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Volume 30 Issue 16

Chancellor, faculty member inducted into Phi Beta Kappa >

April 16th, 1998

Chancellor Mark Nordenberg and faculty member Allison Stones were initiated into the Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) honor society on April 5. Nordenberg was chosen on the basis of his scholarly accomplishments in the law, his community service and his achievements in academic administration. Provost James V. Maher presented Nordenberg. Stones, a faculty member in history […]

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Managed care slows employment boom in health care industry, Pitt study shows >

April 16th, 1998

More than one of every 10 working people in the Pittsburgh region is employed in health care. But the advent of managed care and certain advances in medical practice have changed the health care industry and slowed the employment boom that characterized it in the 1980s, according to a report issued by the Health Policy […]

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Stanford I. Cohen >

April 16th, 1998

Stanford I. Cohen, senior lecturer of pharmacy administration, died of renal disease March 2, 1998. He was 71. He is survived by his wife Jean; daughters Pamela, Jodi, Jennifer and Rise; his brother, Melvin Cohen; his sister, Marcia Solomon; a son-in-law, Neil Somogye, and grandchildren Emily and Jacob Somogye. Stan lived life to the fullest. […]

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Comfort to retire from role of advocate for part-time students >

April 16th, 1998

"After 29 years of fighting the same battles over and over, I thought it was time for a change," said Bob Comfort, 61, explaining his decision to retire July 1 as associate dean of the College of General Studies (CGS). What battles? "Well, CGS — or any evening college or school that caters primarily to […]

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University to launch search for CGS dean >

April 16th, 1998

Pitt soon will begin a search for a new dean of the College of General Studies (CGS). "I hope to name a search committee by May 1, but it takes time when you're trying to work with various groups to get the committee slots filled," Provost James Maher said this week. Jack L. Daniel, vice […]

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Posvar named president of World Society for Ekistics >

April 16th, 1998

Former Chancellor Wesley W. Posvar has been named 15th president of the World Society for Ekistics, a nonpolitical, nonreligious group that studies human patterns of living and their physical expression in the past, present and future. The society, based in Athens, is an international nongovernmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations. Posvar's term […]

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Discounts available for commencement >

April 16th, 1998

Airfare and lodging discounts have been negotiated for the days before and after commencement, which will be held April 26. A 5-10 percent discount can be applied to any USAirways roundtrip airfare into Pittsburgh April 23-29. Call USAirways at (800) 334-8644 and mention "Gold File 71670413." Rooms are available April 24-26 at the Pittsburgh Marriott […]

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Staff members join effort to clean up Oakland by 'adopting' a block >

April 16th, 1998

Staff Association Council (SAC) members will "adopt" South Bouquet Street as part of a city project to rid neighborhoods of trash. Members voted to participate in the project at SAC's April 8 meeting. Steve Zupcic, of Governmental Relations, will act as coordinator between SAC and the city's Adopt a Block project. The minimum requirement to […]

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