Notice of Nondiscrimination Strengthens University Community
Maintaining an educational and work environment where all members of the University community can thrive is essential to the University of Pittsburgh's mission. This mission is advanced through the University's commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity for all.
One pillar of the University's commitment to social justice is its prohibition against discrimination in the education and work environments. The Staff Association Council encourages the Pitt community to read the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination and familiarize themselves on where to report incidents of discrimination.
Pitt Pantry provides students greater access to healthy food options
The Staff Association Council's 2016 fall food drive benefited the Pitt Pantry, located at Bellefield Presbyterian Church in Oakland, and helped to stock the shelves in preparation for returning students following winter break. Participants contributed over 500 lbs of food stuffs and personal care items, supplemented by $100 in monetary donations!
The drive also helped to increase donors understanding of the Pitt Pantry, it's shoppers, and the disconnect between university students and nutritious, affordable food and personal care items.
To learn more about the Pitt Pantry, visit their website, contact the Office of PittServes in the William Pitt Union, or follow them on social media @PittPantry and @PittServes.
MyHealth@Work Health and Wellness Center Serving Pitt Staff and Faculty
The UPMC MyHealth@Work Health and Wellness Center hopes to carry it's 2016 success into the new year! The Center, which opened in May 2016 in the Medical Arts Building, saw over 1,000 staff and faculty come through it's doors for treatment. While continuing to offer treatment for upper respiratory infections, skin conditions, and other common cold effects, the Center will now offer health coaching and wellness events beginning with a Spring 2017 Weight Race!
The Weight Race can provide the extra motivation needed to lose weight or maintain your current weight. Throughout the 12-week weight management campaign, participants will receive resources and support to help accomplish weight loss goals.
Campaign: Monday February 6, 2017 – Friday, April 28, 2017 Registration: Monday, January 23, 2017 – Monday, February 6, 2017 *Register at my.pitt.edu > my resources > UPMC health plan > my health access > 2017 weight race Weigh-ins: Initial – February 6 – 10; Midpoint – March 13 -17; and Final – April 24 -28
For more information on health and wellness, weight race participation, or to schedule a consultation, contact Health Coach Taelor Vetica at 412-647-4949.
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Cathedral of Learning's dedication, and in conjunction with Pitt’s dedication to innovation, the Pitt Alumni Association has announced the Cathedral Innovation Challenge, open to individual or groups of Pitt alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Participants are encouraged to build, draw, or create replicas of the Cathedral of any size, shape, or material. Virtual replicas are also allowed.
The Center for Creativity Workshop is the perfect place for Cathedral creators to find space, materials, and inspiration for the Challenge.The Workshop is stocked with art supplies, conventional and unconventional sculpture materials, fabric and yarn (a plush Cathedral?), iMacs with Adobe Creative Cloud, 3D pens and printer, and more. Come on your own or reserve space for your creative team!
Computing Services and Systems Development (CSSD), the central IT organization for the University of Pittsburgh, provides innovative information technology services to support learning, teaching, research, and business functions. Learn more about the services available to you as a Pitt staff member.
Skype for Business is the University’s unified communications solution
Skype for Business is a unified communications tool that makes it easy to meet and collaborate with anyone online. It combines voice, video, web conferencing, instant messaging (IM), desktop sharing, real-time presence, and more into one powerful communications tool. Skype for Business makes it easier to collaborate with colleagues and coworkers at Pitt (and outside the University) in real time, on the devices you want, including PC, Mac, and apps. It’s available at no cost to University of Pittsburgh students, faculty, and staff.
Skype for Business helps you to:
Communicate with ease through the familiar Office applications you use every day
Schedule a meeting in Outlook or start one instantly to collaborate with your team
Co-edit files in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
Take notes and track actions in OneNote to follow up after meetings
Contact Information Technology to learn more about Skype for Business!
Save the Date for the Pitt Day of Giving!
On February 28, 2017 students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends will come together for a special Pitt Day of Giving. Your donation will go directly to support the world-class education, innovation, and dedication that makes us who we are!Learn more today!
Senate Committee on Benefits and Welfare Announces Second Presentation of Popular Brown Bag
Due to popular demand and overflow attendance at the December event, the Senate Committee on Benefits and Welfare will rerun "How to Maintain Your Aging Brain", a popular mental wellness brown bah lunch on February 8 at 12pm in the Kurtzman Room of the William Pitt Union. Dr. Kirk Erickson will again present.
New Streamlined Travel and Expense Management Program in 2017
The University of Pittsburgh's PantherExpress Team reminds you that a new Travel & Expense management system will be implemented University-wide beginning in February 2017. Please see this announcement for details.
Fitness and YOU: 2017
Group Exercise Classes and Fitness Center Memberships through the Health and Fitness Program are available for Spring 2017. Register today by contacting 412-648-8320 orbefit@pitt.edu!
Title IX 2016-2017 Training Series
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is offering a series of faculty and staff Title IX training sessions this fall on the following dates:
2/10 – Domestic Violence-Women’s Center and Shelter
3/10 – Trauma-Women’s Center and Shelter and PAAR
When? Second Friday of each month, 1-3 PM unless specified Where? 342 Craig Hall, 200 South Craig Street
Interested faculty and staff are asked to RSVP to Rzepecki@pitt.edu.
Direct Text & Email Notifications from SAC
Sign up for text and email notifications directly from SAC by logging into the my.pitt.edu portal, click on "Profile", then "Pitt Text Message Updates", then check the box next to Staff Association Council. You can also text "SACatPitt <your username>" to the number 41411. We will share news and events through this portal. This is yet another great way to stay in touch with the Staff Association Council.
Caitlin Mathis is the Department Administrator in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. She is responsible for the budget, payroll (student and faculty appointments), and general office administration (i.e. lots of other little responsibilities). Caitlin has worked at Pitt for almost four years.
Her involvement with SAC: Caitlin joined the Operations Committee. She says, “While I found that all of the committees are doing important and interesting work, I think Operations fits with my skills and background the best.” She has been a member of SAC since August 2016.
Why did she join SAC? Caitlin says, “I'd like to be more involved in the Pitt community and contribute to the staff's ‘voice'. Although I wasn't a student at Pitt, my family has been a part of the campus in one capacity or another for as long as I can remember. I'm also looking forward to meeting more staff outside of my area.” She also says, “Everyone has been very welcoming. It's great to go to meetings where a real sense of camaraderie and purpose can be felt.”
What is Caitlin’s vision on how SAC can impact the University of Pittsburgh? Caitlin says, “My background is in politics (I worked for a congressman and on a couple of campaigns before coming to Pitt). While I saw how political and institutional change can be slow-moving, I also saw how a vocal and active constituency is key to that change. By working with administration, faculty, and students, I think we can continue to make real strides for the Pitt staff and campus as a whole.”
Fun Facts about Caitlin: She says, “I started running races a few years ago and recently achieved some personal milestones. I placed in the top 25 in this year's Pittsburgh half marathon and have a busy fall race season coming up (including my third half marathon). I sometimes go for runs straight from the office after work - you may have seen me! I try to take a trip abroad at least once a year. I am also a board member of the University of Michigan alumni group in Pittsburgh.”
Super Staff!
MarioBrowne, Office of Health Sciences Diversity, was selected as the Creating a Just Community award recipient by Equipoise. The annual award is given to a member of the Pitt community who has demonstrated commitment to creating a just community.
Pitt Women's Basketball Annual Friends and Family Day January 29
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher invites all Pitt Faculty, Staff, and their guests to the 2nd Annual Friends and Family Day at the Pitt Women's Basketball game. Join the Pitt community for activities, food and fun while watching the Panthers play Louisville on Sunday, January 29 at 2:00 PM.
Health Sciences Library System presents: Surviving & Thriving: Aids, Politics, and Culture
An exhibit co-sponsored by the Health Sciences Library System and the Center for LGBT Health Research, in coordination with the Year of Diversity, Surviving and Thriving illustrates an iconic history of AIDS alongside lesser-known examples of historical figures who changed the course of the pandemic.
The exhibit, produced by the National Library of Medicine, will be on display at Falk Library, 200 Scaife Hall, beginning January 17 until February 25. Click here for detailson visiting as well as programming supplementing the exhibit.
Pitt Pics!
A birds-eye view of Oakland from the Cathedral of Learning on a recent January day!
Do you have an interesting perspective of one of Pitt's five campuses?
Send your Pitt Pics to sac@pitt.edu!
All University of Pittsburgh staff members in good standing are invited to become members of the Staff Association Council. Please contact usif you have interest in becoming a member of the Staff Association Council.
Peter Adams – Critical Care Medicine Marissa Arlet - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Tammeka Banks - Office of Research Susan Benton - Division of Laboratory Animal Resources Barbara Bowers - Anesthesiology Jeffery Bowser - Auxiliary Administration Yvonne Brewster - Surgery Mario Browne - SVC Health Sciences Camille Burgess - College of Business Administration Lucy Cafeo - Biomedical Informatics Angela Coldren - Research Conduct and Compliance Office Rich Colwell - Swanson School of Engineering/IT Tricia Connell - Office of Institutional Advancement Monica Costlow - Biostatistics/Comparative Effectiveness Research Core Jennifer Crytzer - Institutional Advancement Allyson Delnore – UCIS Karen Dicks - Department of Computer Science Kenny Doty - Swanson School of Engineering/IT Deborah Downey - Falk Library of the Health Sciences Rick Fabean - Pharmacy Ric Fera - Education Technology and Innovation Diane Fleishman - Continuing Dental Education Kathleen Hansell-Prigg – Systems Neuroscience Institute Tami Haslett – Printing Services George Harvey - Industrial Engineering Nicole Hudson – Katz Graduate School of Business Robyne Ivory - University Library System Technical Services Christine Jackson - Occupational Therapy Samantha Jakiel – School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Corey James – School of Information Sciences Sara Jones – Office of International Services Lisa Joseph - Collections Michele Kiraly - CSSD Hillary Koller - College of Business Administration Career Services Robert Kornosky Jr. – SHRS – Sports Medicine and Nutrition Suzanne Kroll - Division of Student Affairs Michael Laughlin - Fiscal Services Marsha Lee – University Times Monika Losagio – Languages and Classics Staff Support Team Adriana Maguina-Ugarte - Center for Comparative Archaeology/Anthropology Nicholas Mance - Bioengineering Meg Mayer-Costa - Student Health Service Jonah McAllister-Erickson - University Library Services/Admin Caitlin Mathis - Electrical & Computer Engineering Maura McCall – Nursing/Center for Research and Evaluation Rocco Mercurio – Epidemiology EJ Milarski – Alumni Relations – IA Celeste Marie Misho– CSSD Babs Mowery - A&S Advising Center Emily O'Donnell - SHRS Sports Medicine & Nutrition Beth Ann Pischke - School of Law Brian Pasquini – CSSD Beth Anne Pischke – School of Law Matthew Richardson – Cross Cultural & Leadership Development Pamela Rikstad - Swanson School of Engineering, Office of the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Lindsay Rodzwicz - Bioengineering Fiona Seels - School of Education -Technology Department Karen Sellitto – School of Nursing Brian Smith - McGowan Institute Nancy Spice - School of Pharmacy Andy Stephany - Medicine/Research Administration Clayton Steup - Medicine/Physician Scientist Training Program Barbara Stolarz – Office of Child Development, School of Education Daniel Stump - School of Nursing - Health and Community Systems Scott Szypulski – School of Medicine – Critical Care Peng Tang - Research/Cost Accounting Tiwanda Taylor - College of Business Administration Jessica Tebbets - Medicine-Orthopaedic Surgery Alex Toner - ULS - Archives Service Center Michele Tschannen - Pitt Program Council Megan Victorson - Student Affairs - Residence Life Michael Wahl - School of Dental Medicine Office of the Dean Debora Whitfield - Dental Medicine, Office of Patient Services
