Center for African Studies

Synonyms: 
African Studies
AfSP
African Studies Program

Talk Time - English Conversation Hour

Presenter: 
Rob Mucklo
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 10/24/2023 - 12:30 to 13:30

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Rob Mucklo
Contact Email: 
rob.mucklo@pitt.edu

Talk Time - English Conversation Hour

Presenter: 
Rob Mucklo
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 10/23/2023 - 16:00 to 17:00

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Rob Mucklo
Contact Email: 
rob.mucklo@pitt.edu

Human Rights Amid Violent Conflict: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Events in Israel and Gaza.

Presenter: 
Panel Discussion Moderated by Dr. Lara Putnam
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 10/24/2023 - 16:30 to 18:00

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?

Location: 
109 Barco Law Buidling

Talk Time - English Conversation Hour

Presenter: 
Rob Mucklo
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 10/19/2023 - 12:30 to 13:30

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Rob Mucklo
Contact Email: 
rob.mucklo@pitt.edu

African Studies Graduate Internship Panel

Subtitle: 
Presenter: 
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Date: 
Fri, 11/10/2023 - 12:00 to 13:30

Interested in interning abroad but don't know where to start? In this installment of the UCIS Career Toolkit Series, hear from fellow students who have interned in Africa previously and learn how you can create a personalized internship in an African country! All disciplines are welcome. Pizza provided!

Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall (UCIS Office)
Cost: 
Contact Person: 
Anna-Maria Karnes
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
awk19@pitt.edu

Going to Graduate School Abroad

Presenter: 
UCIS's International Career Toolkit Series
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 10/23/2023 - 11:01 to 12:00

Join Pitt alumni and faculty to discuss pursuing a graduate degree abroad. Panelists will gain resources and review the application process, obtaining a Student Visa, international careers, and the experience of going to graduate school away from home. There will be a Q&A following the panel discussion.

Panelists:

Nancy Condee, Director of the Center for Russian,
East European, and Eurasian Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Maja Lynn, Queen’s University Belfast and Pitt alumni
Akudo McGee, Maastricht University and Pitt alumni

Location: 
Zoom

PACIE presentation Operation Simulation: Beyond Model UN

Subtitle: 
PACIE Conference Presentation
Presenter: 
Samantha Moik, Maja Konitzer, Susan Ngbabare, Zita Toth-Shawgo, Cathy Fratto, Maura Doyle, Larissa Sturm, Ken Kubistek
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 10/13/2023 - 14:00 to 16:30

Attendees at this 2023 PACIE annual conference session will be introduced to our multidisciplinary simulation models and will hear the teacher perspective on simulations, including how to prepare students and the value of participation. They will learn how the global approach in conducting these simulations facilitates interdisciplinary perspectives. Presenters will share free educational resources and opportunities from the University of Pittsburgh’s six National Resource Centers, spanning many world regions and themes. Attendees will participate in an abbreviated simulation.

Location: 
5200 Posvar Hall

Talk Time

Presenter: 
Rob Mucklo
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 10/05/2023 - 12:30 to 13:30

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Rob Mucklo
Contact Email: 
rob.mucklo@pitt.edu

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