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Baseball season begins on Sunday, April 3!
What European-born pitcher played for the
Pittsburgh Pirates and is in the baseball Hall of Fame?
(Scroll down to find the answer.)
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April 7, 2016
Lecture Series | “Whose Crisis? Germany and the Right to Asylum”
Presenter: Olivia Landry, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of German, University of Pittsburgh
12:00pm, 3703 Posvar Hall
This lecture aims to offer a broader and more nuanced perspective on what has been widely referred to as Europe’s “refugee crisis.” With a focus on Germany, the lecture will reflect on the national and international events and changes that occurred between 2011 and the present as a means of rethinking this crisis as both a humanitarian crisis and an example of humanitarianism in crisis.
April 9, 2016
Teacher Forum on Internationalizing the K-12 Classroom
8:30am, Alcoa Room, University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law
The University Center for International Studies will host a Teacher Forum on Internationalizing the K-12 Classroom on Saturday, April 9, 2016 in the Alcoa Room at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law.
The forum will provide educators, either as an individual participant or as a team of two, with the opportunity to present a project or lesson with a regional or global focus that they have used in the classroom. The project or lesson should focus on one or more of the following items: build understanding and awareness of other cultures, analyze multiple perspectives, communicate effectively across diverse groups, or take action on an international or global issue. Teams consisting of an in-service and a pre-service teacher are particularly encouraged to attend.
Educators will participate in a carousel poster presentation competition in the morning session. During this time educators will have the opportunity to learn from one another’s lessons, while also engaging in a judged competition. Each team will be allowed fifteen minutes to present their lesson or projects to the audience and judges.
Following the morning presentations, educators will participate in a number of workshops that focus on internationalizing the K-12 classroom led by University of Pittsburgh faculty as well as highly qualified teachers from the region.
At the end of the day, all participants will gather together for the awards ceremony. One winner will be selected from each division – elementary, middle, and high school. Each winner will be awarded $500.00.
The deadline for educators to enter the competition has passed; however, teachers interested in joining as participants may still register HERE.
April 12, 2016
Virtual Briefing | EU-US Privacy Shield Update
12:00-1:30pm EDT
“Safe Harbor” is gone, replaced by a new US-EU Privacy Shield agreement. What does this means for US businesses and protection of personal data? Find out from this Virtual Briefing by logging in from your home or office at noon on Tuesday, April 12, 2016.
Presenters:
Ted Dean, US Department of Commerce, Chief Negotiator of US-EU Privacy Shield
Pierluigi Perri, University of Milan, Specialist in Advance Computer Law
David Thaw, University of Pittsburgh, Specialist in Law and Information
For information on how to connect and to register: http://tinyurl.com/gllxtrr.
Cost: $15
April 19, 2016
Conversation on Europe | The Continent Is Cut Off! The British Referendum on the EU
12:00 pm, 4217 Posvar Hall
This June citizens in the United Kingdom will vote on that country’s place in Europe. At a time of rising Euroscepticism there and across Europe, Great Britain will decide if it is better off facing the range of challenges to the European project—economic growth, migration, terrorism, conflict on its borders—by itself or as part of the EU. The results of the referendum will have implications for the entire UK (including Northern Ireland and Scotland), for the economic and political integrity of the EU, and for Great Britain’s ties with key continental countries and with the US. Panelists will address these aspects and many others and will respond to each other and to questions posed by the audience. To join the Conversation and for more information, please contact Kate Bowersox at kal68@pitt.edu.
Panelists:
Michelle Egan, Professor, School of International Service, American University
Amelia Hadfield, Jean Monnet Chair in European Foreign Affairs, Canterbury Christ Church University
Tim Oliver, Dahrendorf Fellow on Europe-North American Relations, London School of Economics
Alan Sked, Professor Emeritus of International History, London School of Economics (founder and former member of UK Independence Party)
April 23, 2016
French Immersion Workshop
8:30am, 4130 Posvar Hall
This Institute offers area secondary school French teachers an opportunity to maintain or improve their language skills, to develop deeper understanding of French culture and its global influence, and to share relevant teaching strategies. The French Immersion Institute hosts three Saturday workshops through the year and an intensive, weeklong workshop beginning in the summer of 2016.
Click here for more information, or contact Kathy Ayers at kma69@pitt.edu.
May 2-4, 2016
Policy Conference | Designing Effective Climate Policies
Twentieth Century Club, Pittsburgh
Solving climate change is a quintessential international collective action problem. Traditionally, the response to such challenges is to design a broad international treaty in an attempt to tackle the sources of the problem. Politicians’ and diplomats’ strong beliefs in the virtue of this approach generated the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. Since its entry into force, however, the Kyoto Protocol has proven to be highly ineffective. Since it became clear that the Protocol would have a limited effect at best, a handful of countries and jurisdictions have experimented with alternative strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The aim of the conference is to study (1) the effectiveness of these various strategies, (2) whether they are politically viable in the long run, and (3) whether they can be scaled up. We will draw both on academic research and practitioners’ input, and contrast the experiences both in European and the United States. A full schedule of events will be forthcoming.
May 4, 2016
Transatlantic Business Panel | Sustainability and American Business: Does Going Green Mean Losing Green?
5:30 pm, Alcoa Room, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
This panel will consider the extent to which a movement for environmentally friendly, low-carbon footprint production and consumption might affect the prospects for American-European trade. Also examined will be whether such effects will be mitigated or exacerbated by the TTIP negotiations, and if sustainability clauses in such an agreement facilitate or inhibit US-European trade.
How nimble are American [and European] companies in this context? Have they anticipated such changes? Do they have products and services that can be profitably traded in a “high sustainability” milieu? Are there any advantages to American business in such an environment?
Confirmed Speakers:
Dale Medearis, Ph.D. - Senior Environmental Planner, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Tentative Speakers:
Damien Levie – Head of trade and Agriculture Section, delegation of the European Union to the United States
Additional Speakers will be confirmed shortly. If you have questions or would like to RSVP, please contact Steve Lund, slund@pitt.edu, Assistant Director of the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
May 7, 2016
Europe Day Festival
12-7:00pm, Posvar Hall
On May 7, 2016 the European Studies Center at Pitt's University Center for International Studies will be hosting its first ever Europe Day Festival! The festival, which will run from 12:00 PM – 7:30 PM in and around Posvar Hall (230 S. Bouquet Street), will be a celebration of European culture, cuisine, and heritage. Local artisans and vendors will create a dynamic marketplace and performances of regional song and dance will be presented on the main stage. Artistic demonstrations, music and children’s activities will take place throughout the day.
More information can be found on our Festival website at www.ucis.pitt.edu/eurofest.
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Europe Day Contest
University of Pittsburgh
Deadline Extended: Friday, April 15, 2016
The European Studies Center's Europe Day Contest is a multimedia contest for students in grades K-12. Students participating in the Europe Day Contest can submit projects using different forms of media related to each year's theme as an individual participant or as a member of a group of two to four students based on the type of project. Selected student winners will be awarded prizes and the opportunity to display their work at the first annual Europe Day Festival on Saturday, May 7, 2016 on the University of Pittsburgh campus.
About the Contest
Through participation in the Europe Day Contest, students will engage in an in-depth study of European cultures, people, history, as well as contemporary issues that are relevant to both the United States and European Union. This experience will help students develop research skills and gain expertise on a topic of their interest related to an annual theme. Any of the following submission formats are possible: paper, poster, art portfolio, documentary, podcast, or website.
Please click HERE to learn more about the Europe Day Contest rules and requirements on the European Studies Center's website.
If you have any questions, please contact the ESC’s Outreach Coordinator, Kathy Ayers, at kma69@pitt.edu.
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Bert Blyleven, born in Zeist Netherlands, 1951; led the Pirates to a World Series championship in 1979.
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