Higher Education

German and Careers

Presenter: 
Tom Dzimian, Director Career Services, German American Chamber of Commerce, New York
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 09/19/2017 - 18:00 to 20:00

The presentation will cover:
- Introduction to the German American Chamber of Commerce.
- The importance of learning German.
- German business development in the U.S.
- The presence of German companies throughout the U.S.
- How to approach German companies in the U.S. for career opportunities.
- Understanding cultural differences between the U.S. and Germany.
- Success stories among young Americans, who have pursued German.
- Business German – an important tool for international career development.

Location: 
Gold Room, University Club, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

European Studies Center at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival

Presenter: 
Various
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 09/08/2017 (All day) to Sun, 09/10/2017 (All day)

The European Studies Center has partnered with the Pittsburgh Irish Festival. We are pleased to be able to offer discounted admission to all Pitt students, faculty, and staff. Just go to pghirishfest.org and use the promo code H2PITT to receive $2 of discounted advance tickets. A FREE shuttle will take Pitt students to and from the festival grounds! The shuttle will run from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm Friday, and 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Saturday. Board outside Posvar Hall on Schenley Drive.

Location: 
Riverplex at Sandcastle, 1000 Sandcastle Drive, West Homestead (Pittsburgh), PA 15120
Cost: 
Student admission (with ID) in advance $10. Adults $12 in advance; $15 at the gate. Use the discount code H2PITT for an additional $2 off advanced purchase rate.
Event Web Site: 
http://pghirishfest.org/
Contact Person: 
Eliana Callahan, Educational Engagement Coordinator
Contact Email: 
elianacallahan@pitt.edu

Navigating Schengen: Historical Challenges and Potentialities of the Free Movement of Persons from European to Global Governance

Presenter: 
Cristina Blanco Sio-Lopez, Associate Established Researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History (IHC), New University of Lisbon
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 08/10/2017 - 12:00

Dr. Blanco Sío-López, one of the 2017 ESC and ULS Summer Research Scholars, will be presenting an update on her research in Pitt’s Barbara Sloan EU Depository Collection. Dr. Blanco Sío-López is conducting research on her project entitled “Navigating Schengen: Historical Challenges and Potentialities of the EU’s Free Movement of Persons from European to Global Governance, 1985 to the present.”

Location: 
4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Teaching Foreign Language Across the Curriculum

Presenter: 
Dr. Rob Anderson, LAC Coordinator, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 09/23/2017 - 09:00 to 16:00

Teaching foreign language across the curriculum is a means to internationalize courses commonly taught only in English. Students develop an enriched understanding of their chosen course of study while enhancing language skills in their second language. Educators bring world languages into areas of study beyond the typical foreign language and literature classes. This prepares educators and students for the cross-cultural and multilingual demands of global society.

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Eliana Callahan, Educational Engagement Coordinator
Contact Phone: 
624-3503
Contact Email: 
elianacallahan@pitt.edu

Treacherous Love Stories

Presenter: 
Denis Provencher, Professor of French, Head of the Department of French and Italian, University of Arizona
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 12:00

Abstract for undergraduate lecture: Treachery? Treason? What exactly are these and how do they get woven together with love and romance in a context like the course here at Pitt called “French Kiss?” Not that anything French has anything to do with love, n’est-ce pas? Or does it? Are “all things French” related to kissing, romance, and love stories? Or can they turn treacherous when it involves strangers or enemies?

Location: 
144 Cathedral of Learning

Queer Maghrebi French

Presenter: 
Denis Provencher, Professor of French, Head of the Department of French and Italian, University of Arizona
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 13:30 to 15:00

Professor Provencher's general lecture will draw from his forthcoming book Queer Maghrebi French, which investigates the lives and stories of queer Maghrebi and Maghrebi French men who moved to or grew up in contemporary France.

Location: 
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning

GOSECA Conference: Defining Agency, Performing Power

Presenter: 
Various
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 03/25/2017 (All day) to Sun, 03/26/2017 (All day)

14th annual national graduate student conference presented by REES and GOSECA (Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia).

Location: 
B26 Alumni Hall
Event Web Site: 
http://goseca.ucis.pitt.edu
Contact Person: 
Andrew Behrendt
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
aeb72@pitt.edu

Looking back at the German General Election

Presenter: 
Mona Krewell, DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Cornell University
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 10/03/2017 - 16:00

The federal elections in Germany will be held on September 24, 2017. In this lecture we will take a look back on the German election campaign and try to explain the outcome of the election. Which topics did the parties highlight in their campaigns? What campaigning trends did we see in the 2017 German election? Which strategies did the candidates and the parties use to sell themselves to the voters and did their campaigns matter? How did the far-right do in the German election?

Location: 
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning

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