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Issue Date: 
July 6, 2009
HEINZ CHAPEL CHOIR IN CHINAThe Heinz Chapel Choir traveled through China April 28-May 12, giving performances in Beijing, Xi’an, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. Fifty-one choir members and 13 adults made the journey, including choir director John Goldsmith (back row, second from left). The group is pictured here on Tiannamen Square in front of the Forbidden City.The Heinz Chapel Choir traveled through China April 28-May 12, giving performances in Beijing, Xi’an, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. Fifty-one choir members and 13 adults made the journey, including choir director John Goldsmith (back row, second from left). The group is pictured here on Tiannamen Square in front of the Forbidden City.
DISABILITY RIGHTSPitt hosted a conference for disability rights leaders from the European Union and the United States. The June 12-13 conference was sponsored by Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS), in conjunction with the European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center of the University Center for International Studies. From left, Alberta Sbragia, the Mark A. Nordenberg University Chair and director of the European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center; Ginny Thornburgh, director of the American Association of People with Disabilities’ Interfaith Initiative; Dick Thornburgh (LAW ’57), a Pitt emeritus trustee and former U.S. Attorney General and governor of Pennsylvania; Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg; Clifford Brubaker, SHRS dean; and Katherine Seelman, SHRS professor of rehabilitation science and technology and associate dean of disability programs.Pitt hosted a conference for disability rights leaders from the European Union and the United States. The June 12-13 conference was sponsored by Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS), in conjunction with the European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center of the University Center for International Studies. From left, Alberta Sbragia, the Mark A. Nordenberg University Chair and director of the European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center; Ginny Thornburgh, director of the American Association of People with Disabilities’ Interfaith Initiative; Dick Thornburgh (LAW ’57), a Pitt emeritus trustee and former U.S. Attorney General and governor of Pennsylvania; Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg; Clifford Brubaker, SHRS dean; and Katherine Seelman, SHRS professor of rehabilitation science and technology and associate dean of disability programs.
CHANCELLOR’S AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AWARDChancellor Mark A. Nordenberg presented the 2009 Affirmative Action Award to the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Concerns (PACWC). The honor is presented annually to an “outstanding University program area or individual that has made a significant contribution in affirmative action.” Accepting the award on behalf of the committee’s 19 members is Patricia Beeson, PACWC chair and Pitt vice provost for graduate and undergraduate studies. The award was presented during a June 10 University Senate Council meeting.Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg presented the 2009 Affirmative Action Award to the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Concerns (PACWC). The honor is presented annually to an “outstanding University program area or individual that has made a significant contribution in affirmative action.” Accepting the award on behalf of the committee’s 19 members is Patricia Beeson, PACWC chair and Pitt vice provost for graduate and undergraduate studies. The award was presented during a June 10 University Senate Council meeting.
KEYS TO SUCCESSPitt’s School of Arts and Sciences held a June 9 symposium entitled African American Student Retention: Promising Practices for Success. Hosted by the University’s Academic Research Center, the conference’s session focused on such topics as maximizing student engagement, ingredients for effective mentoring programs, and academic advising strategies. Above, from left, are Gail Austin, Academic Resource Center director; keynote speaker Terrell Strayhorn, assistant professor of higher education in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Juan Manfredi, Pitt associate dean for undergraduate studies, School of Arts and Sciences; and Kathy W. Humphrey, Pitt vice provost and dean of students.Pitt’s School of Arts and Sciences held a June 9 symposium entitled African American Student Retention: Promising Practices for Success. Hosted by the University’s Academic Research Center, the conference’s session focused on such topics as maximizing student engagement, ingredients for effective mentoring programs, and academic advising strategies. Above, from left, are Gail Austin, Academic Resource Center director; keynote speaker Terrell Strayhorn, assistant professor of higher education in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Juan Manfredi, Pitt associate dean for undergraduate studies, School of Arts and Sciences; and Kathy W. Humphrey, Pitt vice provost and dean of students.
“A KALEIDOSCOPE OF SCHOLARS”Graduate students from other nations and underrepresented populations gathered April 15 for “A Kaleidoscope of Scholars: An Intercultural Community,” an annual dinner hosted by Pitt, Carnegie Mellon University, and Duquesne University. The dinner was held in the William Pitt Union and Robert Hill (pictured), Pitt vice chancellor for public affairs, was the keynote speaker. Graduate students from other nations and underrepresented populations gathered April 15 for “A Kaleidoscope of Scholars: An Intercultural Community,” an annual dinner hosted by Pitt, Carnegie Mellon University, and Duquesne University. The dinner was held in the William Pitt Union and Robert Hill (pictured), Pitt vice chancellor for public affairs, was the keynote speaker.