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Meet the nominees running for Spirit of Pitt

By Spencer Levering and Jack Troy • October 10, 2023

Fifteen candidates are vying for the Spirit of Pitt award as part of this year’s Homecoming week festivities. Two students who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement and service to the...

Students meet Spirit of Pitt candidates, get shirts at Homecoming kickoff

By Millicent Watt, Assistant News Editor • September 21, 2021

Pitt’s Blue and Gold Society held a Homecoming Kickoff event at the William Pitt Union plaza Monday afternoon.

‘Feels like home’: Pitt hosts first in-person homecoming since 2019

By Alexandra Ross, For The Pitt News • September 21, 2021

Pitt has not held in-person events for Homecoming Week in nearly two years, but the festivities are back in full swing this week — well, almost full swing.

Engineering students win first Spirit of Pitt Award

By Kaitlyn Nuebel, Staff Writer • October 26, 2020

Alexis Zito, a senior mechanical engineering major, and Jonathan Perlman, a fifth-year mechanical engineering major, are this year’s Spirit of Pitt winners.v

Opinion | Gender-inclusive homecoming awards are a step in the right direction

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • October 20, 2020

By dropping the dated titles of homecoming king and queen and instead crowning two Spirit of Pitt Award winners, Pitt’s SAA has made a tangible step towards a truly inclusive future at the University.