PRESS RELEASE
Calendar of
Events Notice
For Immediate
Release
Contact:
Tarra Campbell
610.725.5312
Get to Know
Penn State Great Valley Week: October 31st ÐNovember 5th
Penn State Great
Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies invites
everyone who is
interested in graduate study or continuing professional education
to Òget to knowÓ
the special quality and offerings of the Malvern campus. The weekÕs
events include:
Wednesday,
November 2
Instructional
Systems Lunchtime Seminar,
noon Ð 1:00 p.m., Safeguard Scientifics Building
ÒImplementing E-Learning in
CorporationsÓ will be presented by Dr. Doris Lee and Steve
Borland, M.Ed.,
at a seminar for those interested in corporate careers in Instructional
Systems. Dr. Lee
is an Associate Professor in Penn State Great ValleyÕs Education Division,
and Steve
Borland is a Penn State Great Valley graduate and project coordinator of
information
systems at
Temple University Health Systems. For more information or to register, call
610-648-3312 or
e-mail gveduc@psu.edu.
The Invisible
Minority: Dealing with Homophobia in Schools, 4:30 Ð 6:30 p.m., Education
Division
Reception, 4:00 Ð 4:30 p.m., Safeguard Scientifics Building
Educational
consultant Tom Sechrist will provide an overview on the topic. This
presentation
will be followed
by a panel discussion involving gay students, parents of gay students, gay
parents, school
officials, and Gay Straight Alliance leaders. For more information or to
register,
call
610-725-5310 or e-mail sss135@psu.edu. Penn State Great ValleyÕs Education
Division
will host a
reception prior to the program. For more information on the reception, call
610-648-3312 or
e-mail gveduc@psu.edu.
Thursday,
November 3
Engineering
Lecture and Information Session, 4:45 Ð 6:15 p.m., Safeguard Scientifics Building
Dr. Phillip
Laplante, Associate Professor of Engineering, will discuss anti-patterns in the
work
place. In this
talk, he presents a new framework for identifying specific negative situations
and
the people who
cause them along with strategies for resolving these problems. Following
LaplanteÕs talk,
the Penn State Great Valley Engineering Division will hold an information
session about
its graduate programs in software and systems engineering, information science,
and
bioinformatics. For more information or to register, call 610-648-3243 or
e-mail gvengin@psu.edu.
M.B.A. Open
House, 6:00 Ð 7:45 p.m.,
Safeguard Scientifics Building
This networking
and information event will feature a talk by Dr. Michael Busler, Senior
Lecturer in
Finance, on ÒThe
Effect of Celebrity Endorsement on the ConsumerÕs Perception of Product
Quality.Ó
Hosted by the
Management Division of Penn State Great Valley, faculty and staff will be on
hand to
provide
information on graduate programs in management and leadership. For more
information or
to register,
call 610-648-3248 or e-mail gvmba@psu.edu.
Information
Session for Accelerated Certificate Programs, 6:00 p.m., Safeguard Scientifics Building
Penn State Great
Valley offers Accelerated Certificate programs designed to help students
maintain
their
competitive edge or move up to the next level in their careers by upgrading
their skills, including
Data Networking
and Security, Object-Oriented Programming, Oracle DBA, Oracle DBA 10g Exam
Upgrade,
Programming and Web Technology, VB.NET/Oracle. For more information or to
register,
call
610-648-3346 or e-mail jep20@psu.edu, or visit www.gv.psu.edu/ce/info
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.
Friday,
November 4
Seven
Powerful Essentials of Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem, 8:00 a.m. Ð 4:00 p.m.,
Main Building.
This course,
which is designed to assist teachers in integrating emotional intelligence and
self-esteem
principles and
methods into curriculum content areas, is approved for Act 48. Cost is $245.
For more
information or
to register, call 610-648-3281 or e-mail gvskills@psu.edu.
Saturday,
November 5
Get to Know
Penn State Great Valley: Open House, 10:00 a.m. Ð noon, Safeguard Scientifics Building
Get to know Penn
State Great ValleyÕs graduate and continuing education programs at an Open
House
and Brunch. The
spring semester is not far off, and this event will provide participants with
an opportunity to:
Sample
innovative courses and learn about graduate programs in education, engineering,
information
science,
instructional systems, leadership, and management;
* Learn about
continuing education programs in technology, project management, and more;
* Talk with
career and financial aid representatives;
* Meet and
network with alumni and colleagues;
* Enjoy raffles,
giveaways, and light refreshments.
To register, go
to www.gv.psu.edu/openhouse or e-mail gvinfo@psu.edu
or call
610-648-3283.