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Excellence in Action
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
SUMMER 2016
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e are not becoming a leading university—we already are one, said Chancellor Patrick Gallagher in his June remarks to the Board of Trustees. Now, we must put our excellence into action in order to make a difference. With a new strategic plan in place, Pitt’s objectives are clear: advance educational excellence; promote a culture that values diversity; partner for strong, vital communities; strengthen our institutional foundation for success; engage in research of impact; and embrace the world. You’ll be reading stories here—and in future issues—about how these themes animate the lives and accomplishments of Pitt people in ways that improve our classrooms, our communities, and our world. In an age when all of us are in need of upbeat news and positive inspiration, universities like Pitt are powerful engines of good. They educate, innovate, discover, build, serve, and lead. This issue’s cover story, “Pitt Works,” illustrates just some of the beneficial outcomes that the University of Pittsburgh produces in western Pennsylvania—and the numbers are likely to surprise you. The impact extends to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, too.
Recent Magazine Awards
Patrick Gallagher (A&S ’87G, ’91G)
PRSA Pittsburgh Magazine
Chancellor
Susan Rogers
Vice Chancellor for Communications
Pitt Magazine Cindy Gill (A&S ’74) Editor in Chief
Other stories here reflect the influential work coming out of Pitt’s many top-ranked programs, such as philosophy, where Nicholas Rescher is deeply engaged in the life of the mind, and nursing, where Mijung Park explores the intermingled effects of biology, community, and public policies. Lives of impact. Excellence in action. Read on, and stay tuned.
Gary Kohr-Cravener Art Director
Laura Clark Rohrer (A&S ’14G)
Senior Editor
Ervin Dyer (A&S ’11G, ’16G)
Hermes Creative Awards Magazine Publication Design Publication Writing
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Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Magazine Photo Golden Quill Award Feature Writing, Business Finalist Feature Writing, Health and Science Finalist Feature Writing, Profile Finalist Cover Design Finalist Robert L. Vann Media Awards Pittsburgh Black Media Federation Feature Photography
First Place
Contributing Feature Writer
Madeline Adamczyk (Class of ’18)
Student Intern
Sherry Shrum
Editorial Assistant
Chuck Dinsmore
Production Manager
Cindy Gill Editor in Chief
Renaissance Award
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