Events

DATE:
Tuesday, March 19
TIME:
11:00 am
LOCATION:
William Pitt Union Dining Room A

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...

DATE:
Tuesday, March 19
TIME:
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub
PRESENTER:
Molly McSweeney

Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a
globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more
about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript,
receiving special recognition at graduation,...

DATE:
Tuesday, March 19
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub
PRESENTER:
Rachel Vandevort

Join Global Experiences Office Peer Advisors for this weekly roundtable in the Global Hub! Bring your questions about study abroad programs!

DATE:
Tuesday, March 19
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Sennott Square, Room 4127

Come celebrate the season and paint spring blooms with Pitt's Ukrainian Culture Class!

DATE:
Tuesday, March 19
TIME:
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub
PRESENTER:
Molly McSweeney

Are you an undergraduate Pitt student planning to embark on a summer global experience? Join the Spring 2024 3-part UCIS Digital Narrative Workshop Series and create a short video to document your experience, which will be displayed on the big screen in the Global Hub!...

DATE:
Wednesday, March 20
TIME:
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
LOCATION:
12th floor, Cathedral of Learning

Join the Center for Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies for an afternoon of music, poetry, food, and cultural fun for our premier Open Mic! Watch your peers and professors demonstrate their talents and artifacts and join in the fun yourself!

DATE:
Wednesday, March 20
TIME:
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
LOCATION:
Posvar 1500
PRESENTER:
Iryna Tsylik

Based on Artem Chukh's autobiographical novel Who Are You?, this Ukrainian drama is an encounter in a provincial town between Tymofiy (a Ukrainian boy) and Felix, a charismatic veteran of the Afghan War, broken by PTSD. A difficult portrait of generational difficulties...

DATE:
Thursday, March 21
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub, First Floor Posvar Hall

Come have coffee and refreshments with Sherry Sykes, Pitt’s own Diplomat-in-Residence! She will provide guidance and mentorship to students interested in careers, internships, and fellowships with the U.S. State Department. Sherry will be available to chat anytime...

DATE:
Thursday, March 21
TIME:
4:00 pm
LOCATION:
Cathedral of Learning, CL501

How did the project of Soviet internationalism imagine a future for a “national musical instrument” like the Ukrainian bandura? Drawing on the archive of the Kyiv Palace of Pioneers (KPDU), the mass institution that provided afterschool opportunities for Soviet...

DATE:
Friday, March 22
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:

The Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual event since 2002 designed to provide undergraduate students, from the University of Pittsburgh and other colleges and universities, with advanced research experiences and opportunities to develop presentation skills. The...

DATE:
Friday, March 22
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:
TBA
PRESENTER:
Dr. James Pickett

The broad rubric of identity is the single most dominant research agenda in academic scholarship, and Eurasian history is no exception. When it comes to questions of ethnic identity, scholars most often focus on groups that can boast some kind of institutional backing -...

DATE:
Friday, March 22
TIME:
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom
PRESENTER:
Various

Many efforts have been made over the past several years to diversify Eastern European and Eurasian studies. This new spotlight surfaces research that has been conducted by many scholars for much longer, highlighting their commitment to telling stories and honoring...

DATE:
Friday, March 22
TIME:
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom

As humans rely more and more on electronic devices to support their everyday activities, there are ever present warnings about the impacts such reliance has on human autonomy ranging from who owns and controls information networks, the inequitable impact of technology...

DATE:
Saturday, March 23
TIME:
8:30 am to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom

As humans rely more and more on electronic devices to support their everyday activities, there are ever present warnings about the impacts such reliance has on human autonomy ranging from who owns and controls information networks, the inequitable impact of technology...

DATE:
Sunday, March 24
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:
Cathedral of Learning, Room 332
PRESENTER:
Lisa A. Alzo

This year, Pitt's annual memorial keynote lecture on Slovak culture, which helps keep alive the memory of Thomas Kukučka (whose commitment to Slovakia in the 1980s helps future generations to improve their knowledge of the country), will focus on Slovak Immigration in...

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...

DATE:
Friday, March 29
TIME:
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
LOCATION:
FRICK FINE ARTS AUDITORIUM
PRESENTER:
Anna Kovaleva, Tyler Sinder

Watch Russia's first feminist film- a strong woman obstetrician Anna Betskaya has a brilliant career; husband Nikolai, feeling neglected, starts an affair with a young waitress, who soon gets pregnant. Later, the two women decide to work cooperatively at the doctor's...

DATE:
Tuesday, April 2
TIME:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar

The aim of this panel is to bring together academic and non-academic perspectives to reflect on two issues:

1) The challenges Europe/the EU faces in terms of programs that target Roma inclusion, equality, and community development.
2) Roma-driven social...

DATE:
Friday, April 5
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
LOCATION:
Porter Hall 246A
PRESENTER:
Tatyana Gershkovich
DATE:
Saturday, April 6
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:

This annual national competition provides US school and college students the opportunity to demonstrate their Russian language knowledge while meeting with other students of Russian and conversing with native Russian speakers. Students will receive recognition for their...

DATE:
Saturday, April 6
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:
TBD

This annual national competition provides US school and college students the opportunity to demonstrate their Russian language knowledge while meeting with other students of Russian and conversing with native Russian speakers. Students will receive recognition for their...

DATE:
Friday, April 12
TIME:
1:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Posvar Hall

David Greene, award-winning journalist and former co-host of NPR’s Morning Edition, Shannon Reed, author and frequent contributor for The New Yorker, and Sean Guillory, host of The Eurasian Knot weekly podcast and producer of the award nominated Teddy Goes to the USSR...

DATE:
Friday, April 12
TIME:
4:30 pm
LOCATION:
1500 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Various

A political activist and opposition figure for two decades, Aleksei Naval’nyi has espoused controversial, even at times (2007-08) xenophobic views, but became a beacon of social and political change both within the Russian Federation and internationally. In the Russian...

DATE:
Saturday, April 13
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:

David Greene, award-winning journalist and former co-host of NPR’s Morning Edition, Shannon Reed, author and frequent contributor for The New Yorker, and Sean Guillory, host of The Eurasian Knot weekly podcast and producer of the award nominated Teddy Goes to the USSR...

DATE:
Thursday, April 18
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:
A522 Public Health - Crabtree

A Digital Portfolio (ePortfolio) is required for all students completing area or global studies certificates. The ePortfolio will help you synthesize your experiences inside and outside the classroom to demonstrate your understanding of world regions and global issues....

DATE:
Wednesday, April 24
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room
PRESENTER:
Viktoria Batista

Come practice your conversational Hungarian with students of all levels!

DATE:
Thursday, April 25
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:
Charity Randall Theater

The University Center for International Studies cordially invites students graduating in Spring and Summer 2024 to celebrate their academic achievements and receive their credentials at the University Center for International Studies’ Graduation Ceremony in the Charity...

DATE:
Saturday, May 4 to Monday, May 6
TIME:
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Posvar Hall