Group plans to continue fighting for same-sex partner health benefits Protest rallies outside the homes of Pitt's chancellor and trustees chairperson are among the next actions planned by the Equal Rights Alliance (ERA), a group of 12 Pitt students and one staff member who want the University to extend health benefits to domestic partners of […]
Group plans to continue fighting for same-sex partner health benefits >
May 13th, 1999Honoring UPB's president >
May 13th, 1999Honoring UPB's president A reception was held May 2 in honor of Richard E. McDowell (far right), who has served as Bradford campus president for 25 years. During McDowell's tenure, the regional campus has grown from a two-year school to a four-yea r college offering 39 bachelor's and professional programs. Under his leadership, Bradford's endowment […]
SAC officers run for re-election; nomination deadline is May 19 >
May 13th, 1999SAC officers run for re-election; nomination deadline is May 19 The four officers of the Staff Association Council (SAC) have been renominated and will run for re-election. No other SAC members have been nominated for office. But elections committee chair Josephine Hatley introduced a resolution at the May 12 meeting to extend the nominating period […]
COMMENCEMENT 1999 >
May 13th, 1999COMMENCEMENT 1999 'Nobility of purpose is the cardinal element of high self-esteem," Thomas E. Starzl told degree recipients at the University's 1999 commencement ceremony May 3. "This self-assessment may surface daily, be an unwelcome visitor in the depths of the night, or be acknowledged only at the moment of death. But it is always there." […]
Text of Thomas E. Starzl's address to the Class of 1999 >
May 13th, 1999Text of Thomas E. Starzl's address to the Class of 1999 Class of 1999: It has been a half-century since I sat out there, where you are today. I wondered then, as you must be wondering now, what waited for me beyond the commencement milestone. Your presence here today means that you have already succeeded […]
GSPH observes 50th by honoring 51 contributors to public health >
May 13th, 1999GSPH observes 50th by honoring 51 contributors to public health In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Pitt's Gradu- ate School of Public Health (GSPH) honored 51 individuals associated with the school who have made a significant contribution to public health over the past half century. The honorees were recognized at the GSPH convocation events and […]
Priority seating fee policy angers faculty >
May 13th, 1999Priority seating fee policy angers faculty Like a beleaguered um- pire, Chancellor Mark Nordenberg has promised to step in to resolve a scuffle between University Senate leaders and the athletics department over priority seating fees for home foot ball games. Since the 1980s, the athletics department has charged extra fees for seats in priority sections […]
Pitt scores add up in math competition >
May 13th, 1999Pitt scores add up in math competition Pitt sophomore Dragos Ghioca outscored 2,569 mathematics undergraduates from nearly 420 colleges and universities to rank 10th in the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition. Pitt ranked first among all public colleges and universities in the United States and 13th overall in the Putnam team competition. Ghioca is […]