Stop by the Global Hub to learn more about Pitt in Cyprus and speak with the faculty leader!
This collaborative and hands-on professional development workshop aimed at North Allegheny Senior High School teachers will guide educators in the creation of a comprehensive and engaging Global Studies curriculum for grades 6-12. The workshop will explore strategies to enhance students’ understanding of global issues, intercultural perspectives, and critical thinking skills.
Do you want to help speakers of Turkish practice English? Or are you from Turkey and want to help students studying Turkish at Pitt? Join us for an hour of language and cultural exchange! Please register in advance. https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_byz4pc5RhZ03EzQ
What to expect:
- Share personal experiences that promote compassion and togetherness
- Connect with fellow students, colleagues, and community members.
- Participate in a cultural engagement exercise.
- Close with meditation/ personal reflection.
All are welcome!
Vegetarian Lunch will be served. RSVP is required by Oct 25: hinh@pitt.edu
Human Rights Amid Violent Conflict: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Events in Israel and Gaza is a panel discussion that will try to provide an academic space and context for those seeking to think and learn, as we are all witnessing heart-breaking violence and response in Israel and Gaza. Our goal is to offer academic contexts and input for thinking about the current moment, asking each forum participant to speak about: What sets of academic knowledge and frameworks are you drawing on as you follow the news from afar?
Facilitated by Dr. Jean-Jacque Ngor Sène, Associate Professor of History and Cultural Studies, Chatham University
Book launch and panel discussion. To register, visit https://shale_book_launch.eventbrite.com.
Panelists:
Shanti Gamper-Rabindran, University of Pittsburgh, GSPIA
Reid Frazier
Allegheny Front, StateImpact Pennsylvania, Trump on Earth podcast
Amy Sisk
StateImpact Pennsylvania, 90.5 FM WESA
Since foreign of foreign-backed forces still occupy significant parts of the country, what does the dispersed battlefield mean for Syria's territorial integrity? What are Assad's political calculus and the prospects for reform in the reconstituted state? What are the tradeoffs, for the United States and others, of providing (or authorizing multilateral) reconstructive assistance? Join GSPIA, the Ford Institute for Human Security, and the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for this talk featuring Dr. Alexander Bick.
Make college more affordable for your high school students—and help them grow as global citizens and 21st century professional—while earning ACT 48 professional development credits.
The College in High School program and the University Center for International Studies will host a summer institute for secondary educators interested in teaching globally focused courses that offer transferable college credit to students at their high school. Courses in which you can obtain certification and training may include:
