Asian Studies Center | UCIS Outreach

The Asian Studies Center is Western Pennsylvania’s regional resource for research, teaching, learning and building connections about Asia. Through 106 affiliated faculty with expertise spanning the academic disciplines, we foster multidisciplinary academic programming and community engagement. Founded in 1969, the Center is widely recognized as one of the best and most comprehensive in the country for programs in Chinese and Japanese language and culture studies, with growing strengths in Indian and Korean studies.

Web Site:

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc

Services Offered:

Cultural Festivals

Internships

Professional Development Workshops

Resource Lending Library

Activities Presented in Conjunction with Asian Studies Center

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the Asian Studies Center or as a result of programming in which they participated.

Weblinks

Summer Institute for Global Educators 2021: Global 360 in the Classroom

Intended Audience:

K-12

In this presentation, Michael Walters, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs Tour Director, and Reagan Harper, Nationality Rooms Quo Vadis guide, lead viewers through the Global 360 experience in a virtual tour of the Polish Nationality Room.

Global 360 in the Classroom

Summer Institute for Global Educators 2021: Global and Local Perspectives on Cities

Intended Audience:

K-12

In this presentation, Dr. Michael Glass from the University of Pittsburgh's Urban Studies program discusses global and local perspectives on cities.

Global and Local Perspectives on Cities

Summer Institute for Global Educators 2021: HELMS: International Studies Past, Present, and Future

Intended Audience:

K-12

In this presentation, UCIS staff Dr. Allyson Delnore, Dr. Veronica Dristas, and Samantha Moik discuss the importance of identifying and incorporating HELMS (Historical Context, Ethics, Language Proficiency, Media Literacy, and Social Science Methodologies) into the K-12 classroom.

HELMS