Global Studies Center

Synonyms: 
GSC
Global Studies

Fall 2024 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours

Presenter: 
Molly McSweeney
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 12:00 to 13:00

Attention: Undergraduate students! Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!

Contact Person: 
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email: 
mcm206@pitt.edu

Shattering Myths: Teaching About the Diversity of East Asia in the K-12 Classroom

Subtitle: 
2024 Fall Foundational NCTA Seminar at the University of Pittsburgh
Presenter: 
Dr. Brenda Jordan & Dr. Patrick Hughes
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Repeats every week every Monday until Tue Feb 25 2025 except Mon Sep 23 2024, Mon Oct 07 2024, Mon Oct 21 2024, Mon Nov 11 2024, Mon Nov 25 2024, Mon Dec 09 2024, Mon Dec 23 2024, Mon Dec 30 2024, Mon Jan 13 2025, Mon Jan 20 2025, Mon Jan 27 2025, Mon Feb 10 2025, Mon Feb 17 2025.
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 17:30
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 17:30
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 17:30
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 17:30
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 17:30
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 17:30
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 17:30
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 17:30
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 17:30
Mon, 01/06/2025 - 17:30
Mon, 02/03/2025 - 17:30
Mon, 02/24/2025 - 17:30

“All Asia is [NOT] One.” East Asia is a culturally diverse and historically rich region. This seminar will enhance your classroom’s curriculum by providing content and resources for teaching about cultural diversity through the window of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The seminar is designed for all K-12 educators and will provide you with a foundational East Asia survey, with emphasis on the theme of cultural diversity.

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Stephen Wludarski
Contact Email: 
swludarski@pitt.edu

Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs Scholarships Info Session

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 12:00 to 13:00

Explore the World with a Summer Study Abroad Scholarship! Join the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs' Scholarships Info Session!

Dreaming of an unforgettable summer adventure abroad? We're here to make it happen! Discover your opportunity to study abroad with the help of scholarships at our Summer Study Abroad Scholarships Info Session.

Location: 
Global Hub

2024 Eurovision Watch Party Event

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 09/06/2024 - 18:30

Join us as we revisit the top Eurovision contestants of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.
We will review the top 10 songs/videos from across Europe, and you will have the chance to cast your vote.

The event will be hosted by Miss Georgia Bea Cummings, the 2024 Gay East Coast Beauty Icon.

*** Refreshments will be provided.

Location: 
Global Hub
Cost: 
Free-Refreshments Provided
Contact Person: 
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone: 
4126488517
Contact Email: 
ing7@pitt.edu

PolishFest 2024

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sun, 11/10/2024 - 12:00 to 16:00

The 42nd Annual Polishfest is designed to give everyone an opportunity to experience the living Polish, Lithuanian, Hungarian, and Carpatho-Rusyn cultures

The 42nd Annual Polishfest is designed to give the festival guests, families, and students an opportunity to experience the living cultures of the Polish, Lithuanian and Carpatho-Rusyn Peoples that throughout history were joined, separated and independently are connected. A living legacy presented to teach, to experience, to taste, to try and to have fun.

Location: 
Cathedral Commons Room

Unveiling the Global in the Local: Exploring Cultural Connections through Filipino Tattoo Patterns

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 05/17/2024 - 18:00

Join us in celebrating AAHNPI Heritage Month at the Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh. We'll enjoy a performance by FAAP's Dance Troupe and participate in workshop where we'll explore Filipino ancestral tattoos. Light reception to follow. Registration required.

Location: 
200 Church Street, West Mifflin, PA 15122

Translects and Postcolonial Identity: Transgender Narratives in South African and Nigerian Autofictions

Presenter: 
Dr. Chantal Zabus
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 14:00 to 15:00

“Translects” (Zabus & Das, 2020) are transnational, transgender-inflected terms rooted in ancestral contexts.

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall and Zoom
Contact Person: 
Rys Shultz
Contact Email: 
rysshultz@pitt.edu

Global Experiences Peer Conversation Hour

Subtitle: 
Presenter: 
Rachel Vandevort
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Security Notice: Event Changed: 
Date: 
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 16:00 to 17:00

Join Global Experiences Office Peer Advisors for this weekly roundtable in the Global Hub! Bring your questions about study abroad programs!

Location: 
Global Hub
Cost: 
Contact Person: 
Rachel Vandevort
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
rachel.vandevort@pitt.edu

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