Cultural Event

Global Carnival

Friday, August 14, 2020 - 15:00 to 17:00
Event Location: 
Online

Join us as we celebrate diverse cultures with Pitt's cultural departments and student organizations along with local Pittsburgh partners. On Friday August 14, 2020 the Student Affairs website will contain links to Zoom rooms to meet representatives from each of the organizations listed.
View a list of the organizations here: http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/nsp/welcomeweek/cultural-student-orga...

POSTPONED: International Pittsburgh Trivia: Session 2

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:00
Event Location: 
Online: Zoom

Join the Pitt Global Hub and Global Ties for a fun trivia game that will test your knowledge on international aspects of Pittsburgh and Pitt!
Participants will be randomly assigned into teams to compete. This is a great chance for incoming international students to get to know one another and meet domestic students as well!
Further instructions on how to play will be announced during the event. Please be sure to have the Zoom application downloaded onto your device ahead of time. Registration will end on Thursday, July 16th at 5PM ET!

POSTPONED: International Pittsburgh Trivia: Session 1

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 08:00 to 09:00
Event Location: 
Online: Zoom

Join the Pitt Global Hub and Global Ties for a fun trivia game that will test your knowledge on international aspects of Pittsburgh and Pitt!
Participants will be randomly assigned into teams to compete. This is a great chance for incoming international students to get to know one another and meet domestic students as well!
Further instructions on how to play will be announced during the event. Please be sure to have the Zoom application downloaded onto your device ahead of time. Registration will end on Thursday, July 16th at 5PM ET!

Language Coffeehouse

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 11:00 to 13:00
Event Location: 
Assembly Room, William Pitt Union

Take a break from studying to order and enjoy kaffe and kanelbullar in Swedish, chai and chakli in Hindi, or gazoz and kuru pasta in Turkish! Instructors and students from the LCTL Center will teach you how to place your order in Swahili, Quechua, Irish, Greek, Amharic, Vietnamese, or one of the 15 languages we offer. Then you can place your order at the LCTL Coffeehouse and enjoy free drinks and snacks from around the world. This is the international study break you have been waiting for!

Seijin Shiki

Friday, January 10, 2020 - 19:00
Event Location: 
Ballroom A University Club

As part of a collaboration between the Yasuda University students at the English Language Institute and the Asian Studies Center, we will be hosting the second Seijin Shiki at the University of Pittsburgh. We would love to have Pitt students participate. If you are turning 20 years old this year (April 2019-April 2020), we invite you to be part of the ceremony. Please email asia@pitt.edu by December 7, 2019.
Funding provided by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation and Mitsubishi endowments at the University of Pittsburgh.