Udall Scholarship

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• Are you working towards positive solutions to environmental challenges or to issues impacting Indian country?

• Have you demonstrated your commitment to one of these areas through public service?
• Do you inspire and motivate others to take action?
• Are you committed to making a difference through civility and consensus building?

The Morris & Stewart Udall Scholarship offer current college students an opportunity to share that commitment with others, next work with professional in the field and receive up to $5,000 for academic expenses. The Udall scholarship honors the legacies of Morris Udall and Stewart Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on American Indian self-governance, health care, and the stewardship of public lands and natural resources. The Udall is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors who are pursuing a bachelor’s degree full time during the 2016-2017 academic year.

Applicants for the Udall Scholarship should be interested in the following issues:
Tribal Policy – For Native Americans and Alaska Natives working on an array of policy issues in Indian country
Native Health Care – For Native Americans and Alaska Natives pursuing health-related careers
Environment – For undergraduates interested in conservation and environmental issues
UW-Bothell and Seattle Campus Application Deadline: December 3, 2015 — Application can be found at EXPD ONLINE
UW-Tacoma Campus Application Deadline: January 8, 2016 – contact tscholar@uw.edu for more information.

Upcoming Information Sessions: RSVP https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/143

• 3:30 – 4:20 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, MGH 173R Conference Room
• 2:30 – 3:20 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, MGH 173R Conference Room
• 3:00 – 3:50 p.m., Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015, MGH 173R Conference Room

For more information, please see the Udall websites: https://udall.gov/OurPrograms/Scholarship/Scholarship.aspx
Or the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards Udall Webpage

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#OpenGaza: Trauma and Hope, First Hand

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Department of Global Health Guest Lecture: 

“#OpenGaza: Trauma and Hope, First Hand”

 

Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Odegaard Undergraduate Library, Room 220

Please join us for this special seminar featuring Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei, MD, Executive Director, Gaza Community Mental Health Programme 

Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei will describe the dire situation of physical and psychological health in Gaza through a lens of personal experience and their important work to provide health care services and to overcome the significant political barriers they face in Israel, Palestine, and Gaza. Children are especially impacted, as shown in the staggering numbers of children killed and injured last summer and the extremely high rates of ongoing traumatic stress. The impact of ongoing violence on psychological health is exacerbated by the ongoing blockade, the destruction and defunding of schools, loss of family members and friends, and stalled reconstruction efforts. We’ll structure each speaking event to also include a few minutes with a Rebuilding Alliance coordinator to help the audience learn a how to contact Congress to press for a tangible and immediate way for Gaza’s children and their families to recover and to also ask them to work on the big policy goal of ending the blockade of Gaza.

Sponsored by the University of Washington Department of Global Health, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Washington Psychiatrists for Social Responsibility, & the Global Health Resource Center

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