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Welcome to Connections! The fall semester is in full swing. Faculty, staff and students are all busily furthering the mission of the College, as you will see in the articles below. If you have news you would like to see in Connections, contact Suzanne Wayne at EdRelations@psu.edu. (Above, faculty and staff enjoyed each other's cooking as part of the College's United Way Kick-off Breakfast. Dean David H. Monk is co-chair of Penn State's United Way Campaign this year.)

Quick Links: Vicki Spadaccio Profile, Dean's Message, Anne Heather Meredith, Job Fair, Humphrey Fellows, Joy Wiegand, Africana Center, Faculty/Staff Awards, Promoted Faculty, Heller's Testimony, Rising Tuition, Affirmative Action, CACREP Accreditation, Distance Education Center, United Way, Presentations, etc.

PROGRESSIVE PROFILE: VICKI SPADACCIO

Feeling the need for some green? Whether it's grant money or healthy plants, Vicki Spadaccio has the expertise.

DEAN'S MESSAGE

Strategic planning efforts are underway in the University, and the College is beginning to develop its next plan.

MAKING HER OWN WAY

Anne Heather Meredith fought a lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Although she lost that battle last spring, she won her degree through dedication and hard work.

HUMPHREY FELLOWS PROGRAM MOVES TO EDUCATION

This international leadership program, long a fixture at Penn State, is now housed in the College and focusing on education professionals.

BEVERLY VANDIVER TO DIRECT AFRICANA INSTITUTE

Vandiver puts passion into building cultural diversity at Penn State.

HIGHER EDUCATION BROWN BAG SEMINARS DEAL WITH TWO NATIONAL ISSUES

Two recent brown bag lunches, sponsored by the Higher Education Student Association, drew attention to high-profile national concerns. Click for Ron Ehrenberg's presentation on rising tuition, or click for the seminar on the Michigan Affirmative Action Supreme Court rulings, led by Robert Hendrickson and Kenneth Lehrman III.

COUNSELOR EDUCATION RECEIVES CACREP ACCREDITATION AND REINSTITUTES Ph.D. DEGREE

After significant preparation, Counselor Education has won accreditation and is also re-establishing its Ph.D. program.

DISTANCE EDUCATION CENTER PLANS NEW DIRECTIONS

Succeeding founding director Michael Moore, the new director of the American Center for the Study of Distance Education, Melody Thompson, hopes to expand the Center's services.


Click for news on the Education Job Fair to be held November 6.

Returning student Joy Wiegand invited to national leadership conference in Washington, D.C.

Click below for the College's 2003 Faculty/Staff Awards Form.

Click here for United Way Campaign events.

Click for the latest faculty promotions. Click below for the latest faculty/staff presentations, publications, grants and grant proposals.

Click here to see a broadcast or read a transcript of Don Heller's testimony before the Congressional Subcommittee on 21st Century Competi-tiveness on September 11.

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