Events in UCIS

Wednesday, November 2

10:00 am Cultural Event
I Stand with Immigrants
Location:
Pitt Global Hub, 1st Floor Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub along with University Center for International Studies
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How have immigrants inspired you? Come support immigrants with an activity and have your photo shared on our social media.

11:00 am Information Session
Learn how to Create Personalized Graduate Internships in Africa
Location:
3800 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies
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Interested in interning in Africa? We're creating custom internships for students to get real-world experience in Senegal and Kenya. Join us to learn more!

12:30 pm Information Session
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
Location:
Global Hub, Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
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This information session is for students who are interested in studying abroad and how to receive funding from the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs. Learn about how you can make your application stand out and speak to the Nationality Room scholarship coordinators about the application process!

4:30 pm Lecture
Yukikaze, 1944-45: Defeat and the Obligations to History
Location:
211 David Lawrence Hall or via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center
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This lecture is part of a larger biography of a WWII-era Japanese destroyer named Yukikaze, or Snowy Wind. Yukikaze fought at most of the major battles of the Pacific Theater, including Java Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, and through the Solomon Islands, the Philippine Sea, Leyte, and Okinawa. In 1944, as Japan faced imminent defeat, the Imperial Navy made a series of tactical decisions that have puzzled military historians and strategists. By concentrating on the years 1944 and 1945, this lecture argues that the obligations to history, more than larger strategies, covered Imperial Navy conduct in the final years of WWII.

Brett L. Walker is Regents Professor of History at Montana State University, Bozeman. He is a former Guggenheim Fellow and author of six books, including a forthcoming book from Cambridge University Press. He also possesses U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner captain credentials. He spends his time between Bozeman, Tucson, and the San Juan Islands. To register for this lecture, please click here.

5:00 pm Student Club Activity
Polish Conversation Table
Location:
1219 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
6:00 pm Information Session
NRIEP and CLAS Scholarships for Study and Research in Latin America
Location:
Pitt Global Hub Wesley W. Posvar Hall | 230 S. Bouquet Street | Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
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During this information session, the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs (NRIEP) and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) will share details about funding opportunities available to UG students to study and conduct research in Latin America.

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK4

6:00 pm Lecture
The World Trump and Putin Want: A Conversation with Dr. Fiona Hill
Location:
Alumni Hall, Auditorium, 7th Floor
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office and Global Hub along with Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies
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Dr. Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Former Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs on the National Security Council, will discuss her experience in the Trump administration, including her testimony during President Trump's first impeachment inquiry. Dr. Hill will also discuss Vladimir Putin's authoritarian vision for Russia, the subject of her new co-authored article in the centennial issue of Foreign Affairs. Finally, Dr. Hill will address her remarkable journey from a coal mining community in northeastern England to serving three American presidents and what she has learned along the way about the best way to safeguard American democracy, the subject of her recent memoir, There Is Nothing For You Here.

Books available for purchase

7:00 pm Cultural Event
Arabic Language Conversation Hour
Sponsored by:
Global Hub