University Times

Like the Pittsburgh campus, the regional campuses are enjoying recruiting success, both in numbers and quality of freshmen. Admissions directors at the four regionals report high school class rankings of incoming freshmen up from this time last year, and all four show increases in applications. On the Pittsburgh campus applications are up 11 percent this […]

The International Business Center (IBC) at the Katz Graduate School of Business has been awarded a four-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education under its program to support centers for international business education and research. Katz's IBC cooperates with such regional service organizations as the World Trade Center of Pittsburgh and the […]

W. Edward Sell, Distinguished Service Professor of Law and law dean emeritus, was honored recently with the President's Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA). The award is given to an individual who has contributed outstanding service to the association, community and legal profession. "Ed represents everything that is right about being a lawyer," said […]

To report suspected fiscal irregularities or fraud at Pitt, call Internal Audit director John Elliott at 624-6127 or send e-mail to him at: JPE@budget.ba.pitt.edu Also, Internal Audit's website provides a form through which informants can forward questions or concerns anonymously. "This mail form removes any information about the sender and makes it impossible for our […]

Unless you've got something to hide, there's no reason to panic if the Internal Audit department schedules your unit for an audit, department staff emphasize. "Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, we put together a plan for conducting routine financial audits at an average of 30-35 units that year, in addition to performing […]