University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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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

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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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Celebrating Two Centuries of Excellence The tiny academy lying deep in the forests of Western Pennsylvania opened its doors as an institution of higher learning in 1787. Called the Pittsburgh Academy, it expanded, moved and was proceeded by the Western University of Pennsylvania in 1819. Today in its present home of Oakland, the University of Pittsburgh is preparing to celebrate its Bicentennial in 1987. As Pitt proudly inaugurates its next century, the nation as a whole will also be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. President Wesley Posvar hopes to incorporate this fact in the activities planned for the 1986-87 academic year. In preparation for the bicentennial celebration. University committees have adopted an official symbol taken from the design used in the University Medal. Working behind the scenes, the members of the ad hoc bicentennial committee have decided that the celebration theme should be a serious one, focusing on the direction of the University in its third century. In an effort to attract a nationwide audience to this spectacular event. President Posvar has announced that the 52-member Association of American Universities will hold its annual gathering of its members' presidents here in Pittsburgh in 1987. HILLMAN LIBRARY is sometimes known more as a social gathering place than an academic center. SIX DEDICATED PITT FANS joined forces with the student body as Pitt broke the world's record for face painting during the Oklahoma game.