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Finance and Business Fostering Diversity Key Initiative

We hope this site will help you with your questions, comments, and suggestions. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, please contact the Finance and Business Fostering Diversity Key Initiative Manager, Lydia Abdullah at 814-865-7641.



A Message from Al Horvath

Finance and Business unequivocally supports diversity, recognizing background, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. Our support of diversity is based upon acceptance of and respect for all of our people. This Web site provides F&B employees with another tool to shape and support a workplace and University community that celebrates civility, respect, and acceptance.

Finance and Business encompasses many employee groups: accountants, staff assistants, chefs, human resource specialists, police officers, financial analysts, and maintenance workers, to name only a few. Our employees are diverse individuals with a variety talents, views, backgrounds, and strengths who provide a multitude of products and services to the University community. Finance and Business has a reputation for excellence; encouraging an environment of diversity for our employees which enhances that excellence.

This Web site encourages us to continue the progress we have made to enrich diversity over many years. As we reach out to embrace diversity, we build a stronger Finance and Business organization and become an even better community. Enhancing the diversity of Finance and Business will help each of us to realize our shared vision of being the best at what we do—Quality Service. Quality People.

Al Horvath
Senior Vice President for
Finance and Business/Treasurer

 

HEADLINES & UPDATES
Finance & Business Senior Leadership Signs Commitment Statement on Diversity.
Supplier Diversity Fair Opens New Doors for Penn State Researchers
Researchers from numerous Penn State labs and offices filed into the Founders Lounge at the Bryce Jordan Center for the University's first Grant Research Supplier Fair.
H1N1 Virus Forum
Representatives from campus presented an information session to F&B Leadership on the H1N1 Virus. Learn more about the presentation and view other related resources and materials.
F&B Opens Comment Box for QS/QP Awards
The 2009 Quality Service, Quality People Awards have come and gone. Five outstanding employees were awarded for their hard work and commitment. We want to know what you think about the awards and/or the award ceremony. Send your comments, suggestions, and thoughts to Kim Belcher.
Make a difference locally with Leadership Centre County
Those concerned about the future of their community, schools, and environment may want to consider joining Leadership Centre County, a local group of active community members. The experience develops community leadership among those who aim to make a difference and a positive change for Centre County.
Employee Ethics and Compliance Hotline
Address your concerns about workplace issues anonymously with the Ethics and Compliance Hotline. This service will assist you with problems including financial matters such as fraud, theft, conflict of interest, and other violations of University policy, including research compliance matters, discrimination, athletics-compliance issues, and more. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-560-1637.