Want to be notified of a Support/Resource meeting for Students with Learning Disabilities? Sign up here with any email address (does not have to be UW NetID):  https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/rufferl/189872

Linda has been asked by a couple of students to see whether there was sufficient interest to gather a group of students with learning disabilities to meet to discuss mutual supports that might be helpful. There is no agenda.  The intention is just to create space to exchange information, provide mutual support and perhaps locate campus and/or community resources. Read more

Our next meeting of How to Embrace Recovery at the SSW will be meeting in rooms 2 & 3 of the Research Commons this Thursday, January 31st at 5pm. We will be alternating between Wednesdays and Thursdays every 2 weeks to make it more accessible to all. Hope to see you all there!

Legacy’s Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship Now Accepting Applications

Applications are now being accepted for the Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications to reduce tobacco use among what the American Legacy Foundation calls Priority Populations*. Priority populations are those populations who are disproportionately targeted by the tobacco industry, or who often lack the tools and resources to combat smoking in their communities. Click here to apply! Read more

Strengthen your capacities to take action against racism.

Join us Wednesday, January 30, in Research Commons study
rooms 2/3 from 5 to 6:30 PM.

Come share successes and challenges you have experienced
in efforts to be a white ally. What happened when your were in overtly or
covertly racist situations, groups, or institutions?  When you’ve taken action, what have you done
and what was the result?  When you did
not take action, what kept you from acting?

We’ll start the meeting with a “hidden camera”
video clip in a clothing store, showing staged examples of racism (that mirror
real life situations) and the varied responses of bystanders (who did not know
the scene was staged)–from bystanders who overtly support the racism to those
who actively challenge the racist behaviors of store personnel.  What would you do? Read more

Law Students for Reproductive Justice Conference February 2 by asksoc

Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) is hosting a conference entitled “Reproductive Justice: Meta Rights and Milestones,” on February 2, 2013 at UW School of Law We have three featured speakers: Tracy Weitz, Director of the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive … Continue reading →

Final week to submit FIG/TrIG Leader Applications by asksoc

Become a FIG/TrIG Leader! To download an application and for more information refer to our website: http://depts.washington.edu/fyp/figs/application04.doc The Freshman Interest Group (FIG) and Transfer Interest Group (TrIG) program is looking for outstanding UW undergraduates to serve as FIG/TrIG Leaders for autumn … Read more

Haven’t you always wanted to add a “publications” section to your CV? As you
may have heard, the Evans School Review submission deadline for our 2013 issue
is February 1, 2013 at 5pm PST. That’s right! You have ONE WEEK LEFT to submit
your work to our academic journal. Read more

NIH Grant Training Seminar – How to Obtain Peer-Reviewed NIH Research Grants

February 22, 2013
8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

To be held at:
University of Washington – Seattle, Washington
This one-day seminar is geared for junior faculty, students, and administrators
who are beginning the process of submitting grants to National Institutes of
Health (NIH). It is also relevant for seasoned researchers who wish to refresh
their knowledge of the new NIH requirements and the peer review process.
Ultimately, the focus is to assist all who wish to submit winning research
proposals to the NIH. Read more

First-year MSW Students,

As announced at the Concentration Information Session last Friday, we wanted to inform you again about the conversation with Community-centered Integrative Practice Concentration faculty, students and PIs.  This conversation is intended to provide a fuller view of the concentration courses, pathways to integrating classroom, field and professional-personal commitments, and to inform concentration choices.

Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013
4:30—5:30 p.m. in Room 306

Light refreshments provided

Are you passionate about global change, committed to learning by
doing, and ready to engage in hands-on international development?

The summer 2013 Global Engagement Studies
Institute at Northwestern University will equip you to:

• Work directly with local communities and community organizations in Uganda,
  India, Bolivia, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, or South
  Africa
• Earn two Northwestern course credits (the equivalent of 6
  semester credits)
• Leverage the strengths, rather than list the weaknesses, of the
  communities in which you live and work abroad
• Live with a host family and immerse yourself in another culture
  for eight weeks
• Work in teams to design and implement an original development
  project in youth and education, environmental development, microfinance,
  gender and development, global health, social enterprise, human rights, and
  more Read more

The UW Libraries and the Graduate School partner in presenting information pertinent to publishing your Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD). The webinar will cover important topics such as publishing your work, copyright basics, open access, delayed release options, and ProQuest/UMI and university publication agreements. An overview of the ETD submission, review, and approval process will also be covered. Participants will have an opportunity to submit questions to panelists.

Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30 pm

The Peace Corps is looking for interested student volunteers this year for a fulfilling international service experience. Discover the Benefits of Peace Corps and attend one of our upcoming info sessions on campus.

Joint Info Session: Learn about Peace Corps, TFA, Americorps, and City Year

Tuesday, January 29. 6-7:30 pm @Thomson Hall, Room 125

 

Peace Corps over the years: Generations Panel

Tuesday, January 29. 6-7:30 pm @Thomson Hall, Room 125

 

Application Workshop: Tips for Success

Wednesday, February 13.  12:30-1:30 pm @Thomson Hall, Room 119 Read more

John Hayes and Carol Peverly, both alums from the School of Social Work just confirmed that they will be participating in the Networking Reception portion of the Career Symposium on 1/30/13. Please feel free to pass this information on to students, staff, and faculty in your department, as it would be great if they could join us. Additional information below:

Career Symposium 2013
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 4-7 p.m., Kane Hall

The Graduate School, the Career Center, and the Alumni Association are pleased to present the ninth annual Career Symposium for graduate students and postdocs. This event is designed to be an opportunity for students to:

• Explore various career paths
• Learn how to enhance their job marketability
• Develop connections with employers and successful graduate-level alumni

The symposium will also provide an opportunity for faculty and advisors to gain information that will be useful in mentoring students about career paths. For more details and the full schedule please see link below:

http://www.grad.washington.edu/profdev/symposium/

Health in the Context of Italian Culture is an Exploration Seminar that awards 5 credits for UCONJ 410 and takes place in Italy from August 27 to September 22, 2013. The application deadline is February 18, 2013. The seminar is attended by graduate and undergraduate health science students from various disciplines. Please let me know if you have any questions.  Ask your advisor if the course meets your elective requirements.

For studentsʼ perspectives from past years, see the class blogs:

2011-2012 http://uwitaly2011.wordpress.com

2010 http://vicenzaexplorationseminar.wordpress.com/ Read more

If you are interested in advocating for folks of all shapes and sizes, please show up next Thursday, January 31 at 8:30am in the Gallery for our second sizeism student advocacy group meeting.

Who are we? We are allies and activists that strive to create intentional allyship for men and women of size, and men and women struggling with issues of weight, food and body image.

What will we be doing? We will begin planning activities for the upcoming Eating Disorders Awareness week in February.

Please bring your ideas!
Erin, Elizabeth, Anastasia, and Jenny

Intern in Seattle or Africa with UBL, a local development NGO!

UBL (Unboxed Lives) is a grassroots, non-profit organization founded in Seattle WA.  Our goal is to work with forward-thinking leaders in villages and communities in Africa and break the bonds of poverty.  Unboxed Lives engages in community projects, youth and women’s programs, as well as community project support.

Right now we are helping to establish a Rescue Center for abused and neglected children and a Community Medical Clinic in Kisumu, Kenya. We are looking for eager, enthusiastic individuals who ready to work together to empower communities to bring themselves out of poverty. We have many opportunities available from fundraising, media relations, event planning and even trips to Africa to visit communities we support (costs paid by students).

Info Session:

Tuesday, January 29

12:30 – 1:20pm Read more

UPDATED Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Room 305

*LUNCH PROVIDED*

Are you frustrated about drug and alcohol use, youth violence and suicide impacting our communities? Did you know that through community empowerment, coalition building, and advocacy through policy change, social workers have played a critical role in prevention?  If any of this sounds interesting to you, please come to our information session.

Certificate Program in Prevention Science

In this program, students will learn about: Read more

The H/MH Concentration will hold a brownbag especially for first year students who may be considering one of those concentrations for their advanced year.

Wednesday, 1/30 at 12:30-1:30 in 305A.

Community Chai and Chat

An information session for first-year MSW students with current Community-Centered Integrative Practice (CCIP) Concentration Faculty, Students and PIs

Wednesday, Jan 30, 4:30-5:30 in 306

Light refreshments provided.

 

Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) is hosting a conference entitled “Reproductive Justice: Meta Rights and Milestones,” on February 2, 2013, at UW School of Law. We have three featured speakers: Tracy Weitz, Director of the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) program and Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, both at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Sara Ainsworth, professor, UW School of Law; and Sandra Fluke.

In addition we will have three panels, each dedicated to one reproductive justice meta right: the right not to have children, the right to have children, and the right to parent the children you have with dignity and free from violence and oppression.

Please RSVP now!

Questions or Registration issues?

Email: halsts@uw.edu

**Voices of the Intersection: An Open Discussion about Identity, Human Rights, and What it Means to be at the Intersection of ‘Queer’ and ‘Undocumented in the US

6:30-8:00 PM
ECC Ballroom

Join artist and activist featured on the cover of Time Magazine, Julio Salgado, poet and activist, Yosimar Reyes, Amnesty International LGBTQ Thematic Specialist Jacque Larrainzar, and DREAMers Ray Corona and Maria Juarez-Lopez in a panel discussion on identity and human rights. This is the opportunity to hear valuable perspectives on the “UndocuQueer” movement. Letter writing actions demanding justice in education for undocumented youths will precede and follow the event.

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