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First Experiences in Research Symposium April 18

Celebrate undergraduate research, creative work, and achievement in the arts and sciences at the First Experiences in Research Symposium, Thursday, April 18, from 4-6 p.m. in the William Pitt Union Ballroom. This symposium provides First Experiences in Research students with the opportunity to exhibit, present, and promote their research to the University of Pittsburgh community.

This symposium highlights the work of 175 students who participated in First Experiences in Research through the Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity. These poster presentations showcase research students conducted throughout the spring semester in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. For these students, this first foray into faculty-mentored research often serves as a gateway to more sophisticated, independent research.

Summer Sessions Registration begins February 18

The new summer sessions course schedule at the University of Pittsburgh provides an exciting opportunity for students to catch up on needed credits, stay on track to graduate in four years, or get ahead for the fall term. By reducing course overlap, expanding class availability, and maximizing day and evening hours, the new summer sessions schedule allows students to enroll in two classes in a row without course conflict, take additional upper-division classes in their major, and complete core requirements. With hundreds of classes offered during day and evening hours, students also have the flexibility to enroll in courses without forgoing summer jobs, internships, or family vacations. For more information on summer sessions, visit www.summer.pitt.edu.

Duggan, Tsoukas Win 2013 Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Awards

The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences has named Annmarie Duggan, professor and chair in the Department of Theatre Arts, and Liann E. Tsoukas, lecturer in the Department of History, winners of the 2013 Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Awards. The Bellet Award recipients will be honored during a by-invitation-only dinner April 3 in Pitt’s University Club. More

Gretchen Bender Receives Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize

The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences has named Gretchen H. Bender, assistant chair and director of undergraduate advising in the Department of History of Art and Architecture, as the recipient of the 2013 Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize for Excellence in Advising. More

New Guidelines for Final Examination Conflict
As of Fall Term 2010, new Final Examination Conflict Accommodation Guidelines are in effect for undergraduates on the Pittsburgh Campus. Under the guidelines, class finals are to be given at the time scheduled by the Registrar and, if under this schedule a student is to take more than two finals on the same day, that student can petition to take the additional exam(s) at an alternative time. Read more

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