9/18/2001, Update September AT PENN - Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 04

Update

SEPTEMBER AT PENN

MUSIC

23 Long Live Fairie Oriana: English Sing Tribute to Queen Elizabeth I; Diana Barnhart, soprano; Jeff Nations, piano; 3 p.m.; Philadelphia Cathedral Chapel; $10 /$8-students and seniors; info.: (215) 386-0234 (Philadelphia Cathedral).

READING

25 Reading, Discussion and Reception with Max Apple; author of The Oranging of America and Others Stories as well as peices for Esquire and the New York Times; 8 p.m.; Kelly Writers House (Kelly Writers House).

SPECIAL EVENT

25 Reception for artist Jerry Di Falco; painter who works in oil, watercolor and acrylic; 6-7:45 p.m.; Kelly Writers House (Kelly Writers House)

TALKS

19 The Use of SIV/HIV Chimeric Viruses in Studies of Lentiviruses Pathogenesis; Susan Ross, microbiology; noon; Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).

25 Time Felt, Time Understood: A guide for the Perplexed; J.T. Fraser, founder of the International Society for the Study of Time; 5:30 p.m.; room 200, College Hall (Penn Humanities Forum).

Deadlines: The deadline for the weekly update is each Monday for the following week's issue; for the November At Penn calendar it is October 16. See www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead.html

Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 4, September 18, 2001

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
September 18, 2001
Volume 48 Number 4
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A $10 million gift to the Wharton School from alumnus Al West Jr. creates a Learning Lab.

The Penn community gathers to remember the thousands of victims of the terrorist attacks.

The Penn community reaches out to help the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and the Blood Drives.

Penn Police take extra precautions to secure the campus.

Counseling services for Penn faculty, staff and their families as well as group counseling through the EAP are provided free of charge.

Recovering from trauma, loss and disasters is complex, as explained in a booklet from CAPS. Emergency consultations are available.

The SAS Symposium on Responding to Terrorism includes the views of five Penn faculty members who discuss the various considerations of responding to the recent attacks.

A Penn student who expressed her views on WXPN shares them.

The 9th Annual Penn Family Day is set for October 20 with food, football, face painting and fun at the University Museum.