Homewood community engagement center celebrates one-year anniversary
By Martha Layne, Staff Writer
November 10, 2019
On October 18, the University's Community Engagement Center in Homewood celebrated one year since its opening. In this year, 4,500 community members participated in 660 programs.
Women hone craft at Art House in Homewood
By Shahum Ajmal | Staff Writer
April 4, 2018
As Vanessa German and a group of artists were about to settle in for a night of writing and discussion in her house, a car crash outside derailed the March evening. The group witnessed an altercation between the victim of the crash and police officers who responded to the scene, and feeling that...
Students report on community work in Homewood
By Zane Crowell | Staff Writer
April 3, 2018
Students, Homewood residents and members of the Community Engagement Center filled the Homewood-Brushton Branch YMCA’s meeting room, waiting for their chance to hear how the community workers had been spending their time. Residents of Homewood attended the Pitt CEC’s Community Assistant Report Out e...
Pitt engineering unveils Makerspace
By Samuel Weber and Noah Manalo | The Pitt News Staff
March 19, 2018
On the outside, 7800 Susquehanna Street looks like an old brick factory, with hazy entrance windows, a cracked walkway and faded paint. But recently, more than 100 people gathered at the Homewood location to celebrate the debut of the newest branch of the Swanson School of Engineering, a place dedicated ...