A memorial service for Guy Rossetti will be held on Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Theater on the Greensburg campus. Rossetti, who began his career at UPG in 1969, died Nov. 5, 1998 after a long illness. He had served as vice president for administrative affairs since 1994. A reception in the […]
Deluged by electronic junk mail? CIS unit tries to put a stop to it >
January 21st, 1999Tired of getting electronic junk mail, commonly known as SPAM? Received any unwanted e-mail advertisements lately? Computing and Information Services (CIS) would like to hear about your bothersome electronic clutter — especially instances containing inaccurate or offensive material — and asks that you send copies of un-asked-for messages electronically to them at: abuse@pitt.edu Robert Pack, […]
Significance of EU's new currency discussed >
January 21st, 1999The value of the European Union's new common currency, the euro, has hovered at about $1.16 U.S. since its debut in world financial markets Jan. 4. But the euro's full significance can't be measured in monetary terms alone, participants in a Jan. 13 Pitt roundtable discussion pointed out. "After all, a currency is not just […]
Grant funds computers for UPG dorms >
January 21st, 1999The Greensburg campus will provide a personal computer in each dorm room, thanks to a $381,000 grant from the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation. "This sizable grant will give each of our resident students a real learning edge with the advantage of instant access to the vast Pitt-Oakland computer system and the tremendous data retrieval services […]
Child Development office gets $1 million in grants >
January 21st, 1999Pitt's Office of Child Development (OCD) has been awarded grants totaling $1 million from the Howard Heinz Endowments and the Richard K. Mellon Foundation. The grants will supplement OCD's basic operations and coordinate a new interdisciplinary graduate program. OCD facilitates, coordinates and manages interdisciplinary and University-community projects in education, research, human services, policy, needs assessment […]
Kuntu Repertory Theatre season celebrates Pittsburgh playwrights >
January 21st, 1999Pitt's Kuntu Repertory Theatre continues its season-long celebration of Pittsburgh playwrights with Frank Hightower's "Lifting," Jan. 28-Feb. 13. Set in Pittsburgh just after World War II, "Lifting" is the story of Buford Kincade (played by Wali Abdullah), a bar owner torn between his love for Mavis (Nyjah Moore), a blues singer considering a return to […]