Dietrich Community Engagement Fellowship Program

Launched in fall 2022, the Dietrich Community Engagement Fellowship is a unique program designed to equip students with the leadership skills needed for social change and to ignite a passion for lifelong service.

The program provides students with academic training and experiential learning opportunities that synergize to cumulatively build toward developing the capacity for community-based leadership.

Throughout the five blocks of the program, students will have the opportunity to examine models of community development, social justice and activism, power structures and systems and ethical considerations of engagement. Additionally, students will develop the ability to demonstrate cultural humility, engage in social perspective taking, build consensus within groups and evaluate potential courses of action to address challenges that impact their communities. 

Prepare

Explore the dynamics of community engagement while developing cultural humility and learning how to critically reflect.  – Intro to Community Engagement (Fall)

Perceive

Learn more about the Pittsburgh area by directly connecting with experienced and influential community leaders. – Connecting with the Pittsburgh Community (Spring)

Participate

Develop your community leadership skills while completing an internship or project with a non-profit partner, engaging in research or traveling abroad to complete service. – Community-Based Experiential Learning (Summer)

Plan

Create your own social action project while learning more about what it takes to have a lasting impact. – Using Collective Leadership to Pursue Community Goals (Fall)

Practice

Integrate your learning by implementing your capstone project, based on community needs and your areas of passion. – Community Engagement Fellowship Capstone (Spring)