Dr. Arjen Dondorp is Professor of Tropical Medicine and Deputy Director of the Mahidol Oxford Clinical Research Unit in Bangkok, Thailand. For more information on Dr. Dondorp, click here. Lunch will be provided.
Public Health will be holding its lectures on Thursday.

Whether you’re an American Pitt student interested in meeting people from different cultures or learning other languages, or you’re an international student looking to make American friends in your new home in Pittsburgh, this FREE event perfect for you! If you’ve ever heard of “Speed Dating,” this is similar. The only difference is that the objective is to make friends! Students will be seated across from each other (one American student and one international student) and have 5 minutes to talk with each other in English to see if they have similar interests or hobbies.

Come to room 837 of the William Pitt Union at 7:45 pm to attend and participate in the ASL club meeting. Learn more about the club and practice conversing in sign language.

If you are looking to learn a little more about other cultures with some entertainment thrown in then come to the William Pitt Union Ballroom and watch the World Dance Showcase. Individuals and groups have been invited to perform traditional dances from their country and perhaps get some new participants to learn their dances as well!
Join us for an evening of dance performances from around the world. Past performances have included dances from Africa, Brazil, Chile, China, England, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, Peru, and more! Refreshments will be served.

Come to room 114 in the O'Hara Student Center from 7-9 pm for a free showing of the movie "Fa Yeung Nin Wa" (In the Mood for Love). This is a Chinese movie about a man and woman that become friends through an unfortunate series of events. Check out the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kRQqksluZk

Would you like an opportunity to converse in German? Whether your German language skills are intermediate or fluent, you are welcome to come to this informal conversation club. It meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month in the Large Print Room of the Main Library in the Carnegie Library. Please register by calling 412-622-3151!

Come to Nordy's Place in the William Pitt Union to take part in this interesting discussion. Diane Hardy and Cynthia Yializis will present on the impact of international education and immigration. International education in the United States is not just about studying abroad and taking courses on other regions of the world. It is also about welcoming international students to our universities, who in turn enrich our educational experience with their unique background and skill sets. OIS and CILE will provide an overview of the impact international students have had here at Pitt and beyond.

Are you interested in learning about different countries from all around the world? Come and take a tour of all the Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning on Sunday, November 11. One hour tours will begin at 11 am and continue all day until the last tour at 2 pm. Participants should meet at the Information and Gift Center on the 1st Floor in the Cathedral of Learning at the time for which they are scheduled.

As part of the Department of Linguistics Colloquium Series, presenters will briefly discuss the history of study abroad research from a second language acquisition perspective and then discuss their own research. Wenhao Diao will present “Socializing into Diverse Identities through a Semester in China”. Ashlie Henery will present “Exploring the Relationship Between Reported Social Interaction and Gains in Communicative Abilities During Study Abroad”.