PennDOT College Student Summer Workers
PennDOT is seeking hardworking college students for employment during the summer months for the 2021 Summer Maintenance Program. If you enjoy working in an active, fast-paced environment while performing a public service, check out this opportunity and apply today. 
 
Opportunities exist statewide. However, opportunities are based upon operational needs, so there may not be open positions in every county. To be eligible for employment, applicants must meet the following criteria: 

• Must be a high school graduate or college student enrolled (or intending to enroll) on a full-time basis in a 2- or 4-year post-secondary education program for the fall semester.
• Must be in good academic standing (as defined by a 2.0 GPA or higher).
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Special Requirement: Upon verification of a valid Pennsylvania Class C Driver’s License without incident, some positions may be authorized to operate Department vehicles as part of this job.

To learn more about these positions and to apply, please click here. 
 

Engineering Internships with PennDOT
PennDOT is accepting applications for its Engineering Internship program. This program offers statewide paid internship opportunities during the summer to students in a variety of majors, predominantly in engineering, science, and technology fields; however, PennDOT does more than just road construction and snow removal. PennDOT is a customer-driven service organization responsible for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of Pennsylvania's multimodal transportation system. 
 
PennDOT Interns enjoy opportunities in various areas of PennDOT operations. Internship opportunities associated with this posting will be headquartered throughout PennDOT's Engineering Districts. Although all assignments may not be offered in every location, additional examples of work and special projects may be available. 
 
For more information on these internship opportunities and how to apply, please click here.

 
The Elections Division today announced that it will be offering expanded hours for its office and the lobby for voters to apply for and receive their mail-in or absentee ballot, or to return their completed ballot. This is in addition to the additional election offices open this coming weekend, October 23 and 24, throughout the county. 

 

Ballot return and in-person application for mail-in and absentee ballots remain open this coming weekend. 

On Election Day
All 1,323 polling places will be open on Election Days. Hours are from 7 AM to 8 PM and anyone in line at 8 PM will be allowed to vote. Voters are asked to wear a face covering in compliance with the state order. Those who arrive without a face covering will be offered one. 

 

See attached letter for more info.

Please note, if you plan to vote using an absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 GENERAL ELECTION held on 11/03/2020, your completed application must be received in the county office by 5:00 PM on 10/27/2020. The deadline to return your voted absentee or mail-in ballot is 8:00 PM on 11/03/2020. If your ballot is postmarked by 8:00 PM on Election Day and received in your county office (or drop off centers) by 5:00 PM on 11/6/2020 it will be considered timely.

Click on link below for more info.

For Individuals & Families
Walk-up and drive-through distribution will be available to individuals and families for the duration of the event. Vehicles should be instructed to pull up to the Schenley Drive curb behind the plaza tent, where parking spaces are reserved for loading. Volunteers will assist in loading meal kits into vehicles. Be advised that meal kits are somewhat bulky; those without a vehicle should expect to carry only one kit at a time if possible, or use a pulled-cart for transit. Signs will be clearly marked for onsite walk-up and drive-through food distribution. 

 
All who attend are asked to wear a face covering, practice physical distancing and depart after receiving their meal kit – following CDC guidelines – to ensure a safe, effective distribution event. 

 

In addition we are seeking volunteers for the food distribution event in Oakland! Volunteers are needed to: Unload, setup, and breakdown distribution site, assist in loading meal kits in vehicles, help with directional flow of individuals and vehicles, clean and organize site. Volunteer shifts are 1pm-4pm and 4pm-7pm. Pitt in Action shirts and bottled water will be provided. Volunteers will be expected to wear a face covering and follow all CDC guidelines. To Sign up to volunteer, please email Alex Toner, Assistant Director of Community Engagement, at alexjtoner@pitt.edu ASAP 

 

See the attached flyer

or visit the link below

 

The Oakland Plan will create a 10-year plan with a shared vision for Oakland's future and the projects and programs necessary to make that vision a reality. 

 

Once adopted by the Planning Commission, the Oakland Plan will become City policy and guide public and private investments in the area. New land use regulations, transportation and infrastructure improvements, and public programs may also be recommended by the plan. The plan area generally includes the neighborhoods of North Oakland, Central Oakland, South Oakland, and West Oakland. 

 

Click on the link below for the flyer.

For more information visit

Saturday December 2nd  from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ODPC is co-hosting a pop-up event with two Pitt students at the Oakland Career Center 294 Semple St.. This event is open to all Oakland residents and invites you to bring items, such as clothing, knick-knacks, small appliances, and non-perishable food items, to sell/donate. We are prepared to transport any items that are not sold/donated throughout the day to various donation centers (Goodwill, etc.).   

 

See attached flyer for more info.

The Port Authority is accepting service requests for the 2017 fiscal year through the end of the month. For those of you who want to advocate for improved routes it is important to go to the website and complete the request survey, the link is below. It is a quick and easy survey that only takes a couple minutes. The requests can be made both as a group and as individuals. It is important to spread this information to all your members if there are any requests that you have in mind.  For example, re-implementing the 84B in South Oakland. Advocacy for this route can continue, and if there are any other requests it is important that they be submitted by November 30th. 

 

http://www.portauthority.org/paac/RiderServices/ServiceRequests.aspx