University Times

The Oakland Business and Civic Association (OBCA) has conducted several fund-raising events to aid Kevin Cecil, the Pitt engineering student who was shot in Oakland last summer and now faces life as a paraplegic. An OBCA golf outing on May 23 attracted more than 140 golfers who paid $75 per person to take part. An […]

Pitt's Board of Trustees today selected Mark Nordenberg as the University's 17th chancellor. A faculty member in the School of Law since 1977, Nordenberg, 47, has been serving as interim chancellor since Aug. 1, 1995, when J. Dennis O'Connor stepped down from the post under fire from the Board of Trustees. Nordenberg was one of […]

Eight grants have been awarded to faculty members for the development of innovative computer hardware and software for advanced instructional technology at Pitt. The grants are part of a program administered by the Instructional Technologies Working Group of the Executive Committee on Academic Computing (ECAC). According to group chair David Beratan, $116,000 was budgeted this […]

News of Mark Nordenberg's appointment as Pitt's 17th permanent chancellor was generally greeted very favorably, even with excitement, by members of the University community. Only a few of those persons contacted by the University Times expressed reservations or concerns. University Senate President Keith McDuffie said: "I think it's very good news. He has already demonstrated […]

Keith A. McDuffie of the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures has been re-elected president of the University Senate for the 1996-97 academic year. The election was conducted last month. Results were announced at the June 10 Senate Council meeting. Re-elected as Senate vice president for 1996-97 was Nathan Hershey of the Graduate School of […]

In an effort to make Arts and Sciences more efficient and effective in delivering instructional services, Provost James Maher has announced the restructuring of Pitt's Arts and Sciences programs under one office. Effective July 1, Peter Koehler, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), will be responsible for all Arts and Sciences programs […]

The Prentke Romich Company and Semantic Compaction Systems have donated to the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences computer devices to help people with neurological disorders that prevent them from speaking on their own. The equipment will become part of Pitt's Center for Assistive Technology, which helps to assess the needs of individuals who seek […]

A new award has been approved that recognizes in a substantial monetary way the contributions of staff to the overall good of the University. The Chancellor's Award for Excellence was recently approved by Interim Chancellor Mark Nordenberg and will be given annually to up to five staff members beginning in fiscal year 1997. The award, […]

Keith A. McDuffie of the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures has been re-elected president of the University Senate for the 1996-97 academic year. The election was conducted last month. Results were announced at the June 10 Senate Council meeting. Re-elected as Senate vice president for 1996-97 was Nathan Hershey of the Graduate School of […]

Brian Hart, a staff member in the Office of Computing and Information Services, has been re-elected president of Pitt's Staff Association Council (SAC). Elected to a second term as vice president of steering at SAC's June 12 meeting was Rich Colwell, a staff member in the School of Engineering. Carol Kenderes, School of Education, was […]