Rockwood Stories

ROCKWOOD STORIES is a collection of the complex stories and perspectives that were produced in collaboration from the students and residents of Rockwood via the Friendtorship project.

Throughout spring 2016, PSU students served as mentors for Rockwood's high school students, encouraging lifelong-learning by having fun and building strong relationships.

Friendtorship college and high students and faculty hosted and engaged with leaders in the Rockwood Community. Interviewing one another about their neighborhoods.

In addition to being fun, these workshops addressed the very real challenges raised by the tension between gentrification and revitalization, safety and crime, access to resources and education, disconnection, and personal investment within the community. Through these creative exercises, Rockwood students were invited to share their perspectives and stories about their complex relationship to their home, Rockwood.