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 :)
A Halloween party hosted by the Asian Studies Center and the English Language Institute. Snack will be provided and there will be prizes for best costumes.
The formal establishment of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 10, 1949 heralded the arrival of what the Chinese Communist Party proudly called “New China.” But what did the establishment of New China look like at the grassroots level? This talk moves the focus of inquiry away from Beijing and down to Poyang, an overwhelmingly rural county far from centers of Maoist power. Discussing his new book Tiger, Tyrant, Bandit, Businessman: Echoes of Counterrevolution from New China, Prof.
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
Shell for AY24 Toolkit Series
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.
A one-night only screening of My Girlfriend is a Serial Killer in partnership with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
This workshop session will share the World Historical Gazetteer website, its interactive features, and resources to show how to incorporate the study of place names into course curriculum. The World Historical Gazetteer is a digital project that shows how ideas about places are embedded in their names. Ideas and actions change names and meanings associated with them. This workshop will illustrate this concept by introducing new classroom technology.
Fall 2023 semester UCIS Educators Advisory Board meeting
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 :)
