Plenary Sessions:

May 2, 2013
University Times Article (Senate plenary examines tech & higher ed)

April 18, 2013
The Cyberlearning Revolution in Higher Education: Charting Pitt's Direction for Instructional Technology in the Age of MOOCs

November 23, 2011
University Times Article (Community-engagement research focus of Senate Plenary session)

November 10, 2011
Community & Campus Partnerships for Health and Wellness

April 14, 2011
University Times article (April 28, 2011)
Teaching Excellence as a Criterion for Promotion and Tenure
Mediasite: http://mediasite.cidde.pitt.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=667cd9b0327c41c2a7f4e0e106730d41

October 28, 2010
University Times article Senate plenary: Social entrepreneurship

October 26, 2010
Social Entrepreneurship at Pitt:  Innovators, change-makers and local heroes

April 8 and 9, 2010
Blue, Gold and Green Celebration
Event sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Purchasing Department, both active participants in on ongoing campus forum for sustainability concerns initiated in 2007, when an ad hoc Senate recycling committee metamorphosed into the sustainability subcommittee of the Senate’s plant utilization and planning  committee. 

Fall 2009 Plenary Session
Interacting With the 21st-Century Student
Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Noon - 3 p.m.

"Classroom Behavior"
Mary Margaret Kerr, Professor, School of Education handout

"Dealing with a Distressed Student"
James Cox, Director, University Counceling Center powerpoint

Spring 2009 Plenary Session
Scholarly Publishing Today and Tomorrow:
What You Need to Know
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 12:15 p.m.- 3 p.m.

Spring 2009 Plenary Report

Spring 2009 Plenary Session

Spring 2009 Program

David Shulenburger power point presentation

Fall 2008 Plenary Session:
Quality of Life in Oakland
Investing in University-Community Partnership
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Fall 2008 Plenary Session

Fall 2008 Plenary Report

Fall 2007 Plenary Session:
EMBRACING FITNESS FOR LIFE: Taking an active role in improving your health
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 .
Fall 2007 Plenary Session

Spring 2007 Plenary Session:
Protecting Science from Bias by Private Interest
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
To view the program of the day, see Plenary Program

Fall 2006 Plenary Session:
Fostering Mentoring for Sustaining Organizational Vitality
Thursday, October 19, 2006

Spring 2006 Plenary Session:
March 29, 2006 Plenary Session:"Today's Vision, Tomorrow's Realities:
Commercializing Academic Innovation"
To view the program of the day, see: Plenary Session

Spring 2005 Senate Plenary Session
March 23, 2005 - Consumer Satisfaction with UPMC. Keynote Speaker was Margaret Smith Washington, author of "Doctor, Can You Hear Me? Patient, Are You Listening?" Other speakers included: Dr. Michael J. Culyba, Vice President of Medical Affairs, UPMC Health Plan; Dr. Loren H. Roth, Senior Vice President of Quality Care and Chief Medical Officer, UPMC; Dr. Nicholas G. Bircher, Senate President and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Prof. Nathan Hershey, Professor of Health Law, GSPH, was the moderator. For more information you may contact the Senate Office at 412/624-6505 or Usenate@pitt.edu.
Presentations - PDF Format (6 slides per page):
Dr. Roth
Dr. Culyba
Dr. Bircher

Fall 2004 Senate Plenary Session
The Fall Plenary Session was held on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, in the William Pitt Union.  The topic was "The Scholarship of Community Service", Tracy Soska, Chair.  For a copy of the final report, please contact the Senate Office at Usenate@pitt.edu.

Spring 2004 Senate Plenary Session

The Spring Senate Plenary Session "Examining the Roles of Women at Pitt" was held on Wednesday, April 7, 2004.
To learn more about the Plenary Session and the Senate ad hoc Committee for the Support and Advancement of Women at Pitt, please click on the above header.

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