2025 Be A Good Neighbor Block Parties
This September, join the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs throughout Oakland for fun, food, prizes, meeting your neighbors, and making connections!
How Pitt is developing — and hiring — workers close to home
As a workforce development career counselor in Pitt’s Office of Human Resources, Celiwe Jones is helping Pittsburgh residents navigate the hiring process and find meaningful careers at the University.
How Heidi Ward is helping write the next chapter of Greater Hazelwood
For Heidi Ward, home is where the heart is — and where her advocacy is rooted. She’s not only the director of Pitt's Neighborhood Commitment in Greater Hazelwood, she lives there, too.
2 grants will advance Pitt life sciences and cyber training opportunities
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded two grants to the University of Pittsburgh that will help fund new job training programs in Pittsburgh’s emerging cybersecurity, biomanufacturing and life sciences industries, among others.
Join us for a Summer Cleaners Job Fair
Join us at the Community Engagement Centers in Homewood and the Hill District for a job fair specifically for hiring summer temporary cleaners. Bring your resume and dress for success at this free event with on the spot interviews.
Pathways to Pitt Employment: Career Counseling at Pitt's CECs
Navigating employment opportunities at a large institution like the University of Pittsburgh can be overwhelming, but Celiwe Jones is here to help. As Pitt’s workforce development career counselor, Celiwe offers career counseling, application assistance, and workshops to connect residents of the Hill District, Homewood, and Greater Hazelwood with employment opportunities at Pitt.
Pitt and the Smithsonian have teamed up to teach life sciences skills to local middle schoolers
Middle school students in Pittsburgh’s Greater Hazelwood neighborhood are getting hands-on with biotechnology thanks to a partnership between Pitt’s Office of Engagement and Community Affairs and the Smithsonian Science Education Center.
Join us for the 2024 Christmas Day at Pitt!
You're invited to the 19th annual Christmas Day at Pitt! Join in the merriment of the holidays at Pitt where all guests receive a delicious holiday meal, gifts for children, and winter accessories for adults.
Partners in Possible: 2024 Community Impact Report
The Office of Engagement and Community Affairs is thrilled to share Partners in Possible, our 2024 Community Impact Report, featuring stories of Pitt’s impact across our communities.
Pitt’s third Community Engagement Center has found its home in Greater Hazelwood (Pittwire)
On Nov. 15, the University of Pittsburgh announced that its Community Engagement Center (CEC) in Greater Hazelwood will be among the organizations housed in a local nonprofit organization’s expansive neighborhood hub.
A construction milestone for BioForge, Pitt’s biomanufacturing innovation facility (Pittwire)
University of Pittsburgh leaders, community members and representatives from foundations and industry gathered on Hazelwood Green Sept. 6 to note a major milestone: a topping-off ceremony for BioForge.
Volunteer for the 2024 Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics!
On Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., volunteers will be competing in the Garbage Olympics to clean up trash across the City of Pittsburgh. Register to volunteer today!
BioForge moves into next phase of construction (The Pitt News)
Friday marked a milestone in construction for Pitt’s BioForge. All those who contributed to the BioForge project — including leaders at Pitt, the construction team, architects and representatives from the Richard King Mellon Foundation and ElevateBio — gathered at the construction site for a “topping off” ceremony on Sept. 6 and signed the final beam.
Hazelwood Green tour shares progress, promise of multifaceted BioForge project (University Times)
On Sept. 5, a group of about two dozen folks from Pitt and the surrounding Hazelwood neighborhood got a sneak preview of the 185,000-gross-square-foot BioForge life-sciences manufacturing center now being constructed on 3.5 acres of the former steel-making property.