It may seem like an oxymoron to say that you are participating in a global experience in the US, but our country offers an incredibly wide range of cultural experiences that you just can’t get in Pittsburgh. Study Away programs are designed by Pitt Global Experiences Office staff, and are always taught by a Pitt faculty member.
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Reflecting on LA
Melissa Atanasio, Pitt in LA: The American film Industry Summer 2023 Now that I am back in Pittsburgh, I have a lot to reflect on and a lot to be thankful for. If I were asked about my most transformative college experience so far, I would speak about my experience on the Pitt in LA program.…
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Professional Development in LA
Melissa Atanasio, Pitt in LA: The American film Industry Summer 2023 Today is my last day on the Pitt in LA program, and what an adventure it has been! The Pitt in LA program has truly been a transformative experience for me, both personally and professionally. Through this program, I’ve had the opportunity to visit the…
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Learning in the Entertainment Hub
Melissa Atanasio, Pitt in LA: The American film Industry Summer 2023 The Pitt in LA program is a Panther Program, where a Pitt professor joins us on our month-long trip to Los Angeles. Carl Kurlander is teaching our ENGFLM 1545 and BUSHRM 1684 courses and facilitating visits from professionals throughout the world of entertainment, from film…
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Welcome to LA!
Melissa Atanasio, Pitt in LA: The American film Industry Summer 2023 It truly feels so surreal to even write that blog title… My name is Melissa Atanasio, and I am a rising senior studying Marketing and Human Resources Management, participating in the Pitt in LA program. I have always resonated so deeply with music, so I…
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Pitt in LA: Behind the Scenes
Marissa Muchnok, Pitt in LA: The American Film Industry Summer 2023 Being that this program only consisted of two courses, which were three credits each, you might think that it would be super easy, but there was truly a lot of work to do. My daily life was pretty different depending on the day. Usually, I…
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LA Livin’
Marissa Muchnok, Pitt in LA: The American Film Industry Summer 2023 During Pitt in LA, the 16 chosen students were not responsible for finding our own places, as that was coordinated for us. We were all given a month-long lease to sign for June to stay in an incredibly nice apartment complex in the Burbank area,…
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Hollywood as Your Classroom
Marissa Muchnok, Pitt in LA: The American Film Industry Summer 2023 For my Global Studies program, I participated in Pitt in LA: The American Film Industry. I chose to apply to this program because I was a senior Film and Media Studies major as well as a Communications and Rhetoric major, and I was able to…
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Lakota Perspectives: Maia Carney
Maia Carney, Lakota Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability and Indigenous Rights Summer 2023 During my time on Pine Ridge, I learned about a real meaning of community while developing in spiritual, emotional, and interpersonal ways. While this might just scratch the surface of what I learned in two short weeks, I’d like to unpack these experiences. We…
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Lakota Perspectives: Jake Vasilias
Jake Vasilias, Lakota Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability and Indigenous Rights Summer 2023 On our trip to Pine Ridge, the overarching lesson I learned was that land gives and sustains life. While in South Dakota, I saw that the Lakota have a relationship to land that acknowledges this. Growing up, I did not have that experience or…