Come practice your conversational Polish at these weekly meetings!

Join Kya Baat Hai weekly conversation hours for students to practice speaking in Hindi and Urdu and connect over shared cultural experiences!

Alissa Klots will give the first lecture of her Socialist Studies Seminar on Friday, September 1st at 4 p.m.

Join the French Club for a conversation hour for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.

Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!

Fall 2023 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays at 3:30-4:30 pm, except on October 3 and November 21.

Join Brazilian trans activist, academic, and journalist, Sara Wagner York, for a roundtable on intersections of Latinx identity, featuring comments by Dr. David Tenorio from the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures.  

Co-hosted by the Center for Latin American Studies at the University Center for International Studies and the Ford Institute for Human Security at the Graduate School for Public and International Affairs.

A light lunch will be served. Please register with the link provided. 

https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/content/clas-event-registration

Anne-Laure Desjonquères is a career diplomat who joined the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEFA) in 2006.

A student of the French National School of Administration (ENA) and of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Ulm), she graduated from Sciences Po in Paris and from the University of Paris-IV Sorbonne (Master’s Degree in History of International Relations).

Prior to her appointment as Consul General in Atlanta, she was the Head of the Division of European Union Law and International Economic Law in the Legal Affairs Department of the MEFA since 2018. Over the years, she also served at the French Embassies in New Delhi, India (as Head of the Press & Communication Office – 2015 - 2017) and Pretoria, South Africa (as Political Advisor on Domestic and African Policy Issues - 2012-2015). Anne-Laure was also a Desk Officer in the Departments of Strategic and Legal Affairs in charge of nuclear disarmament issues (2010 to 2012) and a Legal Consultant in European Union Law (2006 – 2009).

JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 – 2:00 – 3:30 P. M. (EASTERN TIME) for a 90-minute interactive program in which diplomat Anne-Laure Desjonqueres will introduce the social, cultural, and economic footprint of France in the United States, with a focus on the Southeastern U.S. Students attending the program will gain global competency skills to help them succeed in a dynamic and interdependent global economy. The program will also offer opportunities for career exploration, including government internships, for students attending schools in the Consortium.

JOINTLY SPONSORED WITH
REINHARDT UNIVERSITY & THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CONSORTIUM OF GEORGIA

This first SHRS Goes Global information session will look at global experiences centering on health, health care, health information and disability. SHRS undergraduate students, come learn from the Pitt Global Hub and Global Experiences Office, as well as student presenters, about opportunities to study abroad, earn the Global Distinction to demonstrate your global mindset to employers, and more!

September Faculty Advisory Board Meeting.

Create a puppet and help welcome Little Amal to Pittsburgh! The puppets we make will take part in a theatrical performance during the arrival of Little Amal to Pittsburgh later this month. The workshop will be led by Cheryl Capezzuti.

Cheryl Capezzuti is a sculptor and puppetmaker who has been making interactive and community-sourced arts experiences in Pittsburgh for more than 25 years. Her work ranges from large scale parades requiring 500 volunteers to activate, to gallery installations of sculptural work made of discards from the lives of everyday people.

Come practice your conversational Polish at these weekly meetings!

Stop by to learn more about international opportunities at Pitt! Discover study abroad/study away options, explore internships, learn languages, find funding, enroll in a graduate or undergraduate certificate program or the Global Distinction, and more!

Meet representatives from the following University Center for International Studies units:

- Asian Studies Center
- Center for African Studies
- Center for Ethnic Studies Research
- Center for Latin American Studies
- Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
- European Studies Center
- Global Experiences Office
- Global Hub
- Global Studies Center
- Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs

Graduate and undergraduate students welcome!

Light refreshments will be served.

EU FILM FESTIVAL
SCREENSHOT ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL

In preparation for the upcoming 2023 Screenshot Asia Film Festival (October 4-8, 2023) and the 2024 EU Film Festival (January 19-26, 2024), the ESC and the ASC will host a teaser film screening.

RETURN TO SEOUL
Director: Davy Chou

After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on an unexpected journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.

FREE ADMISSION

Join German Club at Pitt’s weekly meetings during Fall 2023 to converse in German and learn German culture!

The EU declared 2023 the Year of Skills to bring attention to the challenges the contemporary workforce faces and to the European responses. It is indeed a period of transition in labor, with no little unrest. The Yellow Vest strikes are perhaps the best known of the strikes that have taken place recently in Europe. This Conversation on Europe considers the state of labor and the security of employment. In conversation with our panelists, we will consider labor struggles, the disruption of historical industries, the insecurity caused by inflation, energy scarcity, and AI. We will consider the future in Europe of the developing culturally diverse workforce? And we will hear about EU level initiatives to develop skilled workers for the 21st century.

Moderator:
Randall Halle, University of Pittsburgh

Panelists are:
Jane Gingrich, University of Oxford
Stefan Olsson, Deputy Director General, European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Jamie Woodcock, University of Essex

About the Panelist:
Dr. Jane Gingrich is a professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford (Magdalen College). Dr. Gingrich research interests involve comparative political economy and comparative social policy. In particular, I am interested in contemporary restructuring of the welfare state and the politics of institutional change more broadly. Dr. Gingrich is currently working on a project examining how the introduction of market-oriented reforms in state services has altered citizen and group attitudes toward government.

Stefan Olsson is a Swedish lawyer with degrees in international and tax law. Having joined the European Commission in 1996, he dealt with fundamental rights issues as well as social dialogue. He was assistant to the Director General for Employment and Social Affairs (2000-2005) before leading units dealing with social and employment law and policy as well as administrative affairs. As from 1 November 2015, he took up the position of Director in DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. He was responsible for the management of the European Social Fund in Romania, Bulgaria, Malta, and Spain, for the implementation of the Employment Strategy through tools such as the Youth Guarantee, the Long-term Unemployment Recommendation, and the network of Public Employment Services, as well as legislative and policy issues relating to working conditions including health and safety at work. From 1 September 2022, he serves as Deputy Director-General responsible for policy issues in DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.

Dr. Jamie Woodcock is a researcher based in London and a senior lecturer at the University of Essex. He is the author of books including Troublemaking (Verso, 2023), Employment (Routledge, 2023), The Fight Against Platform Capitalism (University of Westminster Press, 2021), The Gig Economy (Polity, 2019), Marx at the Arcade (Haymarket, 2019), and Working the Phones (Pluto, 2017). He is on the editorial board of Notes from Below and Historical Materialism.

Join the French Club for a conversation hour for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.

Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!

Fall 2023 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays at 3:30-4:30 pm, except on October 3 and November 21.

Join Lingovation to discuss our plans for the year and help bilingual students find volunteer opportunities.

Join the German Department and its sponsors for a Night at the Movies on Pitt's Campus for the Oakland Premier of Mack The Knife. This critically acclaimed German film tells the story of the attempt to turn Bertolt Brecht's anti-capitalist play The Threepenny Opera into a commercially successful movie. While the Studio wants to censor the racy parts of Brecht's play and its socialist critique, the author does not bow down but takes the Studio to court. Using elements of Brecht's play with music by Kurt Weill, Lang's feature film thematizes the tension between art, politics, and commercial interests against the Nazi's rise to power.

Free Admission

On Wednesday, September 13 at 12pm, Professor Marian Zulean Professor of Sociology at the University of Bucharest (Romania) will discuss identity and security in the Black Sea Region. The talk will be held in 3911 Posvar Hall and will also be streamed on Zoom.

The discussion is based on his new co-edited volume, "Social Values and Identities in the Black Sea Region" (Roman & Littlefield, 2023), which explores the nexus between geopolitical challenges and cultural frameworks in the Black Sea region. His talk will also discuss how the war in Ukraine affects regional dynamics. Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili will moderate the discussion.

The talk is part of the Governing Deep Differences speaker series at Center for Governance and Markets and is co-sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasia, the Ford Center for Human Security, and Ridgway Center for Security Studies.

he purpose of the Student Club Coalition is to give clubs related to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diasporas, an opportunity to be officially related to and involved with CLAS, providing mutual support for student engagement.

Join the French Club for a conversation hour for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.

Join advanced Swahili students from Swahili 3 to practice the language outside of the classroom!

Note: Meetings will take place weekly in the Global Hub, during Fall semester, except on September 20 and October 18.

While most of August Wilson’s plays were set in Pittsburgh, they reach far beyond the three rivers. Join the University of Pittsburgh Library System for a discussion on Wilson’s impact on a local, national, and international level.

A Reception with light refreshments will follow.

Register here: https://pitt.libcal.com/event/11206480

Join weekly Bate-Papo Portuguese conversation practice for all levels, from brand-new beginners to advanced or heritage speakers!

Note: Meetings will take place weekly in the Global Hub, during Fall semester, except on September 27, October 18, and November 1.

Join the Spanish Club as they introduce themselves and their officers! After introductions, the group will break out into Spanish conversation tables.

Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!

In response to the devastating earthquake that struck the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the Pitt community, as well as our neighbors affected by this event, will gather together in the Global Hub. Together, we will share stories about and connections with this beautiful country and unite in compassion. Moroccan tea, pastries, and dates will be offered.

Join the Asian Studies Center to learn more learn about the SCREENSHOT: Asia Film Festival, enjoy snacks, watch trailers, and earn prizes!

Students in the Medical Humanities Learning Community will hear from the Global Studies Center about the Global Health certificate program.

Come practice your conversational Polish at these weekly meetings!

Interested in experiential learning opportunities on environmental sustainability and indigenous rights? Join community organizers as well as Pitt students and faculty to hear about their work on the Pine Ridge Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Nation. Lakota Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability and Indigenous Rights (3 cr.) is the first service-learning program launched by the University Center for International Studies. Learn about what you can accomplish and how to apply for Summer 2024.

Join Valerie Bowden as she shares her experience backpacking across Africa by herself. During her "Cape to Cairo Route", she was inspired to relocate to Ethiopia where she lived for 8+ years. She is the founder of CRDLE which now does business throughout the continent. If you have ever dreamed of traveling, living, or doing business in African countries, you will not want to miss this event!

The Center for African Studies organizes the Let's Talk Africa series to bring our learning community together to talk about Africa-related matters. It is designed to bring students and faculty together to talk about their experiences studying about or in Africa, doing internships, conducting research about Africa or Africa-related topics, or other learning activities in African Studies. Let's Talk Africa is a forum that allows students and members of the community to talk about Africa's achievements while also exploring challenges and policy solutions.

The Let's Talk Africa series serves as an informal forum for the Pitt community and beyond to discuss experiences and issues related to Africa. Participants share insights on studying, interning, researching, and working in African Studies, fostering dialogue on achievements, challenges, and policy solutions.

Portland State University (PSU) adopted a new textbook NihonGO NOW! starting with the first year Japanese a few years ago and the second year in 2021. Join Dr. Watanabe as she focuses on the curriculum of the second year Japanese and share examples of adaptations such as vocabulary and grammar quizzes through Canvas, the flip-class approach, an assignment to develop fluency, and incorporation of conversational and transactional perspectives.

Dr. Watanabe will also talk about the importance of orientation at the beginning of a course in order to clearly indicate what it takes to study the Japanese language as well as to build a safe learning environment.

CIEE Drop-In Advising Hours for Pitt Recognized Program. Advising is 9/18 from 10:15-11:30am and 1:30-3:00pm.

Stop by the Start Here! tables on the Quad to learn more about earning the Global Distinction - a micro-credential for undergraduate students - and ways that both undergraduate and gradate students can internationalize thwir Pitt experiences!

Join German Club at Pitt’s weekly meetings during Fall 2023 to converse in German and learn German culture!

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

CuPID, a Pitt Seed Winner whose mission is to cultivate connection at Pitt and to highlight the lived experiences of international students on campus, will be in the Global Hub for a Photo Shoot for their website.

Join the French Club for a conversation hour for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.

Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!

Fall 2023 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays at 3:30-4:30 pm, except on October 3 and November 21.

The Whitney Plantation is a former indigo then sugar plantation located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. The site is now open to the public as a museum with a total focus on slavery. As a site of memory and consciousness, the Whitney Plantation Museum is meant to pay homage to all the people who were enslaved in Louisiana and everywhere else in the United States.

In his lecture, Prof. Seck will present the history of the Whitney Plantation in the wider context of the Atlantic Slave Trade and will touch on many topics related to the cultural legacies of slavery in Louisiana.

Come practice your Hungarian speaking skills and meet other individuals who are interested in the language. All levels are welcome!

Students in the Portuguese department will interview Sara Wagner York. Event in Portuguese.

Gilson Rabelli, Universidade Federal do Sergipe, presents: "Arqueologia da Escravidão no Mar".

CULTNA is an initiative that brings together the Laboratório de História Oral e Imagem (LABHOI), at Universidade Federal Fluminense and Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Once a month we discuss recent work with scholars and students interested in the topic. Discussions are held virtually in Portuguese.

Cultura Negra no Atlantico (CULTNA) é uma iniciativa que congrega o Laboratório de História Oral e Imagem (LABHOI) da Universidade Federal Fluminense e da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, e o Center for Latin American Studies da University of Pittsburgh. Uma vez por mês, trabalhos recentes serão debatidos com especialistas e estudantes interessados no tema. As discussões serão realizadas em português.

Join weekly Bate-Papo Portuguese conversation practice for all levels, from brand-new beginners to advanced or heritage speakers!

Note: Meetings will take place weekly in the Global Hub, during Fall semester, except on September 27, October 18, and November 1.

Jon Holt is Professor of Japanese at Portland State University. His research interests include modern Japanese poetry, Japanese Buddhism, and manga. He recently published “Type Five and Beyond: Tools to Teach Manga in the College Classroom” in Exploring Comics and Graphic Novels in the Classroom (IGI Global, 2022). He has published numerous translations in English of essays on manga by Natsume Fusanosuke in journals, such as The Comics Journal, INKS, ImageTexT, Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies, International Journal of Comic Art, and U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal.

API Drop-In Advising Hours for Pitt Recognized Program. Advising is 9/21 from 10:00am-12:00pm and 1:30-4:00pm.

Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!

CEA Drop-In Advising Hours for Pitt Recognized Program. Advising is 9/22 from 9:00am-12:00pm.

Join Pitt Business and the Center for African Studies as we welcome Ambassador Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba, Executive in Residence of the African Business Initiative. With over 30 years of senior-level experience in business, development, and multilateral diplomacy, Masire-Mwamba is Botswana’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and mission to the European Union. She is also an accomplished Katz Graduate School of Business alumna. Learn about the history of business in Botswana and the Ambassador’s work and ask questions at the end.

Light refreshments will be served!

Come practice your conversational Polish at these weekly meetings!

Make your own cartonera with PanteraCartonera@Pitt and the Center for Creativity at this hands-on workshop.

The cartonera publishing trend began in Buenos Aires in 2003, and was organized by writers and artists who produced hand-made books at low-cost using recycled cardboard (thus the name "cartonera"). The books are produced in a collective-circular way, in which authors become designers, designers become creators, and creators become authors.

The phenomenon has expanded across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Many have “recycled” the model, adapting it to their local contexts, communities, and social needs.

Basic materials will be supplied. If you have items that you would like to use that have a personal meaning to you, please bring them. Snacks will be provided!

PanteraCartonera@Pitt is a joint initiative between the Center for Latin American Studies and the University Library System.​

Join Kya Baat Hai weekly conversation hours for students to practice speaking in Hindi and Urdu and connect over shared cultural experiences!

A pioneering work for the history of veterans’ rights in Romania, this study brings into focus the laws and policies the state developed in response to the unprecedented human losses in World War I. It features in lively and accessible language the varied responses of veterans, widows and orphans to those policies. The analysis emphasizes how ordinary citizens became educated about and used state institutions in ways that highlight the class, ethnic, religious and gender norms of the day. The book offers a vivid case study of how disability as a personal reality for many veterans became a point of policy making, a story that has seen little scholarly interest despite the enormous populations affected by these developments.

Join Addverse, an international and multilingual poetry group that discusses, reads and translates poems in at least 4 languages, for their weekly meetings!

Join the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh for a day celebrating Latin American and Caribbean culture with local vendors and performances! Since the 1970s, the Festival has continued to bring together the local Latin American, Caribbean, diasporic, and Pitt communities to celebrate culture, food, music, dance, and art. Free and open to the public!

For more information, visit: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/festival

Chef Fadi Kattan grew up in Bethlehem where he inherited his love of food from his maternal grandmother. Fadi's cuisine and savoir faire combine worldly influences, a desire for perfection and a passion for sharing the stories of the local foragers, gardeners, farmers and cooks that have shaped the culinary heritage of Palestine.

Fadi speaks on various platforms of Palestine's rich culinary heritage, the importance of terroir, the role of cuisine as a diffusor of culture.

The discussion to follow Kattan’s talk will be co-moderated by:

Dr. Nevine Abraham, Assistant Teaching Professor of Arabic Studies, CMU

Dr. Amani Attia, Teaching Professor of Arabic and Arabic Language Program Coordinator, Pitt

Join German Club at Pitt’s weekly meetings during Fall 2023 to converse in German and learn German culture!

SIT Drop-In Advising Hours for Pitt Recognized Program. Advising is 9/26 from 10:00am-12:00pm and 1:30-3:00pm.

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

Join the French Club for a conversation hour for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.

This intensive, two-part program incorporates a cross-cultural homestay with individualized field study. The program is open to undergraduates of any major at the University of Pittsburgh with sufficient Portuguese language proficiency and an interest in Latin American culture. About 15 students will be selected for the program and enroll in a preparatory seminar on campus during the spring of 2024, and then travel to the host country where they will study, live with a host family, and carry out an independent field project during the summer.

Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!

Fall 2023 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays at 3:30-4:30 pm, except on October 3 and November 21.

Come practice your Hungarian and meet other people who are interested in speaking the language. All levels welcome!

Come practice your Hungarian and meet other people who are interested in speaking the language. All levels welcome!

A language and cultural exchange between Pitt language learners and international speakers. Registration Required

Join the French Club for a conversation hour for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.

Join advanced Swahili students from Swahili 3 to practice the language outside of the classroom!

Note: Meetings will take place weekly in the Global Hub, during Fall semester, except on September 20 and October 18.

As a part of the University of Pittsburgh Library System's Hungarians in Pittsburgh Exhibit, this panel explores the complex and contradictory tall tale figure of Joe Magarac, the Mon Valley's man of steel. After the panel, attendees will take a tour of Joe Magarac related items from the University Library System Archives in the Global Hub. Light refreshments will be available.

MODERATOR:
Kathy Haines, Head of the Center for Amercian Music

PANELISTS:
Clare Withers, Nesbitt Collection Curator
Dr. Andrew Lotz, Professor and Assistant Dean in Arts and Sciences
Dr. Kirsten Paine, Archivisit at Rivers of Steel

In a time of global political contention, being a scholar of the humanities means communicating with public audiences and collaborators who recognize that this work is essential to describing the present and shaping the future. This event, featuring panelists who are experiences interlocutors between the humanities and the wider world, it intended to inspire conversation about the skills and habits of mind that such work entails. Graduate students interested in diverse academic careers are especially encouraged to attend.

Join the Asian Studies Center for our Mid-Autumn Festival. We'll enjoy Mooncakes, tea and a lantern craft.

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

EU ENLARGEMENT LECTURE SERIES: 20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement

As part of our continued efforts to bring together experts with diverse perspectives to discuss contemporary issues facing Europe, the European Studies Center/European Union Center of Excellence (ESC/EUCE) along with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) offers a new lecture series to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement. This virtual lecture series will be held on the last Thursday of each month. 

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the biggest enlargement of the European Union in its history. Ten countries, mainly former socialist Eastern European states, almost doubled the EU from 15 to 25 member states. May 1, 2004, was the triumphal return to the European Family for many. But for some, it initiated a process of disenchantment with the EU and the West.

Each month, the ESC/EUCE, together with REEES at the University of Pittsburgh, will focus our attention on a specific country or a group of countries in the EU by inviting experts and eyewitnesses to discuss the hopes and realities of the EU integration before and after expansion to address what hopes were fulfilled and what new hopes exist for the Union in the present.

Each session is recorded and later posted on the internet with suggested additional readings and further resources. Please check out our webpage for more details and mark the last Thursday of the month to attend this event.

Moderator:
Pawel Lewicki, University of Pittsburgh

Speaker:
Anna Horolets, University of Warsaw
Janusz Reiter, Poland Ambassador of Germany

This intensive, two-part program incorporates a cross-cultural homestay with individualized field study. The program is open to undergraduates of any major at the University of Pittsburgh with sufficient Portuguese language proficiency and an interest in Latin American culture. About 15 students will be selected for the program and enroll in a preparatory seminar on campus during the spring of 2024, and then travel to the host country where they will study, live with a host family, and carry out an independent field project during the summer.

We will reveal the case for this year's Global Health Case Competition!

Pitt’s Global Health Case Competition is an intensive and exciting dive into a real-world Global Health problem. The competition is designed to give students from the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland, Bradford, Johnstown and Greensburg campuses, Penn State and West Virginia University professional experience in developing innovative 21st century solutions and strategies to address a real-world global health issue.

Pitt in the Himalayas Info Session on 9/28 at 7:30 in 3106 WWPH

The annual Race & ... Conference elevates the work of the University's race-related centers, the health sciences, and Africana Studies and promotes and celebrates collaboration between centers and departments on campus. This year's theme focuses on collaboration and interdisciplinary work.

Explore the World with a Summer Study Abroad Scholarship! Join the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs' Scholarships Info Session!

Dreaming of an unforgettable summer adventure abroad? We're here to make it happen! Discover your opportunity to study abroad with the help of scholarships at our Summer Study Abroad Scholarships Info Session.

What You'll Gain from Our Info Session:
Scholarship Insights: Learn about various scholarships designed specifically for summer study abroad programs.
Application Tips: Get expert advice on crafting a compelling scholarship application.
Destinations Galore: Explore exciting study abroad destinations and programs available.
Q&A Session: Ask your burning questions and get answers from experienced advisors.

Don't miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime! Secure your spot at our Summer Study Abroad Scholarships Info Session and embark on a transformative journey that will broaden your horizons and enrich your life. Your global adventure begins here!

Come practice your conversational Polish at these weekly meetings!

UCIS and the Department of English are offering a one-credit masterclass led by former NPR Morning Edition co-host, David Greene, and author and frequent contributor to the New Yorker, Shannon Reed, on the Art of the Interview. Focusing on stories of displacement (refugees, migrants, threatened scholars from around the world), the course will meet in person four times during the semester. Students will work on their individual projects between class meetings and through the end of the semester.

This class may count toward your certificate in Global Studies, Latin American Studies, Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies, African Studies, European Studies, the Global Distinction, and more.

Course sessions: Friday September 29 (2-5), Saturday September 30 (10-4), Friday October 27 (2-5), Saturday October 28 (10-4).

Students should register for the course (ENGWRT 1360) through Peoplesoft. After add/drop, registration is still possible up to September 28th by completing the following form: https://forms.gle/VhKLSRNc5aPxkgCX6.

Don't miss this unique opportunity!

Jason Rohr is Professor of Biological Sciences, Ludmilla F., Stephen J., and Robert T. Galla College Professor & Department Chair, University of Notre Dame

Professor Rohr will give an overview on Schistosomiasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease.

His research interests encompass ecology and public health with particular interest in how anthropogenic changes, mainly pollution, climate change, and alterations to biodiversity, affect wildlife populations, species interactions, and the spread of both wildlife and human diseases. These effects are undoubtedly complex and dependent upon biotic and abiotic conditions. He has studied interactions among multiple natural and anthropogenic stressors and are making efforts to integrate our research across disciplines with the goal to understand and develop solutions to, environmental problems to enhance the likelihood of a sustainable existence for both humans and wildlife.

His current and active research interests in ecology fall at the interface of ecotoxicology, conservation biology, and community, population, behavioral, climate change, and disease ecology. My current and active research interests in public health involve understanding drivers of human schistosomiasis, how to feed the projected 11 billion people on the planet sustainably, the impacts of climate change on vector-borne and other zoonotic diseases, the effects of biodiversity on disease risk, and microbiome-infectious disease interactions. His has a PhD in Ecology and Behavior, Binghamton University

He has done extensive research in the Senegal River Basin and areas near to Saint-Louis Senegal.

Are your friends and family sick of hearing about your amazing experience abroad? Well, you don’t have to worry about that at the upcoming Study Abroad Alumni Bash! This informal event is an opportunity to re-connect with your fellow study abroad alumni and friends. Come mix and mingle, learn about ways to stay globally engaged, and even get your resume reviewed to add your international experience. And of course, we will have some food and drink to share.

Can’t wait to see you on Friday, September 29 from 4:00-6:00PM at the Global Hub in Posvar!

The BMNECC presents Bulgarian Night! Join us for a night full of fun, with concerts by the Theodossi Spassov Folk Quintet as well as the Otets Paissi Performing Folk Ensemble. A cash bar and food for purchase will be provided.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize (twice!) visited the University of Pittsburgh in 1921, where Pitt Chancellor John Bowman awarded her an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Come to the French Nationality Room to learn more about Marie Curie’s connection to Pittsburgh.
Dr. Fatiha Benmokhtar, Associate Professor of Physics in Duquesne University’s School of Science and Engineering, will discuss Marie Curie’s life and work and her ongoing scientific legacy. The talk will be in English and accessible to a general audience.
The one-hour lecture and discussion will be followed by a light reception in the Cathedral of Learning’s Braun Room. This event is sponsored by the Centre Francophone de Pittsburgh as part of a cultural series on Femmes Françaises.

Seating is limited. Please RSVP to cfpittsburgh@gmail.com