Week of September 6, 2020 in UCIS

Sunday, September 6

4:00 pm Student Club Activity
Pitt Daehwa - Korean Conversation Hour
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
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Practice your Korean at Pitt Daehwa's weekly conversation hour!

Monday, September 7

11:00 am Information Session
Center for Latin American Studies - Virtual Office Hours
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies and Global Hub
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Speak with a student ambassador from the Center for Latin American Studies to learn about their certificate offerings, programs, and more.

Virtual Office Hours:
Mondays 11AM-12PM
Tuesdays 12-1PM
Thursdays 11:30AM-12:30PM

Zoom link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/98550944503

4:00 pm Information Session
Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies - Virtual Office Hours
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and Global Hub
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Speak with a student ambassador from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies to learn about their certificate offerings, events, scholarships and more.

Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/91198700639

Tuesday, September 8

12:00 pm Information Session
Center for Latin American Studies - Virtual Office Hours
Location:
Online (Zoom)
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies and Global Hub
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Speak with a student ambassador from the Center for Latin American Studies to learn about their certificate offerings, programs, and more.

Virtual Office Hours:
Mondays 11AM-12PM
Tuesdays 12-1PM
Thursdays 11:30AM-12:30PM

Zoom link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/98550944503

7:00 pm Student Club Activity
Pitt German Club: Tuesday Stammtisch
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Pitt German Club
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Stammtisch is the German Club's weekly conversation table for speaks of all levels from absolute beginners to fluent speakers. Here we practice our language skills while also learning about German culture through fun games and activities!

Zoom Meeting ID: 988 3897 9763
https://pitt.zoom.us/j/98838979763

8:00 pm Student Club Activity
Chinese Language & Culture Club Meeting
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
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Join the Chinese Language & Culture Club for their bi-weekly meetings. The club celebrates the Chinese culture, language, festivals, and traditions. This semester, we’ll celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, watch Chinese TV shows, learn about Pitt Chinese Programs, and learn how to make hot pot! etc.

Wednesday, September 9

10:00 am Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Legislating Sustainability: Public Policy and the Environment in the EU #JMintheUS
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University of Florida and Center for European Studies
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#JMintheUS

11:00 am Cultural Event
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Conversation Hour
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and Global Hub
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Practice your Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian at our weekly conversation hour!

Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/92134427094

12:00 pm Lecture
Manifest Destinies: Russian and American Empire
Location:
Zoom (Register Online)
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies along with Carnegie Corporation of New York
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A live interview with Willard Sunderland (University of Cincinnati) and Daniel Immerwahr (Northwestern University)

Register: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAldOmgrDspG9BtWbUj2qo18KaJwKpRDx84

The 19th century was the Age of Empires, as the late Eric Hobsbawm put it. Unlike the British and French empire, the Russian and American empires were continental—they expanded over land and either cleansed, displaced, or incorporated the indigenous populations they encountered. Moreover, the Russian and American empires included settlement, ideas of the frontier, and a shared sense of historical mission. This live interview with Willard Sunderland and Daniel Immerwahr will discuss the similarities and differences between the Russian and American empires and how they fit into the larger Age of Empires.

12:00 pm Panel Discussion
Deterrence or Death Sentence: Commemorating Migrant Lives Lost due to U.S. Migration Policies
Location:
Online (Zoom)
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center and Global Hub along with HT94 PGH
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Join the Hostile Terrain 94 Pittsburgh team to learn about the consequences of U.S. immigration enforcement strategy called Prevention through Deterrence (PTD) implemented along its southern border to stifle migration flows. The event will feature panel discussion and breakout sessions during which participants will have the opportunity to join in the video collage initiative to commemorate the lives of migrants whose lives were lost as a direct result of this policy. The video clips will become part of a larger assemblage of recordings obtained internationally. Only participants willing to join the video collage will be recorded. You are not required to participate in the video collage to join this event.

Register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rf-2gqj8jGN3iolmFYbMRq9--YsMfSyf2

12:30 pm Information Session
Pitt Global Hub Virtual Drop-In Hours
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Global Hub
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The Pitt Global Hub is hosting virtual drop-in hours via Zoom every Wednesday from 12:30-1:30PM for students who wish to ask general questions regarding our international area studies and global studies certificates, study abroad, scholarships, clubs and language tables, and more.

Zoom link: http://pitt.zoom.us/j/96763408157

4:00 pm Information Session
Global Studies Center - Virtual Office Hours
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center and Global Hub
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Speak with a representative from the Global Studies Center to learn about their certificate offerings, events and programming, and more.

Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/95350117543

6:00 pm Exhibit
Virtual Showcase: Interdisciplinary Global Educators Working Group
Location:
Virtual, see website to join!
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
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This summer 17 K-16 educators, across multiple disciplines, participated in a virtual program that enabled interdisciplinary teams of educators from regional schools to collaborate on (re) designing curriculum units and courses to "globalize" student learning.

Join us for this virtual event to learn more about this year's projects and what our teams have developed over the course of the summer!

Register: https://forms.gle/UCpqHq83rwRt4sNm6​​​​​​​

6:30 pm Information Session
UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents: An Evening with Wendy Walsh
Location:
Zoom Discussion
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
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UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:

An Evening with Wendy Walsh
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Higher Education Program Manager, National Training & Education Division (NTED)

As a career public servant in both state and federal agencies for the last 27 years, Wendy joins us to talk about her background in Systems Engineering and Design, Partnering, Management & Innovation. She currently works at FEMA, elevating the emergency management profession through higher education. Wendy partners with over 600 academic programs, Native Nations, students and communities to create culturally relevant educational experiences responsive to environmental change and enhancing community understanding and resilience.

Wendy served previously as the Homeland Defense and Security Coordinator at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, Presidential Management Fellow as Citizen Corps Program Specialist, Licensed Psychiatric Technician, and Public Information Officer in the state of CA.

Wednesday, Sept 2nd, 6:30pm
Online Discussion

Zoom Link:
815 6796 4141

Sign up today at:
https://signup.com/go/xOiotCp

Thursday, September 10

11:30 am Information Session
Center for Latin American Studies - Virtual Office Hours
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies and Global Hub
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Speak with a student ambassador from the Center for Latin American Studies to learn about their certificate offerings, programs, and more.

Virtual Office Hours:
Mondays 11AM-12PM
Tuesdays 12-1PM
Thursdays 11:30AM-12:30PM

4:00 pm Reception
African Studies Welcome Back Reception
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies
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Join the African Studies Program as we kick off another amazing, if different, year! Meet staff, students, and learn about all things African Studies. We will highlight upcoming events and plans for the year in virtual form!
Via Zoom

4:00 pm Information Session
Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies - Virtual Office Hours
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and Global Hub
See Details

Speak with a student ambassador from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies to learn about their certificate offerings, events, scholarships and more.

Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/91198700639

4:00 pm Information Session
European Studies Center - Virtual Office Hours
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub
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Speak with a student ambassador from the European Studies Center to learn about their four certificate offerings, events, scholarships, symposia and more.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86171673232?pwd=aThWaHhxeDFsTEdPeGZsdzZaS01EQT09
Password: 4Lkh8d

4:00 pm Cultural Event
Laber Rhabarber - The German Conversation Hour
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Department of German
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Want to practice your German in a casual environment and get to know other students and faculty that share your love for this language? Then Laber Rhabarber is for you! All levels of German and all kinds of people are welcome!

Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/91424897554

Friday, September 11

1:00 pm Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Talk with Cecilia Malmström, former EU Trade Commissioner #JMintheUS
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Center for European Studies
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#JMintheUS

3:00 pm Student Club Activity
Pitt German Club: Friday Stammtisch
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Pitt German Club
See Details

Stammtisch is the German Club's weekly conversation table for speaks of all levels from absolute beginners to fluent speakers. Here we practice our language skills while also learning about German culture through fun games and activities!

Zoom Meeting ID: 950 0542 1812
https://pitt.zoom.us/j/95005421812

4:00 pm Reception
Virtual Fall Faculty Salon
Location:
Virtual, see website to join!
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center
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Join us for a virtual happy hour for great company and conversation! Not only are these events fun, they help us to build up the Global Studies program and our community at Pitt by giving us a chance to learn more about your work and how we might support it. It's a great way to meet people with shared or complementary interests, and for us to hear your suggestions about what we might do to enrich and encourage exciting research, teaching, and programs on campus and beyond. Feel free to invite a colleague.

Be on the lookout in our Weekly News and website for a link to join!