Pitt has now completed its fourth year of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative, or what we have been calling the ARC-ACRI. Our sustainability group, consisting of me, Rebecca Jalboot, Katherine Fazzini, and Kelly Nguyen, was one of four that made up this year’s cohort. At Pitt, students get involved with the ARC-ACRI…
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Final Presentation in Uniontown and Connellsville
Since I’ve last posted here, our project has had some major developments. For one, we made the complete shift to having the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Uniontown as our stakeholder. As I mentioned before, our sustainability group had another site visit in Uniontown in late October to gather information for our new project…
Going to Uniontown, PA
Earlier this month, Pitt’s ARC-ACRI took our long-awaited trip to Fayette County. Our group, the Sustainability Capstone, has been thinking about this visit since we began our project in late August. All the research, interviews, and analysis we have done up to this point has been in an effort to be as knowledgeable and thorough…
Sustainable Economic Development in Appalachia
Hello all. My name is Colleen O’Hare Barrows, and I am participating in this year’s Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative (ACRI) at Pitt. I am a senior majoring in Politics & Philosophy and Public & Professional Writing. I am also pursuing a certificate in Sustainability, which is how I got involved in this project. After college,…
Getting Used to Dublin
These past three weeks in Dublin have flown by! Within that time, a great deal has happened. I’ve toured Dublin, visited the other side of the country, and, most importantly, begun my internship. My favorite excursion so far was the one I took to Galway with a few other students on my program. While there,…
Summer in Dublin!
Hello! My name is Colleen O’Hare-Barrows, and I am participating in this year’s International Internship Program in Dublin. I am a rising junior majoring in Politics & Philosophy. I am also pursuing certificates in Sustainability and Public & Professional Writing. After college, I hope to attend law school. Going abroad has always been something I’ve…