This summer, I was rushing through the airport in Lima, Peru, nervous about missing a flight, when I spotted someone in a crowd wearing a Pitt T-shirt.
It felt like a good sign. Had there been time, I would’ve said hello. Instead, while on the plane later, I marveled at how connected I felt to a stranger — without ever having exchanged words, thousands of miles from Pittsburgh — just knowing there was a chance that at some point in time, maybe we had both spent late nights studying in the Cathedral of Learning.
There’s power in missed connections, but even more so in manifested ones. That’s why the Office of the Provost is calling for faculty and staff to sign up for Pitt Commons.