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!

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!

Whether you're a seasoned professional or a Freshman just starting out, having a concise and compelling elevator pitch is essential in today's fast-paced world. An elevator pitch is a brief overview of your background, experience, and goals that you can deliver in the time it might take to ride an elevator - typically 30 seconds or less.

Topics covered in this information session include how to creatively design and highlight curricular and co-curricular learning experiences in a professional manner. They will learn how to use Digication, how to add tabs, add photos, papers, research projects etc. and will consider what curricular and co-curricular experiences to include.

This will be an informative session featuring speakers from various English teaching ventures, including JET, Fulbright, and others. The speakers will share how they developed an interest in teaching English outside the United States and discuss their experiences. We’re expecting a diverse group of attendees, ranging from those just beginning to explore opportunities to those preparing for or already engaged in teaching abroad.

The event starts by 4-5pm which begins with the information session for interested candidates of the FLAS Fellowship. Here, a recap of what the fellowship is about and any further information needed would be passed to the attendees. Then from 5-6pm would be the drop in session where they can ask questions to current Fellows and UCIS Staff present regrading their on-going application as the FLAS fellowship deadline in February 17th 2025.

Current FLAS students networking event with FLAS alumni. Connect, explore VR, create custom stickers or keychains, and craft unique buttons—all while sharing ideas and building your professional network!

Join Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Clyde Pickett and a member of the student community, with the UCIS DEIB Manager serving as moderator, for a thought-provoking discussion about the role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in advancing Pitt’s global mission. This event will explore the future of DEI work in the context of a shifting national political landscape and its impact on fostering an inclusive and globally engaged university community.

Educators and NGO professionals will hear from the film makers of Padauk: Myanmar Spring as well as scholar Palita Chunsaengchan, Assistant Professor from the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota. For the second half of the event, Elana Haviv, Ph.D., founder and Executive Director of Generation Human Rights, Inc. will lead the discussion. She has designed and implemented human rights-based curriculum projects for middle and high schools across the United States and Europe, as well as in refugee camps and humanitarian emergencies worldwide.

A networking event with GS Alumni Olivia Andrews and Elizabeth Hassett! This is an opportunity for those of you with interests in either Public Health or Pre-Law resources to hear from two very accomplished Pitt alumni about what they did to get where they are now.