Summer 2025 Opportunities in Pittsburgh for Penn State Students

The Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State is proud to offer two transformative summer programs: High Performance Building Summer Program and City Semester Pittsburgh. Whether you’re passionate about sustainable building practices, sustainability or community engagement, these programs provide hands-on learning, expert mentorship, and career-ready skills.

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!

City Semester check-in with Kate Miller

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!

City Semester check-in with Alexis Kennedy

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!

City Semester check-in with Madeleine Ryan

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!

Summer of sustainable learning: A preview of student engagement programs in Pittsburgh

The team at the Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State is preparing for an exciting season of programs that will bring together students and community to explore, learn, and collectively contribute to shaping a more sustainable and equitable future in Pittsburgh.