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In the early years of Pitt-Bradford, students relied on family, work and private scholarships to pay for their tuition and fees.

Forty years ago, Craig Hartburg started his freshman year at the Pitt-Bradford. This fall, Hartburg will mark his ninth year as chairman of the Advisory Board. The irony is not lost on Hartburg, who has taken this incredible responsibility to heart as well as his predecessors, Hon. John Cleland and Bill Higie.

Pitt-Bradford has been a land of opportunity for the Satterwhite family, the first three-generation family in the university's history to receive its education here.

Pitt-Bradford is planning to house a portion of the archives of Bradford's most famous daughter, Marilyn Horne, at its downtown location.

The early days at the Pitt-Bradford found staff monitoring students in a dorm that had been once operated as a hotel, professors who taught in classrooms at a former hardware store and office employees who worked at credenzas in a former hospital building.

When it comes to loyal alumni, it's hard to beat Frank '64-'66 and Mary Cattoni Rizzo '64-'66.

Sept. 3, 1963: Opening day of the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Campus. College freshmen gather under the portico at Hamsher House, a former dormitory for Bradford Hospital's nursing students and now the hub of Pitt-Bradford. Some students have just come from their first class; others wait for friends to join them in The Tuck Shop, a snack bar inside.

Pitt-Bradford will celebrate the campus's history as Bradford's original airport as part of celebrations for its 50th anniversary.

Dr. Mark Kelley, assistant professor of sports medicine, and alumnus Joe Colosimo ’94 will be honored by the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association during Alumni and Family Weekend.

Pitt-Bradford will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a Founders’ Day celebration Sept. 3, 50 years from the day it first opened its doors.