Fund set up for wounded Pitt student An educational assistance fund has been established for Kevin Cecil, the junior engineering student who was severely wounded in a random shooting in front of Webster Hall in July. To date, $25,000 in individual and foundation grants have been raised to help defray Cecil's medical bills and to […]
Deficit, academics force axing of Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival >
September 14th, 1995Feeling necessity's sharp pinch in the form of budget deficits and changing academic priorities, Pitt will discontinue its Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival (TRSF) at the end of September. However, the University will continue its Shakespeare in the Schools Program, through which Pitt theatre arts students perform in about 100 tri-state area schools. Theatre arts department […]
Progress reported on University building, renovation projects >
September 14th, 1995The following is a summary of construction completed this summer at Pitt and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) as well as ongoing projects. Information was provided by the Office of Facilities Management and the Health Science News Bureau. Accessibility Projects Ramps, handrails, signage and automatic doors have been added to make entrances accessible […]
Pitt staff, faculty volunteer for UW's "Day of Caring" >
September 14th, 1995Pitt faculty and staff kicked off the annual Pitt-United Way campaign yesterday, Sept. 13, by volunteering their services at nine community projects scattered throughout Allegheny County. Outfitted in complimentary "Day of Caring/Pitt Volunteer" T-shirts, the faculty and staff volunteers painted homes, cleaned graffiti, planted flower beds and repacked bulk food for local food banks, among […]
Multimedia fair use guidelines subject of video-conference >
September 14th, 1995Pitt's Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education will host a live video-conference on "Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines" on Sept. 21, 1-3 p.m., in 211 David Lawrence Hall. The conference is for the first dissemination of copyright guidelines for multimedia developed by the U.S. Copyright Office and the Consortium of College and University Medical Centers. […]
Interactive television demonstrations set >
September 14th, 1995Interactive television (ITV), now available to Pitt faculty, allows teachers to go beyond their own classrooms and simultaneously reach classrooms at one or more of the University's other campuses. Students at "far site" classrooms can hear and see the instructor, who can likewise hear and see them. The newly formed Center for Instructional Development and […]
Pitt-Bradford students "hooked" on newest campus phys ed course >
September 14th, 1995Fly fishing for credit. It's exactly what students at Pitt's Bradford campus (UPB) are doing this fall. The first-ever fly fishing class offered as part of UPB's physical education program was among the earliest courses to fill up during the spring pre-registration period. And since then Carol Baker, UPB dean of Academic Affairs, has been […]
Cafeteria benefits package remains under study >
September 14th, 1995Plans are still underway to develop a cafeteria benefits program for University employees, according to Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Darlene Lewis. Work on the program was slowed by the resignation of Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor and summer vacation schedules, Lewis said. "Given the change in administration, we need to flesh things out some […]