After more than 46 years, the Pitt-Greensburg community will welcome back alumni for what some are calling the campus’s inaugural homecoming weekend. Depending on who you ask, though, this may not be the first time the campus has hosted a homecoming event.

Jana Valentine, Director of Campus Activities and a Pitt-Greensburg alumna, said that she remembers the school having homecoming events in the fall when she was a student, but they didn’t stand out as particularly memorable events.

“We did have homecoming a couple of the years that I was a student,” Valentine said. “It rolled into my mind as another event that happened here.”

With Pitt-Greensburg’s first homecoming fast approaching, now is a good time to look back at the university’s history and see just how far it has come.

As one of the school’s first faculty members, Dr. Guy Nicoletti, an associate professor of math and engineering, has seen firsthand the progress the university has made.

“I’ve been here since day one. Since 1963,” he said. “The university has changed tremendously.”

Today, Wednesday, there will be a bake sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Powers Hall to help raise money for Haiti. There will be a variety of snacks and goodies but donations will be accepted also.

The Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball team is on fire, having won nine of their past 10 games. The Lady Bobcats are now playing how many expected them to all season, erasing a slow start to the season.

Head coach Carol Gelet thinks she’s figured out the reason for the the slow start.

“We were not in game shape, the players did not gel as a group on the court and this in turn led to lack of confidence and trust on the floor,” Gelet said. “And also the other teams were ready to compete and unfortunately, we were not ready.”

They are know.

In their second season, the Pitt-Greensburg ice hockey club is poised to make a run at the championship.

With only three games left before the playoffs, the Bobcats are 12-6-1, and head coach Tim Baldwin expects his players to head into the playoffs with the right mindset.

“The team has played great all year,” Baldwin said. “Now we just need to enter the playoffs with a strong want for the championship and the will to win.”

Journalist Deborah Nelson will discuss her Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporting this thursday night at 7 in Village Hall. The talk is provided at no charge and is open to the public.

Heading into the season, head coach Jeromy Yetter knew his team’s youth and inexperience at the collegiate level would be make this season a bit of a roller coaster ride.

With six games left before playoffs, the Bobcats mens basketball team is holding onto the eighth and final playoff spot with a record of 8-11 (6-8).

“I would say the season is going how I expected it to. With as many new guys and with the conference how it is, it doesn’t do our young guys any favors. Inconsistency — as frustrating as it is — is part of the learning process and freshman year,” Yetter said.

Students can support Haiti relief efforts this Thursday night at 9 in Village Hall at a “Hip Hop for Haiti” event.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday at the Bobcat station in Chambers Hall, students can celebrate Pitt-Greensburg’s homecoming as well as to donate to Haiti’s relief fund.

Today at 4 in the Lyceum, professor Michael Lucci will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using computers in high stakes testing. The seminar also will cover useful test-taking strategies and test-development methods.

“I wanted to do this because it will help both me in research for a graduate course and any interested students who might take a computer-based test,” Lucci said.

Schools and testing organizations used computer administered tests (CATs) for convenience — “because it is an efficient way to give tests and to provide similar but different questions,” he said.