Women in International Security- WIIS Pitt Chapter

03/18/2022

Proud of interim Director Dr. Müge Finkel, GSPIA student Katrina Lenhart (MID'22), and researcher Briana Howell (PhD candidate PolSci) for presenting at this conference on Saturday, March 19!

It’s officially American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) National Conference Week! is honored to support & contribute to timely conversations tackling critical issues & exploring sustainable solutions at .

10/12/2021

Please join the Latinx Connect conference for this exciting panel on October 14th from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.

CLAS/UCIS@Pitt Invite:

Latinx Connet: Elevating Latinx Identities & Contemporary Issues Conference (10/14-10/16)

Policy, & Advocacy Panel:
Current LatinX Affairs in Pennsylvania 10/14/2021
4:00-5:30PM

For more information and registration for this panel and the conference, visit: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/events/policy-and-advocacy-panel-current-latinx-affairs-pennsylvania or email [email protected].

This panel is hosted by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) in the University Center for International Studies (UCIS), and as part of the Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at the University of Pittsburgh.

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LatinxConnect Conference 2021

For a schedule of events for the Latinx Hispanic Month at Pitt, visit:
https://www.diversity.pitt.edu/events/monthly-celebrations/hispanic-heritage-celebration-month
Gina Ann Garcia, Luz Amanda, Manuel Rl, Alexis Takoushian, Keila Grinberg, Caelan Hidalgo Schick,

10/10/2021

Please join us in a few days for this robust 3 days of excellent free events!

10/06/2021

You are invited to join a fun, free campus activity on Zoom, with prizes. Register by midnight Oct. 6. Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 7PM - Global Trivia with SAYAC: Join the Study Abroad Young Alumni Council (SAYAC) to test your global knowledge! Topics include gastronomy, world history, global politics, and more. Sign up as an individual or as a team. Each member of the winning team will win a hammock! Register by Wednesday, October 6 at 11:59PM. The event will utilize Kahoot and be held virtually over Zoom. Zoom information will be distributed after registration has closed.

Join the Pitt Study Abroad Young Alumni Council (SAYAC) to test your knowledge of the world, and maybe inspire your next trip abroad! Topics include gastronomy, world history, global politics, and more. The trivia event will take place over Zoom on Thursday, October 7 from 7:00-8:00 PM. You may regi...

06/24/2021

Uchenna Mbawuike is an Intern at Women of Color Advancing Peace AND Security (WCAPS) with their Illicit Trafficking Working Group. Her current research interests include human trafficking and s*x slavery networks in Nigeria. Through her internship, a partnership with WIIS-Pitt and WIIS-NY, she is conducting research and drafting a policy brief on the importance of supporting women of color led efforts that address gender-based s*xual violence, slavery and exploitation in Nigeria. While pursing her MPPM’21, she also works full-time as a research specialist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, managing several federally funded projects related to late-life cognitive disorders in vulnerable communities. At GSPIA, Uchenna is a member of the Executive Board Leadership for the Students of Color Alliance (SOCA), recently awarded the Inclusion Award for Community Building by the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). Uchenna is also Advocacy Chair for the Pitt Policy Science Group and a Community Research Advisory Board (CRAB) Board member through The Center for Health Equity at The University of Pittsburgh Department of Public Health.

02/22/2021

Today at 5pm, learn about summer internships at this virtual presentation! Zoom: https://PITT.ZOOM.US/J/91697172646

Password: internship | See comments for list of presenters!!

02/22/2021

Please join us on Wednesday for this interesting presentation! https://lnkd.in/gPGFfti ***de

10/09/2020

Join us for the final session of our conference: the Student Research Showcase on Fri. Oct. 9, 2020 from 1-4PM. Register to receive Zoom link: tinyurl.com/y3m8pg9I Five important topics, six accomplished researchers! Liliana Devia, Luciana Lemos, Laura Gooding, Gabrielle Sinnott, Jillian Royal, & I Younan An

10/07/2020

Join us tonight from 7-8:30PM for CLIMATE CHANGE & CONFLICT, onday 3 of our WIIS Pitt conference: PEACE AND SECURITY DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES, featuring
* Dr. Katharine Mach,
* Ms. Mackenzie Burnett,
* Ms. Rebecca Simon, and
Moderator: Dr. Marcela González Rivas, Assoc. Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Register for Zoom webinar: tinyurl.com/y6lp43hs

11/13/2019

Watch this short video and be inspired to keep working your hardest to achieve your goals. Why do you experience failure? To strengthen you, for when the time is right. https://www.facebook.com/1339965909481783/posts/1766311620180541?vh=e&d=n&sfns=mo

09/30/2019

Don't miss the WIIS Pittsburgh Chapter launch event tomorrow from 5-7:00! See details below.

We are so excited to announce the launch of a new WIIS Chapter at the University of Pittsburgh! Their official launch is tomorrow at 5 PM. Learn more here: http://ow.ly/t6Q150wwMZo