My sustainability capstone group focused on three main deliverables throughout our semester working on our Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative project. The first of these focused on educating high school students on career options for them post-graduation that are available in Fayette County, both for those who continue on to college and those who pursue a…
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Presenting to Fayette County Stakeholders and at the ACRI Conference
After many weeks of learning from Fayette County and formulating our deliverables, it was time to present our findings, completed work, and future plans to our stakeholders. On November 17th, we drove the hour down to the Connellsville Canteen. The canteen was where we first met with many members of the community as well as…
ACRI 2: Learning from Fayette
The fall semester is now halfway over, and our ACRI project is well underway. We have learned a great deal about the communities of Fayette County, most notably from our site visit October 12th-14th. This visit allowed us to talk to community members face-to-face and experience some of what the county has to offer. We stayed…
Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative: Introduction
Hello, My name is Maggie Lincoln (she/her) and I am a 5th year student in the David C. Frederick Honors College at Pitt. I’m double majoring in Environmental Science and Ecology and Evolution and minoring in history and chemistry. On top of this, I am getting my Sustainability and GIS certificates as well as the…