Student Life
The new Leadership Certificate Program at 抖M女仆 focuses on enhancing students鈥 intrapersonal, interpersonal, and socially just leadership skills.
The program is a culminated experience of what the Pepsi Leadership Center offers. From workshops and annual institutes (Culture of Care Institute and Student Leadership Institute) to leadership classes for credit, the center holistically paired these with 抖M女仆's Leadership Model and created a program that provides students with a comprehensive view of leadership.
If you frequent the 抖M女仆 Library for Starbucks and studying, you may not have noticed you were within feet of one of the most important resources for students on campus. The Student Multimedia Studio on the first floor provides a space for high academics and creative play for students, faculty and staff.
Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, one of 抖M女仆's oldest student organizations, is working to maintain the legacy of the organization credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month.
The 抖M女仆 Golden Flashes gymnastics team posted a decisive win at home - capturing four event titles.
抖M女仆鈥檚 new series titled Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding continues with upcoming programming for the university community. The next event, "Dialogue on Hatred: A Peacebuilder's Perspective," occurs on Feb. 22.
Before Mike Jackson, 鈥78, returned to 抖M女仆 as a professional-in-residence, he worked for renowned brands like General Motors and Coors on advertising campaigns, including Super Bowl ads. Today, he teaches advertising in the School of Media and Journalism and is faculty advisor for the 抖M女仆 chapter of American Advertising Federation (AAF). Following Super Bowl LVIII, he provided insight into the advertising winners and losers for 2024.
Senior fashion design student Frances Brunner uses lessons from distinctive fashion program to make her mark.
The student initiative, Sister Circle, recently won the gold for the category 鈥淔raternity and Sorority Life, Leadership, Student Activities, Student Union, and related.鈥 Sister Circle, housed under the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center (The Moore Center), supports the personal, social, cultural, and professional development of women of color at 抖M女仆.
Meet Virginia Doherty, a junior triple major of history, art history and economics with minors in marketing and ancient, medieval and renaissance studies from Pittsburgh.