COUNCIL Nominations for A-i Assembly Elections will be held at the Spring Meetingof the A-I Assembly in April. Positions to be filled the Academic Calendar are: Debating The University Council spent most of its Graduate Provost Ehrlich en- Chairperson-elect (1)-will assume duties of Registration: time March 9 on two Academic Calendar dorsed GAPSA's that the Chairperson during the 1984-85 academic ques- request Graduate tions, but also: year. Duties includecallingamonthly meet- School Bulletin include a statement supporting of theexecutive committee, an " for ing preparing passed a by-laws change in the Open interdisciplinary study enhancement of for this this agenda meeting, presiding at Expression Committee's charge to provide for individual students' programs. (Text to be pub- and the for meeting, being Spokesperson initial fall assembly of the COE; lished.) the Assembly. " Academic Calendar The immediate Secretary-elect (1)-will assume duties of the gave thefirst reading to by-laws changes to question for the Secretary during the 1984-85 academic year. (a) allow the A-3 Assembly to send alternates planning 1983-84 calendar was to Duties include minutesat the choose a datefor fall in a in which taking monthly to committee meetings if the designated repre- starting year and of these a falls on the meetings distributing copies sentative cannot attend, and (b) eliminate a religious holiday traditonal first- minutes to executivecommittee members. After debate on requirement that each member of Council day-of-class. hearing options, Executive Committee Members (3)-Duties serve on at least one committee; and the administration issued the calendar below, include attendance of monthly meeting giving an earlier start to the term. where input is requested on various matters *discussed measures for breaking down The second calendar A-I membersat the question, initially ap- affecting University. barriers to graduate students' enrollment in in a Council of Deans' Nominees should a cross section of pearing Undergraduate represent elective courses outside their home units. submitted VPUL University A-Is and should be willing to be report by Acting George President Sheldon Hackney turned the floor Koval, recommended a fall break to actively involved in the business ofthe Assembly. period Please submit nominationsto: Andrea F. Damm, over to Provost Thomas Ehrlich for a state- start with Academic 1983-84. The question has ment to "underscore the con- business administrator. Department of Ortho- University's deep been held for 1984-85, and no extension ofthe paedic Surgery, Room 424, Medical Education cern on issues of sexual harassment," asking Thanksgiving holiday appears in the schedule Building/GM. that those who have not reviewed the existing below. At Council, Student Health Director policy do so (see page 4). He also read a state- Dr. Sam Fager identified rising stress patterns, A-3 Nominations Call ment from Acting VPUL George Koval on an Dr. Thomas Wood pointed to the University's Annual elections for the Coordinating Com- incident reported in a fraternity house (updated short fall semester, asking if the need to com- mittee of the A-3 will be held on Assembly May by Mr. Koval's page 4 statement). "Lest there plete the academic work in fewer class days 25 of this We are for names of year. looking be any confusion," the Provost said, "a full might not create stress rather than alleviate it. candidates to be placed on the ballot and now is review has been proceeding and we expect a Dr. Fager indicated that he would provide the opportunity for you to become a candidate report in a few days." Council with additional details of his caseload. for a two-year term on the Coordinating Com- Steering Committee Chair Murray Gersten- With the that wider mittee. Your new ideas and suggestions will prospect University benefit all A-3s. haber reported that the ad hoc Council Com- comment will be sought before the fall break We area group of individuals with a common mittee on the Codification of Presidential question is reintroduced in Council, compara- concernand cordially invite allA-3s to attend our Search Procedures is nearing the end of its tive items from the Council of Undergraduate meetings. Come learn what the A-) Assembly is work and will be asking for comment shortly. Deans' are published at right. allabout. Guests are always welcome and, in fact, many of our guests have subsequently become active members of the Coordinating Committee. We ask your participation. For further infor- mation please call Mickey Campanile. 227-2473. Academic Calendar 1983-1984 1983 Fall Tom
September 1-2 Thursday-Friday Move-in and registration fortransfer students Grants for Biomedical Research September 5 Monday Labor Day: move-in for freshman September 6 Tuesday Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation; Deans' Through an American Cancer Society Institu- Meetings tional Research Grant, the University's Cancer Cen- September 6-7 Tuesday-Wednesday Drop-Add: placement examinations (noadditional drop-add ter will provide support to full time faculty for bio- to be processed until the following Monday. September 12th) medical research the September 12 Monday First Day of Classes throughout University. "Seed October 29 maximum) Saturday Homecoming money" grants ($5.000-$7.500 will be November 14 Monday Pre-registration for spring term awarded forthe exploitation of new developments in November 23 Wednesday Thanksgiving recess begins at close of classes cancer research. Applications will be judged on the November 28 Monday Thanksgiving recess ends at 8a.m. basis of scientific merit and the role that research December 9 Friday Fall term classes end will in the of new December 12-13 Monday-Tuesday Readingdays support play development research. December 14 22 Finalexaminations is to new Wednesday-Thursday Priority given faculty. December 22 Thursday Fall term ends The Scientific Review Committee of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania Cancer Center will review appli- 1984 Spring Term cations and establish priorities. Interested faculty January 12-13 Thursday-Friday Registration for undergraduate transfer students members are invited to obtain application forms January 14 Saturday Founders Day 16 from Ralph Czachowski. administrator. Cancer Cen- January Monday Drop-add begins January 17 Tuesday Spring term classes begin ter. 7 Silverstein/ G12(227-3910). The deadline for all March 10 Saturday Spring recess begins at closeof classes applications is April 8. Awards will be for one year, March 19 Monday Spring recess ends at 8a.m. not renewable, and will be effectiveJuly I. March 26 Monday Pre-registration for fall term and summer sessions April 27 Friday Spring term classesend April 30 Monday Readingday Blood Pressure Study May 1-2 Tuesday-Wednesday Readingdays 3- II Final examinations For an anti hypertensive drug study, volunteers are May Thursday-Friday 19 Alumni sought by the Section of General Medicine at HUP. May Saturday Day May21 Monday Commencement Patients with mild to moderately high blood pres- sure, between 18 and 70 years of age and not having 1984 Summer $.salons serious heart, lung, liver, or kidney disease, are May22 Tuesday Firstsession classes begin needed for an ongoing study of a new experimental June 29 Friday Firstsession classes end medication which is taken once per day. Free medical July 2 Monday Second sessionclasses begin 4 classes care, close observation and follow-up are offered July Wednesday Independence Day-no August 10 Friday Second sessionclassesend throughout the study which may last as long as 26 weeks. Information: Dr. David Goldman. 227-3639.
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Two Background Documents on Calendars Comparison of Academic Calendars 1982-83 Hardee's Survey: March 25 Deadline Only COFHEand local schools on semester schedules are included. in the may have read about a review of Instruction days are calculated on the assumption offive instruc- Recently campus press, you Hardee's Restaurant in Houston Hall which will in the near tional days per week. Reading days are not included unless desig- begin future. I would like to take this to the of nated as optional. opportunity clarify purpose this review and to invite your comments on the form provided below. Semester Semester Fall Spring Since September 1979, Hardee's has offered a sit down, fast food End Inst. End Inst. School Beg. days Beg. days service in the student union for the University community. Hardee's Amherst 9/10 12/14 65 1/31 5/13 65 original lease withthe University is for a five-yearterm with anoption 12/14 66 1/24 5/4 68 Barnard 9/8 to renew additional five-year terms. They are required to notify us by Brown 9/20 1/14 69 2/2 5/16 69 1983 oftheir intention to renew or not to renew for a second Bryn Mawr 9/2 12/10 68 1/17 4/29 70 August Duke 9/1 12/13 69 1/10 4/22 70 five-year term to begin September 1984. Contrary to the inference Harvard 9/20 12/18 61 2/2 4/30 57 that may have been created in prior articles, the University does not Haverford 9/2 12/10 68 1/17 4/29 70 have the option to terminate the lease with Hardee's this spring or Johns Hopkins 9/9 12111 65 1/24 4/30 64 M.I.T. 9/9 12/10 62 2/1 5/13 62 next. Princeton 9/13 12/14 60 1/31 4/29 60 In recent discussions with Hardee's senior management, we agreed Smith 9/8 12/14 64 1/26 5/4 64 that it is in our mutual interest to provide the best possible food 4/29 70 Swarthmore 9/6 12/10 65 1/17 service in Houston Hall for as the community. To this end, Penn 9/8 12/10 66 1/17 4/29 70 University U. of Rochester 9/8 12/10 63 1/12 4/23 68 we ask that you take a few minutes to answer the questions on the ttsleyan 9/1 12/7 66 1/24 5/11 68 form below. The results of this poll will be reviewed with Hardee's Williams 9/8 12/7 60.5 1/31 5/11 62 management to determine what changes may be resonably imple- 1/10 4/22 65 Yale 9/6 12/8 63 mented to make Hardee's Restaurant in Houston Hall a better food service for students, faculty, staffand the community. of Elsewhere Summary Holidays Your cooperation in responding is appreciated. Columbus Day-Brown, Harvard. M.I.T. -Mart' G. Beermann Veterans Day-Brown, Harvard. M.I.T. Student Administrative Services Washington's Birthday -M.I.T. Patriots'Day-M.I.T. ------ThefolIowing schools havefall semester breaks during October: Bryn Mawr. Monday & Tuesday, mid-October Duke: Friday & Monday, mid-October Haverford: Monday & Tuesday, mid-October Hardee's Questionnaire late October Princeton: Monday-Friday, 1. How often do you eat at Hardee's in Houston Hall? Smith: Monday & Tuesday, mid-October; Mountain Day (spontaneous- Never I day). University of Rochester. Monday &Tuesday, early October 1-2 times a week Wesleyan: Monday & Tuesday, mid-October 3-5 times a week Williams: Monday & Tuesday, mid-October (called"Fall Reading Period") Rarely Thefollowingschools have extended Thanksgiving breaks (more than Thurs- current menu in Hardee's? da and Friday: 2. How would you rate the Duke: includes Wednesday before Thanksgiving Excellent includes entire week of Swarthmore: Thanksgiving Good Yale: includes entire week of Thanksgiving Satisfactory Thefollowing schools have Spring vacation dat's over and above a 1-week Spring break: Unsatisfactory Smith: Rally Day (February) A. What would you prefer on the menu? Wesleyan: 2-week Spring break 3. How would you rate the quality of the food now being served? Williams: Winter Carnival (I day); 2-week Spring break. Yale: 2-week Spring break Excellent Good
Satisfactory Task Force on International Dimension Unsatisfactory A. How would you improve the quality of the food? The President has appointed a task force charged with studying and 4. How would you rate the service provided? reporting ontheinternational dimension ofthe University. The commit- Excellent tee's purview includes international student and faculty exchanges, international aspects ofthe curriculum, and scholarship and research in Good international areas. Satisfactory will be to determine current international resources Major purposes Unsatisfactory and opportunities, to provide guidance on the likely future direction of A. How would you improve the service? American higher education in the international field, and to make to retain Hardee's in its form? recommendations on how Pennsylvania may keep abreast of its inter- 5. Do you wish present national needs. Yes No The task force is chaired jointly by Humphrey Tonkin (English and A. If NO, what form would you prefer to take? Richard Lambert and South International Programs) and (Sociology 6. Additonal Comments: Asia Studies). Alsoserving on the task forceareJacob Abel(Mechanical Engineering), Frank Bowman (Romance Languages), Frederic Burg (School of Medicine), Lucy Creevey (City and Regional Planning), Noyes Leech (Law), Howard Perlmutter (Management), Louise Shoe- Please return this completed survey to the HARDEE'S SURVEY BOX" located in Houston Hall 3417 Street, March 25 at 5p.m. Thank You. maker (Social Work), Henry Teune (Political Science), Henry Trow- lobby, Spruce by Friday. bridge (Dental Medicine), Daniel Wagner (Education), and Jerry Wind (Marketing). ALMA NA C. March 22. 1983 9