Over the past semester, I had the opportunity to work as an intern with the Fayette County Cultural Trust (FCCT), under the guidance of Michael Edwards and Dan Cocks, and in collaboration with other faculty members and students from the University of Pittsburgh. This internship was offered to me to continue research I began last…
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Breaking Through Dead Ends: My Internship Journey
This semester, I am in an internship created by the University of Pittsburgh’s Frederick Honors College in collaboration with the Fayette County Cultural Trust (FCCT) where I am working to grow economic resilience in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, with several students that were involved in capstone research last semester. Upon the first meeting with President and…
Internship at the Fayette County Cultural Trust
My name is Allyson Doolittle and I am a senior Environmental Studies, Anthropology, and Sustainability student. I am currently working as an intern for the Fayette County Cultural Trust, the FCCT, where I have expanded off of research I initiated last semester in my Sustainability Capstone class. After working closely with the President and the…
Fayette County Economic Resilience
During our research in Fayette County, specifically in Connellsville and Uniontown, we spoke with local residents, community leaders, and business owners to learn about their perspectives on particular assets in their town. The community is surprisingly open about all topics and were incredibly inviting during our visits. It was extremely apparent that there is a…
Appalachia Collegiate Research Initiative
My name is Ally Doolittle and I am a senior at Pitt studying Environmental Studies and Anthropology, as well as acquiring my Sustainability Certificate. Currently, I am working on bettering the viability of menstrual equity and safe sex resources on campus! Our project is the second cohort of a 10-year project as a collaboration between…