European Studies Center

Synonyms: 
CWES
ESC

Global Perspectives Workshop at Environmental Charter High School

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Presenter: 
Susan Ngbabare, Diana Waruguru, Meghan Boit, Dzifa Gertrude, Faraja Ngogo
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Date: 
Fri, 04/25/2025 - 12:21 to 15:22

The Center for African Studies (CAS), in collaboration with five other Title VI centers under the University Center for International Studies (UCIS), coordinated a dynamic in-school workshop program for 187 students at Environmental Charter High School. Themed “Global Perspectives: Exploring Traditions, Celebrations, and Cultural Understanding,” the event featured five interactive, concurrent sessions, each offered twice to allow students to engage with multiple cultural experiences.

Cost: 
Event Web Site: 
Contact Person: 
Susan Ngbabare
Contact Phone: 
7405908115
Contact Email: 
smn63@pitt.edu

New East Film Symposium

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Presenter: 
Various
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Date: 
Thu, 05/08/2025 (All day) to Sat, 05/10/2025 (All day)

The New East Film Symposium is a non-commercial academic event organized by Pitt graduate students since 1999. This year’s focus is documentary cinema from Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. The screenings explore the unstable borders and volatile experiences of “home” in war’s aftermath and of ethno-national violence in the region.

Location: 
David Lawrence Hall 104
Cost: 
Event Web Site: 
https://neweastcinema.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Nancy Condee
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
condee@pitt.edu

Pitt Model United Nations 2025

Subtitle: 
High School Conference
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Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Date: 
Tue, 10/28/2025 - 08:00 to 16:00

Through experiential learning, high school students engage directly with global issues by assuming the role of world leaders and negotiating responses to timely topics.

Location: 
William Pitt Union and O'Hara Student Center, Pitt-Oakland Campus
Cost: 
Event Web Site: 
https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/outreach/pittmun-high-school-conference
Contact Person: 
UCIS Engagement
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
ucisengage@pitt.edu

French Conversation Hour

Presenter: 
Ryan Heng
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 04/23/2025 - 18:00 to 19:00

Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!

The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Spring 2025, EXCEPT on January 22, February 5, March 4, and March 5.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Ryan Heng
Contact Email: 
rph30@pitt.edu

French Conversation Hour

Presenter: 
Ryan Heng
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 04/22/2025 - 18:00 to 19:00

Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!

The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Spring 2025, EXCEPT on January 22, February 5, March 4, and March 5.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Ryan Heng
Contact Email: 
rph30@pitt.edu

Documenting Cultural and Social Protests and Resistance: Focus on Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine

Subtitle: 
International conference on the various forms of protest in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine,
Presenter: 
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Date: 
Mon, 04/21/2025 - 09:00 to 21:00

Join us for the international conference “Protest and Dissent: Cultural and Political Resistance in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine” on April 21, 2025, at the Humanities Center, the University of Pittsburgh, with a Zoom option available. The program features leading scholars from Bard College, Brown University, Fordham University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Pittsburgh, and Yale University. This event brings together scholars and community members to explore how culture shapes resistance across borders.

Location: 
Humanities Center, Cathedral of Learning
Cost: 
Event Web Site: 
Contact Person: 
Olga Klimova
Contact Phone: 
412-624-5906
Contact Email: 
slavic@pitt.edu

Tavola Italiana

Presenter: 
Chiara Montera
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 04/17/2025 - 12:00 to 13:00

Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!

Contact Person: 
Chiara Montera
Contact Email: 
chiara.montera@pitt.edu

German Club at Pitt

Presenter: 
Riley Hesbacher
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 04/16/2025 - 18:00 to 19:00

Join the German Club on Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice German speaking and listening skills.

The German Club will meet on Wednesdays during Spring 2025, EXCEPT on January 22, February 5, and March 5.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Riley Hesbacher
Contact Email: 
RJH123@pitt.edu

French Conversation Hour

Presenter: 
Ryan Heng
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 04/16/2025 - 18:00 to 19:00

Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!

The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Spring 2025, EXCEPT on January 22, February 5, March 4, and March 5.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Ryan Heng
Contact Email: 
rph30@pitt.edu

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