Panel Discussion
Cultura Negra no Atlantico (CULTNA)
Jeremias Brasileiro: Sincretismo NÃO! Coexistência cultural religiosa e ancestral, SIM!
This event will be in Portuguese.
Free and open to the public
Charlemos!
Cultura Negra no Atlantico aka CULTNA
Join us for the first CULTNA of the fall 2024 semester! It will be featuring Henrique C.M. Barahona Ramos: "À vista da Santa Cruz: a sumaca Maltesa e o tráfico negreiro nas praias de Niterói" and Carlos Eduardo C. da Costa: Negras do Pós-Abolição do Rio de Janeiro: Georreferenciamento, trabalho e moradia (1888-1950). This event will be in Portuguese.
Providing Health Services in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
Natural disasters, civil unrest, open conflict, and other unstable situations create challenges for healthcare providers. Clinicians and support personnel face potentially dangerous conditions as they provide physical and mental health care services to communities where authority and infrastructure have broken down. A diverse panel of speakers will describe their experiences addressing healthcare provision during complex humanitarian emergencies in Ukraine, Haiti, and Gaza.
International Careers Networking & Mentoring
If you are interested in an international career, come join former and current government professionals to learn more about the range of opportunities available to early-career individuals! Panelists will talk about their career journeys followed by small breakout groups where students can ask questions and gain mentorship. Refreshments will be served.
Panelists:
Careers in Washington with David Shear
Ambassador Shear is a Senior Fellow at the Reischauer Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. In 2022 the Government of Japan awarded him the The Order of the Rising Sun, the highest ordinarily given award for service to Japan. From 2017-2020 he was a Senior Advisor at McClarty Associates, a global strategic advisory firm. He performed the duties of Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from June 2016 to January 2017.
Charlemos
Join us for the first Charlemos of 2024! This event will be held over Zoom. Registration is required - use the link to register
Careers in Global Health
Join five professionals from around the Globe to learn more about the exciting field of Global Health. They will chat about their individual career paths, give advice for getting into the field, and discuss the work happening in Global Health today. There will be a Q&A following the panel.
Panelists:
Is the world yours to explore? A Conversation for Students and Administrators about Decolonizing Spaces at Pitt and Pitt’s Global Mission
Join us for an informal panel discussion on decolonizing global education as we collectively examine the question, "Is the world yours to explore?" During this discussion, we will highlight the crucial role of students in the University Center for International Studies’ mission to embrace the word and prepare global-ready graduates. Refreshments will be provided.
Moderator:
César Briones, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Manager, University Center for International Studies (UCIS)