Transit extension agreement reached The Port Authority board has approved a two-month contract extension with the University that allows faculty, staff and students to continue to use their Pitt ID cards to ride Port Authority vehicles. Under terms of the extension, approved at the board's July 27 meeting, the University will pay $323,942 per month […]
Progress reported on Pitt-Authority deal >
July 26th, 2007Retention bonuses for 4 administrators continued >
July 26th, 2007Four senior administrative officers will continue to earn the same deferred retention payments for each year they remain at their jobs as they have for the past five years, Pitt officials confirmed this week. Under a program introduced by the Board of Trustees in 2002, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg this month received $75,000 for each […]
UPMC smokers seek haven at Pitt >
July 26th, 2007The new UPMC smoke-free policy is yielding some early health effects in the Oakland area: Some smokers at UPMC are getting a bit more exercise while some Pitt employees are finding their blood pressure on the rise. UPMC security personnel are enforcing a July 1 ban on smoking on all UPMC-owned or leased property, asking […]
Pedestrian & bicyclist forums planned >
July 26th, 2007Those who travel Oakland on two feet or two wheels have two opportunities to offer their 2 cents’ worth to city officials in August. An Oakland bicycle planning meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 at Pitt’s Scaife Conference Center, Room 1105 AB, 3550 Terrace Street; and for those who may have missed an […]
CGS's Osher Institute awarded $1 million >
July 26th, 2007Pitt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) — which offers a wide array of courses to adults 55 and older — has received a $1 million endowment from the San Francisco-based Bernard Osher Foundation. The gift will allow OLLI, part of the College of General Studies, to continue to offer noncredit courses to its membership of […]
UPMC establishes Disabilities Resource Center >
July 26th, 2007A specialist with extensive expertise in coordinating resources for people with disabilities has joined UPMC as part of a program to enrich health care services for disabled patients, their families and caregivers. Susan V. Schaeffer, director of UPMC’s new Disabilities Resource Center, formerly directed a similar program at Washington State University. Schaeffer’s goals include helping […]