First came John Woodruff, in 1936. Then Roger Kingdom, in 1984 and 1988. Last week, Savio Lau-Yuen Woo joined the ranks of Pitt Olympic gold medalists. But the Shanghai-born Woo, 56, didn't have to run or clear any hurdles, except for emigrating from Hong Kong with a shaky command of English, going on to earn […]
United Way campaign here surpasses goal; donations still trickling in >
January 22nd, 1998With donations still trickling in, Pitt is more than $18,000 above its 1997 United Way goal of $442,000. During the 1996 campaign, the University collected just over $421,000. As of Jan. 20, the 1997 campaign had collected $460,267, according to Michelle Garraux, communications coordinator for the campaign and director of University Graphics and Printing. "We […]
Negotiations continue between Pitt, Local 29 >
January 22nd, 1998Negotiators for Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 29 are scheduled to submit a list of questions to Pitt's administration tomorrow, Jan. 23, regarding health insurance and other issues. Pitt custodians, grounds-keepers and food service workers represented by SEIU voted 203-108 in November to reject a contract that University and union negotiators had tentatively agreed […]
Applications due Feb. 6 for faculty diversity seminar >
January 22nd, 1998For Yves Citton of the French and Italian languages and literatures department, last year's Faculty Seminar for More Inclusive Courses provided invaluable insights into diversity issues, as well as an intensive, two-week-long discussion of teaching. "I come from Switzerland," Citton said, "and the seminar helped me a lot to understand the issues of race and […]
State pledges $138 million for Pitt projects >
January 22nd, 1998Under a heated tent on the north side of Pitt Stadium — the proposed site of the University's long-awaited, $52 million convocation center — Gov. Tom Ridge yesterday told a mostly jubilant throng of Pitt employees, students, trustees, alumni, government officials, community leaders and media types that the state will give the University $138 million […]
Cynthia Sutherland O'Nan >
January 22nd, 1998In the end, Cynthia Sutherland O'Nan left the world peacefully, her husband said. An associate professor of English and women's studies who served on the Pitt faculty since 1966, O'Nan died at her Fox Chapel home Jan. 17. She had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer just over two years ago. In a June 30, 1997, […]