First session of Spring Mini-Course: Technology, Humanity, and Social Justice

5:00PM-5:15PM: Welcome Remarks and Overview of Course
Session 1 – 5:15PM-6:30PM: Erin Dalton, Director of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Session 2 – 6:45PM-8:00PM: Roy Austin, VP of Civil Rights and Deputy General Counsel of Facebook

The Central Intelligence Agency invites University of Pittsburgh Asian Studies Center students to an hour long Information Session on March 15 from 5-6 pm in Posvar Hall 4217. Two CIA officers will provide information about the mission of Agency and how the organization performs that mission around the world. They will discuss student internship and career opportunities and the application process, specifically highlighting the Directorate of Operations and the Directorate of Analysis.

Join us in celebrating World Water Day! From celebrating water to saving water, we will use art, activities, and action to explore the topic of water. This event will be held in the Global Hub from 11:00am-5:00pm and will consist of engaging and educational hands-on activities for students and faculty alike!

Join us for an evening of special performances featuring women artists in honor of International Women's Day from 7-10PM at the Global Hub. Refreshments will be provided.

These performances are an accompaniment to "Genesis: An Exhibition of Latinx, Black, and Indigenous Art," on display at the Global Hub from February 28-March 4.

The University of Pittsburgh's Global Hub, along with the Center for Latin American Studies, Global Studies Center, and Center for African Studies, is hosting art exhibition to showcase Latinx, Indigenous, and Black art. The exhibition will be displayed in the Global Hub from February 28th to March 4th, with a special evening of performances to honor International Women's Day on March 3rd from 7-10PM.

As humans rely more and more on electronic devices to support their everyday activities, there are ever present warnings about the impacts such reliance has on human autonomy ranging from who owns and controls information networks, the inequitable impact of technology consumption on peoples and places, varying accessibility of technology around the globe, and the promises and limitations of technology in improving human health.

Are you interested in doing independent research? Are you unsure about how to take a broad topic of interest and turn it into a research question? This workshop, led by Dr. K. Frances Lieder, UCIS Visiting Professor of Contemporary Global Issues, will help you to begin thinking through potential research topics in a generative and generous low-stakes environment. Any student with an interest in developing an independent academic research project in the social sciences and humanities is welcome. Bring your questions and a general sense of the topics that interest you!

There are countless ways to tell a story - whether that's through writing, speaking, painting, weaving, music, and more. All of us have a unique story to tell. The What's Your Story? series, which consists of workshops on different storytelling methods that can help you share your unique identity, history, and ideas. For this workshop, we will host the Center for Latin American Studies and the University Library System with their new initiative named PanteraCartonera@PITT.