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.
Enriching Educational Partnerships in Pittsburgh Neighborhoods - PittEd Magazine (Summer 2024)
The summer before Bryanna Checo started her junior year in the Combined Accelerated Studies in Education (CASE) program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, she saw a job posting for a PittEnrich tutor. She quickly decided it was the perfect fit for her. Learn more in the Summer 2024 issue of PittEd Magazine.
How Pitt contributes to regional economic and community growth
Connection and commitment — along with the Pitt's role as a major employer, landowner and partner in Western Pennsylvania’s economic and social progress — led to Pitt’s designation as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).
Questions for the ‘Connecting King’
“I see the staff of the CEC as being like a point guard of a basketball game,” says Vernard Alexander. “We're the connector between Pitt and the Homewood community and greater opportunity.”
2024 Be A Good Neighbor Block Parties
This August and September, join the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs throughout Oakland for an evening of fun, food, prizes, meeting your neighbors, and making connections!
News From Your Neighbor - Spring 2024
Check out what's happening in and around Oakland and at Pitt in the Spring 2024 issue of News From Your Neighbor!
Community members and Pitt partners work together to plan how the field of life sciences can benefit Greater Hazelwood
The daylong Greater Hazelwood Kaleidoscope Summit held on Feb. 24 hosted a meaningful dialogue on the role life sciences could play in uplifting the neighborhood and identified shared ideas and next steps to move those ideas forward.
A Front Door to Pitt: Five Years of Engagement & Impact at Pitt’s CECs
The Office of Engagement and Community Affairs is excited to share A Front Door to Pitt: Grounded in the Heart of the Community, a report of engagement and impact with Pitt's Community Engagement Centers (CECs) from the past five years.
2023 Winter Recess Closure
Our Homewood and Hill District teams wish you all a safe and healthy new year and are excited to welcome you back in 2024.
Vernard Alexander Named Director of the Community Engagement Center in Homewood
Vernard Alexander serves as the new Director of the Community Engagement Center (CEC) in Homewood, effective Nov. 13, 2023.
The Gismondi Foundation has committed to more than $1 million to support Pitt's community engagement efforts
The Gismondi Foundation — created by Pitt trustee John Gismondi (A&S ’75, LAW ’78) and his wife, Lisa — has topped the $1 million mark in giving to the University of Pittsburgh to strengthen and expand the educational support it provides in school and out of school across its Neighborhood Commitments in Homewood, the Hill District, Oakland and Greater Hazelwood.
Construction and renovation begins at the New Granada Theater
The Hill Community Development Corporation kicked off the start of its construction and renovation project for the Historic New Granada Theater and surrounding spaces with a groundbreaking ceremony on May 25.
With the development corporation leading construction and renovation, the ceremony marks the beginning of the initial $36 million development phase of the historic New Granada building and nearby retail spaces.
The construction and renovation project includes apartments, performance areas, retail spaces, restaurants and 40 units of affordable office space.
Introducing Kelly Protho, Director of the CEC in the Hill District
Kelly Protho is excited to return to the Hill District as director of the Hill District Community Engagement Center (CEC).
Protho, who started in her new role on March 17, most recently worked as a senior applied learning and development specialist with the Allegheny Department of Health and Human Services. She earned her bachelor’s in political science at Hampton University.