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Download the November 23, 2016 Issuepdf N O T I C E IN THIS ISSUE Navigating U N I V E R S I T Y New Human Resources head sees Oakland: A the recruitment and retention of Senate com- millennials as one of the challenges mittee tour ahead...................................................5 shows it can be a challenge. Katz students turn car salespeople See pages 7 in hands-on marketing class............6 & 8. TIMES THE FACULTY & STAFF NEWSPAPER SINCE 1968 VOLUME 49 • NUMBER 7 NOVEMBER 23, 2016 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Become engaged, faculty are urged after Nov. election n the aftermath of this month’s road, we need to be engaged,” elections, University Senate he said. IPresident Frank Wilson is The University Senate gov- urging faculty to become more ernmental relations committee engaged. “is trying to remake itself to be “We’re at a moment where, more engaged with the Office in my view, what we do is more of Governmental Relations” by important than it’s ever been,” said providing more research and Wilson in his Nov. 16 report to faculty expertise, as well as by Senate Council. “thinking of politics at the more “Those of us who teach are in grassroots level than we have the midst of a teachable moment before,” Wilson said. of some significance,” Wilson ‘We’re not a partisan group; said. “There are questions now we’re trying to act on behalf of about policy that’s being made the University and other institu- that will affect all of our lives.” tions of higher education which The systematic approach to are, without question, under the knowledge and objective pursuit gun,” Wilson said. of truth provide ways of dealing “We’ve known that for a Kimberly K. Barlow/University Times with issues at emotional times, number of years now and we can University Library System staffers Marilyn Dipaolo and Waide Matthews move books from the fourth floor he said. only expect it will continue or get of Hillman Library. “It’s important for a lot of the tougher. We’re hoping that we can Materials have been moved from one mile of shelves since late October. Seven miles of shelves on the public debates that are happening work in a collaborative way and fourth floor must be cleared before Facilities Management begins replacing the library’s mechanical systems now and that will unfold for us a more serious way and maybe in May. See story on page 4. to do what we do really well: to improve that situation too.” make the research that we’re doing In other Council business: known; to provide examples of • Justin Saver, Graduate and UHC dean qualifications discussed how to pursue answers to ques- Professional Student Govern- n open forum to discuss establish new college programs “Most of the things we should tions in an objective and system- ment president, said GPSG qualifications for the next during the next Pitt fundraising cherish most are difficult to mea- atic way, that if we can discern is working with Community AUniversity Honors College campaign; sure,” Jacobson responded. “It’s facts and we can agree on facts, and Governmental Relations to dean drew a small but passionate • Have experience outside of difficult to design your efforts” to we might be able to have serious increase graduate student involve- crowd of about 20 people to academia, which students find wind up with a more immediately debate about which way to go.” ment in Pitt Day in Harrisburg. Posvar Hall on Nov. 11. increasingly important; measurable impact. “You measure Wilson said: “It’s our job as a A research symposium is being The honors college has no • Make certain new department impact over a lifetime — so you public university to pursue that planned to highlight graduate dedicated faculty or official stu- chairs and new faculty know about have to do what you think is right and demonstrate it. ... I hope we student work. dents, which left attendees and the possibility of teaching an and stop fussing over measurable will do that in a responsible and a • Jacob Kantorowitz, a first- search committee chair Ariel honors college course; and impacts.” civil way, remembering that we are year medical student, has been Armony, senior director of • Ensure that honors college He noted too that, with a public institution that includes elected to represent the Schools of international programs and direc- courses are better known to honors college faculty distributed a variety of viewpoints. We are the Health Sciences as a graduate tor of the University Center for students. among their home departments, the place where difference is sup- student representative to Senate International Studies, wondering The University is seeking an it has been hard to create “an posed to engage in a principled Council. whether this will be an asset or internal candidate for the UHC atmosphere of excellence” in way so that we can move forward” • Natalie Dall, Student Govern- liability for its new leader, and for post. the school. together even amid disagreement. ment Board president, reported the college itself. Lew Jacobson, a biological To help guide the school’s Wilson called attention to that SGB, in conjunction with “Is the honors college flex- sciences faculty in the Dietrich future, Jacobson suggested the changes at the state level, where Student Affairs, is distributing ibility a strength?” Armony asked School of Arts and Sciences for school have its own faculty, Republicans expanded their safety information, including early in the session. “Could it be a almost 50 years, noted that the with scholars joining the college majorities in the Pennsylvania tips for securing homes over weakness or a problem in defining honors college offers courses temporarily, from both Pitt and legislature in this month’s elec- Thanksgiving break, in Oakland a clear vision?” that aren’t necessarily geared surrounding universities. “You tions, gaining three seats in the neighborhoods following recent Participants noted that honors toward career advancement, begin to build a clientele that is House to take a 122-81 majority, burglaries. college students can choose to while students during the recent dedicated to the institution — that and rising to a veto-proof 34-16 “We’re trying to make sure participate at a variety of levels: recession became oriented more is what I would like to see,” he majority in the Senate. that all our students who live off by taking one or more of its toward classes that lead to jobs said. “The honors college would “We know as the budget pro- campus know how to keep them- courses; living in honors col- after graduation. be a wonderful place for visiting cess for us and the state begins, selves safe and also watch out for lege housing; or taking part in “The honors college is the scholars from other institutions.” that’s really significant. If we think each other,” she said. college-sponsored extracurricular counterforce to that,” he con- Don Bialostosky, chair of about it for the years down the —Kimberly K. Barlow n activities. The honors college also tended. It is “essential that some the English department, said the The results of the Nov. 8 presidential elections prompted funds student research projects. place in the University stand up honors college is a selling point for a variety of reactions. There were campus demonstrations “It’s interesting that we are in for these sorts of values.” top student prospects considering here and nationwide. Chancellor Patrick Gallagher issued an engagement with students who Harvey S. Borovetz, faculty Pitt; it ought also to be a selling election message (http://chancellor.pitt.edu/news-story/ are not focusing on education member in bioengineering and point to attract top faculty to the just to get a job,” Armony said. chemical and petroleum engineer- University, he said. chancellors-election-message) that said we “must re-engage q in the shared task of addressing the challenges and oppor- “So where do we go from here?” ing in the Swanson School of tunities we face as a country.” Forum attendees suggested the Engineering, asked: “What will Forum participants also Others on campus shared their support and ideas about next honors college leader should: be the impact in the future” of debated what sort of impact the where we go from here. See page 3. • Be very accessible to students; the honors college, “and how do new dean could or should have • Seek an outside donor to you define that impact?” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 1 UNIVERSITY TIMES L E T T E R S Honors college dean qualifications discussed Supplier event CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 termed a success on the types of courses offered volunteer to do extra work to teach of being taught by senior faculty. will be ready after Thanksgiving, To the editor: by the honors college. in the honors college. He suggested better marketing he said. On Nov. 7 the University’s Sanjeev Shroff, bioengineer- “More creativity from the fac- of honors courses could counter Further suggestions for dean Facilities Management and Pur- ing chair and member of the ulty needs to be encouraged,” he such impressions. qualifications or specific can- chasing Services teams hosted a dean search committee, noted agreed, and yet “you can’t expect “Sometimes the word ‘chal- didates can be entered in the supplier diversity matchmaking that higher-level courses of the the youngest faculty to do things lenge’ has a negative connota- search committee’s online survey event at the University Club for type traditionally associated on a volunteer basis. They need tion” when describing honors (https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/ the African American Chamber with honors colleges already are to build their careers” — and courses, Armony said; perhaps jfe/form/SV_eVaJ2RmmCEn- of Commerce of Western PA offered at the Swanson school.
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