Helmut Berghoff, CEO of the German Historical Institute, will present a lecture entitled "Persistence or Demise of the Classic 'Mittlestand'? Small and Medium-sized Family Firms in the Federal Republic of Germany" on September 21, 2011 at 12pm in 101 Mervis Hall.

Dr. Michael Shackleton will present a lecture discussing The UK and its relationship to the European Union. Dr. Shackleton is the Head of the European Parliament Office in London, having worked for more than 25 years in the Secretariat of the European Parliament in Brussels. He has published widely on EU issues, with the seventh edition of the co-authored book "The European Parliament" published in June 2007. http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/pils/strminfo/shackleton_2011l.mov (Quicktime required)

The EUCE/ESC would like to welcome students, faculty, and friends of the Center to the start of a new year. Please join us for refreshments and conversation on Wednesday September 14 at 4:00pm in 4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Dr Anthony R. Zito, Reader in Politics and Joint Editor of Environmental Politics, Co-Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Newcastle University will present a lecture entitled “Can Environmental Agencies Manage their Environment”.

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/pils/strminfo/zito_2011l.mov

A professional ACTFL trainer will present this four-day workshop on administering and rating Oral Proficiency Interviews to assess students' foreign language proficiency. Following the workshop, participants will be prepared to complete the ACTFL certification process for OPI testers. Please note that this event is open to invited language instructors only.

This workshop will be presented by Professor Sally Sieloff Magnan, former Director of the Language Institute at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Dr. Magnan has taught, published, and conducted extensive research on second language acquisition and foreign language teaching methodology. At the Language Institute, she co-directed the National Online LCTL Teacher Training Initiative and co-authored the online courses “Fundamentals of Language Teaching Methods” and “Introduction to the U.S.

Sharon Kinoshita,works in Mediterranean Studies with Brian Catlos (History, UCSC), she co-directs the UCSC Center for Mediterranean Studies as well as the University of California Multicampus Research Project Initiative in Mediterranean Studies (http://mediterraneanseminar.org).

Chiharu Kondo is a returning Ph.D. Student at the Social and Comparative Analysis in Education (SCAE) program in the Administrative and Policy Studies (APS) Department at the School of Education.