PANEL-DISCUSSION-DINNER
Learn more about new trends in African music and enjoy delicious Congolese Cuisine thanks to our friends at Conflict Kitchen! Please bring cash ($15) only for food--admission to the event is FREE!

Members of the Panel include:
Dr. Gavin Steingo
South African EDM

Dr. Charles Lwanga
Ugandan Youth Music Trends

Edward Banchs
African Heavy Metal

Dr. Reginold Royston
Azonto Video-Culture

Lincoln Ward
Liberian Hipco Music

Su'ad Abdul Khabeer holds a PhD from Princeton University. She is currently the Anthropology and African America Studies programs at Purdue University. She is a scholar-artist-activist who uses anthropology and performance to explore the intersections of race and popular culture.

This talk examines the creative sartorial practices of American Muslim Men, and particularly Black Muslim men, who are increasingly using the aesthetic of Black Dandyism to signify on white supremacy as well as the ethno-religious hegemonies within US Muslim communities.

The second in a series of annual UCIS professional development workshops organized for faculty and staff of community colleges in the Western Pennsylvania region with the aim of internationalizing these community college campuses. Presenters from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University will discuss admissions, orientation, academics and student life in relation to international students attending US colleges.

Listen to an engaging presentation by Luke Hingson, President of Brother's Brother Foundation, which was named the 50th largest U.S. based charity by Forbes.com. Pizza will be served!

Willys Santos is the director of international affairs at Kwara State University, a Nigerian tertiary educational institution where he has been for the last three years. Willys is a graduate from the University of Pittsburgh where he received an M.A. in Public and International Affairs and a Certificate in Latin American Studies.

The failures of public providers under the free primary education policy has triggered a mushrooming of private schools in Uganda. In addition to the expensive private schools for elites in urban areas, there has been an increasing role played by private schools in rural areas, which may cater for the needs of children from poor households. By utilizing national representative panel datasets, this presentation provides fresh empirical evidence on the determinants of school choice between public school and private school in rural Uganda.

Please join us as five Pitt Law LLM students discuss the legal systems and related issues and developments in their home countries:
Bashir Alghussein (Palestine)
Rafal Jasim (Iraq)
Nevena Jevremovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
James Ochieng (Kenya)
Yevhenii Shatskyi (Ukraine)

Students selected for the International Career Toolkit Series trip to Washington D.C. are required to attend a one-hour session on creating a 30-second elevator speech. This is an important skill to develop and will be utilized during the trip. Any student is welcome to participate, regardless if they are going on the Washington DC networking trip.

International Career Toolkit Series- Washington D.C. Trip Information

Students selected for the International Career Toolkit Series trip to Washington D.C. are required to attend a one-hour session on creating a 30-second elevator speech. This is an important skill to develop and will be utilized during the trip. Any student is welcome to participate, regardless if they are going on the Washington DC networking trip.

Anastasia Rose-Diamantis Lopez, M.A. Career Consultant for A&S, Pre-Business, and Careers Abroad at Pitt's Career Development and Placement Assistance office will present.