Engineering 0715

Rebecca McGinley

I am a student in the engineering program at the University of Pittsburgh where I hope to major in chemical engineering. I chose the Pitt because it has a good engineering program and it was far away from Texas. I am truly enjoying this opportunity to be on my own and I feel like Pitt was a good choice for me. The reason I chose chemical engineering specifically have always loved chemistry and sciences in general. I feel after my first semester now that I know even more about chemical engineering, I know it is the right choice. Originally I am from Austin, Texas where I went to Anderson High School and did the IB diploma program. In high school I was active in French club and Girl Scouts. I worked throughout my junior and senior year and really enjoyed myself. Now that I am in college I spend a lot of time studying, and talking about how I should study more with my friends, but I still find time to goof around. I hope that my experience in this engineering class will help me become better prepared for my future career in engineering and I look forward to this semester.

Team Project

My engineering team is working on creating walking routes in the Hill district to connect different "Green-Up" lots, and may help in the design of the lots themselves.

Hill House

Hill House is our community partner, a non-profit organization whose goal is to help the Hill district develop responsibly and provide for it's residents.

Team Members

  1. Blair C. Suter
  2. Michael E. Sweriduk
  3. Declan W. Wilson

Helpful Links

Find the Rivers! Find the Rivers! is a program of Hill House whose main goal is to help the Hill District develop community leaders so that it can become an independently functioning community.
Community Partners Institute This organization helps in the design of different community and personal projects. They are currently working with Find the Rivers on the Green-Up project and institutes public arts events in the Hill District.