Greeks UPJ 2010 - Present

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Presidents of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 
2007-present Dr. Jem M. Spectar 
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2010 - 2011

2010 - 2011
  • September 21 2010: Gazebo on the newly constructed University Square is dedicated.
  • September 24 -25 2010: First ever UPJ All Greek Reunion is held! Meggan Jordan George (Delta Zeta) created the entire event from scratch while living in Michigan. 
  • September 26 2010: Catrina Shockey is crowned Homecoming Queen. 
  • 2010 Fall Reading Series: Kirk Nesset, Erin Murphy, and Rhoda Janzen. 
  • October 28-31 2010: Pitt-Johnstown Theatre Department stages The Wedding Singer. 
  • November 4: 3rd Annual Pitt-Johnstown STEM Professions Day. Presenters: Frank Smigla, “Careers in Computer Science;” Jim Bilitski, “Controlling Lighting with Computers;” Alan Teich, “The Human Brain;” Amy Miller, “Engineering Technology Projects;” and Dave Willey, “Mad Scientist.” 
  • December 1 2010: Ribbon cutting ceremony and open house is held for a new Nursing Simulation Laboratory in Blackington Hall. 
  • 2010 President’s Staff Award for Excellence in Service to Pitt-Johnstown: Carrie Owen. 
  • 2010 President’s Staff Award for Excellence in Service to the Community: Janet Hoffman. 
  • 2010: Four new student organizations are created: Rowing Club, Tennis Club, People United Against Poverty, and the Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania. 
  • 2011: Pitt-Johnstown is named to the 2011 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. 
  • January 5 2011: Dedication of the 40,000-square-foot, $9.7 million Wellness Center. The Center includes a 30- foot indoor climbing wall, cardiovascular area, two multipurpose courts, and an elevated running track. 
  • January 26 2011: Pitt-Johnstown official Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/Pitt-Johnstown) is launched. 
  • March 24 2011: George Zanic is crowned Mr. UPJ.
  • March 27 2011: Academic Honors Convocation. Speaker: State Representative Bryan Barbin. 
  • March 30 2011: Faculty Resource Center hosts its first “Celebrate Teaching Showcase.” Speakers: Brian Houston (Civil Engineering Technology), Dr. Patty Wharton-Michael (Communication), and Dr. Veronica Wilson (History). 
  • New degree programs: Justice Administration, Geographic Information Systems, Green Chemistry, Energy and Resources, Management Information Systems, and Special Education. 
  • New student organizations: ICES-International Culture Enthusiast Society, Pitt-Johnstown Players, Meet Diversity (formed by international students), and Kappa Alpha Mu Math Honor Society (reorganized). 
  • By the end of the spring term, a total of 769 first-year students are actively engaged in at least one aspect of the RealWorld Action Program. 
  • March 24 2011: 8th Annual Esther Goldhaber Jacovitz Poetry Series: Patricia Jabbesh Wesley, Where the Road Turns, The River is Rising, Becoming Ebony, and Before the Palm Could Bloom: Poems of Africa. 
  • April 6 2011: Pitt-Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame inducts its fourth class: Robert Bulas (men’s basketball, 1954-1956), Don Elzer (men’s basketball, 1973-1977), Steve Parker (men’s cross country and track & field, 1978-1982), Jody Strittmatter (wrestling, 1997-1999) and Trish Wajers-Carr (women’s basketball, 1976-1980). 
  • April 15 2011: ASCE Club wins the Mid-Atlantic Regional Concrete Canoe competition and advances to the National Competition. 
  • April 17 2011: RealWorld Recognition Ceremony and Brunch 2010-2011. RealWorld Action Award Program Recipients: Evan Fry, Julia Campbell, Katherine Dalzell, Amber Reichard, Kathryn Williams, Kunzah Mirza, Dedra Totin, Deanna Glover, Hillary Olsavsky, Matthew Ziance, Brittany Milka, Sara Harper, Nicholas Dobransky, Brian Krumenacker, Ashley Marsico, Patrick Moon-Rhoades, Brian Mostoller, Erin Reblin, Matthew Bender, and Jacob Shirk. 
  • Information Technology extends Blackington Hall computer lab access for students to a 24-hour schedule (Sunday-Friday). 
  • April 30 2011: Commencement Speaker is Elizabeth Murray, author of Breaking Night
A Friday night reception was held at.... WE NEED TO ADD THIS TO THE "NEWS" TAB WITH MORE SLIDES AND INFO

It was hosted at the Solomon Run Firehall on Saturday Sept 25 and over 200 Greek Alumni showed up. 

2011 - 2012

  • 2010-2011 Pitt-Johnstown Service to Community Award is presented to Nikki Babik. 
  • 2011 President’s Award for Teaching Excellence is presented to Dr. Elena Constantin (Mathematics). 2011 President’s Medal of Excellence is presented to Elizabeth Murray. 
  • 2011 Chancellor’s Award for Staff Excellence in Service to the Community is presented to Bryan Valentine. 
  • June: Pitt-Johnstown is the Silver Sponsor of the first annual Central PA STEM Regional Conference, “Creating STEM pathways to 21st Century careers.” 
  • September 19 2011: Arizona Diamondbacks draft Kaleb Fleck. 
  • September 24 2011: Lauren Dziagwa is crowned Homecoming Queen. First Mountain Cat 5K Run/Fun Walk is held. 
  • September 28 2011: Biddle Hall Open House showcases the Hall’s recent major renovation, including the new home of the Pitt-Johnstown Business Department and 11 technology-ready classrooms. 
  • 2011 Fall Reading Series: Jim Ray Daniels, Julie Kasdorf, and Barbara Hurd.
  • 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to retired Air Force Colonel Karen Esaias ’79. GI Jobs designates Pitt-Johnstown as a Military Friendly School for the third consecutive year. 
  • November 8: 4th Annual STEM Professional Day. Presenters: Becky Piscitella ’99, David Willey, “How Does a Thing Like That Work?,” Amy Miller, “What Is Engineering?” and Andy Rose, “Bridges and Structures.” 
  • November 11 2011: Pitt-Johnstown dedicates The Heroes Memorial, a teachable monument in memory of the victims of September 11, 2001, as well as service personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. 
  • 2011 President’s Staff Award for Excellence in Service to the Community is presented to Francine Cooper. 
  • 2011 President’s Staff Award for Excellence in Service to Pitt-Johnstown is presented to Andy Csikos. 
  • January 2012: The Bookstore introduces textbook rentals. 
  • February 18 2012: Brian Ditzler, Lauren Dziagwa, and Matthew Hansen win the American Bridge Leadership Award for Engineering Technology. 
  • February 20 2012: Pat Pecora is the first coach in NCAA Division II Wrestling to attain 500 wins. 
  • February 29 2012: Pitt-Johnstown officially kicks off a dual celebration of the University of Pittsburgh’s 225th anniversary and Pitt-Johnstown’s 85th anniversary. The celebrations will continue throughout the year, culminating during Homecoming Week. 
  • 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to Martin A. Fritz ’86, Vice-President, EQT Corporation, and President, Midstream Operations. 
  • March 1-3 2012: Pitt-Johnstown Theatre Department stages CHICAGO: The Musical.
  • March 14 2012: Wireless network connectivity is extended to common areas in nine residence facilities. 
  • March 15 2012: Kevin McDonald is crowned Mr. UPJ. 
  • March 21 2012: 2nd “Annual Celebrate Teaching Showcase.” Speakers: Dr. Natalie Conrad-Barnyak (Education), Dr. John Mullenix (Psychology), and Dr. Andy Rose (Civil Engineering Technology). 
  • March 25 2012: Academic Honors Convocation. Speaker: Former Navy Admiral and Congressman Joseph Sestak. 
  • March 26 - 31 2012: Andrea Dalton (women’s basketball) is chosen by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) to attend the 11th FISU Forum in Taipei as the sole female representative of the United States. 
  • March 30-31 2012: First time in Pitt-Johnstown history, five members of the hockey team compete in the Division III American Collegiate Hockey Association Select Team Challenge. 
  • April 2 2012: 9th Annual Esther Goldhaber Jacovitz Poetry Series: Mark Doty, 2008 National Book Award winner. 
  • 2012 President’s Award for Teaching Excellence is presented to Amy Miller (Mechanical Engineering Technology). 
  • April 21 2012: Pitt-Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame inducts its fifth class: Mike Gresik (baseball/men’s basketball, 1981-1985), Quinn Harris (men’s basketball, 1988-1993), Maureen “Mo” Latterner-Brown (women’s basketball, 1981-1985), Teri Menett-Cruse (women’s volleyball/women’s basketball, 1987- 1991), and John Strittmatter (wrestling, 1995-1999). 
  • April 28 2012: Commencement Speaker is Heather Muir, ’06, Beauty News Editor for Allure magazine. 
  • April 28 2012: ASCE Club wins the Mid-Atlantic Regional Concrete Canoe competition and advances to the National Competition on June 25, placing 16th.
  • 2011-2012 Pitt-Johnstown Service to Community Award is presented to Matt Ziance. 
DEVELOPER NOTES: THIS column, the right hand column of each academic year has an image place holder. Once we have more than one image for an academic year the images will be converted to slideshows.

2012 - 2013

  • August 21: Pitt-Johnstown athletics program accepts an invitation to join the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and begin competition in the PSAC during the 2013-2014 athletic season. Pitt- Johnstown will remain in the WVIAC for the 2012-2013 season. 
  • August 27: Groundbreaking ceremony for the 26,000-square-foot, $12 million Nursing and Health Sciences Building. Designed by MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni, the building will feature 11 laboratories for chemistry and biology, a nursing simulation laboratory, 6 faculty offices, and 2 classrooms. It is expected to be completed during the fall of 2013. 
  • August 27: Grand Opening of the newly renovated Krebs Hall. 
  • September 6: Pitt-Johnstown retains its designation as one of the “Best in the Northeast” institutions in The Princeton Review’s “2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region.” 
  • 2012 Fall Reading Series: Gary Lutz (fiction), Lori Jakiela (poetry), and Marissa Landrigan (nonfiction). 
  • September 27: GLOCAL Society Series: Dr. Michael Walzer, “Social Justice: Local and Global.” 
  • September 29 2013: Anna Macugoski wins Homecoming Queen NEWS: Queen Real World Win
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UPJ Homecoming 2012

2013 - 2014

  • September 6 2013: The Education Division Alumni Group in named an official "Affiliate Group" of the Pitt-Johnstown Alumni Association.  EDAG is the first affiliate group of its kind within the Association. The purpose of the group is to foster connections between the Division, its alumni and constituencies, and to provide leadership within the profession. EDAG will support current students and recent graduates through mentorship.
  • September 20 -22: Second All- Greek Reunion was held. It was open to all Greek Community members who attended the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown from 1982 -2000. The Event was organized by Meggan Jordan George (Delta Zeta). It was held at Solomon Run Firehall. UPJ declined to host any actives at the campus for homecoming and thus is was held the week prior to Homecoming.
  • September 21: Meggan Jordan George (Delta Zeta), , Barb Berk (Zeta Sigma Tau) and Bernard Martin (Delta Chi) and Jeff Philibin (UPJ Alumni Association) met at the UPJ Log Cabin to discuss fundraising to "Save the Cabin". It was proposed to create a Greek Alumni Organization and reach out to the UPJ Alumni Association as an "Affiliate Organization"
  • September 27 2013: UPJ Homecoming
  • September 27 2013: Anna Macugoski was crowned 2013 Homecoming Queen 
  • September 28 2013: Zeta Sigma Tau holds ZET Reunion 2013 at University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
  • October - November - Pete Korch (Delta Chi) authors the draft GAC By-Laws and proposes to the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Alumni Association that the GAC become an "Affiliate Organization"
  • April 2014: Executive Board of University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Alumni Association does not approve of the GAC as an "Affiliate Group".
  • April 18 2014: Luke Trotz is crowned Mr. UPJ. A competition founded & sponsored by the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Luke represented Dance Ensemble and is a member of Delta Chi. Read More: NEWS Story [video]
  • April 2014:  Jesse D. Pisors, is hired by the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown as Executive Director of Development & Alumni Relations.

2014 -2015

  • December 2 2013: The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Alumni Association holds an Alumni event at the Hofbrauhaus House in Pittsburgh. Bernard Martin (Delta Chi) discusses with Jesse Pisors target demographics for UPJ Alumni contributions (median age 50) and his openness to supporting the creation of the GAC. He encourages further discussion.
  • December 12 2014: Pete Korch (Delta Chi) and Barb Berk (Zeta Sigma Tau) meets with Jesse Pisors. Mr Pisors agrees to assist in the formation of the GAC and support Alumni Events of the GAC.
  • December 19 2014: NEWS: Delta Chi Photo Album 2014 [video] Tags: Delta Chi
Original List Compiled from The Evolution of a College by Robert J. Hunter, Delta Chi, The Advocate, The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, and various other sources in the Pitt-Johnstown Archive at Owen Library.