Lower Campus Evaluation Flashcards
(72 cards)
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Introduction
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(12 Points)
Self Introduction
History
2
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Transition to Cathedral
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(16 Points) Alumni Hall Clapp Hall Langley Hall Crawford Hall Music Building Ruskin Hall
3
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Cathedral Lawn
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(18 Points) Mellon Institute Cathedral Lawn Heinz Chapel Religious Opportunities Bellefield Hall
4
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Cathedral of Learning
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(20 Points)
Cathedral History
Nationality Rooms
Cathedral Usage
5
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Bigelow Boulevard & Stephen Foster
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(14 Points) Campus Transportation Holiday Buses Heinz Field Bigelow Bash & Fall Fest Stephen Foster Memorial
6
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Transition down Bigelow
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(22 Points) Carnegie Complex Pitt ID Perks Hillman Library Schenley Plaza Schenley Park
7
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Outside Posvar
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(15 Points) Safety Frick Fine Arts Pirates History Mervis Hall
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Posvar Hall
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(19 Points)
Posvar Hall and Classes
Panther Funds
9
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South Oakland
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(17 Points) Bouquet Gardens Housing Forbes Tower Sennot Square
10
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Skywalk
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(10 Points)
David Lawrence Hall
Skywalk View
11
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Litchfield Towers
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(28 Points)
Towers Lobby
Towers Room
Market and Meal Plan
12
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Towers Patio
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(23 Points) Academic services Benedum Hall UPMC Medical School Nursing School Pharmacy & Dental Schools Upper Campus
13
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Schenley Quadrangle
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(11 Points)
The Quad
Greek Life
14
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William Pitt Union
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(16 Points)
History
Organizations & Offices
Other
15
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Nordenberg Hall
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(18 Points)
Nordenberg Hall
Nordenberg Hall
16
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Finishing Touches
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(12 Points)
Throughout the Tour
17
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Self Introduction
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(7 Points) Name Year Major Hometown Activities Reasons for Choosing Pitt Undergrad Population
18
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History
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(5 Points) Year Established Founder Campus Size/Area (Past and Present) Original Location Original Name
19
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Alumni Hall
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(5 Points) Masonic Temple OAFA Alumni Relations Office Auditorium & Lecture Hall Computer Lab
20
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Clapp Hall
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(1 Point)
Introductory Level Bio Labs & Lecture Hall
21
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Langley Hall
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(2 Points)
Neuroscience Department
Rarity of Neuroscience Major
22
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Crawford Hall
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(1 Point)
Biochemistry Labs & Classes
23
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Music Building
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(3 Points)
Music Options/Classes at Pitt
Mr. Rodger’s Neighborhood
WQED
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Ruskin Hall
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(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)
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Mellon Institute
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(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
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26
Cathedral Lawn
(2 Points)
Wireless PittNet
Activities/Outdoor Recreation
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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
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Religious Opportunities
(3 Points) Name three and state locations
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Bellefield Hall
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(5 Points)
Gym/Basketball Courts
Pool
Army ROTC
Locations of Other Two Branches
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Cathedral History
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(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)
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Nationality Rooms
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(5 Points)
History/Design of Nationality Rooms
Number of Rooms & Rooms in Planning
Show a Nationality Room
2 Finished in 2012
Holiday Decorations
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Cathedral Usage
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(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,)
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33
Campus Transportation
(2 Points)
PAT Buses Free with Pitt ID
Describe Pitt Shuttles
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Holiday Buses
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(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)
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Heinz Field
(3 Points)
Game Day Shuttles
Departing times before, during, and after games
NFL Stadium shared with the Steelers
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Bigelow Bash & Fall Fest
(3 Points)
Bi-annual carnival type event
Free concerts
3 Previous Acts
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Stephen Foster Memorial
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(3 Points)
Theater Program
2 Theaters: Rendel and Hayman
Composed Songs (Camp Town Races, Oh Susana, etc.)
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Carnegie Complex
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(4 Points)
Public Library
Art Museum
Natural History Museum
Music Hall
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Pitt ID Perks
(2 Points)
Describe ID Benefits
Two locations of free admission with Pitt ID
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Hillman Library
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(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
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Schenley Plaza
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(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.)
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Schenley Park
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(5 Points)
Size
4 Amenities/Activities
Phipps Conservatory
Flagstaff Hill
Emphasize Uniqueness to Campus
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Safety
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(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
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Frick Fine Arts
(3 Points)
History of Art and Architecture
Frick Fine Arts Library
Mary Schenley Fountain
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Pirates History
(2 Points)
Forbes Field Outfield wall outline
Mazeroski Field
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Mervis Hall
(3 Points)
Katz Graduate School or Business
Current Ranking
Undergraduate business classes held there
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Posvar Hall
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(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
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Panther Funds
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(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
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Bouquet Gardens
(3 Points)
Describe Building Complex
Built in 2002
Building Set-up
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Housing
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(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)
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Forbes Tower
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(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
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Sennot Square
(3 Points)
Businesses (Rue 21, Panera, New Balance, Crazy Mocha, etc.)
Pitt Business
Psychology and Computer Science Departments
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David Lawrence Hall
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(5 Points)
Computer Lab
ResNet Description
Pitt Printing
Print Quota
Other Computer Labs
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Skywalk
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(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
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Towers Lobby
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(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
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Towers Room
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(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)
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Market & Meal Plan
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(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
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Academic Services
(3 Points)
O'Hara Student Center - MAC, WAC, Freshman Studies
Thackeray Hall - A&S Advising
Academic Resource Center
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Benedum Hall
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(4 Points)
Swanson School of Engineering
Recently Renovated with 41.3 million dollar donation
3 Engineering Disciplines
Einstein Brothers Bagels in basement
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60
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)
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Medical School
(3 Points)
Name and Location
Ranked 17th in the nation
Ranked 18th in Primary Care
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Nursing School
(3 Points)
Location
Ranked 7th in the nation
Structure program and clinical work
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Pharmacy & Dental Schools
(2 Points)
Location
What was created there
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Upper Campus
(3 Points)
Mention all 3 Residence Halls
Briefly explain Sutherland at some point during tour
Petersen Events Center
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The Quad
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(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
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Greek Life
(4 Points)
Amos Hall
9% Greek on Campus
Fraternity Houses on Upper Campus or off-campus
Mention their philanthropy and community service
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History
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(4 Points)
Hotel Schenley
All Male Dormitory
Famous Residents
Student Union
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Organizations & Offices
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(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)
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Other
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(4 Points)
Ticket office
Schenley Cafe
Nordy's Place
Jazz Hall of Fame
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Nordenberg Hall
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(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
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Nordenberg Room
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(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
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Throughout the Tour
Mention all 14 residence halls, their type, and their location (7 points)
Tell a personal story about Pitt experience (5 Points)
