The East European Clubs Potluck event will bring together the undergraduate REES language clubs for conversation and great food!
Each club will be coordinating a potluck dish representative of their region to bring to the event. Set-up for clubs at 11:30am.
The REES Undergraduate Coffee Hour is a new, informal monthly event that will allow undergraduates enrolled in or interested in
the REES certificate to interact with one another and share their personal experiences with Russian and East European Studies.
This month's topic will be "Brainstorming for the Next Academic Year with the REES Undergraduate Student Association."
We will also continue our discussion on favorite courses and SLI.
This will be the last coffee hour of spring semester!
Pittsburgh filmmaker Lauren Knapp will discuss her upcoming documentary, "Live from UB," talk about the experience of filming for
a year in Mongolia, and screen some short films/chapters from the project. For more information, visit: http://livefromub.com/.
Dissertation Defense, open to the public
*See the file below for abstracts*
**RSVP requested**
PROGRAM
First Session | 1:30 – 3:00
Welcome and Introduction
Drew Armstrong + Mrinalini Rajagopalan
Architectural Studies Program
University of Pittsburgh
Diego Rivera and the ‘Building’ of Mexican Identity
Patricia Morgado
North Carolina State University
Generalizing Away Uniqueness: James Stirling's Interrogation of the Oxbridge Courtyard
Amanda Reeser Lawrence
Northeastern University
Coffee Break
Second Session | 3:30-5:00
On 4 April, Dr. Maureen McClure will present on “Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): A Gamechanger or Not?” It will take place at 12:15-1:30 PM in 4130 WWPH. For more information, please visit the Symposium Series website at http://iise.pitt.edu/symposium2013. This is a brown bag lecture, so feel free to bring lunch to the lecture. This event is sponsored by the School of Education.
*Ceremony starts at 3:30 PM. Refreshments will be served.
*Part of the Jean Monnet Lecture Series on European Union Law*
Dr. Davor Babic was a visiting professor at the School of Law for the spring term 2012 (December 28, 2011-January 28, 2012). He taught European Private International Law (2 credits).
