Two faculty members — one in biological sciences and one in computer science — have been named winners of the 2006 Tina and David Bellet A&S Teaching Excellence Awards. The annual teaching awards were established in 1998 with a $200,000 donation from the Bellet family to recognize outstanding and innovative teaching in undergraduate Arts and […]
Two profs win A&S Bellet awards >
March 30th, 2006Legislators seek state-wide transfer for college credits >
March 30th, 2006Are all college credits created equal? Some state legislators think they should be. Legislation introduced last summer in the Pennsylvania General Assembly seeks to require public higher education institutions in the commonwealth, including Pitt, to codify articulation agreements for transferring credits. House Bill 1706, introduced by Rep. Josh Shapiro (D-Abington), calls for “the elimination of […]
Senate presidential candidates on the issues >
March 30th, 2006This year’s election for the University Senate presidency pits incumbent Irene Hanson Frieze, professor of psychology, business administration and women’s studies, against John J. Baker, associate professor, Department of Microbiology-Biochemistry, School of Dental Medicine. Descriptions of the candidates’ academic and service-oriented experience, as well as their position statements, will accompany the University Senate election ballots, […]
Senate announces election slate >
March 30th, 2006This year’s candidate slates for University Senate officers, Faculty Assembly members and members of the University Senate’s 15 standing committees have been set. 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 […]