Three selected as Administrative Fellows for 2021-22
May 06, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The Administrative Fellows Program offers Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain knowledge and experiences pertaining to the challenges of leadership in the academic community.
For the 2021-22 academic year, the Administrative Fellows are:
Carrie Jackson, professor of German and linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts. Her mentor will be Nicholas Jones, Penn State executive vice president and provost.
Erica Smithwick, distinguished professor of geography; associate director, Institutes of Energy and the Environment; director, Ecology Institute; and director, Center for Landscape Dynamics, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Her mentor will be Lora Weiss, senior vice president for Research.
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Construction projects on tap at University Park this summer
The Office of Physical Plant updates an interactive construction map identifying construction projects across campus and the Campus Visitor Map also offers capital project construction information.Image: Patrick Mansell
Construction projects on tap at University Park this summer
May 10, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. As students head home for the summer, Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant (OPP) will turn its attention to a wide range of campus construction and renovation projects at University Park.
OPP, along with Penn State Transportation Services and project contractors, will work to minimize disruptions to the campus community wherever possible. OPP updates an interactive construction map identifying construction projects across campus and the Campus Visitor Map also offers capital project construction information.
To promote messages of inclusion, diversity and respect, the University Park Undergraduate Association will lead an âEvery Person Belongs Hereâ banner campaign for the fall semester.
According to Penn State News, UPUA will hang 90 banners along sidewalks and campus walkways beginning in August.Â
The âEvery Person Belongs Hereâ campaign stems from the âYou Are Welcome Hereâ banner initiative, which started as a collaboration between the State College borough and UPUA years prior.
Lexy Pathickal, the former UPUA vice president, said the previous âYou Are Welcome Hereâ campaign served to welcome international students to the State College community.
However, the message expanded to welcome âunderrepresented and marginalized groupsâ in recent years, especially with the âEvery Person Belongs Hereâ initiative, Pathickal said in Penn State News.
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“It’s like we’re laying out a welcome mat,” said Rodriguez, a sophomore who co-led the initiative while serving as the student government’s Justice and Equity Committee chair and College of the Liberal Arts representative. “The banners will be a physical representation of our University values to create a welcoming and inclusive community for all, and to promote the idea that Penn State is a family and a home for every student.”
What started a few years ago as a “You Are Welcome Here” banner initiative by UPUA in collaboration with the Borough of State College to welcome international students to campus and community has now expanded to offer a broader message of belonging and support for those from historically underrepresented and marginalized groups, according to Lexy Pathickal, immediate past vice president of UPUA and Penn State senior, who collaborated with Rodriguez on the project.