European Studies Center | UCIS Outreach

The European Studies Center (ESC) was established in 1984 and is charged with the university-wide responsibility of coordinating and developing scholarship and teaching related to Europe. The Center promotes the study of Europe at the University of Pittsburgh by developing new courses, lectures, symposia, and conferences with international participants. Center research foci include comparative public policy, social and intellectual history, multiculturalism in Europe, questions of identity, and Europe’s historical and contemporary role in the world.

Web Site:

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

Services Offered:

Cultural Festivals

Guest Speakers

High School Student Events

Intensive Summer Language Study Opportunities

Internships

Pre-professional Workshops with High School Students and Staff

Professional Development Workshops

School Visits

Activities Presented in Conjunction with European Studies Center

Resources

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

Weblinks

Summer Institute for Global Educators 2021: Math, Art, and Culture and the Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity

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.

Math, Art, and Culture and the Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity

Summer Institute for Global Educators 2021: Reflecting on Depictions of the ‘Other’: Images of Russia and Russians

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."

Reflecting on Depictions of the ‘Other’: Images of Russia and Russians”

Summer Institute for Global Educators 2021: Resources for Secondary Educators

Intended Audience:

9-12

In this presentation, Dr. Susan Dawkins, Engagement Coordinator for the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasia Studies at UCIS, shares resources for secondary educators.

Resources for Secondary Educators

Outreach at European Studies Center

Samantha Moik

Engagement Coordinator

University of Pittsburgh

European Studies Center

Contact Samantha by email