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Webinars scheduled on hiring process and best practices
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (196+ words) The Office of Human Resources' Talent Acquisition team is hosting a series of events to introduce and familiarize hiring managers and administrators with the hiring processes and best practices for staff and student employment. A session was held on hiring…...
STAFF MATTERS: Recognizing your accomplishments
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (380+ words) One of the amazing things about Pitt staff is that they are multifaceted, not only in their daily work, but far beyond the borders of campus. Staff Council is spearheading an effort to recognize, elevate and celebrate the accomplishments of…...
Provost’s awards recognize those who impact student success
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (200+ words) Four people have been recognized with the 2026 Provost's Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Student Success. The awards, formerly the Provost's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising, annually recognize staff, faculty and administrators who have positively impacted the student experience by…...
Take the Sustainability Literacy & Culture Survey by March 30
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (110+ words) The Office of Sustainability's triennial Sustainability Literacy & Culture Survey is open now to faculty, staff and students on all Pitt campuses. The 10 to 15 minutes survey ask about your sustainability knowledge, practices, opinions, and preferences.The results will be used by…...
Voice your opinion of bus route changes at March 18 pop-up event
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (254+ words) Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) has released a second draft of its Bus Line Refresh focused on improving reliability, frequency, seven-day service and connectivity throughout the city's transit network. The new draft responds to requests from riders and operators to scale…...
Teaching at Pitt: Preventing and managing disruptive classroom behaviors
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (918+ words) During my second year teaching, in the middle of a class discussion, a student raised their hand and questioned my qualifications to teach the course. The comment was not related to class activities and was framed in a way that…...
Parking & Transportation’s public office moves to Towers lobby
3+ week, 6+ day ago (141+ words) The customer-facing services for the Parking & Transportation office have been relocated to Panther Central in the Litchfield Towers lobby." The parking office in Ruskin Hall is now closed." Citations can be paid through an'online portal'using a credit or debit card;…...
Several years in, Budget ReSTART still leaves many with questions
3+ week, 6+ day ago (978+ words) Pitt's Budget ReSTART model has been around since 2022, but many faculty, staff and administrators still don't completely understand how the model works in practical, every day use. This was quite clear at the Senate Budget Policies committee meeting in January,…...
Community Engaged Scholarship Forum set for March 3
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (184+ words) The 2026 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum will be held March 3 at William Pitt Union. The 2026 forum builds on the keynote conversations of the previous two years on the'Vital Conditions Framework'and'Investing in Community Assets toward additional pathways of economic opportunity. The annualCommunity…...
ISSUE 11: February 2, 2026
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (133+ words) ISSUE 11: February 2, 2026University of Pittsburgh ISSUE 11: February 2, 2026 While most were snug at home, Pitt crews were tackling the wicked winter weather New Trivedi Institute will help bring biomedical discoveries in space down to earth Department of Education drops final appeal of…...