Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, December 9th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
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, December 4th, 2025
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
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, December 1st, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
21st Annual High School Model European Union
Location: William Pitt Union
The High School Model European Union is an annual event for area high school students. The goal of the Model EU is to give high school students a chance to learn about the workings of the European Union through a hands-on simulation. Playing the roles of presidents and prime ministers, students spend a day engaged in intense negotiations over conflicting issues about the EU. The objective is to simulate a specific European Council meeting that focuses on recent current events impacting the EU. Model EU enhances students’ understanding of classroom learning and gives them a real sense of the challenges involved in the decision-making process of the European Union.
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Info Session: Identity and Global Politics in Romania
Location: 810 William Pitt Union
Are you interested in studying political science in Eastern Europe next summer? Join us in 810 WPU at 4pm on 11/18 to learn more about 'Identity and Global Politics in Romania,' an amazing Summer 2026 Panther Program! Ask your questions and meet faculty and staff leaders!
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
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!
Tunisia/Sicily Study Abroad Info Session
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location: Global Hub - Wesley W Posvar Hall
Join our information session to learn how you can earn 6 academic credits while discovering the historical and contemporary connections between Arab and European cultures across two dynamic regions.
Meet the program’s faculty and staff, ask questions, and get all the details you need!
Oskar Schlemmer
Life and Work of an Avant-Garde Artist
Time: 11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Presenter: C. Raman Schlemmer
Join us to explore the historical and contemporary reception of Oskar Schlemmer's work in Germany and internationally. Oskar Schlemmer (4 September 1888 – 13 April 1943) was a German artist, painter, sculptor, set and costume designer, choreographer, and a key figure at the Bauhaus School in Weimar and Dessau. Today, he is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.
The speaker, C. Raman Schlemmer, is an anthropologist, curator, and writer of Indian-German descent. He is the sole heir to his grandfather’s artistic legacy and keeper of the Oskar Schlemmer Estate and Archives, including Bühnen Archiv Oskar Schlemmer, founded by U. Jaïna Schlemmer, the daughter of Oskar Schlemmer and mother of C. Raman Schlemmer. Jaïna Schlemmer worked as a stage and costume designer in theaters in Germany and Switzerland, realized reconstructions of costumes and stage environments based on her father’s designs, and was also a dedicated collector and teacher.
Meeting ID: 933 2018 1186
© 2025 The Oskar Schlemmer Estate + Archives, C. Raman Schlemmer | Oskar Schlemmer, “Bauhaustreppe” (“Bauhaus Staircase,” 1932) and “Bauhaus Signet” (1922), Photos + Images © 2025 C. Raman Schlemmer. All Rights Reserved ®
Sponsored by: Deparment of German | Jewish Studies Program | Department of History | Department of History of Art & Architecture | Department of Theater Arts | Department of Anthropology | Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies | European Studies Center | David C. Frederick Honors College | City for the Cultures of Peace
Monday, November 17th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Serbia's Exceptional Student Movement 11/24–11/25
Presenter: Robert M. Hayden
Location: 4217 Posvar Hall
Students in Serbia have over the past 12 months mobilized much of the country in opposition to the corrupt authoritarian government in place there since 2013. The movement is unusual in several ways. First, it has no obvious leaders but is instead guided by plenums on the various university faculties throughout the country, coordinated by social media. Second, instead of staging a few large demonstrations in big cities, students have walked throughout the entire country, spreading their message to villages and small towns as well as cities – and they are everywhere greeted as heroes. Third, the focus of demonstrations is not loud protests but instead 16 minutes of silence in honor of the 16 people killed in a tragedy in Novi Sad on 1 Nov. 2024, which had been the result of the corruption that underlies the government. Finally, they have included communities long marginalized, especially the Bosniaks of Sandžak/ Novi Pazar. By November 2025 the government has been reduced to relying on brute force and their near-total control over mass media; but the students keep mobilizing via social media and direct actions. This talk will be an overview of the movement over the past year.
Thursday, November 13th, 2025
Peace Corps Info Session
Location: Global Hub, 1st Floor Posvar Hall
Pitt Alumni Nicholas Gasquet will present on the Peace Corps application process and his own personal experiences in Indonesia and Senegal as a current Peace Corps Volunteer.
Gasquet graduated from Pitt in 2024 with a major in political science, minors in economics and history, and an African Studies certificate.
The Peace Corps allows you the opportunity to serve in 60+ countries around the world in Africa, Central and East Asia and Latin America.
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
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, November 10th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Info Session: Comparative Economics of Central Europe
Location: 810 William Pitt Union
Are you interested in studying economics in Central Europe? Join us in 810 WPU at 4pm on 11/10 to meet the staff and faculty leaders of our Summer 2026 Panther Program, 'Comparative Economics in Central Europe,' and ask your questions!
Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Student Showcase: Pop Culture Event
Location: WPU, Lower Lounge
Celebrate the research projects of students in Beginning and Intermediate German (GERM 101-202).
Light Refreshment will be served
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
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!
Dr. Tobias Lindner, Former German Minister of State and Green Parliamentarian
Location: Lawrence Hall, 209
Dr. Lindner will engage in an open conversation on topics including:
- The current Transatlantic relationship
- Trade, rare earth metals, and the US, EU, and China relations.
- The Green Deal's future and climate action
Randall Halle will moderate this free event for the Pitt community.
Dr. Lindner served as Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office from December 2021 to May 2025 and was a Bundestag member from June 2011 to March 2025. His expertise includes transatlantic relations and security policy, advocating for a robust German role in crisis prevention, humanitarian aid, and peace mediation. A Green Party member since 1998, his focus also includes digital transformation, gender equality, and budget matters.
Monday, November 3rd, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, October 28th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Pitt Model United Nations 2025
Location: William Pitt Union and O'Hara 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.
Monday, October 27th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Global Issues Through Literature: The U.S. in the World
"Ashes of Roses," by by Mary Jane Auch
This professional development workshop series is designed for K-12 educators seeking to deepen their understanding of global issues through literature. This year, we will explore the theme of “The U.S. in the World.” Through global and regional perspectives, we will discuss narratives of a “Global United States,” where the U.S. role in the world and its relationship with other countries and regions is informed by transnational narratives and dialogues shaped by global trends such as migration, environmental issues, human rights, and human conditions. By exploring compelling stories from diverse cultural perspectives, educators will gain insights into the complexities of this theme, its impact on individuals and communities, and how to engage students in meaningful discussions around these topics.
Each session features a carefully selected book, paired with historically contextualized presentations, interactive discussions, teaching strategies, and cross-disciplinary activities to inspire classroom implementation.
Sessions this year will take place virtually on Thursday evenings from 6:00-7:30 p.m. (ET). Three Act 48 credit hours (for PA educators) and a copy of the book are provided for each session.
The October 23 workshop will focus on the book, "Ashes of Rose," by Mary Jane Auch.
For more information and to register, please go to: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/GILS
Camera as Passport: The Ship of Photographers
Curated by Deobrah Dash Moore and Louis Kaplan
Location: American Jewish Museum, JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, 5738 Forbes Ave, Pgh, PA 15217
Cost: Free (RSVP's are encouraged)
This powerful exhibition features 36 striking images that trace the remarkable journeys of eight European photographers who, facing Nazi persecution in the 1930s and ’40s, used their cameras as tools of escape, survival, and reinvention.
Curated by:
Deborah Dash Moore
Jonathan Freedman Distinguished University Professor of History & Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
Louis Kaplan
Professor of History and Theory of Photography and New Media, University of Toronto
Exhibition will be on view from August 20, 2025-Jan 30, 2026
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
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!
Between connection and disconnection: Global perspectives on youth residential care
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter: Mary Rauktis, University of Pittsburgh and Singrid James, University of Kassel
Location: 4217 Posvar Hall
Both the United States and Germany have a long history of residential care for children, but in the last fifty years have taken different directions on policy and practice.
This lunch and learn will include global information, but will focus on how the workforce in both countries are prepared for children who require out-of-home care.
About the Speakers:
Mary Rauktis, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
Singrid James, Dept. of Social Work and Social Welfare
University of Kassel
SIGRID JAMES, PhD, MSW is professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Welfare at the University of Kassel in Germany. She received her social work education in the United States (PhD University of Southern California, 2003; MSW UCLA, 1990) and was tenured at Loma Linda University, Department of Social Work and Social Ecology, in California, USA (2004-2016). She has completed a Fellowship in Dissemination and Implementation Research at Washington University (2010-12) and received multiple research grants in the US and in Europe. She also was the Editor-in-Chief for the peerreviewed journal Residential Treatment/or Children and Youth (2015-2018) and was among the top 100 contributors to social work journal scholarship (Hodge & Turner, 2022). Dr. James has been writing and researching in the area of residential care for over two decades and is part of the International Workgroup on Therapeutic Residential Care. Presently, her projects are focused on cross-national comparisons of residential care.
Monday, October 20th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Friday, October 17th, 2025
American Councils Info Session
Location: Global Hub, Posvar Hall
Interested in studying, researching, or teaching abroad? Join American Councils for International Education to learn about opportunities across Eurasia, East Asia, and beyond. Programs emphasize advanced language study, area expertise, and cultural immersion.
Opportunities for faculty and undergraduate & graduate students:
- Explore summer, semester, and year-long options
- Learn about fellowship, scholarship, and financial aid opportunities
- Connect programs to UCIS global and area studies
Discover how you can build language skills, expand research, and engage globally with the support of Pitt's University Center for International Studies and American Councils.
Thursday, October 16th, 2025
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Postponed- Sustainable Cities & Communities: A Transatlantic Dialogue
Panel Discussion & Workshops
Location: WPU, Lower Lounge
Final Event of this two-day event
Part I: Panel Discussion
Moderator: Randall Halle, European Studies Center
Panelists:
Dr. Patrick Shirey — Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh
Lisa Freeman — Freeman and Family Farm
State Representative Emily Kinkead, PA House District 20, Chair of the Legislative Hunger Caucus
Dr. Jesko Hirschfeld — Humboldt University of Berlin
Part II: Breakout / Discussion Groups
Group A: Urban Farming Challenges and Opportunities
Group B: Climate resilience strategies in cities
Group C: Ensuring nutrition security for vulnerable populations
**Lunch will be provided
Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Postponed-The Green Scene: Urban Farmers, Sustainable Communities in Pittsburgh and Berlin
Sustainable Cities & Communities: A Transatlantic Dialogue
Presenter: Dr. Jesko Hirschfeld, Humboldt University of Berlin
Location: 4130 Posvar Hall
This event is part of a two-day series focusing on sustainability in Europe and Pittsburgh.
About the Keynote Speaker:
Jesko Hirschfeld studied economics at the universities of Bonn, Frankfurt am Main, and the Free University of Berlin. From 1996 to 1998, he worked as a scientific staff member for the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag), and from 1998 to 2002, he worked on his doctorate with a scholarship by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in the Research Training Group “Agriculture and Environment” at the University of Göttingen. Since 2002, he has been a research associate and later subject area manager for water and land management at the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) in Berlin in the research field “Environmental Economics and Policy.” From 2017 to 2020, in addition to his work at the IÖW, he was a visiting professor for landscape economics at the Technical University of Berlin. From 2022 to 2024, he taught as a visiting professor of environmental economics at Humboldt University in Berlin. He has worked on numerous inter- and transdisciplinary projects on natural climate protection, nature-based adaptation to climate change, land and water use, and integrated coastal zone management, focusing primarily on economic aspects and ecological-economic assessments. In recent years, he has focused on urban ecosystem services provided by urban green spaces, parks, and gardens.
Urban Farm Tours
Sustainable Cities & Communities: A Transatlantic Dialogue (Oct 15-16)
*** We are at Capacity for this tour. Please consider the other events scheduled on Oct 15 and Oct 16, 2025
Urban Farms Tour included in this tour are as follows:
Hilltop Urban Farm
Farm Girl Eb
Freeman Family Farm (Lunch will be provided)
Millvale Community Farm
Oasis Farm & Fishery
Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
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, October 13th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
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, October 6th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
Oktoberfest Pop!
Location: WPU, Lower Lounge
Food, games, prizes & information about German degrees and associated certificates (CWES, Central European, European Union), study abroad, pop music, and art in Germany.
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, September 30th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
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, September 29th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Friday, September 26th, 2025
The Silent Light Presents: F.W. Murnau's Faust
Location: Frick Fine Arts Building, Auditorium
Experience Murnau’s 1926 silent fantasy horror masterpiece Faust like never before, reimagined with a blistering live metal score by The Silent Light. This cinematic ritual of chaos and sound will be performed one night only live at the University of Pittsburgh on September 26th, 2025.
Thursday, September 25th, 2025
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Pop Germany! Blotted Line Print Workshop
Location: Center for Creativity- Hillman Library 4th Floor
Please join the staff of the Andy Warhol Museum, as they provide an overview of Warhol's blotted line technique. Registration is required due to limited space.
About Blotted Line Technique:
Blotted line combines drawing with basic printmaking. Warhol began by copying a line drawing in pencil on a piece of non-absorbent paper, such as tracing paper. Next, he hinged this piece of paper to a second sheet of more absorbent paper by taping their edges together on one side. With a fountain pen, Warhol inked over a small section of the drawn lines. He then transferred the ink onto the second sheet by folding along the hinge and lightly pressing or “blotting” the two papers together. The process resulted in the dotted, broken, and delicate lines that are characteristic of Warhol’s illustrations. Warhol often colored his blotted line drawings with watercolor dyes or applied gold leaf.
For this project, we will be using fabric ink instead of watercolor to make t-shirts or tote bags.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
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!
The Bridge over the Strait of Messina: “Security,” Integration, and the High Stakes of Seismicity in Schengen-Era Sicily
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter: Lina Insana, Department of French and Italian
Location: 4217 Posvar Hall
European Studies Center Brown Bag Lunch and Learn Series
In 2022, the Meloni government renewed plans to connect Sicily and the Italian mainland— plans that had lain dormant for more than a decade—and build the largest single-span suspension bridge in the world. What does this most recent chapter of the bridge’s story tell us about Sicily’s place in the Italian nation, in Europe, and in frameworks of integration
and security? And how do the politics of this moment resonate with earlier plans to bind this notoriously “seismic” island to more “stable” ground?
Bio:
Dr. Lina Insana
Associate Prof of Italian
Director of Italian Graduate Studies
Italian Program Coordinator
Lina Insana’s research and teaching focuses on modern and contemporary Italian cultural production. Most of her work on Italian writer and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi is concerned with textual mediation, translation, and adaptation; newer research—on Sicilian cultural belonging and manifestations of italianità in the American interwar period (1919-1939)—seeks to interrogate formations of transnational identity at the margins of conventionally accepted definitions of Italianness.
Monday, September 22nd, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Friday, September 19th, 2025
Celebrate Africa Fashion Show
Location: Ground Floor, Posvar Hall
Join us for an African fashion show to kick off our Celebrate Africa Festival!
Celebrate Africa Week - Faculty & Community Panel
Bridging the Gap Between Africans and the African Diaspora
Location: Room 5601, Posvar Hall
Celebrate Africa Festival - Main Festival
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Presenter: Center for African Studies
The Celebrate Africa Festival brings students, faculty, and staff together with the vibrant African diaspora community in Pittsburgh. There is food, song & dance, artisans, children's activities, and more! It is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the diversity of Africa and the Pittsburgh community, as well as network with local African organizations and businesses.