Total giving to Pitt (excluding sponsored research) increased by 21.5 percent for the first half of the current fiscal year compared with the same period last year, according to a report presented at the Feb. 22 Board of Trustees meeting. From July 1 through Dec. 31, 1995, contributions to Pitt totaled nearly $21.4 million, up […]
Donations to University increase 21.5% in first half of FY 1996, trustees told >
February 29th, 1996Honors Convocation held >
February 29th, 1996Lorin Maazel, music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, was the keynote speaker at Pitt's annual Honors Convocation yesterday, Feb. 28, in Soldiers and Sailors Hall. During this year's ceremony, the University conferred honors and awards on 1,722 students and 220 faculty members in recognition of their 1995-96 academic achievements. Distinguished Alumni Fellow Awards also […]
Board elects new members >
February 29th, 1996The Board of Trustees elected three new members Feb. 22. Thomas Marshall, retired CEO of Aristech Chemical Corp. and a Pitt trustee from 1988 to 1992, and Earl F. Hord, president and CEO of The Minority Enterprise Corp., were elected as term trustees. Alfred L. Moye, university relationships manager for Hewlett-Packard Co. and a former […]
"Teaching With Technology" focus of 2nd annual teaching conference here >
February 29th, 1996"Teaching With Technology," the University's second annual Teaching Excellence Conference, will focus on successful efforts by Pitt faculty and staff to incorporate "low tech" as well as "high tech" methods to enhance teaching. The conference will be held on March 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., mainly in the UPMC Conference Center, 11th floor […]
Quasi-endowment funds established >
February 29th, 1996The Board of Trustees Feb. 22 approved two new quasi-endowment funds: * The Israel Heritage Classroom Committee Quasi-Endowed Scholarship for the Summer Study Abroad Program, which will provide scholarships for Pitt undergraduates and graduate students studying and doing research in Israel. * The Hollis Vick Quasi-Endowed Scholarship in the School of Social Work, which will […]
Niceness rules the day at KGSB >
February 29th, 1996Professors delivering carnations to colleagues…staff leaving smiley face cookies on co-workers' desks…students exchanging (Hershey's) kisses… Is this any way to run a business school? It is on Random Acts of Kindness Day, which the Katz Graduate School of Business celebrated yesterday, Feb. 28. Co-sponsoring the event were the school's staff quality circle team and the […]
Board gives Business/Finance authority to two administrators who will handle Tuchi's area >
February 29th, 1996In the wake of Senior Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Ben J. Tuchi's resignation, the Board of Trustees approved a resolution authorizing two other administrators to sign documents and contracts relating to areas that Tuchi had supervised. The board vote was necessary because, under normal circumstances, only senior personnel designated as officers of the […]
City announces Oakland plans: more open spaces, trees, building code enforcement measures >
February 29th, 1996The City of Pittsburgh has released an Oakland Improvement Strategy that includes the creation of new open spaces and housing, redevelopment plans for the Boulevard of the Allies, zoning, beautification, public safety and new building code enforcement initiatives. According to city officials, the strategy is not simply another plan to improve Oakland, "but a 'blueprint' […]
Black undergraduate enrollment increasing; report details numbers of minorities, women >
February 29th, 1996African-Americans made up 9.2 percent of the Pittsburgh campus undergraduate student body in fall 1995, up from 7.7 percent four years earlier. Total minority enrollments among undergrads increased from 10.7 percent to 13.8 percent during those years. Black entering freshmen enrollment at Pittsburgh reached an all-time high of 13.7 percent, or 346 students, last fall. […]
Student Affairs initiates research award for its staff >
February 29th, 1996Hoping to tap into a sometimes under- utilized resource at the University, Vice Chancellor for Student and Public Affairs Leon Haley has announced the creation of a research award for staff in the Office of Student and Public Affairs. Known as the Vice Chancellor's Research Award, the research program will be instituted with the start […]