Fall Courses and Spring Courses

One more note on Fall courses:  We strongly encourage Jewish Studies Certificate students or prospective Certificate students to enroll in one of the 1000-level courses this fall (Fall semester 2013/term 2141).  You need 2 1000-level JS courses for the certificate.   Due to faculty leaves and course reductions for research in the spring term, we will have very few 1000-level courses available.  So if you are trying to finish a JS certificate in AY 13-14, we recommend making room in your schedule for at least one 1000-level course in the fall.

Update on Fall Courses

(cross-posted from the Facebook page)

Update on fall courses:

Jerusalem: History and Imagination: The JS 1160 section is "closed"; but there are seats in RELGST 1160 and HIST 1779 cross-listed sections. Remember that for all cross-listed courses, it does not matter which section you are enrolled in for requirements for majors, minors, certificates, or general education courses. All cross-listed sections are considered the same course for purposes of fulfilling requirements.
Jews and Judaism in the Modern World: JS 1250 and HIST 1767 are "closed"; but there are seats in RELGST 1250.

Jews and Judaism in the Ancient World and Jews in the United States: seats available in all sections.

US and the Holocaust: both course sections are completely full. Consider Jews in the United States or Jews and Judaism in the Modern World as alternatives.

Note: 1000-level JS courses are open to freshmen. There are no prerequisites.

Space is also available in all levels of modern Hebrew for the fall. You can enroll in Hebrew 1 with no placement test. For Hebrew 3 or 5, contact the advising center or the JS program for a placement test.

Event: Undergraduate Research Oral Presentations

Please join us this Friday, April 19, from 3-5pm in 2628 Cathedral of Learning, to hear our 5 graduating certificate students present their independent research projects. Here is the lineup of students and their exciting topics:

Stephanie Aaronson - "The Full Prayer Experience: Gender-Neutral Prayer in Reconstructionist Judaism"

Stacey Horvitz - "U.S. Adaptation of Israeli Film and Television"

Molly Karsh - "Suburbanization and the Urban Synagogue"

Eric Rowling - "JFilm: Pittsburgh's Jewish Film Festival"

Amanda Wilson - "Women and Wisdom: A Study of Today's Emerging Miriams"

Summer Undergraduate Research Awards in the Dietrich School: Deadline April 19, 2013

The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Summer Undergraduate Research Awards

for Independent Research in

Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences

 

The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences is seeking applicants to join a diverse community of undergraduate scholars and researchers from the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Awardees receive $3,500 to support summer semester independent research.

 

Applications will be accepted from any Dietrich School undergraduate who:

 

·         is in good academic standing;

·         has completed 30 Pitt credit hours of academic work;

·         has declared a disciplinary major, and

·         has a faculty mentor who is within the project discipline who will be responsible for the oversight of the project.

 

Interested students should complete the following steps and submit requested information to the Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (OUR), 209 Thackeray Hall, no later than

5:00 p.m. on April 19, 2013.

 

 

·         Secure a Dietrich School faculty mentor for directed research.

 

·         Complete the Cover Sheet along with the faculty mentor on the following link: http://www.asundergrad.pitt.edu/pdf/SummerAwardsCoverSheet2013.pdf

 

·         Write a two-page description of the proposed research project.  The description should be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point font and using 1-inch margins.  No more than two pages should be submitted (excluding citations). Appendices and addendums are not allowed.

 

·         Obtain a letter of recommendation from the faculty sponsor who accepts responsibility for oversight of the project as is appropriate within the discipline.

 

·         Provide a complete academic transcript and resume (unofficial transcripts are acceptable).

 

·         Confirm that they do not hold any other summer research awards simultaneously (e.g. OUR awards or grants or UHC fellowships).

 

 

If the student is accepted into the program, he or she will:

 

·         Complete a Learning Agreement with his or her faculty mentor.  The Learning Agreement defines expectations of the faculty mentor and the student over the 12 week period.  If accepted, the OUR will provide the Learning Agreement. Completed Learning Agreements must be returned to the OUR, 209 Thackeray Hall, by April 26, 2013.       

 

·         Enroll in the one credit seminar, ARTSC 0125.  Tuition will be covered by the Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity.

·         Work full time on his or her research project for 12 weeks over the summer from May 13 through August 3, 2013.  A project report is due to the faculty mentor no later than August 10, 2013.   The nature of the report will be described in the Learning Agreement.

·         Receive an award of $3,500 paid over three months.

 

·         Produce a work of writing for submission to the Dietrich School’s undergraduate magazine, Forbes & Fifth, or accommodate requests from the OUR to write about the experience for the OUR’s Web site.

·         Agree to meet with representatives of the OUR to discuss the experience.

 

 

 

 

Student Checklist for Application

 

Cover Sheet                                                                                   _____

 

 

Two page description of project                                                    _____

 

 

Letter of Recommendation                                                                        _____

 

 

Complete academic transcript and resume                                                 _____

 

 

Submit no later than 5:00 p.m. April 19, 2013                                                      

 

(Submit in hard copy to the Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, 209 Thackeray Hall, attention: Patrick Mullen.) 

David Berg Scholarship Deadline Extended

Applications due April 19.  Click on the images for a full description and application instructions.

Jewish Studies Courses Fall 2013

Registration for Fall 2013 has begun.... 

The following are the JS courses with information on cross-listing and times.

If you have questions about Hebrew placement, contact Haya Feig  (feig[at]pitt)

If you have questions about courses counting toward the Jewish Studies Certificate or the JS 1901 independent study, contact Jason von Ehrenkrook (jvonehr[at]pitt)

If you have questions about internship possibilities, contact either Dr. von Ehrenkrook or Adam Shear (ashear[at]pitt).

 

JS  0013  ELEMENTARY HEBREW 1    M-F  10-10:50 am (5 credits)            Feig

 

JS 0025   INTERMEDIATE HEBREW 3   MWF   11-11:50 am             Feig

 

JS 0037   ADVANCED HEBREW 1             TTh  11-12:15 pm                        Feig   

 

JS 0282    US AND THE HOLOCAUST    TTh 1-2:15 pm OR 2:30-3:45 pm  Burstin

 

cross-listed HIST 0678/RELGST 0283                        

 Gen-Ed:  Historical Studies

 

JS 1160    JERUSALEM: HISTORY AND IMAGINATION    M 6-8:30 pm      von Ehrenkrook

cross-listed HIST 1779/RELGST 1160                        

Gen-Ed:  Historical Studies  and For. Culture/Regional

 

JS 1210    JEWS AND JUDAISM IN THE ANCIENT WORLD            MWF 1-1:50 pm von Ehrenkrook

cross-listed RELGST 1210/CLASS 1450   

Gen-Ed:  Historical Studies

 

JS 1250    JEWS AND JUDAISM IN THE MODERN WORLD    TTh  11-12:15 pm             Shear

cross-listed HIST 1767/RELGST 1250                        

Gen-Ed:  Historical Studies

 

JS 1260           JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES            TTh 11-12:15 pm                        Burstin

cross-listed  HIST 1677/RELGST 1260                      

  Gen-Ed:  Historical Studies

 

Two Events of Interest at the August Wilson Center