BULLETINS - Almanac, Vol. 47, No. 18, 1/16/2001

BULLETINS

Faculty Club Discounted Dues

There has never been a better time to join the Faculty Club, now settled in its beautiful new facility in the Inn at Penn. Club membership is open to all faculty, staff and alumni of the University.

The Club is open to members for lunch Monday through Friday throughout the year, with a generous and very reasonable fixed price buffet in one of its dining rooms and a full-service menu in the other. Members can also drop by for complimentary morning coffee and pastry during the week. The Club is open for dinner several nights per month, featuring monthly theme dinners and a dinner speaker series.

Annual dues are only $30 (September 1 through August 31). However, during our mid-year membership drive, special discounted dues of just $15 are being offered. (As always, first-year membership for first-year faculty and staff is free.)

We hope that you will give serious consideration to joining. A membership application is available for download on the Club website www.upenn.edu/faculty-club and in the University telephone directory (page 31). Should you have any questions or need more information, feel free to contact the Club Coordinator, Natalka Swavely, at (215) 898-4618 or at swavely@pobox.upenn.edu.

--Elsa L. Ramsden, President

--Albert Stunkard, Secretary and Chair Membership Committee

Vanguard Group: One-On-One Financial Sessions

The Vanguard Group invites you to meet with a Vanguard representative one-on-one to discuss the financial issues that matter to you.

Topics include:

Investing for long-term goals like retirement
Taking advantage of your retirement plan
Selecting funds for your savings
Making the most of the services and investment tools available to you

No matter where you are in your life, becoming a more knowledgeable investor can help you make better decisions about your financial future.

One-On-One Session Schedule:

January 18

February 15

March 15

Sessions will be held at 3401 Walnut Street, 5th floor, Suite 527 A. Additional sessions will be held later in the year.

To schedule a 30-minute meeting with a Vanguard representative between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., call Vanguard at 1-800-662-0106, Ext. 69000.

--Division of Human Resources

Emergency Closing Reminder

Penn's Emergency Closing policy and Snow Day Child Care program were published in the October 31, 2000 issue of Almanac, and are available in full on the web at:

www.upenn.edu/almanac/v47/n10/ORemergency.html and

www.upenn.edu/almanac/v47/n10/bulletins.html#snow.

Information about University closings and other modifications of work schedules is available from the Penn's special information number : (215) 898-MELT, through communications from the Division of Public Safety, and from KYW News Radio 1060 AM, where Penn's emergency radio identification codes are "102" for day classes and "2102" for evening classes.

--Division of Human Resources

TTG Computer Classes

The office of Information Systems and Computing, Technology Training Group offers computer classes to the Penn, CHOP and HUP community. All classes are held at Sansom Place West/3650 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor.

Registration is required for all hands-on classes. Individuals must register themselves by calling (215) 573-3102 (no third party registration). Call now to register for February 2001 classes; payment is required for all classes. All prerequisites must be satisfied before registering for any classes.

For more information on class descriptions and prerequisites send e-mail to learnit@pobox.upenn.edu or visit the TTG web site at www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/ttg.

Course name Date

Introduction to Windows 2000 2/13/2001

Intermediate Word 2000 2/15/2001

Intermediate Excel 2000 2/19/2001

Advanced PowerPoint 2000 2/21/2001

Introduction to Access 2000 2/1/2001

Intermediate Access 2000 2/27/2001

Intro. to Filemaker Pro 4.0 2/5/2001

Advanced Word 98 2/7/2001

Creating a Web Page 2/20/2001

Tax-Free Computers in February

As part of Governor Tom Ridge's initiative to make Pennsylvania a technology leader, there will be a Tax-Free PC Week throughout the Commonwealth. From February 18 through 25, the 7% Pennsylvania sales tax will not be charged to those who buy a home computer. So, those who are thinking of purchasing a home computer can save money during Tax-Free PC Week in February.

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--Ed.

AT PENN Monthly Calendar Deadlines

Almanac will be publishing five more AT PENN calendars this semester. Following are the dates the calendars will be published and the deadlines for submitting information to be published in them:

Month Covered Date of Issue Deadline for Receipt of Copy

FEBRUARY AT PENN January 30 January 16

MARCH AT PENN February 13 February 27

APRIL AT PENN March 27 March 13

MAY AT PENN April 24 April 10

SUMMER AT PENN May 29 May 15

Please note that the deadline for February AT PENN is today! See www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead.html for details on event submission.

If your information is not received in time for the calendar, it may appear in the "Update" section of Almanac.

Information to be published in the Update must be received on Monday of the week before the information is to be published.

If you have any questions about the Almanac deadlines, please call (215) 898-5274 or e-mail almanac@pobox.upenn.edu.

Almanac, Vol. 47, No. 18, January 16, 2001

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