Join the German Club on Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice German speaking and listening skills.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Riley Hesbacher
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with German Club
Contact:
Riley Hesbacher
Contact Email:
RJH123@pitt.edu
From Secularism to Public Order: Identity Politics and the Idea of Muslim Solidarity in France
Time:
4:30 pm to 5:45 pm
Presenter:
Kirsten Wesselhoeft, Vassar College
Location:
4303 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Department of French and Italian Department of History Department of German Department of Religious Studies Jewish Studies Program, Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic and Carnegie Mellon University
Cost:
free
Contact:
Erica Edwards
Contact Email:
eee36@pitt.edu
As part of the Unmasking Prejudice: Confronting Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racism Across Europe
Spring Lecture Series
Lecture Summary: TBD
About the Speaker:
Kirsten Wesselhoeft is associate professor of religion at Vassar College. She is a scholar of contemporary Islam, drawing on ethnography and political analysis to study Muslim thought and culture in contexts shaped by colonial encounters and secular liberalism. Her first book, Fraternal Critique: The Politics of Muslim Community in France (Chicago, 2025), shows how young engaged Muslims use disagreement and dissent to cultivate community, a value that is in turn stigmatized by political elites. Her scholarly writing has
appeared in Political Theology, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, and Sociology of Islam, among other journals.
Please note a change in room
Inventing Racial Whiteness: Early Modern Playbooks of Racial Triangulation
Time:
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Presenter:
Noémie Ndiaye
Location:
William Pitt Union Ballroom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Early Modern Worlds, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Africana Studies, Jewish Studies, Literature Program, Theatre Arts, History of Art and Architecture, Spanish, Portuguese and Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Department of French and Italian Department of History Department of German Department of Religious Studies Jewish Studies Program
Contact:
Erica Edwards
Contact Email:
eee36@pitt.edu
Join us for an event featuring Noémie Ndiaye, Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Chicago, whose research focuses on early modern English, French, and Spanish theater with an emphasis on race. Ndiaye will discuss her award-winning book, Scripts of Blackness: Early Modern Performance Culture and the Making of Race (2022), which explores how performance culture influenced the construction of race in early modern Europe. Her book has received multiple prestigious awards, including the 2023 Bevington Award and the 2023 Rose Mary Crawshay Prize. Ndiaye is also the co-editor of Seeing Race Before Race (2023), which won the 2024 PROSE Award for Art Exhibitions. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a leading scholar in the field!
Refreshments after the lecture
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Transmediating Blackness in Early Modern France
Time:
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Presenter:
NOÉMIE NDIAYE
Location:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Early Modern Worlds, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Africana Studies, Jewish Studies, Literature Program, Theatre Arts, History of Art and Architecture, Spanish, Portuguese and Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Department of French and Italian Department of History Department of German Department of Religious Studies Jewish Studies Program
Contact:
Erica Edwards
Contact Email:
eee36@pitt.edu
Join us for a workshop with Noémie Ndiaye, Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Chicago, focusing on early modern English, French, and Spanish theater with an emphasis on race. Her monograph, Scripts of Blackness: Early Modern Performance Culture and the Making of Race (2022), explores how performance culture shaped the racialization of Blackness across Western Europe. Ndiaye's work has won numerous awards, including the 2023 Bevington Award and the 2023 Rose Mary Crawshay Prize.
The workshop will be conducted in English, and pre-circulated readings are available upon request from Chloé Hogg at hoggca@pitt.edu.
Spring 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Molly McSweeney
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
Contact:
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email:
mcm206@pitt.edu
Attention: Undergraduate students! 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, and standing out to prospective employers!
Financial Wellness Tabling
Time:
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Presenter:
Janet McLaughlin
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
Contact:
Jannet McLaughlin
Contact Email:
janetmcl@pittt.edu
Stop by the Global Hub to learn more about financial wellness!
Chats with Zharia
Time:
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Presenter:
Zharia White
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
Contact:
Zharia White
Contact Email:
zmw14@pitt.edu
Are you an international student at Pitt looking to connect, or interested in connecting with international students? Stop by the Nook in the Global Hub on Tuesdays, between 2 and 4 pm during Spring semester, to chat with OIS Outreach Coordinator Zharia White from the Office of International Services!
Friday, March 28th, 2025
Experiments in Clean Living? Group Houses as Radical Activism in 1970s West Germany
Time:
4:15 pm to 5:30 pm
Presenter:
Belinda Davis, Rutgers University
Location:
Wesley Posvar, Room 5601
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact:
Erica Edwards
Contact Email:
eee36@pitt.edu
Please note a change of time:
Keynote Speaker for the Undergraduate Research Symposium:
The Discussion will explore one of the means by which primarily young people in West Germany attempted to “revolutionize” everyday life and beyond, through new, explicitly political forms of cohabitation designated Wohngemeinschaften (WGs). WGs served as critical hubs of more conventional popular politics of the era, but also housed intense experiments in remaking the self and relations with others, transcending the nuclear family and the centrality of the couples relationship, and working through ideas and convictions across populations often conceived as incompatible. Part of broader efforts to remake German society from the bottom up, these experiments mark one site of successful youth efforts to transform the world around them.
About the Speaker:
Belinda Davis is a professor of history at Rutgers University and director of the Rutgers Center for European Studies. She is author or co-editor of five books, including the coedited Social Movements After ’68: Selves and Solidarities in West Germany and Beyond (2022); The Internal Life of Politics: Extraparliamentary Opposition in West Germany, 1962-1983 (forthcoming with Cambridge). She is currently completing work on Voices of the Organized Poor: Learning from the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign’s Everyday Struggles for Survival and Alternative Futures; and working on an environmental history of modern Europe for Cambridge University Press. She is a member of the Rutgers team participating in the Jean Monnet-funded ValEUs grant, of which the University of Pittsburgh is also a consortium member.
Keynote Address: Russian Orthodox Sacred Objects in Central Asia: A Legacy of Imperialism?
Time:
2:45 pm to 4:00 pm
Presenter:
Daniel Scarborough
Location:
5601 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center along with Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies, Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia and Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Contact:
Zita Toth-Shawgo
Contact Email:
zit15@pitt.edu
Orthodox Christianity first came to Central Asia along with the Russian conquest in the 19th century. Along with Slavic settlers came Orthodox sacred objects, such as miraculous icons and the relics of saints. Churches, monasteries, and parish communities were build around these objects. During the colonisation process, control over Orthodox sacred objects was contested by the imperial regime, settler communities, and the native population. These objects ultimately became targets of violent conflict during the anti-colonial uprising of 1916, and the revolutionary violence and terror of the following decade. The physical survival of the Orthodoxy in Central Asia was possible due to the collaborative efforts of both settlers and natives, despite the efforts of the colonial regime to utilise the Church for the consolidation of Russian rule. The Orthodox objects and spaces that dot the landscape today comprise part of Central Asia's shared cultural heritage.
European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025
Time:
(All day)
Location:
Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center along with University Center for International Studies; Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia (GOSECA); Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS); Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Contact:
Zita Toth-Shawgo
Contact Phone:
412-648-4433
Contact Email:
zita.toth-shawgo@pitt.edu
The European and Eurasian 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 event is open to undergraduates from all majors and institutions who have written a research paper from a social science, humanities, or business perspective focusing on the study of Eastern, Western, or Central Europe, the European Union, Russia, or Central Eurasia.
After the initial submission of papers, selected participants are grouped into panels according to their research topics. The participants then give 10- to 15-minute presentations based on their research to a panel of faculty and graduate students. The presentations are open to the public.
SYMPOSIUM: Friday, March 28, 2025
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, January 10, 2025
https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/creees/urs
QUESTIONS? Contact Zita Tóth-Shawgo
SPONSORS
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies
European Studies Center
University Center for International Studies
Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
Global Issues through Literature: Global Labor (Session 2)
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email:
dristas@pitt.edu
This reading group for K-16 educators explores literary texts from a global perspective. Content specialists present the work and its context, and participants brainstorm innovative pedagogical practices for incorporating the text and its themes into the curriculum. Session 2 book is Hope against Hope by Sheena Wilkinson.
We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Time:
5:00 pm
Presenter:
Fred Kuwornu
Location:
125 Frick Fine Arts Building
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and UCIS Engagement along with Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Department of French and Italian Department of History Department of German Department of Religious Studies Jewish Studies Program, Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic and Carnegie Mellon University
Cost:
free
Contact:
Erica Edwards
Contact Email:
eee36@pitt.edu
As part of the Unmasking Prejudice: Confronting Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racism Across Europe
Spring Lecture Series
FILM: We Were Here - The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe, exhibited in the Central Pavilion directed by Adriano Pedrosa at the 60ᵗʰ International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, sheds light on the overlooked presence of African and Black individuals in Renaissance Europe, highlighting their depiction in masterpieces by some of the era’s most celebrated artists. How did they come to Europe? Why were they portrayed? Were they truly all servants or slaves? If the Black faces portrayed in these Renaissance masterpieces could speak, what would they tell us? More Info: https://www.wewereherethefilm.com
Meet and Greet with Fred Kudjo Kuwornu
We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Time:
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Center for Ethnic Studies Research, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Hub along with Jewish Studies Program, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Department of French and Italian, Department of Arts and Architecture, Department of Religious Studies, Early Moders Worlds, Film and Media, African Studies, Center for Africana Studies, Deitrich School of Arts and Sciences, Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic and Carnegie Mellon University
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone:
4126488517
Contact Email:
ing7@pitt.edu
Meet and Greet with filmmaker:
Fred Kudjo Kuwornu is an Afro-Italian and U.S. multi-hyphenate socially engaged artist, filmmaker and scholar based in New York. His work bridges past and present, exploring identity and race through historical remixing of archival materials. Kuwornu's films have been exhibited at the 60ᵗʰ Venice Art Biennale (2024), Museum of Moving Image (NY), Library of Congress, and international film festivals. More info: https://www.fredkuwornu.com
Light Refreshments will be served.
Språkcafé (Swedish Conversation Club)
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Anna Sukhanova
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Less Commonly Taught Languages Center
Contact:
Anna Sukhanova
Contact Email:
ans1051@pitt.edu
Swedish Speaking Club is a space for practicing Swedish and deepening cultural understanding alongside others who are learning.
Front-Line Issues: War, Climate, and Refugees
Time:
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Presenter:
Daniel Briggs, Lauren Herzer Risi
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently predicted that global average temperatures will rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in the mid-2030s. Over the last decades, a global network of scholars, policy makers, activists, and others have organized to offer ways to mitigate and even reverse the effects of climate change. What offramps can these solutions and movements offer our collective humanity?
“Eurasian Environments” seeks to provide some reflections to mark the UN’s 2024 Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. This series will examine social justice and sustainability efforts to address climate change by putting scholars of Eurasia in conversation with their peers specializing on Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The series will comprise six events that will illuminate the challenges and possible solutions to climate change in Eurasia in regional and global contexts.
This event is part of the Eurasian Environments: Climate Justice and Sustainability in Global Context series.
Tavola Italiana
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Presenter:
Chiara Montera
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Department of French & Italian
Contact:
Chiara Montera
Contact Email:
chiara.montera@pitt.edu
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
German Club at Pitt
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Riley Hesbacher
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with German Club
Contact:
Riley Hesbacher
Contact Email:
RJH123@pitt.edu
Join the German Club on Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice German speaking and listening skills.
Serving Polish Pittsburgh: The Sztark Family, 1930s-1940s
Time:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Presenter:
Jan Musekamp
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center along with History Department and Polish Cultural Council
In the interwar period, a Polish Consulate served Pittsburgh's sizeable population with Polish roots. The last consul before the Second World War was Heliodor Sztark, who came to Pittsburgh in 1938, together with his wife, Aniela and their younger daughter Nina. All three became active public figures within the Polish community, the city of Pittsburgh, and Pitt. After the war, Heliodor resigned from his post because he did not agree with the new Polish government.
The family settled in Texas, where they started a new life under very difficult conditions. Their older daughter remained in Poland, but stayed in close contact with the US branch of the family.
The talk will focus on the Sztark family's trajectory before, during, and after their stay in Pittsburgh. Based on material from the Pittsburgh Polish newspaper "Pittsburczanin," interviews with descendants, and documents from archives in the US, Poland, and Germany, Professor Jan Musekamp will demonstrate how an East Central European family navigated realities in independent and wartime Poland, and the Cold War United States.
Linkedin and 30-Seconds Elevator Pitch
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Presenter:
Elaine Linn
Location:
4310 Posvar Hall (CUE)
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub
Whether you're a seasoned professional or a Freshman just starting out, having a concise and compelling elevator pitch is essential in today's fast-paced world. An elevator pitch is a brief overview of your background, experience, and goals that you can deliver in the time it might take to ride an elevator - typically 30 seconds or less.
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Studying Frank Lloyd Wright's Architectural Drawings
Time:
4:30 pm to 5:45 pm
Presenter:
Cosimo Monteleone
Location:
202 Frick Fine Arts
Sponsored by:
European Union Center of Excellence and European Union Studies Association along with Department of History of Art and Architecture and Department of French and Italian
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Erica Edwards
Contact Email:
EEE36@pitt.edu
Frank Lloyd Wright imposed his work to international prominence as a paragon of cutting-edge architecture, becoming a symbol of an entire nation: the United States. In the same way Wright established a new graphic style, an eloquent way to represent architecture that can be considered as an exclusive expression of American culture. This study analyses Wright’s architectural drawings as a specific production that, even if complementary to his better-known design, radiates its own artistic and architectural value.
Cosimo Monteleone is currently an Associate Professor in Representation of Architecture and Descriptive Geometry at the University of Padua (IT). He has been awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh (PA, USA). He is the author of a site-specific anamorphic installation entitled Rainbow at the Museo della Città, Palazzo dei Pio, Carpi (IT). He is a member of international research Visualizing Cities and Digital Bomarzo; indeed, his interest focuses also on digital humanities, stereotomy, geometrical analysis and virtual reconstruction of architecture, digital survey (lidar and photogrammetry), 3D modeling (CAD, BIM), virtual reality and augmented reality, 3D prototyping, file to factory processes, and parametric surfaces for design. He is also author of some books such as Riflessi. Specchi d’anima e d’immagine; Frank Lloyd Wright. Geometria e astrazione nel Guggenheim Museum; La prospettiva di Daniele Barbaro. Note critiche e trascrizione del manoscritto It. IV, 39=5446; Daniele Barbaro’s Perspective of 1568.
Spring 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Molly McSweeney
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs and Office of International Services
Contact:
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email:
mcm206@pitt.edu
Attention: Undergraduate students! 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, and standing out to prospective employers!
Chat with Zharia
Time:
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Presenter:
Zharia White
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
Contact:
Zharia White
Contact Email:
zmw14@pitt.edu
Are you an international student at Pitt looking to connect, or interested in connecting with international students? Stop by the Nook in the Global Hub on Tuesdays, between 2 and 4 pm during Spring semester, to chat with OIS Outreach Coordinator Zharia White from the Office of International Services!
Friday, March 21st, 2025
Qissa Pitt International Storytelling & Open Mic Night
Time:
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Presenter:
Molly McSweeney
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
Contact:
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email:
mcm206@pitt.edu
The University Center for International Studies is excited to hold its first annual Qissa (story in Arabic), a celebration of heritage, culture, and personal experiences through storytelling. We invite all Pitt students to share your internationally-focused story using various creative forms and listen to others in this unique performance setting.
Expression and Empowerment in Contemporary German-Speaking Europe: Student Poster Presentations
Time:
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Presenter:
Various
Location:
Alcoa Room (Barco 229)
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with German Department and Pitt Film and Media Studies; University of Pittsburgh Department of German
Contact:
Randall Halle
Contact Email:
rhalle@pitt.edu
Following the keynote address, the German students will present their original research that they conducted as part of completing their capstone seminar.
There will be food and light refreshments
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Expression and Empowerment In Contemporary German-Speaking Europe: Kick-Off/Film Night
Time:
6:30 pm
Presenter:
Various
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Pitt Film and Media Studies; University of Pittsburgh Department of German
Contact:
Randall Halle
Contact Email:
rhalle@pitt.edu
Film: ELBOW Ellbogen
Film is about a girl named Hazal, who is 17 and lives in Berlin. Her biggest wish is to be given a chance. For her 18th birthday she wants to escape the everyday grind and party with her friends. But a fatal incident changes everything. Hazal is forced to flee.
Asli Ozarslan-Kroenlein
Profession: Writer, Director
Country: Germany
Director ASLI ÖZARSLAN (*1986, Berlin) studied theatre and media at the University of Bayreuth, philosophy at the Université Sorbonne IV in Paris and documentary film directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. INSEL 36 (2014) and her diploma film DIL LEYLA (2016) won numerous awards. With her current debut film project ELLBOGEN she was part of the Torino Film Lab and the mentoring programme Into The Wild.
Språkcafé (Swedish Conversation Club)
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Anna Sukhanova
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Less Commonly Taught Languages Cente
Contact:
Anna Sukhanova
Contact Email:
ans1051@pitt.edu
Swedish Speaking Club is a space for practicing Swedish and deepening cultural understanding alongside others who are learning.
Tavola Italiana
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Presenter:
Chiara Montera
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Department of French & Italian
Contact:
Chiara Montera
Contact Email:
chiara.montera@pitt.edu
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
German Club at Pitt
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Riley Hesbacher
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with German Club
Contact:
Riley Hesbacher
Contact Email:
RJH123@pitt.edu
Join the German Club on Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice German speaking and listening skills.
Anti/Democracy Mini Symposium
Time:
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Presenter:
Various
Location:
4303 Posvar Hall (Center for Urban Education)
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center along with Department of Political Science and Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Erica Edwards
Contact Email:
EEE36@pitt.edu
Join us for a discussion on the growing challenges to democratic ideals in an age of populism, polarization, mis/mal/dis information, and rising authoritarianism. This event will explore the interplay between democratic values and anti-democratic forces, highlighting historical and contemporary movements that both support and erode the democratic project.
Roundtable I: Provocation on Mis/Mal/Dis Information
Roundtable II: Academic Panel
Roundtable III: Provocation on Populism
For more information, visit our website: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/events/ad-mini-symposium
Registration is required
Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
: Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Spring 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Molly McSweeney
Location:
Global HubAttention: Undergraduate students! 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, rec
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
Contact:
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email:
mcm206@pitt.edu
Attention: Undergraduate students! 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, and standing out to prospective employers!
Meet the Ambassador! Nina Sajic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Presenter:
Nina Sajic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Hub
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Erica Edwards
Contact Email:
EEE36@pitt.edu
Dr. Sajić served as the ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to France, UNESCO, Algeria, Monaco, Andorra and Romania. She was also a foreign policy advisor in the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She will be at Pitt to discuss her diplomatic experiences with students and the wider community.
Light lunch will be provided.
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
Feeling (Un)safe: Jews, Muslims and the German State Since October 7
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:15 pm
Presenter:
Dick Moses, City College of New York
Location:
Wesley W. Posvar, Room 4130
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and UCIS Engagement along with Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Department of French and Italian Department of History Department of German Department of Religious Studies Jewish Studies Program, Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic and Carnegie Mellon University
Cost:
free
Contact:
Erica Edwards
Contact Email:
eee36@pitt.edu
As part of the Unmasking Prejudice: Confronting Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racism Across Europe
Spring Lecture Series:
For about 25 years, a minority security dilemma has been crystalizing in Germany. With increasing Muslim immigration, the state has gradually instituted measures to acculturate this small but growing minority to the official memory culture centered on the Holocaust. It does so in part out a concern with Jewish safety, which is increasingly centered on sensitivities about German support of Israel rather than antisemitic crimes, nearly all of which are committed by Christian Germans. To make Jewish people feel safer, Muslim migrants are made to feel less safe. Conversely, Muslim security is experienced as endangering Jews. Therein lies the dilemma. This development hardened dramatically after October 7. How and why the trilateral relationship between the German state and its two non-Christian minorities issued in a dilemma
rather than reconciliation is the subject of this paper.
About the Speaker:
A. Dirk Moses is the Spitzer Professor of International Relations at the City College of New York. He is author and editor of publications on German history and in Genocide Studies, including Nachdem Genozid: Grundlage für eine neue Erinnerungskultur (2023). His public writings on Germany, Gaza, and Ukraine have appeared in the Geschichte der Gegenwart, the Boston Review, Noema Magazine and Lawfare. He edits the Journal of Genocide Research.
Språkcafé (Swedish Conversation Club)
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Anna Sukhanova
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Less-Commonly-Taught-Languages Center
Contact:
Anna Sukhanova
Contact Email:
ans1051@pitt.edu
Swedish Speaking Club is a space for practicing Swedish and deepening cultural understanding alongside others who are learning.
To Govern What We Eat
Time:
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Presenter:
Natalia Mamonova, Susanne Wengle
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently predicted that global average temperatures will rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in the mid-2030s. Over the last decades, a global network of scholars, policy makers, activists, and others have organized to offer ways to mitigate and even reverse the effects of climate change. What offramps can these solutions and movements offer our collective humanity?
“Eurasian Environments” seeks to provide some reflections to mark the UN’s 2024 Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. This series will examine social justice and sustainability efforts to address climate change by putting scholars of Eurasia in conversation with their peers specializing on Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The series will comprise six events that will illuminate the challenges and possible solutions to climate change in Eurasia in regional and global contexts.
This event is part of the Eurasian Environments: Climate Justice and Sustainability in Global Context series.
Tavola Italiana
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Presenter:
Chiara Montera
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Department of French & Italian
Contact:
Chiara Montera
Contact Email:
chiara.montera@pitt.edu
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Spring 2025, EXCEPT on January 22, February 5, March 4, and March 5.
German Club at Pitt
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Riley Hesbacher
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with German Club
Contact:
Riley Hesbacher
Contact Email:
RJH123@pitt.edu
Join the German Club on Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice German speaking and listening skills.
The German Club will meet on Wednesdays during Spring 2025, EXCEPT on January 22, February 5, and March 5.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Spring 2025, EXCEPT on January 22, February 5, March 4, and March 5.
Women In International Careers
Time:
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Presenter:
Laura Short and Abby Lombardi
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub
This event will in theme with International Women's day. We will be inviting speakers specifically in International Development sector to give career advice.
Sike, Deborah Nwachinemere is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Meeting for Women in International Careers
Time: Mar 14, 2025 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96432914892
Meeting ID: 964 3291 4892
Spring 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Molly McSweeney
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
Contact:
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email:
mcm206@pitt.edu
Attention: Undergraduate students! 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, and standing out to prospective employers!
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
High School Euro Challenge Competition
Time:
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location:
Posvar Hall, 4217 & 4130
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with W!SE
Contact:
Samantha Moik
Contact Email:
smm302@pitt.edu
The Euro Challenge is a competition for high school students on European economic and monetary policy. It gives participants the opportunity to learn about the Euro, the single market, and other important concepts central to the European Union and macro/microeconomics.
The PA regional competition is hosted by the University of Pittsburgh.
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
Språkcafé (Swedish Conversation Club)
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Anna Sukhanova
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Less Commonly Taught Languages Center
Contact:
Anna Sukhanova
Contact Email:
ans1051@pitt.edu
Swedish Speaking Club is a space for practicing Swedish and deepening cultural understanding alongside others who are learning.
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Riley Hesbacher
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with German Club
Contact:
Riley Hesbacher
Contact Email:
RJH123@pitt.edu
Join the German Club on Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice German speaking and listening skills.
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Slavery, Museums, and Public Engagement
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
Keila Grinberg; Johanna Obenda; Kilolo Luckett; Jason Hank
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
Keila Grinberg, History Professor and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh (Moderator)
Johanna Obenda, Researcher and Exhibit Development Specialist, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Kilolo Luckett, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Alma | Lewis
Jason Hank, Grade 7-12 Educator, Beaver Area High School
More information on "In Slavery's Wake": https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/in-slaverys-wake
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Spring 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Molly McSweeney
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
Contact:
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email:
mcm206@pitt.edu
Attention: Undergraduate students! 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, and standing out to prospective employers!
Monday, February 24th, 2025
Soldiers of Song
Time:
6:30 pm to 8:45 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Smith
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center along with Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia
February 24, 2025 marks the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Join us for the screening of Soldiers of Song (dir. Ryan Smith). Officially selected at the Tribeca and Warsaw film festivals, this independent documentary film features Ukraine's most iconic musicians as they inspire unity and courage amidst the chaos of war. Matthew Hickey (President, GOSECA), Dean Adriana Helbig (Department of Music), and director Ryan Smith will discuss.
Friday, February 21st, 2025 to Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
25th Annual Undergraduate Model EU
Time:
(All day)
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Susquehanna University
Contact:
Samantha Moik
Contact Email:
smm302@pitt.edu
The Undergraduate Model European Union is an annual event that gives students a chance to learn about the workings of the European Union through preparation for and participation in a hands-on two-day simulation of a meeting of the European Council. Model EU enhances students’ understanding of the issues and challenges facing the 27 member nations of the EU. Awards will be given to the most effective delegations and best individual position papers.
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
Språkcafé (Swedish Conversation Club)
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Anna Sukhanova
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Less Commonly Taught Languages Center
Contact:
Anna Sukhanova
Contact Email:
ans1051@pitt.edu
Swedish Speaking Club is a space for practicing Swedish and deepening cultural understanding alongside others who are learning.
Tavola Italiana
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Presenter:
Chiara Montera
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Department of French & Italian
Contact:
Chiara Montera
Contact Email:
chiara.montera@pitt.edu
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome! On February 20, students of Italian will meet to watch the Italian music festival San Remo.
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Riley Hesbacher
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with German Club
Contact:
Riley Hesbacher
Contact Email:
RJH123@pitt.edu
Join the German Club on Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice German speaking and listening skills.
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Digital Portfolio Information Session
For Students Graduating with a UCIS Certificate
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Presenter:
Deborah Sike
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub
Topics covered in this information session include how to creatively design and highlight curricular and co-curricular learning experiences in a professional manner. They will learn how to use Digication, how to add tabs, add photos, papers, research projects etc. and will consider what curricular and co-curricular experiences to include.
Chats with Zharia
Time:
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Presenter:
Zharia White
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
Contact:
Zharia White
Contact Email:
zmw14@pitt.edu
Are you an international student at Pitt looking to connect, or interested in connecting with international students? Stop by the Nook in the Global Hub on Tuesdays, between 2 and 4 pm during Spring semester, to chat with OIS Outreach Coordinator Zharia White from the Office of International Services!
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 to Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
Meet the Ambassador! Nina Sajic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Time:
12:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Euramus + Programme of the European Union and VaEUs
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Erica Edwards
Contact Email:
EEE36@pitt.edu
Join us for a lunch and learn event with Nina Sajić.
Dr. Sajić served as the ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to France, UNESCO, Algeria, Monaco, Andorra, and Romania. She was also a foreign policy advisor in the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She will be at Pitt to discuss her diplomatic experiences with students and the wider community.
Light lunch will be provided.
Thursday, February 13th, 2025
Språkcafé (Swedish Conversation Club)
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Anna Sukhanova
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Less Commonly Taught Languages Center
Contact:
Anna SUkhanova
Contact Email:
ans1051@pitt.edu
Swedish Speaking Club is a space for practicing Swedish and deepening cultural understanding alongside others who are learning.
Wednesday, February 12th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Riley Hesbacher
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with German Club
Contact:
Riley Hesbacher
Contact Email:
RJH123@pitt.edu
Join the German Club on Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice German speaking and listening skills.
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Spring 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Molly McSweeney
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
Contact:
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email:
mcm206@pitt.edu
Attention: Undergraduate students! 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, and standing out to prospective employers!
Financial Wellness Tabling
Time:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Janet McLaughlin
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with financial wellness
Contact:
Jannet McLaughlin
Contact Email:
janetmcl@pittt.edu
Stop by the Global Hub to learn more about financial wellness!
Chats with Zharia
Time:
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Presenter:
Zharia White
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
Contact:
Zharia White
Contact Email:
zmw14@pitt.edu
Are you an international student at Pitt looking to connect, or interested in connecting with international students? Stop by the Nook in the Global Hub on Tuesdays, between 2 and 4 pm during Spring semester, to chat with OIS Outreach Coordinator Zharia White from the Office of International Services!
Friday, February 7th, 2025
LCTL Language Coffee House 2025
Time:
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location:
William Pitt Union Assembly Room
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
Take a break from studying and enjoy free drinks and snacks from around the world! Instructors and students from the Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center (LCTL) and Pitt's many language departments will teach you how to order in Swahili, German, Modern & Ancient Greek, Quechua, Hebrew, Irish, Chinese, Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Polish, and many more of the nearly 30 languages offered at Pitt. Then, you can place your order at the Language Coffeehouse and enjoy free drinks and snacks from around the world.
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
Språkcafé (Swedish Conversation Club)
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Anna Sukhanova
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Less Commonly Taught Languages Center
Contact:
Anna SUkhanova
Contact Email:
ans1051@pitt.edu
Swedish Speaking Club is a space for practicing Swedish and deepening cultural understanding alongside others who are learning.
Tavola Italiana
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Presenter:
Chiara Montera
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Department of French & Italian
Contact:
Chiara Montera
Contact Email:
chiara.montera@pitt.edu
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tuesday, February 4th, 2025
French Conversation Hour
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Heng
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
Contact:
Ryan Heng
Contact Email:
rph30@pitt.edu
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Spring 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Time:
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Molly McSweeney
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
Contact:
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email:
mcm206@pitt.edu
Attention: Undergraduate students! 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, and standing out to prospective employers!
Chats with Zharia
Time:
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Presenter:
Zharia White
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
Contact:
Zharia White
Contact Email:
zmw14@pitt.edu
Are you an international student at Pitt looking to connect, or interested in connecting with international students? Stop by the Nook in the Global Hub on Tuesdays, between 2 and 4 pm during Spring semester, to chat with OIS Outreach Coordinator Zharia White from the Office of International Services!