Pitt recorded its best fundraising year ever in fiscal year 2008, raising $183 million in gifts and pledges, $64 million more than in FY 2007, according to a Sept. 15 press release. Included in that overall total were record-setting gifts and pledges of $84.9 million from individuals and $72.1 million from foundations. This brought total […]
Obituary: Keiko I. McDonald >
September 25th, 2008A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 1 in Heinz Memorial Chapel for long-time faculty member Keiko I. McDonald, who died Sept. 14, 2008, at the Indiana Regional Medical Center, following an accident. She was 68. An avid angler, McDonald apparently slipped into a stream while fishing and was knocked unconscious. The […]
Port Authority talks continuing >
September 25th, 2008Pitt continues to develop contingency plans in the event of a strike by Port Authority of Allegheny County workers or a work stoppage triggered by lack of transit funding. Plans are posted on a link on Pitt’s home page (www.pitt.edu). Negotiations between the Port Authority and representatives of its largest union were taking place yesterday, […]
Obituary: David L. Blackmore >
September 25th, 2008Pitt-Bradford associate professor emeritus David L. Blackmore Sr. died Aug. 13, 2008, at UPMC Montefiore of complications from diabetes. He was 66. An economics graduate of Grove City College, Blackmore earned his MBA from Harvard in 1967. He worked at investment brokerage firm Hefren Tillotson in Pittsburgh before returning to his hometown of Kane, Pa., […]
Nondiscrimination policy includes gender identity & expression >
September 25th, 2008Pitt has broadened the wording in its nondiscrimination policy statement to prohibit discrimination or harassment of any individual based on “gender identity or expression.” Effective Aug. 29, Policy 07-01-03 adds gender identity or expression to a list that includes race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, disability and […]
Constitution Day: Looking at some little-known Supreme Court cases >
September 25th, 2008On Sept. 17 — Constitution Day — Pitt’s School of Law helped meet the University’s federally mandated obligation to hold events that further understanding of the U.S. Constitution — with a twist. “You might expect that we’d be talking about the high-profile cases such as those involving the Second Amendment right to bear arms or […]
CSI: Bradford Campus Unit >
September 25th, 2008BRADFORD — The students in criminal justice professor Tony Gaskew’s Crime Scene Investigation I class exchange their backpacks for safety goggles and bright purple latex gloves as they await his introduction to the day’s work in the lab of Pitt Bradford’s brand-new crime scene investigation (CSI) house. They know they’ll be assigned a new case […]
New fitness challenge planned >
September 25th, 2008It’s time to get those jogging shoes out of the closet and join Pitt’s latest Fitness for Life health initiative. Sponsored by the Department of Health and Physical Education and the Benefits office, the “Pitt Steps It Up” walking challenge is a six-week, pedometer-based program for faculty and staff at the five campuses and the […]
CL lighting up for festival >
September 25th, 2008The Cathedral of Learning and Stephen Foster Memorial will become colorful lighted sculptures next month as part of the Pittsburgh 250 Festival of Lights. Two different designs will transform the buildings during the month-long festival. With six area buildings featuring artistic lighting installations and 15 others enhancing their existing lighting, the Pittsburgh festival is being […]