Events in UCIS

Monday, February 26

12:00 pm Panel Discussion
Careers in Global Health
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
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Join five professionals from around the Globe to learn more about the exciting field of Global Health. They will chat about their individual career paths, give advice for getting into the field, and discuss the work happening in Global Health today. There will be a Q&A following the panel.

Panelists:

Evelyn Bigini: Clinical Research Coordinator, The University of California
Chris Hegadorn: CEO of Hegadorn Global Consulting & Professor of Global Food Politics, Sciences Po
Ruba Idris: Senior Associate Program Management, Chemonics International
Neha Mehta: Clinical Research Coordinator, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Megan Swanson: Epidemiologist, Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Moderated by Elaine Linn, Global Studies Center Advisor at Pitt.

3:00 pm Panel Discussion
Charlemos
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies
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Join us for the first Charlemos of 2024! This event will be held over Zoom. Registration is required - use the link to register

3:30 pm Student Club Activity
Talk Time - English Conversation Hour
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office along with English Language Institute
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Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

4:00 pm Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Slavery and Memorialization on the Native American East Coast
Location:
History Department Lounge, Posvar 3703
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies and Center for Latin American Studies along with Department of History, Early Modern Worlds and Atlantic History
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Join us for a presentation by Dr. Christine DeLucia of Williams College and Ms. Lorén Spears, Executive Director of the Tomaquag Indian Museum, Exeter, RI. All those who RSVP will receive a boxed lunch from Roux Orleans. Please RSVP using the link and to choose a lunch.

4:00 pm Lecture
Generating Celebrity In Early Modern Kabuki: Lineage, Talent and Print Media
Location:
501 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center along with Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
5:00 pm Workshop
Spring 2024 UCIS Digital Narrative Workshops
Location:
Posvar 4217
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
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Are you an undergraduate Pitt student planning to embark on a summer global experience? Join the Spring 2024 3-part UCIS Digital Narrative Workshop Series and create a short video to document your experience, which will be displayed on the big screen in the Global Hub!

3-part Workshop Series:
Workshop #1: Monday, February 26 | 5-8 pm | Posvar 4217
Workshop #2: Tuesday, March 5 | 5-8 pm | Posvar 4217
Workshop #3: Tuesday, March 19 | 5-7 pm | Global Hub (1st floor, Posvar Hall)

Note: Students should attend all 3 workshops. If you have class or other pressing conflicts, special exceptions might be made, although you are strongly encouraged to join as much as you can to get the most out of the experience!

Registration deadline: February 23

5:00 pm Student Club Activity
French Conversation Hour
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with French Club
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Join the French Club for conversation hours, on Mondays & Thursday at 5-6 pm during Spring 2024, for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.