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…
Final Presentation 12/6
Reflecting on the Uniontown and Connellsville Presentations: Lessons, Challenges, and a Vision for Sustainable Change On December 6th, the Sustainability Group presented the culmination of our semester’s work in Uniontown and Connellsville. While both presentations were meaningful, Uniontown served as the focal point of our efforts, providing a vivid example of the challenges and opportunities…
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,…
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…