We aim to enhance your personal growth and development by providing meaningful opportunities for service and reflection.
By engaging with PittServes, you’ll cultivate relationships within our greater community, complement your classroom learning experience, and lay the foundation for a lifelong commitment to service.
Our Signature Days of Service give students the opportunities to serve the Pittsburgh community with their friends, groups, organizations, or residence hall floors!
The Student Civic Engagement Council (SCEC) aims to provide civic education opportunities and mentorship for those in the Pitt community that are interested in community engagement work.
The Student Office of Sustainability is a student-led organization that advances and supports sustainability initiatives across campus as part of the Division of Student Affairs.
The America Reads Challenge (ARC) at Pitt helps supports K–12 students in building essential literacy skills through tailored lesson plans and one-on-one tutoring, with ARC tutors also serving as mentors.
Become a tutor: ARC tutors are federal work study students or volunteers who serve in local schools and after-school programs. Monthly trainings are provided to teach effective tutoring strategies as well as help Pitt students reach their personal and professional goals.
PittVotes is the student-lead democratic engagement initiative at Pitt.
The Office of PittServes coordinates short-term immersive experiences for students during university break periods. These experiences happen locally and domestically. Information on alternative break trips for 2025-2026 will be available soon.
Share your service opportunity with students looking to get involved! Submit your project through the PittServes Portal.
Visit the PittServes Volunteer Portal to learn more about ways to get involved in one-time or re-occurring service projects, start your own service initiatives, or engage as a community partner.
