Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

 
The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) at the University of Pittsburgh is an interdisciplinary center focusing on Central and Eastern Europe and the successor states of the former Soviet Union. As a Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) funded by the US Department of Education, REEES plays a critical role in promoting regionally focused scholarship and teaching on Pitt’s campus and raising awareness among wider communities in the Pittsburgh area and beyond. REEES's affiliated faculty members come from the humanities, social sciences and professional schools. The Center develops and supports student programs focused on foreign language acquisition, cultural immersion, and interdisciplinary area studies certificates to complement traditional disciplinary degrees. REEES also partners with various international and domestic organizations to promote educational, technical and economic development in the Center's world area.

Services Offered: 
Cultural Festivals
Guest Speakers
High School Student Events
Intensive Summer Language Study Opportunities
Internships
Professional Development Workshops
Resource Lending Library
School Visits

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies or as a result of programming in which they participated.

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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.

Intended Audience:
K-12

In this presentation, Indian Nationality Room Scholarship recipient and children's book author, Amy Alznauer, ties the themes of math, art, and culture into her children's book, "The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity," and offers strategies for creative ways to teach math and art in the K-12 classroom.

Intended Audience:
Higher Education, K-12

In this presentation, Dr. Sean Guillory, Digital Scholarship Curator of the Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies Center at UCIS, presents on “Sketching Russia: American Caricatures of Russia since the 19th c."

Outreach at Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Zita Tóth-Shawgo
Engagement Coordinator
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies