University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Sept. 16-22
The following events at the University of Pittsburgh are open to the public.
LECTURE
9/20 The Graduate School of Public Health presents the inaugural John C. Cutler Annual Global Health lecture titled "Global HIV Prevention: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going" by Sten Vermund, professor of epidemiology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Assembly Room, William Pitt Union,
3 p.m. For more information, call 412-624-1634.
9/21 The Global Studies Program presents a lecture titled "B is for Believe: Educating the Youth of Haiti" by Nadine Banks, founder of Vision of Hope, as part of Pitt's International Week. Room 4130, Posvar Hall, 1 p.m. For more information, call
412-624-7390.
9/22 The Contemporary Writers Series presents poets Jen Hofer,
Christina Rivera-Garza, and Ofelia Perez Sepulveda for a reading of contemporary poetry by Mexican women. Kurtzman Room, William Pitt Union, 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 412-624-6506.
9/22 The Women Studies Program (WSP) presents a lecture titled "Chinese-U.S. Transnational Adoption and the Construction of Asian Femininities" by Frayda Cohen, Ph.D. candidate in Pitt's Department of Anthropology and a WSP teaching fellow, as part of the WSP's Brown Bag Lunch Series. Room 2201, Posvar Hall, noon. For more information, call 412-624-6485.
MUSIC
9/18 The Center for Latin American Studies presents the 25th annual Latin American and Caribbean Festival featuring Mexican artist Alfonso Nieto, a visiting instructor for Studio Arts at Pitt-Greensburg. William Pitt Union,
2 p.m.-midnight. Free admission. For more information, call 412-648-7392.
9/19 The Heinz Chapel Organ Concert Series presents an organ concert featuring J. Barbara McKelway, an organist and director of music at Community Presbyterian Church of Ben Avon. Heinz Chapel, 3 p.m. Free admission. For more information, call 412-624-4157.
9/21 The Global Studies Program presents a musical performance by the University Chamber Orchestra as part of Pitt's International Week. Lower Lounge, William Pitt Union, noon. For more information, call
412-624-7390.
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