Following a study it conducted last year of Pitt's Office of Human Resources, the consulting firm of Ray T. Fortunato Associates of State College concluded that Human Resources was underfunded, lacking in direction and "clout" within the University and "extremely understaffed." To correct the situation, the Fortunato group suggested a number of changes, including the […]
Computing lab changes made >
September 29th, 1994Computing and Information Services (CIS) computing lab at 1077 Benedum Hall will now operate on a 24-hour basis during the week. The Benedum Hall lab will open at 8 a.m. on Monday and will remain open until 10 p.m. on Friday. The CIS computing lab at 230 Lawrence Hall, which was a 24-hour lab during […]
Senate survey yields mixed opinions of dean >
September 29th, 1994School of Dental Medicine Dean Jon B. Suzuki received generally low approval ratings from the 84 dental faculty who responded to a University Senate survey. Senate leaders conducted the survey in response to complaints by some dental faculty that Suzuki practices an "intimidating" and "autocratic" administrative style that has cost the school a number of […]
Some dental medicine faculty meet with provost >
September 29th, 1994On Sept. 23, James Maher became the third Pitt provost in as many years to meet with dental medicine faculty to discuss their grievances against their dean, Jon B. Suzuki. The 45-minute meeting "was a start" toward airing and possibly addressing the complaints, Maher said, "but I would need to talk with that group again […]
Fisher, Pitt lawyers are still talking >
September 29th, 1994A hearing on a preliminary injunction seeking Bernard Fisher's reinstatement as chairperson of the Pitt-based National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) has been delayed since Sept. 26 as lawyers for Fisher and the University try to work out a settlement. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the lawyers held day-long negotiating […]
Seminars focus on cultural diversity in the classroom >
September 29th, 1994Changing student enrollment and an increase in cultural diversity have made the modern classroom a place where some students feel affirmed and others devalued. For example, research has shown that when the instructor and class materials provide no information on the roles that women and minorities have played in the advancement or history of that […]
Book Centers' Bonach oversaw transformation of book sales at Pitt >
September 29th, 1994Mary Bonach, who retired as director of the University Book Centers on Aug. 31, but has remained on duty in a consulting role that ends this week, clearly recalls the day in 1960 when The Book Center opened at its current location along Fifth Avenue. She recalls the date vividly because the opening was such […]
THE CHANCELLOR'S Column >
September 29th, 1994Last year, I established the Chancellor's Task Force on Cultural Diversity for the express purpose of taking a comprehensive look at the issues of inclusion and diversity at this University. I asked members of the Task Force to determine in a timely manner the objectives, strategies and methods for evaluating the University's progress in shaping […]