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History of campus to be published for anniversary
Dr. Livingston Alexander, president of the Pitt-Bradford, knew there was one thing we definitely wanted to accomplish as part of the university's 50th anniversary commemoration.
Education Foundation benefits Pitt-Bradford
In the early years of Pitt-Bradford, students relied on family, work and private scholarships to pay for their tuition and fees.
Advisory Board chairmen have seen years of growth
Forty years ago, Craig Hartburg started his freshman year at the Pitt-Bradford. This fall, Hartburg will mark his ninth year as chairman of the Advisory Board. The irony is not lost on Hartburg, who has taken this incredible responsibility to heart as well as his predecessors, Hon. John Cleland and Bill Higie.
Satterwhite family first to span three generations of alumni
Pitt-Bradford has been a land of opportunity for the Satterwhite family, the first three-generation family in the university's history to receive its education here.
Horne archives to be housed in downtown museum
Pitt-Bradford is planning to house a portion of the archives of Bradford's most famous daughter, Marilyn Horne, at its downtown location.
Employees look back on early days of Pitt-Bradford
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.
Alumni endow 50th Anniversary Scholarship Fund
When it comes to loyal alumni, it's hard to beat Frank '64-'66 and Mary Cattoni Rizzo '64-'66.
That's the way it was: 1963
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.
Hundreds attend Founders' Day and Panther unveiling
A crowd of about 500 students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members attended the Founders' Day celebration Sept. 3, marking the 50th anniversary since the school opened its doors on Sept. 3, 1963.
First coaches to be inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame
Pitt-Bradford opened its doors in the fall of 1963, but it wasn’t until 1967 that the campus fielded its athletic teams. Two men played a big role in introducing the university to collegiate sports: Art Schake and Keith Smith.