WHAT IS THE SEATTLE MESA TUTOR TRAINING PROGRAM ALL ABOUT?

Seattle MESA provides opportunities and resources that inspire students traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields, to pursue education and careers in math, engineering and science (http://www.seattlemesa.org/).  We are offering a tutor training and certification for UW graduate and undergraduate students as well as community members to work with Seattle high school students in math and science.

WHO CAN TUTOR?

Engaging and motivated UW graduate and undergraduate students who want to work with high school students and have a commitment to diversity and inclusion.  We are looking for students who want training and experience working in local Seattle schools with a cohort of trained peers.

Seattle MESA Tutors must complete to following:

• Complete a Seattle MESA Introductory Tutoring Training Workshop (CENV 410).
• Attend a weekly seminar during their first quarter of tutoring (CENV 420 offered Autumn or Winter quarters).
• Tutor students once a week on site at a partner school during the after school program hours.
• Complete and pass the appropriate subject area test.
• Complete a background check through the Seattle Public Schools and follow UW volunteer guidelines.

HOW AND WHEN CAN I START?

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UNDERGRADUATE HONORS ADMISSION REVIEW READERS

Req #: 110529

Department: UNDERGRAD ED HONORS

Appointing Department Web Address: http://depts.washington.edu/uwhonors/

Job Location: Seattle Campus

Job Location Detail: 211 Mary Gates Hall

Posting Date: 08/21/2014

Closing Info: Closes On 09/21/2014

Salary: Tuition plus standard salary commensurate with student standing.

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Work Study Job Description

Job Title: Student Office Assistant

Department: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Job Location: Health Sciences Bldg – B-wing

Pay Rate: $12 – $16

Employment Period: Summer, Academic Year

Hours Per Week: 19 hrs/wk

Contact Supervisor Bridget Doyle

Phone Number 206-543-3097

Email Address badw@uw.edu

Website http://dental.washington.edu/oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery/

Box Number 357134

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The Health Sciences Service-Learning Kick-Off will be on October 2nd from 5:30-8:00 p.m. in Hogness Auditorium and the A-300 lobby of the Magnuson Health Sciences Building. Free dinner is included!!  We’re excited to launch this year off with an exciting array of speakers as well as an opportunity to network with fellow students and service /advocacy /activism oriented organizations.  The speakers we’ll have the opportunity to hear from include:

• Rosalinda Guillen and Tomas Madrigal from Community to Community Development and Familias Unidas por la Justicia (to speak about the Sakuma Berry Boycott and the organizing that is happening with Washington State’s first farmworker union)
• Maru Mora Villalpando and Jose Moreno from Latino Advocacy and the #Not1More Deportation campaign (to speak about the organizing efforts to change immigration policies and challenge unjust detention and deportation policies that are happening locally and nationally)
• An additional student speaker is being confirmed!

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BH 556 Social Justice and Health (5 credits)

T/Th, 10:30-12:50

Instructor: Erika Blacksher, PhD

This course examines the moral grounds for the view that social inequalities in health (“health disparities”) are unjust. Using contemporary literature from moral philosophy and bioethics, case studies, and film, this course engages students in fundamental questions of social justice inquiry in public health and health policy, including: Who is responsible for health and what is our individual responsibility to/for structural inequalities?, Which goods should be subject to considerations of justice?, Is health a special good?, What is a fair share of these goods?, and Who counts? This course also explores ethical challenges to and constraints on the pursuit of health equity. The course consists primarily of interactive lectures and small group discussions based on case studies and small group exercises.

BH 509 When Life Makes you sick: Ethics and the Social Determinants of Health (2 credits)

Wednesdays, 5:30-7:20

Instructor: Erika Blacksher, PhD

This course engages students in ethical questions that confront health care workers in medicine, nursing, public health, social work, and dentistry who serve poor and minority patient populations. Drawing on literature from bioethics, moral philosophy, social epidemiology, and health policy, the course investigates the ethical implications of the social determinants of health for providers and systems of health care. Using case studies and small groups to drive discussion, students examine topics ranging from clinician and patient responsibilities, to controversial disease prevention programs and policies, to resource allocation and broader questions of social justice.

Student performance is evaluated on the basis of their active participation in small and whole group discussions and a 5-page reflection paper due at the end of the quarter.

UW application deadline: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2014          

UW application and nomination information are available at: http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=luce

Graduating seniors, alumni, graduate and professional students at UW are encouraged to apply for the Luce Scholars Program. This is a great opportunity for those with little or no prior experience in, or education about, Asian countries to add this valuable perspective to their future career interests!

The UW is able to nominate 3 students per year to compete nationally for the opportunity to spend 12 months in Asia. The program provides stipends, language training and individualized professional placement in Asia for fifteen to eighteen young Americans each year.

During the current application cycle for the 2015-16 program, applicants must be American citizens who, by July 1, 2015, will have received at least a bachelor’s degree and will not have reached their 30th birthday. Applicants should have a record of high achievement, outstanding leadership ability, and a clearly defined career interest with evidence of potential for professional accomplishment. Those who already have significant experience in Asia or Asian studies are not eligible for the Luce Scholars Program. (Eligibility criteria are set by the Henry Luce Foundation; additional details are provided in the Program Summary below.)

 

Luce Scholars Program Advisers at UW:

For graduate students or alumni – Marilyn Gray, megray@uw.edu, G-1 Communications

For undergraduate students or alumni – Robin Chang, robinc@uw.edu, 171 Mary Gates Hall

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HSERV 552 – Health Policy Development

Autumn 2014

Monday/Wednesday, 10 :30 – 11 :50am, SCC 303

Prerequisites : Graduate students only

Course Description and Goals

Health Policy refers to decisions that guide organizational and individual behaviors affecting health and the financing, delivery, and use of health services.  Using contemporary health policy issues, we will examine how science and community values intertwine in health policy development, how context (e.g., ideology, culture, and history) influence the structure of and changes to a nation’s health system, and how international treaties and relationships can affect health and health services.  We will also discuss the important relationship between how a society measures success, its public policies, and how it allocates and distributes resources.

You will learn about health policy development in this class through a combination of methods, including case studies, problem based learning (PBL), small and large group discussions, group projects, role plays, and written and oral presentations … your learning will be largely through processes of self-discovery.  This course includes few traditional lectures.

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How do you WERQ it?

Are you a young or young adult LGBTQ/queer person? We invite you to come WERQ it with us for a new annual organizing summer institute at the Work, Economic, Resources, and Queer (WERQ) Youth & Young Adult Summer Institute!

WERQ is an 8-week summer program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5pm at the historic Washington Hall. WERQ aims to provide the space for young/young adult LQBTQIA people to engage with economics and resources in a way that feels relevant and honors their histories.

TIMELINE
• Missed the first few weeks? No problem, WERQ is now on a drop-in basis!
• End Date: Thursday, August 28, 2041
• Tuesdays, 3:00pm – 5:00pm – educational workshops
• Thursdays, 3:00pm-5:00pm – multi-media, art, teaching artists, & guest speakers
• At Washington Hall (153 14th Avenue) in the Central District

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Building Elder Friendly Futures Locally and Globally

University of Washington Campus, HUB | October 8-9, 2014

Building upon the success of the 2013 conference, we will again bring together researchers, practitioners, administrators, policy-makers and educators to discuss the opportunities and challenges to building elder-friendly futures.

Informational sessions will include: Plenary Panel: Innovations in Dementia Care, Legal Issues: Elder Law, Guardianship and More, New Technology to Support Aging in Place, State of the Science: Behavioral Health and Aging, Aging in Poverty: the Politics of Marginalization & Inequities for Both Rural and Urban Adults and many more! Check complete program updates on the website: www.elderfriendlyfutures.org

Reduced Attendee Fee:

Like last year EFF is offering a limited number of reduced fee registrations for those that need financial support to attend. If you are interested or know someone who might be please send them to the application found on the website:  www.elderfriendlyfutures.org

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In the fall, Health Equity Circle (HEC) students are working directly with Sound Alliance under the supervision of Dr. Rick Arnold to offer UCONJ 624: Health Equity and Community Organizing. This course will equip students from the six health sciences schools to work together to develop community organizing skills focused on upstream action for health equity. Through HEC, students will have the opportunity to participate in a campaign with community members during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Email David Fernando directly for course access (somwwami@uw.edu) and visit  http://www.healthequitycircle.com/ to learn more about the interdisciplinary organization.

 

Education Internship with Washington Nonprofits

Washington Nonprofits (WN) is looking for an education intern to support its work creating and implementing learning programs for nonprofit staff and volunteers. This position is unpaid and would ideally involve 8 hours/per week.  WN, founded three years ago, recently expanded its educational offerings and is looking for intern support both in the development and implementation of programs running in 2014-2015. Washington Nonprofits is our state’s nonprofit association with a mission of strengthening the nonprofit sector through education, advocacy, and capacity building.

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