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Volume 50 |
Issue 16: April 12, 2018

  • Senate Plenary panel discussion members

    ‘Looking at Changes in the Ways We Teach’ Is Focus of 2018 Senate Plenary

    Teaching Today, for Tomorrow was the topic of the 2018 Senate Plenary, which took place on March 27 in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room. The annual conference focused on the changing environment of education and teaching and opportunities for the academic community to progress with it.
Parran Hall

Public Health Symposium Panelists Discuss Legacy of Parran Hall Namesake

Students, faculty and community members gathered for a symposium on the legacy of Thomas Parran Jr., U.S. surgeon general from 1938-1948 and the founding dean of the Graduate School of Public Health.

Senate Committee Receives 2017 Mean, Median Salaries Reports

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.

Staff Engagement Survey Findings Previewed for Staff Council

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.”

Wilson: Continuity is Certain in Senate Officer, Faculty Assembly Elections

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.

Title IX Investigation Prompts Communication Climate ‘Rebuild’

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.
mentoring award group photo

Mentoring Award Honors Four Arts and Sciences Faculty

Four faculty members from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences have received the 2018 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring.
Lawrence Fike

Feick Chosen Interim President of Titusville, Bradford Campuses

Lawrence Feick has been named interim president of the University’s regional campuses in Bradford and Titusville, effective June 30, 2018, until a permanent president is appointed. 
James Martin II

Swanson School of Engineering Names Martin New Dean

James R. Martin II has been named dean of the Swanson School of Engineering. He will begin his deanship on Aug. 15.
Bernard Costello

Costello Appointed New Dean of Dental Medicine

Bernard J. Costello, professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, has been named dean of the School of Dental Medicine. He had been serving as interim dean since February 2018.
Thomas Braun

Dental Medicine Dean Braun Retires After 18 Years in Role

Having served as dean of the School of Dental Medicine for the last 18 years as part of a distinguished 40-year career at the University, Thomas W. Braun retired, effective Jan. 31.

University of Pittsburgh Drug-Free Schools Annual Notification

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.

In Brief: April Events Include Sustainability Week, Drug Take Back Event

In Brief: Life Solutions Webinars for April, Faculty and Staff Development Registration

In Brief: Move More This Month, Employee Wellness Center Closing for Training

In Brief: May Events Include Chancellor’s Picnic, Staff Council Spring Assembly

Also in This Issue

Staff Matters
Teaching at Pitt

In This Issue

‘Looking at Changes in the Ways We Teach’ Is Focus of 2018 Senate Plenary
Public Health Symposium Panelists Discuss Legacy of Parran Hall Namesake
Senate Committee Receives 2017 Mean, Median Salaries Reports
Staff Engagement Survey Findings Previewed for Staff Council
Wilson: Continuity is Certain in Senate Officer, Faculty Assembly Elections
Title IX Investigation Prompts Communication Climate ‘Rebuild’
Mentoring Award Honors Four Arts and Sciences Faculty
Feick Chosen Interim President of Titusville, Bradford Campuses
Swanson School of Engineering Names Martin New Dean
Costello Appointed New Dean of Dental Medicine
Dental Medicine Dean Braun Retires After 18 Years in Role
University of Pittsburgh Drug-Free Schools Annual Notification
In Brief: April Events Include Sustainability Week, Drug Take Back Event
In Brief: Life Solutions Webinars for April, Faculty and Staff Development Registration
In Brief: Move More This Month, Employee Wellness Center Closing for Training
In Brief: May Events Include Chancellor’s Picnic, Staff Council Spring Assembly
Staff Matters
Teaching at Pitt

Calendar

April 12–April 25

Accolades

April 18, 2018

Pitt Establishes New Chair of Indian Studies

April 18, 2018

Keisha N. Blain Receives Ford Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowship

April 17, 2018

Faculty Chosen for Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring

All Accolades

Passings

Linda Penkower

Linda Penkower

Linda Penkower, associate professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, died Feb. 27, 2018, after a long battle with cancer.

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