Monthly Update November 2020

● End of Fall Term: Prior to leaving campus, ● Plan: The public engagement process for students are asked to shelter-in-place beginning the Oakland Plan is underway. Oakland residents are November 12. The fall term ends November 20, with encouraged to join monthly Action Team meetings and residence halls closing and student winter recess use the City’s Engage Oakland Plan website beginning December 6. to offer input.

For the latest updates and Coronavirus Medical ● OBID Shop2Help Program: The Oakland Business Response Office data visit coronavirus.pitt.edu. Improvement District is providing an incentive for shoppers to purchase gift cards from businesses in the ● Report A COVID-19 Concern: Use the Pitt COVID Oakland Business District. Spend $25 and Get $35! In Concern Connection reporting form to report COVID- addition, 25 meals will be donated to the Greater related concerns, or call (800) 468-5768. Read more Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Purchase today! about what happens to submitted reports. ● Key Fall dates moving forward ● Off Campus Safety Ambassadors: Have performed ▪ November 20 – Final day of Fall Classes over 200 community rounds promoting positive peer-to- ▪ December 5 – Final day of Fall term peer behaviors, communicating important updates, and ▪ December 6 – Student winter recess begins, distributing masks and sanitizer in North, West, residence halls close Central, and South Oakland, Oakcliffe and Oakland ▪ December 21 – Staff Winter Recess begins; Square. University closed

● Farmers to Families: In October CGR facilitated ● Updated Spring dates distribution of over 2,000 USDA meal kits in six ▪ January 4 – University reopens for business communities, including Oakland where over 300 meal ▪ January 19 – First day of Spring term kits were provided to community. ▪ No Spring Recess ▪ May 1 – Spring term ends ● Christmas Day at Pitt: The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated critical challenges facing our region, ● Contact CGR at [email protected] including food security. In order to help meet this need while observing appropriate safety guidelines, Pitt will be providing takeaway meals for those in need on Friday December 25. Details will be shared closer to the event.

● Bigelow Boulevard: Limited pedestrian street features and space around the William Pitt Union opened Oct. 24. Due to fabrication delays associated with the pandemic, full opening of the roadway is expected to be completed by the end of the calendar year (Dec. 31).

ADDRESS & CONTACT STAFF

4227 Fifth Avenue Paul Supowitz, Vice Chancellor, Community and Governmental Relations 710 Alumni Hall [email protected]; 412-624-2901 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Lina Dostilio, Associate Vice Chancellor, Community Engagement [email protected]; 412-624-7719 (412) 624-7702 Jamie Ducar, Director, Community Engagement [email protected] [email protected]; 412-624-7709 cgr.pitt.edu Alex Toner, Assistant Director, Community Engagement @PittCGR [email protected]; 412-383-3598