The CERIS Undergraduate Research Symposium is designed to provide undergraduate students at CERIS member institutions with research experience and an opportunity to develop presentation skills, as well as to provide recognition of excellent student scholarship. Students will present their research with others from 25 colleges and universities in the tri-state area on topics related to Islamic studies within the arts, sciences, humanities, social sciences and professional disciplines.

Lecture given by Sasa Nedeljkovic, Junior Faculty Development Program Scholar, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Breakfast and Panels A&B will be held in 3610 Posvar; Lunch, Panel C, and Awards will take place in 4130 Posvar. The schedule of panel presentations will be posted at www.ucis.pitt.edu/ursymposium.

Part of the Pizza & Politics Series. Some theorists speculate that it is the rise in individualism more than the often suspected increases in education and urbanization that has caused the latest drop in fertility rates across Europe. Certainly, the growing attention being paid to various forms of intimate citizenship support this hypothesis.

China Today is a one credit (Pitt)/three unit (CMU) mini course, consisting of 14 hours of classes over a weekend, with a final paper assignment to be handed in for credit. The course will explore:

* How does China's multi-ethnic composition affect educational opportunity and career advancement?

* Education in China past and present: How does the history of education in China affect educational opportunity today?

* What is in store as China moves from technological supplier to technological innovator?

All faculty at CERIS member institutions/organizations are invited to attend at 5:30 p.m. A light dinner will be provided, with a book discussion to follow.

Book Title: The Crisis of Islamic Civilization by Ali Allawi. Discussion will be facilitated by Dr Fran Rohlf of Mt Aloysius College.

A professional ACTFL trainer will present this four-day workshop on administering and rating Oral Proficiency Interviews to assess students' foreign language proficiency. Following the workshop, participants will be prepared to complete the ACTFL certification process for OPI testers. Please note that this event is open to invited language instructors only.

This workshop will be presented by Professor Sally Sieloff Magnan, former Director of the Language Institute at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Dr. Magnan has taught, published, and conducted extensive research on second language acquisition and foreign language teaching methodology. At the Language Institute, she co-directed the National Online LCTL Teacher Training Initiative and co-authored the online courses “Fundamentals of Language Teaching Methods” and “Introduction to the U.S.

Come and meet current and new Global Studies students as we introduce our new associate director, Dr. Thomas Allen! Bring along friends you think will be interested in the program. We’ll have food and an open mic for students to share their summer exploits.

Featuring the Carpathian Music Ensemble and the Golden Triangle Tamburitzans. Free ethnic food. OCC credit. Dancing, music, and fun.