Winners of the officers elections for the Staff Association Council (SAC) were announced yesterday, June 8, by SAC elections committee chair Betty Homonai. Re-elected as president is Richard Colwell. Gwendolyn Watkins, who ran unopposed, continues as vice president for steering. Incumbent Angela Peskie won the election for vice president for marketing and communications. Carol Hodgkiss, […]
Colwell re-elected as SAC president >
June 9th, 2005Rendell talks about loss of U.S., state competitive edge >
June 9th, 2005America and the commonwealth are losing their competitive edge globally and something must be done immediately to reverse the trend, according to Gov. Edward Rendell. Speaking May 27 at the University Honors College-sponsored American Experience lecture in Benedum auditorium, Rendell explained how unfair trade practices, soaring health care costs and inadequate education are dimming America’s […]
One on one: Alberta Sbragia on proposed EU constitution >
June 9th, 2005In just the last two weeks, citizens in France and the Netherlands voted down a referendum for a European Union constitution and Great Britain’s foreign secretary wants to postpone that country’s vote. Expect more twists and turns as political leaders decide how to deal with these setbacks, according to Alberta Sbragia, director of Pitt’s Center […]
Schools must teach Constitution’s history >
June 9th, 2005If the federal government has its way, every Pitt student will get a history lesson on Sept. 17. A new law requires Pitt, and other federally funded schools, to offer a history lesson on the U.S. Constitution to students on Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, Sept. 17. However, schools can decide how they will offer […]
Day of Caring moving to October >
June 9th, 2005This fall, Pitt’s United Way Day of Caring is set for Oct. 7, according to officials of Community and Governmental Relations, the office that coordinates Pitt’s community volunteer efforts. “Day of Caring usually has been a Wednesday in September, but we thought it would be more convenient for participants, particularly faculty, to have it a […]
UPB gets technology grant >
June 9th, 2005Pitt-Bradford was one of 31 colleges and universities nationwide to receive a 2005 HP Technology for Teaching grant. The $73,500 award is designed to improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology. Each of the recipients of the HP Technology for Teaching grants, which were allocated through a competitive grant process, will use […]
ULS gets Japanese collection >
June 9th, 2005Pitt’s University Library System (ULS) recently has received a book and periodical collection valued at more than $1.5 million from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., formerly Mitsui Bank, in Tokyo. The Mitsui Collection contains 64,199 volumes written in Japanese and Western languages and contains information from the mid-19th to the late-20th centuries. The collection encompasses the […]