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Volume 27 Issue 22

Voluntary reduced staff work year approved >

July 6th, 1995

Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor has approved a voluntary reduced staff work year of nine or 10 months. Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Darlene Lewis said the policy officially went into effect on July 1. "We don't have any procedures yet for people who want to sign up for the program," Lewis added. "We're working […]

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Detre to remain in Health Science position; Herndon named associate sr. vice chancellor >

July 6th, 1995

In the first major decision of his administration — which doesn't officially begin until Aug. 1 — Interim Chancellor-Elect Mark Nordenberg has named Thomas P. Detre and James H. Herndon as academic leaders of the Health Sciences for the 1995-96 academic year. Detre, who had planned to retire this summer, will instead continue for another […]

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Zoffer to step down as Katz dean >

July 6th, 1995

H J. Zoffer, whose 27-year tenure as dean of the Katz Graduate School of Business makes him the longest-serving dean of a major U.S. business school, last week announced that he will retire as early as next June if a successor is found by then. After stepping down as dean, Zoffer will remain as dean […]

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Governor signs Pitt's FY96 appropriation >

July 6th, 1995

For the fiscal year that began July 1, Pitt will get no increase in its current $144.4 million state appropriation, but the University will receive about $3.25 million in additional state money through Pennsylvania's Tuition Challenge Grants Program. Gov. Tom Ridge and the General Assembly approved the funding last week. The House approved Pitt's appropriation […]

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United Faculty responds to provost's anti-union letter >

July 6th, 1995

The war of words has heated up in the latest Pitt faculty unionization drive. Provost James Maher, in a June 21 open letter to faculty, said unionization could hinder academic reforms, end the status of professors and librarians as "independent professionals within the University" and make it "highly unlikely" that Pitt will attract the best […]

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Nancy Barber Davis >

July 6th, 1995

Nancy Barber Davis, a staff member in the Office of Computing and Information Services (CIS), died suddenly of coronary disease on July 2, 1995. A resident of Swissvale, Davis had provided administrative support for the PC Center and Office System Services since joining the University staff in 1990. "She was a key person in organizing […]

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Trustees uphold severance package for O'Connor >

July 6th, 1995

By a 10-7 vote, the Board of Trustees on June 22 rejected a proposal to have the board's executive committee "review and reconsider" Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor's severance package. Under a deal approved last month by the trustees' compensation committee, O'Connor will get a one-month vacation beginning Aug. 1, followed by four months' leave and […]

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O'Connor criticizes board, defends own performance during 4 years as chancellor >

July 6th, 1995

Don't misread my successor the way you misread me," outgoing Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor warned the Board of Trustees at its annual meeting June 22. In his departing remarks, O'Connor also criticized trustees for failing to spell out Pitt's goals and mission for him when he became chancellor in 1991. Citing improvements achieved during his […]

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