Lecture: "The Neo-Liberal Critique of American Evagelicalism" February 18

boundary 2, an international journal of literature and culture
presents

Jason Stevens
Assistant Professor of English
Harvard University

"Origins of an Ailing Polemic: The Neo-Liberal Critique of American Evangelicalism in its Cold War Context"

4:00 p.m., Monday, February 18, 2008
501 Cathedral of Learning

Jason Stevens received his Ph. D. from Columbia University in 2005. His current research and teaching interests include Twentieth Century American Literature; Religious Studies; American Intellectual History; Film and Mass Culture Studies; Native American Literature; Crime Fiction. He is particularly well-known for his expertise in the relations between American Christianity and Modern American Literature and Politics. His writings include the Introduction to the Signet edition of Sinclair Lewis’ Elmer Gantry, "The Bible and the Gun: Robert Penn Warren's Suspicion of Prophecy," “Should We Forget Reinhold Niebuhr,” (boundary 2), “Insurrection and Depression-Era Politics in Selznick’s Tale of Two Cities (Literature Film Quarterly), and “Bear, Outlaw, and Storyteller: American Frontier Mythology and the Ethnic Subjectivity of N. Scott Momaday” (American Literature).

National Security Agency Job Fairs

Event: NON-TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING,SCIENCE & TECHNICAL JOB FAIRS

Date: 6 FEB 2008-NON-TECHNICAL, 7 FEB 2008-TECHNICAL

Time: 10 AM – 4:30 PM

Location: WILLIAM PITT UNION, MAIN FLOOR

State Department Employment deadlines

From: U.S. Department of State [mailto:careers@state.gov]
Subject: U.S. Department of State: Foreign Service Officer Test - Important Dates and Deadlines

Hello:

You have subscribed to the U.S. Department of State careers website list serve. We would like to inform you of the following important dates and deadlines for the March, 2008 test.

February 21: Deadline for candidates intending to test overseas to submit a completed Registration Package.
February 25: Deadline for candidates intending to test overseas to schedule a test seat.
February 27: Deadline for candidates intending to test in the U.S. to submit a completed Registration Package.
48 hours before start of test: Deadline for candidates intending to test in the U.S. to schedule a test seat — provided seats are still available at that test site. Keep time zone differences in mind.
It's best to give yourself plenty of time. Try to avoid crowding the deadlines.
You can also find this information on the website (http://careers.state.gov/officer/register.html).

We appreciate your interest in a career with the U.S. Department of State

Career Services Notice

Pittsburgh Non-profit Job and Internship Fair



On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 10 am – 3 pm the first annual Pittsburgh Non-profit Job and Internship Fair will be held at the University of Pittsburgh’s William Pitt Union. The event is open to undergraduate and graduate students from colleges and universities in the Western Pennsylvania area, as well as interested parties from the general public. Nearly seventy nonprofit organizations will be on hand to speak with attendees about job and internship opportunities. The event is being co-sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, Point Park University, Robert Morris University and the University of Pittsburgh, with generous funding from The Forbes Funds. There is no admission fee for job-seekers. Pre-registration is not required. Speakers include:



Keynote Address: Investing in the Next Generation Leadership

Diana Bucco, President, The Forbes Funds



Breakout Session 1: Growing or Building Your Career in the Nonprofit Sector

Peggy Outon, Executive Director

The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management

Robert Morris University



Breakout Session 2: How to Find a Job/Internship in the Nonprofit Sector and Realistic

Compensation Expectations

R. Todd Owens, Manager, Dewey & Kaye



Breakout Session 3: Climbing the Career Ladder in the Nonprofit Sector: Experiences of Young Professionals

Erin Molchany, Executive Director, Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project



For more information log onto: http://www.careers.pitt.edu/events/pittsburghnonprofit/index.html



Mon. 11 Feb.: “Resumé Writing.” Sponsored by the Study Abroad office. Hear from a seasoned career advisor about the most effective resumé-writing strategies. Bring a copy of your resumé so you can tailor it to best reflect your own international experiences. 3:00 – 4:00 pm in Dining Room A, William Pitt Union. Contact Lindsey at lsa2@pitt.edu to register.



Mon. 25 Feb.: “Interviewing.” Sponsored by the Study Abroad office. Learn about the best strategies for talking about international experiences in a professional or academic interview. Witness a ‘mock interview’ to learn the “do’s and don’ts” of interviewing. . 3:00 – 4:00 pm in Dining Room A, William Pitt Union. Contact Lindsey at lsa2@pitt.edu to register.

Reminder: Lecture on Burma

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Lecture--Global Issues Lecture Series: Musings on the Saffron Revolution: Is There Hope For Burma?
7:00 p.m.
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Burma, also called Myanmar, has been ruled by secretive, xenophobic military juntas since 1962. Last August and September, an overnight rise in fuel prices of up to 500% propelled a few brave citizens again to the streets. When the protestors were arrested, hundreds of thousands of monks took the helm, demanding the government address the country's ills. This time the world saw the protests and crackdown via images sent through the Internet by citizen journalists. In this primarily Buddhist country, the regime once again, had no compunction of using violence against its unarmed citizens, including highly revered monks. Ms. Aung-Thwin, director of the Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative of the Open Society Institute, will discuss the fall out of the so-called "Saffron Revolution" and the prospects for a genuine political transformation in Burma. For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu
Sponsored by: Global Studies Program, Global Solutions Education Fund; Asian Studies Center; Office of Cross Cultural and Leadership Development

Reminder: Summer Research Info Session

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Information Session— The Brackenridge Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

4:00 p.m.

University Honors College- 35th Floor Cathedral of Learning

Are you interested in Summer Research opportunities? Can’t come? Check out the website: http://www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/opportunities/brackenridge.html

Summer Internships in Warsaw

2008 ADELPHI-CIVITAS SUMMER PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN WARSAW,
POLAND (June 1 - July 31, 2008) in ENGLISH
http://www.adelphi.edu/levermorescholars/adelphicivitas/

Internships (in English)
The program offers a unique opportunity for a limited number of students
to undertake full-time summer professional internships in various
profit, public and non-profit organizations in Warsaw, Poland that
focus, among others, on:
- arts & culture,
- human rights, migration, refugees,
- European Integration, international politics, foreign policy
- media, media advertising, journalism
- civil society and local community development, civic education,
- public health,
- Jewish history & culture,
- economics, business, finance
- domestic politics
- transparency in public administration, anti-corruption policies
- environment
A sample list of internship areas and organizations can be viewed at:
http://www.adelphi.edu/levermorescholars/adelphicivitas/location.php

ACADEMIC COURSE and CREDITS
During the internship program students take an academic seminar and
participate in the guest speaker series that help to contextualize
students' internship experience. Internships, academic seminar and guest
speaker series are all in ENGLISH. Interested students can take an
optional Polish language course. Students earn 5 credits for the
international professional and academic experience awarded by Adelphi
University.
For more information about the academic program visit:
http://www.adelphi.edu/levermorescholars/adelphicivitas/academic.php

APPLICATION
All students can apply: the program is opened to undergraduate and
graduate students from all US universities and colleges.
Application deadline: March 15, 2008 but early applications are
encouraged. Limited number of places available (25).
For more information about the program, application form and costs
visit: http://www.adelphi.edu/levermorescholars/adelphicivitas/

Inquiries about the program can be directed to Dr. Maciej Bartkowski,
Director of the Levermore Global Scholars Program at Adelphi University,
at bartkowski@adelphi.edu or 516-877-4190.

--
MACIEJ BARTKOWSKI, Ph.D.,
Director, Levermore Global Scholars Program
Adelphi University, SCI Room 122,
Garden City, NY 11530
tel: 516-877-4190; fax: 516-877-4191
LGSP website: http://www.adelphi.edu/levermorescholars/
Email: bartkowski@adelphi.edu

Conference on "Discourses of 'Jewishness'" at Pitt

The Jewish Studies Program
at the
University of Pittsburgh

presents

"Discourses of 'Jewishness'"
Sunday, March 30 and Monday, March 31, 2008

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Novelist DARA HORN
7:30 PM
W. W. Posvar Hall
Room 1501

“Do You Consider Yourself a Jewish Writer?”

Dara Horn is the Author of The World to Come. (W. W. Norton, 2006) and In the Image. (W. W. Norton, 2002).

This presentation is co-sponsored by the office of the Dean of the School of Arts and at the University of Pittsburgh in association with the
Giant Eagle Foundation

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SYMPOSIUM
Monday,March 31, 2008
2500 Posvar Hall

Session A: 8:30AM--10:00AM
“Fashioning Jewish Ethnicities”
Chair: DENNIS LOONEY, University of Pittsburgh

“Engaging America in Hebrew: Fashioning Jewish Immigrant Identities in American Hebrew Literature”
JILL AIZENSTEIN, New York University

“Marranos, Conversos, and Crypto-Latinos: Jewish and Hispanic Crossings in the American Southwest and the and the Boundaries of Ethnic Identity”
JONATHAN FREEDMAN, University of Michigan

“How the Jews Became Japanese in Brazil”
JEFFREY LESSER, Emory University

Session B: 10:30 AM--Noon
“Jewishness in the Cultural Imaginary”
Chair: GIUSEPPINA MECCHIA, University of Pittsburgh

“Convertible Subjects: Inquisition, Interrogation and Jewish Conversion in the Modern Luso-Brazilian Imaginary”
ERIN GRAFF ZIVIN, University of Pittsburgh

“The Mirror in the Window: Ferzan Ozpetek’s Jewish Rome”
LINA INSANA, University of Pittsburgh

“Italian Independence on the ‘Golden Wings’ of Jewish Emancipation”
SCOTT LERNER, Franklin and Marshall College

Session C: 1:30 PM--3:00 PM
“Reconstructing Jewish Presence”
Chair: ADAM SHEAR, University of Pittsburgh

“Sephardism and the ‘Regeneration’ of Spain: Ernesto Giménez Caballero’s Philo-Sephardic Crusade”
MICHAL FRIEDMAN, Columbia University

“Mahia: The Distillation of Moroccan/Jewish Identity”
OREN KOSANSKY, Lewis and Clark College

“’Shabbos Goyim’” and the Re-creation of ‘Jewish Space’ in present-day Poland”
ERICA LEHRER, Concordia University


Session D: 3:30 PM--4:30 PM
“Expressions: Conversations with Contemporary Jewish Artists”
Chair: KATHRYN SPITZ COHAN, Director, Pittsburgh Jewish-Israeli Film Festival

JANE BERNSTEIN, Author, Carnegie Mellon University

LESLIE GOLOMB HARTMAN, Artist; Director, American Jewish Museum

DAVID STOCK, Composer, Duquesne University













The symposium has been supported with grants from the Arts and Sciences Faculty Research and Scholarship Program, the Center for Latin American Studies, the Center for Russian and East European Studies, the European Union Center of Excellence, European Studies Center, the Department of French and Italian, and the Department of Religious Studies.

Present your research in Harrisburg...

The University of Pittsburgh will select 3 undergraduate students to participate in
Undergraduate Research at the Capitol, a poster conference in Harrisburg, PA,
on Tuesday, April 1, 2008. All expenses will be covered for the 3 students chosen to
participate. All participants are from universities and colleges in the Commonwealth.
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
(Students will travel to conference and stay overnight on Mar. 31)
Location: East Wing Rotunda, Capitol Building, Harrisburg
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Activities: Poster Session, Recognition in the House Chamber, Presentation
on the Legislative Process, Meetings with Legislators.
Poster Size: 4-feet wide by 3-feet tall; a template will be provided.
To be considered for participation, submit requested information in a MS-Word file to
Professor Grabowski (joeg@pitt.edu) by Monday, February 11, 2008, 5:00pm.
(See requested information below.)
Students selected will be notified on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, and will work with Prof.
Grabowski to prepare their materials for submission to the conference by Fri., Feb. 15, 2008.
Interested students are encouraged to contact Professor Grabowski immediately, even if their
abstract and contact information are not yet prepared.
ABSTRACT FORMAT
Title (All CAPITAL letters, no italics except for
foreign words):
Name of Author(s):
Name of Advisor(s):
Department, Institution:
Research Sponsor (if different from
Institution):
Abstract (150-200 words, all in sentences, no
bold or underline, no references, no italics
except for foreign words):
CONTACT INFORMATION
(Main Student Presenter Only)
Name:
Phone:
Email Address:
Permanent Address:
Campus Mailing Address:
Academic Major:
Year of Study:
Special Needs:
Institution Name:
Name of Faculty Mentor or Advisor:
Advisor’s Phone:
Advisor’s Email Address:

Middle East Forum Simulation at Pitt

You are cordially invited to the 3rd Annual Session: Middle East Forum! This is a novel forum uniquely held at the University of Pittsburgh. This forum seeks to create an experiential, innovative, and objective way to simulate issues confronting countries and peoples of the Middle East. This forum is much like Model Arab League or Model UN, however it includes not only Arab countries and UN countries, but also, Israel, Iran, and the Palestinian Authority. Our forum is also unique because we will also have press agencies and scientific experts present during session. You will be receiving further instruction as to what you will be representing after you register. To register for our forum and for information on this year’s topic as well as any other questions you may have feel free to visit our website at: www.pitt.edu/~sorc/smeast.

Each delegate must download and fill out a registration form and send it via e-mail: session.middle.east@gmail.com or via postal mail: by February 23, 2008.

There is also a $20.00 registration fee per delegate to attend this conference. We hope you will consider participating as either an end-of-the-year activity, a way to include a simulation experience in your IR class, or as a simple academic distraction from the rest of your course work. If you have any further questions please e-mail Nicole Jokola at: nmj18@pitt.edu