2022 Feature and Interpretive Writing Class: Veterans Stories
The spring 2022 Feature and Interpretive Writing class completed a project with the Veterans Breakfast Club this semester, recording interviews with veterans and then writing profiles about them. The students’ videos can be found on the VBC website, and the profiles...V.A. Nurse Maria Bardakos shares her experience from serving in the Coast Guard
By Brandon Kurzawski Maria Bardakos knows her life’s work connects directly to her service in the U.S. Coast Guard. It taught her, she said, to work hard and always to be organized, and Bardakos helped create a special force at her base that still remains. Her...Veteran Robert Mastraieni
By Samantha Hindman Robert Mastraieni made his slow trek to his first assigned base. His orders were scanned, and he was allowed to step within the cold metal gates. He looked around and realized that what was meeting his gaze – a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier, the...Veteran Carlos Jativa
By Natalea Hillen It all started one day when a 12-year-old boy, Carlos Jativa, saw a commercial on TV that changed his life. “I saw a commercial of a dude scaling a rock, and once he got to the top of the rock he fought a dragon. Once he defeated the dragon, he...The Year that Changed Chris Moore’s Life
By: Noah Marshalek Chris Moore decided he was not in the right state of mind for college after completing only two semesters in a little over two years. Moore, who is 73 now, knew he was going to be drafted because of his poor grades, so he enlisted instead. This...
Congratulations to the entire BAD ACTIVIST team! Your work was felt by every person in attendance.
Thank you @MaiKhoiOi for sharing your story and your music.💜
Thank you @PointParkCMI for your dedication and partnership in this project.
More to come #fightforfreeexpression
Tube City Writers held their third annual "Tube City Writers Live" at @mckeeslibrary on July 28th. This year, local writers shared stories about #monvalley places they love or find intriguing 📖
Here are some moments that made for a memorable evening ⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nZ0G7VJqy8&t=1s
🌟 Learn more about the exciting presentation of “Bad Activist” in the link below! ⬇️
https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/tickets/speakerSeries/performance-page1
IFEP & @PointParkCMI are proud to present the world Premiere of @MaiKhoiOi BAD ACTIVIST at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, Sept 15th.
🎟 Tickets are now on sale for the performance & VIP Afterparty: https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/tickets/speakerSeries/performance-page1
The Tube City Writers LIVE event last night was a huge success! Thank you, as always, to @MarthaRial and @pointparkcmi for holding this event outside of our library!
All-Abilities Media is bringing together mental health professionals and advocates to have real conversations about mental illness 🤲
Any organizations interested in sponsoring the "Loving Our Minds" symposium can fill out the form below ⬇️
Suicide is the second-leading cause of deaths among high school- and college-age students. Loving Our Minds will be hosted in partnership with @PointParkCMI and @StauntonFarm . If you can sponsor this event, please submit this form by Aug 1. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1O79rlbWOThsGKdHDsmxZCEw0BhjVZLAtyH2n4xvGVhA/edit