The University of Pittsburgh Press has been awarded a $12,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the publication of poetry in the Pitt Poetry Series. Pitt's Press was one of only two university presses in the nation to receive such a grant from the NEA. The Pitt Poetry Series was founded […]
University of Pittsburgh Sexual Harassment Policy Statement >
August 31st, 1995University of Pittsburgh Sexual Harassment Policy Statement Policy: The University of Pittsburgh is committed to the maintenance of a community free from all forms of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment violates University policy as well as state, federal, and local laws. It is neither permitted nor condoned. It is also a violation of the University of […]
$52 million now projected cost of convocation center >
August 31st, 1995The latest projected cost of Pitt's convocation and sports center is $52 million — $17 million more than the estimate University administrators presented to the Board of Trustees in October. Even the $52 million figure is a rough estimate that's likely to change before fall 1998, when the center is scheduled to open, said Ben […]
Board approves FY96 budget >
August 31st, 1995An $830.7 million Pitt fiscal year 1995-96 budget was approved by the Board of Trustees executive committee July 27. No salary raises for faculty and staff are budgeted for the fiscal year, which began July 1. However, Pitt administrators said they will attempt to provide a "modest" salary increase for lower paid employees in January, […]
IN REVIEW >
August 31st, 1995Attempted murder charges filed in shooting Allegheny County prosecutors filed attempted murder charges Aug. 28 against two juveniles for the shooting of a Pitt student. A hearing before Common Pleas Judge Max Baer was delayed until Sept. 18 to give Bruce Cabbagestalk, 15, and Jerome Holliday, 17, time to obtain attorneys to defend them. Prosecutors […]
New parking permits and license plates are among changes initiated by Parking office >
August 31st, 1995New parking permits, new license plates for University-owned vehicles and 25 new short-term parking spaces are among the changes in the Parking and Transportation area that will be evident on campus this fall. The new parking permits, which were mailed in July, are good for five years. The validation period was lengthened from one to […]
Concerts slated on Heinz Chapel's newly reconstructed organ >
August 31st, 1995After more than a year of work, the third organ to serve Heinz Memorial Chapel is ready to be unveiled. University organist Robert Lord will perform the inaugural concert on the newly reconstructed organ on Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. The concert is the first of four that will be performed on the organ this […]
CBA building on hold during trustee-mandated review of all construction >
August 31st, 1995Plans for a building to house Pitt's new undergraduate College of Business Administration (CBA) are on hold pending a Board of Trustees-ordered review of University construction projects. Trustees chairperson J.W. Connolly said the review may show that CBA classes, offices and labs could fit in existing Pitt facilities. According to Connolly, that might eliminate the […]