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The early days at the Pitt-Bradford found staff monitoring students in a dorm that had been once operated as a hotel, professors who taught in classrooms at a former hardware store and office employees who worked at credenzas in a former hospital building.

When it comes to loyal alumni, it's hard to beat Frank '64-'66 and Mary Cattoni Rizzo '64-'66.

Sept. 3, 1963: Opening day of the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Campus. College freshmen gather under the portico at Hamsher House, a former dormitory for Bradford Hospital's nursing students and now the hub of Pitt-Bradford. Some students have just come from their first class; others wait for friends to join them in The Tuck Shop, a snack bar inside.

Pitt-Bradford will celebrate the campus's history as Bradford's original airport as part of celebrations for its 50th anniversary.

Dr. Mark Kelley, assistant professor of sports medicine, and alumnus Joe Colosimo ’94 will be honored by the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association during Alumni and Family Weekend.

Pitt-Bradford will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a Founders’ Day celebration Sept. 3, 50 years from the day it first opened its doors.

We’re almost ready to begin the 2013-14 academic year. The windows have been washed on Hanley Library’s atriums, the goodies have been unpacked for orientation and new academic programs are ready to roll. Here’s what’s new this year at Pitt-Bradford.

With the second-largest freshman class ever enrolling at Pitt-Bradford this fall, the university will once again house some of its students for the fall term at the Best Western Bradford Inn.

For the 10th consecutive year, Pitt-Bradford has been recognized as one of the best colleges in the Northeast by The Princeton Review.

Friends of the Rev. Leo Gallina, organized by Terry Palmer of Smethport, have endowed a scholarship in honor of the popular Catholic priest.