Written By Hannah Staus, For The Globe
• February 21, 2024
In the beginning of the fall semester, Point Park University finally joined the U-Pass program, which allows students to travel for free around the city on buses, the T, and even the Incline.
Pittsburgh...
Written By Cilla Catello, Staff Writer
• February 21, 2024
Point Park Students for Change hold first meeting in solidarity with Palestine
by Cilia Catello on February 16, 2024
Last Monday, the Point Park Students for Change (PPSC) held their first...
Written By Gavin Petrone, SGA Beat Writer
• February 14, 2024
Pastor Jennifer McCurry is departing her part-time position as Coordinator of Spiritual Life at Point Park for a full-time position at Carnegie Mellon University.
McCurry began working for...
Written By Gavin Petrone, SGA Beat Writer
• February 14, 2024
In a meeting on Monday, Feb. 12, SGA passed Resolution BL.02122024 by vote of 7-3 with one abstention, eliminating the requirement that election participants have at least one prior semester of senator...
On Jan. 30, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced that colleges would not receive student's financial aid applications until mid-March, rather than the typical October release.
George Santucci,...
The School of Communication (SOC) has officially hired a full-time academic advisor. The position has been vacant since the beginning of the fall semester.
Nina McGuigan, who has been working...
Written By Gavin Petrone, SGA Beat Writer
• February 7, 2024
Senator Arden Adams took the oath of office for the previously vacant position of Rule Committee Parliamentarian after a vote of 6-0 with one abstention.
Adams said, “I am affluent in leadership...
Effective immediately, the library will open back up to students on Sundays. It will be open from one p.m. to 10 p.m.
Elizabeth Evans, a university librarian, announced the new hours last Tuesday in...
Written By Erin Yudt, Editor-In-Chief
• January 31, 2024
Director of Student Activities, Involvement and Leadership (SAIL) Brad Kovalcik has officially left the university, with his last day being this past Friday.
Kovalcik will now be the Office...
Written By Gavin Petrone, SGA Beat Writer
• January 31, 2024
This week’s SGA meeting opened with deliberation on what should be done about the vacant rules committee parliamentarian position.
Senators debated on if the position was still necessary,...
The “PA Hunger-Free Campus Grant” of a $34,100 reward from the state to the university will allow the Office of Community Engagement to provide a free walk through market or free grocery store to students...
Written By Gavin Petrone, SGA Beat Writer
• January 31, 2024
Implementing air-conditioning into Lawrence Hall has been a recent subject of conversation at Physical Plant, according to Vice President of Operations Chris Hill.
“We’ve said it–to...
