University Times

Arthur Ramicone, director of Internal Audit at the University, has been promoted to associate vice chancellor for Budget and Administration. Ramicone succeeds Rhonda Gross, who left Pitt last year to become vice president for finance at Lehigh University. The associate vice chancellor for Budget and Administration is primarily responsible for coordination of the operating and […]

In his farewell address to the American people, out going President Dwight Eisenhower warned of what he called a “military-industrial complex” that threatened to pervert the country’s economy and foreign policy. This month, psychology professor James Holland stepped down after three consecutive one-year terms as University Senate president. He warned the University community about what […]

The appointment of 21 members of the search committee for a new permanent chancellor will be announced at the Board of Trustees' annual meeting today, June 22, at 9 a.m. in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room. The committee members are listed on page 3 of this issue of the University Times in a Chancellor […]

This week, the University Senate office notified Keith McDuffie of the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures that he has been elected Senate president for the 1995-96 academic year. Two weeks ago, McDuffie joined the United Faculty, the organization that has been trying since the early 1980s to unionize Pitt faculty. While many people at […]

The state House of Representatives voted 198-3 on June 20 to approve a $144.4 million appropriation for Pitt for the fiscal year beginning July 1. But political wrangling in the state Senate was delaying final legislative approval of the funds as the University Times went to press. Senate Democrats this week blocked approval of the […]

The Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival is seeking volunteer ushers for its current season. Ushers can watch the productions for free while taking part in the Shakespeare Festival. The 1995 season began last month with "Romeo and Juliet." The season continues with "The Tragedy of Macbeth," June 27-July 15, directed by Bulgarian-born Mladen Kiselov. The final […]

Brian Hart, a research specialist in the Graduate School of Public Health, has been elected president of Staff Association Council (SAC) for the year beginning July 1. Hart, who joined SAC a year ago, has served as the group's representative on the last search committee for a new senior vice chancellor for Health Sciences and […]

Keith A. McDuffie of the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures has been elected president of the University Senate for the 1995-96 academic year. McDuffie, a full professor who chaired the department from 1975 to 1992, served once before as a Senate officer — in 1985-86, when he was vice president. As president, McDuffie will […]