Week of October 29, 2023 in UCIS

Friday, October 27 until Sunday, October 29

12:00 pm Exhibit
Turkish National Struggle Through American Eyes (1918-1923)
Location:
Croghan Schenley Ballroom, Cathedral of Learning, First Floor, Room 156
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with Turkish Nationality Room Committee
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This experience offers a unique perspective on the events that led to the founding of the Republic of Turkey as seen through the lens of American newspaper clippings. An exhibition curating and contextualizing American newspaper coverage of the transformative events between 1918 and 1923 that led to the birth of the Republic of Turkey

Monday, October 30 until Monday, November 6

(All day) Exhibit
Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies and Global Hub
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Join us for our Dia de los Muertos celebration!

From October 30th to November 6th, stop by the Global Hub in Posvar Hall to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Center for Latin American Studies students, community, and staff have worked together to build an ofrenda, or alter, where you can bring photos or momentos of your loved ones. 

As you engage with the display, you'll have the opportunity to learn more about the symbolism and traditions of Dia de los Muertos. This is a wonderful way to honor the memory of those we've lost and celebrate their lives. We welcome everyone to join us in this celebration of life and cultural understanding.

 For more details or inquiries, please reach out to clas@pitt.edu

Monday, October 30

3:30 pm Student Club Activity
Swahili Beginner Conversation Hour
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Less-Commonly-Taught-Languages Center
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Beginner Swahili students are invited to join this weekly conversation hour to practice the language outside of the classroom.

4:00 pm Student Club Activity
Talk Time - English Conversation Hour
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 and Office of International Services 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 :)

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

8:00 pm Summer Program
BRASA at Pitt Summit Presentations
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Luso-Brazilian Student Association
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Join Brazilian Student Association members who attended the BRASA Summit in DC as they give a re-cap about what they learned.

8:00 pm Information Session
Summer Nursing at Trinity College Dublin Information Session
Sponsored by:
Global Experiences Office along with School of Nursing
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Join us on Monday, October 30, 8:00pm on Zoom only: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuceyhpjsiE9BDDkS9GkoAUOuPd3diCluk. Learn more about the summer program Nursing at Trinity College Dublin!

Tuesday, October 31

12:30 pm Student Club Activity
Talk Time - English Conversation Hour
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 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 :)

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 November 21.

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, November 1

12:00 pm Cultural Event
English Korean Language Social Hour
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center and Global Hub along with English Language Institute
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A language and cultural exchange between Pitt language learners and international speakers. Registration Required

2:30 pm Student Club Activity
French Conversation Hour
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 Workshop
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: Creating Papel Picado
Location:
The University Store on Fifth, C4C: The Workshop (lower level) 4000 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with University of Pittsburgh Center for Creativity
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Join the Center for Latin American Studies and the Center for Creativity to make papel picado in honor of the Day of the Dead!

Papel picado, the colorful cut paper banners used for Mexican fiestas, is translated as “minced paper” because it is made by cutting out shapes in a see-through pattern.

It is commonly displayed for both secular and religious occasions, and is often incoporated into altars during the Day of the Dead. Come learn its history and meaning and how to make it!

Snacks will be provided!

3:30 pm Student Club Activity
Swahili Conversation Table
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Less-Commonly-Taught-Languages Center
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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.

4:30 pm Cultural Event
Jennifer Keating's Portraits of Irish Art in Practice: Book Launch
Location:
4310 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Writing Institute, English Department, Composition Program and Center for the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon University
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Portraits of Irish Art in Practice mines the space where aesthetic expression for Irish artistic Rita Duffy, Mairead McClean, Paula McFetridge, and Ursula Burke. Portrait essays, woven with photographs, documents each artist's coming of age in Ireland and Northern Ireland, in the context of her emerging practice. As individuals, their work considers infringements on human rights, systemic violence, gender roles, and the negotiations of figurative and literal borders and boundaries. Together, they interrogate past and present conflict and emergence from conflict, locally and globally. Their critical work is threaded with hope in the context of past and present political fragmentation.

5:00 pm Teacher Training
Africa-China Relationship and its Global Impact: K-12 Educator Workshop
Location:
via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for African Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
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Join us for this FREE online K-12 educator workshop that will examine the history, current status, and future of Africa and China's relationship through a global lens and offer strategies and resources for classroom use. We will explore not only Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa, but provide examples from other regions such as Europe, as well. This workshop will offer teaching strategies and resources for K-12 classroom use, and Act 48 hours and FREE classroom materials will be provided for all participants. This workshop is being conducted in conjunction with the day-long conference, "Africa-China Relationship and Its Global Impact," which will take place on Friday, November 10 from 9 am-4 pm ET via Zoom. Workshop participants are invited (but not required) to register for and attend parts, or all, of the November 10 conference, if interested. To register for this workshop, please click here.

5:30 pm Student Club Activity
Spanish Club Meeting
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Spanish Club
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Students will get the opportunity to learn about the Latinx holiday el Día de los Muertos.

7:00 pm Student Club Activity
Turkish Language Table
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Less-Commonly-Taught-Languages Center
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Join biweekly Turkish Language Table meetings for an opportunity for students to practice Turkish while
enjoying Turkish snacks and refreshments.

Note: During Fall semester, Meetings will take place biweekly on November 1, November 29, and December 13, but NOT on November 15.

8:00 pm Information Session
Healthcare Delivery in Switzerland Information Session
Location:
Victoria Building Room 125
Sponsored by:
Global Experiences Office along with School of Nursing
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Join us on Wednesday, November 1,at 8:00pm Victoria Building Room 125 OR Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uf-mgrzMtG9yOz4uhvhtcOJAcOiPJSwwp. Learn more about the summer program Healthcare Delivery in Switzerland!

Thursday, November 2

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 Lecture
CLAS Speaker Series: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childcare: Experiences of African Women and their Descendants in the Americas (19th Century)
Location:
Posvar Hall - 4130
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies
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CLAS Speaker Series presents Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childcare: Experiences of African Women and their Descendants in the Americas (19th Century) by CLAS Postdoctoral Fellow, Lorena Telles

Zoom link will be sent out to those registered as virtual attendees. A light lunch will be served.

12:30 pm Student Club Activity
Talk Time - English Conversation Hour
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 and Office of International Services 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 :)

3:00 pm Information Session
CLAS/NRIEP Scholarships for Latin America
Location:
4130 Posvar
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs and Global Experiences Office
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Learn about funding and scholarships for study and research in Latin America!

4:00 pm Information Session
Plus3 Argentina: Healthcare Management Information Session with Professor Grant Martsolf
Location:
Posvar Hall Room 4625
Sponsored by:
Global Experiences Office along with School of Nursing
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Plus3 Argentina: Healthcare Management Information Session with Professor Grant Martsolf
Thursday, November 2, 4pm
Posvar Hall Room 4625 OR Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqf-uuqDMiGtPMweZTzKLh_iYYlkmSwvv_

4:30 pm Symposium
Referral: Book Symposium: Wendy Z. Goldman
Location:
Rachel Mellon Walton Room, Posner Hall
Announced by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies on behalf of Carnegie Mellon Department of History
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Join us to celebrate Professor Wendy Z. Goldman's recent book; "Fortress Dark and Stern: The Soviet Home Front During World War II."

After Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, German troops seized the heartland of Soviet industry and agriculture and turned the occupied territories into killing fields. "Fortress Dark and Stern" chronicles the epic story of resistance on the home front. Focusing on the impact of total war, it examines the efforts of ordinary people, who withstood starvation and horrific conditions, to make the Allied victory possible.

7:00 pm Lecture
The 80th Anniversary of the French Nationality Room Lecture
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Building
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and UCIS Engagement along with French Nationality Room Committee, The Department of French and Italian, The European Studies Center and The Center Francophone de Pittsburgh
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WHAT ARE KINGS MADE OF?
RETHINKING THE ROYAL BODY
IN EARLY MODERN FRANCE

Dr. Anna Rosensweig
University of Rochester

Anna Rosensweig is Associate Professor of French and the Director of the Graduate Program in Visual & Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester. Rosensweig’s scholarship and teaching focus on early modern literature and culture, the intersections of literature and political theory, and performance studies.

Dr. Rosensweig's lecture will address civic endurance in France through fountains, statues, coins, and royal bodies.

Friday, November 3

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!

2:00 pm Student Club Activity
Joint Pitt-CMU Russian Programs' Social
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Pitt Russian Club and Carnegie Mellon University Department of Russian
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Join students from Pitt and CMU's Russian programs' for a networking event with snacks, desserts, an art workshop, & karaoke!

4:00 pm Lecture
“Finish Off the Beast in His Own Lair!” The Red Army’s Advance into Germany, 1944-45
Location:
Baker/Porter Hall 246A
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies along with Jewish Studies Program and Carnegie Mellon Department of History
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Professor Jochen Hellbeck of Rutgers University will give the third and final presentation of the Socialist Studies Seminar series, presenting on a chapter from his book-in-progress, "A War Like No Other?"

Part of a forthcoming monograph devoted to the decades-long stand-off between Nazi antibolshevism and Soviet antifascism, this chapter traces the Red Army’s incursion into Germany in 1944 and 1945 as it focuses on the interpretive lenses that propagandists, soldiers, and civilians on both sides of the front applied to the final stage of the Second World War in Europe.

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!

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