Carlo Ginzburg lecture

For those of you who don't know, Carlo Ginzburg is one of the leading historians of early modern Europe working today and has written extensively on connections between religion and culture.

The XIV Annual E.P. Thompson Memorial Lecture sponsored by the Department of
History and the Working-Class History Seminar University of Pittsburgh

"Coleridge, Exoticism, and Empire"

to be presented by

Carlo Ginzburg
Franklin D. Murphy Professor
of Italian Renaissance Studies
University of California, Los Angeles

Thursday, January 25, 2007
7:30 pm
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
University of Pittsburgh
Oakland Campus

Reception to follow

There will also be a special event with Carlo Ginzburg for graduate students
to be held on Friday morning, January 26; details forthcoming.

For more information about the lecture, contact Marcus Rediker at (412)
648-7477 or .

Philosophy class that was mislabeled

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Perloff [mailto:mperloff+@pitt.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 4:47 PM
Subject: Philosophy 0810

Professor Boxer's Philosophy 0810 is listed as a Freshman Seminar but
is open to anyone interested. The course is intended to introduce
students to moral philosophy and applied ethics by exploring some
central debates in medical ethics. The first third of the course
will familiarize students with three main competing theories
(Utilitarianism, Kantian Ethics and Virtue Ethics) as well as
philosophical methodology. The rest of the course will apply what we
have learned to topics such as Abortion, euthanasia, stem cell
research and human cloning.

Interested in Graduate School in Public Health?

Please Join the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of
Pittsburgh for an Informational Open House for Prospective Students on
Friday, January 19, 2007.

The schedule for this event is as follows:

8:30 Registration and Refreshments

9:00 Welcome & Overview of School, Application Process &
Financial Aid

10:20 GSPH Information Marketplace: Learn about GSPH's departments,
research centers & student organizations

11:30-1:00 Departmental meetings & lunch with GSPH faculty &
students

For more information, or to register, please visit our homepage at
www.publichealth.pitt.edu and look for the Open House announcement.

All registration is done online. If you have questions, please write to
stuaff@pitt.edu

Comments from Prospective Students on previous Open Houses:

"The overall Open House program was very helpful and informational.
Thanks!"

"It was very helpful to have the opportunity to speak briefly with a
variety of departments and organizations [at the Information
Marketplace]"

"[The Open House] confirmed my decision to apply to Pitt. I am very
impressed with the professionalism shown today."


Caitlin McCullough
Administrative Assistant to
Dr. Sandra Quinn
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Education
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
412-624-3646
cem62@pitt.edu

Summer Program in the Balkans for Palestinians, Israelis, and/or Jews

If you are Jewish, Palestinian, or Israeli or some combination of the above, take a look at this:


Call for Applications: Summer Experiential Learning
Program for Palestinian, Jewish, and Israeli Students

Program Dates: June 27 ? July 23, 2007

Application Deadline: January 15th, 2007


The Vision Program is currently considering
applications from Jewish, Palestinian, and Israeli
college students (irrespective of citizenship) for a
4-week experiential learning trip to the former
Yugoslavia . The program is partially funded but
opportunities for full funding are available.

Traveling together in Serbia , Kosovo, and
Bosnia-Herzegovina, students will engage in an
intensive comparative conflict analysis program that
educates them about the Balkan wars of the 1990s,
explores analytical connections with the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and allows students to
reflect on their own relationship to both conflicts as
well as to one another.

This program is unique in several ways:

(1) It represents a commitment to equal
participation of Jewish and Palestinian staff and
students.

(2) It combines both academic and personal
engagement with conflict-related issues such as
nationalism, violence/nonviolence, and power dynamics.

(3) If admitted, no student will be denied
participation based on financial limitations..

We are accepting applications from all undergraduate
students who identify as Palestinian and/or Jewish and
are attending schools in the United States .

For questions or more information, please contact one
of the Vision Program Co-Directors Ziad Abu-Rish (
ziad@abrahamsvision.org) and Orli Fridman
(orli@abrahamsvision.org).


-----Program Information-----

The 2007 Vision Program application deadline is
January 15th, 2007.

Download Application Instructions and Forms by
visiting:
http://www.abrahamsvision.org
/programs/vision-program/2007
-vision-program-application
-form-and-instructions.html

Learn more about the program by visiting:
http://www.abrahamsvision.org
/ourprograms/conflictanalysisan
dtransformationprograms /visionfellowshipprogram/

Read about the details of our 2006 Summer Program by visiting:
http://www.abrahamsvision.org
/index.php?option=content&task =view&id=120

See pictures of and read reflections from our 2006
program participants:
http://www.abrahamsvision.org
/visionfellowshipprogramweblog2
006/index.php?m=07&y=06&d=05 &entry=entry060705-130305
&category=2
--
Orli Fridman, PhD
Co-Director Vision Program
Abraham's Vision
orli@abrahamsvision.org
www.abrahamsvision.org
Craig Zelizer, Ph.D.
Program Director, Alliance for Conflict Transformation
email: czelizer@conflicttransformation.org
website: www.conflicttransformation.org
Address:
P.O. Box 3203
Fairfax, VA 22038
Tel/Fax (703)691-2261

Spring Office hours

Department office/Judy Macey, Administrator (2604 CL): Mon-Fri 8 am-noon; 1 pm-4 pm

Hallway with Faculty and TA mailboxes: Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm

Adam Shear, Undergraduate Advisor (2603 CL): Wednesdays, 1-3 pm and by appointment (ashear@pitt.edu)

For other faculty and teaching assistant office hours, consult with the individuals or with Ms. Macey after the second week of the semester.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year and welcome back to the spring semester.

Lots of announcements below with good opportunities for the summer and for next year. Read carefully and pay attention--deadlines for a lot of summer programs and for scholarships come up in January and February.

This week, I will be in the office and available to meet with you for start-of-semester advising issues as follows:

Tuesday, January 2 11 am-1 pm
Wednesday, January 3 1 pm- 3 pm
Friday, January 5, 1:30-3:30 pm

Various Scholarship Available

Scholarship -- NSEP David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships (Deadline: February 13, 2007) The National Security Education Program (NSEP) awards scholarships to American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). NSEP focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. NSEP Boren Scholarships are intended to provide support to U.S. undergraduates who will pursue the study of languages and cultures currently underrepresented in study abroad and critical to U.S. national security. Study of a foreign language appropriate to the identified country must be an integral part of each proposal. For more information: http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/undergraduate/default.htm

Scholarship—Full Scholarships for 2007 Summer Courses in Critical Languages at the Middlebury College Language Schools (Deadline: February 15, 2007) These scholarships will cover the full cost of a summer of language study from beginner to graduate in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian the Middlebury College Language Schools during the summer of 2007. Application materials normally required for admission to the Middlebury Language Schools (available online at http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/applications/) and the cover sheet found at http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls and brief essay (2-3 pp., double spaced) explaining the relevance of language study to your area of expertise, or field of study.



Scholarship-- Pitt Alumni Association is planning to award a $5,000 tuition scholarship to a Pitt graduate student. This scholarship is a one-time, merit based award open to both continuing students and those just entering graduate study in any of the University’s schools or colleges. Criteria: the student must have received his/her undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh; minimum 3.5 GPA (undergraduate and graduate); statement of personal and professional goals; three letters of recommendation, which should include one from the department chair or dean; resume (not to exceed two pages); transcript of undergraduate work and any graduate courses to date (if applicable). Applications are available in room 140 Thackeray Hall. For more information: Laraine Hlatky (Laraine.Hlatky@ia.pitt.edu or 412-624-5589).

Resident Teaching Assistants for Governor's School wanted

Resident Teaching Assistants (RTAs)-- The Pennsylvania Governor’s School for International Studies (PGSIS) at the University of Pittsburgh is currently seeking applications for RTAs to live with and supervise students in the residence hall, organize co-and-extra curricular activities, and work as a team facilitator during the ICONS simulation (June 24 – July 28). There is an intensive, seven day, residential training program prior to PGSIS (June 17-June 23), which is required for all staff. During the actual program the commitment is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Compensation includes room and board during training and the program plus a stipend of $2200. The deadline for RTA applications is January 22, 2007. For more information: Melissa Reed (melissa@ucis.pitt.edu) or phone (412.648.7409).

Global Studies Program Announcements

Global Studies Spring 2007 Tuition Remission Fellowships now available!!

Global Studies has a limited amount of funds available for Tuition Remission Fellowships (TRFs), which may pay a partial or full term's tuition this spring, 2007. The closing date for applications is Tuesday, January 16, 2007. Winners will be announced by the end of January, and will be expected to begin their fellowship immediately (by February 2007). Student fellows will be required to work a maximum of ten hours per week during that term, serving as student ambassadors for the Global Studies Program by supporting the Assistant Director in student recruiting, orientation, and other activities. The scholarship amount will be credited to the student's PeopleSoft account. Applications available at http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/opportunities.html. For more information: Elaine Linn at eel58@ucis.pitt.edu



The Global Studies Student Research Symposium is designed to provide recognition for excellent student scholarship in the field of Global Studies and a forum for students and faculty to discuss critical global issues. All students at the University of Pittsburgh, in any major and including regional campuses, are eligible to submit a research paper for consideration in the competition. Finalists are selected by a panel of judges drawn from the Global Studies Affiliated Faculty. Awards for Best Undergraduate paper and Best Graduate Paper will be made at the annual Symposium in March 2007, where students present their papers and receive cash prizes. To compete, students must submit a research paper on an eligible topic by no later than January 31, 2007. Please see www.ucis.pitt.edu/global for complete information and guidelines. Finalists should be available to present their paper at the Symposium (details TBA). The Symposium is open to the public and will feature an invited keynote speaker.



Nationality Rooms Summer Study Abroad Scholarship Program.

Announces the 2007 scholarships available to University of Pittsburgh full-time, internationally aware undergraduate and graduate students possessing: Career goals with international components; foreign language skills; ability to study (undergraduates must enroll in a course of study) or conduct independent research (at the graduate level); ability to stay for a minimum of five (5) weeks in one country or region next summer. Last day to obtain an application: January 19, 2007. Submission deadline: Noon, January 25, 2007. For more details, inquire at the University of Pittsburgh’s Nationality Rooms Program Office, 1209 Cathedral of Learning, or visit the scholarship website: www.ucis.pitt.edu/natrooms/

Summer Program: Jewish-Christian-Muslim Studies in Israel

Joint Jewish-Christian-Moslem
Religious Studies Programme:
A Religious Mosaic in the Holy Land
Galilee College, Israel, July 3th - August 14th

Galilee College, Israel is holding a summer programme scheduled from July 3 - August 14, 2007. The programme, of six weeks, will include approximately 150 academic hours including lectures, study tours, field trips and panel discussions.
The programme is intended for students of Religious Studies and Theology. The course is aimed at extending the participants knowledge of relationship and interactions between the three monotheistic religions in the Holy Land, and high light recent religious trends as well as religious aspects of the current political, social and cultural situation in the region.
The lectures will be given by Christian, Jewish and Moslem academics and Clergy and will offer various aspects of the religious life and importance of religion in the Holy Land.
Candidates should be fluent in English, priority is given to graduate students. A limited number of tuition scholarships are available to qualified candidates.
Students who are interested should contact: nperl@galilcol.ac.il