Asian Studies Center

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Asian Studies

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents: An Evening with Wendy Walsh

Presenter: 
Wendy Walsh, FEMA Higher Education Program Manager
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 09/09/2020 - 18:30

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:

An Evening with Wendy Walsh
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Higher Education Program Manager, National Training & Education Division (NTED)

Location: 
Zoom Discussion
Contact Person: 
Angela Illig
Contact Phone: 
412-726-7230
Contact Email: 
ami17@pitt.edu

Be Global Ready

Presenter: 
Karen Lue, Pitt Global Hub Manager
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 08/14/2020 - 10:00 to 11:00

Join Karen Lue, Pitt Global Hub Manager, for an information session on how you can Be Global Ready. Learn about all of the international and global opportunities Pitt has to offer: on-campus co-curricular activities, study abroad programs, international studies certificates, foreign languages, overseas internships, and more! Students looking to internationalize their Pitt experience are encouraged to attend. Parents and family members are also welcome to attend!

Location: 
Online (Zoom)

Be Global Ready

Presenter: 
Karen Lue, Pitt Global Hub Manager
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 08/13/2020 - 13:00 to 14:00

Join Karen Lue, Pitt Global Hub Manager, for an information session on how you can Be Global Ready. Learn about all of the international and global opportunities Pitt has to offer: on-campus co-curricular activities, study abroad programs, international studies certificates, foreign languages, overseas internships, and more! Students looking to internationalize their Pitt experience are encouraged to attend. Parents and other family members are also welcome!

Location: 
Online (Zoom)

Online: Lucky Grandma

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Presenter: 
Kirsten Strayer
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Date: 
Fri, 07/24/2020 - 20:00

An outrageous comedy that brings New York’s ChineseAmerican underworld to the (virtual) big screen. The eponymous Grandma (played by veteran actressTsai Chin) tries her hand at blackjack and runs afoul of Chinatown gangs. Part buddy comedy, part heist film, Lucky Grandma is anchored by Chin’s excellent performance, which the New York Times calls
“effortlessly funny.”

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via Zoom
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Teaching on the Silk Road

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 08/20/2020 - 18:00

Viewing world history from the vantage point of the Silk Roads can challenge the Eurocentrism of mainstream history and introduce a more balanced view of the past. In this online workshop, Dr. Margarita Delgado Creamer (University of Pittsburgh) and Dr. Thomas R. Mueller (California University of Pennsylvania) will explore with us the global significance of this trade network that connected India, Central and East Asia, and Europe for over a thousand years.

Location: 
Online via Zoom

POSTPONED: International Pittsburgh Trivia: Session 2

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 12:00 to 13:00

Join the Pitt Global Hub and Global Ties for a fun trivia game that will test your knowledge on international aspects of Pittsburgh and Pitt!

Participants will be randomly assigned into teams to compete. This is a great chance for incoming international students to get to know one another and meet domestic students as well!

Further instructions on how to play will be announced during the event. Please be sure to have the Zoom application downloaded onto your device ahead of time. Registration will end on Thursday, July 16th at 5PM ET!

Location: 
Online: Zoom

POSTPONED: International Pittsburgh Trivia: Session 1

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 08:00 to 09:00

Join the Pitt Global Hub and Global Ties for a fun trivia game that will test your knowledge on international aspects of Pittsburgh and Pitt!

Participants will be randomly assigned into teams to compete. This is a great chance for incoming international students to get to know one another and meet domestic students as well!

Further instructions on how to play will be announced during the event. Please be sure to have the Zoom application downloaded onto your device ahead of time. Registration will end on Thursday, July 16th at 5PM ET!

Location: 
Online: Zoom

Online: How To Tai Chi

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Presenter: 
Dr. Margarita Delgado Creamer
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Security Notice: Event Changed: 
Date: 
Repeats every week every Friday 4 times.
Fri, 07/10/2020 - 10:45 to 11:45
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 10:45 to 11:45
Fri, 07/24/2020 - 10:45 to 11:45
Fri, 07/31/2020 - 10:45 to 11:45

Reduce your stress, find more balance, join us for an online tai chi session with Dr. Margarita Delgado Creamer, Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh. To register, click here.

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via Zoom
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Panther Leadership Summit

Subtitle: 
BaFa BaFa Simulation
Presenter: 
Susan Dawkins, Samantha Moik
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 02/01/2020 - 14:45

The Panther Leadership Summit, hosted by the Office of Cross Cultural Leadership Development, is an opportunity for student leaders to engage in leadership training and professional development. UCIS hosts a cross-cultural simulation, BaFa BaFa, for students to better understand the influence of ingrained rules of culture and the difficulty of adapting to a new (foreign) culture.

Location: 
Kurtzman Room, WPU

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