Be a Good Neighbor
Learn more about your community and what it means to be a neighbor by earning our Be a Good Neighbor Badge!
Learning Outcome
Students will recognize their role as members of a broader community beyond campus and will demonstrate collective responsibility by engaging with community-relevant issues, participating in shared stewardship, and reflecting on their impact within the Oakland neighborhoods and the greater Pittsburgh community.
How to earn the badge
Complete the Be A Good Neighbor Experience Track to earn the first Be A Good Neighbor Badge by earning 200 points. Complete any of the following activities to reach 200 points.
| Task | Points |
| Beginning-of-year survey (required) | 10 |
| Attend a Be a Good Neighbor Block Party | 10 |
| Volunteer at a Be a Good Neighbor Block Party | 20 |
| Activate your Pitt Volunteer Portal Account | 10 |
| Follow PittServes, Off-Campus Student Services, and the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs on Instagram | 10 |
| Volunteer at Garbage Olympics | 20 |
| Attend a meeting of your neighborhood's community organization | 20 |
| Do an act of kindness for a neighbor | 20 |
| Complete the Living Off-Campus: the Fundamentals Canvas course | 20 |
| Participate in a local Alternative Break trip | 75 |
| Attend an Off-Campus Student Services trash cleanup | 20 |
| Vote | 10 |
| Volunteer at the Be a Good Neighbor Day of Service | 50 |
| Donate to Clutter for a Cause | 10 |
| Pass the Know Your Neighborhood Quiz | 20 |
| Complete the Landlord Survey about your landlord | 20 |
| End-of-year survey (required) | 10 |
Find more information, dates, and how to get credit for completion on the OCC.
Once you complete all 200 points, you will earn the badge and be recognized at our Be a Good Neighbor Celebration in April!
For questions about the program, please contact Anna MacKinnon (ahm62@pitt.edu) or Natalie Jellison (naj115@pitt.edu).