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Higher Education and the Nation's Future

Sharon P. Smith, PhD, president of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, has written this opinion piece explaining the perils of the "zeroing-out" position that many states, including Pennsylvania, appear to be taking in regard to funding higher education. Dr. Smith holds degrees in economics and worked in the business sector prior to beginning her career in higher education. Read more >

Pharmacology Updates Series for Nurses: Dermatology

8:30 a.m.; Millstein Library: The Center for Professional Growth at Pitt-Greensburg, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Nursing, will offer its next continuing education session as part of the 2011-2012 Pharmacology Update Series. Presented by teleconference at Pitt-Greensburg’s Millstein Library Room 250 and live in Pitt-Oakland, this month's session will feature Dermatology on June 2. Nurses earn three CNE contact hours for each session they attend. Registration is $60 per session. Visit www.greensburg.pitt.edu/about/cpg for details and to register. Read more >

PGAA to participate in National Pitt Networking Day

As part of National Pitt Networking Day, the PGAA will sponsor a networking event on May 31. Pitt alumni in the Greensburg area are invited to participate in networking at Sharky’s Café (Route 30 East, Latrobe, PA) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This event is free, but participants must register by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, by calling 724-836-7496 or on-line at www.greensburg.pitt.edu/alumni/networkingday. Read more >

Pitt-Greensburg to host Children’s Literature Conference

The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg will host its 16th Annual Children’s Literature Conference on Friday, May 4, in Smith Hall. Registration is $80 ($60 for full-time college students) and can be completed at http://www.library.pitt.edu/green/documents/2012-CLC-RegistrationForm.pdf. Questions may be directed to upgclc@pitt.edu or 724-836-7170. Keynote speakers for this event are author Candace Fleming (www.candacefleming.com) and author/illustrator Eric Rohmann (www.ericrohmann.com). Read more >

Graduates learn “Lessons from my iPod” during Pitt-Greensburg Commencement

The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg held its annual Commencement Saturday, April 28, at 11 a.m. in Chambers Hall Gymnasium. One hundred and ninety-one students, out of the 299 students eligible to graduate, participated in the ceremony. Commencement speaker Jack Smith, MD, A&S ’69, MED ’73, an orthopedic surgeon from Greensburg and president of the Pitt Alumni Association and a member of the Pitt-Greensburg Advisory Board, was this year’s Commencement speaker. Smith’s talk was entitled “Lessons I Learned from my iPod.” Read more >

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Events

May 15-17- Scholastic Book Fair Warehouse Sale

Chambers Hall Gymnasium: Tuesday, May 15 from 12-7 p.m., Wednesday, May 16 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., and Thursday, May 17 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Everything is 25-80% off. Open to the public.

May 31 - National Pitt Networking Day

6 p.m.; Sharkey's Cafe (Latrobe) The Pitt-Greensburg Alumni Association (PGAA) will sponsor a special networking event as part of National Pitt Networking Day. Pitt alumni in the Greensburg area are invited to participate in networking at Sharky’s Café (Route 30 East, Latrobe, PA) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This event is free, but participants must register by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, by calling 724-836-7496 or on-line at www.greensburg.pitt.edu/alumni/networkingday. Read more >

June 2 - Pharmacology Update Series: Dermatology

8:30 a.m.; Millstein Library: The Center for Professional Growth at Pitt-Greensburg, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, presents “Dermatology” as part of the 2011-2012 Pharmacology Update Series. Registration is $60 per session and may be done online at www.greensburg.pitt.edu/about/cpg. Read more >

June 12-13 - CPG: Mental Health First Aid Certification

9 a.m.; Westmoreland Case Management, 770 East Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg: The Center for Professional Growth at Pitt-Greensburg, in collaboration with Westmoreland Case Management and Supports, Inc., will present Mental Health First Aid Certification, an interactive 12-hour certification course. The course provides 12 CPE credits. Registration is $55 per person or $35 per peer or family member and may be done online at www.greensburg.pitt.edu/about/cpg.

June 14-15 - Summer Orientation and Academic Registration (SOAR)

SOAR is a two-day mandatory program for all full-time, first-year students at Pitt-Greensburg. Information regarding SOAR 2012 will be sent out after a student pays his or her $100 deposit to the Admissions Office. Registration is required. Visit www.greensburg.pitt.edu/admissions/soar for more information.

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