Pitt-Greensburg to host blood drive with the American Red Cross
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, March 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Smith Hall Lounge.
Westmoreland Reads welcomes NYT’s Bestselling Author Clint Smith in a virtual visit
Westmoreland Reads welcomes New York Times Bestselling Author Clint Smith to Westmoreland County via a live virtual event set for Wednesday, March 20.
Pitt Fight professional wrestling event to benefit Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity
Pitt Fight: Fight or be Forgotten! will bring 10 action-packed professional wrestling matches to the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg for a fund-raising event that will benefit Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity. The event on Friday, March 22, will feature more than 50 independent professional wrestlers in a variety of match types.
Pitt-Greensburg: LIVE at the Greensburg Hempfield Library
Award-winning authors who also happen to be Pitt-Greensburg writing professors—Dave Newman and Lori Jakiela—will take the University’s new LIVE AT THE LIBRARY reading series on the road when they visit the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library on Thursday, March 14, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Pitt-Greensburg's Life Sciences Building wins an MBA Crystal Award for Building Excellence
The Life Sciences Building (LSB) at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg received a Crystal Award for Building Excellence in the category of New Construction Under $15M from the Master Builders’ Association of Western PA.
WCT’s Wings Across Westmoreland Art Installation to unveil at Pitt-Greensburg
The Westmoreland Cultural Trust (WCT), in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (150 Finoli Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601), will unveil its 12th pair of wings at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
Pitt-Greensburg to host blood drive
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg will host a blood drive with Vitalant on Jan. 31. The drive opens at 11:30 a.m. and runs through 5 p.m. in the Smith Hall Lounge (150 Finoli Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601). The drive is open to the public as long as the Westmoreland County community COVID rating stays between the low and medium ranges. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins will be accepted.
Pitt-Greensburg’s Joan Chambers Concert Series performance rescheduled for Feb. 2
Due to inclement weather, the Jan. 19 performance has been postponed until Friday, Feb. 2.
VOICES Series debuts McKenzie Bonar’s “A Daughter’s Poems” with special guest poet Scott Silsbe
VOICES, Pitt-Greensburg’s literary series, will unite acclaimed poet Scott Silsbe and Pitt-Greensburg senior McKenzie Bonar to celebrate the release of Bonar’s debut poetry collection, “A Daughter’s Poems,” Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. in McKenna Hall 116. The event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for sale and signing.
Music at Pitt-Greensburg: “We Grow Stronger” theme inspires throughout the concerts
Music at Pitt-Greensburg has been busy preparing for performances that will occur November 16, November 17, and November 28.
The Pitt-Greensburg Chorale and Chamber Singers will present two opportunities to enjoy their fall concert:
VOICES Literary Series at Pitt-Greensburg Welcomes Author Sarah Shotland
VOICES, Pitt-Greensburg’s series will bring together author, playwright, and human-rights activist Sarah Shotland and Pitt-Greensburg student-poets McKenzie Bonar and Caitlin Cruser for a reading on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in The Fireside Lounge in Chambers Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Joan Chambers Concert Series welcomes the Pittsburgh Trombone Project
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg will host the Pittsburgh Trombone Project (PTP) on Friday, Nov. 3, as part of this year’s Joan Chambers Concert Series. The 7:30 p.m. concert in the Mary Lou Campana Chapel and Lecture Center is free and open to the public.
Pitt-Greensburg invites the community to join in its Veterans Week activities
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (150 Finoli Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601) invites the community to join in honoring US Military veterans and current service personnel during this year’s Veterans Week events set for Saturday, Nov. 4 through Friday, Nov. 10.
Halloween Spooktacular: War of the Worlds and The Day the Earth Stood Still
For Christina Allaback, PhD, director of theatre at Pitt-Greensburg, the campus’s fall theatre production is a trip down memory lane. She remembers her father pulling out the vinyl album featuring Orson Welle’s The War of the Worlds for the family to listen to as part of their Halloween tradition. Building off of that tradition and memory, Allaback chose two radio plays for this semester’s theatre production.
The McKenna Foundation and The Eberly Foundation recognized for their support of Pitt-Greensburg science programs
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg is celebrating the generous support of two regional foundations by naming areas within its science community in their honor.
Ongoing support by the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation and The Eberly Foundation has provided funding to establish and grow key programs at the Hempfield Township campus.