The School of Dentistry is pleased to announce that the critically acclaimed course Health and Homelessness (ORALM 651 – SLN #18476) will once again be starting this Autumn quarter (with new guest speakers!!!) and will be open to all health sciences students! If you haven’t take the course before, it aims to supplement your volunteer and outreach experience with a comprehensive understanding of the homeless community. I started the course last year after I had noticed that the most enriching volunteer experiences I had participated in were ones where I had gained a better understanding of the community I was serving. This course brings together speakers from different disciplines and backgrounds with the amazing opportunities provided by our community partners. Health and Homelessness_Flyer_AUTUMN 2013

Course Objectives:

• Analyze the major social, cultural, legal and political factors contributing to homelessness in Seattle
• Understand the challenges and steps for finding shelter for homeless individuals
• Identify the major oral and systemic health issues confronting homeless individuals in Seattle.
• Understand health care access problems for the homeless
• Have completed 6 hours of hands-on experience in providing education and/or care delivery for homeless individuals.
• Understand how health professionals from different backgrounds can work together to address the needs of the homeless. Read more

Global Health Graduate Certificate Info Session

Open to all matriculating Graduate Students@ UW 

• Graduate Certificate in Global Health
• Graduate Certificate in HIV/STI’s
• Graduate Certificate in the Global Health of Women, Adolescents and Children
• Graduate Certificate in Global Injury and Violence Prevention

All four certificates require 12-15 credits of coursework and a culminating Capstone, please join us to find out more details

WHERE: HSB, D-209

WHEN: Friday, October 4^th

TIME: 2-2:50PM Read more

General Graduate Student Funding
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 3-4 p.m., Allen Library Auditorium
This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of funding available, what databases, web resources, print materials, and support services are available at the UW, and discuss the timeline for applying for fellowships and grants.

Thesis/Dissertation Webinar
Tuesdy, Oct. 15, 3-5 p.m.
The UW Graduate School and UW Libraries will present students with basic information about submitting their Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD). The webinar will cover important topics such as publishing, copyright, open access, delayed release, ProQuest/UMI and university publication agreements, preparing an ETD for submission and an overview of the electronic submission process. Participants will have an opportunity to submit questions. Space is limited, register now.

Choosing a Citation Management System
Monday, Oct. 7, 2-3 p.m., Allen Library Auditorium
Learn about three citation management systems that allow you to import, store and share your research citations and automatically format your bibliographies into whatever style you need (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

Save the Date—Getting Connected
Thursday, Oct. 17, 4-10 p.m., UW Club
The Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) hosts “Getting Connected,” a chance to meet new and returning graduate students of color, faculty and staff from all disciplines as well as benefit from faculty and student panels about how to thrive in graduate school. A reception with food, mingling and music begins at 7 p.m.

Great Class being offered this quarter!

Fall 2013, Mondays, 5:30-7:20 pm, in Savery Hall

Soc 551: Family and Gender Relations

(The 9/30 class will be rescheduled. The first meeting will be October 7)

DESCRIPTION OF SEMINAR

This graduate seminar explores substantive issues that are central to contemporary debates about the family, many of which are at the intersection of family and gender. Readings and discussion will draw on a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives from sociology, economics, and demography. Usually, the focus will be industrialized countries, with emphasis on the US. However, the substantive topics covered will vary so that they accommodate the diversity of stages and substantive interests of the students enrolled.

This is a participatory seminar, requiring students to complete all readings prior to class and take an active role in discussion. Discussion is an integral part of this graduate seminar and gives students the opportunity to engage with the material on a much deeper level. This requires thinking about the readings and the discussion questions before class. The goal is to generate an informative probing discussion grounded in theory, method and substance, not personal opinion. Read more

We will be extending the times the building is open for about two weeks, as to accommodate the students that might have trouble getting their cards and other complications that come up with new IDs and activating them.

This means that the building will be open (in reference to the ground floor south entrance at the intersection of 15^th and 41^st and the first floor entrance at the north end near Speech and Hearing) :

• Monday through Friday from 7:45am – 8pm

• Saturday from 8am-5pm

• Sunday from 1pm-5pm

After the second week of school, we will  be removing the extended hours and you will need to use your husky cards for after hours access.

The Autism Canada and Victoria Society for Children with Autism has planned a conference and webcast October 24-25, 2013.  The great thing about this opportunity is that they will be having a live webcast during the conference.  Attached is the brochure for Changing the Course of Autism 2013.

There is no advance registration required, simply go to this link  www.ustream.tv/channel/autismcanada to view the conference.  Don’t forget to mark your calendars now!

Not-For-Credit Internship Opportunity

One student is needed to help describe and archive born digital materials from the Women Who Rock Research Project [WWRRP]. Women Who Rock Research Project supports, develops, and circulates cultural production, conversations and scholarship by cultural producers and faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates across disciplines, both within and outside the University, who examine the politics of gender, race, class, and sexuality generated by popular music. The goal is to generate dialogue and provide a focal point from which to build and strengthen relationships between local musicians and their communities, and educational institutions. Find out more about the project here: http://womenwhorockcommunity.org/. Read more

The Mental Health Clinic at Hall Health is offering mindfulness meditation skills training for those looking to establish or maintain a meditation practice. Groups are open to anyone and may be covered by one’s health insurance plan.

Groups open for enrollment:

Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners is an 8-session series with three sections:
Tuesdays from 4:00 – 5:30 pm starting October 22nd
Wednesdays 8:30 – 10 am starting October 23rd
Thursdays from 10-11:30 am, starting October 17th (will not meet 11/28)
This group is intended for those interested in starting a meditation practice and no prior experience is necessary. Please see description below for more information about the benefits of a mindfulness meditation practice. To enroll in this group, please schedule an initial visit with the group leader, Meghann Gerber, by calling the Mental Health Clinic at (206) 543-5030. Read more

Jumpstart Seattle at the University of Washington is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Academic Year!!!

Jumpstart is an early literacy program that connects college students as tutors & mentors with 3-5 year old preschool children from low-income neighborhoods. Read stories, sing songs and play games that support young children’s school readiness skills. Undergraduates work 8-12 hours a week on a team of UW students in local Seattle preschools.

Benefits Include: Earn $11/ hour for work-study students, earn a $1,175 scholarship for serving 300 hours, earn academic credit, gain valuable skills and experience, meet other UW students, and make a difference in the life of a child! Read more

The Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology (CSDE) supports education and research in population studies at the UW.  For graduate students, they provide training, funding and computing assistance as it relates to research.  They can give access to a wide variety of social science and data management software and also run workshops and courses for students.

More info at:  http://csde.washington.edu