Today we took a trip to the Irish design center and met with Tom and Maura who shared a little about their shop. The shop sells a wide range of bits of Irish culture such as clothing, scarves, jewelry, and even chocolate and snacks from Ireland. As they were introducing themselves, we learned that they…

Today we took a tour of the Hill District and met with Terri Baltimore. She shared that community development successes often come from authentic engagement and respect for local history and voices. One specific place we stopped along our tour was an August Wilson mural. She told a funny story about how the mural was…

Today, I had the pleasure of meeting with two business professionals here in Pittsburgh. The first one was for a lunch meeting with Joe Pietropola, who used to work at DICK’S Sporting Goods, but now is a full time EIR and teacher. He talked about his experiences in different fields of work as he held…

Today we visited Connellsville and met with Dan Cocks and Michael Edwards, and they took us on a tour of Fayette County. Their town is similar to Carrigart Ireland, in the sense that it also has seasonal tourism and relies on tourists to come and visit the bike trail in Yough River Park. The Fayette…

This weekend we visited multiple well-known Pittsburgh attractions including Fineview and the Nationality rooms in the Cathedral of Learning.  Pittsburgh, specifically the University of Pitt, uses its diversity as a great strength of its community. Taking the tour of the cathedral and seeing all the different nationality rooms was a really rich experience. The Nationality…

Today we met with Tierra Thorne at a park to consume her beautiful charcuterie board display. The lunch itself was delicious, offering a range of fruits, vegetables and chesses, but the main thing that resonated with me was Tierra’s experiences in starting her own business. She is a very busy woman as she operates her…

Today we had a meeting with Mike Kijowski and used a learning tool called StrenghtsFinder which gives insight into people’s natural given strengths and talents. The test gives you several sets of two questions to choose from and rate which you most relate to. The goal is to answer fast and get your initial reactions….

This week we were put into our project groups and started to think about our scope of work for our presentation in Carrigart. I chose to be on the marketing side of the project because I love to work out what promotes a product and draws customers in. This particular project is exciting because of…

Hello! My name is Sophia Madonia, and I am so excited to be a part of this program! I chose to apply to this particular program because it is a perfect fit for future business students and serves as both an introduction to college business courses and international experiences. I personally love to travel and…