ISSUE 10: January 12, 2024

Using community and DEI scholarship in faculty promotions finally moving ahead

Kear updates Faculty Assembly on testing accommodations; postdoc salary increases.

Hari Sastry at state legislature hearing

Departing Sastry reflects on ‘moving the ball forward’ as Pitt CFO

Chicago native taking financial position at Georgetown University.

Most of Pitt’s senior leaders will get 4 percent raises

Gabel isn’t eligible for the increase; Supowitz given $25,000 payment for board secretary role.

Institute students open up on film about journey to understand systemic racism

Ron Idoko looking forward to Jan. 25 “Illuminating the Vaccine for Racism” screening.

Unfair labor practice case settlement moves staff union election closer

PLRB still must determine bargaining unit members, set voting date.

Feminista Jones channels her activism to inspire younger generation

Virtual Diversity Forum on Jan. 23-24 focused on “active listening and constructive dialogue.”

Faculty Assembly OKs policies on computing access and immunizations

LGBTQ+ steering committee co-chairs network at meeting for new members.

Biology faculty member rethinks office hours with student needs first

Dan Wetzel’s project won funding from dB-SERC awards for innovative education programs

Loftus retires after 10 years as Pitt police chief

Deputy Chief Holly Lamb will lead the department of around 100 officers.

Reclassification of lecturers affects Pitt salary rankings among AAU schools

Around 200 faculty were moved to “teaching professor” categories since last report.

Some University Club spaces now open to all faculty and staff

Goal is to improve visibility and usage of the club and increase diversity.

Faculty Affairs committee discusses concerns over OMET evaluation language

Co-chair Jenkins to poll faculty members for topics worthy of consideration.

EV chargers added to Schenley Garage, more coming

CMU shuttles now open to Pitt ID holders; bike sharing hits new record.

Pitt Concern Connection logged 1,150 reports last year

Laurel Gift says the system is a great resource for faculty, staff, students and community.

Poster in exhibit shows some real and some AI-generated photos

Test your ability to identify misinformation at Falk Library

Exhibit and escape room focus on misleading data visualization, AI-generated images and more.

Inaugural BioForge CEO named; land purchase completed

The University plans to break ground at the biomanufacturing site this semester.

Also in This Issue:

TEACHING AT PITT: Using generative AI to create more accessible student learning experiences

Send lists of retirees from second half of 2023 to the UTimes

Pitt awarded $2.2 million federal grant for rural student-success project

History event will focus on past, present and future of academic unions

Race &... Lecture Series plans four speakers this semester

Mentoring Academy offering three sessions this semester

Manners Awards’ letters of intent due by March 4

Lecture spotlight: Pedagogy in an Age of Religious Nationalism

Publishing: ‘We Wait for a Miracle’; ‘Place-Making in a Fractured Academic Landscape’; writings of Bhagat Singh

Volume 56|
ISSUE 10: January 12, 2024

Using community and DEI scholarship in faculty promotions finally moving ahead

Departing Sastry reflects on ‘moving the ball forward’ as Pitt CFO

Most of Pitt’s senior leaders will get 4 percent raises

Institute students open up on film about journey to understand systemic racism

Unfair labor practice case settlement moves staff union election closer

Feminista Jones channels her activism to inspire younger generation

Faculty Assembly OKs policies on computing access and immunizations

Biology faculty member rethinks office hours with student needs first

Loftus retires after 10 years as Pitt police chief

Reclassification of lecturers affects Pitt salary rankings among AAU schools

Some University Club spaces now open to all faculty and staff

Faculty Affairs committee discusses concerns over OMET evaluation language

EV chargers added to Schenley Garage, more coming

Pitt Concern Connection logged 1,150 reports last year

Test your ability to identify misinformation at Falk Library

Inaugural BioForge CEO named; land purchase completed

Also in This Issue:

Two Health Sciences researchers named 2023 AAAS Fellows

Team led by Stephen Chan receives American Heart Association award

Bambha named fellow of Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

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