EXAMPLES OF ACCESSIBLE TEXT(Using Report Template provided on Senate website: COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION**(Uses “Heading 1” from Styles group on the Home Tab)Summary of Petitions by College, Campus, and Unit 2013-2014**(Uses “Heading 2” from Styles group on the Home Tab)

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*The Senate permits students to petition for exceptions to the Senate academic rules found in the Policies and Rules for Undergraduate Students (see Implementation and exceptions to these policies are the responsibility of the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education.The committee reports annually to the Senate on student petition actions. This report provides a summary of petitions by colleges and campuses.
The petition provides an opportunity for the student to receive consideration on extenuating circumstances affecting his/her progress. A petition typically contains a letter and transcript from the student, and supporting documents from advisers, instructors, physicians, or other appropriate personnel. The final decision by the Subcommittee on Academic Standards represents an effort to weigh the personal circumstances of the individual while maintaining the academic standards of the University.

This year’s report provides specific information about mental health related petitions, due to a concern that mental health issues may be increasingly leading to the need for students to pursue exceptions to University policies. Monitoring the number of petitions related to mental health-related problems on an annual basis will enable us to better assess the extent of this issue.
Also included in the report is the percentage of submitted petitions based on enrollment by academic unit. The committee felt it was important to provide this information so readers can see how each unit’s number of petitions compares in relation to the unit’s enrollment headcount.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION*
  • Paul E. Barney
  • Barbara A. Barr
  • Christian M. Brady
  • Melik C. Demirel
  • Yvonne M. Gaudelius
  • Benjamin T. Hudson
  • Daniel J. Magerman
  • Emily R. Miller
  • John W. Moore

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FIVE-YEAR SUMMARY OF MENTAL HEALTH RELATED PETITIONS2009-2014
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Total Number of Petitions Submitted
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% of Mental Health Related Petitions based on TOTAL Number of Petitions Submitted
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% of Mental Health Related Petitions based on Number of WITHDRAWAL AND LATE DROP Petitions Submitted
2009-2010
/ 1201 / 25 / 30
2010-2011
/ 1298 / 27 / 33
2011-2012
/ 1407 / 30 / 36
2012-2013
/ 1373 / 32 / 38
2013-2014
/ 1365 / 33 / 40

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Top 10 Industrial Partners, 1995 to 2015

  • General Dynamics: $40,084,000
  • Boeing Company: $21,187,000
  • Northrop Grumman Corporation: $19,356,000
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation: $17,609,000
  • Westinghouse Electric: $12,692,000
  • United Technologies Corporation: $12,078,000
  • Dow Chemical Company: $10,341,000
  • Merck and Company: $9,885,000
  • Chevron Corporation: $9,790,000
  • Air Products and Chemicals: $9,457,000
  • TOTAL: $166,480,000

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Recent Accomplishments
  • Advisory/Consultative Report
  • Student Support Resolutions
  • Annual Expo/Annual Symposium
  • Website/Social Media Presence
  • Global/Domestic Pilot Programs
  • Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference 2015 at Penn State

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Introduction slide: Engaged Scholarship Initiative Senate Update December 9, 2014

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Council on Engaged Scholarship
Vision for 2020: How will it happen?

  1. Expo and Symposium
  2. Faculty and Staff Development
  3. Commonwealth Campus
  4. Philanthropy and Development
  5. Pilots
  6. Student Tracking and Recognition
  7. Marketing and Communications

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Bar chart showing the number of myResearch Portal monthly logins from April 2011 to September 2014, with the lowest being between 100 and 200 in July 2011 and the highest being just over 600 in September 2014.

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The Applied Research Laboratory: Support for Students
Program Objective: To contribute to Penn State’s educational mission by:

  • Providing research opportunities for students at ARL;
  • Enabling ARL faculty and engineering staff to educate students in critical disciplines and utilizing student talent for exploring new ideas;
  • Conducting educational and training programs for DOD, Service, and National Security personnel; and
  • Helping to ensure a pipeline of scientists and engineers to address future National Security needs.

Pie Chart showing the number of Graduate Assistantships (120), and the areas of the Assistantship as follows:

  • Acoustics: 24 Percent
  • Aero Engineering: 17 Percent
  • Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering: 15 Percent
  • Electrical Engineering: 10 Percent
  • Industrial Engineering: 10 Percent
  • Material Science: 8 Percent
  • Engineering Science and Mechanics: 6 Percent
  • Computer Science and Engineering: 3 Percent
  • Bio-Engineering: 3 Percent
  • Math: 2 Percent
  • Other: 2 Percent

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Graph showing the number of National Science Foundation Proposals and Awards from Fiscal Year 2005 to Fiscal Year 2014 as follows:

  • Fiscal Year 2005 to Fiscal Year 2008:
  • 667 Proposals per year
  • 360 Awards per year
  • 54 Percent hit rate
  • Fiscal Year 2011 to Fiscal Year 2014:
  • 726 Proposals per year
  • 360 Awards per year
  • 50 Percent hit rate

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Graphic showing current Domestic Ecosystem Partners as follows:

Current Partners:

  • PA Cooperative Extension
  • College of Agricultural Sciences
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Business
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Health and Human Development
  • Coca Cola
  • PA Alzheimer’s Association
  • Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
  • Project HOME
  • Library of Congress