The deadline for new voter registration and for changing names and addresses for registered voters is 5 p.m. Oct. 7. This deadline applies to individuals who wish to vote in the Nov. 5 fall general election. Voter registration forms can be obtained from the University's Office of Community and Governmental Relations, 710 Alumni Hall; 412/624-6011. […]
Theiss child care center accredited >
September 26th, 2002The Matilda H. Theiss Child Development Center (MTCDC) recently received accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC accreditation, a rigorous, voluntary process by which early childhood programs demonstrate that they meet national standards of excellence, has been met by only 7 percent of early childhood programs nationwide, said Jeannette […]
Corrections >
September 26th, 2002* Wendell Wilkie was the Republican Party's presidential candidate in 1940. The Sept. 12 University Times incorrectly identified him. * There was some incorrect information in a Sept. 12 story on fees paid by employees who take classes. Staff and faculty who enroll in classes at Pitt are not charged the $75 safety, security and […]
OBITUARY: Janet McCarthy >
September 26th, 2002Janet McCarthy, chief administrative assistant for the Department of Communication, died Sept. 12, 2002, in a fire at her Beechview home. She was 55. McCarthy started at Pitt in 1978 as a temporary employee. She was hired as senior secretary in the Department of Speech and Theatre Arts in 1979 and a year later was […]
Pitt asks state for 5% hike in FY04 >
September 26th, 2002Pitt hopes to limit tuition increases to 5 percent next fall and increase its salary budget by at least 4 percent — if Pennsylvania lawmakers grant the University the $180.5 million state appropriation that it is requesting for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2003. Pitt's administration is requesting 5 percent increases in state […]
Pitt moves up in U.S. News rankings >
September 26th, 2002Pitt tied for 31st among the nation's Ph.D.-granting public universities in the U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings, up eight spots from last year. Tied with Pitt in the 31st slot among public institutions were Michigan State University, SUNY-Binghamton, the University of Colorado-Boulder and the University of Connecticut. The University of California-Berkeley got the […]
Bircher wins Senate vice president runoff >
September 26th, 2002The medical school's Nicholas G. Bircher has won the runoff election for vice president of the University Senate. Voting in last spring's election for Senate officers resulted in an unprecedented tie between Bircher and incumbent Thomas A. Metzger, of mathematics. A runoff election was held this month. As a member of Faculty Assembly and Senate […]