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Volume 35 Issue 21

Pitt's $1 billion capital campaign approaches the $600 million mark >

June 26th, 2003

Pitt is closing in on the $600 million mark in its $1 billion fund-raising campaign, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg reported at the June 19 trustees meeting. “This year, in the midst of a terribly challenged economy, we expect to have received more cash contributions — about $90 million — than at any year in our […]

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If you're traveling abroad, here's some advice >

June 26th, 2003

Heading out of the country this summer? If so, you need to be aware of safety and security issues, travel regulations and restrictions, health concerns and country-specific laws. But experts say, above all: Use your common sense. “What has been lost in international travel, I think, in recent years and especially post-9/11, is the carefree […]

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Resources for country-specific information regarding international travel >

June 26th, 2003

• The U.S. Department of State Consular Information Sheets contain vital information on most countries; call 202/647-5225. • The latest travel advisories and visa information are available from the U.S. State Department: 888/407-4747 or www.travel.state.org • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information for international travelers on health concerns and suggestions on precautionary […]

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Pitt's signature building may be getting a good scrubbing >

June 26th, 2003

Pitt’s signature building may be getting a good scrubbing. With 65-plus years of accumulated Pittsburgh soot coloring its mammoth exterior, the Cathedral of Learning is ripe for a bath, and University officials are looking into creating a special fund-raising project to raise money for its cleaning. According to Albert Novak Jr., interim vice chancellor for […]

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New jobs and additional contributions to city coffers will result from Pitt construction projects >

June 26th, 2003

Two of Pitt’s more ambitious construction projects — the Biomedical Science Tower 3 (BST 3) to be built on Fifth Avenue between Darragh and Lothrop streets, and the nine-story student housing building planned for the site previously occupied by Pennsylvania Hall — together will create 980 construction jobs and another 365 off-site jobs, Pitt Executive Vice […]

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A deadline looms to continue the ride-for-free service on public transportation >

June 26th, 2003

A deadline is looming to continue the ride-for-free service on public transportation for Pittsburgh campus employees and students with valid I.D. cards. The agreement between Pitt and the Port Authority of Allegheny County will expire July 31 if the two sides do not agree on re-negotiated fees, a Port Authority spokesperson said. Two years ago, […]

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Approval granted for construction of a Finnish Nationality Room >

June 26th, 2003

Approval was granted this week for the construction of a Finnish Nationality Room in the Cathedral of Learning, currently home to 26 completed Nationality Classrooms. The Finnish Nationality Room committee will raise funds for the project, estimated to cost $250,000. The original Nationality Rooms are located on the Cathedral’s first floor, and the more recently […]

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OBITUARY: Mark Francis McKiel >

June 26th, 2003

Institutional Advancement (IA) staff member Mark Francis McKiel died June 8, 2003, of blunt force trauma from a motorcycle accident in Conemaugh Township. He was 41. McKiel had been on the staff at IA since December 1998, starting as a student caller for Pitt Telefund. In October 1999, he began working full time as a […]

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