Week of September 17, 2023 in UCIS

Monday, September 18

10:15 am Information Session
CIEE Drop-In Advising Hours
Location:
810 William Pitt Union
Sponsored by:
Global Experiences Office along with CIEE Study Abroad
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CIEE Drop-In Advising Hours for Pitt Recognized Program. Advising is 9/18 from 10:15-11:30am and 1:30-3:00pm.

3:00 pm Information Session
Start Here! Tabling
Location:
Quad
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Division of Student Affairs
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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!

5:30 pm Student Club Activity
German Club at Pitt
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Pitt German Club and Department of German
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Join German Club at Pitt’s weekly meetings during Fall 2023 to converse in German and learn German culture!

Tuesday, September 19

1:30 pm Student Club Activity
Talk Time
Location:
Global Hub
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, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office along with English Language Institute
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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 :)

1:30 pm Student Club Activity
CuPID Website Photo Shoot
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Pitt Seed Winner (CuPID)
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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.

3:00 pm Student Club Activity
French Conversation Hour
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with French Club
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Join the French Club for a conversation hour for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.

3:30 pm Information Session
Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Location:
Global Hub
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, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
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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.

4:00 pm Lecture
A Journey Through Slavery at the Whitney Plantation (Louisiana)
Location:
3702 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies and Center for Latin American Studies along with Department of History, Early Modern Worlds and Department of Africana Studies
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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.

5:00 pm Student Club Activity
Hungarian Conversation Hour
Location:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies along with Less-Commonly-Taught-Languages Center
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Come practice your Hungarian speaking skills and meet other individuals who are interested in the language. All levels are welcome!

Wednesday, September 20

3:00 pm Panel Discussion
Student Interview with Sara Wagner York
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies and Global Hub
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Students in the Portuguese department will interview Sara Wagner York. Event in Portuguese.

5:00 pm Lecture
CULTNA: Arqueologia da Escravidão no Mar
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with LABHOI Universidade Federal Fluminense
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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.

5:00 pm Student Club Activity
Bate-Papo Portuguese Conversation Table
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Brazil Nuts
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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.

6:00 pm Lecture
Romance Comics, Japanese Daily Life (Seikatsu), and Kamimura Kazuo’s Manga Co-Habitation Age
Location:
UCIS - 4130 Posvar
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center along with Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
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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.

Thursday, September 21

10:00 am Information Session
API Drop-In Advising Hours
Location:
810 William Pitt Union
Sponsored by:
Global Experiences Office along with API Study Abroad
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API Drop-In Advising Hours for Pitt Recognized Program. Advising is 9/21 from 10:00am-12:00pm and 1:30-4:00pm.

12:00 pm Student Club Activity
Tavola Italiana
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Department of Italian
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Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!

12:30 pm Presentation
It's a Good Thing ... As Long as It's Illegal: Capital, Migration, and the Struggle for Immigrants Rights
Location:
Posvar Hall - 4130
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies

Friday, September 22

9:00 am Information Session
CEA Drop-In Advising Hours
Sponsored by:
Global Experiences Office along with CEA Study Abroad
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CEA Drop-In Advising Hours for Pitt Recognized Program. Advising is 9/22 from 9:00am-12:00pm.

11:15 am Lecture
Pitt Business Leadership Spotlight with Ambassador Masire-Mwamba
Location:
2400 Sennott Square
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies along with Pitt Business
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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!

1:00 pm Student Club Activity
Polish Conversation Table
Location:
Cathedral of Learning 126
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
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Come practice your conversational Polish at these weekly meetings!

3:30 pm Workshop
Creating Cartoneras with Pantera Cartonera
Location:
The University Store on Fifth, C4C: The Workshop
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with University of Pittsburgh Center for Creativity
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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.​

4:00 pm Student Club Activity
Kya Baat Hai!
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Kya Baat Hai!
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Join Kya Baat Hai weekly conversation hours for students to practice speaking in Hindi and Urdu and connect over shared cultural experiences!

4:00 pm Presentation
Referral: The Nation's Gratitude
Location:
Zoom
Announced by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies on behalf of Carnegie Mellon Department of History
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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.

5:30 pm Student Club Activity
Addverse Meeting
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Addverse Poesia
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Join Addverse, an international and multilingual poetry group that discusses, reads and translates poems in at least 4 languages, for their weekly meetings!

Saturday, September 23

2:00 pm Festival
41st Annual Latin American & Caribbean Festival
Location:
Posvar Hall Patio
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies
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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