Week of August 21, 2022 in UCIS

Monday, August 22

3:00 pm Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Charlemos! Para Qué Sirve la Transparencia? Involving Citizens in the Fight Against Corruption
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with Political Institutions and Processes Section of the Latin American Studies Association
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Join us for a conversation with Brian Palmer-Rubin about his paper with Jésica Tapia Reyes, Daniel Berliner, and Aaron Erlich, "Accountability in Time: Evolution in Social Accountability Institutions," and Cecilia Rossel about her paper with Rafael Piñeiro, Paula Muñoz, Fernando Rosenblatt, Fabrizio Scrollini and Emiliano Tealde, "How the Exercise of the Right to Information (RTI) Affects Trusts in Political Institutions." Hosted by Jennifer Cyr (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella). This Charlemos will take pace in English and Spanish.

Thursday, August 25

5:00 pm Festival
Global Carnival
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, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs and UCIS Engagement
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Join us as we celebrate diverse cultures with Pitt's cultural departments and student organizations along with local Pittsburgh partners.

7:30 pm Cultural Event
Kalnas String Ensemble
Location:
125 Frick Fine Arts Building
Sponsored by:
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with Lithuanian Room Committee
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For the past 150 years, the hills of Pennsylvania have been home to Lithuanian immigrants and their descendants, who settled the region, worked its coal mines, and passed down their deep love of music. Founded by Composer, Educator, and Violinist Dr. Stanley Chepaitis, the Kalnas string quartet's repertoire will include Chepaitis's original compositions inspired by ancient Lithuanian traditional polyphonic folk songs called "sutartines."

A suggested donation of $10 helps the educational outreach of the Lithuanian Nationality Room Committee.

More information: pghmokykla@yahoo.com or 412.613.5582

Saturday, August 27

10:00 am Cultural Event
Paul Riis Structures – South Park Site Visit
Location:
1 Stone Manse Drive, South Park Township, PA 15219 (parking lot)
Sponsored by:
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
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Paul Riis was a Swiss-born landscape architect who served as the first director of Allegheny County Parks from 1928 to 1932. He designed numerous nature-inspired features in both North Park and South Park.

Anne Oyler, who coordinates the Paul Riis Legacy Preservation Volunteers, will tell us about the history and restoration processes related to these beautiful landscape installations. Please visit http://paulriis.org/ for more information about the sites.

The walking and driving tour will visit several of the South Park installations. The starting point is The Cascades, near the Oliver Miller Homestead and other locations will follow.

Light refreshments are available. Free of charge.

RSVP by August 25 to Nancy Carlson, Swiss Committee

Sponsors:

Swiss Nationality Room Committee

Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Program / UCIS

Paul Riis Legacy Preservation Volunteers