New international phone rates prompt outcry, change by Telecommunications Pitt's Telecommunications office has overbilled University units by at least $130,000 for international telephone calls since July, according to Telecommunications director Bruce A. Hutchison. But he said Telecommunications plans to: * Adopt new, lower rates on May 1; * Re-process Pitt international calls made between July […]
New international phone rates prompt outcry, change by Telecommunications >
April 15th, 1999CAS teaching award winners announced >
April 15th, 1999CAS teaching award winners announced Winners and nominees for the David and Tina Bellet CAS Teaching Excellence Award will be recognized at a dinner April 17 in the William Pitt Union Ballroom. Harold B. Rollins of geology and planetary sciences and Philip Watts of French and Italian languages and literatures have been named winners of […]
Opinions vary on new plan to improve custodial services >
April 15th, 1999Opinions vary on new plan to improve custodial services Some faculty and staff think a plan to improve custodial service here has had the opposite effect, but Pitt administrators are calling the two-month-old plan a qualified success. Under the plan, which was implemented by Facilities Management Feb. 7, most custodians have been transferred to non-daylight […]
Restructuring of CIS completed >
April 15th, 1999Restructuring of CIS completed The year-long restructuring of Pitt's Computing and Information Services office is complete. In an April 9 letter to deans, senior staff and others, Provost James Maher announced that CIS will be realigned into two divisions: Computing Services and Systems Development, with Jinx Walton as director, and Network Services, directed by Maurice […]
Info session set on Ft. Pitt Bridge work >
April 15th, 1999Info session set on Ft. Pitt Bridge work Pitt Ridesharing and the Oakland Transportation Management Association are co-sponsoring an informational briefing session April 19 on the upcoming Ft. Pitt Bridge construction and related projects and their impact on the Oakland area. Speakers will include Robert Harkins, Parking, Transportation and Services; Tom Fox, PennDOT, and Henry […]
Katz EMBA program honored >
April 15th, 1999Katz EMBA program honored A program in Pitt's business school is rated among the top in the nation in the annual rankings of two national publications. U.S. News & World Report ranked the Executive Master's of Business Administration (EMBA) program No. 15 in the country and BusinessWeek ranked in the "top-20" among similar programs. The […]
Staff Association Council wants discussion of staff reclassification plan >
April 15th, 1999Staff Association Council wants discussion of staff reclassification plan The Staff Association Council (SAC) leadership is trying to open up discussions of a Human Resources staff reclassification plan. SAC president Rich Colwell told Senate Council on March 22 and again this month that SAC officers have concerns with the salary administration section of the reclassification […]
Celebrating 50 years >
April 15th, 1999Celebrating 50 years Faculty, students, alumni and friends joined April 9 in "A Celebration of W. Edward Sell" at the Hilton Hotel Downtown. Sell, accompanied by his wife Cordelia, was honored for 50 years of teaching and leadership at Pitt's law school.