Pitt's Office of Engagement and Community Affairs convened the Greater Hazelwood Kaleidoscope Summit on February 24, 2024 at Mill 19 on Hazelwood Green.
The summit's purpose was to bring together a diverse range of unique perspectives and foster in-depth discussions on how the field of life sciences can positively impact the Greater Hazelwood community. The summit’s goal was to identify the best shared ideas, discuss operational strategies, and connect with people who can move plans to action.
Lunch, neighborhood transportation, and child care were provided. More than 100 unique participants joined us on the day of this momentous event.
Explore the Summit Summary
A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities
Thank you to our Summit photographers: Melanie Wieland, Tom Altany, and Tim Hindes.
Summit Hosts
The Greater Hazelwood Kaleidoscope Summit was hosted by the University of Pittsburgh's Office of Engagement and Community Affairs with the generous support of The Heinz Endowments.
About the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs
The Office of Engagement and Community Affairs (ECA) is the core unit at the University of Pittsburgh with responsibility to advance a community engagement strategy for the University, to ensure that Pitt is a partner and asset to the region, to mobilize the University’s response to community-identified problems and concerns and to support faculty and staff in delivering sustainable and substantive engagement and outreach activities.
ECA leads the University's Neighborhood Commitments, which are Pitt's flagship place-based community partnerships. Focused on the Oakland, Homewood, Hill District, and Greater Hazelwood neighborhoods, they provide long-term commitments of staffing, infrastructure, and coordination to facilitate mutually beneficial collaborations between Pitt and the local community. Learn more about Pitt's commitment to Greater Hazelwood.
About The Heinz Endowments
The Heinz Endowments seeks to help our region thrive as a whole and just community and, through that work, to model solutions to major national and global challenges. We are devoted to advancing our vision of southwestern Pennsylvania as a vibrant center of creativity, learning, and social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Our work is supported by reliable data based on equitable, results-focused goals to cultivate a world where all are treated with fairness and respect and have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential.
