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New Dietrich School Program Aims to Promote Sense of Belonging

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Department chairs and staff leaders at the Dietrich School have been creating new events to draw their personnel to campus, and those in charge of this new program think it is building a better sense of belonging after the long separation caused by the pandemic.

Departments have provided lunches, held trainings, discussed how to implement webinars and had doughnuts for new employees, among other events so far, she said. Grants for staff events (at $25 per staff employee in a department) are available under Dietrich’s new Community Team Building fund.

Pitt Alum Attended the EU-US Young Leaders Seminar

Michelle Furmansky, a Fulbright scholar and Dietrich School alumna traveled to Brussels to connect with leaders from across the globe for the EU-US Young Leaders Seminar. She was among 40 young leaders invited to participate. The seminar engages in candid discussions on the evolving dynamics of transatlantic relations, global security concerns, and the effects of climate change. Furmansky graduated from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences in April 2023 and has studied in Portugal since September.

Daniel Williams Featured in ESRI's ArcUser Magazine

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Daniel Williams, Ph.D., an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Dietrich School’s Department of Geology and Environmental Science was featured in ESRI's ArcUser magazine’s Fall 2023 issue.

The Article focuses on William’s use of Deep Learning in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) classes. The article also highlights Pitt’s GIS certificate and how it can make students more competitive in that field.

New Studio Arts Exhibit, Neither Here Nor There, Opening on March 21

The Dietrich School's Department of Studio Arts has a new exhibit opening on March 21 and running through April 20. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, March 21 from 6 – 8 p.m.

The Exhibition, Neither Here nor There, is an exhibition of the Studio Arts Faculty curated by Ellen Larson.

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Jonathan Callard, part-time instructor in the Dietrich School’s Department of English, was recently published in PublicSource. Callard’s article, ‘Family together’: What Clairton’s football coach and his city taught me about love, chronicles how some of his Pitt students helped inspire a new non-fiction book he is writing about family and football.

Dietrich School Doctoral Student Shares Insights on First Black Opera Company

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Candace Burgess, a doctoral student in the Dietrich School's Department of Music, sat down with NBC's Harry Smith to talk about her graduate work focusing on the lives and legacies of Black classical composers, singers historical Black Classical music communities as seen in  Brazil, and New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Dietrich School Historian's Award-Winning Book Tells Very Personal Story

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When Alaina Roberts, associate professor in the Dietrich School's Department of History, was a sophomore at University of California, Santa Barbara, a professor’s assignment on race and creating a family tree sent her on a quest that ultimately resulted in, “I’ve Been Here All the While,” a book that has been described as a “lovingly personal narrative” by the Journal of Southern History and “a well-timed and welcome read [that is] hard to put down” by the Journal of African American Studies.