Volume 50 |

Issue 16: April 12, 2018

The “Mean and Median Salaries of Full-Time Employees” report for fiscal year 2017 was presented at the University Senate budget policies committee’s March 16 meeting. The report, based on data from Oct. 31, 2016, covers all regular (not temporary) full-time employees except research associates and postdoctoral associates.

Early results of the Staff Engagement and Climate Survey were previewed at the Staff Council meeting on March 21. Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Cheryl Johnson said the survey will hone Pitt’s efforts “to really get crystal clear on who we would aspire to be, to be an employer of choice.”

At the March 21 meeting of the University Senate Council, President Frank Wilson noted the continuity that would come from any outcome of Senate officer elections, because all three candidates are active members of shared governance.

Investigations of current and past conduct inside the Department of Communication in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences have found “a consistent pattern in which women were not as valued and respected as their male colleagues,” according to a statement issued March 22 by Kathleen M. Blee, Bettye J. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean.

To implement its commitment to provide a drug-free environment for its students, faculty and staff, the University of Pittsburgh prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance on University property or as part of any University activity.