The May 13 Staff Association Council (SAC) meeting covered a lot of ground in the nearly two-hour public forum that included the approval of new council members, a firming-up of the July 25 Pitt Kennywood Day details, and an old-style, convention-floor fight of sorts over bylaws changes. Due to a glitch in scheduling, some new […]
SAC members debate changing bylaws regarding officer election >
May 28th, 1998GSPH launches award-winning website with info on HIV/AIDS >
May 28th, 1998The Pennsylvania Prevention Project at the Graduate School of Public Health has launched an award-winning website for individuals, physicians, health care workers and anyone interested in finding out more about HIV and AIDS. The project won best website for health education and promotion at the 1997 National Health Association Conference. The website ‹ http://www.stophiv.com – […]
Staff >
May 28th, 1998New Staff Association Council members: * Eileen Baylis, CGS * Debby Beard, medicine * Tammeka Beattie, GSPH * Joyce Freeman, nursing * Lydia Howard, athletics * Mary Litman, surgery * Crystal Lloyd, international services * Andrea G. Loughner, Parking and Transportation * Sandy Macurak, Honors College * Jeananne Nicholls, Mid-Atlantic Technology Applications Center * Jaime […]
Suit with former law prof settled >
May 28th, 1998Former Pitt law professor Candice Hoke settled her gender discrimination lawsuit against the University May 26 for an undisclosed sum. Hoke, who began teaching at Pitt in 1987, sought tenure here in 1992 but her request was denied. She sued the University in federal court in 1995, claiming she'd been denied tenure because of her […]
Man sought in Oakland assaults >
May 28th, 1998The Pittsburgh Police are looking for the man who sexually assaulted two women at 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, on Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park. At the time of the assault, the man was armed with a gun and a knife; police consider him very dangerous. City police say they are looking for a […]
Funds raised for pancreatic cancer research >
May 28th, 1998Jump shots, massages, raffle tickets and members of the Pittsburgh Steelers combined to help the Arenson family of the South Hills to raise money to benefit pancreatic cancer research at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI). The third annual Hoops for a Cure exhibition basketball game, sponsored by the Nathan S. Arenson Fund for […]
Two committees recommend 3% salary hike without cut in base compensation budget >
May 28th, 1998Two influential Pitt committees have recommended that the University boost the pool of money available for salaries by 3 percent for the fiscal year that begins July 1 – without first cutting the base compensation budget, as in recent years. Chancellor Mark Norden-berg declined to comment on the proposal this week. For faculty, the proposed […]