Events

Open to University of Pittsburgh faculty and graduate students, this workshop will be offered by Bolivian philosopher Rafael Bautista and has been organized by the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, with the sponsorship of the Center for Latin American Studies, the LASA-Bolivia section, and the Bolivian Studies Journal. The workshop will be conducted in Spanish, with English translation.
Rafael Bautista belongs to the youngest generation of Bolivian philosophers currently producing a theory of decolonization in dialogue with indigenous epistemologies. He is the author of Octubre, el lado oscuro de la luna (2006), and has published some of the most important political writings in today’s Bolivia: El 18 Brumario del Kananchiri, Las venas abiertas del Estado, ¿Qué significa el “vivir bien”?, El terrorismo global, Del estado colonial al estado plurinacional.

Academic international internships programs provide business students with a unique opportunity. Panelists from three Centers of International Business Education and Research and a program provider will discuss best practices in running such programs, including the topics of risk management and curriculum integration.

CIBER panel session at NAFSA Conference in Houston, TX.

The Summer Institute for Teaching a Second Language for Business Communication is designed primarily for secondary and post-secondary language educators. This program includes an overview of basic business fundamentals, combined with discussion of current issues in language-teaching methodology and curriculum design. Participants work on group projects in which they design curriculum modules that apply the concepts addressed during the program. Participants who are Pennsylvania or New Jersey public school teachers are eligible to receive continuing-education credit.

A forum on mental illness and substance abuse among Indian immigrants in North America. Organized by SV Temple, presented by Professor Balwant N. Dixit, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. Followed by a panel discussion with Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, MD, PHD, Professor of Psychiatry & Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Ranita Basu MD, Psychiatrist, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare Systems, and Ms. Anagha Manohar, MSW. Special Guest Speaker: Uma Eyyunni M.D, Founder of “MOTHERS CRY” of Jacksonville, Florida

The event will be held at the S. V. Temple (Multipurpose Room), located in Penn Hills at 1230 South McCully Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235.

The theme for the 2012 conference revolves around the aspects of modernization and cultural development China is currently undergoing in an increasingly globalized and digitized world. China is now facing the challenges not only from the outside – a penetrating western cultural influence, but more from its own inside – lack of social cohesion from the weakened traditional value system due to fast-changing social and economic transformation in the process of industrialization, urbanization, and overall modernization. A growing consensus is that social stability does not hinge on economic growth alone and cultural adaption to change is crucial to sustained economic growth and political stability. A well-guided cultural reform and development can be a powerful contributor to social justice and equality essential for the construction of a harmonious society, and it can also enhance China’s effort to reach out to the world to boost its soft power – the richness of cultural heritage as well as the nation’s refreshed image -- through the global media and its unique publicity medium – over 300 Confucius Institutes that spread out across the world.

We cordially invite panels and papers that touch upon the intrinsic interactions of culture, economy and politics and their impacts on the various sectors of Chinese society. Panel topics can be viewed at the ACPSS website.

Conference Registration Fees:

ACPSS member with paper: $90
Non-ACPSS member with paper: $180
Student with paper: $80
Attendance with no paper: $200

The 23rd JAWS Conference will be held from Thursday 07 March 2013 through Saturday 09 March 2013, at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh PA, USA. Further details will be posted on the Conferences page as they are available.