Global Studies Center

 
The Global Studies Center is a dynamic and innovative program that is one of an elite group of seven global centers funded by the US Department of Education. We seek to promote critical thinking and practical engagement with the world through the interdisciplinary study of transnational processes. We emphasize the connections, divisions, disruptions, inequalities, and productive possibilities these processes engender across time and space. We foster innovative research, rigorous study, and thoughtful practice through our collaborations with staff, students, faculty, and community partners locally and around the world, creating diverse and inclusive spaces for intellectual growth and debate

Services Offered: 
Guest Speakers
High School Student Events
Internships
Professional Development Workshops
School Visits

Resources

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

Presentation Slides (e.g PowerPoint)

Intended Audience:
9-12

These resources explore the history, current status, and future of Africa and China's relationship through a global lens, providing examples of not only Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa, but from other regions such as Europe, as well. The resources offer teaching strategies and resources for K-12 classroom use.

Intended Audience:
Faculty, Post-Secondary

PowerPoint presentation delivered by Dr. Jorge Enrique Delgado of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education at the workshop "Working with International Students on Your Campus," held at Westmoreland County Community College on October 6, 2015.

Intended Audience:
K-12

In this presentation, Dr. Brenda G. Jordan and Stephen Wludarski of the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia discuss Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura, a novel about murder, retribution, and the deadly effect of smallpox in a struggling coastal Japanese fishing village. The board game "Shipwrecks" is also introduced.

Outreach at Global Studies Center

Catherine Fratto
Assistant Director for Outreach
Global Studies Center