University Times

Thanks to spring break, many faculty members and students weren’t on campus last week. But members of the state House of Representatives intergovernmental affairs committee were. Pitt played host March 13 to the third of five public hearings being held statewide to determine how the state will respond to the federal Real ID Act of […]

A University Senate committee plans to respond to an Oakland resident’s complaints about trash and litter control in student-heavy off-campus areas. But the community relations committee (CRC) cautioned that other community groups need to be brought into the discussion. Oakland resident Carlino Giampolo, in an open letter to Pitt faculty and staff (see March 6 […]

The Staff Association Council (SAC) last week voted unanimously to request restoration of a pre-2007 policy covering re-employment after involuntary separation from the University. Prior to the change, a University staff member who was involuntarily separated from Pitt could carry over accrued employee benefits in the event the individual was re-hired within 12 months. In […]

Networking events are a staple in the business and professional world. No doubt it’s invaluable to have a forum at which colleagues can interact and expand their circle of contacts. But how to avoid the same-old, same-old and give participants a chance to do more than chat and exchange business cards? The McGowan Institute for […]

Weight race team members have lost nearly 2.5 tons of excess weight as the 12-week competition passes its midpoint. After six weeks, more than 1,300 participants have shed a total of 4,620 pounds. The weight race challenge has prompted employees across the University to pay attention to diet and exercise in an effort to either […]

Although a recent attempt to trick University email users into divulging sensitive information — a practice known as “phishing” — prompted Computing Services and Systems Development to post a security alert few, if any, users were fooled, said CSSD director Jinx Walton. The phishing scam came in the form of an email purportedly from the […]

Leigh Hoffman, assistant dean of student services, director of orientation and co-curricular programs and judicial coordinator at the Greensburg campus, is the recipient of the 2007-08 President’s Distinguished Service Award for Staff. The award honors UPG staff who have demonstrated “a consistent pattern of extraordinary dedication to the University above and beyond the candidate’s job […]