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Two people hold up blue photo stars with the text "Pitt."

Employees, you can now share your career milestones with these Pitt graphics

Celebrate work anniversaries, accomplishments and promotions with downloadable designs.

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Community and Pitt speakers gather to speak to a crowd at an event at t at Hazelwood Avenue and Lytle Street, where it was announcement about the Hazelwood CEC was made.

Pitt’s third Community Engagement Center has found its home in Greater Hazelwood

The CEC will be housed in Center of Life’s new headquarters, which will offer neighborhood residents a variety of services, classes and wellness programming.

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School of Pharmacy faculty, students and support staff  in the new Salk Pavilion photographed for pharmacy stock and web sites, October 4, 2023

Pitt people were honored at a Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association meeting

The School of Pharmacy and students Anneliese Harp, Julia Lazzaris, Charlotte Nazar and Akshaya Sudhakar were recognized at the Western Regional Meeting.

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The Advanced Leadership Institute participants Nicole Rhodes, Monique Smith and Audrey Murrell, photographed in the Center for Inclusioin and Belonging.

Audrey Murrell is helping develop emerging Black leaders at Pitt and beyond

She’s among experts from across the US mentoring young talent through The Advanced Leadership Institute. Hear from staffers who completed the local program.

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  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
Chancellor Staff Awards ceremony and reception held at the Connolly Ballroom of Alumni Hall.

Chancellor Joan Gabel recognized 9 staff members with top awards

Individuals were recognized for their exceptional contributions to Pitt through mentorship, community engagement, career achievement and more.

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Portrait of audiologist Jennifer Raneri.

This Pitt alumna uses state-of-the-art technology to help patients navigate hearing loss

From everyday citizens to sportscasters and late-night headliners, Jennifer Raneri is keeping people connected to the world around them through comprehensive audiology care.

  • Health and Wellness
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  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Pitt-Titusville employees (pictured, from left to right: Bill Watson, Patti Jo Young, Chris Hunt, Don Stuck, Dr. Stephanie Fiely and Ted Rougeux), pose for a group portrait to commemorate their milestone work anniversaries.

10 Pitt-Titusville employees celebrated milestone anniversaries

The Education and Training Center recognized Lawrence Prenatt and Colleen Motter for 40 and 30 years of service, respectively.

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The Panther statue in the fall, set against yellow leaves.

Henry Cantu was elected to the NDDSWA Board of Directors

He will serve as program chair for the National Deans and Directors of Social Work Admissions for 2024-26.

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  • School of Social Work
Left to right, portrait of Diane Null, Bill Kline and Kathy Moonan.

21 Pitt-Bradford employees were honored for milestone anniversaries

Among the longest-serving staff members are Kathy Moonan, Bill Kline and Diane Null.

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Dawna Cerney (second from left) and Susan Lucas (second from right) pose with others during their SEED award recognition for the Swissvale project.

Susan Lucas was named a Mon Valley Initiative Community Partner of the Year

The Urban Studies faculty member and Dawna Cerney of Youngstown State won for their work on the SEED for Swissvale project.

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  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Students walk alongside the Cathedral lawn in the fall.

Laura Winters was named Pitt’s assistant provost for strategy

She will also joined the Provost’s Cabinet, effective Nov. 1.

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A student stands in a lit hallway in their regalia and personalized cap for Winter Commencement.

Volunteers are needed for winter commencement. Sign up by Dec. 4.

Make graduation memorable by working at the Petersen Events Center on Dec. 18.

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Washo

Kevin Washo won a Pittsburgh Business Times C-Suite Award

The senior vice chancellor for university relations was recognized for collaborating with colleagues at Pitt and across the region.

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Doyen's photograph of a factory.

This Pitt grad student is creating a historical map of the Hill District, one photo at a time

Landscape photographer Kale Serrato Doyen’s PhD research is inspired by Teenie Harris and informed by her work documenting Latino spaces in her Michigan hometown.

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  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Culley at a podium

Leigh Culley is Pitt’s interim assistant vice chancellor for accessibility

An alumna of the School of Education, she has served as director of Disability Recourses and Services since 2015.

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Portrait of Shatara Murphy

Shatara Murphy was selected as an AITF Anchor Fellow

The assistant vice chancellor for Anchor Initiatives is among four higher education and nonprofit leaders in the 2025 cohort.

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Portrait of Angie Wolfe.

Angela Wolfe won the 2024 Pitt-Bradford Staff Recognition Award

The associate dean of student affairs was praised for helping students advocate for themselves.

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  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Cultivate student success
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The Cathedral of Learning is framed by vibrant leaves in the fall.

A Pitt postdoc won a US Department of Agriculture grant

Grete Gansauer received $188K from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study rural communities.

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The Cathedral of Learning is framed by vibrant yellow and green leaves in the fall.

Alumnus Chris Papst won a national Emmy Award

The investigative reporter was recognized for his reporting on Baltimore City Schools’ treatment of students with disabilities.

  • Cultivate student success
  • College of General Studies
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Community Impact
A drone shot of Oakland in Pittsburgh

2 Pitt historians were featured in an Emmy-winning documentary

You can see Alonna Carter-Donaldson and Laurence Glasco in WQED’s ‘Pittsburgh and the Great Migration.’

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  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences