Pitt Chronicle Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The first issue of the Pitt Campaign Chronicle rolled off the presses and hit campus newsstands on Oct. 23, 2000. A strategic communications initiative founded by Pitt Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill, the Chronicle is the University’s official newspaper. During the past 10 years, the publication has covered Pitt’s biggest news and events, a smattering of which are highlighted below. While the Chronicle is published weekly, its staff works daily to ensure that the coverage conveys Pitt’s broad mission: To be a leader in education, a pioneer in research, and a partner in regional development.

Oct. 23, 2000
Fundraising campaign kick-off

Feb. 5, 2001
Black History Month series begins

Apr. 29. 2001
Special Commencement Issue debuts

May 29, 2001
Booster Booster immunization campaign

Aug. 20, 2001
First Back to School Issue

Oct. 22, 2001
Launch of Pitt Profiles: Deans & Schools

Nov. 12, 2001
Special Undergraduate Issue

Feb. 11, 2002
During campus address, President Bush dubs Pittsburgh “Knowledge Town”

Apr. 15, 2002
Editorials on Middle States accredidation praise Pitt

July 1, 2002
Campaign goal doubled to $1 billion

Sept. 15, 2003
Pitt-UPMC Health Sciences foundation formed

Oct. 13, 2003
Paul Lauterbur wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Oct. 11, 2004
Wangari Maathai wins Nobel Peace Prize

Oct. 18, 2004
Jeopardy! comes to Pitt

Jan. 10, 2005
Pitt goes to Fiesta Bowl

June 20, 2005
Hillman $20 million donation to Pitt’s cancer institute

July 5, 2005
Nordenberg Endowed Chair announced

Nov. 7, 2005
Gold LEED for McGowan Institute

Nov. 28, 2005
Starzl awarded National Medal of Science; Chalker wins Rhodes

Jan. 17, 2006
Premiere of Three Rivers Youth’s 125th anniversary exhibition

June 26, 2006
Trustees double campaign goal to $2 billion

Sept. 11, 2006
70th anniversary of John Woodruff Olympics Gold Medal run

Oct. 9, 2006
Pitt receives $83.5 million for Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Nov. 27, 2006
Daniel Armanios is Pitt’s second-consecutive Rhodes Scholar

Jan. 16, 2007
Hales solves Kepler Conjecture, wins award

Jan. 22, 2007
Pitt is No. 1 in Pa. for Peace Corps volunteers

Jan. 29, 2007
Freedom House documentary premieres

March 12, 2007
Cathedral of Learning restoration

Oct. 29, 2007
Desmond Tutu honorary degree

Sept. 17, 2007
PITT ARTS’ 10th anniversary

Dec. 10, 2007
John Swanson honored for $41.3 million gift

Jan. 22, 2008
Black History Month named for K. Leroy Irvis

Feb. 11, 2008
Tuskegee Fly Boys documentary premieres

March 24, 2008
Pitt wins Big East championship in men’s basketball

April 7, 2008
Nordenberg issues report on local government

Oct. 13, 2008
Free At Last? exhibition announced

Oct. 20, 2008
Pitt among top 10 U.S. universities in federal R&D obligations

Nov. 10, 2008
Pitt launches tractor-trailer mobile laboratory

Jan. 12, 2009
First No. 1 ranking for Pitt men’s basketball

Jan. 26, 2009
Doorway to Distinction premieres

July 6, 2009
Office of Veterans Services created

Sept. 30, 2009
G-20 Special Issue; Medvedev, Barroso visit

Oct. 12, 2009
AAAC launches $3 million campaign; Saviors of Our Cities ranks Pitt No. 1 among public research universities

Nov. 30, 2009
Eleanor Ott named third Rhodes Scholar in five years

Jan. 19, 2010
World-Premiere screening of Pittsburgh Courier documentary

Feb. 8, 2010
Race in America conference announced

Feb. 22, 2010
Rescher donates materials to Pitt, Rescher Prize announced

April 5, 2010
Pitt premieres polio documentary

May 17, 2010
Pitt in top cluster of U.S. public research universities for fourth-consecutive year

Sept. 13, 2010
University’s campaign tops $1.5 billion

Sept. 20, 2010
Pitt No. 15 U.S. public in Times Higher Education world rankings

Sept. 27, 2010
Pitt unveils Espresso Book Machine; 40th anniversary of Pitt Jazz Seminar & Concert

Oct. 18, 2010
The Pitt News celebrates 100 years

Nov. 1, 2010
AAAC campaign exceeds $2 million