Pitt filled its top administrative slot June 20 when the Board of Trustees changed Mark Nordenberg's status from interim to permanent chancellor. But later in the summer, Nordenberg created two new administrative vacancies by accepting the resignations of Athletic Director Oval Jaynes and Vice Chancellor for Student and Public Affairs Leon Haley. Like other top […]
Searches begin, continue in effort to fill several administrative vacancies at Pitt >
August 29th, 1996Consultants assessing efficiency of financial, administrative functions >
August 29th, 1996Is Pitt top-heavy? To help answer that ques- tion — and suggest ways to improve efficiency and cut costs — Pitt has hired a consulting firm to assess financial and administrative functions within the University, including the four regional campuses. At the Board of Trustees' behest, Pitt has hired Coopers & Lybrand Consulting "to identify […]
Lawsuit by fired staffer in fundraising is settled >
August 29th, 1996A former Pitt fundraiser settled her sexual discrimination lawsuit against the University July 17. Draga Luksic settled for a $5,000 payment from the University, according to Pitt attorney John Greeno. Luksic's lawyers did not return phone requests from the University Times to confirm the amount. Luksic had been seeking more than $50,000 in compensatory and […]
Fight to stop test closing of Bigelow block moves to court >
August 29th, 1996A hearing on a prelimi- nary injunction seek- ing to stop Pitt's planned 30-day test closing of the Bigelow Boulevard block between the Cathedral of Learning and the William Pitt Union has been set for today at 9:30 a.m. Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Eugene Strassburger III is expected to hear arguments in the […]
FY96 fundraising up 5 percent, largest total at Pitt in single year >
August 29th, 1996Pitt received $41.4 million in voluntary support from July 1, 1995, through June 30, 1996. The total represents a 5 percent increase over last year and is the largest single-year fundraising total in the University's history. According to the Office of Institutional Advancement, in the preceding year, FY95, the University collected $39.4 million in voluntary […]
Bradford gets $46,000 grant for Phase 2 of curriculum reform >
August 29th, 1996The Stackpole-Hall Foundation of Saint Marys has given Pitt's Bradford campus (UPB) a $46,000 grant for phase two of the campus's curriculum reform project, "Connecting Knowledge: A Way of Thinking." Part of UPB's revised general education curriculum, the Connecting Knowledge program is designed to promote learning across disciplines and develop motivation in students. "The curriculum […]
Heinz Chapel landscaping changes begin >
August 29th, 1996A combination of safety, aesthetics and economics has prompted the Office of Facilities Management to remove shrubbery from around Heinz Memorial Chapel. Once the shrubbery has been removed and work completed on the disabled-access project on the Fifth Avenue side of the chapel, the area will be landscaped with ornamental ground cover. "At this point, […]