Improved off-campus access to Pitt computing services may be available to faculty, staff and students — for a price — by early November, a University administrator said last week. Under a deal being finalized between Pitt and an as-yet-unnamed, outside Internet service provider (ISP), members of the University community would be given the option of […]
Outside Internet service provider may be available for a fee by November >
September 28th, 2000Pitt submits request to state for FY2002 >
September 28th, 2000Tuition increases for University of Pittsburgh in-state undergraduates would not exceed 5 percent next fall, if state lawmakers grant Pitt the money it's requesting for the 2001-2002 fiscal year. Also under Pitt's FY 2001-2002 funding request, submitted to the state Department of Education recently, the pool of money for staff and faculty salaries would increase […]
Pitt self-study for Middle States focuses on "student experience" >
September 28th, 2000The "student experience" is the focus of a Pitt self-study being prepared for the University's current accreditation review by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Pitt's 200-page draft report describes progress that the University has made in the last 5-7 years academically and in improving student life conditions (wiring residence halls for the […]
MPAC, Petersen center projects on schedule >
September 28th, 2000Pitt's two largest construction projects are on schedule, according to Ana Guzman, associate vice chancellor for Facilities Management. Guzman reported on recently completed and ongoing construction projects Sept. 26 to the University's Senate's Plant Utilization and Planning (PUP) committee. The Multi-Purpose Academic Complex (MPAC), which is under construction in the block bordered by Forbes and […]
Law lecturer outlines flaws in most recent ruling on Miranda >
September 28th, 2000Television crime-show fans know the routine: When the bad guy is apprehended, the arresting officer reads him his rights: "You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, the court will appoint one for you. If you waive your rights, anything you say can […]
Sept. 29 is deadline for those employees eligible for one-time switch of health plans >
September 28th, 2000About 1,000 UPMC Health Plan participants at Pitt (about 600 employees and their covered dependents) are eligible to retain Highmark doctors, under an agreement that goes into effect Oct. 1. Eligible subscribers also may choose to re-select a UPMC Health Plan option during a one-time exception period. Information packets were mailed to eligible employees Sept. […]
Pitt's exclusive deal with UPMC Health Plan prompts about 75% to change health care providers >
September 28th, 2000Pitt's exclusive contract with UPMC Health Plan prompted about three-quarters of participating employees to change health care plans this year. Under a three-year deal announced last March, all Pitt employees were required to enroll in one of three UPMC Health Plan options, or certify that they had alternate health benefits coverage. About 12,000 employees are […]
Chemistry at 125: Milestones in department's history >
September 28th, 2000Following are some highlights of the Department of Chemistry's 125 years at Pitt. * In 1875, the department is first recognized at the Western University of Pennsylvania, forerunner to Pitt, with the appointment of Francis Clifford Phillips as professor of chemistry, geology and mineralogy. Phillips would serve as head of the department until 1915. * […]
OBITUARY: A. David Lazovik >
September 28th, 2000A. David Lazovik, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Psychology, died Sept. 19, 2000. He was 79. Lazovik earned all of his degrees at Pitt: his B.S. in 1943, his master's in 1945 and his Ph.D. in psychology in 1947. In the same year he earned his doctorate he was appointed an […]
OBITUARY: Steven D. Manners >
September 28th, 2000Friends and colleagues of the late Steven D. Manners, a researcher and administrator at Pitt's University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR) for the last 26 years, are invited to a memorial gathering on Oct. 2, 2-5 p.m., in the William Pitt Union's Kurtzman Room. Manners, of Penn Hills, died Sept. 15, 2000, of […]