Winter 2011 - Pitt-Johnstown Home Page - University of Pittsburgh

for the RealWorld mentors to discuss what is going on within their interest groups, to reviewconcerns they have, and to identify opportunities they would like to offer to their students.There has been much collaboration between the following departments: Student Life, CareerServices, Academic Affairs, and Housing and Residence Life.To date, RealWorld Interest Group members have participated in a total of 226 hours ofcommunity service.All RealWorld Interest Groups were invited to: the Invisible Children program sponsored bySchools for Schools; the “Talk Over Tea” program, where professionals and faculty shareprofessional experiences based on the groups’ interest; and the lecture by Dr. MichaelMandelbaum, who is one of America’s leading authorities on international affairs.Unique opportunities offered to RealWorld Interest Groups over the course of the fall terminclude the following:Arts and Performance• Students were able to participate in the Haunted House sponsored by the Housing andResidence Life and Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority. With collaboration among the differentorganizations they raised money for the National Kidney Foundation.• Students were invited to go on the Student Life New York City Bus Trip and see “SisterAct” on Broadway.Business-Corporate• Students participated in Make A Difference Day at Camp Harmony in Hooversville, Pa.where students helped to clean up and build cabins for a non-profit camp andconference center.Environment-Ecology• Students were invited to participate in Make A Difference Day at Camp Harmony inHooversville, Pa. where students helped to clean-up and build cabins for a non-profitcamp and conference center.Global-International• Students participated in Make A Difference Day Shack-a-thon sponsored by Habitat forHumanity. The group built houses and educated students on poverty and homelessness.• The liaison facilitated two “international dinners” social programs that allowed tostudents to congregate around a meal and share their experiences with each other.• Students presented information on two countries, Kazakhstan and China, to peers intheir group.• Students were invited to go on the Student Life Bus Trip to Washington, DC.8