All Entries Tagged With: "Pennsylvania State University"
Nine Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions
The women in new administrative posts are Julie Summs, Kate Brown, Maggie Reitz, Elizabeth Armstrong, Ericka Krantz, Cynthia A, DeKuca, Jacqueline Gibson, Klara Papp, and Cornelia Grumman.
Two Women University Executives Announce Their Retirements
Jean Landa Pytel, associate professor and assistant dean for student services at Pennsylvania State University, and Trudy Anderson, associate vice president at the University of Idaho and CEO of the university’s Boise campus, are stepping down at the end of the calendar year.
Eleven Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of appointment of women to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the University States.
Penn State Professor Named Editor of a Prestigious Academic Journal
Krista Wilkinson, professor of communication sciences and disorders at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, has been named editor of the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. She was an associate editor of the journal from 2004 to 2010.
Five Women in New Faculty Posts
The new appointees at Jane Christopher-Hennings at South Dakota State, Donna Fick at the Institute of Aging Research, Catherine Royer at RPI, Kimberly Mathe-Soulek at Virginia Tech, and Holly Michael at the University of Pennsylvania.
Four Women Appointed to Dean Positions
The women in new roles as deans are Janet Guyden at Grambling State University, Judith McFetridge-Durdle at Florida State University, Ann Cudd at the University of Kansas, and Regina Vasilatos-Younken at Penn State.
Penn State Scholar Wins International Poetry Prize
Erin Murphy, an associate professor of English on the Altoona campus of Pennsylvania State University, has been selected as the winner of the 2013 Fermoy International Poetry Prize. She will receive the award and read her poetry next month in Ireland.
Five Women in New Faculty Posts
The women in new teaching positions are S. Yvette Murphy-Erby at the University of Arkansas, Diane Kay Boyle at the University of Wyoming, Jo Knowles at the University of Southern New Hampshire, Eboni Marshall Turman at Duke Divinity School, and Nichola Gitgold at Pennsylvania State University.
Report Analyses the Status of Women at Penn State
The report found that while women enrollments in the law and medical schools mirror the national averages, women in other graduate programs and in undergraduate programs trail the national norm.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The new appointees are Melody Tankersley, Tonjanita Johnson, Lysa Salsbury, Ashley Schumaker, Jacqueline Edmondson, Tina Kunzer-Murphy, Joan C. Dunbar, Martha Escutia, Sarah Case-Price, and Martha Warren Bidez.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles
The women in new teaching posts are Kathleen Bieschke at Penn State, Linda Pescatello at the University of Connecticut, Alexis Abramson at Case Western Reserve University, Michaele Whelan at Emerson College, Jennifer Bloxam at Yale University, and Tricia Stuth at the University of Tennessee.
The American Library Association Chooses Its Next Leader
Courtney Louise Young, head librarian at the Allegheny campus of Pennsylvania State University, will become president-elect of the oldest and largest library association in the world at the conclusion of the 2013 annual conference in Chicago. A year later, she will become president of the association.
Five Women in New Administrative Assignments in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are JoAnn McKenzie at Emory, Elizabeth Knapp at Washington and Lee, Melissa Gentry Witherow at Sweet Briar College, Jeanie Andrews at Penn State, and Joffery Gaymon at the University of West Florida.
Sophia Wisniewska to Lead the St. Petersburg Campus of the University of South Florida
A scholar of Russian language and literature, Dr. Wisniewska has served as chancellor of the Brandywine campus of Pennsylvania State University since 2005. She will begin her new duties in July.
Penn State Offering Free Self-Defense Classes for Women Students
Pennsylvania State University is offering free self-defense classes for women students as part of an effort to combat sexual violence on campus.
Penn State Study Finds Low Levels of Counseling for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
The study found that only one fifth of women who were victims or intimate partner violence received counseling from a health care professional and that only one in nine women have received preventive counseling about intimate partner violence and safety.
Nine Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are Mary S. Sansalone, Julie Del Giorno, Cheryl Thomas, J. Violet Gannon, Nancy A.G. Vogele, Victoria Rowe Berry, Marianne Perie, and Ellen Ernst Kossek
Five Women Scholars Honored With Awards
The honorees are Christine Thompson of Penn State, Patricia Dove of Virginia Tech, Rachael Navarro of the University of North Dakota, Ayse Papatya Bucak of Florida Atlantic University, and Patricia White of the University of Miami.
A New Leader for the Du Bois Campus of Pennsylvania State University
Melanie Hatch is currently the founding dean of the College of Engineering and Business at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. Previously, she was dean of the College of Business at the Indiana Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne.
Ping Werner to Lead the DuBois Campus of Penn State
Dr. Werner has been on the faculty at the DuBois campus since 1990 and was named a full professor of engineering in 2005. She will serve as interim chancellor beginning on January 1.
Six Women Taking on New Administrative Roles at Universities Across the Nation
The new appointees are Nicole Huang, Barbara Christ, Barbara Abercrombie, Aimee Turner, Lynn Darling, and Alexandra Mazalek.
Nine Women Named to Faculty Posts
Here is this week’s news of the appointment of women to faculty positions at major colleges and universities across the United States.
Exercise Can Reduce the Incidence of Hot Flashes in Menopausal Women
Lead author of the study, Steriani Elavsky, is an assistant professor of kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University.
Dean of College of Liberal Arts at Penn State Honored With $3 Million in Gifts
Susan Welch has led the College of Liberals Arts at Penn State for more than 20 years. Friends and alumni have honored her service by donating $3 million that will fund programs Dean Welch holds dear.
Penn State Has a Small Army of Sexual Harassment Resources People
Every college, campus, and administrative unit in the Penn State system has at least one sexual harassment resource officer.
Penn State Erie Program Aims to Increase the Number of Women in STEM Fields
Some 250 seventh and eighth grade girls come to campus for a day of science learning and fun.
In Memoriam: Jeanne Lynn Hall (1958-2011)
Only 53 years old, she was on the Penn State faculty for 20 years.
Penn State Is Losing a Top Administrator and Champion of Women’s Higher Education
Louise Sandmeyer, executive director of the Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment at Pennsylvania State University, is retiring.
Gender Differences in Self-Esteem for College Students After Their First Sexual Encounter
A study conducted at Pennsylvania State University found that women in college felt slightly worse about themselves after losing their virginity. Men’s self-esteem improved.
Women Named College or University Presidents
Five women have recently been named college or university president.
