High school students from the Pittsburgh area who are enrolled in the Community Innovation Training for Youth (CITY) program visited Penn State University Park on July 11 as part of their out-of-classroom learning opportunities. The students toured WPSU Penn State television and radio studios, Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, and the Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State World Campus students Jamie Parke and Yolanda Jackson are experiencing their possible career paths in urban sustainability through Penn State’s Study Away program. The program is facilitated through Penn State’s urban centers in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Study Away is designed to give students a real-world experience in an urban…
PITTSBURGH — JoMar Davis is a student at Hill House Passport Academy Charter School in Pittsburgh. “I would like to run for mayor, congress maybe even president one day,” Davis said. “There are many people in politics that don’t look like me. My mom always told me not to wait for someone else to be…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — 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.
By Christie Black Penn State Outreach and Online Education Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto is one of more than 330 mayors from across the United States who has pledged to continue to align their city with the goals of the Paris Agreement, despite the federal government’s announcement to back out. In advance of the mayor’s reveal…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – The first, and so far only, green infrastructure solution to flooding in Highland Park’s valleys is completed along Negley Run Boulevard — a 1,100-foot bioswale that will intercept an estimated 600,000 gallons of water running off pavement annually.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — More than 100 students and educators from western Pennsylvania schools will compete in the 2017 Pittsburgh Regional SeaPerch Competition from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, at California University of Pennsylvania. Penn State Center Pittsburgh, United States Navy City Outreach, and Navy Recruiting District Pittsburgh partnered to facilitate the regional contest.…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — 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 resident program that provides students with an immersive urban experience while taking classes in person and online. It…
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Thomas Bartnik is the new director of the Penn State Center Pittsburgh. Bartnik, a certified urban planner and LEED accredited professional, has spent 25 years working in sustainable community development. Before joining the Penn State Center team, he was executive director of Pittsburgh Green Innovators and served as director of planning and…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — 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. The first student cohort to participate in Penn State CITY includes juniors and seniors selected from…