Hi my name is Kelly Nguyen and I am a senior pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Economics, a minor in Film and Media Studies, and a certificate in Sustainability. I share an interest in learning about the economic well being for our well being individually and as a whole. I also share my passions…
Category: Capstone
Sustainability Capstone ACRI Project – Introduction
Hi everyone! My name is Katherine Fazzini and I am a senior Finance student. I have minors in Economics and Hispanic Language & Culture and a certificate in Sustainability. I am in Dr. Sanchez’s Sustainability Capstone and I am working with Colleen, Becca, and Kelly on this project. A fun fact about me is I…
Sustainability Capstone Introduction
Hello all! Let’s start off with a little about me; my name is Rebecca Jalboot, but I prefer to be called Becca. I am a fifth-year Environmental Engineering major with a certificate in Sustainability and will be graduating in May 2025. Something more personal about me is that in my spare time I love to…
Final Recap/Deliverables
The final deliverables that the business cohort, consisting of myself, Franny and Ava, focused on supporting the Connellsville Entrepreneurship and Education Center. This newly constructed building aims to serve as a community resource for education and job training to boost economic prospects in the region. Though spacious modern classrooms were built, there was a need…
Connellsville, DC, and everything in between
Our first trip to Connellsville, earlier in the semester, was more so about gathering knowledge and, almost like a detective, getting a feel for the community and its residents. The second trip on the 17th of November was all business: one afternoon to present our deliverables to everyone who would listen. We made our triumphant…
Connellsville Trip Recap
In case the reader is not aware, last weekend we packed into a few cars and went to Fayette County for the weekend as part of our ACRI Regional Resilience project. We visited the three towns of Connellsville, Uniontown, and Brownsville in particular, each of it had its own unique traits. Throughout the action-packed, albeit…
Final thoughts: The Appalachian Resilience Project
It has been an incredibly long semester, one of the longest of my college career. That being said, working with my teammates, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the Fredrick Honors College this semester to do our community research has been the most rewarding experience I have had in my time at Pitt. After completing our…
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…
Joining the Appalachian Resilience Project
Mikayla Scheckler Senior @ University of Pittsburgh Political Science & Urban Studies Major Unique about me: I grew up in rural Appalachia where we saw similar problems to the communities in Fayette County. The purpose of the Appalachian Teaching Project (ATP) is to get students involved in a ten year community-based research to discover the…