02/10/2025
Help us spread the love to our neighbors by signing a card that inspires ✨ and supports 🥰!
Stop by the Global Hub or the Office of Inclusion & Belonging between today (Monday) and Friday of this week to leave a note of inspiration, encouragement, or gratitude for staff at local non-profits who support immigrants and refugees. If you can't make it until Friday afternoon, stop by Towers Lobby between 3:30 and 5:30 pm 😊
In the spirit of gratitude, thank you also to the Office of Inclusion and Belonging in Pitt Student Affairs, Pitt Latinx Student Association, and the University of Pittsburgh Hispanic and Latinx Professional Association for collaborating to make this possible 💙💛
02/10/2025
📣 Calling all Pitt students!! We’re looking for volunteers!
Help us plan our first story slam (“Qissa,” which means “story” in Arabic), later this semester 😍 (Stay tuned for more details about the theme, date, location, and more 😊)
⏰ Extended volunteer sign-up deadline: Monday, February 17
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdERrdGB7oehC8vS1Ru12Etx7FVgMRhDBhQRsHlAqrwR0VZgA/viewform
02/07/2025
Pitt undergrads, are you planning to study abroad this summer? If so, check out this incredible opportunity to participate in the UCIS Global Lenses Project! Become a Content Creator and share a story about your experience while earning $400 to help cover airfare or other expenses 😮🌏✈💸
Learn more and apply here: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/students/GlobalLenses 🙌🔗
02/06/2025
Don’t miss one of the most amazing events of the year, TOMORROW from 11 am-1 pm in the WPU Assembly Room!!! Learn to order coffee in various languages, and get Global Distinction, OCC, and Honors OCC credit! ☕️😍🌏
02/04/2025
Join us at 5 pm tomorrow in the Global Hub as the Pitt Asian Student Alliance and the Asian Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh showcase artwork of various mediums!
01/31/2025
We had such an amazing time at Global Trivia Night last night! Thank you to TRIO SSS for collaborating on this annual event, to each of the students who participated, and to the UCIS centers and units that supported the event with prizes and presentations!! And congratulations to the winning teams!! 😍🙌🏽 🌍🎉
From scholarships to study abroad to area and global studies certificates and the Global Distinction to language classes and clubs to cultural events - and much more - we can’t wait to see you Panthers again soon to support you with your international adventures, near and far, as you gain cross-cultural communication skills that help you to stand out to employers! Come see us in the Global Hub soon 😎
In the meantime, if you’re not already on our mailing list, sign up for our newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/aa1141bacf6b/global-hub-newsletter
01/27/2025
Happy Monday, Panthers!! Join us for these great events happening this week 😎
🌎 Tuesday, January 28 (tomorrow) at 4-6 pm on Zoom - Learn more about opportunities to teach English abroad, as part of the UCIS International Career Toolkit Series. Plus, earn Career and Professional Development credit toward the Global Distinction!
🌎 Thursday, January 30 - Join TRIO SSS for Global Trivia Night, test your knowledge of global factoids, learn more about the many opportunities to internationalize your Pitt experience (think study abroad, scholarships, certificates, clubs, and more!), enjoy pizza, and snag prizes 😄
01/21/2025
Check out these great events happening this week!
📽️ The European Union Film Festival, put on by the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh, ends this Thursday - free for Pitt students, and several right here on campus! Don’t miss it!!
🐍 Celebrate the Year of the Snake with the Asian Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh, tomorrow (Wednesday) at noon!
💡Get creative at Open Lab while networking with FLAS Fellows from PittGlobal at the University of Pittsburgh’s global and area studies centers, this Thursday!
01/16/2025
It’s time to “unpack the buzzwords” again! 😊
Join us to tomorrow in the Global Hub to hear from Dr. Clyde Pickett, who serves as Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and a member of the student community to dig into what diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging mean and how this connects to Pitt’s global mission. This conversation will be moderated by UCIS DEIB Manager.
This event is part of PittGlobal at the University of Pittsburgh's “Unpacking the Buzzwords” mini-series and is generously supported by funding from Pitt Diversity. Refreshments will be provided and we hope to see you there to be part of the conversation!
01/10/2025
Are you in the Trans, Q***r, or 2SLGBTQIA+ community and want to travel abroad? Are you a student, faculty, or staff member in these communities who has traveled abroad previously? Join this informal discussion TODAY about traveling abroad and risk assessment, where the presenters share stories and tips for how to feel confident studying abroad with a marginalized gender/sexual identity.
This event is taking place today, Friday, January 10th, from 4 - 5pm in the William Pitt Union, Dining Room A.
Register at https://bit.ly/40hWgOK.
This event is co-sponsored by:
- Center for African Studies
- Department of Anthropology
- Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program
- Global Experiences Office
- Office of International Services
- University Center for International
11/20/2024
Join us today from 2-4 pm to learn about studying abroad in London!
11/13/2024
Join us tomorrow at 2-4 pm to learn about summer and academic year funding opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to support language and area studies. These are prestigious awards administered through the Pitt Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh, European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh, Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at Pitt, Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies- REEES, and Global Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh and granted through the U.S. Department of Education, and we hope to see you there!
11/07/2024
Join the Biomedical Graduate Student Association tonight for its first-ever Diwali, an Indian festival with student performances!
11/05/2024
Join the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh this Wednesday in the Global Hub for a special evening of reflection and conversation on the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Engage with panelists who witnessed this pivotal moment in history and discuss its impact on our world. Featuring Randall Halle as moderator and panelists Stephen Brockmann, Max Trecker, Dániel Mikecz, Sabine Von Dirke, and Nancy Condee. Enjoy pizza while diving into a meaningful dialogue about change and resilience.
Free pizza provided! Don’t miss this unique chance to connect with history.
10/23/2024
Halloween is coming, which means it’s time for another year of Quo Vadis Halloween tours!! Check out these fun and unique tours of the rooms this Friday and Saturday, and catch a rare glimpse inside the Early American Room. You might just hear a ghost story or two as the tour guides get dressed up in costumes, too. 👻🎃