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Your First Six Months and Beyond

At Pitt, progress is always in progress. Beyond adapting to your new role, you are encouraged and empowered to further your own well-being, knowledge, and experiences now and throughout your entire Pitt career.

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Explore the Faculty and Staff Development Program

The Faculty and Staff Development Program (FSDP) offers a variety of workshops to enhance the professional and personal development of Pitt faculty and staff. Workshops are offered in the fall and spring terms of each academic year and all University faculty and staff are invited to participate. 

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Expand Your Knowledge with LinkedIn Learning

Access thousands of online educational videos to learn how to use tools for web and print design, audio and video editing, animation, enhance your business skills, learn computer coding, explore photography, and more!

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Utilize Pitt's Education Benefits

Pitt offers education benefits to faculty, librarians, research associates, postdoctoral associates, postdoctoral scholars, staff, their spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children. This benefit is available at the Pittsburgh campus and all regional campuses.

If you plan to utilize education benefits for yourself or your dependent(s), you must have first completed your provisional period (the first six months of employment). If you plan to utilize education benefits for your spouse/domestic partner, you must have completed 12 consecutive full-time status months of employment at Pitt.

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Take Care of You

Discover additional resources, from health and wellness to safety and security, to help you make the most out of your experience at Pitt.

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Take Care of Business

Discover additional resources to help you take care of "business" in your new role and as a Pitt employee.