Collection boxes for Pitt’s “Partnership for Food” drive have a prominent place in the reception area in front of Kathleen Allport’s desk on the sixth floor of Sennott Square. The computer science department secretary has marshaled the department’s donations for the food drive for several years, even fanning the flames of competition that pit comp […]
Kids' books, games sought >
April 16th, 2009The Pitt Volunteer Pool is sponsoring two drives to aid needy school-age children. For after-school programs in the local area, donation are needed for age-appropriate games such as Junior Scrabble, Twister, Sorry, Monopoly, Clue, Uno, Yahtze, Pictionary Jr. and checkers, as well as playing cards, lacing beads, Lego sets and math-skill games. The deadline for […]
Faculty Assembly candidates slate set >
April 16th, 2009Candidates for openings on Faculty Assembly have been announced. Electronic balloting for new members continues through April 24. Newly elected members to Faculty Assembly serve the first year of their three-year terms on the Assembly; during their second and third years, they serve on both the faculty-only Assembly and on Senate Council, which includes faculty, […]
Sustainability fair rescheduled for April 22 >
April 16th, 2009The University’s “Blue, Gold, and Green” sustainability festival and exposition will be held April 22. The event, originally set for April 9, was rescheduled to accommodate the Pittsburgh Police officers’ memorial service at the Petersen Events Center. Festival events will include supplier exhibits, sustainable space displays, the I Made It! Market, lectures and entertainment, as […]
Don't toss that sofa! >
April 16th, 2009Is it time again for spring cleaning? Don’t put that old chair or sofa out on the curb. An Oakland nonprofit organization is helping to clean up areas near Pitt’s campus by recycling cast-off furniture — and welcomes contributions from Pitt staff and faculty. Each year, as Pitt students vacate their off-campus residences at the […]
SAC applicant numbers may prompt bylaws change >
April 16th, 2009An abundance of prospective members may prompt changes to Staff Association Council bylaws. SAC elections committee chair Annabelle Clippinger said the group has 16 applications for SAC membership, which if approved would raise the group to 79 members, four over the 75-member limit set by SAC bylaws. “We are at the juncture where we have […]
Going green: Green roofs >
April 16th, 2009The growing season is fast approaching and as backyard gardeners prepare their plots for spring planting, Pitt is too, with some green spaces planned for some high and unlikely places. A 10,000-square-foot green roof is under construction as part of the Swanson School of Engineering’s $100 million Benedum Hall renovation and expansion project. Layers of […]
Making Pitt work: Finals put Scantron, OMET to the test >
April 16th, 2009Pitt’s senior administration grabs most of the headlines. The faculty here get noticed when they bring in research dollars, win teaching awards or publish in their fields. But behind the scenes, University staff, some 7,000 strong across five campuses, often toil in jobs ranging from the mundane to the esoteric. From mailroom workers to data […]
Senate anti-discriminatory policies statement approved >
April 16th, 2009The University Senate anti-discriminatory policies committee is on its way to having a new mission statement that better represents its role and responsibilities. Faculty Assembly on April 7 unanimously approved the committee’s proposal, which also is on Senate Council’s April 15 agenda for approval. Committee chairperson Lynn Fitzgerald said the new statement emphasizes the committee’s […]