Cover story: Middle school girls work on self-esteem.

CONTENTS

IN EVERY ISSUE
Greetings

A New Look

Inside Outreach

It All Started With a Correspondence Course; Showcasing Pennsylvania's Heritage; Penn State Makes Trivial Pursuit; World Campus Milestone: Statistics; WPSU Turns 50; World Campus Celebrities

FEATURES
COVER STORY: Academia Meets Artistic Ability

This year's Faculty Outreach Award winner applies the arts and healing to individuals, organizations and communities

Field of Dreams

Penn State helps farmers take technology to task

Higher Education

A digital-age initiative gives faculty an opportunity to raise the profile of their work

Weighing in on Obesity

Penn State addresses America's number one health issue

Ask the Expert: Tackling Labor Issues in Pennsylvania

Outreach asks Fred Dedrick of the Workforce Investment Board how Penn State can help

DEPARTMENTS
Agriculture & Natural Resources

Learning to Compost
Model Program: Pesticide Education
Plant Doctors
Numbers on the Farm

Arts & Humanities

Community Renewal

Children, Youth & Families

Literacy Training
Building Leaders
Joining Forces After School

Health

Journey of Hope
Real Men Don't See Doctors
Smoking Guns

K–12 Education

Sailing to Knowledge
Rewarding Workshops
Teachers Go Online

Safety and Security

Training Emergency Personnel
Soldiers Log On
DOD Promotes World Campus
Working with Wireless

Science & Technology

Penn State on the Web
A Celestial Census
Nobel Prize Winner on Outreach

Workforce, Community & Economic Development

Entrepreneurs Gain Ground
True Engagement: Penn State and U.S. Steel
Business Talk
Partnership for Prosperity
Leading in Real Time

Endnote

History in the Making