Showing of "Hotel Rwanda"
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Tue, 12/10/2013 - 12:00 to 14:00
The film "Hotel Rwanda" will be shown, followed by a discussion and refreshments.
Location:
109 Parran Hall
Global Studies Center
Synonyms:
GSC
Global Studies
Showing of "The Final Inch"
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Tue, 11/12/2013 - 12:00 to 14:00
The film "The Final Inch" will be shown, followed by a discussion and refreshments.
Location:
109 Parran Hall
Showing of "Half the Sky Pt. 2"
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Tue, 10/08/2013 - 12:00 to 14:00
The film "Half the Sky Pt. 2" will be shown, followed by a discussion and refreshments.
Location:
109 Parran Hall
Six-Party Talks Simulation
Presenter:
Korea Economic Institute
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Thu, 10/24/2013 - 17:00 to 20:00
The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) will lead this simulation, which turns individuals into lead negotiators for one of the six countries involved in the North Korea nuclear negotiations. (North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan, Russia, and the United States.) As government representatives, participants will be tasked to reach a comprehensive agreement for North Korea’s denuclearization. With private information, resources, and their own wit, negotiators are out to win the best outcome for their respective governments.
Location:
Sennott Square, Room 4127 (Martin Colloquium Center)
Contact Person:
Christina Unger
Contact Email:
cmu11@pitt.edu
Employment and Career Applications of the Academic Staff in the Turkish Higher Education System
Presenter:
Cemalettin Ipek, IISE Visiting Scholar, Associate Professor, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkey
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Tue, 09/10/2013 - 12:00 to 13:30
Location:
5604 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Cost:
Free
Contact Person:
Wei Tang
Contact Email:
wet13@pitt.edu
Celebrate Africa: Featuring Invisible Children Presentation
Subtitle:
"Travel Africa | Discover Africa"
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 11/20/2013 - 11:00 to 18:30
*For a schedule of events, click the following link:*
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/africa/content/celebrate-africa
Location:
William Pitt Union - Ballroom
Contact Person:
Chelsea Davis
Contact Phone:
(724) 651-4868
Contact Email:
cjd50@pitt.edu
Global Studies Welcome Reception for Faculty and Staff
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 09/18/2013 - 16:00 to 17:30
Faculty and staff are invited to join us for a reception from 4:00PM to 5:30PM in 4217 Posvar Hall. Come network with colleagues, catch up with friends and meet new faculty. Learn about new faculty-related Global Studies Center initiatives.
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Global Studies Center
Contact Phone:
412-648-5085
Contact Email:
global@pitt.edu
Global Studies Welcome Back Reception and Informal Lunch for Students, Staff and Faculty
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 09/18/2013 - 13:00 to 14:30
Mark your calendar for our annual Global Studies Welcome Reception for Students, Staff and Faculty on September 18th. Share your summer experiences, learn about new Global Studies initiatives, meet our faculty, pitch your student group, or simply just stop by for good food and conversation. Bring a friend with you!
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Global Studies Center
Contact Phone:
412-648-5085
Contact Email:
global@pitt.edu
Data Starved, or How a Medievalist Became a Historian of Global Health
Presenter:
Monica Green, Arizona State University
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Tue, 09/10/2013 - 16:00 to 17:30
High-tech science it has placed the archetypically medieval diseases of plague and leprosy at the forefront of new methods to investigate the major diseases that have afflicted humans on every inhabited continent, in every period of human existence. Not simply plague and leprosy, but also tuberculosis, malaria, smallpox, syphilis, cholera, and even the most recent global scourge, HIV/AIDS, can all now be investigated historically by combining the disciplinary perspectives of molecular genetics, bioarcheology, and documentary-based historical analysis.
Location:
3703 WW Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Katie Jones
Contact Email:
joneskh@pitt.edu
Somewhere Between
Presenter:
Director Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Film Screening and Discussion
Location:
1500 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
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