University Times

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's annual Toys for Tots Drive to provide toys for underprivileged children will end on campus tomorrow, Dec. 6. Toy bins for contributions are located in Forbes Quad near the main elevators; 615 William Pitt Union and the information desk; Roy Rogers in the Cathedral of Learning, and the main entrances […]

Approximately 60 new TAs and TFs are expected to attend the New TA/TF Orientation Program on Jan. 10 (snow date: Jan. 14) in 2M56 Forbes Quad. The event will include welcoming remarks, workshops and brief presentations by representatives of the Writing Center, Disability Resources & Services, the Counseling Center and Learning Skills Center introducing "Services […]

By July 1, Pitt plans to replace three of its 1960s-vintage financial systems — general ledger, accounts payable, and purchasing — with a modern, on-line system called Oracle. Arthur G. Ramicone, associate vice chancellor for Budget and Administration, said, "Basically, if you get down to the nuts and bolts of what Oracle is going to […]

Pitt's Office of Child Development (OCD) marked its 10th anniversary on Nov. 24 with a celebration at the Pittsburgh Children's Museum on the North Side. Among the guests at the event were Chancellor Mark Nordenberg, former speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives K. Leroy Irvis, State Rep. Ron Cowell and Allegheny County Commissioner Robert […]

By the end of next week, the search committee for a new vice chancellor for Institutional Advancement — Pitt's chief fundraiser — plans to recommend six candidates for Chancellor Mark Nordenberg's consideration. Among the six will be Bruce A. Loessin, who held the job (then called the vice president for University Relations and Development) from […]

Nearly 200 faculty, staff and administrators from Pitt's Greensburg campus (UPG) attended a dinner on Nov. 22 honoring UPG President George Chambers, who will retire on Dec. 31. During Chamber's 16 years at UPG, the campus launched a building program that resulted in the construction of the Robertshaw and College Hall dormitories, the Student Center, […]

A flexible attitude combined with a touch of creativity, a little movement and a little laughter are the keys to a healthy and happy holiday season. And there is no need to count calories or forego any of the goodies that make their appearance around Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year's. "Change the way you think," […]

Pitt's 1996 United Way campaign has collected approximately $280,000 to date. The amount is about equal to last year's total at the same point in the campaign. This year's goal for the United Way campaign is $435,000, an increase of about 5 percent over 1995's final total. Campaign coordinator Dolores Vojta, a staff member in […]