Prior to the outbreak of war in April 1992, the former Yugoslavia had an excellent educational system. All of the country's more than 540,000 children ages 7 – 15 attended primary school and the majority of them continued their secondary education in a variety of specialized schools. What is now Bosnia-Herzegovina had almost 23,000 primary […]
School of Education personnel help to rebuild education system >
February 1st, 1996Staffer among reservists supporting U.S. presence in Bosnia-Herzegovina >
February 1st, 1996Faculty and graduate students in Pitt's School of Education are not the only members of the University community who are working to ease the plight of the people of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Since early January, U.S. Army reservist Brenda Williams, a secretary in the Office of Budget Planning and Analysis since October 1994, has been in Baumholder, […]
KGSB's dual MBA/info science degree valued by corporations >
February 1st, 1996One of the most valued degrees in business today is a dual Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in the Management of Information Systems (MBA/IS). Computerworld magazine believes that graduates with techno MBA degrees such as the MBA/IS "will shape the future of corporate technology usage as they become next-generation managers, CIOs, and […]
Pitt establishes telephone tax hotline >
February 1st, 1996Pitt's payroll/tax department has established a telephone hotline to answer employee questions on W-2 forms and 1042S forms. The hotline number is 624-1860. It will operate through April 17 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. To expedite responses, a team has been assembled to answer calls on the hotline. A payroll/tax specialist will research […]
Multimedia technology workshop set >
February 1st, 1996The Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education Classroom Technology Center (CTC) will conduct a faculty workshop on Feb. 8 from 9 to 10 a.m. in G-20 Hillman. CTC is a facility where faculty and faculty-authorized staff can experiment with state-of-the-art multimedia technology for classroom instruction. It is staffed by professionals who can assist in […]
Consultants' report details University's strengths, weaknesses >
February 1st, 1996Last week, Pitt released a much-awaited report by a team of five prominent educators from around the country, hired last fall to do a comprehensive review of the University. How did the review team see Pitt? On the positive side, as "an imposing, impressive institution of great quality" with a number of world-class academic programs […]
Report describes attributes it says that University's leader should have >
February 1st, 1996Despite low morale and widespread cynicism about Pitt's administration, the University community yearns for a chancellor it can respect and trust, the Fisher team found. But what kind of a chancellor? Unlike some universities that could get by with a mediocre leader, Pitt requires "strong, inspiring and decisive leadership" from its next chancellor to overcome […]