Hi all! It’s Sarah, and I’m back with another exciting update on what’s been happening at the CEC over the past few months. We’ve been hosting many incredible events, many of which are focused on providing STEAM opportunities as a part of our New Granada STEAM Initiative. Since my last update, I have helped support…
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Checking In from the Hill District CEC!
The Community Engagement Center in the Hill District is a vibrant building, with strong, dedicated employees that serve a resilient, hard-working community. My time here has taught me a great deal as I seek to navigate the world of respectful, helpful community engagement. The most important skills at the Hill CEC are communication, organization, and…
A Crash Course on the CEC (Hill)
Hi everyone! I am excited to update you all on my past few weeks of interning at the Community Engagement Center in the Hill District. It has certainly been a fascinating and rewarding experience, but before I fill you in, I would like to provide some background information about the CEC. The Community Engagement Center,…
An Intro to Jhanvi’s Summer as a STEAM Ambassador
Hi! I’m Jhanvi Dasaka, a rising junior majoring in Neuroscience and Philosophy with a Chemistry Minor and Conceptual Foundations of Medicine Certificate. I hope to eventually attend medical school and become a physician. On campus, I’m involved with Student Government Board as a Communications Director, Blue and Gold Society, and Chi Omega as the incoming…
Meet Sarah: A STEAM Ambassador at the CEC (Hill District)
Hi! My name is Sarah Memon, and I am currently a rising sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh. This summer, I will be serving as one of two Honors College STEAM Ambassadors at Pitt’s Community Engagement Center in the Hill District, along with my companion Jhanvi Dasaka. A Little About Me on Campus: As I…
Final Day at Pitt’s Community Engagement Center in the Hill District
As my last day at Pitt’s Community Engagement Center in the Hill District and time as the S.T.E.A.M. Ambassador comes to an end, I reflect on what I have learned and how I have grown, as both a student and as a person, over the past four months. Learned One of the most fascinating things…
Hill CEC: Purpose, Skills, & Adapting
What is the Hill CEC? One of the first questions I was asked during my interview for the S.T.E.A.M. Ambassador position was “what is the relationship between the University of Pittsburgh and the Pitt Community Engagement Center in the Hill District?”. While I obviously know the answer now, I was puzzled at first with how…
Hill CEC: Beginning My Time As A STEAM Ambassador
Introduction My name is Elizabeth Haudrich, and I am a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh. During the spring 2022 semester, I will be an Honors College STEAM Ambassador at the Pitt Community Engagement Center in the Hill District. As a freshman in her second semester of college, my academic and professional goals continue to…
CEC in the Hill: Signing Off? Not Just Yet.
On Wednesday, September 29th, Parker Werns, (then) Honors College housing manager and (current) Assistant Director of Student Engagement sent out a newsletter which discussed a position opening for the CEC S.T.E.A.M. Ambassador. As soon as I read the position description, I knew the position was the perfect match for me, and within hours I had…
CEC in the Hill: The Only Limits Are My Creativity
The past three months at the Pitt CEC in the Hill District saw the continuation of existing programs as well as the addition of new ones. The highlight of our fall programming was the STEAM Saturday Series, a set of collaborative classes aimed at elementary-level kids taught by Pitt students and faculty. The series included…