Global Studies Center

Synonyms: 
GSC
Global Studies

Politics of Global Climate Change: The UN Framework on Climate Change

Presenter: 
James Sniffen
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 01/30/2014 - 16:00

James Sniffen, from the United Nations Environment Program, will provide a picture of how UN Secretariat staff work to support international climate negotiations. Experienced UN staff members such as Mr. Sniffen are expert on the substance of these negotiations. They carry out research, consult with ambassadors and their delegations, and provide supporting documentation to facilitate negotiations and to support international agreements.

Location: 
O'Hara Student Center, 4024 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

International Career Toolkit Series: Post-Graduation Community Service

Subtitle: 
Community Service Opportunities in the US and Abroad
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 01/17/2014 - 15:00

This is an information session for those interested in community service opportunities after graduation in the United States and abroad. There will be representatives and alumni from organizations including PULSE, the Peace Corps, City Year, and Omprakash who will share their experiences and present on how to apply and what to expect.

Location: 
4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Model African Union

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 03/19/2014 - 08:00 to 15:00

The Model African Union (MAU) simulation is hosted by the African Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh for High School Students from the Pittsburgh Schools.

Location: 
O'Hara Student Center
Contact Person: 
Chelsea Davis
Contact Phone: 
412-648-1802
Contact Email: 
cjd50@pitt.edu

International Career Toolkit Series

Presenter: 
Tran Doan and Adriana LaMonte
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 12/05/2013 - 16:00 to 17:00

International Career Toolkit Series will feature Internships, Career Opportunities, and the status of the global health with Tran Doan, Community Outreach Associate and Adriana LaMonte, Manager, Strategic Programs & Global Affairs Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti (HAS).

Location: 
4217 W.W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Phone: 
412-648-2113
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

Afghanistan: A Regional Way Forward

Presenter: 
Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Peter Tomsen (GSPIA '64)
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 12/05/2013 - 08:30 to Fri, 12/06/2013 - 15:30

This conference features keynote speaker Ambassador Peter Tomsen (GSPIA ’64), Former U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Author of "The Wars of Afghanistan". An R.S.V.P. is required. To attend, please email Beverly Brizzi by Monday, December 2nd, to confirm your registration.

Location: 
University Club
Contact Person: 
Beverly Brizzi
Contact Email: 
beb38@pitt.edu

Pittsburgh Film Colloquium Presents: In Defense of Disco

Presenter: 
Dr. Neepa Majumdar
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 11/21/2013 - 17:30

This talk considers the low‐brow Hindi film *Disco Dancer *(Babbar Subhash, 1982) in terms of its seminal retooling of narrative, thematic, and star practices of Hindi cinema to accommodate new flows of international popular culture, specifically the “disco sensibility.” In its participation in a complex citational network of plagiarism, homage, and adaptation, the film is particularly seminal in its domestication of disco into a melodramatic mother‐centered narrative and its formal experimentation as it struggles to construct a cinematic language adequate to disco.

Location: 
Cathedral of Learning, Room 1228
Cost: 
Free and open to the public
Contact Person: 
Neepa Majumdar
Contact Email: 
nmajumda@pitt.edu

Muslims in a Global Context: Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Philippines

Subtitle: 
Fall 2013 Mini-Course
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Repeats every day until Sun Nov 17 2013.
Fri, 11/15/2013 - 17:00 to Sun, 11/17/2013 - 12:15
Sat, 11/16/2013 - 17:00 to Mon, 11/18/2013 - 12:15
Sun, 11/17/2013 - 17:00 to Tue, 11/19/2013 - 12:15

This one credit mini-course is part of a series organized by regions around the world based on their role on the world stage, their importance within the Muslim world, and the critical influence they play in the global community. The series and course seeks to illuminate the various perspectives of the Muslim community around the world.

Location: 
2400 Sennott Square
Cost: 
Please see website for details
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas, Assistant Director of Outreach, Global Studies center
Contact Phone: 
412-624-2918
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

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