I attended a meeting of Students for a Sustainable Pittsburgh for the first time in a while last night, and I’ve missed a lot of stuff. The last thing I mentioned was how they were lobbying the city to enact the Open Doors Initiative, which is a program to make it easier for recent college grads to enter careers in city government. That did end up passing, so for those of you who are graduating and thinking about what the hell you’ll be doing with yourself in the coming months, contact SSP for details.

pittsburgh4.jpgGiven that it’s the end of the semester and a whole new batch of seniors is about to enter the “real world,” the topic of the meeting last night was how to stay involved with SSP and the university community after graduation. A lot of SSP alum have gone on to do amazing things, but I was surprised to find out that there was no official method being used to keep in touch with past members. Starting this year, though, there will be a new officer position created to do just that.

I think it’s a great idea, because I never really realized how important it is to keep in touch with people and maintain networks until just the past few months. The quality of the work you do is important, but the people who know the work you’re capable of doing is even more important. Or at least that was SSP’s pitch for the idea :)

So, in the spirit of helping those who will come later, I signed up for the SSP alum email list and to be a mentor for those who need one. Now I just have to get my shit together so I have something to mentor them about…