The African Studies Program, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, and Global Studies Center are delighted to celebrate this year's graduates at a joint graduation ceremony and reception!
All Spring 2014 graduates are invited to attend, as are faculty and friends. The dress code for this event is casual.
Graduates who plan to attend are strongly encouraged to RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/PittUCISGrad
Join the The Director of the Fulbright Student Program Outreach for an information session to learn more about the The Fulbright US Student Program, which promotes mutual understanding through educational and cultural exchange. Fulbright awards provide research/study or English teaching grants in 150+ countries for seniors, graduate students and alumni (US citizenship required). Often students must begin networking before the end of the spring semester to be a competitive applicant. Summer preparation is necessary to meet the campus deadline.
A book presentation by Pitt Law Assistant Professor Charles Chernor Jalloh, author and editor, with discussant Haider Ala Hamoudi, Pitt Law associate professor.
HIV and AIDS have dealt a devastating blow to Africa—socially, economically, politically, spiritually, and on all sectors of African society. The core of indigenous structures and systems—that is, the community and the sacredness of life—has seen an upheaval.
Do you consider yourself a very basic user of Facebook? Do you know the difference between Twitter and Tumblr? Have you tried to create a wiki for a class project, or does the very idea keep you up at night? Pitt’s international studies outreach program will host an interactive workshop to help teachers improve their use of social media websites and tools for education and personal use, including:
· Collaborative projects (for example, Wikispaces)
· Blogs and microblogs (for example, Twitter)
· Social news networking sites (for example, Reddit)
Presentation on South Africa and Nelson Mandela to a group of foster children in Pittsburgh.
The eighth edition of the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival is dedicated to the legacy of world-renowned filmmaker, psychologist, and Carnegie Mellon professor, Paul Goodman, and to his professional focus on the human challenges and achievements of diverse groups of workers worldwide.
This event will take place on Friday, February 14th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room, Ball Room, and Kurtzman Rooms. It is designed to provide students with an opportunity to learn about the variety of language courses, programs, scholarships, and student organizations available to them at Pitt. Last year's language fair was a major success with over 400 students in attendance. We hope to build on this success in 2014.
A celebration to recognize the achievements of the African Studies Program graduates, and an opportunity for graduating students to present on different African issues of interest to them during their academic careers.
