Vol. 105 Issue 147
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Thursday, April 9, 2015
Students launch new campus publication
Business school dean announced Dale Shoemaker and Elizabeth Lepro The Pitt News Staff
70 Faces Magazine launched its inaugural issue in the William Pitt Union last night. Meghan Sunners | Staff Photographer
Nerine Sivagnanam Staff Writer Pitt is getting some new faces — 70 of them, to be exact. On Wednesday night, students from all backgrounds gathered in the William Pitt Union for a night of music, poetry, art and the debut of Pitt’s newest student publication, 70 Faces. The magazine is a semiannual publication that will focus on a different Jewish
value each edition, according to Courtney Strauss, director of engagement at Hillel Jewish University Center. Lauren Rosenblatt, a sophomore and Pitt News staff writer, founded 70 Faces with the help of Anika Mavinkurve, a sophomore neuroscience major. “The magazine started when Courtney Strauss approached me asking if I would help her come up with a way for Hillel to connect Jewish students and their love for English
and literature,” Rosenblatt said. According to Rosenblatt, Strauss has been working to find ways for people to connect their Judaism to other interests in their lives — 70 Faces was the answer. This spring’s theme for 70 Faces is social justice. The magazine has not yet determined the fall theme, but it will focus on either community or responsibility.
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Arjang Assad is new to Pitt, but not to life as a college dean. Pitt announced Wednesday that Assad, who is currently the dean of the School of Management at the State University of New York at Buffalo, will become the dean of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration. Assad officially begins the job on July 1, according to a University release, and he will succeed John Delaney, who is stepping down to assume a faculty position. Pitt spokeswoman Cara Masset would not say specifically why Pitt chose Assad over the other candidates, but Provost Patricia Beeson said in the release that Assad’s vision for the Katz Graduate School and the College of Business Administration is well-matched to the University’s aspirations. Masset would not say how many other candidates Pitt had considered or identify them. “He is committed to building the school in ways that will enhance the scholarly contributions of the faculty and enable our students to succeed in a global, multicultural marketplace,” she said in an email. In his new role, Assad said he plans to
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