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November 13, 2019 - 12:49pm
Living History
As a communications manager, Margo Shear Fischgrund looks for angles in stories that encourage personal and emotional connections to bring a reader closer to a story. With “Lest We Forget,” the emotional connection was something she didn’t need to go searching for.
November 13, 2019 - 11:11am
Police Academy Pitt: Staff, Faculty and Students on Patrol
Through an eight-week course on topics including criminal and traffic law and safe firearm handling, Pitt Police’s Citizens Police Academy aims to connect faculty, staff and students with the police department that serves them.
October 23, 2019 - 11:29am
Shawn Brown Chosen to Lead Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Shawn Brown has been selected as the next director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. It’s a return to PSC — Brown previously served as the center’s director of public health applications from 2015-17.
October 9, 2019 - 11:52am
Jill Krantz Named Executive Director of Campus Recreation
In addition to oversight and management of the new wellness and recreation center and other campus recreation facilities and services, Krantz will support University-wide initiatives pertaining to student wellness.
October 2, 2019 - 11:01am
Interim Executive Director Appointed to Pitt–Titusville Hub
Longtime educator and former Titusville Area School District Superintendent Karen Enos has been appointed interim executive director of Titusville’s new Education and Training Hub.
September 25, 2019 - 10:22am
Bruce R. Childers Named Special Assistant to the Provost for Data Science
In addition to his current role as senior associate dean in the School of Computing and Information, Bruce R. Childers will report directly to the provost and collaborate across the University with a focus on data science.
September 25, 2019 - 10:20am
Trustees Deputy Secretary Cynthia Moore Plans to Join University of Tennessee
After 18 years at Pitt, Cynthia Moore, deputy secretary of the Board of Trustees and senior associate legal counsel, plans to assume a role at the University of Tennessee in January 2020.
September 18, 2019 - 10:29am
Countable on One Hand
Only four women are athletic directors in America’s wealthiest and most powerful sports conferences — Pitt’s Heather Lyke is one. Read more about Lyke in The New York Times.
September 4, 2019 - 9:34am
David Seldin Named Assistant Vice Chancellor of Communications
David Seldin, a seasoned communications executive with extensive experience in government, higher education and the corporate sector, joined the University on Sept. 3 as the assistant vice chancellor of communications.
September 4, 2019 - 9:33am
Pitt–Greensburg President Lauds Community’s Dedication to Student Success
As Pitt–Greensburg’s Robert Gregerson met people on campus, he was impressed. “I haven’t had a conversation where something about that type of attitude of — ‘We’re here to serve students’ — didn’t come up,” he said.