World Fusion: A New Era of Global Identity
September 28 - October 3, 2009
International Week aims to expand the awareness of and interest in global learning opportunities by celebrating the intercultural diversity of campus life. This annual event also promotes collaboration of various divisions and departments as well as student groups on campus and strengthens the University of Pittsburgh as a center for international education.
International Week provides a variety of activities that support and complement the academic and public service missions of the University. We chose this year’s theme of World Fusion: A New Era of Global Identity to reflect current issues in the world. Also we wanted a theme that would incorporate other departments in the University that traditionally may not have been involved. Each day has been selected to reflect different global issues such as global economy, global security, global health, global education, and international law. In addition each day showcases the wide variety of cultural events that the University of Pittsburgh has to offer.
Pitt Around the Planet Photo Contest
Each Fall Semester, the Study Abroad Office runs its annual photo contest to showcase the travels and experiences of recent study abroad participants. The 2009 competition promises to be the largest ever, with photos from all over the world. Submitted photos will be displayed in the Kimbo Gallery from September 28- October 3. All who view the photos in the Kimbo Gallery are encouraged to vote for their favorite photo. View submission rules and guidelines at the Study Abroad Web site to find out how you can get involved.
Calendar of Events
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
International Week Event: Information Session--Hangout at the Habishack
All day- Thursday, October 1
William Pitt Union lawn
Habitat for Humanity will be building the Habishack on the Union lawn and hosting fun, games and informative meetings in order to increase awareness of Habitat's international effort to end the global housing crisis.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week
For more information, contact Will Saadeh - whs9@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Workshop--G-20 Summit Simulation
10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Ballroom
Are you looking for an opportunity to learn more about the G-20 and gain experience in international affairs? The University Center for International Studies (UCIS) is presenting a G-20 Simulation with opportunities for undergraduates to serve as delegates from participating countries.
How to register: Reply to ssh13@pitt.edu with your name, email address, and country preference(s) if you have one. We will attempt to accommodate preferences, but in the event your country is not available, you will be assigned to another country at random. The registration deadline is September 18, 2009.
Other details: You will receive the informational packet for your country by email. All of the information you need to prepare for the conference will be contained in that packet, although if you wish to do additional research, you may. Depending on student response, more than one student may be assigned to a country. We will keep you informed in case you wish to communicate with others assigned to your country prior to the conference.
Pizza will be served at the conclusion of the event.
Audience: All Undergraduate Students
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Center for Russian and East European Studies, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence, Global Studies Program, International Business Center, International Week, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies
For more information, contact Sandra Hall - ssh13@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Information Session--Study Abroad Information Session
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Assembly Room
Members of Society for International Business will present their study abroad experiences, from how to choose a program to how to deal with culture shock and everything in between.
Audience: Undergraduate Students
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Business Center, International Week, Society for International Business
For more information, contact Ben Keene - 717-682-2668 blk16@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Information Session--Global Management Major and Certificate in International Business Presentations
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Assembly Room
Dr. Atkin will present the new Global Management major. Afterwards, Society for International Business members will present informational on the Certificate in International Business.
Audience: Undergraduate Students
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Business Center, International Week, Society for International Business
For more information, contact Ben Keene - 717-682-2668 blk16@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Workshop--Think Global / Act Local: Pittsburgh and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
4:00 p.m.- Tuesday, September 29
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Global Studies Program in cooperation with the Global Solutions will be hosting a series of workshops on the UN Millennium Development Goals. Over four nights, all eight Goals will be presented from both an international and local angle. Many of the issues facing the UN and highlighted by the MDG are so often thought of as problems of the developing world. This workshop will present those traditional aspects but also show how the issues affect people right here in western Pennsylvania. Experts from a variety of community organizations will be on hand to present each MDG and offer volunteer opportunities for high school students. Representatives from Adagio Health Inc., Brother's Brother Foundation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association, Magee Womancare International and the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force will be presenting. The workshop will be primarily targeted at teachers, but students are welcome to register and attend. This workshop will take place over two days, Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29. These workshops are being offered for Act 48 credit. For registration and further information please contact dan@globalsolutionspgh.org
Audience: High School Teachers
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Global Studies Program, International Week, Global Solutions Education Fund
For more information, contact Daniel Giovannelli - dan@globalsolutionspgh.org
International Week Event: Information Session--Global Studies Welcome Back
4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Kurtzman Room
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Global Studies Program
For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Information Session--Working Abroad
5:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Assembly Room
Students will present different opportunities they had to work abroad. They will discuss the challenges of working abroad and compare the experience to study abroad.
Audience: Undergraduate Students
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Business Center, International Week, Society for International Business
For more information, contact Ben Keene - 717-682-2668 blk16@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--Islamic Law: Shariah Compliant Investment Vehicles
6:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Lower Lounge
Attorney Steven J. Adelkoff of K& L Gates will present an introduction to Shariah compliant investments, including the basic terminology and mandates of Shariah investing, the market for Shariah compliant products, and the process to execute a Shariah compliant investment.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies, Global Studies Program, International Business Center, International Week, Center for International Legal Education
For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Film--Foreign Movie Night
7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Assembly Room
Students will enjoy a classic Czech comedy, "With you I enjoy the world". Pizza and pop will be provided.
Audience: Undergraduate Students
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Center for Russian and East European Studies, International Business Center, International Week, Society for International Business
For more information, contact Ben Keene - 717-682-2668 blk16@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--Conflict Resolution in Central Africa
7:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Kurtzman Room
Sudan, Eastern Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda have each entered the world's attention as distinct areas of conflict. It is often overlooked that these countries share the same geographic area. This event will look at why this is important and at what organizations at Pitt are doing to promote peace and stability in the region.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Global Studies Program, One Life, One World, One Peace
For more information, contact Eric Reidy - ejr30@pitt.edu
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
International Week Event: Cultural Event--"Crime and Punishment" at Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre
Tues.: 7p.m., Wed. - Fri.: 8pm, Sat: 2/8pm- Saturday, October 3
Henry Heymann Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial
This play is based on the classic Russian novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, adapted by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus and directed by Matthew Gray. A brilliant young student, an unorthodox detective, and a young woman forced into a life of prostitution are hurtled together by a brutal act of murder. Three actors bring one of the world's greatest psychological novels to life in this thrilling, award-winning 90-minute adaptation.
http://www.picttheatre.org
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: $17 for youth under 25; other tickets from $36-48
Sponsored by: Center for Russian and East European Studies, International Week, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre
For more information, contact Gina Peirce - gbpeirce@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--Today's Interdependent World Order
4:00 p.m.
Alcoa Room, Barco Law Building
Current debates on the G-7/8, G-20, UN Security Council membership, League of Democracies and the like are important but only half of the conversation defining today's interdependent world order. If power is to be successfully shared with other major powers, including the rising countries known as the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), then the principles of order which major powers agree can extend global peace and prosperity need to be more carefully defined.
Alexander Lennon, editor-in-chief of the Washington Quarterly, focuses on global strategic trends and their public policy implications. He is also a senior fellow in the CSIS International Security Program, where he researches grand strategies and foreign and security policies of the contemporary major powers-the United States, China, Europe, India, Japan, and Russia- as well as nuclear proliferation prevention strategy.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Business Center, International Week, Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, Global Studies Program
For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Dinner--Oakland Restaurant Tour
6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Oakland Area Restaurants
Come and taste international cuisine from Oakland area restaurants
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: $10.00
Sponsored by: International Week, Office of Cross Cultural and Leadership Development and Oakland Community Development Corporation
For more information, contact Eliada Nwosu - nwosu@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--The language identity in the area of Former Yugoslavia
8:00 p.m.
Sutherland Hall- Lower Lounge
Ljiljana Duraskovic, faculty in Slavic Languages and Literature, will discuss how Serbo-Croatian is one of the major South Slavic languages. The political events in former Yugoslavia in the 1990s and breakup of Yugoslavia led to the separation of Serbo-Croatian into Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, which became separate standard languages. Currently, there is a movement to create Montenegrin language, in order to separate it from Serbian. The complex term "Serbo-Croatian" is removed from all official documents and from linguistic literature and it is replaced by the more politically correct alternatives Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian.
Audience: Open to all Pitt Students
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Studies Living Learning Community, International Week, Center for Russian and East European Studies, Global Studies Program
For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Cultural Event--International Speed Friending
8:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Kurtzman Room
Speed Friending is a fun, easy and fast way for students at the University of Pittsburgh to make friends! This Speed Friending event is designed to introduce international students at Pitt to American students at Pitt, and vice versa. This event is for making friends, not dating! Students will get 5-10 minutes to talk briefly and get to know each other. After that time, a bell will ring and they will move on to talk to the next person. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited. Advance registration is required by Friday, September 25, 2009. Email Rob at rom17@pitt.edu to register.
Audience: Pitt students: International Students & American
Cost: Free, advanced registration is required
Sponsored by: International Week, English Language Institute, Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center and the University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center
For more information, contact Rob Mucklo - (412) 648-1854 rom17@pitt.edu
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
International Week Event: Lecture--Global Studies Graduate Brown Bag: Our Roots, Our Strength: The Jamu Industry, Women's Health and Islam in Contemporary Indonesia
12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.
4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Lecture by Sarah Krier, PhD candidate in Anthropology with a focus on Medical Anthropology and a Masters in Public Health in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences.
This presentation will focus on Indonesian herbal indigenous medicine, or jamu, as a primary health resource for Indonesian women. While jamu is most often criticized as "unscientific" and ignored by the formal public health sector, this study finds that jamu empowers Indonesian women by inspiring a unique arena and language of health education where they can voice, learn and negotiate their sexual and reproductive health realities. By investigating the production, selling and consumption of jamu in small, medium and large industry contexts through thirteen months of ethnographic fieldwork in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, this study points to the cultural efficacy of jamu. At the same time, it reveals the ways in which this industry has made its wealth from the creation of women's health needs, particularly in the sale of jamu to "regulate" menstruation and to "satisfy" one's husband through the use of herbal vaginal drying agents, both of which support gender inequality and have been shown to facilitate infection. It is in the medical anthropologist's ability to balance an investment in cultural relativism with the role of cultural critique through which an understanding of women's preferred sites of health interaction can be achieved; insight which is essential in addressing public health concerns.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Global Studies Program, International Week
For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Information Session--IPSF Global Health Spotlight - Pharmacy and Beyond
12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.
402 Salk Hall
The International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy is proud to showcase Pitt pharmacy students who have participated in global health experiences all over the world - from Italy and Honduras to Lithuania and Malawi - with an informal lunch presentation. Whether you are specifically interested in pharmacy, or just global health care in general, join us for these presentations to learn more about the state of health care and pharmacy throughout the world! Light refreshments will be provided.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, The International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
For more information, contact Alexa Ray - alexajray@gmail.com
International Week Event: Information Session--Student Global Travel Grants
12:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
118 Parran Hall, the Graduate School of Public Health
The Center for Global Health will be hosting a global health poster presentation session. Students who recently received Student Global Travel Grants and completed global health projects will present their projects, global experiences and findings.From 3:00 to 4:00pm Dr. Donald Burke, associate vice chancellor for global health, Joanne Russell, administrative director of the Center for Global Health and other faculty will attend the session to hear students' presentations.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Center for Global Health
For more information, contact Center for Global Health - cgh@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution
2:00p.m.- 3:30p.m.
4130 Posvar Hall
Lecture given by Alex Storozynski, Journalist and President & Executive Director of the Kosciuszko Foundation. Book signing at 7pm that evening at Barnes and Noble, Waterfront
Audience: General Public
Sponsored by: Center for Russian and East European Studies, International Week, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
International Week Event: Film--"The Millennium Goals-Dream or Reality and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Kurtzman Room
At the turn of the new millennium, the United Nations established a series of eight targets-the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)-aimed at putting an end to absolute poverty, avoidable disease, and the oppression of women and children without education. "The Millennium Goals-Dream or Reality" explores the ambition and scope of the MDGs and the obstacles to their achievement. In "Achieving the Millennium Development Goals," Indian social worker and humanitarian Fazle H. Abed discusses the efforts of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)-the largest citizen organization in the world-to combat global poverty and, in doing so, addresses the complex issues of international trade and the need for strong democracies. Following the presentation of the two films, William H. Markle, MD, a primary care physician out of the Latterman Family Health Center in McKeesport with broad global expertise and editor (along with Melanie A. Fisher, MD, MSc, and Raymond A. Smego Jr., MD, MPH) of the textbook Understanding Global Health, will be joining us. He will offer commentary on the Millennium Village Project and lead audience discussion. Light refreshments will be served. For those in the GSPH, this event is eligible for Dean's Public Health Grand Rounds credit.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Global Health Student Association and the Center for Global Health
For more information, contact Courtney Saltarski - cas144@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--Global Issues Lecture Series: Beyond Food, Inc.: Food Rights & Food System Reform
7:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Assembly Room
Molly Anderson, PhD, Food Systems Integrity, Boston
Building on the G20 meetings, Dr. Anderson will introduce the Right to Food (RtF) as a necessary part of any solution to hunger and food system problems. RtF is part of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and it and has been formally endorsed by almost every nation in the world except the US. It points to governmental responsibility in eradicating both domestic and international food insecurity. This talk will introduce how the RtF and rights-based approaches extend food system solutions that are being promoted in the US today through films such as "Food, Inc." After Dr. Anderson's talk the film "Food, Inc." will be shown and there will be time for Q& A after the film.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Global Studies Program, International Week, Global Solutions Education Fund and FIAN
For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
International Week Event: Information Session--Health Sciences Mini Fair (Study Abroad)
11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Ballroom, William Pitt Union
Students in any of the Health Sciences -- including SHRS, Nursing, Pre-Med, Pharmacy, and other related fields -- are invited to attend our Health Sciences Mini Fair (Study Abroad)! In attendance will be study abroad providers from around the world offering opportunities to study in your field. We look forward to seeing you there!
Audience: Students in the Health Sciences
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Study Abroad Office
For more information, contact Matthew Long - 412-648-7413 abroad@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--Playing for Peace: Reggae-Rap and Hip-Folk Among African Migrants in Ukraine
12:30 p.m.
526 Cathedral of Learning
Colloquium, Adriana Helbig, Humanities Center Fellow (Music). Paper for discussion will be distributed in advance.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Announced by: Global Studies Program, International Week, Humanities Center
For more information, contact Todd Reeser - reeser@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--The History of Globalization and the Political Regimes during the Short Twentieth Century
6:00 p.m.
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Dr. Diego Olstein, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Dr. Olstein will be in residence as a researcher at the World History Center from mid-September through mid-November.
This global overview shows the linkages of three great waves of political innovation: communist and fascist regimes in the 1920s; Latin American strongman regimes of the wartime 1940s; and regimes of decolonization including China and Ghana in the 1950s.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Global Studies Program, International Week, World History Center
For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Information Session/Cultural Event--Panther Programs Promo Night
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Kurtzman Room, William Pitt Union
Explore Pitt study abroad programs and meet some recent alumni at the Panther Programs Promo Night! Panther Programs encompass many varied study abroad opportunities in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America in both the summer and during the academic year. Bring your appetite, as food will be served. We look forward to seeing you there!
Audience: Students
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Study Abroad Office, International Week
For more information, contact Ben Pilcher - 412-648-7413 bjp10@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Cultural Event--World Dance Showcase
7:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Ballroom
Different dances from around the world will be showcased.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Less-Commonly Taught Lanaguages
For more information, contact Eva Albertsson - eva_albertsson@yahoo.com
International Week Event: Cultural Event--Reggae Band
7:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Nordy's Place
Flow Reggae band. Students will have the chance to listen to a live
reggae band. Take a study break, relax, and come enjoy the positive vibes.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, CLASA (Caribbean and Latin American student association)
For more information, contact Stephanie Eisen - sorc+clasa@pitt.edu
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
International Week Event: Cultural Event--Grupo de Danca
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Ballroom
The Brazil Nuts Dance group is an eclectic mix of students and members of the community who meet every Thursday to learn new, fun and exciting Brazilian dances. A mix of new and old songs, from Axe to Samba and everything in between! Just remember, if you can walk, you can dance!
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Brazil Nuts
For more information, contact Olivia Conner - olc4@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Fall 2009 International Fair
11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Assembly Room, William Pitt Union
Students interested in studying abroad are invited to attend our Fall 2009 International Fair. Dozens of study abroad providers from across the country and around the world will be in attendance to answer your questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Study Abroad Office
For more information, contact Matthew Long - 412-648-7413 abroad@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--A Domestic Logic for International Delegation: U.S. Support of GATT/WTO Legalization
11:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
4500 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
The Research in International Politics Speaker Series presents Alexander Thompson, associate professor of Political Science at Ohio State University.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence, Global Studies Program, International Week, Ford Institute for Human Security, and the Political Science Department
For more information, contact Michael Goodhart - michaelgoodhar@gmail.com
International Week Event: Cultural Event--Sukkot Around the World
12:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union lawn
During the holiday of Sukkot, Jews are commanded to build Sukkot, or huts outdoors. For seven days we decorate, eat
meals in and invite guests into these temporary dwellings. Inside our Sukkah on the Union lawn there will be food and a presentation of how Jews around the world interpret the holiday.
http://www.hilleljuc.org
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Hillel Jewish University Center
For more information, contact Brad Chotiner or Becca Tanen - 412-621-8875 bradc@hilleljuc.org
International Week Event: Lecture--The Secret Police of the Former East Germany: Their Dissolution and Legacy
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Teplitz Memorial Courtroom
David Gill, Deputy Representative of the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany to the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union will present the lecture. Gill currently is the Deputy Representative of the Protestant Church in Germany to the German and EU governments, where he handles legal and political questions on church and state relationships. He was one of a handful of individuals who prevented the destruction of records of the East German Secret Police following the fall of the Berlin Wall. He served as Head of the Citizen's Committee for the dissolution of the Stasi and worked for the Federal Office for the Files of the Stasi and the East German Parliament as Secretary of the Committee for the Dissolution of the Former Stasi. Gill has since worked for the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information and the German Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Audience: Free and open to the public
Sponsored by: European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence, International Week, Center for International Legal Education, Pittsburgh Eric M. Warburg Chaper of the American Council on Germany
For more information, contact Gina Huggins - 412-648-7023 glclark@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Japanese Film Series: "The Cat Returns"
7:30 p.m.
125 Frick Fine Arts Building
Join us for the 2009 Japanese Film Series with a screening of Studio Ghibli's animated film "The Cat Returns" (Neko no Ongaeshi, 2002), in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Hiroyuki Morita. Schoolgirl Haru's own life may be a mess, but that doesn't prevent her from saving a young cat when it is about to be run over - only to see the cat stand up on its hind legs and thank her. That night, as everyone else sleeps, the King of Cats and his court visit Haru to thank for her kind rescue of the King's only son and promise her a series of "countless joys" in the days to come. Much to her distress, Haru soon learns that these "joys" include not only a trip to the Kingdom of Cats, but her own imminent marriage to the cat prince! With a little help from some strange new friends, Haru has one last chance to rescue herself from this unwanted fate.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Center, International Week, Toshiba International Foundation, Silk Screen, Japan Iron and Steel and Mitsubishi Endowments at the University of Pittsburgh
For more information, contact Jennifer Murawski - jennm@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Cultural Event--The World en Vogue Presents - Beyond the Fabric
8:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Assembly Room
A celebration of culture through the artistic expression of clothes that will take the audience on a colorful global journey. This year, different groups will also provide knowledge of a pressing social or development issue occurring with in their region of the world, increasing the audience's global awareness about the broader world around us. This is an event not to miss!!
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Office of Cross Cultural and Leadership Development
For more information, contact Eliada Nwosu - eliada.nwosu@gmail.com
International Week Event: Cultural Event--"Eugene Onegin," Pitt Night Performance at the Pittsburgh Opera
8:00p.m.- 11:30p.m.
Benedum Center, Downtown
Enjoy a performance of Tchaikovsky's famous opera, based on the classic Russian "novel in verse" by revered national poet Aleksandr Pushkin. No Russian language knowledge is necessary -- English translations will be projected above the stage. Learn more about the story and the cast, and listen to samples of music from the show at www.pittsburghopera.org/shows/view/10.
http://www.pittarts.pitt.edu (for tickets)
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: $10 for students and $20 for faculty/staff
Sponsored by: Center for Russian and East European Studies, International Week, Pittsburgh Opera, PITT ARTS
For more information, contact Gina Peirce - gbpeirce@pitt.edu
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
International Week Event: Cultural Event--2009 Pitt CSSA Talent Show
6:30 p.m.
David Lawrence Hall 120&121
If you like singing, dancing, any musical instruments, Hip-Hop, XiangSheng, or any other kind, PLEASE do join the show and you will have a chance of winning a BIG PRIZE! Even if you don't want to perform on stage, you can also come, enjoy the show and meet new friends. Free Snacks and drinks will be provided.
http://pittcssa.net/
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Chinese Students and Scholars Association
For more information, contact Pitt Chinese Students and Scholars Association - sorc+cssa@pitt.edu
International Week Sponsors
Global Studies Program, University Center for International Studies (www.ucis.pitt.edu/global)
Office of Cross-Cultural and Leadership Development, Student Affairs (www.o3cl.pitt.edu)
E-mail the International Week Coordinating Committee at intlweek@pitt.edu.
Disclaimer: International Week at the University of Pittsburgh is a collaborative undertaking which coordinates numerous and diverse events sponsored by Pitt departments and offices, as well as by student and community organizations. Expressions of different viewpoints are encouraged. However, all International Week eventsare the responsibility of their respective organizers. Inclusion of an event as part of International Week does not imply any endorsement of the event’s content by theInternational Week organizing committee, the Office of International Services, the University Center for International Studies, the University of Pittsburgh, or any of the International Week co-sponsors.