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Volume 28 Issue 11

Dance marathon benefit set >

February 1st, 1996

The second annual University of Pittsburgh-Family House Dance Marathon has been scheduled for March 22-23 at the Fitzgerald Field House. The 24-hour dance will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday and end at 7 p.m. on Saturday. It is open to all Pitt students, faculty and staff. Both dancers and volunteer helpers are needed. Each […]

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United Way campaign extended to Feb. 8 >

February 1st, 1996

The deadline for contributing to Pitt's 1995 United Way campaign has been extended to Feb. 8. The campaign had been scheduled to end this week, but is being extended in hopes of surpassing last year's total of $429,000. As of Jan. 26, the campaign has collected just over $401,000. The goal for the 1995 campaign […]

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CGS dean candidate list narrowed to 10 >

February 1st, 1996

The search committee for a new dean of the College of General Studies (CGS) has narrowed its list of candidates to 10. Committee chair Jack Daniel said several of the candidates recently were brought to campus for a first round of interviews and that a second round of interviews will be take place this month. […]

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Cervical, breast cancer screening available for low-income women >

February 1st, 1996

The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) has been awarded a contract by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide breast and cervical cancer screenings for women 50 years of age and older with low incomes who are uninsured or underinsured. The screenings, which are part of the state's Healthy-Woman 50+ Program, are offered through […]

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School of Education personnel help to rebuild education system >

February 1st, 1996

Prior to the outbreak of war in April 1992, the former Yugoslavia had an excellent educational system. All of the country's more than 540,000 children ages 7 – 15 attended primary school and the majority of them continued their secondary education in a variety of specialized schools. What is now Bosnia-Herzegovina had almost 23,000 primary […]

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Staffer among reservists supporting U.S. presence in Bosnia-Herzegovina >

February 1st, 1996

Faculty and graduate students in Pitt's School of Education are not the only members of the University community who are working to ease the plight of the people of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Since early January, U.S. Army reservist Brenda Williams, a secretary in the Office of Budget Planning and Analysis since October 1994, has been in Baumholder, […]

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KGSB's dual MBA/info science degree valued by corporations >

February 1st, 1996

One of the most valued degrees in business today is a dual Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in the Management of Information Systems (MBA/IS). Computerworld magazine believes that graduates with techno MBA degrees such as the MBA/IS "will shape the future of corporate technology usage as they become next-generation managers, CIOs, and […]

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Pitt establishes telephone tax hotline >

February 1st, 1996

Pitt's payroll/tax department has established a telephone hotline to answer employee questions on W-2 forms and 1042S forms. The hotline number is 624-1860. It will operate through April 17 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. To expedite responses, a team has been assembled to answer calls on the hotline. A payroll/tax specialist will research […]

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