrators to include a syllabus or preliminary syllabus for the use of students during Advance Registration, by uploading a PDF to the Course Search and Schedule Planning Tool. ... More
Provost Issues New Faculty Review Guidelines
The Provost, working closely with the Deans and the Tri-Chairs of the Faculty Senate, has distributed guidelines for annual faculty reviews, designed to enhance their fairness, transparency, and standardization.... More
Employee Services & Programs
FMLA Extended to Family Members of Military Personnel
If you have a family member who serves in the military, you should be aware of some recent changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that may affect you. Two new types of military family leave are now available.... More
Deadline to Apply for Summer Term Tuition Benefits
Are you or your dependents taking advantage of Penn's tuition benefits for the Summer 2009 term? If so, be sure to request payment for the tuition benefit by August 15, 2009.... More
Almanac
Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter: Arjun Yodh
Dr. Arjun G. Yodh, a researcher studying condensed matter physics, medical and biophysics and optics has been named director of the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) at the University of Pennsylvania.... More
$10.5 Million Gift from the Haas Family for Penn Medicine, Morris Arboretum
A collection of gifts totaling $10.5 million from Philadelphia philanthropists John O. Haas and Dr. Janet Haas, will support four endeavors at the University of Pennsylvania. ... More
Recreation
Power Pilates Intermediate Mat Certification
July 24-26: You will learn 13 intermediate mat exercises and how to incorporate them into the beginner level sequence, continue to develop your teaching skills so that you will become an excellent and confident instructor, and have the ability t... More
Yoga Classes
New Yoga Classes are beginning the week of July 14. New sections for Yoga for All & Hatha Yoga are now available. To register, visit the website at www.upenn.edu/recreation... More
Faculty Profile
On the streets
For his latest book, this PIK Professor hung out with homeless heroin and crack users in San Francisco, even sleeping outside in encampments to gain a true sense of what life is like for the addicts.... More
Staff Profile
Staff Q&A/Julie Greger
This coordinator of Penn's basketball operations for the men's and women's teams says her main job is to "make the head coach's job easier--so he can just concentrate on coaching."... More
Deals@Penn
Bringing visitors to Penn? Take advantage of summer hotel savings!
The Hilton IAP & Sheraton UC offer discounts in July & August for Penn businesses: Hilton/$189 (fr $209) and Sheraton/$150 (fr $180). Effective Sept. 1 the rates return to FY09 levels with no increase in FY10.... More
The Computer Connection Annual Back-To-School Sale is Underway!
Educational discounts from leading manufacturers. Departments-Order for FY09 until close of business on June 30. Individual MAC purchasers-Free printers/iPods w/ various purchases. See Brochure on website. ... More
Computing
Computerworld Ranks Penn's Information Systems & Computing #4 Best Place To Work In U.S.
Computerworld Magazine ranked Penn's Information Systems & Computing organization #4 in its 100 Best Places to Work in IT survey, and the #1 place to work in the Mid Atlantic Region.... More
ISC's Green IT Website: A Helpful Resource
Need "green" ideas for how to reduce, reuse, and recycle? Visit Information Systems & Computing's Green IT website. For example, the Green Work Practices page gives ideas for Tuning Up Operations. Check it out!... More
