Pitt missed its goal for this year's United Way campaign, but still managed to beat last year's total by more than $5,000, making the campaign one of the best in University history. Campaign organizers had been hoping to collect $435,000. Instead, they ended up with a total of $421,195, which still was more than any […]
Ground-water Web site a "hit" in environmental technology field >
February 20th, 1997What World Wide Web site is getting more than 20,000 hits per month – and climbing – but does not contain the word "erotica?" Answer: The Ground Water Remediation Technologies Analysis Center page. Or, as it is more commonly known in the environmental business, GWRTAC. "It's going fabulously," said Ed Berkey, president of the Center […]
The EYE of a CAMERA >
February 20th, 1997University photographer Herb Ferguson retired Feb. 1 after 33 years at Pitt. One of his higher priority projects, he said, will be sorting through the approximately 300,000 photos and slides he has taken over the years. Many of those shots have appeared in Pitt recruiting brochures, academic bulletins, sports publications, Pitt Magazine, the University telephone […]
Venango County medical center affiliates with UPMC >
February 20th, 1997The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has signed an affiliation agreement with Northwest Medical Center in Venango County. The affiliation does not involve either a merger or an acquisition. Northwest will remain an independent health care system. The agreement calls for the two organizations to develop a strategic plan that will identify possible cooperative […]
UPMC, Passavant expected to merge >
February 20th, 1997The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Passavant Hospital in McCandless Township have signed a letter of intent to merge. Under the agreement, which is expected to be completed this summer, Passavant Hospital will remain an independent entity within the UPMC system. The partnership is designed to expand health-related services, facilities and programs in […]
Faculty, staff, students expected to retain trustees' committee membership, but without vote >
February 20th, 1997Faculty, staff and students could continue to attend meetings of Board of Trustees' committees as "representatives" — but no longer as voting members — under a proposal that trustees are scheduled to consider at this morning's board meeting. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. in the William Pitt Union's Assembly Room. If the board approves […]
Lecture to focus on higher education >
February 20th, 1997"Digital Diploma Mills: The Commodification of Higher Education" will be the subject of a lecture by David Noble on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium. A visiting professor of history at the University of Toronto, Noble has written extensively on the influence of corporations and the military on universities since […]
Winners selected for new staff award; faculty teaching, research, public service awardees named >
February 20th, 1997Winners of the 1997 Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching, Research, Public Service Awards for faculty were announced last week, along with recipients of the new Chancellor's Award for Excellence for University of Pittsburgh Staff Employees. Each faculty honoree receives a $2,000 cash prize and $3,000 to support his or her work. The staff excellence award carries with […]
Governor's recommended hike doesn't necessarily translate into corresponding Pitt pay increase >
February 20th, 1997Gov. Tom Ridge's proposed 1997-98 budget recommends a 2 percent increase in Pitt's state appropriation. But that would not necessarily translate into a 2 percent salary raise for Pitt employees, Staff Association Council President Brian Hart told SAC Feb. 12. "It's far, far too early to even get into a discussion of what anticipated raises […]