Global Studies Center

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GSC
Global Studies

Fall Faculty Salon

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Global Studies Center
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As Scheduled
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Date: 
Wed, 11/20/2019 - 16:30

Join us for a happy hour at the Global Studies main office. We'll provide drinks and light refreshments; you provide the great company and conversation. Not only are these events fun, but they also help us to build up the Global Studies program and community at Pitt by giving us a chance to learn more about your work and how we might support it. It's a great way to meet people with shared or complementary interests, and for us to hear your suggestions about what we might do to enrich and encourage exciting research, teaching, and programs on campus and beyond.

Location: 
Global Studies Center Main Office
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Free and Open to the Pitt Staff and Faculty
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
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Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

Treating Racism as a Public Health Emergency

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Thu, 05/28/2020 - 16:00 to 17:30

As we consider actions and strategies to limit the damage of the COVID-19 pandemic and build our community's capacity to prevent and limit damage from future crises, this forum addresses systemic racism and its impacts. Both the City and County Councils have now passed motions naming racism as a "public health emergency." We consider both why it is necessary to make such public declarations, and how these political statements can inform and shape our advocacy work.

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Online-Zoom
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Defending and Advancing Equity & Rights in the COVID-19 Economy

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As Scheduled
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Thu, 05/14/2020 - 16:00 to 17:30

As those furthest behind economically find themselves on the front lines, we need policies that put needs of people furthest behind first to ensure health and well-being for all of us.
As public budgets shrink, ensuring health and well-being requires re-defining spending priorities, greater public participation and transparency in budget and planning processes, and reframing debates about taxation and governance. And we need to build collective power and unity to achieve this. Link to join Webinar https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96808717357

Location: 
Online-Zoom
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Phone: 
412-624-2918
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

Transforming Cities: Smart Cities and Technology

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Fri, 03/27/2020 - 17:00 to Sun, 05/31/2020 - 13:00

Due to economic development and globalization, cities continue to grow with predictions that 70 of the
world’s population will live in urban areas by the year 2050. This course, then, will view cities as hubs
where patterns, connections, discussions, and the processes shape such issues as social justice, economic
development, technology, migration, the environment among others. By examining cities as a lens, this
sequence of weekend courses encourages students to examine cities as a system for discussing social

Location: 
Online-Zoom
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Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Phone: 
412-624-2918
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

Global Health and Gender Equality- SDG 5

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As Scheduled
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Fri, 11/01/2019 - 17:00 to Sun, 05/03/2020 - 13:00

With each global health crisis, the interconnectedness of populations around the globe becomes more pronounced. Diseases not only affect the health of communities, but they have a profound impact on political, economic, and social stability within countries and regions. This course engages the interdisciplinary nature of global health by approaching the issue through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) developed by the United Nations. The SDGs range in focus from good health and well-being to gender equality to clean water and sanitation to affordable, clean energy.

Location: 
2400 Sennott Square
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Phone: 
412-624-2918
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents: Peace Corps Info Session

Presenter: 
Ryan Stannard
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 04/01/2020 - 15:00 to 15:50

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series presents an online event:
Ryan Stannard - Regional Recruiter, Peace Corps​
Former Teacher Collaboration and Community Service Volunteer

Join in via Zoom:
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
3:00-3:50pm, Information Session

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/9238996364

Meeting ID: 923 899 6364

Location: 
Online Web Chat - Zoom Application
Contact Person: 
Angela Illig
Contact Phone: 
412-726-7230
Contact Email: 
ami17@pitt.edu

Language Coffeehouse

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As Scheduled
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Fri, 02/14/2020 - 11:00 to 13:00

Take a break from studying to order and enjoy kaffe and kanelbullar in Swedish, chai and chakli in Hindi, or gazoz and kuru pasta in Turkish! Instructors and students from the LCTL Center will teach you how to place your order in Swahili, Quechua, Irish, Greek, Amharic, Vietnamese, or one of the 15 languages we offer. Then you can place your order at the LCTL Coffeehouse and enjoy free drinks and snacks from around the world. This is the international study break you have been waiting for!

Location: 
Assembly Room, William Pitt Union

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