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A proposal to change the tenure clock for basic science faculty in the School of Medicine from the standard seven years to 10 years has been rejected by a University Senate committee. Senate President John Baker at the May 5 Faculty Assembly reported that the tenure and academic freedom committee (TAFC) has recommended not altering […]

The new president of the University Senate wants Faculty Assembly members to hold town meetings with their constituents. “One of the biggest challenges we have now and it will be even greater is to maintain a community voice in our common governance with the University administration,” President-elect Michael R. Pinsky told the May 5 Faculty […]

Co-winners of the Award for Service in the University Senate were announced at yesterday's Senate Council meeting by Senate President John Baker, who praised the winners for their long history of dedicated service. Pictured, left to right, are Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg, awardees Stephen L. Carr and Carey D. Balaban, and Baker. Balaban, of the […]

Winners of the second MyHealth Weight Race were announced April 30 and teams’ final standings for the five Pitt campuses and the Mechanicsburg satellite are posted online at www.hr.pitt.edu/fitness/weightrace.htm. The race was sponsored by Pitt’s Fitness for Life program and UPMC Health Plan. According to race organizers, 739 participants signed up either as individuals or […]

A new Pitt fund established in memory of a staff member’s father aims to ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust continue to be communicated to future generations of students. According to Thomas Golightly, senior executive director of development for the School of Arts and Sciences, University Honors College and College of General Studies, 55 […]

In spite of the sinking feeling that may accompany the arrival of your quarterly retirement savings statements, you shouldn’t panic, representatives from TIAA-CREF and The Vanguard Group told Pitt employees last week in separate presentations during the Office of Human Resources’ benefits fair. “Focus on what you can control,” said Vanguard’s Ella Smith, who noted […]

Last week, Pitt established the Center for Global Health to promote multidisciplinary international health research and scholarship. The center, led by Donald S. Burke, associate vice chancellor for global health and dean of the Graduate School of Public Health, is based on a partnership with schools and centers across the University to address the most […]

The University Senate’s budget policies committee plans to review at its May 29 meeting an expanded report on planning and budgeting committees in responsibility centers throughout the University. The annual report, prepared by Pitt’s budget office at BPC’s request, included new questions seeking information on whether each area is in compliance with Pitt’s salary policy […]