Global Studies Center

Synonyms: 
GSC
Global Studies

Global Distinction Drop-In Hours

Presenter: 
Molly McSweeney
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 09/12/2023 - 15:30 to 16:30

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!

Fall 2023 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays at 3:30-4:30 pm, except on October 3 and November 21.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email: 
mcm206@pitt.edu

Global Distinction Drop-In Hours

Presenter: 
Molly McSweeney
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 09/05/2023 - 15:30 to 16:30

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!

Fall 2023 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays at 3:30-4:30 pm, except on October 3 and November 21.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email: 
mcm206@pitt.edu

UCIS Open House

Presenter: 
Molly McSweeney
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 09/08/2023 - 16:30 to 18:00

Stop by to learn more about international opportunities at Pitt! Discover study abroad/study away options, explore internships, learn languages, find funding, enroll in a graduate or undergraduate certificate program or the Global Distinction, and more!

Meet representatives from the following University Center for International Studies units:

Location: 
Posvar Galleria
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email: 
mcm206@pitt.edu

Service-Learning: Lakota Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability & Indigenous Rights

Presenter: 
Varies
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 09/15/2023 - 15:00

Interested in experiential learning opportunities on environmental sustainability and indigenous rights? Join community organizers as well as Pitt students and faculty to hear about their work on the Pine Ridge Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Nation. Lakota Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability and Indigenous Rights (3 cr.) is the first service-learning program launched by the University Center for International Studies. Learn about what you can accomplish and how to apply for Summer 2024.

Location: 
Global Hub, Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Tim Crawford
Contact Email: 
timcrawford@pitt.edu

World Refugee Day

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 06/20/2023 - 16:00 to 20:00

Join us on Tuesday June 20, 2023, 4pm-8pm in Schenley Plaza in Oakland for the return of Pittsburgh’s World Refugee Day and Immigrant Heritage Month Celebration!

The event will feature performances, speakers, music and dancing. Support local refugee and immigrant owned restaurants and craft vendors. Engage with a variety of community organizations to learn about services in our city. We’re excited to celebrate together!

Location: 
Schenley Plaza
Contact Person: 
Acculturation for Justice Access and Peace Outreach (AJAPO)
Contact Email: 
info@ajapopittsburgh.org

Pitt Model United Nations 2023

Subtitle: 
High School Conference
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 10/24/2023 - 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 OHara Student Center, Pitt-Oakland Campus
Contact Person: 
UCIS Engagement
Contact Email: 
ucisengage@pitt.edu

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

Subtitle: 
Two Evenings Pre-Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Discussion with Author
Presenter: 
Professor Mary Rauktis
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 05/04/2023 - 18:00 to 19:00

Global Literary Encounters book discussions are pre-lecture discussions that align with the Pittsburgh Arts & Lecture's Ten Evenings series. Global Literary Encounters puts prominent world authors and their work in a global perspective in order to provide additional insight on writers and engaging issues. Join us as we discuss Haniya Yanagihara's "To Paradise."

Our facilitator is Dr. Mary Rauktis, Research Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh.

Location: 
Zoom
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu

IRB Information Session

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 04/05/2023 - 13:00

This IRB information session is helpful to determine if you are conducting human subject research under the jurisdiction of the University of Pittsburgh IRB as well as stey-by-step instructions on how to apply for approval.

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall

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