Medieval and Renaissance Studies Essay Prize: Deadline May 15

The University of Pittsburgh Medieval and Renaissance
Studies Program is pleased to announce our annual award
for
THE BEST UNDERGRADUATE ESSAY
in
MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Prize money will be awarded!!
Eligibility:
Papers written for an undergraduate course in any discipline are eligible as long as they meet the following
four criteria: 1) Papers should be at least eight pages long; 2) Papers must focus on a topic concerning the
medieval and/or early modern periods—depending on the topic, relevant dates might extend from the seventh
century through the seventeenth century; 3) Papers must have been written for a Pitt course taken between fall
2013 and spring 2015; 4) Papers must not already have won another prize, although they may be submitted
simultaneously for other awards.
Submission:
Please turn in three copies any time before 4 p.m. on Friday, May 15rd to the mailbox of Jennifer Waldron,
which is located in the Department of English, CL 501. You may also email the paper to her at
pittmedren@gmail.com. Include a cover sheet with the following information: 1) Your name, 2) Title of
paper 3) Course name and semester taken, and 4) Instructor’s name. **Note that only the title of your
paper (not your name or the course name) should appear in the body of the paper.
Questions? Please contact the Director, Professor Jennifer Waldron (jwaldron@pitt.edu)

Alumni email accounts and Box access

Students:  you probably already know this, right?

but just in case:

Beginning this spring, graduating University of Pittsburgh students will automatically be granted special Alumni computer accounts that will enable them to keep their My Pitt Email mailbox for as long as they like. They will be able to send and receive email messages from their username@pitt.edu email address, as well as from any email aliases they created while a student at Pitt. The contents of their My Pitt Email mailbox will remain intact after graduation, and they will have access to the same 50 GB of email storage space that they have today. Complete details about Alumni accounts are available at http://technology.pitt.edu/alumni

For more information about Read Green, please visit http://technology.pitt.edu/readgreen

"Backpacking with a purpose"

This comes from Operation Groundswell:

BACKPACKING WITH A PURPOSE:

Operation Groundswell is a non-profit organization that runs international volunteering programs. We are looking for globally conscious and socially active students who want to spend their break exploring some of the most complex and beautiful countries in the world! 

If you're into cultural exchange, fulfilling community service, and off-the-beaten path adventure, apply for our July programs by April 29^th!

Check out where we go: 

 www.operationgroundswell.com 

Summer programs are open in the following countries and regions:

 Ghana – Global Health

East Africa – Youth Empowerment or Development

Middle East – Human Rights

 Southeast Asia – Conservation or Youth Empowerment

India – Education or Gender Rights

Guatemala – Fair Trade Justice or Peace & Conflict

Peru – Environment

Study Abroad in Germany: information via Twitter--April 21

FROM DAAD:

"We’re excited to share that DAAD will be co-hosting the next #GoAbroadChat on Twitter on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 1:30pm EDT.

For all the #GoAbroadChat details, click here: http://www.goabroad.com/blog/goabroadchat/

We hope that you’ll join us in discussing "More Than Just Studying Abroad: Earning a Degree Abroad". One lucky winner will be receiving a Study in Germany messenger bag at the end of the chat!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to kayla.patterson@goabroad.com."

JEWISH STUDIES COURSE OFFERINGS FALL 2015

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 

JEWISH STUDIES CLASSES        FALL 2015

JS 0013/ ELEMENTARY HEBREW 1  

MTWThF 10:00-10:50 am                               Haya Feig                    5 credits

JS 0025/ INTERMEDIATE HEBREW 3  

MWF 11-11:50 am                              Haya Feig                                3 credits          GEN ED: LANGUAGE

JS 0037/ ADVANCED HEBREW:  COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION

TTh 11 am-12:15 pm                          Haya Feig                                3 credits 

Contact   Haya Feig (feig@pitt.edu) for placement testing and advising on Hebrew classes.

JS 0090/RELGST 0090/ MYTHOLOGY IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST

MW 3-4:15 pm                                    Benjamin Gordon                    3 credits          GEN ED: IFN REG

JS 0283/HIST 0678/RELGST 0283/ US AND THE HOLOCAUST

TTh 1-1:25 OR 2:30-3:45 pm              Barbara Burstin                      3 credits          GEN ED:  HS

JS 1260/HIST 1677/RELGST 1260/  JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES

TTh 11-12:15 pm                                 Barbara Burstin                      3 credits            GEN ED:  HS

JS 1270/GER 1522/ GERMANY TODAY

MW 4:30-5:45 pm                               Amy Colin                                3 credits          GEN ED: REG

JS 1383/HIST 1763/ POLITICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EAST

TTh  8-9:15 am                                    Luke Peterson                         3 credits          GEN ED: IFN REG

JS 1644/RELGST 1644/HIST 1768/ JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS

MW 1-12:15 pm                                  Adam Shear                            3 credits          GEN ED:  HS

JS 1900/ INTERNSHIP                                                                         1-3 credits.

JS 1901/ INDEPENDENT STUDY                                                         3 credits

JS 1902/ DIRECTED STUDY: UNDERGRADUATE                                1-3 credits

JS 1903/ DIRECTED RESEARCH: UNDERGRADUATE                          1-4 credits.

JS 1904/ UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP                 1-4 credits

JS 1905/ UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP                 1-3 credits

Contact Adam Shear (ashear@pitt.edu) for details about JS 1900-1905.