UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF OF PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA Tuesday May 12, 2015 Volume 61 Number 34 www.upenn.edu/almanac Faculty Senate Leadership 2015-2016 2014-2015 $10 Million Gift: Elevating Annual ICA’s Artist-Centered Vision Senate Amy Sadao, Dan- Reports iel W. Dietrich, II Di- The Faculty rector of the Institute Senate Chair’s of Contemporary Art Report and the (ICA) at the Univer- annual reports sity of Pennsylvania, of most of the announced a mon- umental gift of $10 udkoff Y Faculty Senate’s Committees are in million for ICA’s cu- ratorial program, giv- Shira the supplement of en by Daniel W. Di- by this issue. The executive etrich, II. The larg- summary of the est gift in the muse- um’s history near- Claire Finkelstein Reed Pyeritz Laura Perna Senate’s Economic Status of the ly doubles ICA’s en- The Faculty Senate announced its leadership for the upcoming academic year Faculty Report dowment. This trans- Photograph (left to right)—Past Chair: Claire Oakes Finkelstein, Algernon Biddle Profes- was published formational gift sup- Daniel Dietrich, II sor of Law, Penn Law and professor of philosophy, School of Arts & Scienc- as a supplement ports ICA’s artist- es, director, Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law; Chair: Reed Pyeritz, Wil- in the April 28, centered mission and guarantees multi-year cu- liam Smilow Professor of Medicine and Genetics, chief, Division of Medical 2015 issue. The ratorial research and exhibition development Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine; Chair Elect: Laura Perna, James S. full report is also opportunities, which will preserve and strength- Riepe Professor, executive director, Alliance for Higher Education and De- available online. en the generative relationship between the mu- mocracy, chair, Higher Education Division, Graduate School of Education. seum, curators and artists that is at ICA’s core. For more than 50 years, ICA has been a 2015 Wharton Teaching Awards Ruimy Family world-leading contemporary art museum com- MBA Teaching Awards President’s Distinguished mitted to supporting the work of emerging and Professor: K. Rajender (Raj) Reddy under-recognized artists. This significant gift The Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award will further strengthen ICA’s profile and repu- The Helen Kardon K. Rajender (Raj) Reddy has been tation as an artist-centered institute by provid- Moss Anvil Award is ing curators with resources for significant re- presented annually named the inaugural Ruimy Family Presi- search, time to develop relationships with art- to the member of the ists and their work, and an unfettered source of Wharton MBA fac- dent’s Distinguished exhibition support. It is crucial to ICA’s mission ulty who exemplifies Professor. Estab- to seek work that illuminates the contemporary outstanding teaching lished by Ely Michel moment and challenges visitors to think in new quality in the MBA and Karen Ruimy to ways. This endowment allows ICA’s curators classroom. Nominees foster research dis- and artists wide latitude to engage with what is are selected through a coveries and promote difficult and daring; to investigate unknown ter- vote of current MBA the treatment of liv- ritories, new exhibition strategies, and alterna- students. A recipient er cancer, the Profes- tive presentations; and to take invaluable risks. is chosen from among sorship will advance “It is important for ICA to take risks and the nominees by a Dr. Reddy’s work in probe things that curatorially have not been pos- committee of past re- chronic viral hepatitis sible before,” says Mr. Dietrich. “The time as- cipients, students and Eric Bradlow Rajender Reddy pect of research and building relationships with senior administrators. B and C, hepatocel- lular carcinoma, liver artists is enormous and the trajectory is as long This year’s recipient is Eric Bradlow, K.P. Chao as it takes. That is the whole purpose, the spirit Professor of Marketing, Statistics and Education. transplantation and exploring immunotherapeu- tic and synergistic therapeutic approaches to liv- of this, that sense of exploration out into space The Class of 1984 Award er cancer. for what we don’t know.” The Class of 1984 “Penn is deeply grateful to friends like award is presented an- “As a brilliant physician and investiga- tor whose breadth of knowledge regarding liv- Daniel Dietrich,” said Penn President Amy nually to the member Gutmann. “His incomparable vision, his stead- of the Wharton MBA er disease is unmatched, Dr. Raj Reddy is the fast generosity and his wise counsel have ben- faculty with the high- ideal person to direct Penn Medicine’s efforts to efitted ICA for decades. And now he has once est average instructor advance care and provide renewed hope for pa- (continued on page 6) rating on their course tients with liver cancer,” said J. Larry Jameson, evaluations over the executive vice president for the health system IN THIS ISSUE previous two semes- and dean of the Perelman School of Medicine. 2 Penn Vet Executive Director, Office of Students; ters (Fall 2014 and As medical director of liver transplantation Deaths 4 The Nation’s First Medical School Turns 250 Spring 2015). This and director of hepatology, Dr. Reddy and his 6 OF RECORD: Policy Updates on Sick Leave year’s recipient is fellow surgeons and clinicians provide a broad Accrual and Use; Opening for CDB Chair; Adam Grant, Class of array of liver cancer treatment options, includ- Volunteer Opportunities 1965 Wharton Profes- 7 Planned Data Center Outage for Maintenance; ing surgery, injection of chemotherapeutic drugs Update; CrimeStats; Franklin Field Closure sor of Management. 8 Penn GSE: Leading in Education 100 Years (continued on page 2) Adam Grant (continued on page 2) Pullout: 2014-2015 Faculty Senate Reports ALMANAC May 12, 2015 www.upenn.edu/almanac 1 Mary Bryant: Penn Vet’s Executive Director of the Office of Students 2015 Wharton Teaching Awards Penn’s School of Penn Vet has graduated more than 6,000 vet- (continued from page 1) Veterinary Medicine erinarians who have gone on to diverse ca- Excellence in Teaching (Penn Vet) announc- reers in veterinary medicine, research and pub- Robert Borghese, adjunct professor of legal es the appointment lic health in the private and non-profit sectors studies & business ethics of Mary A. Bryant to in fields such as pharmaceutics, biotech research Eric Bradlow, K.P. Chao Professor of Mar- the newly created po- and public policy. The vast majority of Pennsyl- keting, Statistics and Education sition of executive di- vania’s practicing veterinarians are Penn Vet Witold Henisz, Deloitte & Touche Professor rector of the Office of grads, and their most vital tasks include ensur- of Management in Honor of Russell E. Palmer Students. ing food safety and providing critical research Asuka Nakahara, lecturer, real estate In this role, Dr. and care to our animal agriculture industry. Douglas Present, lecturer, health care man- Bryant will oversee Before joining Penn Vet, Dr. Bryant worked agement the recently consol- for Merial, a Sanofi company, in field veterinary Nicolaj Siggelkow, David M. Knott Professor idated Office of Ad- services, first as a technical services veterinarian Michael Sinkinson, assistant professor of missions and the Of- and then as northeast regional director following Mary Bryant business economics and public policy fice of Student and Cur- a promotion in 2010. While at Merial, she inter- Senthil Veeraraghavan, associate professor ricular Affairs. She will be responsible for re- acted with sales, marketing, national accounts, of operations and information management cruiting promising new students to Penn Vet training and research & development. and overseeing the welfare and needs of the stu- Dr. Bryant has been an adjunct professor at Teaching and Curricular Innovation dents during their years on campus. Penn Vet for 14 years, teaching a professional Morris Cohen, Panasonic Professor of Man- “It is very important to me to continue en- development elective to third-year students. ufacturing & Logistics, for Global Supply Chain rolling the most qualified and diverse students,” She received her bachelor’s degree from the Strategy: A US Industry Perspective said Dr. Bryant. “As an alumna and adjunct pro- University of the Sciences and her VMD from Witold Henisz, Deloitte & Touche Professor fessor, I have a long history of engagement with Penn Vet. She gained valuable experience, both of Management in Honor of Russell E. Palmer, Penn Vet. I am really looking forward to work- as a student extern and following college gradu- for KEROVKA Simulation ing closely with the students to ensure they have ation, in GlaxoSmithKline’s division of research Laura Huang, assistant professor of manage- the best possible experience here and can look & development. After graduation from Penn Vet ment, for Entrepreneurship back on their years at Penn Vet as I do: as the in 1995, Dr. Bryant practiced veterinary med- David Musto, Ronald O. Perelman Professor best educational experience I ever had. I loved icine at Wilmington Animal Hospital before in Finance, for Strategic Equity Finance my student years at Penn.” joining Merial in 2004. Core Curriculum Awards— “I am delighted that Mary has accepted this Dr. Bryant’s leadership started at Penn Vet “Goes above and beyond the call of duty” position at Penn Vet,” said Joan C. Hendricks, when she served as national president of the Clayton Featherstone, assistant professor of the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medi- Student American Veterinary Medical Associ- business economics and public policy cine. “She perfectly exemplifies the collaborative ation. She has since represented Delaware and Adam Grant, Class of 1965 Wharton Profes- spirit we were looking for. Her influence and ex- Pennsylvania as a delegate to the American Vet- sor of Management perience in many aspects of veterinary medicine erinary Medical Association House of Delegates Corinne Low, assistant professor of business will undoubtedly strengthen our already strong and served as president of the Pennsylvania Vet- economics and public policy commitment to recruiting and retaining the very erinary Medical Association (PVMA) in 2007.