Pitt’s Upward Bound program has failed to make the cut for renewed funding by the U.S. Department of Education. The college preparatory program, which had been offered at Pitt since 1968, ended in May when the funding expired. It served more than 100 high school students a year through the School of Arts and Sciences’ […]
New SAC members announced >
June 14th, 2007The Staff Association Council (SAC) recently affirmed 10 new associate members, bringing SAC’s membership to 77, the highest total in several years. Associate members serve for six months before assuming full membership, when they become eligible to serve as SAC committee chairs. New associate members are: Christine Crawford, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate […]
Pitt to receive EU collection >
June 14th, 2007Pitt’s University Library System (ULS) will receive the European Union depository collection — the most extensive collection of public European Community/European Union (EU) documents and publications in North America — from the Delegation of the European Commission to the USA in Washington, D.C. The collection will be available intact to patrons of Pitt’s Hillman Library. […]
GSPH fundraiser nets $2,700 >
June 14th, 2007The Graduate School of Public Health raised $2,700 at an art and jewelry sale fundraiser to benefit the Evelyn H. Wei Memorial Scholarship Award in Epidemiology. The June 1 event, which featured works handmade by faculty, staff and friends of GSPH, drew 178 people. Organized by Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, vice chair for academics in epidemiology, the […]
Oakland road closing dates changed >
June 14th, 2007Facilities Management has announced a revised schedule for restricting parts of Oakland’s major arteries during certain weekends in June. (See May 31 University Times.) On June 16, traffic on Fifth Avenue between North Bouquet and Thackeray streets will be restricted to two lanes and buses will be rerouted, 6 a.m.-11 p.m. On June 17, traffic […]
Oakland lane restrictions delayed >
June 14th, 2007The state has delayed the additional lane restrictions scheduled to begin June 11 on Forbes Avenue between the Parkway East ramp and the intersection of McDevitt Place. To minimize headaches for drivers using Forbes Avenue during work on the outbound Parkway East, the new lane restriction announced by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has been delayed […]
Manners award winners named >
June 14th, 2007The University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR) has awarded the seventh annual Steven D. Manners Faculty Development Awards. The awards were established in memory of the center’s assistant director, who died in 2000. According to UCSUR director Richard Schulz, the awards are intended to “continue the trend begun by Steve Manners, which was […]
Global studies program awarded Fulbright-Hays grant >
June 14th, 2007The global studies program in the University Center for International Studies has been awarded a grant from the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad. With the goal of helping U.S. educators integrate Islamic culture and history into their curricula, the grant — “Islam, the West and the Muslim World” — will enhance educators’ capabilities to offer information […]