Opportunity to volunteer in Kenya, South Africa, Peru and Guatemala

Did you know that 50% of Africans, 58% of Guatemalans and 54% in Peru live below the poverty line, on less than $2 a day? Volunteer with Azma International and make a difference!

Azma International invites applications to participate in one of our three volunteer programs offered during summer break 2014, winter break 2014 and spring break 2015. The volunteer opportunities are offered in Kenya, Guatemala, Peru and South Africa. invites Volunteers in these programs would work in one of these program areas:

1) Teaching

2) Medical outreach

3) HIV/AIDS awareness

4) Child development in orphanages

5) Disabled care

6) Women’s empowerment

7) Wildlife Conservation

8) Agriculture Conservation

9) Sea turtle Conservation

Volunteering is a great way to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience using your skills to help others while building close relationships with your fellow students. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity while spots are still available. We look forward to working with you! Come promote social justice, gain technical and intercultural skills, and get a glimpse of different career paths open to you. We invite you to help us fight the war against poverty! Check us out at www.azmainternational.org.

If you are unable to participate during spring break or summer but would still like to experience a volunteer trip, we have programs available year-round. Visit us at www.azmainternational.org.

The SSW has no affiliation with this program (and no endorsement) and it would be very unlikely that the work you would do would count toward your MSW degree, but it sounds like a great experience.

Date	Time	Topic
Thursday, April 10th	4:00 – 6:00 pm	16th Annual SSW Job Fair
Thursday, April 17th	3:00 – 7:00 pm	UW Annual Career Fair – HUB
TBA		Licensure for Social Workers
Thursday, May 1	12:30 – 1:20 pm	Interviewing Skills for Social Workers
Friday, May 9	12:30-2:00  pm	Dependable Strengths for SW Job Seekers

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16^th Annual School of Social Work Job Fair

When:             Thursday, April 10^th  Ÿ 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Where:             1^st Floor Gallery, School of Social Work

Who:                MSW and BASW students (there will be agencies that hire both!)

 

Come to the School of Social Work’s 16th Annual Job Fair and meet potential employers, learn more about local agencies, and talk with UW SSW alums.  Agencies registered  to date:  Alliance for Child Welfare | Asian Counseling and Referral Service | Children’s Administration | Community Psychiatric Clinic | Compass Housing Alliance | Comprehensive Health Education Foundation |Consejo Counseling and Referral Service | Evergreen Treatment Services |  Institute for Family Development | LifeWire | Peace Corps | Ryther | Sea Mar Community Health Centers | Senior Services of Snohomish County | Southeast Youth and Family Services | Therapeutic Health Services |  UW Medical Center | UW School of Social Work | Dept.of Veterans Affairs- VA Puget Sound Health Care System | Work Opportunities | Washington Association of School  Social Work | YMCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County | More to come!    No registration required for this event. SSW Alumni will also be available to answer your career-related questions.

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UW’s Spring Career Fair    Thursday April 17^thŸ 3:00 – 7:00 PM, HUB Ballrooms      careers.uw.edu  DRESS CODE: Business Casual         Open to all majors and class levels and alumnifrom all three UW campuses!

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 “Interviewing Skills” Workshop

• Register for workshop here:  https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/rufferl/230649

When:                   Thursday, May 1   ŸŸ  5:00 – 5:50 pm  (50 minutes)

Where:                 School of Social Work (please register for specific room information)

Who:                     MSW and BASW students

Are job/internship interviews in your future? Want to brush up on your interviewing skills after a few years in school?  Lynnea Erickson, PhD and career specialist with UW Career Center will present on essential skills for a successful interview.

 “Dependable Strengths:   Identifying your Strengths for Interviewing”

• Register for workshop here:  https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/rufferl/230644

When:                   Friday, May 9   ŸŸ  12:30-2:00 pm  (90 minutes)

Where:                School of Social Work (please register for specific room information)

Who:                     MSW students

The Dependable Strengths workshop, presented by Lynnea Erickson, PhD, Senior Career Counselor of the UW Career Center, is designed to create a safe place for social work students to explore their experiences, discover their unique patterns of strengths and talents, and to learn how to leverage them to find a satisfying career.

Assess your strengths and open up new opportunities. Identify what you enjoy, things you do well and events or experiences in which you take pride. Through guided group discussions, participants will identify good experiences, learn to articulate their worth to an employer, and succeed in interviews.  Space is limited for this interactive workshop.

Questions about any of these SSW workshops/events?  Please email Linda Ruffer, Student Services, rufferL@uw.edu

MORE info on Job Search Skills here:  http://socialwork.uw.edu/students/career-planning-process

To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at 206.543.6450 (voice), 206.543.6452 (TTY), 206.685.7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu, preferably at least 10 days in advance of the event.

 

 

 

There’s still time to apply to the Alene Moris NEW Leadership Institute!

The Alene Moris National Education for Women’s Leadership Institute is looking for undergraduate and graduate women who are future leaders.
The Alene Moris National Education for Women’s Leadership Institute is an intensive six-day program open to undergraduate and graduate women attending two-year or four-year programs in Washington state or to those with residence in Washington State.

The Alene Moris National Education for Women’s Leadership curriculum is designed to:
• Cultivate leadership skills
• Teach women about the realities of politics and policy making
• Learn how to be an effective part of the political process
• Connect participants with women leaders who make a difference in civic life and the public sphere
• Help students explore the demands and rewards of leadership in a diverse society
• Empower students to practice leadership through action

This year’s Institute is from Monday, June 16th – Saturday, June 21st at the University of Washington – Seattle campus.

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From the UW School of Dentistry – a one credit Thursday courses on 5 dates, 12:30-1:15pm.

Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:35:46 -0700
From: David Ludwig <dlud@uw.edu>
Subject: Elective Opportunity: Health and Homelessness (ORALM 651) – Register Now!

I am pleased to announce that the critically acclaimed course Health and Homelessness (ORALM 651 – SLN# 20948 for 1 credit) will once again be starting this Spring quarter (with new guest speakers!!!). This interdisciplinary, student-led seminar 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.

Objectives:  Read more

  This would only work if you are done your practicum and can enroll for 10 credits in Spring Quarter, but if that fits you, then you may apply for this TA’ship for spring.  Please note that the class meets (and you would need to be available) on T and Th from 12-1:50 and the quiz sections are on Wednesdays between 10:30-2:20.  The Psych dept said that MSW students were fine and they have hired fee-based program students before.

  Good luck!

Lin

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT

PSYCH 250: Racism & Minority Groups Read more

Hello!!

I am a member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters club here at UW and wanted to see if you would be interested in becoming a team captain for our 1st Annual Bowl For Kid’s Sake at UW fundraising event on Thursday, April 10th at 6:00pm at the UW HUB Bowling alley. We are so excited about how BIG of an event this could be but we still need team captains! As a team captain we’d just want you to register and recruit 3-4 friends to bowl and seek donations to help support BBBS here in Puget Sound. We are hoping that each bowler can raise $50 in donations from friends and family. We think this is a reasonable amount to seek and hope that our volunteers will feel comfortable reaching out to the community to seek $5 and $10 donations to raise that $50. The community cares, we just have to ask! If everyone gives a LITTLE we can do BIG things! Asking has become easier than ever as you register a team it will connect through social media and do the work for you. An email to 10 friends/co-workers for $5 and you are DONE!

If you are interested please follow this link and register as a team captain: http://bit.ly/1eYOHfX or contact us at UW Bigs (uwbigs@uw.edu) for more information!

Thank you for considering this and helping out our cause and efforts here at UW! We appreciate your interest in Big Brothers Big Sisters at UW. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Cheers!

Brittany

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Spring quarter 2014 course offering

REHAB 562: Neuroscience in Rehabilitation The intent of this course is to foster the development of knowledge and skills related to: 1) the neural control of human movement and behavior; 2) dysfunction resulting from neurologic pathology; and 3) methodological approaches to investigating the neural control of movement and behavior. This course will provide an introduction to current concepts in motor control, motor learning, and neural plasticity as they relate to people with neurologic pathology and to rehabilitation science. Additional special topics will include regenerative medicine and neural engineering. Various methodologies that are used to understand the neural control of human movement and behavior will be considered, including cellular neurophysiology, systems neuroscience, movement and behavioral analyses, and neuro-imaging. This course provides opportunities to foster increased independence in a variety of essential research skills, including 1) critical inquiry skills; 2) experimental design; 3) research proposal development; and 3) scientific writing skills, including grant writing. This course will be run as a seminar with substantial involvement from participants. The class format will include lectures, group discussions, review and discussion of journal articles, and participant presentations.

Instructor: Valerie Kelly, PT, PhD

Meets: Wednesdays, 1-3:50, BB938 Health Science Center

Entry code required. For more information please email rehabphd@uw.edu. 

Dear Graduate Students,

If you are interested in earning a certificate in International Development or Nonprofit Management, please join us at one of the following information sessions to learn more about these programs:

International Development and Nonprofit Management Certificates Information Session

Tuesday, April 8, 2014
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Parrington Hall Commons (Room 308)

 

Nonprofit Management Certificate Information Session

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Parrington Hall Forum (Room 309)

The one-year International Development Policy and Management Certificate program gives you the tools and frameworks needed for addressing pressing international issues in developing countries.  The program explores the root causes of unique problems, and the social, economic, and political contexts in which they occur.

The one-year Nonprofit Management Certificate program gives you the tools and framework needed to meet the increasing challenges facing the nonprofit sector today. Students are drawn from diverse departments across the UW, giving the core courses a distinctive, interdisciplinary perspective on the unique issues facing the nonprofit community.

 

Only current UW graduate students are eligible to apply. The certificates are designed to be incorporated into your graduate studies during your second and/or final year in school.

All application materials are due by 5:00 p.m. on April 25.
Further information and the link to application instructions can be found here:

http://evans.uw.edu/degree-programs/non-degree/international-development-certificate
http://evans.uw.edu/degree-programs/non-degree/nonprofit-management-certificate
If you are unable to attend one of the sessions above, but would like to learn more about the programs, please don’t hesitate to contact the programs at:

International Development Certificate: devcert@uw.edu, 206.616.1618
Nonprofit Management Certificate: nmcp@uw.edu, 206.616.1613

 

Welcome

Date: February 5^th, 2014

*Meeting called to order @ 4:45pm*

Facilitator: Charlie Doyle                                                               Note Taker: Miriam Valdovinos

Attendance: 10 members present, (10 members needed for quorum)
Genevieve Huard	Jennifer Ketcham	Miriam Valdovinos
Gary Hothi	Charlie Doyle	Jamaal Magee
Cassie Hunter	Lin Murdock	Joe Herbert
Amie Shipley	Emiko Tajima	Jasmine Ili

Consent Agenda (take note of approval of meeting agenda and minutes, briefly list any issues)

I.                   December 2013 notes approved (Charlie motioned, Genevieve second: 9 Yes, 1 Abstain)

II.                January 2014 notes approved (Gary motioned, Joe second: 10 Yes) Read more

1/15/14 Student Advisory Council Minutes

Welcome:

I.                    Chantel lead introductions

II.                  Quorum met

III.               Members in Attendance:

a.       Genevieve Huard

b.      Charlie Doyal

c.       Candace Mivshek

d.      Amie Shipley

e.       Jamaal Magee

f.        Paloma Andaloza-Reza

g.       Chantel Johnson

h.      Jasmine Ili

i.         Jennifer Ketcham

j.         Joe Herbert

k.       Susan McKay

l.         Gary Hothi

m.    Cassie Hunter

n.      Didi Proctor

o.      Miriam Valdovinos

p.      Lin Murdock

q.      Emiko Tajima

Consent Agenda:

I.                    Jennie motioned to approve and move on to work on Lin’s budgeting next

Updates & Announcements

I.                    Lost 2 members (Gina and Stephen)

II.                  Graduation Presentations Read more

Welcome (list any guests, take note of any reflections)
I. Jennie calls meeting to order and initiates roll call
II. Quorum not met for voting purposes
Consent Agenda (take note of approval of meeting agenda and minutes; briefly list any issues that come up)
I. Lin asks group to review agenda and approve of meeting flow.
II. Gary makes motion

Updates & Announcements (take note of any old business items, discussion items/ reports) Read more

Welcome (list any guests, take note of any reflections)
I. Welcomed after doing an ice breaker
II. Amie taking notes 1st half of meeting, Jennie 2nd half
Consent Agenda (take note of approval of meeting agenda and minutes, briefly list any issues
that come up)

• I. Motion to approve minutes from last meeting – 9/6, Stephen motioned, Gina seconded, 4 yays, 0 nays, 9 abstentions – the minutes were approved
• II. Proposal to approve new membership numbers – was voted for online and passed with 60%, information on the new numbers are up on Canvas Read more

Welcome

I.                          Thank you to everyone who could attend this meeting – and a special thanks to Paloma for creating our agenda

II.                       Those in attendance:

·         Lin

·         Emiko

·         Paloma

·         Chantel

·         Miriam

·         Susan

·         Cassie

·         Gina

Consent Agenda

I.                   Agenda was not voted on – there was an overall consensus of items listed in the agenda

II.                Agenda items included:

a.       Planning for SAC New Member Orientation

b.      Elections for Advanced Standing, Day, and EDP

c.       SAC Canvas Site Organization Update

d.      SAC Calendar

e.       Proposal to change subcommittees

f.       From July Meeting Read more

SAC MEETING                                                                05/17/2013

Co-Facilitator: Kris & Marie

Minutes first-half: Alisa

Minutes second-half: Mikaela

Attendance: Patty, Kris, Micaela O., Lin, Paloma, Alisa, Staci, Mikaela H., Michael, Marie, Gina, Dane, Cassie, Miriam, Christina

1.       Welcoming & Introduction:

a.      Members welcomed Cassie Hunter to SAC and introduced self. Lin explained that Cassie will be replacing Katie’s position.

2.      Consent Agenda: Read more

SAC Meeting 04/12/2013

Facilitator: Mikaela Harf

Minutes: Kris Butler and Gary Hothi

1.       Introductions and Attendance

2.       Consent agenda

A.      Lots of people absent. Unable to make quorum

B.      Gina to create catalyst survey to vote on action items when we don’t have quorum.

3.       Updates and announcements

A.      Results of action to serve only non-alcoholic drinks at SAC-sponsored events passed. Read more

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