Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)
Events
DATE:
Tuesday, October 3
TIME:
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub
PRESENTER:
Rob Mucklo
DATE:
Tuesday, October 3
TIME:
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub
PRESENTER:
Rob Mucklo
Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)
DATE:
Tuesday, October 3
TIME:
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub
PRESENTER:
Molly McSweeney
Learn how to earn credit by taking part in classes, activities, clubs, study abroad, and more, to support you holistically and make you stand out to employers. To start, undergraduate students can earn OCC and myPittGlobal credits by attending this event!
At this...
DATE:
Tuesday, October 3
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Viktoria Batista
Come practice your Hungarian while meeting other people who are interested in speaking the language. All levels are welcome!
DATE:
Tuesday, October 10
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Viktoria Batista
Come practice your Hungarian and meet people who are interested in speaking the language too. All levels are welcome!
DATE:
Thursday, October 12
TIME:
5:00 pm
LOCATION:
English Nationality Room, Rm 144, Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Ilya Vinitsky
This lecture considers the problem of the cultural value of political mystifications, forgeries, and appropriations. In doing so, I will focus on the historical and ideological contexts (in particular, the role of the Communist International in Moscow) of one of the most...
DATE:
Friday, October 13
TIME:
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
LOCATION:
Baker/Porter Hall 246A
PRESENTER:
Gennady Estaikh
Professor Gennady Estraikh of New York University will give the second lecture of the Socialist Studies Seminar series.
DATE:
Monday, October 16
TIME:
3:30 pm
LOCATION:
Room 102, Thaw Hall
PRESENTER:
Dr. Kseniia Minakova
Dr. Kseniia Minakova is an Associate Professor of Physics, Leader Researcher in Optics & Photonics Laboratory and Deputy Chair of the Admissions Committee at the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”. In 2023 she was named Optica Ambassador....
DATE:
Tuesday, October 17
TIME:
12:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar
October is the month of Parliamentary Elections in Eastern Europe’s powerhouse, Poland. On 15 October, the electorate stands at a crossroads and our invited panelists will discuss the path the Polish voters will have chosen. In addition to the implications for Poland,...
DATE:
Tuesday, October 17
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Viktoria Batista
Come practice your Hungarian speaking skills and meet other individuals who are interested in the language. All levels are welcome!
DATE:
Sunday, October 22
TIME:
3:00 pm
LOCATION:
PNC Recital Hall: Duquesne University
PRESENTER:
Pianists David Allen Wehr and Dr. Robert Armstrong
The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation will host a public piano performance of Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Mussorgsky at PNC Recital Hall at Duquesne University on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at 3 p.m. to benefit the foundation’s youth programs in Poland and...
DATE:
Monday, October 23
TIME:
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub
Explore the World with a Summer Study Abroad Scholarship! Join the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs' Scholarships Info Session!
Dreaming of an unforgettable summer adventure abroad? We're here to make it happen! Discover your opportunity to...
DATE:
Tuesday, October 24
TIME:
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
LOCATION:
William Pitt Union and OHara Student Center, Pitt-Oakland Campus
Through experiential learning, high school students engage directly with global issues by assuming the role of world leaders and negotiating responses to timely topics.
DATE:
Tuesday, October 24
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Viktoria Batista
Come practice your Hungarian speaking skills and meet other individuals who are interested in the language. All levels are welcome!
DATE:
Wednesday, October 25
TIME:
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
LOCATION:
Cathedral of Learning: Room 501
PRESENTER:
Dr. Joanna Sliwa
How did Jewish children conceal their presence during the Holocaust and what effect did hiding have on child survivors? This talk will expand the story of Krakow Jews as told in the film "Schindler's List" by zooming in on Jewish children's experiences and what that...
DATE:
Thursday, October 26
TIME:
12:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar
EU ENLARGEMENT LECTURE SERIES: 20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement
As part of our continued efforts to bring together experts with diverse perspectives to discuss contemporary issues facing Europe, the European Studies Center/European Union Center of...
DATE:
Tuesday, October 31
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Viktoria Batista
Come practice your Hungarian speaking skills and meet other individuals who are interested in the language. All levels are welcome!
DATE:
Friday, November 3
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
LOCATION:
Baker/Porter Hall 246A
PRESENTER:
Jochen Hellbeck
Professor Jochen Hellbeck of Rutgers University will give the third and final presentation of the Socialist Studies Seminar series, presenting on a chapter from his book-in-progress, "A War Like No Other?"
DATE:
Tuesday, November 7
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Viktoria Batista
Come practice your Hungarian speaking skills and meet other individuals who are interested in the language. All levels are welcome!
DATE:
Sunday, November 12
TIME:
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
LOCATION:
Cathedral Commons Room
The 41st Annual Polishfest is designed to give the festival guests, families, and students an opportunity to experience the living cultures of the Polish, Lithuanian and Carpatho-Rusyn Peoples that throughout history were joined, separated and independently are connected...
DATE:
Tuesday, November 14
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Viktoria Batista
Come practice your Hungarian speaking skills and meet other individuals who are interested in the language. All levels are welcome!
DATE:
Thursday, November 16
TIME:
5:00 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom and 4217/4130 Posvar Hall
In the second installment of the Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS), educators will convent to discuss The Roads of the Roma: A PEN Anthology of Gypsy Writers.
This year's theme is: Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked...
DATE:
Friday, November 17
TIME:
10:00 am
LOCATION:
Zoom
PRESENTER:
Dr. Lea Horvat, Dr. Snezana Stankovic, Dr. Ana Sekulic
Kapka Kassabova's writing eschews a narrow register of academic writing and explores different chronotopes of nourishment, from The Red Riviera of the Black Sea coast to the interconnected lakes Ohrid and Prespa and the valley of the river Mesta, abundant with local...
DATE:
Tuesday, November 28
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Viktoria Batista
Come practice your Hungarian speaking skills and meet other individuals who are interested in the language. All levels are welcome!
DATE:
Thursday, November 30
TIME:
12:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar
EU ENLARGEMENT LECTURE SERIES: 20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement
As part of our continued efforts to bring together experts with diverse perspectives to discuss contemporary issues facing Europe, the European Studies Center/European Union Center of...
DATE:
Tuesday, December 5
TIME:
12:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar
Moderators:
Randall Halle, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Nancy Condee, Center for Russia East European and Eurasian Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Panelist:
Agnieszka Holland, European Film Academy
Agnieszka Holland...
DATE:
Tuesday, December 5
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Viktoria Batista
Come practice your Hungarian speaking skills and meet other individuals who are interested in the language. All levels are welcome!
DATE:
Thursday, December 7
TIME:
12:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar
EU ENLARGEMENT LECTURE SERIES: 20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement
As part of our continued efforts to bring together experts with diverse perspectives to discuss contemporary issues facing Europe, the European Studies Center/European Union Center of Excellence...
DATE:
Thursday, January 25
TIME:
12:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar
EU ENLARGEMENT LECTURE SERIES: 20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement
As part of our continued efforts to bring together experts with diverse perspectives to discuss contemporary issues facing Europe, the European Studies Center/European Union Center of Excellence...
DATE:
Thursday, February 29
TIME:
12:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar
EU ENLARGEMENT LECTURE SERIES: 20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement
As part of our continued efforts to bring together experts with diverse perspectives to discuss contemporary issues facing Europe, the European Studies Center/European Union Center of Excellence...
DATE:
Thursday, March 28
TIME:
12:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar
EU ENLARGEMENT LECTURE SERIES: 20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement
As part of our continued efforts to bring together experts with diverse perspectives to discuss contemporary issues facing Europe, the European Studies Center/European Union Center of Excellence...