Children's rights advocate Marian Wright Edelman will be the featured speaker at Pitt's April 30 commencement ceremony, to be held on the Cathedral of Learning lawn. In making the announcement at Senate Council Oct. 11, Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor said the ceremony will be on campus rather than in Downtown's Civic Arena, where it has […]
Jazz musician's ties here result in biography from University Press >
October 13th, 1994The essence of the man was apparent from their first meeting. The year was 1963. Nathan Davis, a professor in Pitt's music department, was a 24 year old saxophonist, fresh out of the Army and living in Berlin when the telegram arrived. A saxophonist was needed for an "Americans in Europe" concert in Koblenz, West […]
24th annual Pitt jazz seminars and concert set Nov. 2-5 >
October 13th, 1994Grover Washington Jr., Clark Terry, Johnny Griffin and Pitt's own Nathan Davis will be among the internationally known jazz musicians appearing at this year's Pitt jazz seminars and concert set for Nov. 2 – 5. Also slated to take part in the seminars and concert for the first time are trumpeter Wallace Roney, drummer Thelonious […]
Discussion of Times continued at Council >
October 13th, 1994Public discussion of the future of the University Times spilled over from last week's Faculty Assembly meeting to the Oct. 11 Senate Council meeting. Several faculty members of Council argued for keeping the Times editorially independent and criticized a consultant's report that recommended giving University administrators greater control over the newspaper. Darlene Harris, president of […]
Linguistics professor discovers new language in Brazilian rain forest >
October 13th, 1994Pitt linguistics department chairperson Daniel Everett found a new sound and a whole new language last spring in the Brazilian rain forest. The language, called "Oro Win" (pronounced OR-oh WEEN), is spoken by only about a half-dozen of the 40-50 members of the tribe of the same name. The Oro Win live at the headwaters […]
Senior administrators to address Staff Council's Oct. 31 Assembly >
October 13th, 1994Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor, Provost James Maher and Senior Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Ben Tuchi will be the guest speakers at Staff Association Council's (SAC) annual fall assembly on Oct. 31 from noon to 2 p.m. in the William Pitt Union Ballroom. The topic of the fall assembly will be "Serving Your University" […]
Proposals requested for 1st teaching excellence forum >
October 13th, 1994Provost James Maher has issued a call for proposals to participate in the first University teaching excellence conference. The March 31-April 1 conference will be a combination of workshops, panels, discussion sessions and individual paper presentations. The theme of the conference is "What Works in University Teaching." Suggested topics are: coping with large classes, working […]
Pitt teams compete in "Corporate Cup" challenge >
October 13th, 1994Pitt staff, faculty and administrators joined together to field teams representing the University in this year's Downtown YMCA's Community Corporate Cup. The events in the Community Corporate Cup feature 35 teams of employees from local corporations competing against each other in a variety of athletic challenges, ranging from softball and basketball to miniature golf and […]