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University of Pittsburgh - Services and Facilities

Overview - Services & Facilities - Campus Life - Extracurriculars

Address:
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Website: http://www.pitt.edu/
Email: oafa@pitt.edu

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Students That Enter the Job Market...

Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 77%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Abercrombie and Fitch,American Express,Beard Miller,Bechtel Bettis,Carnegie Mellon, Carnegie Museum of Art, Cerner,Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Citizens Bank,CVS, DeLoitte,Delta Airport Consultants,Department of Defense, Department of Human Services

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 4,411,596
Number of current serial subscriptions: 42,323
Number of microforms: 6,099,571
Number of audiovisuals:
Number of ebooks: 204,882
Other library facilities: The University of Pittsburgh's libraries and collections are administered through the University Library System, the Health Sciences Library System and the Barco Law Library. The University Library System includes the following libraries and collections: Hillman Library (which in addition to its main collection, consists of: African American, Buhl [social work], East Asian, Special Collections, and Government Documents), Allegheny Observatory, Archives Service Center, Center for American Music, Chemistry, Computer Science, Darlington Memorial (American history), Engineering (Bevier Library), Frick Fine Arts, Information Sciences, Katz Graduate School of Business, Langley (biological sciences and behavioral neuroscience), Mathematics, Music, Physics, Public and International Affairs/Economics, and the libraries that are located at each of the University's four regional campuses. The Health Sciences Library System provides collections and services to meet the information needs of the educational, clinical, and research programs of the School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, School of Pharmacy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Nursing, and the Graduate School of Public Health, as well as the hospitals of the UPMC Health System. The Health Sciences Library System includes: the Children's Hospital Library, Falk Library, UPMC Shadyside Libraries, and the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) Library. PITTCAT is the University of Pittsburgh's on-line library catalog. PITTCAT and the other databases are available through the University Library System website at www.library.pitt.edu.

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus:Stephen Foster Memorial (a theatre performance hall); John M. and Gertrude E. Petersen Events Center (opened in 2003, this venue is designed for Pitt's NCAA-Division I basketball, commencement, and concert events); the Pittsburgh Campus is adjacent to Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museums and Library; the 42-story Cathedral of Learning is one of the tallest academic buildings in the world, and features the Nationality Rooms which are functional classrooms representing the heritages of the region's many ethnic groups.

Technology

Is a computer course required? No
Is a computer required? No
Number of available computers for all students: 650
Available internet access? Yes
Available email accounts? Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in...

The Library (not including computer labs): 800
Classrooms: 2,600
Labs: 670
Other areas: 10,500

Is there a wireless network? Yes
Where is wireless available?
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 1,000

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? Yes
Is there online registration? No

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered:24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)




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