Following the unanimous passing of the MOU, we got right to work. The students who were interested in working with us from Uniontown created an incredible introductory video for our page and we crafted and outline of goals and content ideas using the concepts from the original proposal. Soon after getting the accounts set up…
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Celebrate Uniontown: The MOU
On February 3rd we headed back to Uniontown to have lunch with a handful of stakeholders and garner feedback on the Celebrate Uniontown proposal. At this lunch we had people from nonprofits, businesses, the Mayors office, including the Mayor himself, City Council, the County Commissioners and students from Uniontown high school. Everyone had a different…
Celebrate Uniontown: The Continuation
Jan 2023 This semester I am really excited to be continuing the work of the 2022 ATP cohort by implementing the Celebrate Uniontown proposal. As I wrote about this fall I am really excited to be able to take the research I have done and turn it into tangible outcomes. The semester has just begun…
Reflecting on the ATP
On October 14th we visited Fayette county for the first time as a cohort. I had never conducted field research in this way before, and wasn’t entirely sure where to start when we first stepped off that Pitt van. I knew a great deal about the region, its history and unique qualities from my class,…
The ATP begins!
Hi! My name is Sophia Shapiro. I am a junior Urban Studies major at Pitt with minors in legal studies, education and public service and a civic engagement distinction. I am pursuing a career in public service, so it made sense to me to take on this challenge. I really am grateful for the opportunity…