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Minnie Jones is enrolled in the Pathway to Professional Careers program (a cooperative education partnership between #PointParkU and CCAC) and will transfer to Point Park this fall to pursue a mechanical engineering degree! She recently received the JoAnne Day Student of the Year Award for her undergraduate accomplishments. In this Q&A, learn about the benefits she is seeing from the program's unique hybrid of education and real-world experience.

We our Pioneer Ambassadors! Do you remember your orientation? Share a memory from your first week on campus! Applications are open to become a Pioneer Ambassador in 2021! Help lead orientation, show first-year students around campus & introduce them to life at #PointParkU Tag a student who you think would be a great fit - applications for the Pioneer Ambassador program are open until March 1 on PointSync!... (Photo from August 2019)

Although the pandemic has altered traditional networking and career-related events, our Professional Career-Readiness Center is continuing to engage with students through "Candid Career Conversations" - a monthly webinar series hosted on Zoom where guest speakers and students dive into key career topics together. Learn more #PointParkWorks

Good morning, Pioneers! How about a #TuesdayTrivia question? In what year did Point Park College achieve university status and become Point Park University? Drop your guess below (and share your graduation year if you're an alum!)

Meet '15 Psychology grad Nicholas Moran, who is a Psychotherapist & Anti-Oppression & LGBTQIA+ Consultant! https://www.pointpark.edu/news-arts-scien/nicholas-moran-15 "One of the most fulfilling aspects of my career is that I am able to constantly bear witness to the resiliency of people. I find it so rewarding and humbling to be a collaborator with others on their journey of becoming, healing and embracing their most authentic self."

The Point Park University Center for Media Innovation is hosting live coverage of election night, socially distanced on-campus and online, and produced by #PointParkU student media "We are pleased that Point Park’s students not only will witness an historic election, but will participate actively in the process by providing comprehensive coverage by video, photography, audio and written words from across the Pittsburgh region. Keeping with the mission of the CMI, we are inviting the public to be part of this process by watching election results at a live outdoor event with appropriate social distancing." - Andrew Conte, Ph.D., CMI director. Details here

Opportunities are like sunrises - if you wait too long, you miss them What opportunities are coming your way this fall? The opportunity to become a #PointParkU Pioneer could be one of them! Apply online at PointPark.edu/Apply Tag a future Pioneer in the comments! #PointPark2025... : Nick Koehler Photography

Congratulations to Pablito Uri, Pioneer Records' 2020-21 Pioneer Star! "I'm excited to have the opportunity to share my music with a bigger audience and work with music professionals, students and faculty to create art and reach new listeners." - Pablito Uri, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter and native of Miami, Fla., studying theatre arts at #PointParkU.... Read more here

Happy Halloween, Pioneers! Have a safe weekend

It's almost Halloween, Pioneers! What's something that you've always wanted to be for Halloween, or a favorite memory of yours from the spookiest time of the year? Drop a photo or a reaction GIF in the comments! Also, don't forget to use #PointParkU Halloween GIPHY stickers in your Instagram and Facebook stories tomorrow Search "Point Park", and don't forget to tag us!

Have a gourd evening, Pioneers! : Annie Brewer

The Point Park University Center for Media Innovation will host a night of live election coverage produced by #PointParkU student media on Nov. 3! The broadcast will be projected 40-feet high on the YWCA building at Wood Street and Third Avenue. This outdoor, socially distanced event will be livestreamed on the CMI and U-View YouTube channels as well. Learn more here

It's #NationalCatDay! Drop a photo of your Pioneer pet in the comments

"Multimedia is a perfect major for students who are curious, motivated & excited by new things. It allows students the opportunity to learn writing, web design, photography, video production & more." Learn more about our Multimedia program from #PointParkU faculty

"Receiving this scholarship means that I have been able to achieve my goals so far in my academic career at Point Park, and that I have people who recognize my hard work and will support me." - Megan McKenzie ('22) Congratulations to Megan McKenzie, Devon Colebank and Blake Beshero - three #PointParkU multimedia students who were the inaugural recipients of the Tatyana Dumova Multimedia Scholarship! Read more here https://pointpark.edu//Inaugural-Multimedia-Scholarship-Wi

There are so many reasons to smile when #Pittsburgh is your campus Schedule a campus visit today: https://www.pointpark.edu//FullTimeUnd/ScheduleVisit/index : Patrick Riley Crow

A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset : Mallory Neil Photography

The Pittsburgh International Airport is featuring a new art installation in Concourse A from Carin Mincemoyer, a part-time professor in our Photography and Cinema departments! Carin has done commissioned work for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, New York City and the City of Pittsburgh. "Shy Canopy", consists of 13 mobile-like modules made up of frame structures built with Poplar, ranging in diameter from 42 inches to 8 feet. They are suspended along most of the 9...0-foot skylights near gates A4-8. All the various parts of the artwork are independently connected by swivels, so when any air current moves through, they will slowly turn, evoking the subtle movement of a forest canopy in the breeze. Check it out on your way to your next destination. Beautiful work, Carin! #PointParkProud Photo credits to Ivette Spradlin