Lower Campus Evaluation Flashcards
Introduction
(12 Points)
Self Introduction
History
Transition to Cathedral
(16 Points) Alumni Hall Clapp Hall Langley Hall Crawford Hall Music Building Ruskin Hall
Cathedral Lawn
(18 Points) Mellon Institute Cathedral Lawn Heinz Chapel Religious Opportunities Bellefield Hall
Cathedral of Learning
(20 Points)
Cathedral History
Nationality Rooms
Cathedral Usage
Bigelow Boulevard & Stephen Foster
(14 Points) Campus Transportation Holiday Buses Heinz Field Bigelow Bash & Fall Fest Stephen Foster Memorial
Transition down Bigelow
(22 Points) Carnegie Complex Pitt ID Perks Hillman Library Schenley Plaza Schenley Park
Outside Posvar
(15 Points) Safety Frick Fine Arts Pirates History Mervis Hall
Posvar Hall
(19 Points)
Posvar Hall and Classes
Panther Funds
South Oakland
(17 Points) Bouquet Gardens Housing Forbes Tower Sennot Square
Skywalk
(10 Points)
David Lawrence Hall
Skywalk View
Litchfield Towers
(28 Points)
Towers Lobby
Towers Room
Market and Meal Plan
Towers Patio
(23 Points) Academic services Benedum Hall UPMC Medical School Nursing School Pharmacy & Dental Schools Upper Campus
Schenley Quadrangle
(11 Points)
The Quad
Greek Life
William Pitt Union
(16 Points)
History
Organizations & Offices
Other
Nordenberg Hall
(18 Points)
Nordenberg Hall
Nordenberg Hall
Finishing Touches
(12 Points)
Throughout the Tour
Self Introduction
(7 Points) Name Year Major Hometown Activities Reasons for Choosing Pitt Undergrad Population
History
(5 Points) Year Established Founder Campus Size/Area (Past and Present) Original Location Original Name
Alumni Hall
(5 Points) Masonic Temple OAFA Alumni Relations Office Auditorium & Lecture Hall Computer Lab
Clapp Hall
(1 Point)
Introductory Level Bio Labs & Lecture Hall
Langley Hall
(2 Points)
Neuroscience Department
Rarity of Neuroscience Major
Crawford Hall
(1 Point)
Biochemistry Labs & Classes
Music Building
(3 Points)
Music Options/Classes at Pitt
Mr. Rodger’s Neighborhood
WQED
Ruskin Hall
(4 Points) Upperclassmen Residence Hall 1, 2, and 3 Person Apartments Amenities (Name 2): (2 Points) - Recently Renovated 2008 - Central AC - Private Bathrooms - Fully Furnished - Fully Equipped (Kitchens with microwave, refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher)
Mellon Institute
(2 Points) Explain Cross Registration 3 Schools you can cross register at: - CMU - Carlow - Chatham - CCAC - Duquesne - Point Park - La Roche - Robert Morris - Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Cathedral Lawn
(2 Points)
Wireless PittNet
Activities/Outdoor Recreation
Heinz Chapel
(6 Points)
Gift from HJ Heinz to honor his mother (Joan Diehl)
Non-denominational services in all faiths
Chapel Facts (Name 4 - 4 Points):
- Stained glass window figures (both sacred and secular figures)
- Window height (73 feet)
- Entrance door weight ( 800 lbs)
- Heinz Chapel Choir
- Getting Married
Religious Opportunities
(3 Points) Name three and state locations
Bellefield Hall
(5 Points) Gym/Basketball Courts Pool Army ROTC Locations of Other Two Branches
Cathedral History
(6 Points) Height Number of Windows Number of Floors Years Built Backstories (Describe 2 - 2 Points): - Chancellor Bowman Taxi Story - Children Dime Story - Chancellor Bowman's original name idea (The High Building)
Nationality Rooms
(5 Points) History/Design of Nationality Rooms Number of Rooms & Rooms in Planning Show a Nationality Room 2 Finished in 2012 Holiday Decorations
Cathedral Usage
(9 Points) Liberal Arts Departments Classrooms Offices Computer Lab Cathedral Cafe & Coffee Cart Help desk & Nationality Room Gift Shop Cathedral Commons Room University Honors College (Current Requirements, B-Phil, Honors, Advising, etc,)
Campus Transportation
(2 Points)
PAT Buses Free with Pitt ID
Describe Pitt Shuttles
Holiday Buses
(3 Points) Price Range (one way: $49-$83; round trip: $69-$130) Name 4 Locations (NYC, Rochester, Buffalo, Frederick MD, Washington DC, Breezewood, Erie, Harrisburg, Scranton, Allentown, King of Prussia, Philadelphia)
Heinz Field
(3 Points)
Game Day Shuttles
Departing times before, during, and after games
NFL Stadium shared with the Steelers
Bigelow Bash & Fall Fest
(3 Points)
Bi-annual carnival type event
Free concerts
3 Previous Acts
Stephen Foster Memorial
(3 Points) Theater Program 2 Theaters: Rendel and Hayman Composed Songs (Camp Town Races, Oh Susana, etc.)
Carnegie Complex
(4 Points) Public Library Art Museum Natural History Museum Music Hall
Pitt ID Perks
(2 Points)
Describe ID Benefits
Two locations of free admission with Pitt ID
Hillman Library
(6 Points) 1 of 15 Libraries Name 3 Other Libraries 6.8 Million Libraries Computer Labs Hours of Operation "Cup & Chaucer" 24/7 During Finals Week
Schenley Plaza
(4 Points) Previously a Parking Lot Purpose (Doorstep to Schenley Park) 2 Amenities (Wifi, carousel, tent, etc.) 2 Current Restaurants (Parch, Conflict Kitchen, Waffalonia, etc.)
Schenley Park
(5 Points) Size 4 Amenities/Activities Phipps Conservatory Flagstaff Hill Emphasize Uniqueness to Campus
Safety
(7 Points) Call Box Usage Number of Call Boxes (500 Total, 70 Outside) Pitt Police Description Pitt Police Patrolling and Total Other Police Forces Present Safe Rider Pitt ENS System
Frick Fine Arts
(3 Points)
History of Art and Architecture
Frick Fine Arts Library
Mary Schenley Fountain
Pirates History
(2 Points)
Forbes Field Outfield wall outline
Mazeroski Field
Mervis Hall
(3 Points)
Katz Graduate School or Business
Current Ranking
Undergraduate business classes held there
Posvar Hall
(14 Points) Building Description Departments (Name 4 - 4 Points): - Political Science - History - Economics - Sociology - Anthropology - GSPIA - Education - UCIS etc. Classroom Description Class Size Statistics (7% more than 100, 58% less than 30, 40% less than 20, 14:1) Number of Undergraduate Courses (2,239) Class Details (Recitation, TA's, Office Hours) 94% of faculty have terminal degree Courseweb & Classroom Technology College of General Studies McCarl Center for Non-traditional Students Home Plate
Panther Funds
(5 Points) Einstein Brothers Bagels Explain Significance of Panther Funds on Pitt ID Uses of Panther Funds 3 Locations that accept Panther Funds Ability to clearly explain Panther Funds
Bouquet Gardens
(3 Points)
Describe Building Complex
Built in 2002
Building Set-up
Housing
(6 Points) Other residence Hall Options Off-campus housing locations Office of Off Campus Housing 3 Year Housing Guarantee Ability to explain housing process (2 Points)
Forbes Tower
(5 Points) SHRS 2 Undergrad Programs (2 Points): - Athletic Training - Emergency Medicine - Health Info. Management - Dietetics and Nutrition - Communication Science - Rehab. Science - Prosthetics and Orthotics 2 Graduate Programs & Rankings (2 Points): - Physical Therapy 3rd - Occupational Therapy 6th - Audiology 8th - Speech Language Pathology 8th
Sennot Square
(3 Points)
Businesses (Rue 21, Panera, New Balance, Crazy Mocha, etc.)
Pitt Business
Psychology and Computer Science Departments
David Lawrence Hall
(5 Points) Computer Lab ResNet Description Pitt Printing Print Quota Other Computer Labs
Skywalk
(5 Points) Describe David Lawrence Auditorium Barco School of Law Describe Fifth/Forbes Avenues Local Restaurants, Half Price Menus, Local Stories Point Out Pitt Police Satellite Station
Towers Lobby
(9 Points) Explain Towers A,B,C and their differences Discuss Floor Layout Number of Students per floor % of Freshman that live in Towers Co-ed Housing distribution Describe Panther Central Amenities of Towers lobby (laundry, mail, ATM, coffee, etc.) Explain residence Hall Security Role of RA and RD
Towers Room
(11 Points) What comes with the room Fire Safety (walls/alarms) Climate Control Bathrooms/Cleaning Wifi & Ethernet Connections Basic Cable What you can bring/rent What you can't bring What a Tower C single looks like Mention LLC's Towers Gym (all residence halls have access to 24 hr. gym)
Market & Meal Plan
(8 Points) Explain Meal Plan (3 Points) (passes vs. dining dollars, all you can eat, a la carte, changing plan) Point out Market Central Mention The Perch and its location 3 Locations of a la carte cafes 21 Pitt dining locations total Pitt dining's outreach to students
Academic Services
(3 Points)
O’Hara Student Center - MAC, WAC, Freshman Studies
Thackeray Hall - A&S Advising
Academic Resource Center
Benedum Hall
(4 Points) Swanson School of Engineering Recently Renovated with 41.3 million dollar donation 3 Engineering Disciplines Einstein Brothers Bagels in basement
UPMC
(5 Points)
3 Hospitals on or near campus
2 UPMC rankings (2 Points)
Discuss internships, volunteering, and research (not only for science students) (2 Points)
Medical School
(3 Points)
Name and Location
Ranked 17th in the nation
Ranked 18th in Primary Care
Nursing School
(3 Points)
Location
Ranked 7th in the nation
Structure program and clinical work
Pharmacy & Dental Schools
(2 Points)
Location
What was created there
Upper Campus
(3 Points)
Mention all 3 Residence Halls
Briefly explain Sutherland at some point during tour
Petersen Events Center
The Quad
(7 Points) Used to be "Schenley Apartments" Explain Living Syle (number of people in each) and describe: - Holland Hall (15% if Freshman Class) - Brackenridge Hall - McCormick Hall - Bruce Hall (Pitt Business LLC) Student Services: - Parking and Transportation Office - University Store on Fifth
Greek Life
(4 Points)
Amos Hall
9% Greek on Campus
Fraternity Houses on Upper Campus or off-campus
Mention their philanthropy and community service
History
(4 Points) Hotel Schenley All Male Dormitory Famous Residents Student Union
Organizations & Offices
(8 Points) Over 150 clubs and organizations Pitt Arts Career Services The Pitt News Office of Residence Life SGB Study Abroad Office Study Abroad Percentages (7% nationally, 17% at Pitt)
Other
(4 Points) Ticket office Schenley Cafe Nordy's Place Jazz Hall of Fame
Nordenberg Hall
(6 Points) Newest Residence Hall 559 Students Men and women on the same floor, but different wings Location of Wellness Center Describe Wellness Center 7th Best Health Services in the nation
Nordenberg Room
(12 Points) Amenities of Each Floor: - Study Lounge - Laundry - TV/Social Lounge - Communal Bathrooms Special Building Features: - Fitness Center - Patio Area - Music Practice Rooms - Student Mail Center - Pitt Printing Station Amenities of the Room: - Doubles & Triples - Basic Cable - Fridge, TV, Microwave
Throughout the Tour
Mention all 14 residence halls, their type, and their location (7 points)
Tell a personal story about Pitt experience (5 Points)
