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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The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Class of 2024's Oath of Professionalism
Four years ago, the Pitt School of Medicine class of 2024 wrote their own oath of professionalism. Now, they’re living it. In the summer of 2020, before their classes began, all 149 were charged by their deans to work together (virtually) to write a class oath. The result built on the standard set by the 2,400-year-old Hippocratic Oath, committing the class to an even wider-ranging set of responsibilities that physicians have to their patients and communities.
Read more about how each student, in their own words, is dedicated to a new way of delivering healhcare to patients.
These former Pitt Med students designed a lab plastic recycling system
The scientific community creates an estimated 12 billion pounds of plastic waste annually. Thanks to a company founded by two former Pitt Med students, Pitt labs are at the forefront of a new way to reduce their carbon emissions, landfill waste and single-stream recycling contamination—by returning used scientific plastics to the lab in a closed-loop recycling system. Read more in Pittwire.
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. Learn more about the cohort and submit your application today. The application deadline is Friday, August 30, 2024. Learn more about the process and submit an application.
Volunteer Opportunity: Support the Pitt United Way Campaign
If you are Pitt faculty, staff, student, or a family or friend, you can particpate 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 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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August 14 at 10:00 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.
Youth Science Communication Workshops Summer 2024
Dr. Stephen Quigley of the University of Pittsburgh's English Department is hosting a free series of science communication workshops for middle school students in the month of July. Check out the schedule and sign up today.
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July 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Exploring Sustainable Design (Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation)
It’s free! Get tickets online.
Congratulations to Dr. Rory Cooper on his appointment to the United States Olympians and Paralympians Association’s (USOPA) Executive Committee!
This committee is a a group of Games alumni who aim to inspire all communities and help foster volunteer work. Learn more in Pittwire about Dr. Cooper's engagment work with the Games and his service to the athletes who participate.
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 the following:
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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"Restoring the Public Purpose of America's Urban Universities" white paper has been released
This white paper contends that higher education in general needs to dramatically increase its contributions to the public good. Its specific focus, however, is on urban colleges and universities working together with their neighbors to help radically reduce the problems facing America’s urban communities.
The paper includes eight case studies from urban institutions across the country that demonstrate that higher education insittutions can make meaningful contributions to education, research, and sociaity through mutually- beneficial university-community partnerships. Read the full white paper online.
Metropolitan Universities, "Productive Tensions and Uncomfortable Conversations
Metropolitan Universities special journal issue, "Productive Tensions and Uncomfortable Conversations," published in collaboration with the Place-Based Justice Network, is out now. This issue looks at the challenges and obstacles to equitable and anti-racist place-based community engagement in higher education. The issue is available online.
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.
Coalition Conversation: Reflections On Student Activism And Preparation For The Fall
Campus Compact members and campuses across the country saw passionate and sometimes divisive interactions between students, administrators, and community members as we all grapple with ongoing wars and rising tensions. As these protests and encampments played out on campuses this spring, campus administrations used different tactics to approach the issues. Join us for a Coalition Conversation to reflect on what is happening in higher education and how we can prepare for the fall. This will not be a space to debate the issues but more of an open forum to hear from your colleagues about how their campuses deal with the aftermath and prepare for the future.
This session will take place on Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET. It is co-moderated by Maurice L. Smith from Tulane University and Natalie Furlett of Campus Compact. Register online.
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 be facillitating the discussion. This will take place on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 from 12pm-12:45pm. 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:
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!
Call for Proposals: AAC&U Annual Meeting
AAC&U invites proposals for sessions that address the challenges currently facing colleges and universities and higher education at large. Submit your proposal by July 31, 2024.
Community Engagement Huddle: Developing and sustaining community partnership
Join Byron White of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte to examine how we 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 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
Center of Life Summer Concert Series
The Center of Life Summer Concert Series is back! On Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. starting June 27, there will be free music, food (while supplies last), and opportunities to connect with local resources. The concert series schedule includes:
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July 25 at the Spartan Center
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August 1 at the JCC
More information can be found at www.centeroflife.org/upcoming-events
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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, August 24 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
Homewood Community Meeting: New Outpatient Services
Beginning Fall 2024, the SHRS Wellness Pavillion at the Community Engagement Center in Homewood will offer outpatient services to the community. Student-led and faculty-supervised services will be available free of charge!
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Occupational therapy
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Physical therapy
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Sports medicine
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Nutrition
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Behavioral health
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Chiropractic
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Audiology
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And more!
There will be a Homewood community meeting at the Community Engagement Center in Homewood, located at 622 N. Homewood Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15208, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 from Noon-1 p.m. to discuss these new services.
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