Passage of a University budget for fiscal year 2010 appears once again to be delayed by the lack of a budget agreement in Harrisburg. With less than a week to go in the fiscal year, state lawmakers appear to be nowhere near an agreement on Pennsylvania’s FY10 budget. Despite the fact that a House bill […]
State budget stalemate likely to delay Pitt budget >
June 25th, 2009Current appropriation bill has articulation strings attached >
June 25th, 2009A bill introduced June 15 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would provide a state appropriation of $160.49 million and allocate $10.244 million in federal stimulus funding to Pitt. However, as HB1711 currently reads, the money comes with strings attached. The funds are contingent upon Pitt entering into articulation agreements with community colleges and State […]
Pitt endowment at $1.8B, lower value won't affect distributions >
June 25th, 2009Although the value of Pitt’s endowment has fallen from a year ago, University policy is ensuring that next year’s distributions from the fund will equal the amount disbursed this fiscal year, University Treasurer Amy K. Marsh told the Senate budget policies committee (BPC) last week. Pitt’s formula for endowment spending calls for the University to […]
SAC elects Watkins president >
June 25th, 2009Long-time staffer and 20-plus year member of the Staff Association Council Gwendolyn L. Watkins has been elected as SAC’s new president. (See related story this issue.) Watkins most recently served as SAC’s vice president of steering. SAC elected new officers at its June 17 meeting. Officers serve two-year terms beginning at the conclusion of SAC’s […]
Watkins shares goals for her presidency >
June 25th, 2009Newly elected president of the Staff Association Council Gwendolyn L. Watkins brings a wealth of experience to the position, including more than two decades of service on the staff council in a wide range of capacities. She has served SAC as vice president for steering, treasurer and chair of its program and planning committee. She […]
Distinguished Professors from med school named >
June 25th, 2009Pitt has named four School of Medicine faculty members as Distinguished Professors, the highest honor that can be accorded a member of the professorship. They are Charles D. Bluestone, Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology; Olivera J. Finn, Distinguished Professor of Immunology; William C. de Groat, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and Karen A. Matthews, […]
Speaker shares strategies for African-American student retention >
June 25th, 2009“Retention of African-American students is a crisis that we must respond to if we’re going to make a difference in the lives of African-American students,” Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kathy W. Humphrey told attendees at a recent minority student retention symposium on campus. “It is a crisis we must respond to if we’re […]