STUDENT LIFE
MAKE PITTSBURGH YOUR HOME DURING YOUR STUDIES AT PIMS.
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LIFE AT PIMS
PIMS students will have more than just an exceptional learning experience, they’ll get to make memories in the beautiful city of Pittsburgh.
THE CITY OF BRIDGES
The City of Pittsburgh is full of life! Among the bridges, there are businesses with character, museums that inspire, restaurants that make taste buds buzz, and opportunities to make dreams a reality. Students who attend PIMS will be centrally located in the university and cultural center, the Shadyside area of Pittsburgh. This developing area is rich with culture, history and social activities.
THE CITY OF BRIDGES
The City of Pittsburgh is full of life! Among the bridges, there are businesses with character, museums that inspire, restaurants that make taste buds buzz, and opportunities to make dreams a reality. Students who attend PIMS will be centrally located in the university and cultural center, the Shadyside area of Pittsburgh. This developing area is rich with culture, history and social activities.
CAMPUS SAFETY
We ensure the safety of our students at PIMS. Our campus is staffed with security and to ward off any predators, we have a ferocious ( loving) guard dog on staff named Sydney.
Our Team for Student
Dean of Faculty and Students
DEAN MICHAEL S. BURNS, M.ED.
Mr. Burns’ focus to enable student success at PIMS includes a full range of responsibilities specifically involving administration of the faculty and students. Such responsibilities include, but are not limited to: curriculum/teaching oversight, student support, promoting campus life, faculty supervision and development, and management of the Restorative Art Residency. In addition, he is a Certified Trainer for the prestigious Insight Institute Certified Celebrant Training Program offering all PIMS students the chance to earn this designation while enrolled at the Institute.
Registrar/Director of Administrative and Student Services
NICOLE ELACHKO, MBA
Mrs. Elachko’s focus to enable student success at PIMS is serving as the Registrar of the Institute in which she certifies grades, monitors student pace and progression, issues transcripts, and handles operational affairs such as class scheduling and management of educational resources with the bookstore. As the Director of Administrative and Student Services, she supervises the student services team who are tasked to provide support with admissions, matriculation, enrollment, business affairs, as well as financial aid. Additionally, she is directly responsible to provide support and assistance with technical issues regarding the learning management platform and student administrative software
F/T Faculty
NICK RICCI
Mr. Ricci’s focus to enable student success at PIMS is as a full-time faculty member who teaches both online and on campus. While his primary duties are teaching, Mr. Ricci also plays a key role in providing technical education and mentoring for the Clinical Embalming Program, Restorative Art Residency, and First Call/Decedent Transfer seminar (otherwise known as “Rescue Randy” day) at the Institute. Finally, Mr. Ricci also helps out with general administrative assisting tasks at the Institute and provides an assist to Ms. Cerutti in managing our social media presence.