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…

Appreciate Appalachia: Meet Your Guide

Hello world! I am Olivia Seiler, but I go by Ollie. This is my first semester in the College of Business Administration where I am studying Accounting and also pursuing a minor in French. A little fun fact about me is that I think I may take the cake for being Bubly’s biggest fan. If…

ACRI Cohort: Starting Out with Fayette County

Hello! My name is Lizzie Dickerson, and I’m a junior at Pitt. My majors are Politics & Philosophy and Urban Studies. Outside of the classroom, I write and edit for Policy and Political Review, Pitt’s undergraduate policy magazine. I’m passionate about local government, urban design, and building strong communities! One of my favorite parts of…

First Week in Vienna, Austria

Hello! My name is Frances (Franny) Adams and I am a Junior majoring in Finance and Business Analytics and minoring in Economics! This semester I am studying abroad in Vienna at WU or the Vienna University of Economics and Business. I chose to study at WU largely because of its location in Central Europe. While…

Greetings from Florence!

Hi everyone! My name is Anna Bruno, and I am a rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh’s College of Business Administration and Frederick Honors College. This fall, I will be studying abroad in Florence through the Global Business Institute – Florence program. I am doing this program with three of my friends from Pitt,…

Bella in Florence –> Almost Time For Take-Off

Ciao tutti! My name is Isabella Spena. I am a junior and a part of the Frederick Honors College and the College of Business Administration. In terms of academics, I major in accounting and have minors in law, criminal justice, society, and Italian studies. Professionally, I have experience auditing for Accounting/Advisory Firms, but I am…

¡Vamos a Madrid!

Hi everyone! My name is Andrew Pruden, and I am a junior pursuing a double major in Political Science and Computational Social Science with a minor in Spanish. I just wrapped up a fantastic summer working as the Policy and Government Affairs Intern for the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, a local nonprofit dedicated to…

Owen’s off to Copenhagen!

Hi everyone! My name is Owen Bauer and I am entering my junior year, studying Psychology with a Business minor. I am exploring career paths in mental health care, clinical psychology, and organizational behavior. At Pitt, I am very involved in different aspects of student life. For starters, I’m a research assistant in a psychiatry…

Introduction to my project: Reimagining Queer Spaces

My name is Jiri Palayekar and I am a rising senior double majoring in Information Science and Psychology! I am excited to be taking on my FHC Creative Arts project, which is centered around exploring and reimagining buildings tied to Pittsburgh’s queer history. For this project, I will be conducting research, taking photographs, and creatively…