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Building on the traditions and foundations established during the first seventeen years of its existence, the Transition Era at Pitt-Greensburg, under the presidency of Dr. George Chambers, saw tremendous growth in the physical plant as well as in enrollment and academic programs |
| Pitt-Greensburg had begun as a "feeder campus" for the Oakland Campus, but by 1980 many students were completing all four years of course work at Greensburg. |
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| In April of 1980, 25 students were the first to complete all four years of course work at the Greensburg Campus, which offered coursework in seven programs. Their degrees were awarded by the College of General Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. |
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In the fall of 1980, an Information Science major was added to the seven existing programs that could be completed at the UPG campus. It was designed to "train technologists to deal with the information explosion." |
| Tanglewood Apartments, a three building complex on Mt. Pleasant Rd., was purchased in September 1982. It was refurbished and renamed "University Court" and was ready for student housing the following August. |
| In 1983, four-year programs in Applied Mathematics, Biology, and Natural Sciences areas of concentration were added. |
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Campus Security
| During the 80's, students participated in graduation ceremonies in Pittsburgh to receive their diplomas, which were conferred by the Oakland Campus. A recognition ceremony was held on campus each year to honor the students who completed their coursework at the Greensburg Campus. Robert Van Atta, local historian and writer, was the speaker for the 1987 Recognition Ceremony that honored 125 graduating students. |
| Finally, the Board of Trustees of the University of Pittsburgh assigned degree-granting status to the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg for the 1988-89 academic year. The first graduation ceremony was held at the Sheraton Inn in Greensburg in April 1989. At this time degrees could be completed in 12 fields of study. |
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Between 1987 and 1996, a faculty office building, new student center, the Millstein Library, and two new dormitories were built. Athletics returned to the campus after a 22-year absence when the men's basketball team played its first season in 1996. By 1996, there were 1,200 full time and 300 part time students enrolled at Pitt-Greensburg, which by now was also known as 'UPG.' |
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