Celebrating Cultural Diversity
Thursday, September 25, 2008

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

International Week Event: Lecture--Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series: "Why is Pacific Island Studies Part of Asian Studies? Asian Connections in Pacific Prehistory"
12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.
WWPH 4130

A lecture by Dr. Richard Scaglion, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Center, International Week
For more information, contact Jennifer Murawski - 412-383-3062 jennm@pitt.edu

International Week Event: Information Session--Engineering Study Abroad Mini Fair
4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Benedum Lobby

All Engineering students interested in Study Abroad at Pitt are welcome to attend our Mini-Fair. Study Abroad providers from across the country and around the world will be in attendance to answer questions.
Audience: Students
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Study Abroad Office
For more information, contact Ben Pilcher - 412-383-7165 bjp10@pitt.edu

International Week Event: Information Session--Multimedia Showcase
4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
G-17 Cathedral of Learning

Participants will have an opportunity to see demonstrations of multimedia-based materials for language learning. Language professionals will be available to explain their projects.
http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/events
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Robert Henderson Language Media Center
For more information, contact Claire Siskin - cbsiskin@pitt.edu

International Week Event: Lecture--The Rule of Law in Modern Iraq: Personal Perspectives
6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Teplitz Memorial Courtroom, Barco Law Building, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

The Center for International Legal Education (CILE) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pitt Law) announces the CILE Rule of Law Lecture Series for the 2008-09 academic year. The series will present individuals with unique perspectives on the concept of rule of law and its history, theory, and practice.

The first lecture in the series, "The Rule of Law in Conflict Iraq: Personal Perspectives" will be presented by Pitt Law Associate Professor Haider Ala Hamoudi and U.S. Marine Colonel Paul Amato (J.D.'93), who will speak about their experiences in Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein. Hamoudi served as Project Manager for the DePaul University/USAID program to reform legal education in Iraq from 2003-05 and as legal advisor to the Finance Committee of the Iraqi Governing Council. Hamoudi worked with law schools in Iraq to develop their capacity for legal education. Amato served as the Marine Rule of Law Officer and later the Senior Advisor for a Military Transition Team in Anbar province. Amato worked to develop the criminal court system in Anbar and later trained, advised, and mentored members of the Iraqi Army.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Center for International Legal Education, Global Studies Program
For more information, contact Gina Clark, 412-648-7023 cile@pitt.edu

International Week Event: Lecture--A Status Report on the Global War on Terror
7:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union- Lower Lounge

Ridgway Speaker Series presents: Rand Beers, Founder and Presidents of the National Security Network. Before founding the National Security Network, Rand Beers served as the National Security Adviser to the Kerry-Edwards 2004 campaign, and was for 35 years a civil servant. After serving as a Marine officer and rifle company commander in Vietnam, he entered the Foreign Service in 1971 and the Civil Service in 1983. From 1988-98, Mr.Beers served on the White House National Security Council Staff as Director for Counter-terrorism and Counternarcotics,Director for Peacekeeping, and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs. From 1998-2003, he was Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. In 2002-03, he was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Combating Terrorism at the National Security Council. Beers earned a BA from Dartmouth College and an MA from the University of Michigan.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Week, Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, Global Studies Program, National Security Network
For more information, contact Bev Brizzi - brizzi@gspia.pitt.edu

International Week Event: Film--Global Governance/Global Economy Film Series
7:00 p.m.
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Two films will be shown- Life: The Story So Far and Silent Killer.

Life: The Story So Far, examines how the newly globalized world economy is affecting ordinary people across the planet.

Silent Killer, shows the face and causes of hunger around the world. But it does not stop there. It shows what is being done to end hunger forever, if we have the will.
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: Workshop--Salsa Lessons
9:15 p.m.- 10:15 p.m.
The Galleria, 1st Floor Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

Students are invited to learn how to dance Salsa with instructor Marlon Silva in preparation for the dance held at the Latin American and Caribbean Festival!!
Audience: Open to the Public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies, International Week
For more information, contact Luz Amanda Hank - 412 648 7394 lavst12@pitt.edu