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Dr. Bryan Rennie, ¾¨Ó㴫ý Vira I. Heinz professor of religion, will be the featured speaker at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Dr. Clarence Harms, ¾¨Ó㴫ý professor of biology emeritus, will present "The Galapagos: Before, During, and After Darwin" Tuesday, April 14, at 2 p.m. in the Stabley Library at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The event is free and open to the public.
A dozen ¾¨Ó㴫ý psychology majors presented their senior studies Dec. 17.
Rachael Hoffman, a ¾¨Ó㴫ý senior psychology major, conducted research for her capstone project at Western Galilee College in Akko, Israel, over the summer.
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Department of Physics will host Dr. Brian Sullivan for the 24th annual Woods Memorial Lecture Wednesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall of the Hoyt Science Resources Center.
Two ¾¨Ó㴫ý music faculty were selected to perform at the 35th International Saxophone Symposium Jan. 21 at George Mason University in Washington, D.C.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - ¾¨Ó㴫ý admissions staff will be visiting local high schools Oct. 9-19.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. David Shaffer, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of computer science, served as adviser to Mercer Area High School students during the Trinity College Firefighting Home Robot competition April 6-7 in Hartford, Conn.
¾¨Ó㴫ý admissions staff will be visiting local high schools Sept. 25-Oct.17.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host a series of education clinics.Ìý The 2004 Mathematics Coaches Clinic, which includes dinner, is scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 4-6 p.m. in the Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
ÌýThis session will be lead by Tim LaVan, mathematics specialist for the Oil City School District, a member of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Math Advisory Committee that developed and reviewed the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests.Ìý His program will focus on integrating the new PDE assessment anchors into district math curriculum/programs and training teachers to focus on implement and assess these essential content standards at grade level.
ÌýSeveral other programs are scheduled in the coming months.Ìý They include: Accountability and Ethics lunch, Oct. 12; Developing a High Performance School or School System dinner Nov. 23; Science Literacy lunch, Jan. 20; School Law Update lunch, March 17; and Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum dinner, April 7.
ÌýThe event is sponsored by the Tri-State Area School Study Council Department of Administrative Policy Studies at the School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at ¾¨Ó㴫ý.
ÌýAll clinics offer Act 48 hours, and are open all interested parties.Ìý For registration, contact Carol Fiumara at the Tri-State Area School Study Council at (412) 648-7185 or e-mail fuimara@pitt.edu.Ìý Applications can also be mailed to: 4H01 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PAÌý 15260.Ìý
ÌýFor more information, contact Dr. Chet Kent at (412) 648-7169 or e-mail ckent@pitt.edu.
The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was developed to advance world-class teaching at ¾¨Ó㴫ý and enrich K-12 education through outreach programs for area educators.
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