Collected all the OZN points required by your program of studies?

To get your grade, you need to submit all the following documents in one email addressed both to the OZN Coordinator, Marta Usiekniewicz (m.usiekniewicz@uw.edu.pl) and the Student Office represented by Aleksandra Gniadzik-Smolińska for students with names starting A-Ł (a.gniadzik-smolinska@uw.edu.pl) or Agnieszka Żmijewska-Czajka for students with names starting M-Ż (aczajka@uw.edu.pl):

  • Scan of completed OZN card listing all online and irl events you have attended
  • One file with notes/scans of notes and print screens confirming your attendance
  • Optional: any certifications for courses attended, volunteer work completed, etc.

Please make sure to include the number of points collected into the body of your email to the Coordinator and the Student Office.

Make sure you label the attachments in an obvious way. Only complete submissions addressed to correct recipients will be accepted. Ensure that you received a confirmation of points from the Coordinator.

Submission deadlines:

  • June 14, 2023 for those planning to defend in June/July
  • September 8, 2023 for those planning to defend in September

More about the OZN points rules and requirements:

Open Academic Sessions (OZN)

Year 2025/2026

May 20: “In the Orbit of Empire: Space, Race, and Inequality in Brazil and the United States”

May 18, 2026

Join us for the next lecture in the ‘Western Hemisphere Lecture Series’! This time we are pleased to host Sean T. Mitchell from Rutgers University, Newark with a lecture titled “In the Orbit of Empire: Space, Race, and Inequality in Brazil and the United States”.

Year 2025/2026

May 19: “Bummerland: Ruin and Restoration in Trump’s New America”

May 18, 2026

Join us for a public talk titled “Bummerland: Ruin and Restoration in Trump’s New America” by Randolph R. Lewis (University of Texas at Austin).

Year 2025/2026

May 18: “From Respectability to the Fringe: The Far Right in the Interwar Era”

May 15, 2026

The European Forum on US History, in cooperation with the ASC is hosting an online lecture “From Respectability to the Fringe: The Far Right in the Interwar Era” by Dr. Olivier Burtin.

American Studies Colloquium Series

May 21: “God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion”

May 15, 2026

We are pleased to invite you to the fourth lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025/2026 Spring semester! This time we are pleased to host Samira K. Mehta with a lecture “God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion”.

News

ASC Anniversary Symposium

May 7, 2026

In 2026, the American Studies Center at the University of Warsaw celebrates its 50th anniversary. To mark this milestone, we are delighted to invite you to the Anniversary Symposium “American Studies: Past, Presents, Futures”.