Pitt's master space plan outlining the physical development of the Pittsburgh campus over the next five, 10 and 20 years was formally unveiled at the Board of Trustees' meeting on Oct. 21. Developed by Senate Council's plant utilization and planning committee (PUP), the plan is part of an overall facilities planning effort by the Pittsburgh […]
Master space plan outlines physical development of University campus >
October 27th, 1994Connolly named chairperson-designate of Pitt trustees >
October 27th, 1994J.W. Connolly, retired senior vice president of H.J. Heinz Co. and a Pitt law alumnus, was elected chairperson-designate of the Board of Trustees at the board's Oct. 21 meeting. He will succeed board chairperson Farrell Rubenstein when Rubenstein's current one-year term expires in June. Connolly originally was elected to the Board of Trustees in May […]
Public forum on master plan is set >
October 27th, 1994Senate Council's plant utilization and planning committee will sponsor a public forum on Pitt's master space plan Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the William Pitt Union Ballroom. Copies of the plan are being sent to members of the University community on the extended list of deans, directors and department chairs. All […]
THE CHANCELLOR'S COLUMN >
October 27th, 1994The University in the 21st Century: The Long-Range Plan I wish today to report to you a significant milestone in the life of our University as we enter a new era. After more than a year of intense discussions involving faculty, administrators, staff, and students, we have completed the first phase of our long-range plan […]
Daehnick plans to step down as administrator in January >
October 27th, 1994Wilfried Daehnick, associate provost for Research since 1989, will resign the job in January to return to being a full-time professor of physics. Daehnick, 65, said that after five years of being an administrator and having only a day or two each week for his physics research, the time had come for him to choose: […]
Provost appoints search committee >
October 27th, 1994Provost James Maher has appointed a search committee to nominate a new associate provost for Research from within Pitt. Donald Mattison, dean of the Graduate School of Public Health, chairs the committee. Other members include Andrew Blair, Katz Graduate School of Business; Tony Duncan, physics department; Joel Falk, electrical engineering department; Linda Jacobson, biological sciences […]
University kicks off United Way campaign >
October 27th, 1994Pitt's 1994 United Way giving campaign kicked off on Oct. 24 with a goal of $450,000, an increase of 20 percent over last year's total. To help encourage participation in the campaign, Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor will host a reception today (Oct. 27) at which he will appeal to the University's leadership to set an […]
Wolmark nominated as NSABP chairperson >
October 27th, 1994Norman Wolmark, who left Pitt last year after a bitter dispute with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center administrators, has been named by the executive committee of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) to replace Bernard Fisher as NSABP chairperson. Wolmark, 48, currently is director of the Allegheny Cancer Center and director of […]
Committee searching for Health Science administrator seeks input >
October 27th, 1994Search committee members outnumbered the audience by at least 3:1 at the first of two public meetings conducted in the search for a new senior vice chancellor for Health Sciences. Attendance at the Oct. 20 meeting in Scaife Hall was so bad, in fact, that at its peak the audience never numbered more than four […]
2nd public forum scheduled in Health Science search >
October 27th, 1994A second public meeting on the search for a new senior vice chancellor for Health Sciences has been set for Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the William Pitt Union Ballroom.