Job opportunity in NY

HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION
JOB DESCRIPTION OF STAFF POSITION
Job Title: Eastern Region Public Affairs Associate
Department: National Public Relations
Supervisor: Senior National Director for Public Affairs and Institutional Planning
Summary: Serves as the Public Relations officer for the New York campus
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
 produce and implement public relations and marketing initiatives for HUC-JIR/NY;
 write, design, produce, and disseminate press releases, brochures, catalogs, invitations, posters, ads;
 disseminate news and events notices through HUC.NYUpdate;
 coordinate academic convocations, including Founders Day, Graduation, Ordination, and academic conferences -- including promotional materials, programs, and logistics;
 assist National Public Affairs by collating New York School news and materials for national publicity efforts, the HUC-JIR website, and writing articles for HUC-JIR’s Chronicle magazine;
 assist the Eastern Region Development Office in promoting special events;
 maintain press contacts and HUC.NYUpdate listserv mailing list;
 manage your departmental budget;
 assist with pr, marketing, and audience development for the HUC-JR Museum;
 serve as the staff liaison to the NY Board of Overseers Public Relations and Outreach Committee.
 participate in bi-weekly National Public Affairs meetings
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
 Excellent communications, writing, and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels of the organization and with external media outlets, graphic designers, and print production companies to provide information with clarity, courtesy and tact.
 Judgment necessary to handle delicate and confidential circumstances and information.
 Approximately two years on-the-job experience in public relations and marketing
 Excellent in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, graphic design programs, and digital photography
 Ability to organize, multi-task, perform under pressure and complete projects with time deadlines.
 Ability to collaborate with public affairs staff at four campuses


HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION
JOB DESCRIPTION OF STAFF POSITION
Job Title: National Public Affairs Associate
Department: National Public Relations
Supervisor: Senior National Director for Public Affairs and Institutional Planning
Summary: Assists with National Public Affairs and Institutional Planning
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
 produce and implement national public relations and marketing initiatives for HUC-JIR;
 place administration and faculty interviews in national media
 write, design, produce, and disseminate press releases, magazine articles, marketing brochures, catalogs, newsletters, invitations, posters, ads;
 disseminate news and events notices through our website;
 coordinate national pr for academic convocations, including Founders Day, Graduation, Ordination, and national academic conferences -- including promotional materials, programs, and logistics;
 collate Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York School news and materials for national publicity efforts, the HUC-JIR website, the Kesher online newsletter, and HUC-JIR’s Chronicle magazine;
 assist the National Development Office in promoting special events;
 maintain press contacts and mailing lists;
 chair the National Website Oversight Committee and oversee all content, postings, graphics, and other aspects of the HUC-JIR website;
 supervise media productions on campus;
 coordinator of web-based catalog for updated content and design in consultation with Provost, Deans, and Directors
 assist Recruitment and Admissions Department by serving as coordinator of content, design, and production of new system of recruitment prospectus materials, in consultation with Provost and program directors
 initiate, develop, and steward corporate partnerships and sponsorships for HUC-JIR public relations vehicles, including publications and special events
 assist in supervision of public affairs staff, volunteers, and interns
 represent the department in bi-monthly administration meetings with the NY Dean and other administration department heads
 coordinate production with outsourced printers and designers

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
 Excellent communications, writing, and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels of the organization and with external media outlets, graphic designers, and print production companies to provide information with clarity, courtesy and tact.
 Judgment necessary to handle delicate and confidential circumstances and information.
 Approximately seven years on-the-job experience in public relations and marketing
 Excellent in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, graphic design programs, and digital photography
 Ability to organize, multi-task, perform under pressure and complete projects with time deadlines.
 Ability to collaborate with administration, faculty, and public affairs staff at four campuses

No DUS office hours Wednesday April 25

Since we are at the end of the term, no more drop-in office hours. Please e-mail for an appointment. I am not available Wednesday April 25 but I will be available Thursday April 26 in the afternoon. I will also be available Friday April 27.

(There are no regular office hours for undergrad advising in Religious Studies during the summer.)

One More Event

DISCOVERING HISTORY

FROM THE FIELD:

A KNOWLEDGE ARCHAEOLOGY ON FOLK LITERATURE,

LEGENDS, AND TALES

Lecture by

ZHAO SHIYU

Professor of History

Beijing Normal University

Thursday, April 26, 2007

2:00-3:30 PM

4217 Posvar Hall

Zhao Shiyu is Professor of History at Beijing Normal University. A leading authority on Ming-Qing history, popular religion, and folklore studies in China, Professor Zhao has published eight books and numerous articles in both Chinese and English. He is the vice president of the National Folklore Society in China, a council member of several major scholarly associations in China and has been in charge of a number of China’s national programs of social sciences and humanities.

Sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies at Pitt, the Asian Studies Center of the University Center for International Studies, and the Departments of Modern Languages and History at Carnegie-Mellon University

End of term reminders

1) When you come to the Religious Studies department to turn in papers, make sure you place your paper in the correct mailbox. Faculty and teaching assistants are not responsible for tracking down your paper if it is placed in the wrong place. Sliding papers under locked doors is a terrible idea, yet in the panic of the end of the semester some students forget this.

2) Make plans to pick up your papers and exams at the beginning of the fall term (if you are going away for the summer) or over the summer. It constantly amazes me how few students pick up graded papers and exams. When it comes time for you to ask Dr. X to write you a letter of recommendation, one of the first requests Dr. X is likely to make is that you bring her copies of the work you did for Dr. X's class.

3) For those of you new to the department, be aware that we offer very little advising over the summer term. The DUS in this department is on a two-term appointment which means that his summer is meant to be devoted to research and writing. If you have not registered for fall classes, you should meet with me and do this before the end of the term. E-mail for an appointment.

Summer Courses

If you have been meaning to register for summer courses but haven't done so, DO SO NOW. Summer courses with fewer than 6 students enrolled will be cancelled next week.

See here for course descriptions of summer Religious Studies courses:
http://136.142.19.171/course_descriptions/BrowseCourses.html

April 20 Debating Cosmopolitanism

Shail Mayaram

Professor and Senior Fellow
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
Delhi
Debating Cosmopolitanism

Friday, April 20, 20074.00pmCL Room 501

The talk examines language-based efforts to pluralise the concept of cosmopolitanism. Its focuses specifically on landmark contributions by Sheldon Pollock and Muzaffar Alam, who elaborate a perspective grounded in the literary cultures of Sanskrit and Persian. The talk extends their analysis to other civilizations such as the Arab and Chinese and includes perspectives from the vernacular. Contemporary theories of cosmopolitanism (Martha Nussbaum, Homi Bhabha’s notion of vernacular cosmopolitanism and Craig Calhoun’s emphasis on nationalism and the nation-state as the site of cosmopolitanism) are discussed in relation to Kant’s vision of perpetual peace achieved through global commerce and the universalism of political institutions and global citizenship. What both liberal and post-liberal positions fail to yield is a theory of selfhood that goes beyond the duality of self and other. There are however, alternative conceptions of this duality in the work of theorists like George Herbert Mead and in Asian philosophies such as those of Confucius and Gandhi, which take us beyond mere toleration.

Shail Mayaram is a member of the Subaltern Studies collective and has co-edited vol. xii, Muslims, Dalits, and the Fabrications of History (2005). Her books include Against History, Against State: Counterperspectives from the Margins (2003); Resisting Regimes: Myth, Memory and the Shaping of a Muslim Identity (1997); and (coauthored ) Creating a Nationality: The Ramjanmabhumi Movement and the Fear of Self (1995). Her current interest is in inter-ethnic relations in cities. Currently Dr. Mayaram is researching the idea of the sacred city (a study of the Indo-Islamic city of Ajmer), the city as imperium and the mega-city (Delhi). Her work will appear in the forthcoming anthology The Other Global City: Living Together in Asia.

Sponsored by: boundary 2, Cultural Studies, Asian Studies, Departments of English and Anthropology

Intro to Medieval Art

Rebekah Perry
History of Art & Architecture
"Intro to Medieval Art" (HA&A 0050) is being offered this summer in the first six-week session. This is a fun and engaging course that combines topics and themes of broad artistic, architectural, historic, and religious interests from the Early Christian period to the High Middle Ages. The course is 3 credits. No prerequisites are required. Classes will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the convenient evening time of 6 – 9:15 pm. For questions, e-mail Rebekah Perry at rep22@pitt.edu. See official course description below.

"This course is a survey of the major monuments of painting, architecture, sculpture and minor arts made between the 3rd and 15th century for major patrons in the nation states, the Christian church, and other religious groups in Europe. Students learn to recognize, understand, and write about the major techniques, stylistic developments, and iconographic themes, of art and the major structural and aesthetic development in architecture.
Lectures focus on demonstrating the evolution of style across time and on the characteristics of particular historical periods and geographical eras in Europe."

April 14: 2007 HOLI DANCE PARTY - BHANGRA & DANDIYA

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

Cultural Event/Festival--ANKUR & The Hindu Students Council Invite You to the 2007 HOLI DANCE PARTY - BHANGRA & DANDIYA
7:30 PM
Holiday Inn University Center, 100 Lytton Ave.
http://www.pitt.edu/~sorc/pittankur/
Audience: All are welcome to attend
Cost: Free! w/ Pitt ID, $3 w/ Mazaa ticket, $5 otherwise
Announced by: Asian Studies Center, ANKUR, Hindu Students Council

Garba will be held on Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 PM at the Holiday Inn University Center, 100 Lytton Ave., Pittsburgh. Join us for heavy appetizers and a full night of raas, garba, and bhangra. Admission is free with Pitt ID, $3 with Mazaa events (Holi Colorfight & DHOOM 2 screening) ticket and $5 otherwise. Brought to you by ANKUR - The Indian Graduate Student Organization & The Hindu Students Council.
For more information, contact ANKUR - The Indian Graduate Student Organization - sorc+pittankur@pitt.edu

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Important Dates for Summer Term

The summer term (full, traditional term) begins Monday May 7. If you want to take a full-term course in 2077 you must register by Friday May 5. The add/drop period for these classes end May 18.

Most summer courses, however, are offered as 12 week, 6 week, or 4 week courses.
12 week courses are Monday May 14 to Saturday, August 4. = 12W
There are 2 6-week sessions: Monday May 14 to Saturday June 23= 6W1 and Monday June 25 to Saturday August 4= 6W2.

There are 3 4-week sessions (labeled 4W1, 4W2, and 4W3) that fit into those 12 weeks.

A full calendar, including add/drop and monitored withdrawal deadlines, is found here.

Last Department event of the term!

The Department of Religious Studies
University of Pittsburgh

presents

XUAN FANG

Associate Professor of Buddhism, Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Religious Theory, Renmin University of China
Visiting Fellow, Yenching Institute, Harvard University


“Current Trends in Buddhism in China:

Church-State Relations”

Wednesday, April 18, 2007
2628 Cathedral of Learning
12:00 Noon

reception to follow

Cosponsored by the Asian Studies Center of the University Center for International Studies and University Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh

No change in the GRE for the fall

Dear All,

As some of you were aware, ETS had planned to launch a new GRE beginning in Fall 2007. I am writing to inform you that ETS is NOT going to launch the new GRE test after all. The test and the testing procedures will remain the same for the foreseeable future. For further details, please see below.

Cheers,

Nicole Constable

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Research

School of Arts & Sciences

University of Pittsburgh

5141 Sennott Square

412-624-6094

FAX: 412-624-6855

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: [CGS List] Important Announcement Regarding the Revised GRE

General Test

Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:14:31 -0400

From: Payne, David

Reply-To: CGS Dean's Discussion List

To:

Dear CGS Member,

I want to alert you to a news release that ETS issued this morning

announcing that we have cancelled plans to launch the revised GRE®

General Test (the news release can be viewed at www.ets.org/gre

). The decision was made in consultation with

the Executive Committee of the Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®)

Board. While ETS and the Board remain committed to improving the test,

on balance, we believe the potential risk to testing access outweighed

the benefits of immediately moving to the new format.

ETS made this decision with the best interests of test takers and score

users in mind. The primary factor underlying this decision is our

commitment to provide all test takers and score users easy access to

tests and scores, minimal change and disruption in the test process, and

the most valid predictor possible of a test taker’s preparedness for

graduate study. After careful review, we believe the current GRE General

Test remains the best means of achieving those goals.

The primary reason for canceling the launch of the revised GRE General

Test was access for test takers. During the past three months it has

become clear that we could not accommodate all anticipated fall 2007 GRE

test takers with the new Internet-based Testing (iBT) network. To meet

the need for seats, we were planning multiple contingency plans, each of

which carried potential risks. In addition, we have received input from

graduate deans, admission staff, test center staff, and the

international educational advising community over the past several

months. We took very seriously all of the concerns raised by these

groups. After much debate and evaluation, we determined that we could

not assure full, simultaneous access to the revised test for all

students worldwide.

For the testing year September 2007-June 2008, we will continue to offer

the GRE General Test in its current computer-based, continuous testing

format. For test takers and score users, nothing will change, with the

possible exception of seamless adjustments to the Analytical Writing

prompts (i.e., the writing tasks that the test takers respond to in the

Analytical Writing section). Registrations for the current GRE General

Test in India, China and Japan, which had been closed in recent weeks,

are being reopened in the next few days to accommodate application

deadlines.

We at ETS truly appreciate the feedback and support that you have given

us. ETS will rethink and redesign the strategy for addressing needs for

new test content and psychometric models for the GRE General Test, and

we will work with the GRE Board to consider future improvements that

will not impair access. We are working on a plan to guide our

activities in the future, and we will share those plans with the GRE

Board soon.

Please feel free to share this message with appropriate faculty and

staff on your campus. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate

to contact me.

Sincerely,

David G. Payne, PhD

Executive Director, GRE Program

Higher Education Division

Educational Testing Service

Rosedale Road, MS 08-L

Princeton, NJ 08541

Office: (609) 683-2014

Fax: (609) 683-2022

Graduation Deadlines and Religious Studies 1903 reminder

Deadlines to apply to graduate:

The deadline to apply for August 2007 graduation at Thackeray Hall without a late fee was March 30. You can still apply but they will charge a late fee. You may be able to throw yourself on their mercy if you get the forms in asap and ask them to waive the fee. The date was published on the official A&S calendar at the top of the term, linked from the A&S undergraduate website, however, so they may hold you to it.)

The deadline to apply for December 2008 graduation is July 6. [This is tentative until the official A&S summer term calendar comes out in a few weeks so check back then.]

The deadline to apply for April 2008 graduation will be mid-November.

Keep in mind that you do not automatically graduate when you reach 120 credits. You must submit an application in Thackeray.

Religious Studies 1903:

Majors: if you are graduating in December 2007, April 2008 or August 2008 and have not taken Religious Studies 1903--the major capstone course--you should register for this course for the FALL TERM 2007 [=2071=the term coming up in a few months].

Despite my discussion of this with anyone who has come in for advising, it occurs to me that some people may still not have gotten the message (especially people who did not come in for pre-registration advising appointments). Please feel free to come in and discuss this with me further in office hours.

If you have not yet registered for the fall, remember that if I do not register you, you will need a permission slip for Relgst 1903 and you need to remind your other advisor or the registrar's office or your genie in a bottle with access to Peoplesoft that you need to take Relgst 1903 for 3 credits (not 1 which is the default for this course).

Career Services job listings

Citizen Schools National Teaching Fellow position:
The National Teaching Fellowship at Citizen Schools, a program currently supported by AmeriCorps*, is a two-year leadership development program offering tremendous experience and the opportunity to work within two leading educational institutions: a Citizen Schools campus and a partner organization. The Fellowship is designed to provide hands-on leadership development to people of varied backgrounds who have high potential as educators and community builders.
Campus Organizer & Fellowship positions with U.S. Public Interest Research Group: http://www.studentpirgs.org/
Address real problems and get meaningful results. If you want a job where you can work to solve problems each day, consider a job with the state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs). The state PIRGs are a national network of nonprofit organizations that advocate on behalf of the public interest. Starting with thorough research, we tackle problems that need to be solved.

Roomful Express Sales Associate
Sales Team Member / Sales Associate • Sell our merchandise through excellent presentations, professional demeanor, and unparalleled product knowledge • Turn customers into clients by establishing and building rapport and establishing trust & value
Rite Aid Management Trainee
As a Store Manager you will be running a multi-million dollar enterprise. In order to prepare you for this role, Rite Aid provides Rite Track candidates with a training and support network consisting of: • An assigned mentor; • Formal performance feedback at 120 days, 240 days, and 360 days; • Nine (9) weeks of classroom and on-the-job training; • Structured interaction with field management professionals.
To find out more about these positions and to apply, log onto Panther Tracks at: http://pitt.erecruiting.com/er/security/login.jsp


*******This week:*******

Careers in Government Day
Slippery Rock University, 4/12, 12:00 pm- 3:30 pm
http://www.sru.edu/pages/13692.asp


Karinne M. Lindner
Pre-law & Liberal Arts Career Consultant
University of Pittsburgh, Career Services
224 William Pitt Union
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-648-7130
http://www.careers.pitt.edu/

Start thinking about 2008-2009!

Yes, if you are graduating in December 2007 or April 2008, you should start thinking about your life after April 2008 now:

Visit this Honors College site for information about fellowship opportunities for degree and non-degree study abroad after graduation: http://www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/opportunities/external_scholarships.html

If you are planning to go to graduate school in the humanities or social sciences or to professional school in law, medicine, public health, public affairs, or other fields, having (additional) international experience and language training after graduation is good preparation for many fields (and looks good on applications also.) Note that the Rotary deadline for 2008-2009 is June of 2007. Get moving.

And go to this Fulbright information session tomorrow if you can: TUESDAY, APRIL 10
Special Invitation to Attend an U.S. Student Fulbright Program Information Meeting4:30 to 6:30
2210 Doherty Hall, Carnegie Mellon University
PIZZA WILL BE SERVED. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
If you are a U.S. citizen with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, an undergraduate graduating in May or August 2008 or are a graduate student (graduating anytime on or after May 2009), and would like to research, study, or teach internationally, you should seriously consider applying for a U.S. Student Fulbright Program Grant. Fulbright Grants pay for one year’s study, research or teaching in up to 140 different countries outside the United States. A full grant covers travel, insurance, tuition (if studying) and living costs. By September 27, 2007, you will need to apply for a Fulbright Grant and, if successful, you fulfill your grant commitment the following academic year. Approximately 1,100 Fulbright Grants are awarded annually to graduating seniors, graduate students, and emerging professionals. To be successful, you must decide what you want to do. For the majority of Fulbright grants projects are determined by you. The Fulbright selection board has to be convinced that you have the academic background and the maturity to successfully complete your project within one year. It is very helpful to get written affiliation from a professor or other mentor in your chosen host country. Another form of a Fulbright Grant is to provide support for you to teach English for one year in a total of 15 different countries located in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia and South America. These opportunities are available to graduating seniors. For several of the countries, your host country language skills must be very good, whereas for the other countries, you do not need strong language skills. All teaching grants stress that you be a good representative of the United States and have a good command of English (some teaching and/or tutoring experience is also very helpful). If you are interested in the undergraduate Fulbright Program and are not able to attend to this meeting, please contact Allison Hahn at allibunga@gmail.com and schedule a time to meet with Amy Eckhardt. If you are interested in the graduate Fulbright Program and are not able to attend to this meeting, please contact Angi Yucas at yucas@ucis.pitt.edu. For additional information about the U.S. Student Fulbright Program, please visit the Fulbright website at http://www.iie.org/fulbright/.The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University are co-sponsoring an information session given by Tony Claudino from IIE in New York about the Fulbright Student Programs.

Visit the Career Services website for general information about how to start planning your post-BA career: http://www.placement.pitt.edu/

Lecture on "Dreams and Visions...

in Medieval Miracle Accounts"

presented by Gabor Klaniczay (CEU, Budapest)

sponsored by Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Friday April 14, 4 pm, CL 501.

More Closed CGS classes

We will not be able to honor further registration requests for the following classes:

Dept
Course Number
Class Number
Class name
Effective date
ANTH
0768
13401
Human Sexuality in Cross Cultural
3/19/2007
ANTH
0538
13403
The Archeologist Looks at Death
3/21/2007
ARTSC
0150
12657
Introduction to Global Studies
4/5/2007
ENGCMP
0400
12664
Written Professional Communication
3/21/2007
HPS
0613
12771
Morality and Medicine
3/22/2007
PUBSRV
0150
14037
Introduction to Global Studies
4/5/2007

John English
Director, Extended Education and Distance Learning
College of General Studies
University of Pittsburgh
412-624-7316 (voice)

Lecture on Dutch Jews in Terezin

THURSDAY, APRIL 12


Lecture--European Colloquium Series: Outsiders in a Forced Community: Dutch Jews in the Nazi Ghetto of Terezin, 1943-1945 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
3703 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Audience: Open to the public
Sponsored by: Center for Russian and East European Studies

Anna Hajkova, Department of History
For more information, contact Stacey Kronandor - 412-648-7407 crees@pitt.edu

Lecture on early Chinese manuscripts

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11

Lecture--FLUIDITY And FIXITY: Observations on the Materiality of Excavated Manuscripts in Early China, a talk by Lai Guolong of U. Florida 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 4130 Posvar Hall
Audience: All are welcome to attend
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Center, China Council, Department of History, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Department of Classics

Utilizing recently excavated bamboo and silk manuscripts, Professor Lai will explore the sociology of early Chinese texts by investigating such issues as the material form of early Chinese manuscripts, the relationship between literary and non-literary texts, and the impact of form on circulation and reading habits. The fluidity of early China texts was the consequence of the material media and the ways of transmission (i.e. both oral and copying) in early China. Methodologically, this lecture will draw on concepts and methods developed in the fields of "sociology of texts" and biblical studies. This talk is sponsored by the China Council, the Departments of History, History of Art and Architecture, and Classics, and the Asian Studies Center of the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.
For more information, contact Katherine Carlitz - 412-648-7371 kcarlitz@ucis.pitt.edu

Islamic Cosmopolitanism Wednesday April 11

The Department of Religious Studies

presents

Joseph S. Alter, Professor of Anthropology

"Islamic Cosmopolitanism: Hakim Mohammad Said and the Society for the Promotion of Eastern Medicine"

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
12 noon
2628 Cathedral of Learning
Coffee and cookies provided; you are welcome to bring your lunch.

Jewish Music Events April 15-16.

Two events with Professor Philip Bohlman, Mary Werkman Professor of the
Humanities and of Music, and Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of
Chicago.

On SUNDAY, APRIL 15, Holocaust Rememberance Day, Professor Bohlman,
accompanied by Christine Bohlman, will present a musical program dedicated
to the memory of Viktor Ullman, highlighting his last musical composition
performed at the concentration camp Terezin. This event, which will last
approximately sixty minutes, is scheduled for 2:30 PM in the Auditorium of
the Frick Fine Arts Building across the street from the Carnegie Music Hall
thereby giving all those who attend the opportunity to join the community
for its annual Holocaust Day commemoration scheduled for 4:00 PM.

On MONDAY, APRIL 16, Professor Bohlman will offer an interpretive lecture
on the history of Jewish music under the title "Jewish Music in the Age of
Revival." The talk will highlight the work of the musicologist A. Z.
Idelsohn and his 1911-1913 recordings in Jerusalem which served to map the
contours of the Jewish Diaspora.
This talk will be presented in the Music building located a the corner of
Fifth Avenue and Bellefield Street. Please call 412 624-2279 for the time
and room assignment.

About the presenter:

Philip V. Bohlman is the Mary Werkman Professor of the Humanities and of Music, and Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago. His teaching and courses cover a broad range, with special interests in music and modernity, folk and popular music in North America and Europe, Jewish music, music of the Middle East and South Asia, music and religion, and music at the encounter with racism and colonialism. A pianist, he is also the Artistic Director of the "New Budapest Orpheum Society," a Jewish cabaret ensemble at Chicago. Philip Bohlman was awarded the Edward Dent Medal by the Royal Music Association in 1997 and the Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin in 2003.

Both programs are co-sponsored by the Program in Jewish Studies and the Department of Music.

Denova on the Jesus Tomb this Friday

Thinking 'Inside' the Box: Tombs, Ossuaries, Inscriptions,
and the 'Family' of Jesus

Professor Rebecca Denova
Department of Religious Studies

2 P.M.
Friday, April 6, 2007
NOTE: THIS LECTURE IN THE KURTZMAN ROOM

On March 4, the Discovery Channel premiered a documentary that sent shock
waves through most of the Christian world. Simcha Jacobovici, along with
producer James Cameron, revealed that they had "re-discovered" the family
tomb of Jesus, and demonstrated scientific evidence to support their claim.
"Re-discovered" here refers to the fact that the tomb and its contents have
long been known to scholars in the field, where very different conclusions
have been offered.

Dr. Rebecca Denova, Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Religious
Studies, will discuss the details of the Talpiot tomb, the different
opinions of archaeologists and New Testament scholars, and an overview of
the Christian belief in "bodily" resurrection. What does this discovery
mean for the faithful, and what can we learn about the first Christian
generation to follow Jesus, when it comes to ideas concerning the "body?"
Is it possible that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, fathered a son,
and that the whole "family" has been resting in a tomb in southern
Jerusalem for two thousand years?

Fulbright Information Session Tuesday

If you are graduating next year, read this:

Special Invitation to Attend a

U.S. Student Fulbright Program Information Meeting

If you are a U.S. citizen with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, an undergraduate graduating in May or August 2008 or are a graduate student (graduating anytime on or after May 2009), and would like to research, study, or teach internationally, you should seriously consider applying for a U.S. Student Fulbright Program Grant.

Fulbright Grants pay for one year’s study, research or teaching in up to 140 different countries outside the United States. A full grant covers travel, insurance, tuition (if studying) and living costs. By September 28 , 2007, you will need to apply for a Fulbright Grant and, if successful, you fulfill your grant commitment the following academic year.

Approximately 1,100 Fulbright Grants are awarded annually to graduating seniors, graduate students, and emerging professionals. To be successful, you must decide what you want to do. For the majority of Fulbright grants your project is determined by you. The Fulbright selection board has to be convinced that you have the academic background and the maturity to successfully complete your project within one year. It is very helpful to get written affiliation from a professor or other mentor in your chosen host country. For example, a philosophy student decided to study Aristotle’s concept of human being and its Islamic reception in France – he contacted a faculty member in France who was researching the same concept and received a letter of support from her.

Another form of Fulbright Grant provides support for you to teach English for one year in a total of 15 different countries located in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia and South America. These opportunities are available to graduating seniors. For several of the countries, your host country language skills must be very good: whereas for the other countries, you do not need strong language skills. All teaching grants stress that you be a good representative of the United States and have a good command of English (some teaching and/or tutoring experience is also very helpful).

The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University are co-sponsoring an information session given by Tony Claudino from IIE in New York about the Fulbright Student Programs:

April 10, 2007

4:30 to 6:30

2210 Doherty Hall, Carnegie Mellon University

PIZZA WILL BE SERVED. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

If you are interested in the Fulbright Program and are not able to attend to this meeting, please contact Allison Hahn at allibunga@gmail.com and schedule a time for us to meet. For additional information about the U.S. Student Fulbright Program, please visit the Fulbright website at http://www.iie.org/fulbright/ .

We hope this outstanding opportunity interests you and we hope to see you at the information meeting.

The 2008-2009 U.S. Student Fulbright Competition will open on May 1, 2007. The Pitt campus deadline is September 28, 2007

Ossip Awards

THE OSSIP AWARDS
FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE WRITING

Sponsored by the School of Arts and Sciences


The School of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce our annual writing competition. Its purpose is to recognize and promote fine nonfiction prose writing in the Natural Sciences, the Social Sciences, and the Humanities. Cash prizes will be awarded for winning entries in the categories of Research Writing (projects involving substantial analysis of primary sources or data) and Critical Writing (projects involving critical analysis of a text, artifact, problem, issue, or experience).

The 2007 competition will consider pieces written for courses taken at the University of Pittsburgh during the 2005-2006 or 2006-2007 academic years (Fall, Spring, or Summer Terms). Submissions will be judged by the College Writing Board, and the awards will be acknowledged at the Honors Convocation.


Guidelines for Submission:
1. Papers must have been written by a matriculated undergraduate student in Arts and Sciences, to fulfill the requirements for a course at the University of Pittsburgh. Papers may be revised before being submitted to the contest.

2. Submit eight clean copies to the Chair of the College Writing Board, Dept of English, 526 CL. The copies should be accompanied by one cover sheet listing the title of the piece; student’s name, address, and PeopleSoft number; the name of the department, the class, and the professor for whom the paper was written; and the category in which the paper belongs (Research or Critical Writing). Except for the cover sheet, submissions should be identified by title only.

3. Submissions may also be made online through the Writing Across the Curriculum website (www.wac.pitt.edu). Please refer to the guidelines and cover sheet found under “Ossip Awards.” Online submissions must also include a note indicating whether the piece belongs in the Research or Critical Writing category. Except for the cover sheet, submissions should be identified by title only.

4. All contestants must either include a copy of the assignment that prompted the paper, or attach a preface that explains the assignment in detail. Submissions without an assignment sheet or preface will not be considered.

5. The deadline for submission is May 15, 2007. Submissions will be accepted any time between now and the deadline.

6. Fiction and poetry are not eligible for the Ossip Award.

7. Judges for the competition will consider content (writing that demonstrates depth and breadth of understanding, provides accurate information, and conveys quality analysis), coherence (writing that shows clear purpose, logical organization, and sentence fluency), and style (writing that is precise, clear, and compelling within the context of disciplinary conventions) when evaluating the essays.



For more information contact:
Beth Matway, Chair, College Writing Board, 526 CL; 624-6533; ebm12@pitt.edu

DUS Office hours this week

Hello all,

I will be back from my short leave this week and will hold drop-in office hours as follows:

Monday (April 2): 1-3 pm

Wednesday (April 4): NO OFFICE HOURS (regular hours cancelled this week)

Thursday (April 5): 1-3 pm

More about Information Sciences

Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 8:00 – 9:00 pm

Towers Lobby – Snacks will be provided

We invite undergraduate students to learn about the program and careers of BSIS graduates from the Program Chair, Bob Perkoski. A current BSIS student will also discuss internship and job opportunities. Students are requested to RSVP to sreza@sis.pitt.edu , but RSVPs are not necessary. The first 20 students will receive free t-shirts.

Fulbright information session

Fulbright Student Program: Student Information Session
Save the date! Representatives from IIE will be on campus for a Fulbright information session for students. Graduating Seniors and students who already hold a BA or are in graduate school are eligible to apply for the Fublright for up to 1 year of study and/or research or English Language Teaching in over 130 countries.The information session will take place on Tuesday, April 10 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in 2210 Doherty Hall, CMU. Pizza will be provided. No registration required.