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IN THIS ISSUE2 Senate: SEC Agenda; Supporting Penn’s Global Engagement; Penn Forum for Women Faculty; PGFI3 Deaths; Human Stem Cell Research; College House Fellows4 Senate: Faculty Sentate Committees, 2010-20115 CCTV Cameras; Zipcar Vehicle Sharing; Transportation Survey; “Open Spaces” at Burrison Gallery6 Emergency Closings; Snow Day Child Care; Maintain,Don’tGain;TuitionBenefit;Penn’sWay7 Update; CrimeStats; World Culture Day: Japan8 Dedication of George Weiss Pavilion at Franklin Field

Design of Shoemaker Green The University of Pennsylvania’s Board of

Trustees recently approved the design for Shoe-maker Green, an $8 million green-space project off 33rd Street between Franklin Field and the Palestra that will connect the central campus to the University’s new Penn Park.

Sustainable design aspects will highlight the project created by the landscape architectur-al firm of Andropogon Associates of Philadel-phia: three rain gardens, porous pavers, a cistern for rainwater reuse and Silva Cell tree trenches. These sustainable aspects support the tenets of Penn’s Climate Action Plan, which call for in-creasing campus green space, that will have a positive impact on storm-water management for the campus and the city.

The 3.75-acre site is the current home to a tennis court complex, which will be relocated to Penn Park.

Classified as a grey field—previously urban-ized land—where storm water drainage is a ma-jor issue, the site will make innovative use of new strategies and technologies to capture and control storm water from the green space itself as well as nearby rooftops. The design calls for the planting of native species that will increase local biodiversity, while creating a new open space for the campus. By replacing paved sur-faces with landscaping, it will also help to re-duce the urban heat island effect.

As a new public commons area, the open cen-ter of the project can adapt to a variety of uses, especially during special events such as Com-mencement and the Penn Relays. The lawn area is designed to accommodate large groups in tents, and the surrounding secluded spots will be useful for an outdoor class or quiet lunchtime escape.

While Shoemaker Green supports Penn’s overarching commitment to green building, it was also chosen as one of more than 150 pi-lot projects around the globe to test a new Sus-tainable Sites Initiative (SITES) rating system for landscapes, anticipated to be analogous to the US Green Building Council’s LEED Green Building ratings. SITES is the first set of nation-al voluntary guidelines and performance bench-marks for the sustainable design, construction and maintenance of landscapes (Almanac July 13, 2010).

The start of construction is slated for the summer of 2011 with completion of the project expected in the fall of 2012.

Additional information is available at www.pennconnects.upenn.edu.

The Heisman Trophy Trust has presented the University of Penn-sylvania with the Heisman Trophy in honor of John Heisman’s distin-guished career as both a student-athlete and coach at Penn.

Heisman Trophy Trustees Mi-chael Comerford and Jim Corcoran presented the trophy to Penn Presi-dent Amy Gutmann and Penn alum-nus and Penn Trustee George Weiss during the University’s dedication of the newly built George A. Weiss Pavilion at Franklin Field.

“The idea just seemed natural to have former Penn player and coach John Heisman return to historic Franklin Field as part of its new ad-dition, the George A. Weiss Pavil-ion,” said Penn’s director of athlet-ics, Steve Bilsky. “We’re pleased

and honored the Heisman Trustees would allow us to display college sports’ most recognized award.”

Mr. Heisman was an 1892 graduate of Penn and was a two-time letter winner for the Quak-ers in 1890-91. During his playing career, Penn went a combined 24-5.

He returned to his alma mater as the head coach for three seasons from 1920-22. In that time, he went 16-10-2 with the Red and Blue.

Mr. Heisman is most noted as the man who revolutionized football into today’s game. He invented the center snap, dreamed up the con-cept of the scoreboard, introduced the “hike” signal for initiating a play, led the fight to reduce the game from halves to quarters and is largely credited for inventing the forward pass, which was legalized in 1906.

The Heisman Trophy is one of the most cov-eted awards in college sports; it is given annual-ly to the top college football player in America.

In 1935, at the insistence of the Downtown Athletic Club, Mr. Heisman organized the vot-ing system to determine the nation’s top player. Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago won the first award, and Mr. Heisman passed away shortly before the 1936 winner was announced. Shortly thereafter, the DAC unanimously voted to name the trophy after John Heisman.

The presentation at the George A. Weiss Pavil-ion came just prior to Penn’s Homecoming victory over Brown on October 30 at Franklin Field, the nation’s oldest collegiate football stadium.

The Quakers have played more games than any other program in the history of college foot-ball at any level. The game with Brown, which the Quakers won 24-7, increased Penn’s NCAA record to 1,311 games played.

The next home game will be on November 13 when the Quakers take on Harvard.

The formal dedication of the George A. Weiss Pavilion took place on October 30 dur-ing Homecoming Weekend; however Penn’s in-tercollegiate athletes had already begun using their new weight room in the bottom of the cen-ter since late last spring, less than one year since the June 2009 Trustees’ celebrated the ground-breaking for the George Weiss Pavilion.

At the dedication, President Amy Gutmann said, “Original, inventive, and adaptive, George Weiss is an exemplary Penn alum. He is always finding new ways to help the men and women of Pennsylvania achieve our highest goals.”

The discovery of more than 25,000 sq. ft. of usable space below the northern arcades of Frank-lin Field, by architect Stacy Jones, adds grandeur and increases programming opportunities.

With more than 18,000 square feet dedicat-ed to Penn's varsity intercollegiate athletes, and state-of-the art equipment, running areas, and set-ups that are unique to the University, this will en-hance the experience of Penn’s student-athletes.

Entering from 33rd Street, one highlight and a dramatic element of the center is the weight-lifting racks that were uniquely made for Penn along with the flooring and platform inlays which are also unique. The room boasts two run-ning tracks with a special surface specifically de-signed for maximum traction and durability.

Located at the George A. Weiss Pavilion, the Robert A. Fox Fitness Center is a 8,000 square-foot state- of-the-art facility offering two levels of recreational fitness space with views of Cen-ter City.

Penn's new intercollegiate Varsity Strength and Performance Center boasts more than 40 machines for cardio as well as muscle develop-ment; 18 heavy bags for kickboxing drills; two complete dumbbell sets; and dozens of med-icine balls for ballistic training. In addition to Mr. Weiss' gift to name the entire facility, an anonymous donor made the construction of the intercollegiate weight room possible.

Penn has applied for LEED Silver rating.

Dedicating the George A. Weiss Pavilion

George Weiss welcoming the Heisman Trophy to Penn.

See page 8 for more photos from the dedi-cation of the Weiss Pavilion and a peek inside.

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The following agenda is published in accordance with the Faculty Senate Rules. Any member of the standing faculty may attend SEC meetings and observe. Questions may be directed to Sue White, executive assistant to the Senate Office, either by telephone at (215) 898-6943 or by e-mail at [email protected].

SENATE From the Senate Office

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda

Penn Forum for Women FacultyDo Babies Matter in the Academy?, a lecture by Mary Ann Mason, will be presented by the

Penn Forum for Women Faculty on Thursday, November 18, at 3:30 p.m. in Auditorium A4, at Da-vid Rittenhouse Labs, 33rd & Walnut Streets.

Professor Mason is co-director of the Center for Economics and Family Security, University of California at Berkeley School of Law. Her scholarship spans children and family law, policy and his-tory. Recent works have focused on working families, in particular the issues faced by the surging numbers of professional women in law, medicine, science and the academic world. Her research find-ings and advocacy have been central to groundbreaking policy initiatives and the nationwide “Nine Presidents” summit on gender equity at major research universities. Professor Mason is a national expert on child custody issues and family law and policy, frequently addressing national and interna-tional media, conferences and workshops on children and family issues.

The Penn Forum for Women Faculty was created by women faculty for women faculty. Their mission is to build a community of women scholars that enriches the University of Pennsylvania. See www.upenn.edu/provost/pfwf.

Supporting Penn’s Global EngagementGlobal engagement–a key principle of the Penn Compact–has been a vital factor in pro-

pelling Penn from excellence to eminence over the past six years. We create a Global Cam-pus by welcoming students, faculty, staff, alumni and distinguished visitors from every cor-ner of the world. We provide Global Opportunities by offering a wide range of support for international student and faculty research and we also advance Global Progress by providing solutions to some of the world’s most pressing contemporary challenges, from global health to economic development to urban renewal.

Two years ago, we charged an International Support Coordinating Group with evaluating and implementing the best ways to support the global activities of Penn’s faculty, staff and students. This group’s work has resulted in three important new resources: Global Resources Tab

The new Global Resources tab on the U@Penn portal offers easy, centralized access to global resources across Penn, as well as two significant new services: the Playbook for Glob-al Engagement and the Global Activities Registry. Playbook for Global Engagement

The Playbook provides faculty, staff and students with a road map of important consider-ations, preparations and resources for international travel. It includes direct links to critical resources—both internal and external—and covers such issues as:

Global Safety, including International SOS, vaccines, and region-specific orientations; Global Travel Arrangements, including travel discounts through preferred partners, visas,

and international calling and computing; Global Research Activities, including compliance and export controls; labor, tax, and pri-

vacy laws; risk management; banking; and the use of the Penn name. Global Activities Registry

The Global Resources tab also provides a link to the Global Activities Registry (Almanac September 7, 2010), designed to maximize collaborations and shared information about the wide range of global activities across Penn. It offers an easy-to-use, PennKey-protected web tool for faculty, staff and students traveling abroad to register their programs and activities, as well as the itineraries and emergency contact information of individual travelers.

We encourage you to use the Global Resources Tab, review the Playbook for Global En-gagement, and register your international travel in the Global Activities Registry. These ser-vices have been designed to help all of us—faculty, staff and students—advance our vital on-going commitment to global engagement at Penn.

—Craig Carnaroli, Executive Vice President —Vincent Price, Provost

Professional Development WorkshopsThe Penn Genome Frontiers Institute (PGFI)

is a university-wide institute dedicated to the advancement of the multidisciplinary genome research being conducted at Penn. As part of its mission, PGFI has a strong commitment to genomics education at all levels and offers free hands-on workshops aimed at Penn facul-ty, postdocs and graduate students who are in-terested in molecular biology and genomics, but do not have the opportunity to learn or use ba-sic wet laboratory techniques as part of their pri-mary research. The workshop will be taught at a basic level, with no previous laboratory experi-ence required or expected.

Advanced workshops are for Penn faculty with laboratory experience who would like to learn more about cutting edge genomic techniques.

Faculty, postdocs and graduate students from any school at Penn are encouraged to apply.

Upcoming Workshops:• Basic workshop for postdocs & grad stu-

dents: December 10 through December 17, 2010• Basic workshop for faculty: January 3

through January 7, 2011• Basic workshop for postdocs & grad stu-

dents: February 4 through February 11, 2011• Advanced workshop for faculty: Library

Construction for High-Throughput Sequencing: March 4 through March 11, 2011.

All workshops: Monday–Friday, noon–4 p.m. daily in the PGFI Educational Facility, 328 Lynch Labs. For more information and online application go to the PGFI Educational Facility page at www.genomics.upenn.edu/education/ed-ucational-facility-upcoming_workshops.

Questions can be directed to Adam Peritz at [email protected] or (215) 898-6107.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010Room 205 College Hall

3–5 p.m.1. Approval of the Minutes of October 6, 2010 (2 minutes)2. Chair’s Report (5 minutes)3. Past-Chair’s Report on Academic Planning and Budget & Capital Council (3 minutes)4. Penn’s Research Enterprise: Pathways to Discovery (45 minutes) Presentation by Senior Vice Provost for Research Steven J. Fluharty5. Ballot: Nominating Committee Chair (5 minutes)6. New Business

Ed. Note: See page 4 for the lists of the Faculty Senate Committees, 2010-2011

$3 Million for New Centers and Pilot Projects in Translational and Personalized GenomicsThe Penn Genome Frontiers Institute (PGFI)

is funding the establishment of two centers and five pilot projects using Next-Generation Se-quencing (NGS) technologies. Recent advances in technology have radically lowered the costs and increased the speed of genome sequencing such that within the next five years, decoding the genome of any patient will be as common-place as diagnostic X-rays. Because of the mas-sive amounts of data generated from such NGS, genome science is undergoing a second revolu-tion. To facilitate and participate in this revolu-tion, PGFI announced the establishment of two internal centers for large-scale projects targeting translational and personalized genomics.

These centers are the Center for Translation-al and Personalized Genomics of NSAIDs (PI: G. FitzGerald) and the Center for Translational and Personalized Genomics of Inherited Retinal Degenerations (PI: E. Pierce). The two centers were selected by an external peer review pro-cess from an open proposal solicitation to the Penn community. The PGFI will invest a total of $5 million over three years in NGS equipment ($2 million) and projects ($3 million) focusing on applications of NGS to health and disease.

The competition revealed a great need for NGS technology access at Penn and the PGFI will provide pilot funding ($200,000 over three years) for five other projects that tackle challeng-ing problems in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (PIs: M. Reilly, D. Rader), African in-tegrative genomics (PI: S. Tishkoff), ocular can-cers (PI: A. Ganguly), autism spectrum disorders (PIs: M. Bucan, T. Abel), and cancer genomics. (PIs: M. Lemmon, J. Maris).

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Deaths

To Report A DeathAlmanac appreciates being informed of the

deaths of current and former faculty and staff members, students, and other members of the University community. Call (215) 898-5274 or e-mail [email protected].

College House Fellows The Office of the Provost and College Hous-

es and Academic Services invite applications for service as a College House Fellow. This is a res-identially-based position that carries a two-year term. Fellows must be members of the stand-ing or adjunct faculty, lecturers, post-doctoral fellows or senior academic staff who regularly teach and advise undergraduate students. This would include supervising undergraduate stu-dents in laboratory settings and mentoring their research.

College House Fellows strengthen the con-nections between the Houses and the intellec-tual life of the University. Fellows are respon-sible for working with the Faculty Masters to develop each College House as an educational resource for the University, promoting academ-ic programs in residence, fostering faculty and student interaction and building strong and sup-portive House communities. Specific responsi-bilities will differ from House to House. Infor-mation about the College Houses is available at: www.collegehouses.upenn.edu.

There are 22 Fellow positions in the College House system. The number of openings will vary, but on average, between two and five po-sitions are filled each year. Candidates are re-viewed by the Undergraduate Deans, the Office of College Houses, and the individual Faculty Masters and House residents and staff.

For more information about College House Fellow opportunities, please contact David Fox, director of academic initiatives in the Provost’s Office: [email protected] or (215) 573-5636.

Correction In the Trustees’ coverage in the November

2 issue, it should have read, “Provost Vincent Price reported that the Fels Institute will change the name of a degree, from master of govern-ment administration to master of public admin-istration.” We regret the error. —Ed.

Human Stem Cell ResearchTo the Penn Community:

There are tremendous opportunities for expanding knowledge through research involving human stem cells, including, but not limited to, human embryonic stem cell research. How-ever, there are scientific, ethical, legal and compliance considerations when Penn researchers obtain or use certain types of human stem cells as part of their research activities. These in-clude but are not limited to: compliance with President Obama’s recent executive orders and NIH guidelines regarding the conduct of federally funded research using certain types of hu-man stem cells; the ongoing court case regarding the NIH guidelines; and other federal and state laws. The National Academy of Sciences and the International Society for Stem Cell Research also have issued various recommendations for improved practices.

To assist the Penn community with the important scientific, legal and ethical issues that arise from the use of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in research, I have formed a Hu-man Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee (hSCRAC). I am very pleased to announce the members of this committee, and I thank them for their service to the University:

Human Stem Cell Research Advisory CommitteeDeborah A. Driscoll (Co-Chair), Professor and Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology (SOM)Jonathan Moreno (Co-Chair), David and Lyn Silfen University Professor, Professor of Medical Ethics (SOM) and History and Sociology of Science (SAS)Ralph L. Brinster, Richard King Mellon Professor of Reproductive Physiology (SVM)John D. Gearhart, James W. Effron University Professor; Director, Institute for Regenerative MedicineTroy M. Hallman, Director of Animal Welfare, Office of Regulatory AffairsYvonne K. Higgins, Executive Director, Human Research Protections, Office of Regulatory AffairsKatherine A. High, William H. Bennett Professor of Pediatrics (SOM); Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical InstituteAndrew B. Maksymowych, Associate Director, Biological Safety Programs and Institutional Biological Safety Officer, Office of Environmental Health and Radiation SafetyEllen Purpus, Director, Office of Technology Transfer (CHOP)Kerry E. Wilson, Associate Director, Corporate Contracts, Office of Research ServicesRobert F. Firestone, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, ex officioMadeline M. (Lynn) Alexander, Regulatory Compliance Officer, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Administrative Support to the CommitteeWe will shortly release guidelines for the Penn community on the role of the committee

and on obtaining and registering certain types of human stem cells for teaching or research purposes. In addition, my office—working with the committee, ISC, ORS, and OGC—will establish and maintain an online registry of the hESCs obtained or being used by Penn per-sonnel. Lynn Alexander, regulatory compliance officer in my office, will serve as Penn’s Hu-man Stem Cell Administrator for any questions regarding the use or derivation of certain types of human stem cells. You can reach her directly at (215) 573-2874 or [email protected]. As a reminder, if you want to obtain hESCs for work on campus, please continue to re-quest the cells through an incoming material transfer agreement, working through the Office of Research Services.

—Steven J. Fluharty, Senior Vice Provost for Research

Mr. Miller, FacilitiesEddie “Snap” Miller, Jr., long-time custodian

in Facilities, died October 23. He was 65. Born in Moultrie, GA, Mr. Miller was edu-

cated in Philadelphia and received a certifica-tion in auto mechanics from Philadelphia Com-munity College in 2004.

He came to Penn in 1984 and worked in the Wharton School’s buildings until his retirement in September of this year. He joined the 25-Year Club in 2009.

Mr. Miller was a leader in his community and was associated with the Black Bottom New Generation and the Mantua Leadership Council.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia; sons, Kevin and Eddie; daughter, Eddrea; adopted children, Sausage and Melissa; and one grand-child, Ajanique.

Mr. Shapiro, Former Trustee Leonard A. Shap-

iro, former trustee of the University of Penn-sylvania, died August 1 at the age of 67. Born in Philadel-phia, Mr. Shapiro was a 1964 graduate of the Wharton School, where he studied econom-ics and was a member of the golf and swim teams and the Mask and Wig Club. He was also the Vice President of his fraternity, Sigma Al-pha Mu. He graduated from Georgetown School of Law in 1967 and in 1987 completed the Own-er/President Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Shapiro was president of the Penn Alum-ni Society from 2000-2003, and was a mem-ber of the University’s Board of Trustees from 1997-2006.

He served on the Board of Overseers of the Graduate School of Education, the Univer-sity Committee for Undergraduate Financial Aid, the Wharton Real Estate Advisory Board, and the Alumni Council on Admissions. He was a member and past president of the Alumni Board of Directors. He also served as President of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Advisory Board and as a target school representative for the Secondary School Committee, among many other committees.

Mr. Shapiro was a strong supporter of many areas of the University. He established the Leon-ard A. Shapiro Trustee Scholarship, the Leonard A. Shapiro Music Fellowship, the Leonard A. Sha-piro Term Chair in Music and the Leonard A. Sha-piro Music Performance Fund. Mr. Shapiro also supported the building renovation of the Graduate School of Education and Penn Athletics.

He was posthumously awarded the 2010 Penn Alumni Award of Merit, the highest honor for outstanding service to the University.

Apart from his life at Penn, Mr. Shapiro led successful real estate development and invest-ment firms in the Washington DC area.

He is survived by his wife, Leslie; daugh-ter, Alexandra Cudby (C’91, WG’97); son, The-odore; mother, Ruth; sister, Phyllis and four grandchildren.

Leonard Shapiro

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Officers:Chair: Robert Hornik, AnnenbergChair-Elect: Camille Charles, SAS/ SociologyPast-Chair: Harvey Rubin, SOM/ Infectious DiseasesSecretary: Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, DentalSecretary-Elect: Karin McGowan, SOM/ Pathology & Lab MedicinePast-Secretary: Gary Molander, SAS/ Chemistry

At-large Members:Peter Cappelli, Wharton/ManagementEmma Dillon, SAS/MusicJanet Deatrick, NursingAmy Pruitt, SOM/NeurologyMatthew Hartley, EducationDavid Eckmann, SOM/AnesthesiologyMichael Topp, SAS/ChemistrySusan Margulies, SEASJoshua Klein, SAS/Physics & AstronomyLesley King, Vet Domenic Vitiello, DesignTBA

1. Annenberg School: Katherine Sender2. Arts & Sciences (History): Robert St. George3. Arts & Sciences (Anthropology, History of Art, Music): Deborah Thomas4. Arts & Sciences (Mathematics): Jim Haglund5. Arts & Sciences (Biology): Mechthild Pohlschroder6. Arts & Sciences (Chemistry, Earth & En-vironmental Science, History & Sociology of Science): Ivan Dmochowski7. Arts & Sciences (Classical Studies, Ger-man, Romance Languages, Slavic Languages): Gerald Prince8. Arts & Sciences (Economics): Harold Cole9. Arts & Sciences (English): Chi-mingYang10. Arts & Sciences (Linguistics, Philosophy): Susan Suave Meyer11. Arts & Sciences (East Asian Languages & Culture, Near Eastern Language & Culture, Re-ligious Studies, South Asia Studies): Jamal Elias12. Arts & Sciences (Physics & Astronomy): Robert Hollebeek13. Arts & Sciences (Political Science, Re-gional Science): Robert Vitalis14. Arts & Sciences (Psychology): TBA15. Arts & Sciences (Sociology, Criminolo-gy): Janice Madden16. Dental Medicine: Ellis Golub17. Education: Shaun Harper18. Engineering (Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering,Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechan-ics): Ravi Radhakrishnan19. Engineering (Computer & Information Science, Electrical & Systems Engineering): Jonathan Smith20. Design School: Annette Fierro21. Law School: Tom Baker22. Medicine (Biochemistry & Biophysics, Cell & Developmental Biology, Biostatistics &Epidemiology, Center for Bioinformatics, Can-cer Biology, Biostatistics Division, Pathology): John Holmes

23. Medicine (Anesthesia, Obstetrics & Gyne-cology, Radiation Oncology): Robert Gaiser24. Medicine (Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology,Psychiatry, Family Medicine): Daniel Langleben25. Medicine (Genetics, Microbiology, Phar-macology, Epidemiology Division, Medical Ethics, Physiology, Neuroscience, Neurosur-gery): Brian M. Salzberg26. Medicine (Dept. of Medicine: Allergy & Immunology, Cardiology, Diabetes/Endocrine, Infectious Diseases, Gastrointestinal, Pulmo-nary, Renal Electrolyte, Division of Sleep Medi-cine, Experimental Therapeutics): Martin Keane27. Medicine (Dept. of Medicine: General In-ternal Medicine, Hematology, Hypertension, Rheumatology, Neurology, Geriatrics, Medical Genetics, Emergency Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine): Michael McGarvey28. Medicine (Pediatrics): Ian Krantz29. Medicine (Radiology, Surgery): Evan Siegelman30. Nursing School: Barbra M. Wall31. Social Policy & Practice: Femida Handy32. Veterinary Medicine (Animal Biology, Pathobiology): John Wolfe33. Veterinary Medicine (Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center, Clinical Studies-Philadel-phia): Raymond Boston34. Wharton (Accounting, Health Care, Insur-ance & Risk, Operations & Information Man-agement, Statistics): Steve Kimbrough35. Wharton (Finance, Legal Studies & Business Ethics, Business & Public Policy): Phil Nichols36. Wharton (Management, Marketing, Real Estate): Sigal BarsadeAssistant Professor Members:

Sigal Ben-Porath, EducationKristen Harknett, SAS/SociologyJoseph Straton, SOM/Family Medicine

Penn Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty (PASEF) Members:

Henry Teune, SAS/Political Science

Members Elected by Constituency:

Senate Committee on Faculty and the Academic Mission (SCOF)Kristen Madison, Law Stephen Phipps, SAS/Earth & Environmental Science Reed Pyeritz, SOM/Genetics, ChairTom Sugrue, SAS/History & SociologyBarbra M. Wall, Nursing Scott Weinstein, SAS/PhilosophyJeffrey Winkler, SAS/ChemistryEx officioSenate Chair, Robert Hornik, Annenberg Senate Chair-Elect, Camille Charles, SAS/Sociology

Senate Committee on Students and Ed-ucational Policy (SCSEP)Jere Behrman, SAS/EconomicsChristine Bradway, NursingCatriona Macleod, SAS/German LanguagesPhilippe Met, SAS/Romance LanguagesKathleen Montone, SOM/Pathology & Lab MedicineSheila Murnaghan, SAS/Classical Studies, ChairEx officioSenate Chair, Robert Hornik, Annenberg Senate Chair-Elect, Camille Charles, SAS/Sociology

Senate Committee on Faculty and the Administration (SCOA)Hydar Ali, DentalSigal Barsade, WhartonSydney Evans, SOM/Radiation Oncology, ChairLaura Perna, GSEBernard Shapiro, VetWalter Wales, SAS/Physics & AstronomyEx officioSenate Chair, Robert Hornik, Annenberg Senate Chair-Elect, Camille Charles, SAS/Sociology

Senate Committee on Publication Policy for AlmanacSunday Akintoye, DentalHelen Davies, SOM/MicrobiologyAl Filreis, SAS/EnglishCarey Mazur, SAS/EnglishMartin Pring, SOM/Physiology, ChairDevra Moehler, Annenberg Ex officioSenate Chair, Robert Hornik, Annenberg Senate Chair-Elect, Camille Charles, SAS/Sociology

Senate Committee on Faculty Development, Diversity, and EquityClifford Deutschman, SOM/AnesthesiologyLois Evans, Nursing, Chair Olena Jacenko, VetKelly Jordan-Sciutto, DentalMitch Marcus, SEAS/Computer ScienceSusan Margulies, SEAS/BioengineeringEx officioSenate Chair, Robert Hornik, Annenberg Senate Chair-Elect, Camille Charles, SAS/Sociology

Faculty Grievance CommissionDavid Brownlee, SAS/History of Art, ChairVivian Seltzer, SP2, Past-ChairDavid Asch, Wharton and SOM, Chair-Elect

Faculty Senate Committees, 2010–2011

Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility (SCAFR)Clifford Deutschman, SOM/Anesthesiology, ChairJeffrey Draine, Social Policy & PracticeClaire Finkelstein, LawSamuel Freeman, SAS/PhilosophyMark Helfaer, SOM/AnesthesiologyErika Holzbaur, SOM/PhysiologyRogers Smith, SOM/Political ScienceEric Weinberg, SAS/BiologyTBAEx officioSenate Chair-Elect, Camille Charles, SAS/Sociology

Senate Committee on Economic Status of the Faculty (SCESF)William Dailey, SAS/ChemistrySarah Kagan, NursingAndrea Liu, SAS/Physics & AstronomyDaniel Raff, Wharton/Management, ChairTim Rebbeck, SOM/Biostatistics & EpidemiologyPetra Todd, SAS/EconomicsEx officioSenate Chair, Robert Hornik, Annenberg Senate Chair-Elect, Camille Charles, SAS/SociologySenate Past-Chair, Harvey Rubin, SOM/Infectious Diseases

Senate Executive Committee

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“Open Space” by Mary Powers HoltThrough December 10 at Burrison

An opening reception will be held at the Bur-rison Gallery on November 11, from 4 to 6 p.m., for Open Space, the exhibition of Mary Powers Holt’s recent work. It is about the dramatic and emotional impact of the landscape and the use of natural scenery as an abstract composition. Through her paintings she focuses on a scene and wants the viewer to feel they have stumbled onto something that may never look the same again, meaning that the time of day, patterns and colors will not be repeated. Her imagery and handling of paint is expressionistic and person-al within this framework. When she is hiking, the landscape around her becomes a launching point for her imagination and walking through a form of meditation. She takes photographs to freeze images and then takes them back to her studio to recall and interpret while she is paint-ing. She sometimes paints on site.

Her sense of the landscape and the environ-ment is that unless it is preserved it gradual-ly disappears. The pace of development in the area of Pennsylvania where she lives has been so rapid that parts of it are unrecognizable from what it looked like five years ago. The subject of Open Space Preservation has been a highly charged political issue for many years now.

She paints primarily using acrylics on linen or canvas and she studied at the PA Academy of the Fine Arts. She received a four-year certifi-cate in fine arts in 1983 from the Academy and she was awarded the J. Henry Schiedt Traveling Scholarship for work shown in the 1983 student annual. She later studied art history at the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania through the joint BFA Academy Certificate program and she received her degree from Penn in 1989.

Her home and studio are in Chester Springs. She has shown her work in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, New York, and New Jersey as well as in South Korea. Her work is on line at marypowersholt.com and on Inliquid.com.

Commuter and Parking SurveyThe 2010 Penn Commuter and Park-

ing Survey is now available online at www.upenn.edu/survey/commuterparking. Please take a few minutes to take the sur-vey as it will assist the University in im-proving services for those who choose to commute using public transportation, ridesharing, walking and biking. Com-plete the survey online for one of two chances to win a valuable prize.

—Business Services

Escape, acrylic on linen; 30"x 40," 2009, by Mary Powers Holt, at the Burrison Gallery.

The Division of Public Safety is committed to enhancing the quality of life for the campus community by integrating the best practices of public and private policing with state-of-the-art technology. A critical component of a comprehensive security plan using state-of-the-art technology is CCTV.

As prescribed by the University Policy “Closed Circuit Television Monitoring and Recording of Public Areas for Safety and Security Pur-poses,” (Almanac April 29, 2008), the locations of all outside CCTV cam-eras monitored by Public Safety are to be published semi-annually in the Almanac. The locations and descriptions of these cameras can also be found at the Division of Public Safety website, www.publicsafety.upenn.edu.

The following existing cameras meet those criteria:

CCTV for Public Spaces

4040 Chestnut Street (Front) 4040 Sansom Street (Rear) 41st & Chestnut Sts. 40th & Locust Walk 40th & Spruce Sts. 39th & Spruce Sts. 39th & Walnut Sts. 38th & Walnut Sts. 38th & Spruce Sts. FELS Center for Government 36th & Walnut Sts. 37th & Spruce Sts. 36th & Spruce Sts. 33rd & Smith Walk 34th & Walnut Sts. 100 Block of So. 37th Street Steve Murray Way & Sansom Sts. 37th and Walnut Sts. SEAS Courtyard Steve Murray Way & Chestnut Sts. 40th & Walnut Sts. 33rd & Chestnut Sts. 36th & Sansom Sts. (Franklin Bldg.) Bennett Hall (Overseeing Levine Bldg.) 1920 Commons at 38th and Spruce (Garage

14 Rooftop) 33rd & Walnut Sts. 36th & Locust Walk 38th & Hamilton Walk 31st & Chestnut Sts. (Left Bank) 31st & Walnut Sts. (Left Bank) 43rd & Locust Sts. Bridge Cinema 4119 Walnut St. Franklin Field 40th & Market Sts. Levy Dental Loading Dock Left Bank Loading Dock 34th & Chestnut Sts. (Garage # 37) 39th & Locust Walk 38th & Locust Walk 37th & Locust Walk 38th & Sansom Sts. Penn Tower Hotel (Rooftop) Huntsman Hall N/E Corner 34th & Spruce Sts. WXPN/World Cafe 31st & Walnut Sts. WXPN/World Cafe SW Side Lower Level Translational Research Labs 31st Street Translational Research Labs 31st St.(Upper

Level) Translational Research Labs 30th St.(Lower

Level South) Translational Research Labs 30th St.(Lower

Level North) Levy Tennis Pavilion Mod 7 West Mod 7 North Mod 7 Southeast Hollenback (Lower Level Rear Parking) Hollenback (Rooftop) 40th & Pine Sts. 42nd & Pine Sts. 38th & Chestnut Sts. 38th & Market Sts. 34th & Market Sts. 36th & Market Sts. 39th St. & Baltimore Ave. at the Vet School’s

Hill Pavilion 42nd & Locust Sts. 41st & Pine Sts. 41st & Spruce 40th & Chestnut 40th & Ludlow 39th and Ludlow Sts. 36th and Chestnut Sts. 46th & Chestnut Stellar Chance Roof (Rear) Stellar Chance Roof (Front) Stellar Chance Loading Dock Blockley Hall Roof BRB II Loading Dock (Exterior) Osler Circle Courtyard BRB II Roof (Front) BRB II Roof (Rear) CRB Roof CRB Bridge (Main Entrance Hall) CRB Stemmler Hall (Main Entrance) CRB Bridge (Interior) 33rd Street Entrance (Exterior) Richards Rear Door John Morgan Building Hamilton Walk Museum, Kress Entrance Exterior Museum, Kress Entrance Interior Museum, Upper Loading Dock Exterior Museum, Warden Garden Museum, Stoner Courtyard Museum Packing Room Hallway Irving and Preston Streets

The University of Pennsylvania has joined with Zipcar Inc. to offer students, staff and fac-ulty another convenient, cost-effective and en-vironmentally friendly transportation option.

“In September 2009, Penn launched its Cli-mate Action Plan, which outlines the Univer-sity’s goals for lowering its carbon footprint,” said Marie Witt, vice president of business ser-vices. “A key focus of this plan is our sustain-able transportation initiative aimed at lowering emissions by reducing the number of cars that come to campus each day. Working with Zipcar supports Penn’s overall sustainability strategy.”

Cars are self-service; they can be reserved and accessed 24 hours a day. The company also offers an iPhone app that will honk the horn to locate a Zipcar and unlock the doors for members.

The hourly and daily Zipcar rates, which vary by the vehicle selected, include fuel, 180 miles per day, insurance, reserved-parking spots

and roadside assistance. Cars can be reserved for as little as an hour or for as long as four days and are available to members starting at $7 per hour or $65 per day.

Members of the Penn community can open a departmental car-share account for business use or sign up for a personal membership. The an-nual membership fee for a personal account is $35 each for Penn affiliates, who will receive a $35 free driving credit applied toward the first month of driving.

In 2008, Penn partnered with PhillyCar-Share, a local non-profit car-share initiative.

“Expanding car sharing capabilities by part-nering with a second local car-sharing program adds an additional 44 car shares on campus, bringing the total car shares available on or near campus to 82,” Ms. Witt said.

Additional information is available at www.zipcar.com/penn.

New Zipcar Vehicle-Sharing at Penn

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Penn’s Way Raffle Week Four Winners (October 25-29,

Drawing November 1):Nicole Berlucchi, Wharton—Picnic: $30

gift certificateSara Jacoby, School of Nursing—

D’Angelo’s Restaurant: $35 gift certificateKaren Norbeck, HUP—SSM Group, Inc.:

$25 Applebee’s gift card & logo capSheryl Reiley, HUP—J.J. White, Inc.: $25

gift card for SunocoDenise Gibson, HUP —Williams Café:

Café mug w/drink discountsBrandon Mahler, School of Medicine—Bon

Appétit at Penn Dining: Lunch for twoSharon McClain, HUP—Business Servic-

es/Penn Publication Services: Penn Photogra-phy Book

JoAnn Holley, Clinical Care Associates—Business Services/Penn Ice Rink: 10 admission coupon booklet

Scott Reikofski, Vice Provost for Universi-ty Life—Business Services/University Club: Lunch for two

Week Six Prizes (November 8-12, Drawing November 15):

Fork: Gift Certificate, dinner for two4 Corners Management: $50 Dining gift

certificatePhiladelphia Museum of Art: Four guest

passesAnn Taylor Loft: 90-minute session wiath

personal shopper & 20% off purchaseBon Appétit at Penn Dining: Lunch for twoBusiness Services: Hilton Inn at Penn: $50

gift certificate for Penne RestaurantBusiness Services: Penn Publication Servic-

es: Penn Photography BookBusiness Services: Penn Ice Rink: 10

admission coupon bookletGrand Prize (November 15-19,

Drawing December 6):Business Services/Computer Connection:

Apple iPad Bundle (valued at $999) ** Note: This individual raffle prize is valued at more than $100 and so is subject to income tax. The prize winner should contact Tracy Hawkins to confirm his/her willingness to accept the prize, and will receive more information at that time.

Q: Can I participate in Penn’s Way without do-nating money?

A: Yes, we encourage all employees to partici-pate regardless of their planned gift amount. Em-ployees who contribute elsewhere and/or those wishing to participate without giving may do so by checking the appropriate box on the online pledge form or by indicating a $0 gift amount on the paper pledge form. All employees who participate will be eligible for the weekly employee prize raffle.

From the Penn’s Way website:www.upenn.edu/pennsway

Emergency ClosingsAlthough Penn normally never stops operat-

ing, emergencies such as severe weather condi-tions may sometimes result in the cancellation of classes and/or the full or partial closure of certain areas of the University. Decisions affect-ing work schedules and class cancellation are made by the Executive Vice President in consul-tation with the Provost. The University will an-nounce a closing or other modification of work schedules through the following means:

• the University’s emergency information num-ber: (215) 898-6358 = (215)-898-MELT

• communications from the Division of Public Safety

• KYW News Radio (1060 AM)• the UPennAlert Emergency Notification Sys-

tem (for University-related incidents and crises)The University’s emergency radio identifi-

cation code numbers (KYW News Radio) are “102” for day classes and schools/centers and “2102” for evening classes. The message that accompanies the code number will provide the operating status of the University. Make sure to keep this emergency information in a place you can easily access.

Even when Penn is officially closed due to an emergency, there are some essential services that must still be provided, such as Public Safe-ty or Facilities. Staff members in essential po-sitions are still required to work as normally scheduled under these circumstances.

For more information on suspension of nor-mal operations, visit www.hr.upenn.edu/policy/policies/707.aspx.

Maintain, Don’t Gain Holiday Weight Maintenance Program

The holiday season is one of the toughest times to maintain your weight. While it’s often an op-portunity to rejoice, celebrate and enjoy time with family and friends, it’s also one of the most chal-lenging times to maintain your waistline, as many holiday activities revolve around food and drink.

But Human Resources can help you avoid gaining weight during this challenging time through the Maintain, Don’t Gain Holiday Weight Maintenance Program. Last year, the program was a great success—93% of partici-pants were able to either maintain or lose weight.

Participating is easy. Once you’ve registered, just come to the pre- and post-holiday weigh-ins and keep your weight within 2 or 3 pounds of where you were before the holidays. Dates and locations for pre-holiday weigh-ins are below. Post-holiday weigh-in dates will be available shortly. Pre-registration is required.Pre-Holiday Weigh-In Locations Wharton: November 19, 10 a.m.–noonSEAS: November 19, noon–2 p.m.Business Services: November 23, 10 a.m.–noonSchool of Nursing: November 23, noon–2 p.m.

You can also create your own Maintain, Don’t Gain team. Grab your officemates and friends on campus, give yourselves a team name and let the competition begin! We’ll track how all of your team members are doing and aver-age your results in January. If each team mem-ber either maintains or loses weight by the final weigh-in, your team will be highlighted on the Maintain, Don’t Gain Honor Roll on the Human Resources website.

Visit www.hr.upenn.edu/quality/wellness/maintaindontgain.aspx for more information and to register (registration reduces wait times). If you have questions, contact Human Resourc-es at (215) 898-5116 or [email protected].

Deadline to Apply for Fall Term Tuition Benefit

Are you or your dependents taking advan-tage of Penn’s tuition benefits for the Fall 2010 term? If so, be sure to request payment for the tuition benefits by Monday, November 15.

It’s important to remember that if you don’t put in your request by the deadline, you will as-sume responsibility for any charges or penalties. Even if you’re currently receiving tuition ben-efits, payments are not automatically made for future terms, so you need to apply online for tu-ition benefits each term. Use the online tuition management system on the Human Resources website at www.hr.upenn.edu/tuition to request tuition benefits, review current and past requests for payment, and view pending payments.

—Division of Human Resources

Snow Day Child CareWinter is just around the corner, which

means cold temperatures and the possibility of bad weather are fast approaching. If you have children between the ages of 12 weeks to 12 years old, consider registering for Penn’s Snow Day Child Care Program.

This service, available to Penn faculty and staff members with children from 12 weeks to 12 years of age, provides child care whenev-er the Philadelphia County public schools are closed due to inclement weather but Penn is open for business. Children who attend school in other districts are also welcome on days that Philadelphia public schools are closed.

Snow Day Child Care will be available week-days between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Decem-ber 6, 2010 through April 1, 2011. Child care is provided by the Penn Children’s Center at the Left Bank Commons, Suite 100, 3160 Chestnut Street. Children must be pre-registered in order to participate. To pre-register, simply complete the online application at www.business-services.upenn.edu/childcare/art.html and return it to the Penn Children’s Center. If you need assistance, contact the Penn Children’s Center at (215) 898-5268 or [email protected].

Please note that all registrations must be completed before you can use Snow Day Child Care, and a new registration is required each year. Registration forms cannot be accepted on the day that care is requested.

For more information, visit the Human Re-sources website at www.hr.upenn.edu/quality/worklife/snowday.aspx or contact Human Re-sources at (215) 573-2471 or [email protected].

Q: Will my contribution via payroll deduction occur pre- or post-tax?

A: All contributions made via payroll deduc-tion will be deducted after taxes.

Veterans Day: November 11Voices of Veterans at Penn: In Their

Own Voices—Veterans Tell Their Story; stories about members of the Penn com-munity who fought in America’s wars—speakers include veterans from WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, Bosnia and the Iraq/Afgahanistan War; 9-10:30 a.m., Amado Room, Irvine; pre-ceded by a Flag Raising Ceremony at 8 a.m., at the Class of 1943 Veterans Me-morial on 33rd Street, between Spruce and Walnut (in front of the Palestra). The program is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Office of Affir-mative Action and Equal Opportunity; and Veterans Upward Bound.

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The University of Pennsylvania’s journal of record, opinion and news is published Tuesdays during the academic year, and as needed during summer and holiday breaks. Its electronic editions on the Internet (accessible through the PennWeb) include HTML and Acrobat versions of the print edition, and interim information may be posted in electronic-only form. Guidelines for readers and contributors are available on request and online.

EDITOR Marguerite F. MillerASSOCIATE EDITOR Natalie S. WoulardASSISTANT EDITOR Andrea TursiTEMPORARY ASSISTANT Mary Eileen O’ConnorSTUDENT ASSISTANTS Kelly R. Bannan, Laura E. Crockett, Catherine A. ImmsALMANAC ADVISORY BOARD: For the Faculty Senate, Martin Pring (chair), Sunday Akintoye, Helen Davies, Al Filreis, Carey Mazer, Devra Moehler. For the Administration, Lori N. Doyle. For the Staff Assem-blies, Nancy McCue, PPSA; Michelle Wells Lockett, WPPSA; Jon Shaw, Librarians Assembly.The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks tal-ented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disabili-ty, veteran status or any other legally protected class status in the administrationofitsadmissions,financialaid,educationalorath-letic programs, or other University-administered programs or in its employment practices. Questions or complaints regarding this policy should be directed to Sam Starks, Executive Director of the Office ofAffirmativeAc-tion and Equal Opportu-nity Programs, Sansom Place East, 3600 Chest-nut Street, Suite 228, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6106; or (215) 898-6993 (Voice) or (215) 898-7803 (TDD).

3910ChestnutStreet,2ndfloorPhiladelphia, PA 19104-3111Phone: (215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX: (215) 898-9137E-Mail: [email protected]: www.upenn.edu/almanac

The University of Pennsylvania Police DepartmentCommunity Crime Report

About the Crime Report: Below are all Crimes Against Persons and Crimes Against Society from the campus report for October 25-31, 2010. Also reported were 23 crimes against property (including 19 thefts, 2 cases of vandalism, 1 auto theft and 1 case of fraud). Full reports are available at: www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v57/n11/creport.html. Prior weeks’ reports are also online. —Ed.

This summary is prepared by the Division of Public Safety and includes all criminal incidents reported and made known to the University Police Department between the dates of October 25-31, 2010. The University Police actively patrol from Market Street to Baltimore Avenue and from the Schuylkill River to 43rd Street in con-junction with the Philadelphia Police. In this effort to provide you with a thorough and accurate report on public safety concerns, we hope that your increased awareness will lessen the opportunity for crime. For any concerns or suggestions regarding this report, please call the Division of Public Safety at (215) 898-4482.

18th District Report16 incidents with 4 arrests (including 5 aggravated assaults and 11 robberies) were reported between

October 25-31, 2010 by the 18th District covering the Schuylkill River to 49th Street & Market Street to Woodland Avenue.

AT PENN Deadlines The November AT PENN calendar is online, at

www.upenn.edu/almanac. The deadline for the December AT PENN cal-

endar is today, November 9. The deadline for the weekly Update is each Monday for the following week’s issue. The weekly Update normally lists events happening Wednesday through Tuesday.

Events are subject to change. Information can be found on the sponsoring department’s website. Spon-sors are listed in parentheses. For locations, call (215) 898-5000 or see www.facilities.upenn.edu.

UpdateNovember AT PENN

CONFERENCE12 South Asian Political Awareness Conference (SAPAC); 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; $12/door, $10/non-members, $8/members in advance; register at www.upennsas.com/SAPAC. Also November 13, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (SAPAC).

READINGS10 Sandy’s Incredible Shrinking Footprint; Femida Handy; ages 5-9; 4 p.m.; Penn Book-store (Bookstore). 11 Looking Up at the Bottom Line: The Strug-gle for the Living Wage; Richard Troxell; 2:30 p.m.; Penn Bookstore (Bookstore).

MUSIC12 Penn Jazz Ensemble presents The Jazz In-sider; 9 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall. Also November 13, 6:30 p.m.; tickets $8 in advance; $10 at door (PAC). Pennchants and Quakernotes present Acapocalypse; 8 p.m.; Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall; $10/door, $8/advance. Also No-vember 13 (PAC).

TALKS10 Evaluation Challenges in Post-Disas-ter Settings: Haiti; Alison Buttenheim, Robert Wood Johnson HSOC Scholar; & Flow of Wa-ter in Haiti; Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos, Nursing; noon; Fagin Hall, rm. 216 (Nursing).

Getting Started in Research; Karen Glanz, PIK professor; 5 p.m.; ARCH Crest Room (CURF).

PECO World Culture Day at Penn Museum: Celebrate Japan!On Sunday, November 14, from 1-4 p.m., the Penn Museum will celebrate Japanese culture while

celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first Japanese delegation tour of the United States to establish diplomatic and trade relations between the two countries.

The family-friendly event features mar-tial arts demonstrations, Taiko drumming and a display of the Museum’s samurai ar-mor collection. The day also includes presen-tations on calligraphy and origami, a kimo-no display and dressing lecture, a talk about the history of the first Japanese delegation, Japanese games, kabuki face painting and an exhibit of traditional dolls significant in the Japanese festival “Girls’ Day.”

Other highlights include ongoing calligra-phy demonstrations, kimonos for diverse oc-casions from the collections of Kazumi Teune, executive director of the Japan America Soci-ety of Greater Philadelphia and Shofuso Jap-anese House and Garden, and a table where kids of all ages can try out traditional and con-temporary Japanese toys and games, includ-ing a chance to learn the game Go from mem-bers of the Penn Go Society.

The Museum Shop and the Pyramid Shop for Children spotlight Japan with a colorful selection of Japanese arts, crafts, games and books. The Pepper Mill Café features several Japanese lunch entrees and kid-friendly foods.

Co-sponsored by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia, the Center for East Asian Stud-ies at Penn, and the Friends of the Japanese House and Gardens, the PECO World Culture Day event is free with Museum admission donation ($10 general admission; $7 senior citizens 65+; $6 students with ID and children 6 to 17; free for children under 6, members and PennCard holders).

Photo by Lauren Hansen-Flaschen

Shofuso Taiko, a community Taiko group associated with Shofuso, the Japanese House and Garden in Fairmount Park, brings booming rhythm to Penn Museum’s Cele-brate Japan! Day on November 14, from 1 to 4 p.m.

10/25/10 12:49 PM 4000 Market St Male acting disorderly/Arrest10/25/10 4:40 PM 3417 Spruce St Female wanted on warrant/Arrest10/25/10 8:17 PM 3417 Spruce St Unknown male acted indecently10/27/10 4:03 PM 4001 Walnut St Male assaulted by male/Arrest10/28/10 7:32 PM 4000 Walnut St Operator observed on cell phone while driving/Citation10/28/10 9:50 PM 4000 Walnut St Operator of vehicle observed on cell phone/Citation10/30/10 4:56 PM 4040-4042 Walnut St Male acting disorderly/Arrest10/30/10 8:11 PM 4000 Sansom St Female assaulted by unknown male10/30/10 8:32 PM 4040 Chestnut St Males acting disorderly/Arrest10/30/10 11:51 PM 4000 Spruce St Complainant assaulted by unknown male

10/25/10 6:10 PM 4600 Ludlow St Robbery10/25/10 7:30 PM 4600 Larchwood St Robbery10/25/10 8:00 PM 1200 S Markoe St Robbery10/27/10 3:48 PM 4001 Walnut St Aggravated Assault/Arrest10/27/10 7:44 PM 4600 Hazel Ave Robbery10/28/10 12:00 AM 4800 Cedar Ave Aggravated Assault10/28/10 7:27 PM 5100 Sansom St Aggravated Assault10/29/10 9:17 AM 35 S Farragut St Robbery10/29/10 5:35 PM 4600 Market St Robbery/Arrest10/30/10 12:00 AM 5024 Chancellor St Robbery/Arrest10/30/10 12:27 AM Melville/Locust St Robbery10/30/10 8:25 AM 100 S Farragut St Robbery10/30/10 3:45 PM 3218 Market St Aggravated Assault10/31/10 1:30 PM 4800 Locust St Aggravated Assault10/31/10 4:13 PM 808 S 47th St Robbery10/31/10 7:47 PM 4422 Sansom St Robbery/Arrest

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The George A. Weiss Pavilion: A Haven for Athletes and Fitness Fans

Above, the 30 weightlifting racks in the Varsity Strength and Performance Center, aka the weight room, were uniquely made for Penn; these racks use more than 20,000 pounds of barbells and plates, which are generally consid-ered the finest of their kind in the world.

These treadmills are in the Robert A. Fox Recreational Fitness Center, a state-of-the-art facility offering two levels of recreational fitness space, and a fabulous view of fall foliage as well as the city skyline beyond.

“The Relay,” a 22” high, 1910 bronze sculpture, by R. Tait McKen-zie (1867-1938), part of the J. Wil-liam White Collection, named for a long-time professor of surgery and former physical education instructor at Penn, who convinced Dr. McKen-zie, a noted orthopedic surgeon, to join the Penn faculty where he di-rected one of the most successful ex-ercise and sports programs in the country. Dr. White (1850-1916) es-tablished the J. William White Re-search Professorship, which allowed Dr. McKenzie to sculpt and cast the works of art, most depicting athletes.

Two more of the works by R. Tait McKenzie adorn an interior brick wall at the Weiss Pavilion: the round bas relief, 46” in diameter, 1932-33, “The Three Punters” and the 1927 plaster, 26” x 60” “Percy D. Houghton Memorial: Punt,” part of the Lloyd P. Jones Collection.

David Pottruck, John Clark, Steve Bilsky, George Weiss (with grand-children), Robert Fox and David Cohen joined President Amy Gutmann to cut the ribbon at the dedication of the Weiss Pavilion.

Athletic Director Steve Bilsky, George Weiss, Dr. Gutmann, and David Cohen.

Penn’s George A. Weiss Pavilion is a state-of-the-art weight-training facility and fitness center built in the north arcades of Franklin Field.

Located at the Weiss Pavil-ion, the Robert A. Fox Fitness Center is a state-of-the art facil-ity offering two levels of recre-ational fitness space available to those who have a member-ship at Pottruck. The top-of-the-line equipment includes cardiovascular equipment, strength training equipment, free weights, and dumbbells. It also features are circuit training equipment including classes led by nationally certified per-sonal trainers.

The Weiss Pavilion also offers student-athletes an ar-ray of facilities. The design by Crawford Architects uses an infill of the long arcade on the northern side of Weiss Pa-vilion for a new Weight Train-ing and Fitness Center.