9/11/2001, On the Cover - Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 03

Nursing Dean: Afaf Meleis
Dr. Afaf I. Meleis, has been named dean of the School of Nursing. She will assume her new position in January. >> MORE HERE

SSW Interim Dean:
Richard Gelles
Dr. Richard Gelles has been named interim dean of the School of Social Work, effective September 1. >> MORE HERE

Associate Vice President for Finance & Treasury Management: Lucy Momjian
Lucy Momjian was appointed Associate Vice President for Finance and Treasury Management. >> MORE HERE

Associate Vice President in Office of EVP: Jack Shannon
Jack Shannon has been named Associate Vice President in the Office of the Executive Vice President. >> MORE HERE

Penn: #5 in U.S. News

Penn moved up a notch in the ranking in the newest U.S. News & World Report list of Best National Universities. Penn tied with MIT and Stanford for fifth while Princeton held on to first and Harvard and Yale remained tied for second. >> MORE HERE

Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 3, September 11, 2001

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
September 11, 2001
Volume 48 Number 3
www.upenn.edu/almanac/

Dr. Afaf Meleis--a prominent medical sociologist and specialist in women's health issues--will become the Dean of the School of Nursing in January.

Dr. Richard Gelles--a leading researcher in the study of family violence has been named Interim Dean of the School of Social Work.

Lucy Momjian is now Associate Vice President for Finance and Treasury Management.

Jack Shannon is named Associate Vice President in the Office of the Executive Vice President.

Dr. Battistini, director of Penn Health for Women, dies in a motor vehicle accident.

Convocation 2001: President Judith Rodin and Provost Robert Barchi welcome the Class of 2005.

Council Year-end Committee Reports: Admissions and Financial Aid as well as Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics are both on the agenda of this week's Council Meeting.

Penn moves up in the latest U.S. News rankings of the nation's best universities to its highest ever ranking.

A noisy night in the neighborhood prompted a Speaking Out letter and two responses.

Code Red Alert: Preventing a computer worm is possible with these steps.

The Models of Excellence program wants nominations to recognize staff achievements from the previous academic year.