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Annenberg Foundation’s $200 Million for USC and Penn’s Annenberg Schools The announced last ications scholars, researchers and policy Thursday endowments for the Annenberg makers,” said President Rodin. “As our world Schools at the University of Pennsylvania and grows increasingly complex, and information is the University of Southern California totaling disseminated with breathtaking speed, the role of $200,000,000. One hundred million dollars will communications research and practice becomes be committed to each of the two universities. ever more important. The significant efforts already Established in 1989, The Annenberg Foundation underway at Penn’s Annenberg School will help is the successor corporation to the Annenberg us better understand and effectively deal with the School for Communication founded in 1958 by critical issues of the day.” the Hon. Walter H. Annenberg, H ’66. These President Sample said, “The Annenberg endowments augment the $120 million grants family is unrivalled in its support of education awarded to each institution in 1993. in America, with a special vision and passion In a jointly issued statement, Foundation for the study of communications. Their ongoing president the Hon. , H ’85 support of the USC Annenberg School for and Foundation vice president Wallis Annenberg Communication ensures that our faculty and stated, “ founded the schools students are engaged in groundbreaking research out of a conviction that scholars and students and practice in communications and journalism could harness communication in service of and that we attain the highest standards of society. Since the creation of the School at Penn professionalism and ethics in those fields. This in 1958 and at USC in 1971, graduates and landmark gift is a strong signal of support for faculty have identified ways to use USC and for the city of Los Angeles, which is a communication to improve children’s television world center of the communications industry and programming, protect privacy from techno- the capital city of the Pacific Rim.” logical trespass, improve the quality of political At Penn, the first year’s revenue from the discourse and news, establish standards of new $100 million endowment will be used for Leonore and Walter Annenberg quality in online journalism, and minimize teen student scholarships, faculty chairs, and smoking, suicide, illegal drug use, and risky refurbishing of classrooms. The Hon.Walter H. Annenberg was named sexual behavior. This gift will ensure that the At USC, the revenue will be used for new Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s in 1969 important work of the schools will continue into initiatives relating to civic engagement, and served in Great Britain until October 30, the next century and beyond.” including new faculty appointments, a program 1974. He was president of , Penn President Judith Rodin and USC focusing on innovation and excellence in local publisher of The Inquirer and President Steven B. Sample hailed the generosity broadcast news, and new student scholarships. founded TV Guide and Seventeen magazine. His and vision of the Annenberg family and the wife, the Hon. Leonore Annenberg, served as Foundation. “The Annenbergs, through their Trustee Meetings U.S. Chief of Protocol, with the rank of unparalleled generosity to Penn and other Meetings of the Trustees of the Uni- Ambassador, from 1981-1982. They are both educational institutions, have affirmed again and versity of Pennsylvania will be held on emeritus trustees of the University of again the critical role that education plays in Thursday, September 26, as follows: 9:30 Pennsylvania. They are the first holders—in the people’s life opportunities. This extraordinary to 11 a.m.: Budget and Finance Commit- history of Penn—of both the President’s Medal gift from The Annenberg Foundation ensures tee; 2 to 2:30 p.m.: Meeting of the Execu- (Almanac September 27, 1994) and honorary that Penn’s Annenberg School for Comm- tive Committee of the Trustees. All meet- degrees from Penn. unication will enhance its capacity to create the ings will be held at the Inn at Penn. Mr. Annenberg’s daughter Wallis, who is a most productive future generations of commun- long-time trustee of USC, directs the Los Angeles office of the Annenberg Foundation. White House Town Hall Meeting on Cyberspace The Annenberg Foundation “exists to advance the public well-being through improved The Penn community is invited to attend a White House Town Hall Meeting regarding communication.” As the principal means of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, “For Comment” to be held on Thursday, Octo- achieving this goal, the Foundation encourages ber 3, 7-9 p.m. in Annenberg Center’s Zellerbach Theatre. the development of more effective ways to share This Town Hall Meeting is held at the behest of the President’s Critical Infrastructure ideas and knowledge. Protection Board. The purpose of this Town Hall Meeting is to: ¥ raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity to our national security, our economic well-being, and our individual privacy; and to IN THIS ISSUE ¥ discuss and promote informed input regarding the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace 2 Deaths: Dr. Ando, Dr. Ku, Dr. Makdisi; “For Comment” released in draft form on September 18 and available online at Memorial: Dr. Knight www.securecyberspace.gov. 3 Speaking Out: Salary; Safety, and Arms Panel members will include: 4 Appointments ¥ David J. Farber, Alfred Fitler Moore Professor of Telecommunication Systems, SEAS 6 Celebrating 150 Years of Engineering ¥ Howard Schmidt, Vice Chairman, President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board 8 Health & Society Scholars; Penn Purchasing; ¥ Orson Swindle, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission New Penn Logo; Cancellation of U.S. Tour 9 Proposals on Work/Life; NSF Fellowships; Please RSVP online at www.issa-dv.org/web/CIPOTownHall/register.htm U@Penn; Technology Training Important: For admission, it is necessary to RSVP and register at the door. For additional 10 LGBT Center; Opening; Family Day at Museum; information call (215) 898-1637. Peek at Penn’s Past The following organizations have helped to make this event possible: The University of 11 Update; CrimeStats; Classifieds Pennsylvania and the Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response (I*STAR), 12 Pottruck Health and Fitness Center InfraGard Philadelphia Chapter, and ISSA Philadelphia Chapter. Pullout: October AT PENN Deaths

Dr. Ku, Emertus Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering Dr. Albert Ando of Wharton fessor of electrical engineering until 1972 when It was learned at press time that Dr. he retired. Albert Ando, professor of economics and It was his unique relationships with top lead- finance at Wharton, died on September ers of both the Republic of China and the People’s 19, at the age of 72. Republic of China over several decades that led His obituary will appear in the next to remarkable developments which directly im- issue of Almanac. pacted both US-China and China-Taiwan rela- tionships. Examples include the US-China Clarification: Fred Harper Hainan incident and direct and confidential con- The obituary in last week’s Almanac,

Photo by Candace diCarlo tacts with President Jiang of PRC and President for Frederic H. Shaffmaster, former long- Chen of Taiwan. time director of Radio and TV should He was an internationally recognized author- have noted that he had been known at ity and made major technical contributions in Penn as Fred Harper, although he used the areas of electrical energy conversion, non- Frederic Shaffmaster for his stage name. linear systems and the theory of nonlinear con- trol. In recognition of his scientific achieve- Dr. Makdisi, Emeritus Professor of ments, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) awarded to him the presti- Arabic and Islamic Studies Yu-Hsiu Ku gious IEEE Lamme Medal in 1972. In 2000 at Dr. George M. Makdisi, emeritus professor the age of 98, he was awarded the IEEE Third of Arabic & Islamic Studies in the Department Dr. Yu-Hsiu Ku, emeritus professor of elec- Millennium Medal. of Asian & Middle Eastern (formerly Oriental) trical and systems engineering, a renowned edu- “Dr. Ku was on of the last polymaths. He Studies, died at his home in Media on September cator, scientist, author and poet, died on Septem- made technical contributions in areas as diverse 6 at the age of 82. ber 9 in Oklahoma City due to complications as electrical machinery, Liapunov methods and Dr. Makdisi was born in Detroit in 1920. from pneumonia. He was 99. Volterra equations for nonlinear mechanics and Following an early educational career in both Dr. Ku was born on December 24, 1902 in nonlinear control, and boundary-layer heat trans- the and Lebanon, Dr. Makdisi Wushi, Jiangsu Province, China. He entered the fer. Additionally, Dr. Ku....served as president pursued graduate studies in France where he Tsing Hua School in Beijing, China at the age of of China’s National Music Conservatory. ...We obtained the degree of Docteur es-Lettres at the thirteen. After graduating from Tsing Hua should be proud that he is a part of Penn Sorbonne in 1964. He taught at both the Univer- School, (later named National Tsinghua Univer- Engineering’s history,’ said SEAS Dean Glandt. sity of Michigan and Harvard before coming to sity) he received a special scholarship to study He is also a renowned writer, playwright Penn as professor of Arabic in 1973. He contin- electrical engineering at MIT. and poet. Twelve volumes of his collected liter- ued to teach Arabic and Islamic Studies until his At MIT from 1923-28, he was awarded the ary works were published in 1961, followed by retirement in 1990. During that period he served Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Science degrees eight volumes of poems. At his retirement from as chair of the department of Oriental Studies, in electrical engineering. He completed all three Penn 1972, he was awarded an Honorary Doc- and convened a series of conferences with his degrees in three and on-half years, a record at the toral Degree in Literature and Humanities. academic colleagues in Europe that were aimed time, and also had the unique distinction of He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Wei- at bringing together American and European being the first Chinese to be awarded a doctoral Zing Wang Ku, and his sons, Wei-Quing, Walter research on the Arab-Islamic and Byzantine of science degree (ScD) from MIT. Two of his Wei-Hua, EE ’57, John Wei-Chung, and his worlds during the medieval period. advisors at Harvard were Nobel laureate P.W. daughter, Anna Wei-Ming, CW ’67MArch ’69, Dr. Makdisi is generally acknowledged on a Bridgmen and philosopher A.N. Whitehead. a niece, Deborah Ku Farce, Wh ’85, and 14 worldwide scale as one of the greatest Arabists Returning to China in 1928, he became pro- grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. and Islamicists of his generation. His greatest fessor and chair of the Department of Engineer- interest was in the study of Arabic texts from the ing, Zhejiang University (1929-30); dean, Na- great classical age of Islamic thought, and that tional Central University (1931-32); chair of was also the focus of his teaching. The large Electrical Engineering and Founding Dean of Memorial Service: Dr. Knight number of his distinguished students who hold Engineering of Tsinghua University (1932-37). academic positions in both the United States and He was also director of the Aeronautic Research The School of Veterinary Medicine will hold a Celebration of Life Memorial Europe bear witness to the inspiration that his Institute, China (1934-37) and director of the scholarly example provided to so many. first Electronics Research Institute, China (1935- Service for Dr. David Knight on Thurs- day, September 26 at 3 p.m. in Bodek Dr. Makdisi’s publications began by focusing 37). During the war against Japan, he was Prin- on the intellectual environment within which theo- cipal Deputy Minister of Education (1938-44) Lounge, Houston Hall. The University community is invited to attend. logical controversies were discussed within the and president of China’s National Central Uni- Muslim community and especially on the work of versity (1944-45). Dr. Knight, professor emeritus of vet- erinary medicine, died at the age of 64, Ibn Aql, to whose work, Al-Wadih, Dr. Makdisi Dr. Ku was the Education Commissioner of devoted much attention during the earlier stages of the Shanghai Municipal Government (1945-47). of a heart attack on July 15 (Almanac Sep- tember 3, 2002). his career and to which he returned after retirement During this period, he was an adjunct professor in order to prepare the text for publication (Stuttgart: and taught electrical engineering courses at the Steiner Verlag, 3 volumes). National Jiaotong University in Shanghai. It was To the broader realm of medieval studies, at that university that the current President of the To Report A Death one where he played a crucial role in insisting on People’s Republic of China was one of his stu- Almanac appreciates being informed an increased awareness of the role of Arab- dents and they started a unique life-long rela- of the deaths of current and former fac- Islamic culture among his more Euro-centric tionship which had a significant impact on US- ulty and staff members, students, and colleagues, Dr. Makdisi contributed a number of China and China-Taiwan cross-strait relation- other members of the University commu- crucially important works, prime among which ships. From 1947-49, he was the president of nity. Please send information, e-mail were his two volumes, The Rise of Colleges National Chengchi University in Nanjing. Prior [email protected], or call (215) (1981) and The Rise of Humanism (1990). to his tenure, President Chiang Kaishek himself 898-5274. Dr. Makdisi is survived by his wife, Nicole; was the only one to occupy that position. However, notices of alumni deaths sons, John and Thomas; daughters, Catherine In 1950, he left China and was visiting pro- should be directed to the Alumni Records Viscusi, Theresa Walsh, Ann Mazur and Jeanne fessor of electrical engineering at MIT from Office at Room 545, Franklin Building, Makdisi; sister, Mary Fayad; ten grandchildren; 1950-52. In 1952 he joined the faculty of the call (215) 898-8136 or [email protected]. and two great-grandchildren. Moore School of Electrical Engineering of the upenn.edu. A memorial event for Dr. Makdisi will be University of Pennsylvania, where he was pro- held at Penn, on a date to be announced.

2 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC September 24, 2002 Speaking Out

Constraints on Compensation ries paid at peer institutions, including Ivy League Response from Public Safety The Daily Pennsylvanian reported on and other private teaching and research universi- We appreciate your concern for the safety September 10 that President Rodin’s salary ties, is reviewed . and security of the University Community. Let and bonus, not including benefits and ex- A Compensation Committee of the Trustees me assure you that the Division of Public pense account, went from $605,000 to annually reviews the compensation of all senior Safety, in conjunction with the Vice Provost $690,405 in FY01, an increase of more than officers and academics, and specifically sets the for University Research, the Office of Envi- 14%. Chairman Riepe says, “She’s one of the president’s. The level of Dr. Rodin’s compensa- ronmental Health and Radiation Safety, and outstanding university presidents in the coun- tion is a product of a number of factors, includ- the School of Medicine Security Department, try. We think she deserves to be among the ing the scale and complexity of the University, continually review all laboratory security is- best paid, so we’re quite comfortable with compensation levels at comparable institutions, sues as part of the University Crisis Manage- her level of compensation being among the and her and the University’s performance com- ment Planning process. highest.” Penn, it seems, is lucky to have her. pared to established goals. It is also important to Additionally, the Division of Public Safety, Any excellent leader will tell you that she note that, due to the Health System’s unstable fi- and the above-mentioned entities, also work doesn’t do her job alone. An excellent leader nancial condition at the time, Dr. Rodin received closely with city, state, and federal regulators achieves that status because she has excellent no salary increase in FY’00. overseeing the safety and security of all labo- people working for her. Surely Penn has If anything is clear in looking at competitive ratories across the University. outstanding scientists, poets, historians, re- institutions and Penn’s relative standing, it is that Again, thank you for your interest and be searchers, accountants, administrators, and leadership makes a difference. During Dr. Rodin’s assured that the security of University labora- even programmers, who are among the tenure, Penn’s academic rankings have risen, stu- tories is a top priority for the entire University country’s best. Yet none of these people gets dent selectivity has increased, research funding administration. 14% increases; they have to live with 2.9% or has greatly expanded, Penn’s neighborhood revi- — Maureen S. Rush, thereabouts because of budget constraints. It talization efforts in West Philadelphia have ac- Vice President for Public Safety celerated, fundraising has broken records, and we appears that the budget constraints which Two Books and A Dolphin have been placed throughout the University have the strongest group of deans and faculty in don’t apply at the top. my memory. Dr. Rodin’s compensation recog- Now that Penn has refurbished its logo, I Something is wrong here. The adminis- nizes these facts as well as the Trustees’ contin- wonder if someone could explain the tration, I think, will be the first to tell anyone ued confidence in her leadership. meaning of the things that have that the quality of the faculty and staff here at Dr. Rodin’s compensation is competitive, ac- not changed on the emblem. What Penn is excellent, perhaps the best anywhere. knowledges her many accomplishments at Penn is the significance of the two But unless we get raises accordingly, it’s lip and reflects the Trustees’ belief that she is one of books and the dolphin? service and insincere. Anyone can toss around this country’s outstanding university leaders. We I’ve asked a number of people verbal praise, and it’s important to get the think Penn deserves no less. and no one seems to know. I bet a lot occasional pat on the back, but if there’s — James S. Riepe, of others would like to know. nothing to back it up, what does it mean? One Chairman Board of Trustees — Dan Romer, Senior Researcher/Fellow, wonders how President Rodin, an employee Annenberg School for Communication of this University, can, in good conscience, Safe-guarding Laboratories? The following response is courtesy of the accept this kind of percentage increase when As the United States Government continues to University of Pennsylvania Archives she knows that all the excellent people around worry of a terrorist organization getting their website, www.archives.upenn.edu/ her, also employees of this University, are hands on bio-medical and radioactive material in memorabilia/heraldry/guide.html ineligible for it no matter how well they order to produce a “dirty-bomb” that will harm or perform. even kill people, the University of Pennsylvania The Arms of the University In 1998, I wrote a similar letter to Alma- continues to think that the security they provide is The arms of the University of Penn- nac. The administration paid no attention but adequate enough to prevent thefts of dangerous, sylvania, approved in 1932 and adopted in the Penn community sure did. I heard from hazardous materials that can be used in a terrorist 1933, may be regarded as a symbol of the many of you via phone and e-mail supporting attack. The security arrangements at most facili- University serving a decorative rather than a my position. I ask those of you who believe ties on the Penn campus are next to nothing, from legal function. The arms memorialize two as I do now to write to President Rodin and CCTV systems that are outdated, and in most important influences in the founding of the Chairman Riepe to tell them of your concern cases don’t work at all, to security who are not University, Benjamin Franklin and the Penn about these unfair conditions that are taking trained enough to detect or prevent anyone from family. The heraldic description is as follows: dollars that you have earned out of your removing without any obstacles such dangerous “In the chief, gules, two open books and a pocket. materials. dolphin, argent; in the ground, argent, a One hopes that there is strength in num- Checking Penn I.D. cards of those who enter chevron, azure, with three plates, argent.” bers and that they will, at long last, hear us. a building—by security, at buildings that contain This design includes the three plates of — Rick Wexler, Senior Programmer bio-medical items to used radioactive waste that the Penn family arms and the dolphin of the Analyst, Administrative Information can be used along with an explosive device—is Franklin shield. The open books denote an Technologies, ISC not enough! The University and its administra- institution of learning. The colors of red tion along with the Department of Public Safety (gules) and blue (azure) are believed to have Response from Chair of Trustees better realize that terrorist “Sleeper-cells,” al- been chosen originally by a student The University devotes a tremendous ready in the country need not steal this material representing the University in a track meet amount of time and effort, with the assis- from a highly guarded government plant but a held at Saratoga, New York, in 1874. These tance of outside compensation consultants, University lab that has no security whatsoever colors were adopted by the Athletic to ensure that compensation for all employ- can remove such materials from laboratories on Association in 1876 for use by University ees, including Dr. Rodin’s, reflects the mar- this campus without any question whatsoever teams and by the Trustees in 1895 for use on kets in which we compete, the resources we where the material is. the academic hood worn by graduates of the have available, the goals of the University, Can this University administration continue University. When the Trustees in 1910 and individual performance. Due to market to operate with “Blinders” of “Sleeper-cells” to adopted a design for the University flag they forces, pay ranges within the University remove materials from unguarded labs and pro- specified that: “The colors shall conform to vary across academic and administrative duce the feared, “Ultimate Bomb” to use against the present standards used by the United departments, job categories, as well as all of us in this City and above all: This Campus. States Government in its flags.” The Red and schools and centers. Market data on sala- — Charles F. King Jr., Blue of Pennsylvania are therefore officially Facilities Service Employee the hues maintained in the national ensign. Speaking Out welcomes reader contributions. Short, timely letters on University issues will be accepted by Thursday at noon for the following Tuesday’s issue, subject to right-of-reply guidelines. Advance notice of intention to submit is appreciated. —Eds.

www.upenn.edu/almanac 3 ALMANAC September 24, 2002 Appointments

Conductor: Ms. Lemon Center for Organizational Dynamics bilities for compliance activities.” The Music De- Dr. Larry M. Starr He has spent the last eight years as director of partment has an- has been appointed ex- the Huron Consulting Group and senior man- nounced the ap- ecutive director of the ager at Arthur Andersen in Chicago where he pointment of J. Center for Organiza- developed comprehensive compliance programs Karla Lemon as the tional Dynamics and that address research and other regulatoary com- new conductor and director of the Organi- pliance requirements for research universities. director of the Uni- zational Dynamics de- He also created strategic plans to help healthcare versity Symphony gree programs. He was and educational organizations enhance revenue Orchestra and the previously director of through externally funded research. University Wind the Organizational De- Mr. Fournier took his B.S. in broadcast jour- Ensemble. velopment and Lead- nalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana- J. Karla Lemon ership program at Champaign, in 1987 and an MBA from J.L. has stepped up to Philadelphia College Kellogg Graduate School of Managment, North- the conductor’s po- of Osteopathic Medi- western University, in 1994. Karla Lemon dium this month. cine and had taught at Larry Starr Fresh from her ten- Villanova University Albert Black: HUP COO ure at Stanford University where she had been for 17 years. Albert P. Black Jr. has been appointed Chief director of Orchestras and associate professor of Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Operating Officer for the Hospital of the Uni- performance for the past five years, Ms. Lemon Penn’s Organizational Dynamics program offers versity of Pennsylva- brings her unique grasp of both early and new graduate degrees to working professionals nia (HUP). Mr. music to the Philadelphia concert stage. through SAS. Black, formerly As- Ms. Lemon earned her bachelor’s degree in Dr. Starr said the Center and degree program sociate Hospital Di- music from the University of California at Ber- will provide important but often missing com- rector at Temple Uni- keley, and a master’s degree in conducting from petencies to managers and leaders: the strate- versity Hospital, the Stätliche Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, gies to understand and apply knowledge from joined HUP in May. Germany. Her mentors have included Gunther the humanities, social sciences and professional In addition to pro- Schuller, Denis de Coteau, Michael Senturia and disciplines to organizational challenges. viding operational Stuart Sankey. She also attended the Conductor’s “My vision for this program concerns creat- leadership for clini- Institute at the Festival at Sandpoint and the ing and communicating knowledge about the art cal, administrative Aspen Music Festival. and science of organizations particularly within and support depart- In addition to her work with the Stanford the workplace,” Dr. Starr said. ments within the hos- Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Lemon conducted “This goes beyond traditional skills gained pital, Mr. Black will Albert P. Black Jr. the Alea II Ensemble for Contemporary Music. from technical schools, courses or job responsi- also partner with She served as principal guest conductor of the bilities; rather it’s about how to blend and apply Garry Scheib, Executive Director of HUP and Women’s Philharmonic and as principal guest a wide range of intellectual resources in creative Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations for conductor of the highly regarded new music solution-oriented ways,” he said. the Health System, to develop strategic, operat- ensemble EARPLAY from 1985-1991. Dr. Starr took his Ph.D. from the University ing and financial plans that support the missions Ms. Lemon is also the new music director of Windsor, Canada in 1980. He is the recipient of the Penn Health System. He will also be re- and conductor of The Delaware County Youth of the 2002 Meritorious Service Award from the sponsible for creating and sustaining a patient- Orchestra—now in its 31st season—a highly American College of Occupational and Environ- focussed organization designed to support the selective ensemble of nearly 100 talented young mental Medicine, an international medical so- delivery of high-quality care. musicians through senior year of high school. ciety of more than 6,000 occupational and envi- Throughout his career, Mr. Black has devel- Ms. Lemon will debut with the University ronmental physicians. He is also the lead author oped and implemented several innovative, hos- Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, November of ACOEM’s guideline on Automated External pital-based programs in long-term care, behav- 23, in a performance of Beethoven’s “Sym- Defibrillation in the Occupational Setting. ioral health, and community health. phony No. 5,” Debussy’s “Nocturnes,” and Chen Mr. Black earned his Bachelor of Business Yi’s “Ge Xu.” The concert will take place in Administration from Temple University in 1972 Irvine Auditorium, at 8 p.m. Timothy Fournier: and his MBA in 1978. He has earned dozens of Director of Trustee Affairs Ms. Roth Institutional Compliance Officer national and local community service awards, Timothy Fournier has been joined the Offic e including the 1996 “Men Making a Difference” Molly Roth has Award, and the Black Leader of Tioga and been named Direc- of Audit and Com- pliance as Penn’s In- Nicetown Award in 1999. tor of Trustee Af- He has received honors from the National fairs in the Office stitutional Compli- ance Officer. In this Association of Health Service Executives and of the Secretary. the Greater Philadelphia Health Assembly. Mr. Ms. Roth has had position, he said that he will be “imple- Black is a fellow in the American College of the opportunity to Health Care Executives; is Program Chair in the work with a num- menting a vision for the compliance func- National Association of Health Services Execu- ber of departments tives, and is a member of the Regional Advi- over the course of tion at Penn that builds on the foun- sory Committee of the American College of the last year in her Health Care Executives. tenure as Planning dation of integrity and good business Mr. Black is a also a member of the Phila- Coordinator in the delphia Tribune Charities, which raises aware- Office of the Secre- ethics, strengthening the bonds between ness for community-based educational and tary. She has an ex- healthcare programs. He is also founder and tensive background Molly Roth the Compliance Of- fice and the Schools, director of “Opportunities in Health Care,” a in development and Tim Fournier program which introduces high-school students not-for-profit administration, having been As- Centers, Institutes, and Central Admin- to career opportunities in the healthcare field. sociate Director of Development at the San Fran- Since its inception ten years ago, the program cisco Zoo and having worked in corporate, foun- istration. The Compliance Office will provide support to operations affected by Penn’s com- has successfully acquainted approximately 400 dation, and government relations at the San Fran- students with the many diverse career options cisco Opera. She is an honors graduate of pliance commitments, chronicling the compli- ance universe to better communicate responsi- available to them in clinical care, medical edu- Swarthmore College. cation and biomedical research.

4 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC September 24, 2002 Andrew Schafer: Chair of Medicine John Trojanowski: Institute on Aging Edwin Rosenberg: Post-doc Dr. Andrew I. Schafer, Penn Med ’73, has Dr. John Q. Trojanowski, professor of pathol- Periodontics and Implant Dentistry been named chair of the Department of Medi- ogy and laboratory medicine in the School of Dr. Edwin S. Rosenberg has been appointed cine and the Frank Medicine has been Director of Post-Doctoral Periodontics and Wister Thomas Pro- appointed director of Graduate Implant Dentistry at the School of fessor of Medicine. Penn’s Institute on Dental Medicine. Dr. Schafer came Aging. He has been Dr. Rosenberg received his degree in to Penn from Baylor serving as interim dentistry from the College of Medicine director since the University of in Houston, Texas departure of Dr. Risa Witwatersrand in where he was chair Lavizzo Mourey, to South Africa as of the department of the Robert Wood well as degrees in medicine since 1998 Johnson Foundation. Periodontics and and the Bob and His main research/ Prosthodontics Vivian Smith Pro- clinical interests as a from Penn. Immi- fessor of Internal senior fellow at the grating to the U.S. Medicine, and chief Institute are neurode- in 1974, he earned of the internal medi- generative diseases, certificates in cine service at the Andrew Schafer dementia, and Periodontics and Methodist Hospital there. John Trojanowski memory loss. Perio-Prosthesis As chair, Dr. Schafer will have administra- “As co-director of from the School of tive responsibility for the School of Medicine’s the Center for Neuro-degenerative Disease Re- Dental Medicine. largest and most complex department—which search, Dr. Trojanowski has demonstrated how Dr. Rosenberg Edwin Rosenberg includes 13 clinical divisions and 500 faculty. much can be accomplished by investigators formerly served as “I am eager to help build on the significant gains working synergistically,” said Dr. Arthur H. Director of Post- Penn Medicine has made in the past, and help Rubenstein, EVP of UPHS and Dean of the Doctoral Periodontics at Penn for a period of forecast and meet the challenges of the future,” School of Medicine, “I have every confidence ten years and has recently returned after serving said Dr. Schafer. that he will have the same extraordinary level of as chairman and professor of the department of One of his priorities will be to further inte- success heading our Institute on Aging, whose Periodontics and Implant Dentistry at Temple grate researchers with clinicians in order to build stated mission is to improve the physiological, University School of Dentistry. He has also meaningful collaborative relationships. “A cur- psychological, and social well-being of the eld- served as of consultant to the Dental Implant rent challenge of academic medicine is to reac- erly through state-of-the-art interdisciplinary Center at Graduate Hospital as well as Clinical quaint practicing physicians with the value of research, education, and clinical services.” Professor of Medicine and Surgery at MCP. Dr. partnering with like-minded scientists in the Dr. Trojanowski has been a member of the Rosenberg was the first Director of the Brane- pursuit of knowledge that will have a positive faculty since 1981. In 1990, he was awarded a mark Implant Center at the Penn School of impact on patient care. To that end, it will be five-year $3,500,000 Program Project grant by Dental Medicine. necessary to create and maintain an environ- the National Institute on Aging to pursue Dr. Rosenberg is also professor of implant ment that stimulates a smooth and seamless in- multidisciplinary studies of molecular substrates dentistry and clinical professor of surgical tegration of clinicians with researchers,” Dr. of aging and neuron death associated with sciences at NYU, as well as clinical professor Schafer said. Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. In of periodontics at USC and the Saul Schluger As an educator, Dr. Schafer believes that 1991, he became director of Penn’s Alzheimer’s Professor of Periodontics at the University of students, residents, and fellows should be intro- Disease Center, funded by a $3 million grant Washington. duced to the practical applications of theoreti- from the National Institute on Aging, which Internationally acclaimed as one of the cal principles, especially in the areas of medical designated it a comprehensive center—the only leaders in the field of Periodontics, Perio- ethics, healthcare policy, and humanism. “To one in the Delaware Valley. In 1992 with prosthesis and Implant Dentistry, Dr. Rosenberg create the next generation of leaders in medi- Trojanowski and Dr. Virginia M.-Y. Lee, as has written over 250 books, research abstracts cine, our educational experience must involve co-directors, the Center for Neurodegenerative and book chapters that have been widely students in current and future financial, ethical, Disease Research was established . published. He actively participates in research and culture-of-care challenges faced by physi- Dr. Trojanowski’s current research centers on involving microbiology, implant therapy and cians and their patients,” he said. the molecular mechanisms underlying neuron dys- various areas of periodontics. He is a sought- A nationally recognized hematologist, Dr. function, degeneration, and death in normal aging after lecturer throughout the world at pro- Schafer’s clinical and research areas of exper- as well as neurodegencrative diseases. In his re- fessional and scientific courses tise are in thrombosis, hemostasis, coagulation, search, he uses immunological, biochemical, Currently a Diplomat and a Director of the and vascular cell biology. He has been the prin- molecular, and morphological methods. American Board of Periodontology and cipal investigator of two NIH research grants in He has won numerous awards for his contri- Pennsylvania Society of Periodontists, he has the area of platelet and vascular cell biology. butions to the advancement of the understanding served as past president for the Philadelphia The author of over 180 original articles and of Alzheimer’s disease, including in 1998, Dr. Society of Periodontics, the Academy of the editor or co-editor of five textbooks, Dr. Trojanowski shared the Potamkin Prize for Re- Osseointegration and the Academy of Esthetic Schafer is also a member of the American Heart search in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s, and Related Dentistry. He is a member of numerous Association’s executive committee, is on the Diseases. He was recognized for his contribu- professional and scientific societies throughout Board of Extramural Advisors of NIH and serves tions to the advancement of the understanding of the U.S. and the world. on the editorial board of several major journals. the nourofibrillary “tangles.” A member of the A recipient of many awards and recognitions, Dr. Schafer joined the Harvard Medical American Society of Clinical Investigation, he both by his peers and his students, Dr. Rosenberg School faculty in 1981 as assistant professor and has served on the medical and advisory boards of has been honored by the School as the recipient was promoted to associate professor in 1987. the National Alzheimer’s Association and the of the Lester Burkett Lecture Award and the J. He was chief of hematology and oncology at NIH’s National Advisory Council on Aging, he George Coslett Award for Teaching Excellence. both West Roxbury and Brockton Veterans Ad- has also served as president of the American He has held fellowships in the College of ministration Hospitals in Massachusetts from Association of Neuropathologists. Physicians, the International College of Dentists, 1984-1989. He earned ’s Dr. Lee, who has served with Dr. Trojanowski and the American College of Dentists. Dr. Milton Fund Research Award and was Estab- as co-director of the Center for Neuro-degen- Rosenberg is a fellow and Diplomat of the lished Investigator of the American Heart As- erative Disease Research, is now the Center’s American Society of Osseointegration and the sociation for work in platelet and vascular cell director, and Dr. Trojanowski will become asso- International Congress of Oral Implafitologists. biology. ciate director.

www.upenn.edu/almanac 5 ALMANAC September 24, 2002 Celebrating 150 Years of Eng

In 1852, the trustees established the School of Mines, Arts and Manufactures, as one of the departments of the University that taught scientific courses. Students paid the professors directly and the professors rented their teaching space from the Univer- Penn Engineering’s flagship, The Towne Building, was dedicated on Oc sity. In 1872, the trustees reserved space in the new College Hall (above) to house 1906. The brick and limestone building named for Philadelphia industri the Department of Science, which became the Towne Scientific School three years Henry Towne was the largest of several buildings on campus designed by later with a gift from trustee John Henry Towne, Esq. Stewardson.

Hard at work in the Moore School of Electrical Engineering. Two of the women who Engineering students in a small class decades ago. Elizabeth Jennings with a and had to be manually p

Fairman Rogers, dean of J. Peter Lesley, led the De- Merchant Asa Whitney, Alfred Fitler Moore, headed Trustee John Henry Towne, the School of Mines, Arts partment of Science, and benefacator of Penn’s first a firm that made insulated whose gift in 1873 led to the and Manufactures, estab- became dean of the Towne endowed professorship, the wire; gifts from his estate creation of the Towne Scientific ENIAC lished in 1852; he left in Scientific School in 1877. bequest from his estate es- turned the Department of School which later became part W. Ma 1864. He was an alum- He was a renowned geolo- tablished the Asa Whitney Electrical Engineering into of the School of Engineering build a nus, an expert horseman gist and former Congrega- Professor of Dynamical the Moore School of Electri- and Applied Science. scienti and a patron of the arts. tional pastor. Engineering in 1877. cal Engineering. into th

6 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC September 24, 2002 gineering at Penn: 1852-2002

Tradition Meets Innovation: A Sesquicentennial Celebration! The University community is invited to join the The School of Engineering and Applied Science commemorate its 150th anniversary with special events this Wednesday and Thursday. On September 25, at 4:30 p.m., the Opening Convocation featuring keynote speaker William A. Wulf, president of the National Academy of Engineering will be held in Irvine Auditorium. On September 26, at 4:30 p.m., the Birthday Party at Wynn Commons will include a performance by Mask and Wig, a Combat Robot Competition, and more music, food and fun. Penn Engineering has a history of firsts: It established the country’s first significant laboratory in electromedical re- search; awarded the nation’s first doctoral degree in bioengi- neering, and established one of the country’s first bioengineer- ing departments. Then there’s ENIAC, the world’s first large- scale, all-electronic, general purpose, digital computer which paved the way for the Information Age. Due to open in December of this year, the Melvin J. and Claire Levine Hall designed by Kieran Timberlake Associates is a result of a $5 million gift from ctober 19, Melvin J. Levine ’W46 and his wife Claire; (Almanac September 5, 2000) it will alist John double the space for computer and information science, housing research labs, Cope and faculty offices, conference rooms, a bi-level auditorium and a cyber lounge.

Undergraduate students Roger Wallace, Jenni Marqiss and Jesse Leung work on a laptop computer in 1996 with surviving ENIAC components behind them as ENIAC turned 50. o worked on ENIAC, Frances Bilas and a portion of the giant whi ch weighed 30 tons programmed by over 200 operators. An official state historical Penn President Judith Rodin with Vice Presi- marker, erected in 2000 outside dent of the United States Al Gore, Jr. who of the Moore Building at 33rd was honorary chair for ENIAC’s 50th an- and Walnut Streets, ENIAC’s niversary celebration, February 14, 1996. birthplace.

SEAS Deans, past and present: (from left to right) Arthur Humphrey (1972-1980); C (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was developed by John Joseph Bordogna (1980-1990); Gregory Farrington (1990-1998); Edwardo Glandt auchly, H ’60, (left) an electrical engineer who proposed to the Navy that they (1998-present). The 1970s and 1980s saw the reenginering of engineering at Penn. an electronic computing device, and P. Presper Eckert (right). The two Penn Departments consolidated; degreees merged. The schools were reorganized into ists who invented ENIAC in 1946 and patented it in 1951 were just inducted the College of Engineering and Applied Science in the early 1970s and renamed he National Inventors Hall of Fame this past weekend. the School of Engineering and Applied Science in 1979.

www.upenn.edu/almanac 7 ALMANAC September 24, 2002 Health and Society Scholars Penn Purchasing Services Cancellation of The Health and Society Scholars Program, To the University Community: recently has been awarded a five year grant by Several years ago, the Penn Purchasing De- Chucho Valdés’ U.S. Tour the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). partment completed a successful reengineering PENN Presents presentation of the It is a University-wide initiative and is highly of its business operations. That reengineering Chucho Valdés Quartet scheduled for prestigious. Penn was selected as one of six sites resulted in the modification of a number of busi- Saturday, September 28, at 8 p.m. in the (the others are Harvard, Columbia, University ness systems and processes that effectively Zellerbach Theatre of the Annenberg of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, and Uni- changed the way purchasing is conducted at Center for the Performing Arts, has been versity of California San Francisco/Berkeley). Penn. cancelled. In addition to his concert in The program aims to train post-doctoral fellows At that time, in order to convey to the cam- Philadelphia, he was to have performed in toward the creation of a new field of health and pus community the new role of the department New Orleans, LA; Atlanta, GA; Chapel society, focusing on population health, and the in the purchasing process, the department was Hill, Ashville, Wilmington, and Davidson, social determinants of health. renamed Acquisition Services. NC; and the tour was to end with a week- The new RWJF Health and Society Scholars Over the last several months, Penn’s purchas- long engagement at the Village Vanguard program is currently recruiting the first cohort ing processes have similarly undergone a num- in New York City. of Scholars (entering August 2003). This pro- ber of additional operational changes. With the International Music Network (IMN), gram is an intensive two-year post-doctoral support and cooperation of many of our col- the agency representing Chucho Valdés, training fellowship designed “to build the leagues at Penn, BEN Buys and the Penn Mar- has cancelled the Cuban jazz pianist’s fall nation’s capacity for research, leadership and ketplace have been successfully implemented; tour of the U.S. due to problems Valdés action to address the broad range of factors Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is now ex- was having in getting his visa cleared by affecting health.” Applications are due at the tensively used as a means of expediting both pur- the U.S. “In early September, Valdés went Foundation by October 25, 2002. chasing and payment transactions; new technol- to the U. S. Interests Section in Havana Please check the national RWJF Health and ogy is being tested in several areas; and all pur- with all the necessary approval papers to Society Scholars website which contains basic chasing systems are re-evaluated regularly to receive his visa. Due to a change in proce- information about the program such as brief determine where additional improvement can be dural policy on FBI security clearances, summaries of the six programs, eligibility re- made. Regardless of the modifications, changes, put in place in late-August under the quirements, and a timetable for applications, at and improvements, we have always, however, Homeland Security Act, his visa approval www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/ been identified as the organization that facili- has been delayed. A backlog of clear- Please check the Penn-specific Health and tates the “purchasing process.” ances at the FBI has resulted in an unprec- Society Scholars website for an overview of the Therefore, Acquisition Services was renamed edented delay in receiving approvals,” Penn program and specific information about Penn Purchasing Services on September 1, stated Scott Southard, International Agent involved faculty, core curriculum, health and 2002. for IMN. Valdés was also unable to ac- society at Penn: www.upenn.edu/rwjhssp/ We have long been identified as “Purchas- cept his Latin Grammy Award last week Also, please circulate these URLs to any ing,” and we are pleased to continue to be known in Los Angeles. It was thought that his potential applications and to colleagues at Penn by that title. We deeply appreciate the support visa would be cleared in time for the tour. and other institutions who are likely to be in we have received from the campus community In fulfilling its commitment to the contact with applicants. and will continue to upgrade and improve the community, PENN Presents is pleased to For more information about the Penn pro- purchasing process. partner with the Association of Latin gram, please contact: Please visit our new Penn Purchasing Ser- American Musician (AMLA) for An Health & Society Scholars Program vices web site at www.purchasing.upenn.edu. Evening of Cuban Food, Music and Danc- University of Pennsylvania Questions regarding this change should be ing, which was originally scheduled in 3641 Locust Walk directed to Ralph Maier ([email protected]. conjunction with the Chucho Valdés con- Philadelphia, PA 19104-6218 edu) in Purchasing Services. cert. The dinner and dance portion of the Phone: (215) 746-7744 — Ralph Maier, Associate Director, evening have been moved to the follow- email:[email protected] Purchasing Services ing Friday, October 4. The dinner at 6 — David Asch, p.m. will be held in the Annenberg Center RWJ Health and Society Scholars Program lobby prior to The Calle 54 Tour concert on October 4 at 8 p.m. in the Zellerbach Theatre. The post-concert dance party New Penn Logo with live Cuban music provided by AMLA musicians will follow in the Harold Prince In an effort to create a more con- Theatre at approximately 10 p.m. and sistent graphic identity for Penn, we continue until 1 a.m. Cuba Libre and have developed a new University logo, Cibucán restaurants will be providing food a new look for the Penn web and and drink for the dance party. Tickets for introduced new standards and guide- the dinner are $10, concert tickets are $47 lines for Penn letterhead and business $42 $34 $28, and dance tickets are $20. cards. The Calle 54 Tour concert includes The new Penn logo style guide can Musical Director Paquito D’Rivera on be accessed online at www.upenn.edu/ alto sax and clarinet, Giovanni Hidalgo creativecommunications. on percussion, flutist Dave Valentin, Marc When you need to reorder your Walker and Guillermo McGill on drums, Penn letterhead and business cards, Chano Dominguez on piano, Pablo Mar- you can now do so on-line through tin on bass, and flamenco percussionist Creative Communications at Israel Suarez, flamenco singer Blas www.upenn.edu/stationery.The new Cordoba, and flamenco dancer Tomas on-line system makes the task of or- Moreno. dering stationery items faster, easier There is a possibility that “Bebo” and less expensive then before. Valdés (Chucho’s father), who is sched- Questions about ordering letter- uled to play, may not appear because of head and business cards should be visa problems. He is still in Cuba. directed to Kate Logan in Creative Those holding tickets for the Chucho Communications at (215) 898-4838. Valdés concert are asked to contact the Special thanks go to the many fac- Annenberg Center box office at (215) ulty, staff, students, and alumni who 898-3900, noonÐ6 p.m., Monday through were involved in this initiative. Saturday, for a refund or to exchange — Lori N. Doyle, their tickets for The Calle 54 Tour concert Vice President, Communications on October 4.

8 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC September 24, 2002 Call for Proposals on Work/Life The 2003 College and University Work Fam- NSF Fellowships for International Scientific Research ily Association (CUWFA) Annual Conference The National Science Foundation is accepting applications for fellowships to support Leading the Way: Work/Life Strategies for Insti- international research opportunities for scientists and engineers at early stages of their tutional Change (details about the conference careers, with the goal of establishing relationships between American and foreign scientific are available at www.cuwfa.org/) March 19-22, groups. Research outside the foundation’s focus, such as bioscience aimed at treating a 2003 will be held at the University of Pennsylva- disease, is generally not supported. nia, hosted by Human Resources. Who is eligible: investigators who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents as of October Dynamic leadership will be necessary to move 8, 2002, and who have received a doctoral degree within three years of the application date the work/life agenda forward on college cam- or expect to receive a doctoral degree by March 31, 2003, the anticipated award date. puses. How can work/life practitioners and re- Deadline for applications: October 8, 2002. searchers use their expertise to bring about cul- Total amount to be awarded and number of awards: $2.5 million for 35 awards. Amount ture change and heighten awareness of work/life of individual awards: Last year’s awards ranged from $60,000 to $100,000; fellowships are issues? Leading the Way: Work/Life Strategies awarded for a period of 3 to 24 months. for Institutional Change, a national conference Proposals submitted in response to this program announcement/solicitation should be sponsored by CUWFA, will seek to answer this prepared and submitted in accordance with the general guidelines contained in the NSF Grant question. Proposal Guide (GPG). The complete text of the GPG is available electronically on the NSF The conference will focus on research and Web Site at: www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub/gpg. strategies that can be readily adapted to your Paper copies of the GPG may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse: campus. Work/life practitioners, researchers, telephone (301) 947-2722, e-mail [email protected]. human resource professionals, faculty, staff, and The National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230, students from across the higher education com- Tel: 703-292-5111, FIRS: 800-877-8339 | TDD: (703) 292-5090. munity are encouraged to attend. —Joyce M. Randolph, Executive Director, Office of International Programs The program committee is particularly inter- ested in sessions on the following topics: Suc- cessful Strategies for: — Leading Policy Change/Culture Change Harold Josephson Award Forms on OIP Website Initiatives The article aboutAdd the Haroldnote about Josephson Josephsen Award for Professional Promise in Interna- — Building Collaboration Among Practitio- tional Education in last week’s issue, should have indicated that further information and the ners and Researchers nomination form are available on OIP’s website: www.upenn.edu/oip/scholarships/ — Communicating and Marketing Work/Life graduate_research/aiea.html. Initiatives — Partnering and Connecting with Human Re- sources — Fundraising for Campus Programs/Activities Convenient Online Access to Pay and Benefits Information — Attracting and Retaining Top Talent to the U@Penn (https://sentry.isc.upenn.edu/uatpenn), first implemented in May 2002, provides Academy convenient, secure, on-line access to your personal payroll and benefit information. This self- Note: Conference topics are not limited to service application reduces “back office” calls and permits more focus on the complex service those listed. Proposals that present related topics needs of the faculty and staff. are invited and welcome. This fall, direct access to U@Penn is now available through: Proposal Application: Please see the pro- ¥ Human Resources Web Site, www.hr.upenn.edu (see the Information Management section) posal application form which is available on ¥ Payroll Web Site, www.finance.upenn.edu/comptroller/disbursements/payroll Almanac’s website, www.upenn.edu/almanac/ U@Penn allows faculty, staff, and student employees who receive payments through the v49/n05, and return it as soon as possible via e- University payroll system to securely review their individual pay stubs, benefit information and mail to: [email protected]. In the subject line indi- payroll/personnel data online. The current version of U@Penn is anticipated to be the first step in cate: 2003 CUWFA Conference Program Com- setting the foundation for an employee portal or electronic gateway that will eventually allow mittee. The deadline for proposals is December individuals to not only view information but also directly input to the Payroll/Personnel system in 2, 2002. order to keep their own personal data such as addresses and contact information accurate and up- If you have questions about the conference, to-date. please contact Marilyn Kraut, chair of the 2003 Currently, the U@Penn site utilizes the current University-wide standard authentication and CUWFA Conference, at [email protected] authorization software, and requires a PennNet ID and password to access the secured environment. or (215) 898-0380. (After October 14, U@Penn will require a PennKey and password for access.) — Marilyn K. Kraut, Manager, Visit U@Penn anytime Monday through Sunday, except 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. Quality of Worklife Programs, HR — Gary Truhlar, Executive Director, Human Resources — MaryAnn Piccolo, Associate Comptroller, Corporate Tax and Payroll, Division of Finance

Technology Training Services Computer Training Update Fall 2002 New this Fall: Macromedia MX, Macromedia On Campus MCSE for Windows 2000 Busi- deadline and budget. Call 1-800-288-8221 and Dreamweaver MX is Penn’s newest recom- ness-Hours: This new on-campus program starts ask for Karen Williamson, ext. 136. mended product for web authoring. This new in October. Please see www.tts.isc.upenn.edu/ Computer Lab Rentals: Penn PC Labs are a version of Dreamweaver includes support for oncampus.asp for details. convenient, cost-effective site to hold your train- ASP.NET, Cold Fusion, JSP and PHP. New Email: Eudora 5.1.3 is the latest version of ing event. Each state-of-the-art lab features 15 features include accessibility support and en- ISC’s recommended E-mail software. Maxi- high performance Dell Optiplex workstations hanced support for XHTML and CSS. As part of mize your use of Eudora with our new hands-on with fast Internet connectivity and on-site tech- the MX Studio suite of applications, Dream- training. Register by calling 1-800-288-8221 or nical support. To arrange a tour or to receive weaver MX integrates with Macromedia Flash on-line at: www.tts.isc.upenn.edu/oncampus.asp information on discounted daily, weekly and and Fireworks MX more seamlessly than ever. Off Campus Training: On campus courses extended session rates, call (215) 573-3102. On campus courses include: not meeting your scheduling needs? TTS has Upcoming Computer Training: 4th Quarter Upgrade your skills to Office XP: If you negotiated discounts with several off-campus Classes, or more information or to register please already know Microsoft Office programs and vendors as well. To find out more, please visit: call (800) 288-8221 or visit www.tts.isc.upenn. are now upgrading to the XP version, then you’ll www.tts.isc.upenn.edu/offcampus.asp edu/oncampus.asp. want our New Features level of classes. These Group Training: Do you have a group or All classes are held at the ISC Labs, 3650 classes are designed specifically for individuals department that needs training in a specific pro- Chestnut Street. (See October AT PENN). moving from earlier versions of Office to the gram or feature? We can help you design a — Steve Fabiani, Director, Classroom new XP equivalents. training program that meets your training needs, Technology Services, TTS

www.upenn.edu/almanac 9 ALMANAC September 24, 2002 A Peek at Penn’s Past (culled from old issues of Almanac)

This Month in Penn’s History 10 Years Ago 9/29/92—Plans set up to design an Institute for Environmental Research 20 Years Ago 9/7/82—1981-82 Women’s lacrosse team re- ported as best in the nation, women’s field Photo by Belmont Freeman Architects Freeman Belmont by Photo hockey ties for Ivy League championship with Harvard, Men’s Basketball plays in a tournament in Japan, loses both games, and then 9 straight before winning the next 14 to win 10th champi- onship in 13 years; men’s fencing wins Ivy League. 9/14/82—New addition to Wharton’s building, named Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall. 9/28/82—Plans to phase out the School of Pub- lic and Urban Policy (SPUP) announced. 30 Years Ago LGBT Center Opening 9/5/72—Penn celebrated 100th anniversary of at the Carriage House the opening of College Hall as the first building on the “new campus.” 9/5/72—Dr. I.S. Ravdin, who has been described as “the dominant figure at the University of Pennsylvania in the twentieth century,” died. Penn’s Lesbian Gay Bi- sexual Transgender (LGBT) 9/19/72—Pennsylvania House of Representa- Center will celebrate its new tives sent to the Senate bills appropriating home at the Carriage House $13,826,000 to Penn. and its 20th anniversary, on 9/19/72—A new IBM computer system, the first Thursday, September 26, 3:30- of its kind for library use is installed at the Uni- 5:30 p.m. with the ribbon cut- versity. ting at 4 p.m. and remarks by 9/19/72—Number of students planning to pur- President Judith Rodin; Rob- sue graduate study in the arts and sciences fell ert Schoenberg, director of the from 111 to 68. Center; and Vincent Griski, 9/26/72—Dr. Madeleine M. Joullie was the first one of the donors who made woman to receive the 1972 Philadelphia Sec- this possible (Almanac Octo- tion Award given annually by the Philadelphia ber 24, 2000). Section of the American Chemistry Society. Established in 1982, the LGBT Center was one of the 40 Years Ago first of its kind in the coun- (when Almanac was published monthly) try. Since its inception, it has September 1962—Site clearance began during provided a variety of support services for the University’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender the summer months for the new quarters of the community. Graduate School of Education, on the south side The renovation of the Carriage House and the move of the LGBT Center were made possible by of Walnut Street immediately west of 37th St. a generous $2 million gift from David Goodhand, C’85, and Vincent Griski, W’85 and donations The Fels Institute of Local and State Govern- from many other alumni and friends. Belmont Freeman Architects of New York (Monty Freeman, ment celebrated its 25th anniversary with a din- GSFA ’76) completed the renovation and restoration of the exterior of the building. Many of the ner in Houston Hall. building interior’s original features, such as overhead beams and hardwood floors have been re- Scholarships distributed by the University dur- tained. Located at 3907 Spruce Street, the Carriage House features a reception room, a multi- ing the 1961-62 academic year totaled a record- purpose room, the Kaplan-Perry Library (above), as well as offices and a student activities area. breaking $3,220,554. On Saturday, October 5, as part of the For Penn Family Day: Aesops Fables at Penn Family Day, the Museum offers not the University Museum only free admission for PENNcard hold- Alumna on Jeopardy! Tonight ers and their family members (Museum Penn alumna Lisa Flehinger, Col ’99, open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.), a 10% discount will be a contestant on tonight’s episode at Museum shops with PENNcard, but of Jeopardy!, at 7 p.m. on ABC, channel family-oriented activities including:What 6. Ms. Flehinger, who had been a linguis- in the World? Challenge, Gallery Trea- tics major, worked at Almanac while she sure Hunt, 12:30-2:30 p.m., and, Aesops was a student. Fables: Puppet Theatre Inside Out, 1- 1:45 p.m.,when master puppeteer Steve Abrams involves his audiences in every- thing he does, from the simplest form of akely Wanted: Tuesday Morning Help puppetry using a paper bag, to an expert and funny presentation of Aesop’s Fables. Are you available Tuesday mornings Kids are thrilled to shake hands with a from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.? Must be reli- ichael W ichael strange, blue animal that lives in Steve’s able and able to stuff envelopes. Appli- suitcase. Steve promises that “the audi- cants need not necessarily be eligible for ence will leave with smiling faces, a work-study or be a student. Interested in

making some extra spending money? Call Photo by M by Photo great turtle voice, and a memory of a warm encounter with the world of imagi- Margaret Ann Morris, (215) 898-5274. Puppeteer Steve Abrams and some of his fluffy friends. nation and with their own creativity.”

10 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC September 24, 2002 embryos; Keith Latham, Temple University; noon; Update 252 BRB II/III (Center for Research on CLASSIFIEDS—UNIVERSITY Reproduction and Women’s Health). SEPTEMBER AT PENN Variance Stabilization, Normalization, and RESEARCH Power Calculations of Microarray Data with Do You Have Type 2 Diabetes? Are You Alpplication to Austin; Susan Geller, Texas A & Overweight? The UPenn Weight and Eating FITNESS/LEARNING Disorders Program is offering the Look AHEAD M; 5:15 p.m., Austrian Auditorium, Clinical program, a National Institutes of Health research 26 Penn Knitters; 12:15 p.m.; ARCH, 3601 Research Building (Center for Bioinformatics). project studying the long-term effects of weight Locust Walk (Penn Knitters). 26 Ecosystem-based Watershed Management in loss in people with type 2 diabetes. You may 28 Rape Aggression Defense; physical defense the Neo-topics; Frederick Scatena, Earth & qualify if you are overweight, have type 2 diabetes, and are 55 to 75 years of age. Study program for women; 5:30 p.m.; Penn Police HQ; Environmental Sciences; noon; Grossman related exams, medical tests, and educational continues on October 5; Info./registration: (215) 898- Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Institute for programs are provided at no cost to volunteers 3590 or [email protected] (Penn Police). Environmental Studies). who qualify. For more information, please call Law and Entrepreneurship Lecture; Robert (215) 746-7196 or (215) 898-1096. MEETING Potamkin, Planet Automotive Group, Inc.; 4:30 Postmenopausal Women Needed Post- 26 Welcome Meeting; 12:30 p.m.; Greenfield p.m.; Levy Conference Center, Law School menopausal volunteers needed for a research Intercultural Center (Single Parents Association). (Institute for Law and Economics). study examining estrogen, memory, and the ability to smell. $50 will be given for SPECIAL EVENTS approximately 3 hours of participation. Women Deadlines: The deadline for the November AT 55 or older. For more information please call 24 Penn Marketplace Supplier Show; PENN calendar is October 15. For submission (215) 662-6580. representatives from more than 30 suppliers and infornmation, see www.upenn.edu/almanac/ Want to Lose Weight? The UPENN Weight and manufacturers, 10 a.m.- 3-p.m., Hall of Flags, calendar/caldead.html. Eating Disorders Program is offering a free 2-year Houston Hall (Purchasing Services). Bottom Line Now Online weight loss program beginning this November. 26 LGBT Center Grand Opening and 20th Anni- Women aged 21-50 who are 50 or more pounds versary Celebration; 3:30-5:30 p.m., ribbon-cut- The September issue of the Bottom Line is now overweight (BMI 30-40) may be eligible. 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www.upenn.edu/almanac 11 ALMANAC September 24, 2002 David Pottruck Health and Fitness Center

Provost Robert Barchi (above) scaling the new climbing wall. There is also a golf simulator, dance/martial arts studios, coed The president and provost officially opened the state-of-the art facility earlier this month. The Center sauna, cardiovascular fitness combines 65,000 square feet of new recreation and fitness space with the 50,000 square feet of pre-existing equipment and strength train- space, Sheer Pool and basketball courts in the Gimbel Gym portion for a total of 115,000 square feet. The ing equipment with personal food trucks have returned to the area between the Center and the garage, with an expanded seating area. trainers and fitness assessments available as well as classes. President Judith Rodin (below left) working out on an eliptical machine for a cardiovascular workout.

Photo by Marguerite Miller The Atrium (above) joins the old and new sections of the Pottruck Center.

All Other Photos by Ed Mahan The second floor weight room features free weight selectorized training area. The Jammin’Juice juice bar for smoothies and snacks.

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