A search committee to identify a new director of Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) has completed its work. Committee chair George E. Klinzing, vice provost for research, said a list of four unranked candidates was submitted to Provost James V. Maher late last month. The LRDC director reports directly to the provost and […]
All Pitt sports teams get NCAA passing grades >
May 15th, 2008All of Pitt’s 19 Division I sports teams met or exceeded standards for academic performance in the latest “report card” issued last week by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The report measures teams against the academic progress rate (APR) that the NCAA developed four years ago as a way to gauge college athletes’ progress […]
Pitt police get Roethlisberger K-9 grant >
May 15th, 2008Pitt’s police department is among 10 local departments awarded grants from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation for their K-9 units. According to Pitt Police Chief Timothy Delaney, $954 was received for the purchase of equipment for the department’s bomb-sniffing dog, Officer Riggs. Delaney said the department is looking into the purchase of a bomb vest for […]
Chapel at Pitt-Bradford planned >
May 15th, 2008Pitt-Bradford has received $1 million from anonymous donors, in honor of campus benefactor Harriett B. Wick, to build an interfaith chapel. The chapel will feature a sanctuary seating 150, a high or vaulted ceiling, a wooden floor and space for a pipe organ or choir. Albert Filoni of MacLachlan, Cornelius and Filoni Architects designed the […]
Faculty help sought for student alcohol abuse >
May 15th, 2008Pitt student health officials are asking faculty for assistance in changing the culture of alcohol abuse on campus. Joe Mull, coordinator of the Office of Health Education and Promotion, part of the Division of Student Affairs, reported to Faculty Assembly last week on his office’s efforts to launch a program that engages faculty support. Prompted […]
Weight race a success at the regionals >
May 15th, 2008Pitt has a lot of big — and far-flung — losers. While competition in the 12-week MyHealth Weight Race was fierce in Pittsburgh, the race among teams to lose weight was just as heated — and successful — at five other Pitt locations, with some races coming down to the final weigh-ins in late April. […]