More than 250 go to Harrisburg to praise Pitt’s prowess and talk about state budget
Staff, faculty, students and alumni turn out to encourage support of University.

What we earn: Annual report on mean and median salaries for faculty and staff
Report from Institutional Research shows roughly 1% increase and redistribution of some jobs.
Administration, students making final push before grad union vote
Information session with Nathan Urban answers questions, but angers some attendees.

Music department wants to make sure it’s part of the master plan
A&S dean says talks are ongoing with provost’s office to integrate the arts into Pitt’s future.

Teaching heroes: Morton adjusts course to the temperament of the class
History of Art and Architecture lecturer uses building project to observe how students work.
Senate officer positions all uncontested for next year
Full-time faculty can vote on top spots and Faculty Assembly through April 18.

Student enrollment target a tricky balance for fall 2019
New School of Computing and Information will add 200 freshman, bringing goal to 4,205 freshmen.

50 years after the first moon walk, astronauts are still a big draw
Pitt Honors College panel on Apollo 11 and its enduring impact includes 2 who walked in space, curator and historian.

Free speech on campus means being inclusive about people and ideas
Senate Plenary hosted as protests sparked by Rosfeld verdict take place outside.

Pitt wins Sustainable Pittsburgh Challenge for fourth year
University's own sustainability awards will be announced later this month.
COSA honors ‘Master Community Organizers’ as part of its 60th anniversary celebration
The event also served as a tribute to former dean and professor ‘Moe’ Coleman who died earlier this year.

Awards recognize significant community engagement with Pitt
Six projects from across the University honored as first Partnerships of Distinction.

Pitt Business in top 5 of ‘Getting Grads the Jobs They Want’
Poets & Quants ranking puts CBA ahead of several elite colleges
Compassion fatigue focus of Mental Wellness Task Force
Former hospice counselor’s talk will focus on practicing self-care through self-awareness.

New president named for Bradford/Titusville campuses
Catherine Koverola, from African Leadership University, will assume office on June 1.
Professor’s film on Montgomery Clift to debut in Pittsburgh
Robert Clift used archive material from his father and famous uncle to create portrait of actor.
Registry for clinical trials reaches 200,000 participants
Pitt+Me was started 10 years ago to provide participants for research studies.

ICYMI: Old Pittsburgh Playhouse to be demolished
No date has been set yet for demolition to begin; asbestos being removed now.
Faculty members elected for senior vice chancellor search committee
The rest of the panel will be chosen by Student Government Board, Staff Council and Chancellor Patrick Gallagher

Bigelow Boulevard streetscape and UPJ bike path get state funding
City official tells Post-Gazette that Oakland project creating mid-block crosswalk and more could start this fall.