University Times

The University’s academic programs are the foundation of our efforts to educate students, but our concept of education focuses on the total experience of students as they earn their degrees, which is referred to as education of the whole student. The campus environment, the student culture, programs and services provided for students, as well as experiential […]

Martin Luther King Jr. worked tirelessly to achieve a dream for which he ultimately sacrificed his life: That his children (who represented people of color and any person who was oppressed) would “be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.” Delivered Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of […]

TALK ABOUT IT: Give depression a voice This fall, students, faculty and staff called attention to Pitt’s third annual depression awareness campaign by wearing black T-shirts that said “Talk About It” in bright green letters. Because this issue is so important, the Talk About It committee is expanding its campaign to a year-round effort with […]

Autism spectrum disorders on campus Most of us know what autism is, or at least we’ve seen the Hollywood depiction of the disorder in “Rain Man,” “Forrest Gump” and “The Other Sister.” However, what is less well-known is that autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning individuals on the spectrum can range from the non-verbal to […]

Advising your students Your students have a lot on their minds and they need your help! This month Pitt hosted two major events that likely prompted your students to think deeply about their academic studies, internships, careers and futures. The Academic Rush Event, designed to help students choose majors, was held Sept. 22. And yesterday, […]

Sandy Bly, a junior accounting major and a resident assistant in Holland Hall, is planning her next floor program, a trip to the Carnegie Science Center to view a new release of the IMAX film “Under the Sea.” As an RA on a floor of first-year students, Bly is accustomed to planning social events such […]

Recruiting and retaining the best faculty are critical for Pitt’s continuing success. And in today’s global market, that often means going beyond the borders of the United States and hiring faculty from all over the world. Hiring international faculty may seem daunting, confusing and complex to academic departments, but it need not be so. While […]

“Talk to Me” campaign targets depression A national cell phone company made the question “Can you hear me now?” quite popular in recent years as it attempted to build its customer base while assembling a reliable wireless network. Likewise, a group of University faculty, staff and students are promoting a different kind of network with […]

University resources for faculty are vast and most of them are well known. But the staff of the Career Development Office (formerly Career Services) in the Division of Student Affairs provides a unique and little known resource: We offer a variety of presentations designed to assist in preparing students for the world of work. We […]

The World Wide Web has rapidly become the dominant Internet tool, combining hypertext and multimedia to provide a network of educational resources. Post-secondary entities, like the rest of our society, use the Internet more and more for daily tasks. It is clear that the web is a central element in post-secondary education. While Internet technologies […]