University Park

Faculty/Staff News in Brief: March 23, 2006

-- The Muslim Student Association has planned a number of events in observation of Islam Awareness Week, March 23 to 30, on the University Park campus. Read the full story on Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/16832

-- Penn State is hosting an international conference on "Islam and Bioethics: concerns, challenges and responses" March 27-28 at The Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park Campus. All events are free and open to the public. Read the full story on Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/16691

-- The PA Clean Energy Expo, a clean energy showcase for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, March 31, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. Parking and admission are free to the public. Read the full story on Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/16834

-- A Web site run by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences uses the Internet to bring Pennsylvania's best to the desktop. AgMap -- http://agmap.psu.edu -- is an interactive, online agricultural directory that provides free listings of more than 2,100 agricultural businesses in every county in the state, from farms and greenhouses to farmers' markets and equipment suppliers. Read the full story on Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/16805

-- Once again this year, several student groups chose to devote their spring break time to helping others. Whether in New Orleans, Jamaica, Puerto Rico or elsewhere, these students and their advisers helped to make life better for those less fortunate than themselves. For a sampling of photos from some of those alternative spring break trips, go to http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2006_03_21_springbreak/index/index.html online.

Last Updated March 19, 2009

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