Opinions 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 […]
Opinions vary on new plan to improve custodial services >
April 15th, 1999Restructuring 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.
Relocation will affect convocation center design, Senate PUP committeeassured >
April 15th, 1999
Relocation will affect convocation center design, Senate PUP committee assured Facilities Management assured the University Senate plant utilization and planning (PUP) committee April 13 that it is considering issues related to Pitt's expansion plans, including redesigning the proposed convocation center because of its new location. The committee was struggling with the ramifications of the announcement […]