The second annual Sustainability Curriculum Consortium Faculty Conference will be held on June 25–26 at the Penn State Center in Pittsburgh. The conference will focus on pedagogy, content and leadership to support faculty who are teaching sustainability topics at the college and university level, whether in the sciences, the humanities or arts and design.
The mission of the CITY program at the Penn State Center Pittsburgh is to encourage pathways to success for high school students in the Pittsburgh area by providing opportunities outside of the classroom.
Erifili "Lily" Draklellis, a third-year student majoring in Earth and science policy, and Anthony Mitchell, a fourth-year student majoring in political science, have been awarded PepsiCo Urban Sustainability Fellowships. Mitchell and Draklellis are enrolled in Penn State’s new Study Away Pittsburgh program, a semester-long, transformative, urban, educational experience for third- and fourth-year Penn State students.
The Penn State Center Pittsburgh will host a screening of the WPSU documentary “Managing Risk in a Changing Climate” and a panel discussion featuring climate experts and Pittsburgh stakeholders from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on July 13 at the Energy Innovation Center, located at 1435 Bedford Avenue, in Pittsburgh.
More than 100 students and educators from western Pennsylvania schools will compete in the 2017 Pittsburgh Regional SeaPerch Competition from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, at California University of Pennsylvania. The Penn State Center Pittsburgh, United States Navy City Outreach and Navy Recruiting District Pittsburgh partnered to facilitate the regional contest.
Starting in fall 2017, Penn State will launch a new program for students who are interested in helping the cities of today support the world of tomorrow. Study Away Pittsburgh is a 15-credit residential program that provides students with an immersive urban experience while taking classes in person and online. Four information sessions will be held Feb. 23 in the HUB-Robeson Center for students interested in learning more.
Penn State Outreach and Online Education will honor three outstanding leaders in education who have dedicated their time, funds and mentorship to enhance the Penn State experience for students. The awards will be presented at the Transforming Education Transforming Lives OOE Appreciation Dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at The Nittany Lion Inn.
The pilot program for the Penn State Community Innovation for Youth (CITY), an initiative created to help at-risk students in the Pittsburgh area transition to adulthood by achieving academic success and financial independence, is underway. CITY students are expected to complete a two-year program that will be organized around mentorship, service learning via community engagement, and STEAM education.
The Penn State Center and Extension are relocating their spaces and targeting an April 2015 move-in to the Energy Innovation Center in the heart of Pittsburgh. This relocation will include many new changes, including a One Button Studio and a Mirror app.
The Penn State Center Pittsburgh, in partnership with the Rosedale Block Cluster in Homewood and Bey Brothers Landscaping in Beltzhoover, plans to salvage plant material from the Civic Arena grounds.
Plans are being finalized for the Arena's on-site vegetation to be deconstructed and put to good use. More than 200 mature plants have been tagged for collection at the site. These plants range in variety and include hollies, burning bushes, viburnum and others.
