Past Events
- Dr. Florian Traussnig
- 4130 Posvar Hall
Henry Koerner's transformative years as a poster artist in WWII. Join Dr. Florian Traussnig for an illuminating lecture on the Vienna-born, Jewish refugee Heinrich Sieghart Korner, later Henry Koerner, who created some of the most iconic posters for the US Office of War Information and later became known as a Pittsburgh-based "master of magical realism." Learn how the artist fused the kulturellen Rucksackhe brought from Austria to American art and culture. REGISTER: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctduqoqj0rGtbDhe99CTdiCnu0I65-jkRm Sponsors: Austrian Nationality Room Committee European Studies Center The OrJames Lab University of Graz, Austria
“Remember September”
"HRIPSIME'S AGONY, ATHENA'S MOURNING, AND RACHEL'S HEARTBREAK"
A Centennial Memorial of the Martyrs of the Christian Genocide in Asia Minor, the Pontus, Anatolia (1915-1922),
and the Jewish martyrs of the Holocaust
September 11 – 25, 2022
For Details: Pahellenicfoundation.org/RememberSeptember
7 PM, Sunday September 11, 2022: Genocide in Asia Minor, the Pontus, and Anatolia (1915-1923) as the "Final Solution's" Inspiration. Formal Opening of the Program and Greetings by Distinguished Guests.
7 PM, Monday September 12, 2022 : "Tetraodeon Tribute to the Neomartyrs of Asia Minor". A musical/hymnologic commemoration of the Greeks in Anatolia, The Pontus, and Asia Minor who were slaughtered in the Christian Genocide.
7 PM, Tuesday September 13, 2022: “Etty: Writing as Resistance”. Adapted from the diaries of Etty Hillesum and performed by Susan Stein. Directed by Austin Pendleton. In-Person Event. Details at: Pahellenicfoundation.org/RememberSeptember.
7 PM, Wednesday September 14, 2022 : "A Prisoner of War’s Story" by Stratis Doukas. For the first time ever, the story will be presented in its English translation.
3 PM, Thursday September 15, 2022 : "The Students of Umberto Primo” - a post-film discussion with Alessandra Maioletti (director ), Diane Boulanger (Executive Producer) & Avi Ben Hur. Details at Pahellenicfoundation.org/RememberSeptember
7 PM, Friday September 16, 2022 : "Experience and Creations: Vaggelis Anetopoulos".
3 PM, Saturday September 17, 2022: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide Through Testimony: An Interactive Discussion with the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education.
7 PM, Sunday September 18, 2022 : "HRIPSIME'S AGONY, ATHENA'S MOURNING, AND RACHEL'S HEARTBREAK". A Musical and poetic Centennial commemoration of, and tribute to the martyrs of the Christian Genocide in Anatolia, the Pontus, and Asia Minor, and the Jews in the Holocaust.
5 PM, Sunday September 25, 2022: "Mapping Migration, Learning from Oral History: Ottoman Greek Immigration to Western Pennsylvania", A Lecture-Presentation by Dr. Yiorgo Topalidis, Ph.D., Samuel Proctor Oral History Project, University of Florida.
- Anne Oyler
- 1 Stone Manse Drive, South Park Township, PA 15219 (parking lot)
Paul Riis was a Swiss-born landscape architect who served as the first director of Allegheny County Parks from 1928 to 1932. He designed numerous nature-inspired features in both North Park and South Park. Anne Oyler, who coordinates the Paul Riis Legacy Preservation Volunteers, will tell us about the history and restoration processes related to these beautiful landscape installations. Please visit http://paulriis.org/ for more information about the sites. The walking and driving tour will visit several of the South Park installations. The starting point is The Cascades, near the Oliver Miller Homestead and other locations will follow. Light refreshments are available. Free of charge. RSVP by August 25 to Nancy Carlson, Swiss Committee Sponsors: Swiss Nationality Room Committee Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Program / UCIS Paul Riis Legacy Preservation Volunteers
- 125 Frick Fine Arts Building
For the past 150 years, the hills of Pennsylvania have been home to Lithuanian immigrants and their descendants, who settled the region, worked its coal mines, and passed down their deep love of music. Founded by Composer, Educator, and Violinist Dr. Stanley Chepaitis, the Kalnas string quartet's repertoire will include Chepaitis's original compositions inspired by ancient Lithuanian traditional polyphonic folk songs called "sutartines." A suggested donation of $10 helps the educational outreach of the Lithuanian Nationality Room Committee. More information: pghmokykla@yahoo.com or 412.613.5582
Due to ongoing efforts to maintain a healthy community during COVID-19, the Indian Nationality Room Committee will not host an in-person celebration at the Cathedral of Learning this year
We hope to resume regular programming next year, including an outreach opportunity being planned for January 2023. Please check the upcoming events section of the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs website for up-to-date information.
Jai Hind!
- online via Zoom
The free online Summer Institute for Global Educators, with the support of the Longview Foundation and the National Resource Center Program of the U.S. Department of Education, will allow in-service and pre-service secondary educators in all subject areas to develop courses and lesson plans with enhanced global and regional studies content. Educators from Title I schools are especially encouraged to apply. Online synchronous and asynchronous sessions will include the use of film and media, simulations, games, and technology to enhance global learning and teaching. Pitt College in High School (CHS) teachers will have the opportunity to meet with CHS staff on foregrounding global issues while meeting University and district requirements. Participating Pennsylvania teachers can apply for Act 48 credits.
- Pitt graduate and Quo Vadis alumna Emily Wilk
- Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
The Women’s International Club of the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs at the University of Pittsburgh cordially invites you to a tea and conversation to commemorate the birthday of Ruth Crawford Mitchell. Pitt graduate and Quo Vadis alumna Emily Wilk will share her research on the fascinating life of Ruth Crawford Mitchell. Ruth Crawford Mitchell (June 2, 1890 – February 7, 1984) joined the University of Pittsburgh in 1924 as a lecturer on the history of immigration. Years later, Ms. Mitchell became an advisor to the then-Chancellor John G. Bowman, guiding him on the building of the Cathedral of Learning and the development of the Nationality Rooms. Ms. Mitchell worked closely with the Pittsburgh ethnic communities to raise funds for the building of the Nationality Rooms, over which she had major oversight during the design, drafting, and creation between 1926 through 1956 as the first director of the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs.
- Professor Andrea M. Berlin
- CL 332 and CL 337, 332 and 337 4200 Fifth Ave
In this lecture, Dr. Berlin will draw on archeological evidence to showcase how ancient Judeans in the first century BCE began the practice of “household Judaism,” using specific goods to infuse homes and lives with a religious sensibility and common material identity that was noticeably distinct from the cosmopolitan lifestyles surrounding them. This lecture is in memory of the late Professor Jerry Rosenberg, a formative leader of the Jewish studies program at the University of Pittsburgh. This event is co-sponsored by The Jewish Studies Program, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs and the Israel Heritage Room Committee. Register to attend in-person or virtually: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hellenism-hasmoneans-and-household-judaism-...
- Scottish Nationality Room, Cathedral of Learning
Join us for a presentation live on April 8 from the Scottish Nationality Room celebrating the Tartan Week 2022!
This free event will celebrate Scottish heritage in the Pittsburgh region, promote the new Glasgow Sister City initiative and showcase Scottish innovation!
Speakers:
- Neil Owen (Host, Scottish Business Network)
- Kathy Risko (Sister Cities International)
- Fergus Bruce (Edify.ac)
- Bill McShane, Associate Director for Integrated Learning at the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business & Scottish Nationality Room Secretary
Co-Sponsors:
- University Center for International Studies
- Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
- European Studies Center
- Scottish Nationality Room
- Scottish Business Network
- Sister Cities International (SCI)
- Edify
In-Person: Scottish Nationality Room, Cathedral of Learning, Room #139, First Floor, 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260
Please note, in-person capacity is limited and will be offered to the first registrants to select that they plan to attend in-person.
Effective March 28, the University has announced that masks are optional indoors. Further information can be found at the Power of Pitt: Building a Healthy and Resilient Community: https://www.coronavirus.pitt.edu/healthy-community/pitts-health-rules
If you are attending this event in-person, parking is available on-street or in Soldiers and Sailors parking garage.
A small reception will take place in the Schenley Croghan Room following the event.
Virtual: Please indicate that you plan to attend virtually when registering via Eventbrite. The virtual meeting link will be sent prior to the date of the event.
- Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs - Mărțișor 2022 website
Learn the history of mărțișor and watch the Romanian Room committee make them and talk about this old tradition. Falling on March 1 of every year, Mărțișor is an old Romanian tradition of gifting a red and white string attached to a small piece of jewelry or a flower. This is believed to bring health and luck to the wearer.
- Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs - Mărțișor 2022 website
Learn the history of mărțișor and watch the Romanian Room committee make them and talk about this old tradition. Falling on March 1 of every year, Mărțișor is an old Romanian tradition of gifting a red and white string attached to a small piece of jewelry or a flower. This is believed to bring health and luck to the wearer.
- Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs - Mărțișor 2022 website
Learn the history of mărțișor and watch the Romanian Room committee make them and talk about this old tradition. Falling on March 1 of every year, Mărțișor is an old Romanian tradition of gifting a red and white string attached to a small piece of jewelry or a flower. This is believed to bring health and luck to the wearer.
- Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs - Mărțișor 2022 website
Learn the history of mărțișor and watch the Romanian Room committee make them and talk about this old tradition. Falling on March 1 of every year, Mărțișor is an old Romanian tradition of gifting a red and white string attached to a small piece of jewelry or a flower. This is believed to bring health and luck to the wearer.
- Dr. Maureen Santelli
- Online
As part of Annual Greek Independence Week Celebrations 2022, Dr. Maureen Santelli will give a lecture entitled The Influence of the Greek Revolution of 1821 on the Birth and Progression of the Abolitionist Movement in America.
Sponsors:
- The American Hellenic Foundation of Western PA
- The Greek Nationality Room Committee
- Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
- Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs - Mărțișor 2022 website
Learn the history of mărțișor and watch the Romanian Room committee make them and talk about this old tradition. Falling on March 1 of every year, Mărțișor is an old Romanian tradition of gifting a red and white string attached to a small piece of jewelry or a flower. This is believed to bring health and luck to the wearer.
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