Conference and Retreat Program Staff: Ideal Weekend Job for College Students!

Job # 9159

YMCA Camp Colman, Longbranch, WA

$50/day, weekends only, March 22^nd – June 22^nd, 2014

Camp Colman is located on the Key Peninsula in the Puget Sound, 30 minutes from Gig Harbor and about an hour and a half from downtown Seattle. Colman offers over one hundred acres of forest, a half mile of beachfront, and a 6 acre lagoon for boating. While at camp groups have access to a climbing wall, high and low ropes course, marine education touch tank, organic garden along with many other activities facilitated by our instructors. Read more

2014 Bonderman Travel Fellowship are due in less than a week, on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 12 noon (PST)!

Please also note that the eligibility requirements for undergraduate students have been revised for 2014 and all eligibility criteria are listed below:

The Bonderman Travel Fellowships offer University of Washington graduate/professional and undergraduate students an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and travel abroad. All applicants must be enrolled and in good standing during the quarter the application is due and must hold US citizenship or permanent resident status.

GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS: All students in graduate or professional degree programs are eligible to apply.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: All undergraduate students (from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses) with senior credit standing and a degree application on file, AND who also meet ONE of the following criteria are eligible to apply:

• at least a 3.8 cumulative UW GPA by the start of Winter 2014; OR
• participation and good standing in the University Honors Program (Interdisciplinary, Departmental or College Honors) or in UW Tacoma’s Global Honors Program, by the start of Winter 2014. Undergraduates in one of these Honors programs DO NOT need to have 3.8 UW GPA or higher to apply, but simply must be in good standing in their respective programs, whatever that might mean.

David Bonderman – the donor – wishes to give students an opportunity to experience learning and growth in new and unexpected ways. Bonderman Fellows will undertake international travel on their own for eight months, to six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world. Through solo travel the Fellows will focus on exploration and discovery, learning about the world and themselves in it.

Up to seven graduate and seven undergraduate Bonderman Fellowships will be awarded in Spring 2014. Each Fellowship carries a $20,000 award to be used only for extended solo international travel. Fellows may not conduct research, pursue an academic project, or participate in a formal program or organization.

The application deadline is Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 12 noon (PST).

Information about the fellowship and the application can be found at: http://depts.washington.edu/bondermn

 

1 credit, C/NC

Instructor: Habiba Ibrahim (English) and Jack Turner (Political Science)

Location: Communications 202, unless otherwise listed

Meeting Dates:

• Monday, April 7, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
• Monday, April 21, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
• Monday, April 28, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
• Monday, May 5, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Time Schedule

*Students are also required to attend at least two of the six sessions of the African American Political Thought conference, Friday, May 2 – Saturday, May 3. For conference details, visit www.simpsoncenter.org/aapt

African American political thought brings the texts of figures ranging from Frederick Douglass to Toni Morrison into conversation with the abiding concerns of political theory: the meanings of justice, freedom, and equality; the nature of power, obligation, and “the good life.” Out of this encounter comes deeper understanding of African American intellectual traditions as well as enhanced understanding of political theory’s core concepts. Douglass’s autobiographies (1845, 1855, 1893), for example, change our understanding of freedom by giving us a detailed portrait of freedom’s destruction, then its realization. The meaning of freedom emerges against the backdrop of slavery’s horror, providing a vantage point on freedom unavailable in the traditional canon. At the same time, reading Douglass in light of traditional political theory expands our sense of Douglass’ significance. Read more

Ottenberg-Winans fellowship applications for 2014 are now open!

Deadline: 04.04.2014 (5 pm) 

To apply: http://jsis.washington.edu/africa/fundingopportunities/

Ottenberg-Winans Fund

The Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship fund was established to honor the contributions of Professors Simon Ottenberg and Edgar V. Winans to the African Studies Program at the University of Washington as well as to recognize their contributions of the field of African Studies. During their distinguished careers, Professors Ottenberg and Winans taught and mentored numerous students and made important contributions to scholarship on Africa. The fellowship honors these contributions by supporting University of Washington undergraduate and graduate student research in Africa and by supporting students from universities in Africa who attend University of Washington as part of various exchange programs.

Eligible students may be enrolled in any undergraduate, graduate or professional school at the University of Washington. For UW students traveling to Africa, the fellowship can be used to support travel and related expenses, living expenses, and research materials. For students from African universities visiting or studying at UW, fellowship funds can be used to support these types of expenses as well as course materials or other expenses related to attending the University of Washington.Each year we grant multiple fellowships for amounts up to $750. Read more

Graduating MSW DAY Students,

Sign up here by Friday, February 14th to plan your graduation COHORT PRESENTATION (details below):  https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/rufferl/225073

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The Tillman Military Scholars program provides scholarships for undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate degree students in all fields who are active or veteran servicemembers, or spouses of active or veteran servicemembers, from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. UW is a partner university with this scholarship program, providing enhanced opportunities for our applicants and selected scholars.

Please share the message below widely with your students. Attached is also a flyer for posting where possible.

The scholarship application will open online on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 and the deadline to apply will be March 6, 2014! Bios of current scholars are available now at http://www.pattillmanfoundation.org/scholars, which is also where the online application will be available once it is open.

Information for UW applicants, including details on the application process, is available at http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=tillman.

Graduate Documentary Seminars
Spring 2014 – for all students in the Social Sciences and Humanities

GWSS 510/AIS 501 — Documentary Research Methods for the Social Sciences and Humanities (5 credits)
T,Th – 2:30-4:20
This seminar will explore some of the major theoretical, methodological, and aesthetic issues when researching and planning documentary media projects for the social sciences and humanities. The course utilizes readings, screenings, and discussion as students develop a documentary research project that can be produced in subsequent quarters. This seminar is grounded in issues of indigenous methodologies and ethical ethnographic practice, and explores topics such as: representation and portraiture; documentary ethics, collaboration and reciprocity; auto-ethnography and digital storytelling methodologies; ethics of the archive, fair use and media historiography; oral traditions and media interviewing; documentary technique and aesthetics. Enrollment will be limited to 12 students.

AIS 503 — Documentary Theory, Form, and Practice (5 credits)
T, Th – 10:30-12:20.
This seminar 
will explore documentary aesthetics and practice, utilizing readings, screenings, and various hands-on documentary projects. Students create short sequences, while investigating traditional and more experimental ideas about documentary including: theories of representation, collaboration and ethics, documentary authenticity and truth claims, the intersection of fiction and non-fiction forms, documentary and performance, documentary and historiography. The course is designed for graduate students in the social sciences and humanities who are investigating the uses of representational media as an intrinsic part of their programs and research. Enrollment will be limited to 12 students.

Spring 2014: Children’s Environmental Health (ENVH 517) T/Th 3:30 pm – 4:40 pm (3 cr) T-360A

Are you a graduate or professional student interested in the growing interdisciplinary field of children’s environmental health?

 

This newly designed course emphasizes problem based learning using examples of children’s environmental health challenges derived from real life scenarios.

 

Designed for involvement and integration of perspectives among Graduate or Professional Students from:

Epidemiology, health services, biostatistics, nutrition, and environmental health, MCH or global health.

Graduate nursing programs or medical fellowships.

Policy, law, built environment, or social sciences.

 

Questions? Contact Professor Catherine Karr, MD PhD MS ckarr@uw.edu

 

Dr. Karr is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and the Director of the NW Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit.

 

“Imported from China” is a half-hour documentary film that follows individuals from China who are navigating college life in the U.S. The film, created by Emmy award winning Michigan State University faculty members, follows several Chinese international students who are grappling with finding a place in American universities and within the larger U.S. context. The recent large influx of Chinese students at U.S. universities has reignited the conversation about the growing need for intercultural competence. The film is a snapshot of this demographic shift, and demonstrates how relationships are nurtured and shaped across cultural boundaries. A panel of University of Washington students from China will speak at the event about their own experiences.

Where: HUB Lyceum

When: Wednesday, February 19, 6:30-8:00 PM (doors open at 6 PM)

Cost: Free and open to the public Read more

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National Academy of Social Insurance – Summer Internships

NASI is recruiting for our summer internship programs.  As a NASI member, we rely on your help to find excellent student
talent. With your assistance, the most qualified upper division undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent
graduates looking to explore their next career choices, will have access to an unmatched internship experience.

NASI’s internship programs – The Washington Internship on Social Insurance, The Somers Aging and Long-Term Care
Internship, The Nathan J. Stark Internship for Non-Profit Development, and The Eileen Sweeney Graduate Internship in
Disability Policy– offer a wide array of opportunities and a $3,500 stipend. Descriptions of the programs and the online
application form are available on the individual internship pages and on NASI’s Internship Opportunities page.

For 24 years, NASI’s internship program has focused on developing young leaders in the social insurance field. Last year,
sixteen outstanding young scholars were selected to spend their summer in Washington, DC working at various agencies and
organizations under the supervision of NASI members like you.  The 2013 class of interns came from colleges and
universities across the nation and included both undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students in various fields of
study, including Political Science, Economics, Social Work, Aging Studies, Journalism, Education, Social Policy,
Psychology, Biology, History, Demography, Public Health, Health Sector Management, Health Policy and Administration,
Human Development, Public Policy, Gerontology, International Affairs, Health Policy, and Sociology. Read more

Here is info about a study abroad exploration seminar being offered in London, England, Aug 10-Sept 6^th 2014.  There is an info sessions being held on Feb. 12^th, 1:30pm Odegaard, room 224.

Topic:  Dark Empire: Race, Health and Society in Britain http://tinyurl.com/UWDark

Students can earn 5 credits at the 400 level, which may be used for graduate credit.

$3300 program and IPE fee.  Additional cost for airfare, most meals, health insurance and spending money. Read more

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