University names six Penn Fellows for 2010
The Penn Fellows program is an initiative for mid-career faculty who display “outstanding academic achievement and strong leadership potential,” Director of Faculty Development and Equity at the Office of the Provost Lubna Mian said.
Course evals get 85% response
Moving course evaluations from the traditional pencil-and-paper format to an online ratings system significantly increased the number of evaluations that were completed.
Preceptorials make for creative learning
Preceptorials are small non-credit seminars led by faculty members and organized by students that take place three times over the course of the semester.
Sophomores win Macy's marketing competition
The winners’ ideas — which the team presented to leading firms at the MARC networking lunch — will be used in a national campaign. The team also won a cash prize of $500.
Teaching about sexual assault
Incoming students will have to complete a mandatory sexual violence awareness program within their first months on campus.
Penn geologists receive grant for research in Puerto Rico
Researchers from the University have recently been awarded a $4.35-million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a Critical Zone Observatory in Puerto Rico.
Penn receives new donation for Rare Book library
The Rare Book and Manuscript Library received a donation of the Running Press archives, featuring a catalogue of publications from 1972 to the present.
SAS introduces new minor
Students will be able to add an International Development minor to their worksheets soon, according to Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Dennis DeTurck.
PennPortal revamps look
With the start of a new semester comes the unveiling of a new and improved PennPortal.
Nursing school receives grant money for student scholarships
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing has awarded the School of Nursing $150,000 for the second year in a row to support selected incoming students.