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"Veritas et Virtus" (Truth and Virtue)
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"Leader in education, pioneer in research, partner in regional development"
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February 28 , 1787
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Public , State-related
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US $ 1802 Billion 1
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Mark Nordenberg
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James V Maher
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Pittsburgh
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Pennsylvania
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USA
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17,2462
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9,614
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4,339
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6,359
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248,543
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Urban
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Blue and Gold
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Pitt
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Panther
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NCAA Division I <br /> Big East , EWL , EAGL <br/> 17 Varsity Teams
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AAU , NASULGC , EDUCAUSE , ORAU
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wwwpittedu
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/1787" class="copylinks">1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt evolved into the Western University of Pennsylvania with an alteration to its charter in 1819 Upon relocating to its current campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, the school received its current moniker, the University of Pittsburgh, with a 1908 charter alteration For most of its history, Pitt was a private institution until it became part of the Commonwealth System Of Higher Education in 1966{{ cite book url = http://digitallibrarypittedu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idxc=pittmiscpubscc=pittmiscpubsrgn=full%20textidno=00c50130mdidno=00c50130mview=imageseq=0021node=00c50130m%3A7
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Alberts
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Robert C
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Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787&ndash1987
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book One pp 1
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1987
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ISBN 0-8229-1150-7
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Alberts
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Robert C
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Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787&ndash1987
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book One pp 17
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1987
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ISBN 0-8229-1150-7
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Alberts
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Robert C
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Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787&ndash1987
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book One pp 63
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1987
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ISBN 0-8229-1150-7
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/National_landmark" class="copylinks">National Landmark centerpiece building, the Cathedral Of Learning (the tallest educational building in the Western hemisphere), its central role in developing the first polio vaccine,{{ cite book url = http://digitallibrarypittedu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idxc=pittmiscpubscc=pittmiscpubsrgn=full%20textidno=00c50130mdidno=00c50130mview=imageseq=0230node=00c50130m%3A24
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Alberts
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Robert C
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Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787&ndash1987
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book One pp 210
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1987
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/United_States" class="copylinks">United States entered World War I in 1917 , by law of Congress , all male college students were subject to military training In the spring of 1918 , Pitt began to train students for war-related industrial work The Army built seven frame barracks for housing 1,000 men, a 2,000 seat mess hall, an administrative building and a YMCA Hospitality House on the hillside campus In September, the Federal Government announced it was taking control of colleges and universities for the training of officers and technical specialists in the Student Army Training Corps (SATC), but by November 11th, Germany had surrendered, and by December all student soldiers were out of service The war activity had caused a huge influx of students to Pitt and an equally large shortage of space The barracks, meant to be temporary, were used for some time to help alleviate the congestion, but it was apparent this was an inadequate solution and by 1920 , Pitt alumni had begun a fund raising campaign to construct a sorely needed new building The campaign was a smashing success, raising $670,000 ($70,000 more than was needed), due at least in part to both the excitement of alumni with the championship caliber play of the Pitt Football Team (national champions or undefeated in 1910, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 and 1920) and by a $100,000 contribution directly from the Athletic Committee's football receipts By 1921 Alumni Hall (now known as Eberly Hall), designed Benno Janssen (the runner-up for the previous campus plan architectural competition), was dedicated and signified a departure from and end to the Acropolis Plan This enthusiasm for football would also lead to the construction of Pitt Stadium in 1925{{ cite book url = http://digitallibrarypittedu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idxc=pittmiscpubscc=pittmiscpubsidno=00c50130mnode=00c50130m%3A11frm=framesetview=imageseq=90page=rootsize=s
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Alberts
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Robert C
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Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787&ndash1987
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book One pp 70
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1987
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ISBN 0-8229-1150-7
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/1966" class="copylinks">1966 Pitt was designated by Pennsylvania as a State-related university As such, Pitt receives public funds (currently more than $200 million per annum) and offers reduced tuition to Pennsylvania residents, but is under independent control It is generally considered a public universityThe other "state-related" universities in Pennsylvania are Pennsylvania State University and Temple University , which like Pitt, are both large doctoral/research universities, and Lincoln University , one of Pennsylvania's two Historically Black Universities These four universities are under the Commonwealth System Of Higher Education other Pennsylvania public universities are directly controlled by the state under the purview of the Pennsylvania State System Of Higher Education Upon affiliation with the state, the subsidized tuition led to a massive influx of new students and rapid expansion of Pitt's size and scope In 1970s, Pitt's football team returned to greatness with a national championship season in 1976 lead by Hall Of Fame running back Tony Dorsett and continued success in the 1980s with players such as Hall Of Fame quarterback Dan Marino In the 1980s, significant medical research in the field of Organ Transplantation was conducted by Thomas Starzl that established Pitt as the world leader in the field of organ transplantation In 1991 , long time chancellor Wesley Posvar retired after 24 years in office While his term in office ended with controversy, overall his term was considered very positive for the university{{ cite web url = http://mac10umcpittedu/m/FMPro-db=ma&-lay=a&-format=dhtml&id=2788&-Find
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Pitt Ranked 4th Among Public Universities, 10th Among All US Colleges and Universities With Endowments in Excess of $1 Billion in The FY 2006 Percentage Increase in Its Endowment
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2007-01-24
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Alberts
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Robert C
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Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787&ndash1987
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book One pp 17
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1987
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ISBN 0-8229-1150-7
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