Center for African Studies

Synonyms: 
African Studies
AfSP
African Studies Program

Talk Time

Presenter: 
Rob Mucklo
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 10/03/2023 - 13:30 to 14:30

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

Global Distinction Drop-In Hours

Presenter: 
Molly McSweeney
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 10/10/2023 - 15:30 to 16:30

Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!

Fall 2023 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays at 3:30-4:30 pm, except on October 3 and November 21.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email: 
mcm206@pitt.edu

Lecture with the UN's Most Influential People of African Descent, Dr. Johannes John-Langba!

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 10/09/2023 - 15:30 to 17:00

Hear from one of the UN's Most Influential People of African Descent, Dr. Johannes John-Langba! He is also a Pitt alum in the School of Social Work.

The UN's Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) identifies high achievers of African descent in public and private sectors from all around the world as a progressive network of relevant actors to join together in the spirit of recognition, justice and development of Africa, it's people on the continent and across it's Diaspora.

Location: 
Cathedral of Learning Room 2017

WPTS Cultural Marathon

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Date: 
Fri, 10/06/2023 - 09:00 to 21:00

Tune in at 92.1 FM and online: https://wptsradio.org/listen/

12 hours of specialty content highlighting the diversity of Pitt's campus! Hear from a different organization every hour.

Hear from the Center for African Studies from 1pm - 2pm!

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Maximize Your Pitt Experience! Suitable Info Session

Presenter: 
Molly McSweeney
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 10/03/2023 - 15:00 to 16:00

Learn how to earn credit by taking part in classes, activities, clubs, study abroad, and more, to support you holistically and make you stand out to employers. To start, undergraduate students can earn OCC and myPittGlobal credits by attending this event!

At this event, you will hear from representatives from the following:

Outside the Classroom (OCC)
Honors OCC
Pitt Global Hub

To attend, register here: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0P7abijZZ5nxg22

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email: 
mcm206@pitt.edu

Streamlining the Senegal River: Environmental Improvement Projects in the Sahel from 1800 to Present Day (2023 Global Health Case Competition)

Presenter: 
John Cropper, Assistant Professor, College of Charleston
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 10/13/2023 - 14:30

Since the nineteenth century, the West has targeted the Senegal River Valley as an ideal location for environmental and agricultural improvement projects. In the early 1800s, French trading companies hoped to transform the Lower Senegal Valley into a massive plantation economy – one that would replace the devastating loss of Saint-Domingue to the Haitian Revolution.

Location: 
157 Benedum Hall
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

Preventing the Impact of Schistosomiasis in Senegal (2023 Global Health Case Competition)

Presenter: 
Jr. Jason Rohr, Notre Dame University
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 09/29/2023 - 14:30

Jason Rohr is Professor of Biological Sciences, Ludmilla F., Stephen J., and Robert T. Galla College Professor & Department Chair, University of Notre Dame

Professor Rohr will give an overview on Schistosomiasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease.

Location: 
1500 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

Artist Talk: Black Transfigurations by Mikael Owunna

Presenter: 
Mikael Owunna
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 10/18/2023 - 15:00 to 17:00

Multi-media artist and engineer Mikael Owunna, will present works from his artistic practice that transfigure Black bodies into vessels of eternal life. Owunna’s artistic practice explores the intersections of visual media with engineering, optics, Blackness, and African cosmologies. His work seeks to elucidate an emancipatory vision of possibility that pushes people beyond all boundaries, restrictions, and frontiers. Owunna's presentation will be followed by a Q&A.

Check out Mikael's website here: https://www.mikaelowunna.com/#4

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall

Undergraduate Study Abroad Panel - Africa

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 10/25/2023 - 12:00 to 13:30

Learn about the 6 study abroad programs in Africa this Summer and hear from fellow students who have already traveled to Africa!

Pizza provided!

See our study abroad programs here: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/africa/study-abroad

Location: 
4419 Posvar Hall & Zoom
Contact Person: 
Rys Shultz
Contact Email: 
rysshultz@pitt.edu

Race & ... Conference

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 09/29/2023 - 09:00 to 17:00

The annual Race & ... Conference elevates the work of the University's race-related centers, the health sciences, and Africana Studies and promotes and celebrates collaboration between centers and departments on campus. This year's theme focuses on collaboration and interdisciplinary work.

Location: 
Alumni Hall

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