To continue my work from my sustainability capstone last semester, I have been working with the same group of students and faculty this semester to continue the second year of the project working on the Appalachian Resilience Project in Fayette County. More specifically, I have been completing an internship with Dr. Kris Kanthak to assist…
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Interning with the Fayette County Cultural Trust
Hello! My name is Natalie, and I am a senior at Pitt majoring in Urban Studies and Anthropology, minoring in Political Science, and getting a certificate in Public and Professional Writing. In addition to my studies, I am an intern with the Fayette County Cultural Trust for this Spring semester. The Fayette County Cultural Trust…
Spring ACRI Internship!
Hello! My name is Grace, I’m a senior Political Science and History double-major from Warwick, NY, and will also be receiving American Sign Language (ASL) and Public and Professional Writing certificates. This is my second semester working with the multi-disciplinary Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative group at Pitt, after completing our research, our group of eight…
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…
About the Appalachian Teaching Project
Our group’s project timeline involved a site visit to both Connellsville and Uniontown, where we met with local community members and leaders, gained community input, and experienced the distinctive features of both towns. The main assets my group and I identified during our site visit, particularly in Connellsville, was the Great Allegheny Passage, and the…
My Time with the Appalachian Teaching Project
Hello! My name is Natalie Frank, and I am a senior at Pitt majoring in Urban Studies and Anthropology, minoring in Political Science, and getting a certificate in Public and Professional Writing. Through one of my Urban Studies classes this past semester, I had the opportunity to work with a great group of fellow students…
Diving Deeper into Appalachia
On our trip to Connellsville and Uniontown this semester as apart of the Appalachian Teaching Project, we got to do field research by interviewing local business owners and government officials. To start our research, we looked online at different Connellsville and Uniontown websites to identify local businesses and assets. Some of which included The State…
Going into the Appalachian Teaching Project
Jessica Jones Junior at the University of Pittsburgh Biology major, French minor, and Sustainability Certificate Fun fact about me: I am from Pittsburgh and grew up about 15 minutes away from campus. This past fall I was apart of the Appalachian Teaching Project through the University of Pittsburgh Frederick Honors College and my sustainability capstone…
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…
FCCT Wrap Up
SOLO PROJECTS: Trail Town Assets and Business Corridor – My work for the business corridor consisted of gathering additional assets for Connellsville that did not appear on the Fall 2021 asset map. Some of these places include additional eateries, a bakery, historic places to see, and shopping outlets. To gather an idea of what Connellsville…