Wednesday January 21: Lecutre: Magid Shihade: "Theories of Violence Revisited"

Lecture--Theories of Violence Revisited
4:00 p.m, Wed Feb 21, 2009
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Dr. Magid Shihade, Visiting Professor in Contemporary International Issues, will discuss mainstream common and dominant explanations of sectarian/ethnic conflicts and violence as they are often discussed in the academy, media, and the public. Through brief discussion of cases from the Middle East and beyond, the talk will assess the merits of such theories, and suggest an alternative perspective that links modernity, colonialism, the state, and global structures/globalization to better understand such conflicts and violence in the Middle East and elsewhere. Reception to follow.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Central Administration, Global Studies Program
For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu

Global Studies Student Research Symposium

deadline for entries: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Submissions for Global Studies Student Research Symposium
This annual competition 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 specifically related to global studies for consideration in the competition. Finalists are selected by a panel of judges convened by the Global Studies Program. Two awards for Best Undergraduate paper and Best Graduate Paper will be presented at the annual Symposium on April 7, 2009, when awardees present their papers and receive cash prizes. To compete, students must submit a research paper on an eligible topic by no later than February 6, 2009. Please see www.ucis.pitt.edu/global for complete information and guidelines. Awardees must be available to present their paper at the Symposium on April 7, 2009 (exact time and location TBA). The Symposium is open to the public and will feature an invited keynote speaker. For more information or questions contact Dr. Melissa Reed at melissa@pitt.edu.

March-April Career Development Events

Spring 2009 Career Development Events
Call: 412-648-7130 Browse: careers.pitt.edu E-mail: careers@pitt.edu
Facebook Us: PittCareers Daily walk-ins… no appointments necessary
10 - 4:00 pm 224 William Pitt Union

March 2 Using Your Summer Smart William Pitt Union Ballroom 7 pm – 8 pm
March 4 Writing a Personal Statement for Summer Programs or Fellowships William Pitt Union, 310 11 am - Noon
March 10 - 14 Big East Career Week New York City ( Seats for the trip are limited)
March 17 Write Your First Resume William Pitt Union, 310 8 pm – 9 pm
March 24 Resume Blitz Various locations on campus Noon – 8 pm
March 25 Resume Blitz Various locations on campus Noon – 8 pm
March 25 Career Planning for Freshmen William Pitt Union, 310 Noon –1 pm
March 26 Write Your First Resume Cathedral of Learning Computer Lab (G-27) 1 pm – 2 pm
March 26 Interviewing Skills William Pitt Union, 310 4:30pm -5:30 pm
March 31 Job Search Workshop William Pitt Union, 310 Noon – 1 pm
April 2 Workplace Etiquette William Pitt Union, 310 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
April 7 Using Your Summer Smart William Pitt Union, 310 8 pm - 9 pm
April 9 Career Planning for Freshmen William Pitt Union, 310 Noon - 1 pm
April 9 Write Your First Resume William Pitt Union, 310 6 pm – 7 pm

January-February Career Development Events

Spring 2009 Career Development Events
Call: 412-648-7130 Browse: careers.pitt.edu E-mail: careers@pitt.edu Facebook Us: PittCareers
Daily walk-ins… no appointments necessary 10 am - 4:00 pm 224 William Pitt Union
All OCC Eligible
January 13 Write Your First Resume William Pitt Union, 310 6 pm – 7 pm
January 20 Interviewing Skills William Pitt Union, 310 Noon – 1 pm
January 21 Using Your Summer Smart William Pitt Union, 224 6 pm – 7 pm
January 26 Writing a Personal Statement for Summer Programs or Fellowships William Pitt Union, 310 1 pm – 2 pm
January 27 Career Planning for Freshmen William Pitt Union,310 Noon – 1 pm
January 27 Write Your First Resume Cathedral of Learning Computer Lab (G-27) 1 pm – 2 pm
January 28 Academic Rush and Mock Job Fair William Pitt Union Main Floor 3 pm – 6 pm
January 29 Mock Interview Day WPU Ballroom 2 pm – 6 pm
February 2 Write Your First Resume William Pitt Union, 310 7 pm - 8 pm
February 3 Internship Workshop William Pitt Union, 310 Noon – 1 pm
February 4 Job Search Workshop William Pitt Union, 310 4 pm - 5 pm
February 5 Using Your Summer Smart William Pitt Union, 310 Noon - 1 pm
February 8 Your Fork is Not a Shovel: Etiquette Dinner sponsored by Giant Eagle William Pitt Union, Ballrooom 6 pm - 8:30 pm
February 11 (Technical)
February 12 (Non-tech.) Spring Job & Internship Fair William Pitt Union Main Floor 10 am – 3 pm
February 17 Writing a Personal Statement for Summer Programs or Fellowships William Pitt Union, 310 6 pm - 7 pm
February 18 Interviewing Skills William Pitt Union, 316 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
February 20-21 Reflection Retreat Lake View Resort Depart 2:30 pm

February 23 Career Planning for Freshmen William Pitt Union, 310 Noon - 1 pm

February 25 Write Your First Resume William Pitt Union, 310 1 pm – 2 pm

Dates and times subject to change. Access my.pitt.edu > My Communities > Career Services > Career Resources>Programs & Events

Special Event: Sophomore OCC Kick off, January 21, 2008 4:00 pm, OR January 23, Noon, William Pitt Union, Assembly Room

Wednesday January 21: Tamar Reich on "Violent and Non-Violent Ends of the Sanskrit Epic"

You are all invited to the first department colloquium of the spring term.

Undergraduates: this is a nice way to hear interesting lectures on aspects of religious studies not covered in your classes including new research by faculty from Pitt and nearby universities. It's also a great way interact with professors, graduate students, and visiting faculty in an informal environment. For those of you considering graduate school in religious studies or other humanities/social science fields, this is also a good preview of what it is like to be part of an intellectual community in a department that goes beyond simply attending and doing well in your classes. Also--there's free coffee and cookies.


The Department of Religious Studies
Brown Bag Lunch Colloquium Series
University of Pittsburgh

presents

Tamar Reich

Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

“Violent and Non Violent Ends of the Sanskrit Epic: A Dialogical Reading”

Wednesday, January 21, 2009
12:00 noon
2628 Cathedral of Learning

Coffee and cookies provided

Tamar Reich works on the religions of India, especially Hinduism. Among her interests are the formation of Hinduism in the post-Vedic and classic period; Indian classical literature in Sanskrit; religion and literature in modern South Asia; women in South Asia; religion and nationalism; and religion and violence. Her research to date has been on the Mahabharta, the great Sanskrit epic, and she is completing a book on its textuality and dialogue. Dr. Reich earned her PhD in South Asian languages and civilizations from the University of Chicago (1998). She also has an MA degree in religious studies from the Hebrew University and an MA in Sanskrit and Indian studies from Harvard.

Monday January 12: Information Session for Pitt in China and Pitt In India

MONDAY, JANUARY 12

Information Session--Pitt in China and Pitt in India Study Abroad Information Session
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
WWPH 4430
Audience: Open to all members of the Pitt community
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Center, Study Abroad Office

An information session and Q&A for undergraduates interested in applying for the Pitt in India or Pitt in China summer study abroad programs. There will also be discussion of available scholarships, financial aid and other Asia study abroad programs.
For more information, contact Jennifer Murawski - 412-383-3062 jennm@pitt.edu

Summer Language Study: Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Nepali

Kathmandu University - Centre for Buddhist Studies is now accepting
applications for its Tibetan, Sanskrit and Nepali summer intensive
language courses offered in 2009. This summer the language programs
include three levels of colloquial Tibetan (beginning, intermediate,
and advanced), beginning Sanskrit, and beginning Nepali.

The courses, which are structured as a full immersion into the local
languages and cultures, include the opportunity to live with Tibetan
and Nepali families. All classes are held at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling
Monastery, just a few minutes walk from the Great Stupa of Boudhanath
in the Kathmandu Valley. For more information, visit:

www.cbs.edu.np

Sincerely,

Andreas Doctor


Andreas Doctor
Director of Studies
Kathmandu University
Centre for Buddhist Studies

Email: doctor@cbs.edu.np
Tel: +977-9803 082742
www.cbs.edu.np
www.shedra.org

Summer Internship: Judaism and Social Justice in DC

Spend this summer in Washington DC as a part of the Machon Kaplan Social Action Internship Program

June 14 – July 26, 2009

Machon Kaplan is a six-week work/study internship program for college students based out of the Religious Action Center in Washington, D.C.
Through our unique program you will be part of a special community, experience real world social justice policy work, and learn about Judaism and social justice. The program provides housing, college academic credits for two classes, and some meals. The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion provides transcripts for your courses. This program is cosponsored by the Union for Reform Judaism Kesher College Department.

Be sure to check out our Machon Kaplan Web page and application

http://rac.org/mk

Read our Machon Kaplan blog from last summer!
http://rac.org/confprog/machon/mkblog/

For more information, Please contact Rabbi Michael Namath, mnamath@rac.org.

Rabbi Michael Namath
Program Director
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Union for Reform Judaism Washington, D.C.
P: 202.387.2800, ext. 11
www.rac.org/

Graduating College this Spring? Work at the Religious Action Center as a Legislative Assistant www.rac.org/la

Welcome Back: Reminders for the Beginning of Term

Welcome back. Hope everyone had a nice break. And just think: while almost all your high school friends are enjoying another week off before their colleges resume, you will have a head start on all those summer jobs come the first week of May. (Just keep telling yourself that, ok?).

My office hours this semester will be Wednesdays, 1-2:30 pm and of course, by appointment. I will be around a lot this week to deal with start-of-term issues but it's best to make an appointment (e-mail me).

Add-drop ends on Friday the 16th.

If you are thinking of adding a class, go to the 1st or 2nd session of the class THIS WEEK. Even if the class is currently full, go to the class, get the syllabus, introduce yourself to the professor after class. It is difficult to catch up with a course if you miss the first week and very difficult if you miss the first two weeks.
Do not add a class at the end of add-drop week that you have not been to. This is elementary common-sense, but every semester a few students appear in a class the third week of the semester after adding the class on the Friday of add-drop week and it turns out to be a bad match for student and professor.
Again, if you are thinking of taking a class, go to that class at the beginning of the semester.

Reminder about add-drop: you do not need my signature for add-drop--you can go straight to the registrar's office. However, if you are making a change that will have implications for your major, let me know.

Finally, I will be out of town on Thursday-Friday January 15-16 and will most likely not have access to e-mail. So please see me for advising that needs to be done before the end of add-drop by Tuesday January 13.

Friday Honors College Lecture

Excavating an 8th Century BC Anatolian Settlement

Joshua Cannon, A&S 2009
Anthropology, Linguistics and Classics

Friday, January 9, 2009
3500 Cathedral of Learning
NOTE: 3:00 P.M.

In the summer of 2008, undergraduate Joshua Cannon joined a University of Chicago research team in the mountainous region of southeastern Turkey to excavate an Anatolian Iron Age settlement called Zincirli. It proved to be a fortuitous summer for Josh, for the team uncovered the "Kuttamuwa stele"---a discovery that sparked great excitement in the archaeological world (New York Times, November 17). The stele was created in the late 8th century BC and was erected as a memorial to a royal official, Kuttamuwa.
Its inscription instructed his mourners to commemorate his life and afterlife with feasts "for my soul that is in this stele." So prominent was Josh’s role in this discovery that he was fortunate enough to be put in charge of its excavation. In this talk, Josh will share his experiences about the digging, the site and resting place of Kuttamuwa himself.