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Durante la noche del 7 y la madrugada del 8 de diciembre, las casas y calles de Colombia se iluminan con miles de velas multicolores. ¿Como se conoce popularmente esta tradición de luces?
During the night of December 7th into the morning of the 8th, the streets and homes of Colombia are illuminated by thousands of multi-colored candles. What is the name of this tradition of lighting candles popularly known as?
The first person to e-mail ket82@pitt.edu the correct answer will win a CLAS mug and water bottle. Please note: to collect your prize you will need to visit us at 4200 Posvar Hall.
The answer to this question will be featured in next week's newsletter.
To see last week's answer, click here.
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 December 16, 2018
Paz y Armonía concert by Coro Latinoamericano & Friends
First Unitarian Church, 605 Morewood Ave., Pgh, PA 15213
3:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh’s Coro Latinoamericano—one of the nation’s only secular choirs performing in Spanish—is teaming up with the First Unitarian Universalist Choir & students at Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music for a special holiday concert—Paz y Armonía (Peace and Harmony), Sunday December 16 at 3:00pm.
Directed by award-winning cellist, Ábner Jairo García, from Morelia Mexico, the groups will present an evening of traditional Spanish & Latin American holiday and popular music, with special songs for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa too!
Admission is free although donations will be accepted. The concert is family friendly; the venue is handicap accessible.
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Let us know about events going on in the Pitt community! To submit events, click here.
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Finals Resources
De-Stress B4 The Tests
For more information, visit: http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/dean/finals/
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December 18, 2018
Hispanic Latino Professional Association (Pitt) Holiday Party
4130 Posvar Hall
11:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Pitt's Hispanic Latino Professional Association would like to thank you for being such a significant part of our community. This event provides a wonderful opportunity to network with fellow staff and faculty members. Take a break and enjoy a special treat!
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDwH3l4WrBvgL0zWXDRarJ31oGY9puJkhsVSezexD8m6by2Q/viewform
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Student Events, News, & Opportunities
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Certificate information for undergraduate and graduate students:
The number one priority of the Center for Latin American Studies is its students. CLAS seeks to expand and enrich resources on the Latin American and Caribbean region at the University of Pittsburgh in order to offer its students multidisciplinary academic training programs of the highest quality that complement a degree in a discipline or profession.
Undergraduate Programs: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/ugrad_programs
Graduate Programs: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/grad_certificates
To set-up an advising meeting with the CLAS Advisor go to: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/advising
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 Graduate Student Opportunity!
Afro-Latin American Studies Graduate Seminar
In Havana, Cuba
May 3 - 11, 2019
The Afro-Latin American Studies Graduate Seminar in Cuba is a one credit course for graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh. Pre-departure sessions at Pitt and field lectures and excursions in and around Havana are designed to provide students with contextualized, first-hand experiences in understanding the historical, social, and cultural legacies of Afro-Latin America. This seminar focuses on Cuba's African roots, including African-derived music, religion, literature, and art; issues of race and gender from colonial to revolutionary society; and Cuba's contemporary links with Africa and the African Diaspora.
Application Deadline: January 20, 2019
For more information: https://www.abroad.pitt.edu/cubagrad
Or e-mail: Afro-Latin@pitt.edu
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Course Offering!
MUSIC 1332: Music in Latin America -- Music and Migration
Spring 2019 -- Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
3 credits
Instructor: Juan Velasquez, JUV10@pitt.edu
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 Course Offering!
ENGFLM 1585 CINEMA AND REVOLUTION
Professor Elizabeth Reich – elizabeth.reich@pitt.edu
Spring 2019 -- Tuesdays 1:00 to 4:50pm
CINEMA and REVOLUTION is a new course that explores the connections between Black Power era cinema and the Third Cinema Movement –a political film movement, complete with manifestos, guns, and a transformative, on-the-ground role for filmmaking in the revolution. In the course, we’ll explore a wide range of Third Cinema films, mostly from Latin American countries engaged in anti-colonial and class warfare; and consider their influence on the first wave of black independent cinema in the U.S. after World War II. These U.S. films were only loosely connected to specific political movements but nonetheless had real impact on Black Power activists and the general viewing public –and, importantly, reconceived key arguments about decolonization and liberation elaborated in Third Cinema in relation to the problems of American racism.
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Course Offering!
Haitian Creole 1
With Gerdine Ulysse
Spring 2019
TuThu - 10:00 - 11:40 a.m.
4 cr.
Course number: LCTL 0351
Any students interested in starting a new language in the spring semester are welcome to enroll. The catalog number is LCTL 0351 Foreign Language 1, Topic Title: Haitian Creole 1, TuTh 10-11:40 in CL 137
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 Welcome to Brazil Nuts!
Brazil Nuts is an active student organization at the University of Pittsburgh. Since its creation in 1998, the group's primary goal has been to expose students to Brazilian culture and the Portuguese language, creating environments for the students to practice their Portuguese outside of the classroom and to interact within the Brazilian community.
The club's activities provide students with unique opportunities to learn more about Brazil and its people. Weekly dance classes are offered where participants can enjoy themselves while learning about axé, samba and other forms of Brazilian dance, while movie nights provide viewers with a chance to witness the art of Brazilian cinema. The club also offers Bate-Papo, a weekly conversation table where students of all levels can practice Portuguese with peers and native Portuguese speakers.
Membership is open to anyone who is interested in the Portuguese language and learning about the cultures where Portuguese is spoken. Take a look at our site, learn about some of our activities and find out about other events occuring in the Pittsburgh area!
Visit the Brazil Nuts Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/brazilnutsatPitt/
Pitt Caribbean and Latin American Student Association (CLASA)
For more information: https://www.instagram.com/pitt_clasa/
Our purpose at Pitt Spanish Club is to immerse students in the culture and language of Spanish-speaking countries. We collaborate with the University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and other organizations to host many events.
Visit our website: https://pittspanishclub.weebly.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PittSpanishClub/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BnSOj7iHbRt/?taken-by=pittspanishclub
Panther Tango Club
Free lessons on Tuesdays
Posvar Hall, First floor lobby by escalators
6:30 p.m. -- Beginner Tango
7:45 -- Experimental Tango & Practice
Beginners welcome! No partners needed.
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Internships, Fellowships, & Funding Opportunities
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National Association of Latino and Arts and Cultural
Grant Opportunities: https://www.nalac.org/programs/nalac-grants
Launching of Innovation Fund grant competition to create higher education institutional partnerships between Mexico and the United States
Mexico City, Mexico, October 9, 2018 — The U.S. Department of State, along with Partners of the Americas (Partners) and NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA), announce the launch today of a new Innovation Fund grant competition to create higher education institutional partnerships between Mexico and the United States. The Mary Street Jenkins Foundation Innovation Competition is supported through a generous contribution from the Jenkins Foundation. The Foundation’s grants have benefited Mexico’s youth establishing thousands of scholarships, schools, and sports centers, and the quality of life in the state of Puebla through the development of rural clinics and hospitals, as well as the provision of clean drinking water and public services in rural communities.
The purpose of the Mary Street Jenkins Foundation Innovation Competition is to provide more opportunities for higher education institutions (HEIs) in the United States and Mexico to work together to provide new student exchange and training programs between both countries. The HEIs that are eligible for this grant competition include universities (public and private), colleges, technical/vocation schools, and other post-secondary institutions with credit-bearing programs.
This grant competition seeks proposals from teams of HEIs in Mexico and the U.S. that will increase student exchange and training in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities. Proposals in the following academic disciplines will be given special consideration: Archaeology, Anthropology, Education and exchange programs that include and will benefit economically-disadvantaged and/or racial/ethnic minority student populations in both countries.
Since January 2014, a total of 44 Innovation Fund grant-winning partnerships have been awarded to Mexican higher education institutions in partnerships with universities and colleges the United States. Mexico is the lead country to engage with and benefit from this signature hemispheric-wide education initiative, accounting for almost one-third of all grants. To date, a total of 18 Mexican states and 20 U.S. states benefit from Innovation Fund partnerships.
The competition will remain open for partnerships between Mexican and U.S. HEIs through January 31, 2019. Full details of the competition and application instructions can be found at http://www.100kstrongamericas.org/grants/
Nationality Rooms Scholarships
Available to both graduate and undergraduate students.
The Nationality Rooms have awarded annual scholarships for summer study abroad to all parts of the world since 1948. The purpose of the awards is to give Pitt students the opportunity to experience in-depth immersion in another culture. It is critical that the applicants choose a program that will maximize their contact with the populace abroad and qualify for academic credit with the University. Applicants may apply for up to two scholarships, but can only receive one award. We welcome students of all majors and courses of study.
For more information or to sign up for a mandatory 60 minute scholarship information session, please visit: www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/scholarshipsgrants or call 412.624.6150
Undergraduate Application deadline: January 8, 2019
Graduate Application deadline: January 17, 2019
 
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Humanities Unbounded Visiting Faculty Fellows Applications Now Being Accepted for 2019-20
Applications Are Now Being Accepted!
Interested faculty should contact Humanities Unbounded to begin a conversation about how to find a point of connection with the Duke scholarly community. Applications are due January 7, 2019 for the 2019-20 academic year. Selected Fellows will be notified in February 2019. Faculty may also begin looking for potential Duke partners by searching keywords for their research area in the “With all these words” box at Scholars@Duke.
For more information on the Humanities Unbounded Visiting Faculty Fellowship, click here.
Hertog 2019 Fellowships
Call for Nominations & Applications
We offer a variety of seminars on topics in political thought and public policy – including on classical liberal thinkers and on democratic capitalism. Can you please share this email with faculty and students in your department? You can also download our flyers to share with your students.
For faculty: nominating students is easy. Simply share the candidate’s name and email with me, along with a brief description of the student’s abilities and interest in politics and public policy. I’ll then reach out to your nominee(s) to encourage them to apply.
All fellowships come with housing and stipends to offset living and travel costs. Our early application deadline is January 14, 2019, and our final deadline is February 11, 2019.
For more information and to nominate a student contact:
Cheryl Miller
Hertog Foundation
(202) 853-9440
cherylm@hertogfoundation.org
HertogFoundation.org
City Internships 2018/19
Study and Intern Abroad Programs
For this academic year, we'll be offering Winter, Spring and Summer Programs in 9 locations: London, Paris, New York, Washington D.C., Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston & San Francisco.
All of our Programs feature a series of career-readiness classes, workshops and events centered around an internship placement at a leading company in an industry of interest to a student.
Our programs are open to students from any year and with any major, and they may choose a placement in one of 9 career fields: Banking & Financial services; Consulting & Professional services; Law & Politics; Technology & Engineering; Marketing, Advertising & PR; Media, Entertainment & Journalism; Art, Fashion & Design; Start-ups & Entrepreneurship; Charities, NFPs & NGOs.
Students may be directed to apply now at: https://city-internships.com/apply
Programs and Offerings Prospectus: City Internships 2018/19 Prospectus.
Global Wordsmiths:
The Language Access Project Internship
Global Wordsmiths, a start-up language interpretation and translation company located in East Liberty, aims to serve immigrants and refugees in Pittsburgh by eliminating language access barriers through the Language Access Project. It does so by recruiting, training, and pairing bilingual university students with small, local nonprofits.
They are seeking near-native or very advanced bilingual, highly motivated interns to assist in translating and interpretation services.
For more information, contact Meredith Bapir at mbapir@globalwordsmiths.com
Call for Applications: 2019-20 Princeton University Library Research Grants
Princeton University Library Research Grants
Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the Library’s special collections. The award is $1,000 per week (up to four weeks) plus transportation costs.
Applications will be considered for scholarly use of archives, manuscripts, rare books, and other rare and unique holdings of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, including the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library; as well as rare books in Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and in the East Asian Library (Gest Collection). Special grants are awarded in several areas: the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies supports a limited number of library fellowships in Hellenic Studies, the Elmer Adler Fund supports research in the graphic arts, and the Cotsen Children’s Library supports research in its collection on aspects of children’s literature. The Maxwell Fund supports research on materials dealing with Portuguese-speaking cultures. The Sid Lapidus '59 Research Fund for Studies of the Age of Revolution and the Enlightenment in the Atlantic World supports relevant special collections research.
For more information, or to apply, please go to http://rbsc.princeton.edu/friends-princeton-university-library-research-grants
The deadline to apply is January 31, 2019.
Grants are tenable from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020.
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Call for Papers, Training, & Conference Information
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For other conferences opportunities visit:
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/members/conferences/index.aspx
23rd Latin American Social and Public Policy (LASPP) Conference
March 29-30, 2019
CALL FOR PAPERS!
https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/laspp/call-for-papers
Questions: laspp@pitt.edu
Call for Papers: Representations of Afrolatinidad in Global Perspective Conference
Representations of Afrolatinidad in Global Perspective
University of Pittsburgh
April 11-13, 2019
Conference Convened by the Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latinx Studies Initiative
Contact: Dr. Michele Reid-Vazquez, University of Pittsburgh, mbr31@pitt.edu
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Juliet Hooker, Professor of Political Science, Brown University
Dr. Nancy Mirabal, Associate Professor, American Studies, Director of the US Latina/o Studies Program, University of Maryland-College Park
The intersections of race, ethnicity, and representation have shaped historical and contemporary articulations of Afrolatinidad. As an expression of multivalent identity, both shared and unique, Afrolatinidad informs the experiences of over 150 million Afro-Latin Americans and millions more within diasporic communities in the United States, Canada, Europe, and beyond. The conference seeks to foster an international dialogue that addresses regional, national, and transnational links among the ways Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Latinxs create, sustain, and transform meanings surrounding blackness in political, social, and cultural contexts.
This two-day symposium aims to engage multiple depictions of Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Latinxs – whether self-fashioned or imposed. The varied portrayals in the past and present reflect the ongoing global realities, struggles, vibrancy, and resiliency of Afro-Latin diasporas throughout the Americas and elsewhere. The symposium will feature keynote addresses by Dr. Juliet Hooker, Professor of Political Science at Brown University, and Dr. Nancy Mirabal, Associate Professor of American Studies and Director of the U.S. Latina/o Studies Program at the University of Maryland-College Park. Their work on Afro-descendant politics in Latin America and Afro-Latinx discourses of race, gender, and territoriality, respectively, will spark broader exchanges around Afrolatinidad and representation among presenters and attendees.
We invite submissions that address aspects of Afrolatinidad, particularly through ethnicity/race, gender, history, technology, and expressive culture, such as music, dance and art. We are especially interested in papers that analyze these themes across a variety of conceptual frameworks, including Africana Studies, Anthropology, Caribbean Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Latin American Studies, Latinx Studies, Media Studies, Political Science, and Sociology.
Submissions need not be confined to these topics, but, if possible, please indicate at least two themes that correspond to your proposal.
Themes: Slavery and Its Legacies in Latin America; Politics of Culture/Cultural Expression; Visibility and Invisibility; Theorizing Afro-Latinidad; Race, Gender, and Migration; Diaspora, Community, and Technology/Social Media
Please submit a title, 250-word abstract, and 2-page CV by January 7, 2019, to Afro-Latin@pitt.edu.
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Michele Reid-Vazquez at mbr31@pitt.edu and include “Afrolatinidad Conference” in the subject line. Authors of accepted proposals will be contacted by January 31, 2019, and paper drafts are due March 28, 2019 for pre-circulation with discussants and panelists. In addition to invited keynote, roundtable, and community and curriculum speakers, ten to twelve scholars will be selected to present their work at the symposium. Lodging and meals will be covered for all invited presenters.
For more information, visit:
https://www.africanastudies.pitt.edu/Call%20for%20Papers%3A%20Representations%20of%20Afrolatinidad
ICA 2019 Preconference:
“Digital Journalism in Latin America”
Organizers: Pablo J. Boczkowski (Northwestern University, USA) & Eugenia Mitchelstein (Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina)
Preconference Date and Time: May 23th, 2019, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Location: School of Media & Public Affairs, George Washington University
Submission Deadline: December 15, 2018
Information about submission: Authors should submit an extended abstract of no more than 750 words (excluding references). Abstracts should be submitted no later than 16:00 UTC, December 15th, 2018. Please email your submission to the preconference organizers (pjb9@northwestern.edu and emitchelstein@udesa.edu.ar). Authors will be notified about whether their abstract has been selected on January 15th, 2019. Presenters will be encouraged to submit a full manuscript for the pre-conference. Full manuscripts should be sent to both of the pre-conference organizers via email by May 15th, 2019, for presentation and discussion during the pre-conference. Papers should be between 6,500 and 7,000 words in length. Attendance to the preconference has a USD 25.00 fee. Please contact the organizers (pjb9@northwestern.edu and emitchelstein@udesa.edu.ar) if you have any questions and/or need any additional information.
To read the full Call for Papers, click here.
Colombia Internacional: Open Theme Call for Papers
Colombia Internacional, published by the School of Social Sciences at Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá – Colombia), will receive open theme articles from February 1 to 28, 2019. We invite those interested in participating in the call to send us unpublished papers presenting research results and theoretical innovations on debates in the fields of Political Science and International Relations. Papers can be sent in in Spanish, English or Portuguese
Original articles must be submitted for consideration through our Scholar One platform in Word for Windows and formatted according to the journal's editorial guidelines. These can be found at: https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/forauthors/colombiaint/editorial-policy
All articles will be subject to the following evaluation process: First, the editorial team will check whether the article complies by the journal's basic requirements, and whether it is pertinent to the publication. Following this, it will be submitted for evaluation by two academic peers and by the Editorial Committee. The author(s) will be informed of the result of this process in less than six months following the date of closure for the call.
Articles sent to Colombia Internacional cannot be submitted to other publications for evaluation.
Reviews should be sent to: colombiainternacional@uniandes.edu.co
TESOL Colombia III: Going beyond Theory: Rejuvenating Literacies, Culture, and Language Pedagogy
To be held at the Universidad de La Sabana campus in Chía, Colombia on 16–18 May 2019. This year’s conference focuses on areas of innovation, research, and development in language learning and teaching, including but not limited to: Digital literacies and learning experiences; Innovation, methodology, and design; Teaching and learning communities; Language learning and literacies; Teacher development; Assessment.
Submit proposals by clicking this link.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via the email address tesol.colombia@unisabana.edu.co
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Pitt Professor Guy Peters featured on the Brazilian Casa Civil website!
See more: http://www.casacivil.gov.br/
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 December 13, 2018
Global Issues Through Literature
Power of Diversity and Inclusion in Classrooms
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Saenz
4130 Posvar Hall
4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Discussion Leader: David Tenorio, Assistant Professor of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh
The Fall 2018 Global Issues Through Literature series, a reading group designed for K-12 educators to learn about and use new texts in the classroom, will explore ways in which authors' works touch upon issues of exile, religious intolerance, and injustices to marginalized groups such as women and the LGBTQ community. Books, Act 48 credit, dinner, and parking are provided!
For more information, visit: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/outreach/activity/global-issues-through-literature
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2019 CLASP Teaching Award for Junior Faculty
The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) calls for nominations for its seventh annual “CLASP Teaching Award for Junior Faculty.” The award recognizes excellence in teaching Latin American Studies designated courses. Tenured faculty members are not eligible. Nominees in a tenure-track position are preferred, but visiting or adjunct professors and instructors are eligible. Graduate students are not eligible. Nominees must have the Ph.D., and they must be currently teaching at a CLASP member institution. Nominations should come from senior or supervising faculty or administrators. However, self-nominations are also accepted, but at least three professional references must be included in the self-nomination letter. The nominator (or self-nominator) should briefly provide clear and convincing evidence of the following:
1. Outstanding teaching effectiveness, including pedagogical style and student successes stories.
2. Contributions to the Latin American Studies program and/or the Department.
3. Involvement in the larger community, including professional associations and participation in service activities.
4. Incorporation of own academic research and field experiences into the classroom.
Nominees must also provide a Statement of Teaching Philosophy and a current CV. The CLASP Teaching Committee and former winners will evaluate the nominations and will recommend three finalists to the CLASP Executive Committee. The finalists will then be asked to provide the contact information of two current or former students, and these students may be asked to provide evidence of teaching effectiveness in a recommendation letter.
Nominations will be accepted through February 1st, 2019.
Simply email the nomination letter to Vincent T. Gawronski, Chair of the Teaching Committee: vgawrons@bsc.edu
The winner will be presented with an engraved trophy and a check for $500 at the Latin American Studies Association International Congress (May 24-27, 2019) in Boston, MA.
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Globalize Your Classroom!
2019 Summer Institute for Pennsylvania Teachers
Join the University of Pittsburgh for the 2019 Summer Institute for Pennsylvania Teachers, June 17-21. Pitt's College in High School Program and the University Center for International Studies invite applications from secondary educators interested in teaching globally focused courses that offer transferable college credit to students at their high schools.
Benefits
- Participate in a FREE and STIPENDED summer residential program at a leading institution in international education
- Get certified to TEACH world language or social studies COURSES FOR COLLEGE CREDIT at your high school
- Exchange ideas with Pitt faculty and teachers on how to enrich content and pedagogy in the classroom
- Discuss trends and challenges in GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
- Learn about the rich professional development opportunities and resources offered for FREE by Pitt's University Center for International Studies
- Join MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS offered for teacher-leaders
- Earn Pennsylvania ACT 48 professional development CREDITS
Funding: ROUND-TRIP TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS, and MEALS will be covered for participants outside of Pittsburgh. All attendees will receive a $200 STIPEND for their participation in the program along with a campus PARKING allowance.
Standards, Courses, and Certification: Courses will be aligned with Pennsylvania Core and Academic Standards (for social studies) or ACTFL performance standards (for world languages). At the Institute, teachers can obtain certification for the following courses... Social Studies: World Politics; Imperial Russia and World Languages: Intermediate French; Intermediate German; Intermediate Spanish; Intermediate Latin Prose/Verse
Why Dual Credit? Starting 2018-2019, the Future Ready PA Index will weigh dual-credit programs such as College in High School equally to Advanced Placement to determine PA School Performance Profile points. In 2013, 87.5% of College in High School students received college credit.
Why Pitt? The University of Pittsburgh is one of four institutions nationwide to receive NAFSA's 2017 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization. This is the highest honor bestowed by NAFSA: Association of International Educators to U.S. colleges and universities that use "innovative and creative approaches" to advancing international education. This important accomplishment is due in no small part to the University Center for International Studies. UCIS has been a national leader in international education since its founding in 1968. It currently houses several U.S. Department of Education-funded Title VI National Resource Centers as well as a number of affiliated programs, internationally recognized institutes and consortia. By virtue of its university, federal and other institutional mandates, UCIS prioritizes internationalization of teacher training and K-12 education in its core mission.
Contact
Zsuzsanna Magdo
University Center for International Studies
zsuzsannamagdo@pitt.edu
(412) 648 7423
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Let us know about events going on in the community!
To submit events, visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/content/community-events-form
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Spanish for Beginners
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Squirrel Hill Branch
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
6:00 PM–7:00 PM
5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15217
Spanish for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to Spanish or consider themselves a little bit rusty. This group meets on second and fourth Wednesdays. This class session runs from September to December.
These classes are for adult learners and are FREE.
You do not have to register for the classes or bring anything.
New participants are welcome at any time.
For more information: https://www.carnegielibrary.org/event/spanish-for-beginners-12-12/
Spanish Conversation
Meets the second & fourth
Thursday of each month:
December 13, 2018
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Downtown and Business
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Whether your Spanish skills are intermediate or fluent, join us for lively and engaging conversation in Spanish.
To sign up for for more information,
call 412-281-7141, or visit:
https://www.carnegielibrary.org/event/spanish-conversation-group-2-2/
 Let's Speak English
If English is not your first language and you would like a place to practice, come to the Library! Join other non-native English speakers for friendly, low-stress conversation.
Mondays | 6:30 p.m.
CLP - East Liberty
Tuesdays | 6:45 p.m.
CLP - Brookline
Tuesdays | 6 p.m.
CLP - Squirrel Hill
Tuesdays | 6:45 p.m.
CLP - West End
Wednesdays | 5 p.m.
CLP - Main (Oakland)
Thursdays | 5:30 p.m.
CLP- Carrick
Fridays | 1 p.m.
CLP - Downtown & Business
Want to know more? carnegielibrary.org
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 December 13, 2018
Tango Bar
Ada Lis Jimena, Argentine Singer
Tom Roberts, Piano
Hotel Indigo: 123 N Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
7:00 p.m.
Where can you enjoy a living Argentine Tango performance in the Burgh? The Indigo Hotel in East Liberty is bringing a taste of Argentina through "Tango Bar". Listen and dance at this one-of-a-kind event that you can't experience anywhere else! A night filled with romance and passion through the exquisite voice of Ada Lis Jimena (Argentine singer) and the musical genius of Tom Roberts (pianist), this is something you won't want to miss.
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December 28, 2018
Jazz 'N' Samba
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106
Doors open at 7:00 pm || Concert begins at 8:00 pm
Celebrate New Year’s Eve early and with us! Get dressed up (or not) for a sophisticated but relaxed evening of Brazilian jazz. Jazz ‘N’ Samba will put a little Southern Hemisphere sizzle into one of the longest, darkest nights of the year. Pittsburgh “Ladies of Jazz” Etta Cox and Kenia and their fabulous quartet will perform songs by Antônio Carlos (Tom) Jobim (“Girl from Ipanema”, “Waters of March”), other Brazilian composers and selections from the Great American Songbook. The concert will be followed by a dessert reception in the Studio with the performers, and complimentary prosecco.
Tickets are just $25 ($30 at the door) and $5 for youth 12 & under, parking is free, and the Carnegie Carnegie is so very close to home. Have an elegant night with us!
Tickets available here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3895127?fbclid=IwAR0RHFVJYhpr33915V4-rjh52NwAXIhdYOr0jrA1PB24qZs-ZgyaDkExbFI
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 Casa San Jose
Extended Office Hours
Mondays and Wednesdays
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Casa San Jose esta extendiendo sus horas de oficina en nuestro segundo local en East Liberty.
Si quiere hacer cita o comunicarse con esa oficina por favor llame al (502) 682-4540.
For more information on Casa San Jose, visit: casasanjose.org
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SALUD PARA NIÑOS
Clínicas Pediátricas Gratuitas
Segundo Sábado de Cada Mes - Vacunación Gratuita
No se necesita cita o seguro de salud
Sábados (3er Sábado del mes)
8:30 AM to 12 PM*
Cuarto Martes de Cada Mes
Se necesita cita – No se requiere seguro de salud
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412-692-6000 opción 8
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Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
For job listings through LASA, visit: http://careers.lasaweb.org/jobs/browse
University Center for International Studies (UCIS)
at the University of Pittsburgh
Director of Global Partnerships & Partner Engagement: https://www.pittsource.com/postings/168980
Associate Director of the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS): https://www.pittsource.com/postings/169113
Oportunidad de Negocio en Cocina de un Restaurante
Harris Grill Restaurant, Bar and Social Events Hall
1735 4th Avenue, Arnold, PA 15068.
El dueño es Un italiano, Sr. Carmen Gentile, buena gente, esos señores que llegaron con la ola inmigratoria de hace 60 años.
Oportunidad de Negocio:
El busca rentar la cocina y todo lo que la cocina produzca en ventas se queda para esa persona.
El se queda con el bar y el que entre a la cocina, se queda con lo que la cocina produzca.
La cocina produce $4000 por mes ahora. Al inicio no cobrará renta, solo Utilities ($800). Su filosofia es que la persona que maneje la cocina, haga dinero.
Operacion de la Cocina:
La persona tiene que mantener la cocina abierta 7 días a la semana de 10:00am a 9:00pm.
También tiene que cocinar lo que esta en el Menu, que es comida de bar: hamburguesas, papas fritas, alitas de pollo, roast beef, etc. Si quieren aumentar algo más en el Menú, está bien, pero no pueden quitar nada del menú.
Luego cuando las ventas suban, y a partir de una cantidad que esta en el contrato, recién ahí el cobra algo de renta. El quiere que la persona que entre, haga dinero para que esté contenta y se quede. El tiene un contrato donde explica las ventas y los pagos de renta conforme el negocio de mas.
Conclusion
El Sr. Carmen Gentile solo cobrara por utilities los primeros meses, tiene sus condiciones de producir determinadas comidas y/o agregar otros platos en su menu, tener abierto el local 7 dias a la semana, y que la persona que entre a la cocina haga dinero, etc. El valora el trabajo de los inmigrantes, porque el fue un inmigrante hace 60 años. Esto es para alguien que quiera hacer dinero, mantener la cocina abierta 7 dias a la semana, y si tienes amigos o familia que se turnen, no hay problema. El dice que es un Win-Win. El cocinero se queda con el ingreso de la cocina y el se queda con el ingreso del bar.
Puedes hacer una cita con el Sr. Carmen Gentile, enviandole un correo electronico
cgentile@aes.comcastbiz.net o llamandole 724-822-2325
Development Associate Job
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Reporting directly to the President of the World Affairs Council, the position’s primary responsibility is to spearhead development efforts and ensure streamlined fundraising initiatives to support the Council’s growth. The position will contribute to the development and implementation of all fundraising strategies and initiatives, including communications and outreach.
The Development Associate will be responsible for overseeing all administrator duties for the Council’s donor management software systems; tracking all donations and thank you letters and supporting the grant writing process for proposals and reports.
Additionally, the position will assist the Communications Associate in the creation and design of all presentations and marketing materials.
Overall Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute the Council’s annual fundraising plan
- Secure financial support from individuals, foundations and corporations
- Manage the maintain and enhance Salesforce and oversee data entry and gift processing
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with major donors
- Develop and execute a strategy for a large sustained base of annual individual donors / members
- Develop and track proposals and reports for all foundation and corporate fundraising
- Oversee the organization of special events
- Assist in formatting, designing, and distributing marketing materials, annual reports, graphics for presentations, and other campaigns as needed.
Responsibilities by Function:
Development:
- Use prospect research tools and the Council’s database to build donor relationships.
- Administer all donor management software systems, including donor input and extracting mailing lists and reports. Knowledge of Salesforce required.
- Track all donations, including online processing and check tracking.
- Draft and distribute all thank you letters and provide copies for accounting reference.
- Draft grant proposals and reports alongside program teams. Own reporting process and calendars, acting as donor liaison where appropriate.
- Work in conjunction with program teams to prepare required donor reports and budgets.
Communications:
- Support the Communications Associate in the creation, design and distribution of all communications outputs, including but not limited to annual reports, fundraising appeals, marketing materials, and graphics for presentations among other tasks. Create mailing lists and manage distribution process.
- Update and maintain distribution list.
- Assist in updating homepage, news, and other copy on Council’s website, including all figures and graphs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Non Profit Management, Marketing or related field, preferred.
- Prior professional experience working in Development and fundraising.
- Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
- Proficiency with Salesforce, Click and Pledge, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Suite
- High attention to detail
- Highly organized with the ability to effectively conduct short- and long-term planning
- Ability to work independently and within a team, and with a positive attitude
- Experience working in a small office environment requiring frequent multi-tasking and close collaboration with other staff members
To Apply:
Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and writing sample (one single PDF preferred) to Angélica Ocampo, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, via email to jobs@worldpittsburgh.org including the email subject line: Development Associate. Deadline to apply is January 18, 2019. The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Florida International University, Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC)
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Brazilian Studies: https://facultycareers.fiu.edu/?posting=516490
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a sample of teaching evaluations, a statement of contribution to diversity, and a writing sample as a single pdf file. Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information for at least four references who will be contacted upon the determination of competitive candidates by the search committee. To receive full consideration, applications and required materials should be received by February 1, 2019.
University of New Mexico:
Latin American and Iberian Institute
Unit Adminitrator 2: https://unm.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=7347&site=14
The Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico has an opening for a Unit Administrator 2. Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and a writing sample in Spanish. This may include professional correspondence, an academic paper, or a brochure or newsletter. Submit writing sample as PDF attachment to application.
For Best Consideration Date: December 17, 2018
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NOTE: These are organizations based locally, nationally, and internationally. We recommend that you visit each website for more detailed information about each organization and its services.
Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA)
Americas Society (AS)
Is the premier forum dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas. Its mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social, and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter-American relationship. http://www.as-coa.org/
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States and the first global think tank. For updates and information about events and topics visit: http://carnegieendowment.org/programs/
Department of Music at the University of Pittsburgh
For more information about tickets and events visit: http://www.music.pitt.edu/ or http://www.music.pitt.edu/events
Council Hemispheric Affairs
Founded in 1975, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA), a nonprofit, tax-exempt independent research and information organization, was established to promote the common interests of the hemisphere, raise the visibility of regional affairs and increase the importance of the inter-American relationship, as well as encourage the formulation of rational and constructive U.S. policies towards Latin America. In 1982, COHA’s board of trustees voted to expand its mandate to include monitoring Canadian/Latin American relations.
Since its inception, COHA has been one of the most active and broadest-based U.S. private bodies dealing with the entire spectrum of political, economic and diplomatic issues, as well as responding to the economic and political challenges confronting the nations of this hemisphere. From its beginnings, COHA’s board consisted of the leadership of some of this country’s most important trade unions, professional organizations and religious groups, as well as distinguished civic and academic figures, who joined together to advance their common belief in support of representative government and pluralistic institutions throughout the hemisphere.
For more information contact: http://www.coha.org/
Global Links
Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to promoting environmental stewardship and improving health in resource-poor communities, primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our two-fold mission provides hospitals with a socially and environmentally beneficial alternative to sending hundreds of tons of still-useful surplus materials to landfills.
Hospitals and clinics in under-served communities often lack the supplies and equipment necessary to provide even basic care to their patients, resulting in needless suffering and deaths. At the same time, the US healthcare industry generates a staggering amount of medical surplus which, without intervention, is destined to pile up in our landfills.
Global Links' innovative model of recovery and reuse connects these two social problems in a way that helps to solve both, creating a "virtuous circle" that converts an environmental burden to a life-saving purpose. For information about events and programs visit: http://www.globallinks.org/
Latin American Council of Social Science
The Latin American Council of Social Science (CLACSO is a non-govermental international organization with UNESCO associate status, established in 1967. We currently bring together 394 research centers and graduate school in the field of social sciences and humanities n 26 Latin American countries, North America and Europe.
http://www.clacso.org.ar/
Latin American Perspectives
is a theoretical and scholarly journal for discussion and debate on the political economy of capitalism, imperialism, and socialism in the Americas. For more than forty years, it has published timely, progressive analyses of the social forces shaping contemporary Latin America. http://latinamericanperspectives.com/
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
The fall 2018 issue of the LASA Forum is now available for viewing online at: https://forum.lasaweb.org/
This issue features timely articles on the current situation in Nicaragua, collected by Juliet Hooker, and an update from Wayne Cornelius on the US administration’s actions to restrict entry of migrants fleeing violence in Central America.
From the 2018 LASA Congress in Barcelona, we offer presentations given at the presidential session “Revisiting 1968 in Latin America: 50 Years Later,” as well as an account of the pre-Congress program of the Otros Saberes Section by Adriana Pou Hernández.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Based in Washington, D.C., The Chronicle has more than 70 writers, editors, and international correspondents. http://chronicle.com/section/Home/5
Latin American Research Review (LARR)
The Latin American Research Review (LARR) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research and surveys of current research on Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Latin American Research Review now has a blog, hosted by the information platform Panoramas at the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh, highlighting recent and forthcoming articles: see the LARR blog.
LARR was founded in 1965 by a consortium of U.S. universities. When the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) was established the following year, LARR and LASA merged, with the journal becoming the association's official scholarly journal.
Starting at University of Texas at Austin in 1965, the editorship moved to the University of North Carolina in 1974, and then to the University of New Mexico in 1982 before returning to the University of Texas at Austin in 2003.Dr. Philip Oxhorn at McGill University was editor in chief from 2006 to 2016. The new editor in chief, starting in 2017, is Professor Aníbal Pérez-Liñán at the University of Pittsburgh.
Beginning in 2017, LARR is open access and online-only at larrlasa.org. No subscription is needed to access new content.
The Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programas Fall (NRIEP)
The Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programas Fall (NRIEP) Fall 2018 Newsletter is now available: https://www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/documents/NRIEP%20Newsletter%20Fall%20%202018_v2.pdf
OLA (Observatory in Latin America—Observatorio Latino Americano)
The broad objectives of OLA are to:
•Improve academic and public understanding by observing and studying the processes of political and economic change underway in Latin America.
•Foster a public dialogue between and within the United States and Latin America about the challenges of building social democracy in a globalized world, including creating opportunities for Latin American leaders to directly express their views to audiences in the United States.
•Collaborate with Latin American institutions to further these objectives within countries across the Hemisphere by linking and mobilizing ideas and institutions.
For events visit: http://observatorylatinamerica.org/
The Economic Commission for Latin America CEPAL (news)
The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) -the Spanish acronym is CEPAL- was established by Economic and Social Council resolution 106(VI) of 25 February 1948 and began to function that same year. The scope of the Commission's work was later broadened to include the countries of the Caribbean, and by resolution 1984/67 of 27 July 1984, the Economic Council decided to change its name to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); the Spanish acronym, CEPAL, remains unchanged.
ECLAC, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was founded with the purpose of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic ties among countries and with other nations of the world. The promotion of the region's social development was later included among its primary objectives.
In June 1951, the Commission established the ECLAC subregional headquarters in Mexico City, which serves the needs of the Central American subregion, and in December 1966, the ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean was founded in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In addition, ECLAC maintains country offices in Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo and Bogotá, as well as a liaison office in Washington, D.C. https://www.cepal.org/en
The World History Center, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh
The World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh emphasizes research, teaching, and international collaboration on the global past, with attention to policies for the global future. The Center, directed by Patrick Manning, is located in the Department of History and is affiliated with the Global Studies Center and the University Center for International Studies.
http://www.worldhistory.pitt.edu/index.php
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a deeper understanding of key contemporary international issues throughout Western Pennsylvania. Established in 1931, the Council is committed to informing opinion leaders and decision-makers about developments around the world as they unfold, and to educating them about the relevance of such developments to the region.
The Council also has a special focus on secondary schools throughout the region, and works to give students and teachers a more nuanced understanding of the global issues of our time. https://www.worldpittsburgh.org/
The Humanities Center at the University of Pittsburgh
The Humanities Center has been running for seven years. Its vitality derives from the energy of Pitt’s faculty and students in the humanities and associated departments. Thanks to all the hundreds whose scholarly and intellectual passions generate the proposals and fuel the participation that together make a flourishing center. For more information: http://www.humcenter.pitt.edu/
Revista Hallazgos
We invite you all to read our latest issue / Lo invitamos a todos a leer nuestro último número:
http://revistas.usantotomas.edu.co/index.php/hallazgos/issue/view/453
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(From 12/5/2018) Top 3 most played artists globally on YouTube so far in 2018 are all from Latin America: Ozuna (20M Subs); J Balvin (18M Subs); Bad Bunny (13M Subs)
“This year the top 3 most played artists globally on YouTube are all Latin Artists: Ozuna, J Balvin and Bad Bunny. Ozuna amassed over 8.7B views this year alone, J Balvin’s videos were viewed over 7.1B times, and the “Te Bote” remix hit 1 Billion views in only 119 days!” For more information: https://artists.youtube.com/news/latin-artists-dominate-youtube/
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