Community

Day of Caring

Day of Caring

More than 200 Pitt faculty and staff members volunteered for community-service projects in Pittsburgh during this year's United Way Day of Caring. Read More »
City Honors Pitt's Public Spirit

City Honors Pitt's Public Spirit

Pitt Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kathy Humphrey (at lectern) was joined by members of the University's student government and Pitt staff members in accepting a pair of honors from Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. Read More »
Pitt's Mobile Science Lab

Where the Science Meets the Road

The Mobile Science Lab invites students and teachers at middle and high schools to work on projects with Pitt scientists. Read More »
Educator and Job Creator

Educator and Job Creator

Besides employing more than 11,000 people at its Pittsburgh campus, Pitt generates 28,800-plus research-related jobs. And the University supports another 20,000 jobs indirectly. Read More »

Pitt's a Good Neighbor

For its excellence in dedicated long-term volunteerism, Pitt received the United Way's Fred Rogers Good Neighbor Award March 20. Pictured at the award ceremony are David Newell (aka Mr. McFeely, the "Speedy Delivery" man in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) and Kannu Sahni, Pitt Director of Community Relations. Read More »
Improving Children's Lives

Improving Children's Lives

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl congratulates Pitt Social Work Professor John M. Wallace Jr.. (third from right) as well as the University and its social work school for their work on behalf of the Homewood Children's Village, which has served more than 600 children and their families in Pittsburgh's Homewood community.
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  • More than 4,000 Pitt students participate in community-service projects each year.

  • The Pitt medical school's Matilda Theiss Health Center helps underserved populations.

  • Pitt pays $513 million annually to local businesses for goods and services.

  • Pitt police serve the Oakland community, reducing costs for the city.

  • Pitt’s School of Law supports clinics in elder law, health law, and tax law.

  • The Pitt Dental Clinic provides low-cost care to residents who couldn’t otherwise afford it.

  • Pitt social work student-interns devote 300,000 hours annually to human service.

  • Pitt was named to the 2013 CNCS President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

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Serving Our Communities

Pitt has been named the nation’s top public “Best Neighbor” school in Saviors of Our Cities: A Survey of Best College and University Civic Partnerships. Faculty, students, and staff serve communities through the following programs and others.

 

Community and Governmental Relations

The Pitt Community Relations office builds bridges and develops sustainable partnerships with the University’s neighbors. Governmental Relations is the University’s principal source of information on governmental matters and is the institutional point of contact for federal, state, and local governments and community representatives and their staffs.
Volunteers

Volunteers

Pitt students, faculty, and staff members enjoy hundreds of opportunities to volunteer for community-service projects. The Student Volunteer Outreach promotes and supports student participation in community service. Faculty and Staff in Service to Community is an association of more than 3,000 faculty and staff members who volunteer for 100-plus projects annually.