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Recapping City Semester Pittsburgh’s 10th semester

This past summer, six Penn State students embarked on an immersive journey into urban sustainability through the City Semester Pittsburgh program, exploring topics in sustainability, hearing from local leaders and industry experts, visiting sites around the region, and engaging with the city’s complex environmental and social landscape.

City Semester check-in with Veronica Sciulli

We are currently in the middle of another great summer with City Semester Pittsburgh, with six Penn State students living and learning about sustainability in the region. Each week, students meet at the Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center, near downtown, for a class on Urban Sustainability and then spend the rest of the week interning with a local community partner. Let’s check in with one of the students!