Faculty of Other Institution

Lessons Learned from Crisis Management Experiences in Slovakia Perspectives and New Challenges

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:00 to 13:30

Jozef Ristvej, Ph.D., received his Ph.D. in Crisis Management from the University of Zilina, Slovakia-E.U. in 2007. Since that time, he serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Crisis Managment, University of Zilina. In 2007, Dr. Ristvej participated in the ISCRAM Crisis Managment Summer School for Ph.D. students. In 2010, Dr. Ristvej received the Ruth Crawford Mitchell grant to support a Visiting Scholars appointment at the Center for Disaster Management, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. In his work, Dr.

Location: 
3431 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Making the Modern Middle East

Presenter: 
Dr. Soren Fanning, Robert Morris University
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 11/07/2011 - 13:00 to 16:00

This workshop is open to teachers only. You must pre register at: http://globalsolutionspgh.org/education-program/act-48-workshops/makingt...

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Event Web Site: 
http://globalsolutionspgh.org/education-program/act-48-workshops/makingthemodern…
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Phone: 
(412) 624-2918
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

Stalin and the World of Culture

Presenter: 
Sheila Fitzpatrick
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 03/24/2011 - 15:00

A public lecture by Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick the Bernadotte E. Schmitt Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, specializing in the social and cultural history of the Stalin period.

Location: 
1228 Cathedral of Learning

Silent No More: Rape as a Weapon of Political Violence

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sun, 09/18/2011 (All day) to Tue, 09/20/2011 (All day)

This is an interdisciplinary conference on human rights violations and will provide a forum for voices from many international perspectives. Featured keynote speakers include: Senator Sekai M. Holland, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Zimbabwe; Gabriel Shumba, Human Rights Lawyer based in South Africa; Betty Makoni, Tapestries of Hope documentary; Grace Kwinje, Deputy Secretary for International Relations - Movement for Democratic Change; Dr. Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, Director for S.A.H.A.R.A. and HAST programs & Honorary Professor, Nelson Mandela Metro University.

Location: 
School of Education's Colloquium Room, 5604 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Cost: 
Free but registration is required at ammst101@pitt.edu
Contact Person: 
Dr. Annamore Matambanadzo
Contact Phone: 
412 383-2359
Contact Email: 
ammst101@pitt.edu

China's 1911 Revolution: How it Continues to Influence China (and the World)

Presenter: 
Dr. Kristin Stapleton, Director of the Asian Studies Program, Director of the Confucius Institute, and Associate Professor, Department of History, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 09/24/2011 - 09:30 to 12:00

This is the 11th seminar presented by the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Global Studies Center (UCIS), and the World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The general public is welcome.

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Patrick Hughes
Contact Email: 
hughespw@pitt.edu

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