5pm Friday November 16 to 12:15 pm Sunday, November 18, 2012 (2400 Sennot Square University of Pittsburgh)
To meet student interests and time constraints, the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University collaborate to offer intensive courses on topics of interest taught by expert faculty, with lectures from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, followed by a research paper. The courses are 1 credit hour with about 14 hours of lectures and an expected 30 hours of work for the paper. The courses focus on countries with emerging economies: Brazil, India, China, Russia, and South Africa (BRICS).
Are you interested in a career and/or internship with the CIA? Come to this
information session to hear about opportunities from current CIA employees!
The Workforce Development Global Alliance (WDGA) promotes economic self-sufficiency through employment opportunities for tomorrow's workforce, our youth. Global corporate alliances and awareness provide for education, exposure, empowerment, experience and employment opportunities. Come to this session to learn about internship opportunities!
For more information, visit http://www.wdganetworks.org/aboutus.html
Stay on after our student welcoming at 4 pm or drop by after 5 pm on Wednesday, September 12th for a glass of wine or beer and a chance to meet other Global Studies colleagues. Learn about Global Studies funding initiatives, meet our staff, and relax at the start of semester. Bring a friend with you!
Global Studies Students Reception (faculty welcome)
Mark your calendar for our annual Global Studies welcome reception on September 12th. 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!
This intensive, interdisciplinary one-credit course explores how current thematic factors interact to influence Russia’s position today and into the future. The topics covered include political and economic transformations; changes in public policy involving health, education, and the recent elections; and pressing contemporary issues of global importance such as energy policy, international trade, and Russia’s position on the war on terror.
This professional development workshop for secondary school teachers focused on global social movements and their relationships to art and technology in various regions of the world.
This annual event informs Pittsburgh-area high school students from underrepresented minority groups of international studies, study abroad, and internationally oriented career opportunities through panel presentations and small group discussions with African-American Pitt alumni and other international studies professionals.
