University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Although the year was bound by aspirations for the future, it was by no means static. Perhaps the University's situation is best stated by President Wesley Posvar: We chart the future, building upon the past; progress is the essence of the University. We are the heirs of millennia and the progenitors of change. In accordance with this philosophy, the University of Pittsburgh is now entering its stage as the Campus of the Future. Progress is accelerating as Pitt modernizes its administrative and academic computing and telecommunications system. This network will permit voice, data, and video images to be accessible from all areas of the campus. Students will be able to enter the main computers from their dorm rooms and receive information from any system throughout the University. Also included in the project are plans for an integrated voice and data Private Branch Exchange. This will modify the present phone system, allowing for much more flexible services on the Touch-tone system. Skeptics may question why Pitt was chosen for such a comprehensive undertaking. For one, the campus is located in the third largest corporate headquarters in America and provides an opportunity to experiment with a variety of applications. Secondly, nearly every university department, ranging from English to engineering, will benefit from this computer technology. Campus life no doubt will experience major changes in the immediate future, yet for the present, the University of Pittsburgh is patiently waiting backstage, behind the scene, for that curtain guarding the future to open. Progressing Towards the Future THESE BASKETBALL fans Appear to be attracted to more than the action on the court. THE EVER-FAITHFUL PANTHER watches over his family from atop Pennsylvania Hall. A STUDENT RECEPTIONIST greets people in the Student Government Board Office. Campus of the Future INTRODUCTION NOT EVEN RAIN can dampen the popu Greek tradition of the annual Chariot Race,

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Nineteen Hundred Eighty Five. The essence of the year lies in the optimistic prospects it has attributed to the campus of the future. Having survived the year of the Big Brother and anxiously awaiting the arrival of our Bicentennial in 1987, we at the University of Pittsburgh found ourselves midway between two dominating events. We weren't caught-in-the middle so to speak, yet the year gave us an opportunity to reflect on our campus as a whole; its traditions, academics, resources, and components. As a consequence, this year's Panther Prints staff went Behind the Scenes to capture the complement of this remarkable university and give the reader the inside account. A University is much more than an institute of higher learning. It is a cultural habitat that breeds individuals with a zest for achievement and provides the environment for fulfillment of individual goals. For most of us, it is just as much a social experience and leaves the graduating senior with a lifetime of unparalleled memories. Pitt is no exception, and with an enrollment of 20,000 students, one can be sure that each of us has a much more vivid portrait of this university than a faded image of the Cathedral of Learning. At present, the mood here at Pitt is one of healthy confidence; stability. Even with some unpopular modifications established in the five year plan and decreases in federal aid to students, Pitt's enrollment is up from last year and the University's national stature and international reputation are both on the rise. FOR SCOTT PAGE, nothing could be finer than a grilled hot dog and a cold Iron City before a football game. DESP1TI THE USUAL COMMOTION in the ommons Room, one student found a private cor-ler in which to doze off. LYNDELL CARLISLE RESTS her eyes from the monotony of the computer terminal at Tht Pitt Vries. On Stage and Waiting Behind the Scenes THE CROWD HAD MUCH to cheer about as Pitt trampled East Carolina for another Pitt victory. INTRODUCTION 5

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. J ' 'Mm urn - v-i.1 PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC mobs the front of the Cathedral between scheduled classes. TWO STUDENTS trek around the temporary walkways built during the excavation of the Cathedral lawn. Campus of the Future INTRODUCTION