Community Outreach & Engagement Update
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Register for the August 2024 Engagement Intersections session!
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Pitt's Office of Engagement and Community Affairs (ECA) hosts the next Engagement Intersections session with nonprofit organizations, Pittsburgh Scholar House and When She Thrives!
Date + Time: Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 12 to 2 p.m.
Location: Cathedral of Learning, 20th Floor, Conference Room 2017 (address: 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260).
Join us as we spotlight two of our local nonprofit organizations and learn more about their work and how they are currently collaborating with members at the University of Pittsburgh. This is a chance to learn lessons about interacting with nonprofits, how to connect better with their missions, and learn ways to make reciprocal partnerships more meaningful.
Learn more about Engagement Intersections on our website.
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DEADLINE: August 30, 2024! Registration for the 2024-25 Community Engaged Scholarship Project Development Cohort is Open!
The Community-Engaged Scholarship Project Development Cohort provides project teams the dedicated planning time and facilitation to develop high impact community-engaged scholarship projects. Over four facilitated sessions, teams of up to four people work together to refine and advance their project plans to ensure logistic feasibility, community relevance, scholarly rigor, and social impact.
Applications for the 2024-25 Project Development Cohort are open now. The application deadline is Friday, August 30, 2024. Learn more about the process and submit an application today!
Grant Opportunity: 2024 Clean Air Fund
The request for applications for the 2024 Clean Air Fund is now open!
The Allegheny County Health Department is pleased to offer a request for applications for funding for four projects in 2024, totaling $5 million. These projects will be competitively awarded and are open to non-profits, local governments, private companies, and academic institutions for projects being conducted in Allegheny County, PA. An applicant may only submit for one overall project per category. The tentative timeline is as follows:
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July 2024 - notice of funding opportunity
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September 27, 2024 - applications for projects due
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October 2024 - projects selected and applicants notified
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Fall 2024 - contract agreements finalized and funds begin to be dispersed to participants
There are four projects that you can apply for:
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Urban Tree Planting 2024
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Electrification of Municipal Equipment 2024
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Fleet Electrification 2024
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Climate Resiliency/Climate Adaptation 2024
For more information on the projects, deadlines, open forum sessions, and more, visit the Clean Air Fund site.
Volunteer Opportunity: Support the Pitt United Way Campaign
If you are Pitt faculty, staff, student, or a family or friend, you can participate in this unique volunteer campaign with Pitt's University Store on Fifth. For every two-hour volunteer shift, $35 will be donated to the Pitt United Way Campaign!
Volunteer Perks:
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Get a free volunteer t-shirt.
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Every time you volunteer, you'll be entered to win a $50 gift certificate.
Virtual Training/Walkthrough: There will be a virtual training/walkthrough on the following dates:
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August 12 at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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August 14 at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Once registered, you will be contacted to select one of the virtual training dates and your t-shirt size.
How to Register:
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Visit Pitt United Way Campaign Volunteer Opportunities.
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Select your preferred volunteer shift.
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Complete the registration form.
These Pitt students took to the world stage to share a database project designed to combat systemic racism
Databases can be overwhelming, inaccessible, and challenging to maintain in the ever-evolving world of information technology. Eight students in Pitt's David C. Frederick Honors College’s Social Change Martinson Applied Project (MAP) are creating one that feels entirely different. Learn more about the database on Pittwire.
Pitt’s CyberCamp is diversifying the tech professional pipeline in Pittsburgh and beyond
There is a global shortage of cybersecurity professionals to the tune of four million workers. For the last eight years, Pitt’s Air Force Association CyberCamp has worked to bridge the talent gap.
The free, weeklong camp — spotlighted this year in a White House report for helping develop the national cybersecurity workforce — is a collaboration between Pitt Cyber and Pitt IT that’s taught cybersecurity skills to more than 1,200 high school students, many of whom are from underserved areas. The CyberCamp team often works with Pitt’s Community Engagement Centers as well as local and regional chapters of the United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Urban League and others to identify participants.
Learn more about the CyberCamp and how it is impacting workforce development in the Pittsburgh Region.
Congratulations to the Office of Sustainability for leading the charge for Pitt to win the the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) 2024 Excellence in Sustainability Award!
The award recognizes Pitt's Climate Action Plan and its progress toward carbon neutrality by 2037. Read the Pittwire story.
Congratulations to Drs. Melissa Bilec and David Sanchez of the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation and Pitt Engineering for securing a thee-year grant from the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G)!
In partnership with the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and Landforce, Drs. Bilec and Sanchez have securing a 3-year, $930,411 grant to increase climate resilience in environmental justice communities through water-based cleanup projects and green infrastructure to minimize flooding and associated public health risks in environmentally burdened communities in the county. Learn more about this new partnership and the researcher questions it plans to answer.
Call for Artists: Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh 2024
For the second year in a row, the University of Pittsburgh is excited to call all members of the Pittsburgh community to submit creative works of all kinds to help us envision a just Pittsburgh. This is a juried art exhibition. Jurors will review the images of submitted work based on the criteria of the call: does the piece inspire and expand the consciousness of what a thriving Pittsburgh regional community would be, is it bold and authentic, does it inspire and challenge others?
Submissions are due October 10, 2024. All works are eligible for award distinctions and awardees will be announced in December 2024. Full details, including monetary awards, are available online.
Mediation Training from a Social Justice Perspective
The University of Pittsburgh's Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will host a virtual training session on mediation from a social justice perspective. The sessions will be conducted virtually by Deepika Marya, Ph.D. and Leah Wing, Ed.D.
For more information about the training logistics and to apply to participate, please send an email to LaShon Jackson (laj44@pitt.edu) indicating your interest, availability, and commitment to: Attendance for the entire virtual training taking place from Sunday, August 18th through Wednesday, August 21 and Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25 (a six-day training) from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., times to be confirmed. FYI: attendance at all sessions is required for certification and successful completion.
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Compact25 Conference is now accepting proposals
Campus Compact is now accepting proposals for the Compact25 national conference. They seek proposals that explore the theme: Uniting through Public Purpose: Coalition Building for Impact. Proposals are due September 27, 2024. All sessions should balance learning and exchange, represent a variety of perspectives, and meaningfully contribute to racial justice, equity, and inclusion goals. Review the details and submit your proposal.
Community Conversation: Community Engaged Libraries
Join colleagues for an informal discussion on how campus libraries engage with their local communities. Professor Fannie Cox from the University of Louisville Libraries will facilitate the discussion. This discussion takes place Wednesday, August 14, 2024 from 12 to 12:45 p.m. Register online.
Presenting at the 2024 CUMU Conference? Call for Manuscripts
The Metropolitan Universities journal is accepting full manuscripts for the upcoming 2024 CUMU Conference Issue: Beyond Boundaries. The issue is scheduled for publication in summer 2025 and the call is open to presenters at the conference. Amplify your work and learn more about the submission process on the CUMU website.
Manuscripts are due December 1, 2024. Please direct any questions regarding this issue to:
Using Better Discourse: Preparing for the 2024-25 Academic Year
Join Campus Compact to learn more about their recently released resource, “Better Discourse: A Guide for Bridging Campus Divides in Challenging Times.” Developed this summer by a team of nationally recognized dialogue and discourse experts, it will help your campus community prepare for the academic year ahead.
This webinar will be held on Wednesady, August 14, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. Register online.
Seeing is believing: How the Engagement and Outreach Map makes Pitt’s community engagement come to life
Join Gregory Kienzl, PhD, Director of Data & Impact and Shatara Murphy, MBA, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Anchor Initatives both of the University of Pittsburgh's Office of Engagement and Community Affairs for a webinar to discuss how the Engagement and Outreach Map was created, improved, consistently updated, and used as a resource by faculty, institutional leadership, and community members. This webinar takes place on Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 3 to 3:45 p.m. Learn more and register today!
Call for proposals: 2025 CUMU Huddles
Are you interested in leading a CUMU Huddle in 2025? If so, this is your opportunity to propose your ideas. CUMU Huddles are informal, online learning communities that bring together individuals from across CUMU’s network to learn, network, and explore key topics across five virtual meetings and one in-person meeting at that year’s CUMU Conference. In addition to a presentation or shared learning experience, at least 50% of each Huddle meeting is set aside for discussion and networking to ensure that Huddle meetings are interactive opportunities for participants to get to know and learn from each other.
2025 Huddles will include a Community Engagement Huddle, an Anchor Mission Huddle, and at least two additional Huddles on topics yet to be determined. Learn more and submit a huddle proposal!
Community Engagement Huddle: Developing and sustaining community partnership
Join Byron White of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, to examine how they develop and sustain community partnerships. It will look at the work conducted to look at some of the key principles in developing and sustaining partnerships.
This session takes place on August 27, 2024 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Visit the event page for more details and to register.
Engagement Scholarship Consortium released its 2025 Strategic Plan
As a follow up to its successful ESC 20/20 Strategic Action Plan, the Engagement Scholarship Consortium initiated a strategic planning process in 2022 to clarify its priorities for the next five years.
The focus of ESC 2025 Strategic Plan is the four strategic priorities that are designed to build the capacity of faculty, staff, and students who do the work in partnership with communities and the administrators and institutions who support them. They are:
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Developing and Valuing people
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Empowering Leaders
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Connecting and Sharing
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Stewardship
Learn more about the plan on the ESC website.
2024 IARSLCE Conference: Intersections
The late registration deadline is on Sunday, September 1, 2024. The 2024 IARSLCE Conference is on October 2-4, 2024 in San Diego, CA at the University of San Diego.
IARSLCE 2024 comes together to explore the intersections between these local, national and global issues, and our practice, background, and lived experiences. As SLCE scholars and practitioners, we want to ponder our positionality and our contribution to the context of education in the future. How do we prepare ourselves, and our students, for this world of the future? How do our respective disciplines, experiences, and contexts intersect to prepare students to address complex issues in the community? How do we acknowledge history and silenced voices to approach this work with a decolonized lens?
To learn more about the conference and to register, go to the IARSLCE conference website.
Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference
Early-bird registration for the 2024 Engagement Scholarship Consortium Internatinonal Conference is on Friday, August 23, 2024. The conference will be held on October 9-10, 2024 with pre-conference activities on October 7-8, 2024. This event is hosted by Oregon State University and members of the Western Region. The theme is Pathways to Prosperity: Building Sustainable Futures through Community Engagement. Visit the event page for more details and to register.
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Greater Hazelwood
Greater Hazelwood National Night Out
Greater Hazelwood's National Night Out takes place Tuesday, August 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. Come to the former S&R Market lot next to Hazelwood Initiative's office (4901 Second Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15207) for some fun!
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Hill District
Save the Date! The Community Engagement Center in the Hill District Back to School Block Party is on Saturday, September 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.!
The block party features food, games, giveaways and more! For any questions, please reach out to Kali Mack at kem368@pitt.edu.
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Homewood
Legal Wills Clinic
Join us at the Community Engagement Center in Homewood on Wednesday, August 14 froom 12 to 4 p.m. for a free legal clinic on wills. Receive resources and guidance to ensure your affairs are in order. For more information, please email bradya@nlsa.us.
Save the Date: Homewood Community Appreciation Day 2.0
The Community Engagement Center in Homewood will host Homewood Appreciation Day 2.0 on Thursday, August 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Staff will be grilling beef hot dogs and turkey, beef and veggie burgers. We will also have chips and water for the community. This will take place outside of the CEC in Homewood (622 N. Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208).
Please reach out the CEC in Homewood team if you would like to assist or volunteer (grill or anything else).
Special thanks to our partner Pittsburgh Action Against Rape for sponsoring most of the food.
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