http://live.psu.edu/tag/Faculty_and_Staff en-us Penn State University Relations live@psu.edu (Penn State Live) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:53:03 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57732#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57732#rss4 PRESENTATIONS SOUGHT FOR PENN STATE SECURITY CONFERENCE 2012: Penn State network administrators, systems administrators, database administrators, Web developers and technical managers are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the Penn State Security Conference 2012, to take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, April 2 and Tuesday, ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:53:22 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57691#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57691#rss4 An assistant professor at Penn State has created a new statistical model that may enable fingerprint evidence to withstand greater scrutiny in court. Currently, some fingerprints that could be key pieces of evidence in court are not being considered because of shortcomings in the way this evidence is reported. Cedric Neumann, assistant professor ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:38:15 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57690#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57690#rss4 Penn State's Office of Human Resources has announced changes to the staff job announcements process. Beginning Feb. 29, all new staff job announcements will be posted on a daily basis, Monday through Friday, on the employment opportunities website at http://www.psu.jobs/. This site has been renamed to reflect the new, streamlined process that ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:57:31 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57668#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57668#rss4 The 15th annual Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium will be held March 30-31 on Penn State's University Park campus. The symposium brings together students from various departments to present research addressing environmental understanding and concerns. The deadline for abstract submissions is Feb. 24. For more information, or to submit an ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:27:11 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57665#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57665#rss4 The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence has announced several upcoming events.... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:30:59 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57647#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57647#rss4 Religious diversity in a contemporary global context is potentially one of the most galvanizing topics in any curriculum. Consequently, instructors often try to avoid it, but at what cost to students? The Penn State Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity (CORED) will hold a workshop on dealing with diversity in the classroom titled "Dealing with ... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:55:45 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57606#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57606#rss4 The Breastfeeding Support Program at Penn State offers a variety of support services to University students and employees and their spouses/domestic partners. Breastfeeding provides a wide range of benefits for children and their families; returning to work or class often is cited as a primary obstacle to breastfeeding. The program provides ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:24:17 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57559#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57559#rss4 RELAY FOR LIFE OF PENN STATE SEEKS CANCER SURVIVORS: Organizers of Relay for Life of Penn State, to be held from March 31 to April 1 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on the University Park campus, are seeking Penn State faculty and staff members who are cancer survivors. Relay for Life's Survivorship Committee seeks to recruit survivors to become ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:16:45 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57557#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57557#rss4 With the annual Staff Review and Development Plan (SRDP) season under way, the Office of Human Resources Professional Development team has several resources and programs available to assist staff, supervisors and new employees with their yearly review and development plan.... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:49:25 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57555#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57555#rss4 Several news items have been released by the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence.... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:06 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57547#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57547#rss4 Organizers of Relay for Life of Penn State, to be held from March 31 to April 1 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on the University Park campus, are seeking Penn State faculty and staff members who are cancer survivors. Relay for Life's Survivorship Committee seeks to recruit survivors to become involved in the 24-hour event, which raises money for ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57528#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57528#rss4 Penn State's home on the Web is changing. On Feb. 2, regular visitors to Penn State's website at http://www.psu.edu may have noticed that a few items have been added and rearranged. While modest, the changes represent the first visible steps toward a complete reinvention of the University's home on the Web. Visitors will continue to see ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:37:06 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57535#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57535#rss4 Beginning Friday, Feb. 3, the Penn State Greater Allegheny Continuing Education Department will offer a 120-hour Nursing Home Administrator Training Program. Courses will take place on Fridays and Saturdays through March 24. This program usually is offered in the spring and fall at Penn State Greater Allegheny. For more information, contact ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:33:57 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57534#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57534#rss4 The Penn State Greater Allegheny Fitness Center is now offering "Body Blast" and Zumba classes. "Body Blast," a total body workout, runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday evenings and includes upper body, lower body, abs, core and cardio. Zumba, a program that fuses Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a fun fitness experience, is ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:29:47 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57533#rss4 http://live.psu.edu/story/57533#rss4 Penn State Greater Allegheny will team up against cancer at their Coaches vs. Cancer event on Thursday, Feb. 2. During both the men's and women's basketball games, coaches will join their teams to show support in the fight against cancer. The women's game begins at 6 p.m. During the half time period of the women's game a student vs. coach shoot ...