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Erik Arroyo, Director of Academic Support Services
Erik Arroyo
Director of Academic Support Services

As the director for Academic Support Services, Erik Arroyo oversees multiple units within the Teaching Center at the University of Pittsburgh:

Outreach, which is responsible for the department’s brand management, including all communication campaigns, social media, websites, newsletters, etc.; Academic Digital Media, which is responsible for creating classroom media and supporting University events through digital and video services; the University of Pittsburgh Testing Center [UPTC], which oversees proctored examinations for Pitt students and external clients in a supervised testing environment; and the Office of Measurement and Evaluation of Teaching [OMET], which oversees mid and end-of-term teaching survey administration. Erik also serves as a Grants Committee Member for the National College Testing Association [NCTA] and has spoken at the NCTA’s national convention three times. He completed his BA in Communications and Journalism at Pitt in 2003, and earned his MBA in Marketing from South University in 2008. He is president of the Baldwin-Whitehall Educational Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports innovation and excellence in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.

Office: A119 IS Building 
Email:
earroyo@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-7217

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