Pitt Communities are staff & faculty affinity groups linked by a common purpose, ideology, or interest, and they play a vital role in ensuring an inclusive environment where all are valued, included, and empowered to succeed.
Existing Pitt Communities
- CAG (Chinese Affinity Group)
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Chinese & Chinese American Employee Group at University of Pittsburgh. It provides a platform for social networking and career development, as well as work improvement and balance in life.
The CAG enhances productivity and positivity, and helps attract and retain talented Chinese & Chinese American employees. Activities include social gatherings and sports, career and professional development, and Chinese culture preservation & expansion efforts, etc. If interested in joining, please email the co-chairs, Lihong Teng and Haihui Zhang at cagpitt@pitt.edu.
- Equipoise (African/Black Affinity Group)
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Equipoise is the University of Pittsburgh’s affinity group for Black/African American Faculty and Staff with the mission of moving Black Staff and Faculty toward a common agenda of building collectivism, connection, and career support. If you are interested in joining, please email Nena Ansari at Equipoise@pitt.edu.
- HLPA (Hispanic and Latinx Professional Association)
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The HLPA is a professional network for Hispanic Latino/a faculty, staff and allies at the University of Pittsburgh. As we continually work to serve as a resource for our community members, HLPA is committed to advancing three primary goals: Building Community; Advancing Professional Development; and Mentorship. If you are interested in joining, please email chair, Doreen Hernandez at HLPA@pitt.edu.
- PQP (Pitt Queer Professionals)
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The mission of the LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group at the University of Pittsburgh is to promote the professional and social development of LGBTQIA+ staff and faculty and advocate for the needs of our community by hosting, or participating in various social events, educating the greater University of Pittsburgh community, fostering a climate of outreach and inclusion, and acting as an agent for the collective voices of the university's LGBTQIA+ professional community. If you are interested in joining, please email chair, Michael Campbell at PQP@pitt.edu.
- Veterans Affinity Group
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The Veterans Affinity Group facilitates the inclusion of veterans, military members, and their families into the University community by supporting recruitment, retention, comradery, and ongoing success in collaboration with like minded organizations. If you are interested in joining and being a part of the group, please email chair Commander Shawn Ellies at PittVeterans@pitt.edu.
- PittWomen Community
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All staff and faculty are welcome to join the PittWomen Community — a vibrant group dedicated to supporting and empowering individuals who identify as women, and their allies, at Pitt. Connect with colleagues, share experiences, and contribute to a culture of growth and excellence. If you are interested in joining or have questions about the community, please email pittwomen@pitt.edu.
- Pitt Muslim Affinity Group
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The Pitt Muslim Affinity Group aims to foster an inclusive and supportive environment for Muslim professionals and their allies as broader members of the Pitt community. If you are interested in joining or have questions about the community, please email Ahmed Ghuman.
- Pitt Disability Community
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Pitt professionals with disabilities have come together and formed a new Pitt staff and employee resource group - the Pitt Disability Community. The group hopes to influence out and to build community within. Broadly, the Pitt Disability Community has three main goals; be a voice, raise awareness, and create social connections. If you are interested in joining or have questions about the community, please email Chloe Shearer.
- Pitt Adoption Community for Education
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The Pitt Adoption Community for Education's mission is to:
-Promote understanding of diverse experiences of adoption, including life as an adoptee and as a parent separated or joined by adoption.
-Offer resources to encourage education about adoption across the Pitt curriculum.
-Educate ourselves and others about adoption-related policy and legislative issues.We will consider how all three relations to adoption, and also post-reunion relationships, might be affected by race, nation, religion, class, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. We will draw on discussions of our own lives and readings and also arrange films and panels that could increase awareness in others as well.
For more information contact: Liberty Ferda, Christina Newhill, Marianne Novy, Tim Ziaukas
We want our Pitt Communities to grow!
If you have an idea for a new Pitt Community, please contact diversity@pitt.edu.