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Volume 29 Issue 2

Traffic patterns during Bigelow closing >

September 12th, 1996

The diagrams below show the new traffic patterns that will be in effect during the 30-day test closing of Bigelow Boulevard between the Cathedral of Learning and the William Pitt Union. The closing will run from Sept. 16 to Oct. 15. The top diagram shows the bus loading zone that will continue to use a […]

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Greensburg president announces retirement >

September 12th, 1996

George F. Chambers, president of Pitt's Greensburg campus (UPG), has announced his retirement effective Jan. 1. He has served as UPG's president since 1980. Following his retirement, Chambers will become president emeritus of UPG and chair of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Foundation, the campus's fundraising arm. Chambers said a search committee will be […]

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Reported threat of hundreds of layoffs here seems to be exaggerated >

September 12th, 1996

University-wide numbers on recent staff and faculty terminations are hard to come by. But almost three months into the new fiscal year, it appears that predictions of hundreds of layoffs in FY 1997 probably won't come to pass. In July, the Board of Trustees approved a budget calling for a 3.5 percent increase in the […]

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Katz establishes Marshall chair >

September 12th, 1996

The Katz Graduate School of Business has established the Thomas Marshall Chair in Marketing and named Wagner Kamakura as the first Marshall chairholder. Marshall is the retired chief executive officer of Aristech Chemical Corp. and a member of both Pitt's Board of Trustees and the Katz school's Board of Visitors. The chair is funded at […]

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THE CHANCELLOR'S COLUMN >

September 12th, 1996

Just over 30 years ago — on Aug. 23, 1966 — Governor William Scranton signed the bill making Pitt a state-related university. That, of course, was one of the defining moments in our institutional history. In the short term, the creation of that relationship enabled the University to deal with a looming financial crisis. And, […]

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ULS changes make databases more accessible, user-friendly >

September 12th, 1996

University Library System (ULS) databases are a lot more user-friendly today than they were just a few months ago. Thanks to a new access system that ULS technicians installed during the summer, searching and retrieving information from the library's 90-some databases is simpler and faster. And that goes for people who come to Hillman Library […]

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Two associate deans named at Katz >

September 12th, 1996

Anil Makhija and Josephine Olson have been named associate deans of the Katz Graduate School of Business by Interim Dean Andrew Blair. Makhija, a faculty member in the Katz school since 1981, will assume his position immediately. Olson, a faculty member in the Katz school since 1971, will become associate dean on Oct. 1. Olson […]

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Budget cuts are handled in a variety of ways >

September 12th, 1996

According to a repre- sentative survey by the University Times of Pitt schools and administrative offices, most units have managed so far to avoid terminating current employees. Layoffs since July 1 appear to be concentrated in a handful of recently reorganized units: the Office of Computing and Information Services, the Center for Instructional Development and […]

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Some complaints surface as Pitt learns how to lay off employees >

September 12th, 1996

In exchange for receiving a payment of 12-26 weeks' salary, employees who sign severance agreements with Pitt typically waive their right to sue the University for wrongful discharge. They also pledge not to discuss details of their termination with anyone besides their spouses and attorneys. If they break that promise, the former employees could risk […]

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This layoff has a happy ending >

September 12th, 1996

Even Charlotte Winfield describes her story as a textbook example of how to terminate an employee the right way. Winfield, a Secretary II at Pitt for the past seven years, was one of three staff members in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) dean's office who lost their jobs in a recent restructuring of […]

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