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Why Work at Pitt?
Excellent Benefits (Part-Time Employees Included) Paid Time Off
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • Accrual of two weeks vacation
  • Personal Days
Free Public Transportation

All University of Pittsburgh students, staff and faculty may ride all Port Authority buses, trolleys and inclines within Allegheny County FARE-FREE 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. This includes the Saturday Mall Buses and the Sunday Cultural Buses. All that you have to do is show the driver a valid and current Pitt ID. Family members and guests must pay the full fare.

For schedule information, contact the Department of Parking, Transportation and Services at (412) 624-8612 or Port Authority at (412) 442-2000.

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Fun Facts about the University of Pittsburgh!

The Cathedral of Learning is the tallest standing educational building in the country, the second tallest in the world.

Prior to 1956, the William Pitt Union was the Schenley Hotel which hosted visitors such as Woodrow Wilson, Katherine Hepburn, and Spencer Tracy.

In 1955, Jonas Salk along with other Pitt researchers developed the first Polio Vaccine.

The campus is accessible to such attractions as the Forbes Avenue's many restaurants and shops, Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of History and Art, and state-of-the-art libraries -- all within walking distance!

Famous Pitt Law School Alumni include U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, and U.S. Senator, Orrin Hatch.

The Panther was adopted as the Pitt mascot in 1909. It was chosen because it is the most formidable creature once indigenous to the Pittsburgh region.

Each year, Pitt uses some 200,000 pencils and pens and 21,000 MILES of bathroom tissue!

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