Sam Rizzardo, manager of Copy Administration, poses with the Copy Cat mascot at a May 8 ribbon-cutting ceremony. The newest Copy Cat is in 246 Scaife Hall, and its hours are 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Employees won't see raises until September >
May 14th, 1998Gov. Ridge and the General Assembly already have passed a state budget, and Pitt's fiscal year doesn't begin until July 1. Even so, salary raises for faculty and staff won't show up in employees' paychecks until the end of September, retroactive to July. "Why not?" demanded Tom Anderson, chairperson of the geology and planetary science […]
Shared governance is topic for administrators, Senate leaders >
May 14th, 1998Following faculty complaints that they increasingly are being left out of Pitt decision-making, University Senate leaders and Pitt senior administrators met May 6 to discuss shared governance. Senate President Gordon MacLeod says he broke the ice by inquiring, "Before I get to the agenda, let me just ask a question: Who governs this University?" After […]
Brumble resigns FAS post; curriculum reform project on hold during transition >
May 14th, 1998Six months after his top- priority project — the reform of Pitt's undergraduate arts and sciences curriculum — entered a state of suspended animation, H. David Brumble has announced that he will resign as associate dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). He will resume his duties as a full […]
Faculty Assembly votes to recognize medical school association >
May 14th, 1998By a unanimous vote May 5, Faculty Assembly recognized the Faculty Association of the School of Medicine (FASM) as a legitimate faculty organization promoting shared governance in the medical school. This winter, a group of senior medical professors revived FASM (originally formed in 1976 but dormant since 1991) with the stated purpose of defending faculty […]
Reception planned for retirees >
May 14th, 1998A retirees' reception will be held on June 24 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the William Pitt Union Ballroom. All University faculty and staff retirees and their spouses and significant others are invited. Spouses of deceased retirees also are welcome. The cost is $5 per person, which includes refreshments and parking. For more information, […]
NATHAN HERSHEY >
May 14th, 1998Nathan Hershey last month was elected president of the University Senate for a one-year term beginning July 1. A professor of health services administration in the Graduate School of Public Health, Hershey has been Senate vice president for the last three years. The following are excerpts from a recent interview of Hershey by University Times […]