What would a Thanksgiving turkey be without its stuffing, and what better place for that stuffing than inside the turkey? Despite the tradition involved, a food-safety specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says some practices are worth reconsidering, especially since Mom may not have fully appreciated the risk of foodborne illness. (more)
PENN STATE DISCOUNTS PROGRAM OFFERS BENEFITS TO UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY: As the holiday season approaches, Penn State students, employees, retirees and alumni can make their dollars go further by taking advantage of the Penn State Discounts program offered through the Office of Human Resources. For the full story, visit http://live.psu.edu/story/43193 online.
PENN STATE SCHOOL OF THEATRE TO PRESENT "SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE": The Penn State School of Theatre's University Resident Theatre Company and The State Theatre will present "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 4, and at 11 a.m., 1:30 and 4 p.m. on Dec. 5, at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave, in State College, Pa. For the full story, visit http://live.psu.edu/story/43074 online.
SRC, ORP TO HOLD JOINT OPEN HOUSE ON DEC. 11: Penn State's Survey Research Center (SRC) and the Office for Research Protections (ORP) relocated to Innovation Park this summer. A joint Open House will be held on Friday, Dec. 11. Students, staff, faculty and administrators will have an opportunity to interact with staff from both offices, learn more about each office and the services they provide, and to tour the new facilities. The event will be held from 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. with a ribbon cutting set to take place at 2:30 p.m. For the full story, visit http://live.psu.edu/story/43180 online.
RECEPTION TO HIGHLIGHT STRATEGIC AND GLOBAL SECURITY PROGRAM: Students and faculty from all disciplines are invited to attend a reception on Dec. 9 to learn about opportunities available with Penn State's Strategic and Global Security Program, part of the University's designation as an Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence. For the full story, visit http://live.psu.edu/story/43146 online.
FOOD SERVICES SUPPORTS PENNSYLVANIA BUSINESSES WITH PURCHASING EFFORTS: In an effort to partner with local farms, manufacturers and businesses, Penn State Food Services has developed guidelines that encourage state companies to partner with the University and give Penn State students a taste of the Keystone State.For the full story, visit http://live.psu.edu/story/43070 online. (more)
Throughout the year, University Police officers and staff are busy keeping Penn State students, faculty and staff safe through their regular shifts of patrols, personal safety programs and public awareness campaigns, among other tasks. During the Nittany Lions' football season, however, they become the central part of a much larger network of police officers from across Pennsylvania that works beyond the regular call of duty. University Police directs hundreds of officers who come to protect more than 100,000 college football fans as they converge on Happy Valley for home games at Beaver Stadium. Follow officers behind the scenes during a typical Penn State home football game day. (more)
Three industry-led teams including Penn State and four other research universities have received contracts to provide a range of research and engineering services to the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The collective value of the three contracts is expected to exceed $465 million over a five-year period. NETL, part of the U.S. Department of Energy's national laboratory system, conducts research in coal, natural gas and oil technologies. Penn State faculty and graduate students will collaborate on carbon capture and sequestration, unconventional fossil fuel sources, highly efficient energy conversion technologies, environmental and economic impacts and similar areas that figure prominently in the nation's quest for cleaner sources of energy and energy security. (more)
Thor Wasbotten has been named assistant dean for student media and online operations in the College of Communications, effective Jan. 1. Wasbotten joined the Penn State faculty in 2004, bringing more than a decade of award-winning professional experience to his role as senior lecturer and general manager of television operations. (more)
The Office of Human Resources at Penn State has announced that the last flexible benefit reimbursements in 2009 will be generated on Dec. 15. The reimbursement process will resume on Jan. 4, 2010. Properly documented reimbursement requests received in the Employee Benefits Office no later than the close of business on Dec. 4, will be included in the final 2009 disbursement. Please note that original documentation is required and faxes will not be accepted. (more)
To optimize the performance of Penn State's Course Management System, ANGEL, during fall finals week, the import wizard and export wizard tools will be turned off from 4 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 until 6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19. These tools include the copy course, import content package, import master course, and export ANGEL archive functions. For any questions, contact ANGEL support at angelsupport@psu.edu. (more)
The University Faculty Senate will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8, in 112 Kern Graduate Building. A variety of items will appear on the agenda. (more)
David Hall, professor of information sciences and technology and director of Penn State's Center for Network-Centric Cognition and Information Fusion (NC2IF), will assume interim leadership of the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) on Jan. 1. Hall joined the College of IST in 2001 and previously served as associate dean for research and graduate programs. In that capacity, he was responsible for overseeing the college's doctoral and master's degree programs, as well as research grant administration and leadership of faculty research efforts. (more)
University Health Services (UHS) has received 4,000 doses of injectable H1N1 flu vaccine that will be distributed to Penn State students from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4.
Thursday's clinic will be held in 205 Student Health Center on Penn State's University Park campus. Appointments will be available beginning Wednesday, Nov. 25, and must be scheduled online through the UHS Web site at http://www.sa.psu.edu/uhs/basics/online_access.cfm online. Friday's clinic will be held in 129 HUB-Robeson Center. No appointment is necessary for Friday's clinic.
UHS strongly encourages all students to get vaccinated and students involved in THON in particular should make a point of receiving a vaccination. (more)
