Today marked the start of our focus on learning Irish history and customs before we leave this Sunday! This morning was the midterm for our Managing in Complex Environments class, and the rest of that class will be our work in Ireland as consultants for the town of Carrigart. So, these last couple of days…
Tag: Haller Global Honors Fellowship
Hill District – The growing Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
This morning, our entire group (all ten of us) ventured for a tour of the Hill District with Terri Baltimore, and I have to say, it might have been one of the most eye opening mornings I’ve had here throughout my time here in Pittsburgh so far. I went in not knowing much about the…
The Hill District’s Story of Growth and Resilience
This morning’s tour of the Hill District with Terri Baltimore highlighted both the difficult history and the resilience of the neighborhood. One of the biggest themes from our discussion was that successful community development depends on putting the people who live there first. While the Hill District has faced many hardships, it has continued to…
Oakland’s Next Door Neighbor: The Hill District
Today, we took a tour of the Hill District with the illustrious Terri Baltimore. She led us through a small part of the neighborhood, but still gave insight into the deep history of success and failure within their community. From what she described, oftentimes the hardest failures came from people who focused their efforts on…
Hello, Hill District
The entire Haller Global Fellowship Program group had the pleasure of a tour of Pittsburgh’s Hill District by Terri Baltimore today. Terri is a critical member of the Hill District’s community, having worked to improve and maintain the Hill for over forty years! As someone who hasn’t been to most districts of Pittsburgh, I had…
The Most “Attractive” District: Hill District
This morning’s tour of the Hill District with Terri Baltimore gave us a window into the deep history of the neighborhood, with examples of both painful and hopeful moments. Based on our discussion of community development with Terri, what do you think distinguishes the success stories from the failures? What are the most important assets…
The Gems of Connellsville
This morning, we took a drive to Connellsville, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. That’s where we were introduced to Dan and Michael, the owners of Connellsville Canteen World War II Museum and Café and the Harry Clark’s Indian Creek Valley Railroad Display. We had a discussion and lunch provided at the Café, and Michael showed us…
Exploring what makes small towns special
Today we visited Connellsville and learned about the work the Fayette County Cultural Trust is doing to support economic development in the community. Hearing their story showed me how much a small town can accomplish when it capitalizes on what makes it special. Connellsville isn’t trying to become something it’s not. Instead, the Trust focuses…
Practice for Carrigart – Tour visit to Connellsvile
Today we got to drive over an hour to go visit Connellsvile, Pennsylvania! I slept on the way there and the way back and wow it felt amazing to sleep some more. But with the days passing by, and the presentation in Ireland coming closer as time passes, I’m getting a bit anxious for the…
You must be logged in to post a comment.