University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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First Row. Left To Right: Mary Robb. Ilenc Schiowitz, Charlotte Brickncr. Second Row. Left To Right: Tim Snyder. Jo Ann Gibbs. Keith Wassum, Fred Fonseca (Director). Office of Residence Life The number one mission of the University’s Office of Residence Life (ORL) is to facilitate the development of an enriching and full living experience for its 3556 resident students. Living in a University Residence Hall is a unique community experience providing more than just room and board. The Residence Halls serve as a living lcarning community, integrating the classroom learning, and personal development of each resident student. Helping promote these living learning experiences, the Office of Residence Life has developed the Alternative Lifestyle Program which combines different living arrangements, academic involvement, and units with special characteristics. An emphasis is placed on providing students a lifestyle commensurate with their desires, interest, and self-responsibility. With a competent staff of 76 Resident Assistants and four Area Coordinators, residents arc encouraged to take an active role in the development of their own living learning community. The University Residence Halls, provide many alternatives in room accommodations in order to fit the individual desires and needs of the resident students. There arc eight residence halls, six of which arc coed. The Residence Hall complex is divided into three main areas: The Litchfield Towers, The Schen-ley Quadrangle, and the Lothrop Street Residence. The Director of the office of Residence I ife

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►1 • .r First No , l.cft In Nielli Nancy I vans. Chris C'hcrgi. Second Ha ». !j-ft In Right I I). Sausage. Robin Plan. Debbie I andis. Debbie May. Gerry Abboll. Sara Brown. Wilki Grier Third Ro . Ixft To Right Mike Hayes. Terry Milan! Willard F. “Bud” Heaps came to the University of Pittsburgh on January J of this year replacing Dan Mcloro (and Nancy Evans in the interim) as Director of Student Activities. Prior to his arrival. Bud was Director of the College Union and Student Activities at the Stale University of New York Oswego. In this capacity he was responsible for the operation. program and personnel of the college union: providing outdoor programming and scheduling: advising the student government; directing a summer activities program: preparing the departmental budget; serving as an ex-officio head of the college alcoholic beverage committee; and interpreting policies and regulations as they concern all aspects of student activities. In short. Bud was Director of Student Activities at S.U.N.Y. Oswego. As one of six line officers reporting to the Vice-Chancellor of Student Activities, the Director of Student Activities is responsible for the planning and implementation of social, cultural, educational and recreational programs and the administration of University policy governing such events. The Director supervises eight professional staff members, and a large number of secretarial. clerical and part-time student workers who staff such diverse functions as the management of the Student Union; coordination of the extra-curricular program; advisorship of three major student governments and over 100 student organizations: the custodianship of the Student Activities fees; and the coordination of Greek Letter Societies. Bud brings a number of years of experience to Pitt and the OWL wishes him the best of luck in his new position as Director of Student Activities. te?T4 V4$l m 5BH?

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