Today was a hard day In the beginning, we had a midterm that we studied for until 1:00 am to make sure that we got a 100%. After the midterm, we had pizza lunch with Bryan Shultz, who is the director of The Global Experiences. He talked to us about the Plus 3 program. He…
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Tour of The Hill District
In the morning, we got a tour of the Hill District with Terri Baltimore. When we got there, she took us to the James F. Henry Hill house center, where she talked about all the struggles that the Hill District has been facing for 30 years. One of the main problems is that there is…
Lessons from Mr. Pietropola and Mr. Sherpa
Today was a chill day compared to what we had been doing for the past four days. The first thing we did was have class with Dr. Ray. He gave us back the digital analysis we did over the weekend. He told us what needed to be fixed and what we could do better to…
The Trip to Connellsville
At the beginning of the day, we had a 1 hr and 30 minutes drive to Connellsville. The first thing we did was a tour of one of the 5 only remaining glass factories. It was very fascinating to see how they make stained glass and use different chemicals to make it have color. The…
The Steps of Pittsburgh
At the beginning of Saturday, it started out rough. Our group missed the bus that was supposed to get us to the strip district, but instead our group had to use an Uber instead. When I finally got to the Strip District, there were these amazing shops that I could use for my dorm when…
The Blanket and Board Picinic
We had an amazing picnic with Tierra Thorne, but it did not start out amazing. We were going to Schenley Park at first, but of course, Pittsburgh has to rain all the time. It’s not all bad news; it got moved to Highland Park under shade. When we began the picnic, we told her all…
My Strenghts
Today, I found out about StrengthsFinder, a learning tool that tells me about my strengths in interacting with others and what I do best to contribute to a team. My top five strengths are Consistency, Harmony, Relator, Competition, and Restorative. It helped me understand what I bring into group settings and how I can use…
Gteic to The Moon
I chose to be part of the finance team because I wanted to see if finance was what I wanted to do for my next 4 years of college. I also did not think I fit well with any of the other groups, marketing and AI. I’m interested in being part of the finance team…
From The East of PA to The West
Hello! My name is James Jaekle I’m from West Chester, PA It is about 40 minutes away from Philly. I am currently undecided in the University of Pittsburgh, but I am thinking of doing global business as my major in the fall. In high school I was part of a Cross country team that taught…
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