Conversations on Europe - Religion in Europe: 500 Years Since the Protestant Reformation
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 12:00
Location:
4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Europe
Conversations on Europe - Germany's Elections: What's at Stake in 2017?
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 09/20/2017 - 12:00
Part of German Campus Week and the ESC's Participation and Democracy series for 2017-18.
Panelists:
Annika Schechinger, Deputy Director of the Information Center USA, German Embassy
Tarik Abou-Chadi, Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Humboldt-University Berlin
Mark Kayser, Professor of Applied Methods and Comparative Politics, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Gregor Thum, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh
Location:
211 David L. Lawrence Hall
KQV Global Update World Affairs Council
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Presenter:
Jae-Jae Spoon
Event Status:
As Scheduled
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Wed, 05/10/2017 - 10:00
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UCIS: International Career Toolkit Series: Careers in Diplomacy
Presenter:
Usha Pitts, Department of State
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Fri, 04/21/2017 - 12:00 to 13:30
International Career Toolkit Series will be hosting an event this Friday at 12:00-1:30 p.m. in WWPH 4217. Usha E. Pitts will be giving a talk entitled "Careers in Diplomacy". The U.S. Department of State is one of the few employers who will pay you to live and work abroad without requiring a specialized skill. It hires Americans over the age of 20 from all walks of life. If you are attracted to public service and want to live abroad, come learn more about Careers in Diplomacy from Usha Pitts, a diplomat with 19 years in the Foreign Service.
Location:
WWPH 4217
Contact Person:
Zach Kimes
Contact Email:
z.kimes@pitt.edu
A Suitable Model for the Romanian Lifestyle: Garden City and Social Housing in Bucharest (1906 -1954)
Presenter:
Andrei Răzvan Voinea, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, University of Pittsburgh
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Thu, 03/23/2017 - 12:00
The presentation investigates social housing strategy implemented by local and national authorities in Bucharest, Romania, between 1906 and 1954. As Bucharest faced at the turn of the century one of the highest mortality determined by tuberculosis and poor living conditions from Europe, the authorities decided to house the workers in semidetached standardized dwellings, planned in lotissements based on Garden City principles. In almost fifty years, Bucharest designed more than 5,000 dwellings in 40 lotissements, accommodating approximately 20,000 residents.
Location:
4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
"The Volkswagen Defeat Device Scandal"
Presenter:
Arvind Thiruvengadam, Assistant Professor, West Virginia University
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 03/22/2017 - 12:00
Arvind Thiruvengadam will present the study that involved the discovery of the Volkswagen defeat device scandal. Discussion will include how the study was conducted, the overarching goals and how he uncovered a major scandal. Thiruvengadam will talk in depth about the state of US emissions regulation, the challenges engine manufacturers face, engine efficiency and what the future directions.
Location:
4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
2017 International Francophone Day
Presenter:
Leila Marouane, Writer
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Mon, 03/20/2017 - 14:00
Leila Marouane, author of "The Sexual Life of an Islamist in Paris"
2-3:30 pm
Reading and Q&A with Leila Marouane
3:45-5 pm
Roundtable Discussion "What to do with French in 2017?"
Free and open to the public
Organized by the Department of French & Italian
Location:
501 Cathedral of Learning
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Contact Person:
Allyson Delnore
Contact Email:
adelnore@pitt.edu
Saint and Sultan Book Discussion
Presenter:
Francis Rolf, Mount Aloyisus College, Rosemary Juel Bertocci St. Francis University
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Mon, 02/13/2017 - 17:00
Join a book discussion lead by Rosemary Juel Bertocci, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Saint Frances University and Dr. Dr. Francis Rohlf, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Mt. Aloysius College.
Location:
Isalmic Center of Pittsburgh
Event Web Site:
The Sultan and the Saint
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Sun, 02/26/2017 - 15:00
A docudrama film about Muslim-Christian Peacemaking Narrated by Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Building
Contact Person:
Elaine Linn
Contact Email:
eel58@pitt.edu
The U.S. and the World Teach-In: American Trade and Immigration Policy
Presenter:
various
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Sat, 02/11/2017 - 13:00 to 17:00
Join us for a good old-fashioned Teach-In to explore the various issues surrounding America First Immigration and Trade Policy this Saturday from 1-5 p.m. in the Cathedral of Learning.
Location:
Cathedral of Learning, Nationality Rooms
Contact Person:
Allyson Delnore, Interim Director, European Studies Center
Contact Phone:
624-5404
Contact Email:
adelnore@pitt.edu
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