"Point Park provided a multitude of hands-on experiences, intimate class settings and guidance from faculty with exceptional backgrounds in their respective fields. Point Park showed me what could be possible and provided the tools to achieve it."
Thursday, January 28, 2021
"The festival is a collaboration of one acts directed by the Advanced Directing class at Point Park University," said Emmy Masteller. "Normally they are produced and presented back-to-back in the Pittsburgh Playhouse. This year things changed because of COVID-19 and we all made short films."
"From my first day at Point Park, we were learning real-world knowledge about the industry. The emphasis of experiential learning allowed me to complete five internships. The professors taught us everything according to industry standards, which prepared me greatly for my first job."
"My hands-on courses and internships allowed me to gain skills that the communications industry covets. Also, being able to walk downtown from my internships at KDKA-TV and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to my courses at Point Park was so convenient. The city was our playground for learning."
Monday, November 4, 2019
The Point Park University America250PA student team of Brianna Farrand, Divine Kennedy, Kayla Snyder and Sabrina Tatalias developed and presented an integrated marketing campaign for the United States Postal Service that has advanced to the Nov. 19 state competition in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Point Park University students in the International Media class traveled to London, Windsor, Stratford, Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh May 5-17, 2019.
Assistant Principal Shannon Howard, Ed.D., earned a principal certificate from Point Park in 2005 and later returned to the University to earn a doctoral degree in leadership and administration in 2018.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Korean War survivor Ock Soon Lee (Pega Crimbchin) came to campus Jan. 31 to share her harrowing - yet inspirational - story with Point Park University students, veterans, and members and guests of the Veterans Breakfast Club.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Twenty-eight students from Montour, Rochester, Shaler and South Allegheny high schools engaged in fun, hands-on activities focusing on probability and statistics at Point Park University's Annual Mathematics Symposium April
