ESRM 320, Marketing and Management From a Sustainability  (ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY) Perspective (SLN 14447) is an online course (except for two mandatory in-person exams on 11.10 and 12.10) that does not charge an additional fee and offers 5 credits, NW, and I&S. This course has no prerequisites. Below is overview info, and details are on the website at

https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/989152/assignments/syllabus. This course involves both conceptual learning and hands on research.

Marketing and Management. In ESRM 320, we explore two of the four primary business dimensions: marketing and human resource management (companion course ESRM 321 explores finance and accounting). Marketing refers to promoting, pricing, and distributing new and existing products and services that are aimed at satisfying consumers’ wants, needs, and objectives. Human resource management refers to developing, managing, and motivating human capital and resources.

Sustainability. Refers to integrating environmental, social, and financial elements in order to meet the needs of people today without compromising Earth’s capacity to provide for future generations. We will explore the meaning and importance of sustainable business practices that respect and adhere to best environmental science methods and ethical social responsibility standards. The context for this exploration will be assessing corporate sustainability reports.

Learning Objectives (at the end of this course, students should be able to do the following):

1. Explain marketing, human resources, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability concepts
2. Summarize how a market orientation and commitment to sustainability can enhance customer and employee satisfaction
3. Describe how consumer markets are segmented, targeted, and products positioned to satisfy individual, government, and business consumers’ wants and needs
4. Compare techniques for creating value-added products, services, and ideas; valuing environmental and social externalities and managing traditional pricing; developing distribution strategies and “greening” the supply chain; and creating and implementing promotion campaigns
5. Define managerial and leadership styles and theories of motivation, persuasion, and influence
6. Summarize the human resource process of recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, motivating, and evaluating employees
7. Describe Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework for sustainability reporting
8. Assess GRI human rights, labor practices and decent work, product responsibility, and society indicators to measure actual sustainability performance
9. Analyze real world sustainability performance using data in corporate sustainability reports
10. Summarize and interpret sustainability performance data

Interested in exploring China and its role in the world through a Master’s program at Peking University? Join John Holden, Associate Dean at Yenching Academy, to learn more about this new international graduate program at Peking University offering a Master’s in China Studies with scholarship support. Students who will have a bachelor’s degree in any field by Aug. 31, 2016 are eligible to apply this year. With some exceptions, applicants must be aged 26 or younger on August 31, 2016 (see below for complete eligibility requirements).

UW Information Session: Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 from 4:30-5:30pm, Mary Gates Hall room 224 | RSVP to attend | Free food is provided!

Brief Program Information:

The Yenching Academy offers an intensive program of interdisciplinary classroom and field study of Chinese history and culture, as well as real-time issues in China’s development.  As a college integrated within Peking University (PKU), the Yenching Academy prepares a diverse group of exceptional international and Chinese students with the knowledge of China that they need to fulfill their potential as global citizens and leaders. Yenching Academy offers courses in English. Concentration options include:

• Philosophy and Religion
• Economics and Management
• Law and Society
• Politics and International Relations
• History and Archaeology
• Literature and Culture

Scholarship Support:

The Yenching Academy provides a competitive postgraduate financial package. All students receive a fellowship that covers tuition, accommodation and living costs, as well as round trip airfare from their home country. The fellowship for international students ends after twelve months; they may complete and defend their thesis within one year after they have completed their Yenching Academy residence. Additional funding, in the form of research or teaching assistantships, will be available for international students in good standing who choose to complete their thesis at PKU during their second year. Mainland Chinese students will be supported on campus for two years.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Foreign Students & Students from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
  • Bachelor’s degree in any field
  • 25 years old or younger on August 31, 2016; students from countries with mandatory military service for college graduates must be 27 years old or younger on August 31, 2016
• Chinese Mainland Students
  • Chinese students will be admitted according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education. They must be qualified to be exempt from the examination based on their mainland Chinese university’s recommendations.  This process differs from that for foreign students and students from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Learn more at http://yenchingacademy.org/, and join us on Oct. 1! Please RSVP to attend the information session at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/560.

UW students and alumni must apply for UW nomination to be considered. Details about UW’s application and nomination process are at http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=yenching. UW’s deadline for applications is Dec. 21, 2015.

The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago has partnered with the Council on Social Work Education, the Center for Clinical Social Work, and American Association of College of Nursing to engage nursing and social work schools — through a project funded by the Conrad N. Hilton foundation — to develop and evaluate interactive, competency-based substance-use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) curriculum. To better understand the current landscape, NORC has launched an online survey to assess the needs of schools of social work faculty/educators, practitioners, and students focused on integrating adolescent substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) education into nursing and social work curricula.

This opportunity is open to all faculty/educators, practitioners and students in schools of social work and nursing. Participation is voluntary and all answers are confidential. To access the survey, click on the link below.

http://fluidsurveys.com/s/adoles-needs-assess-CCSW/

Please complete it as soon as possible.For more information, please visit our website or contact the SBIRT Team at SBIRTTeam@norc.org.

A National Geographic guide of free or cheap things to do in Seattle, such as free concerts and brewery tours.
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Applications accepted Oct. 16–Nov. 13
We invite proposals from graduate students to undertake projects in public scholarship in summer 2016. Awards in this new program are in the amount of $6,500 with an additional research budget of $2,000.
More information and registration →

Thursday, Oct. 8, noon–1 p.m.
Seattle campus, Research Commons, Green A
Same content as above, but geared specifically toward international students.
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Thursday, Oct. 1, noon–1 p.m.

Seattle campus, Research Commons, Green A 
Learn the resources for finding fellowships, scholarships, grants, and employment to help finance graduate education, research, and travel. Don’t let fall funding application deadlines pass you by!
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1. DBT Skills Group: (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy group). Mondays from 1:30-3:00 pm. Starting Monday, October 5, 2015. Ten weeks. Learn how to increase self-awareness, build relationship skills, manage crisis situations, and better control your emotions. Open to clients referred by their Hall Health Mental Health Clinic providers. Co-facilitated by Treg Isaacson, MA (221-7983) and Chia-Wen Moon, LMHC (543-3213).

2. Procrastination/Perfectionism Group: Two Sections – Wednesdays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. and Fridays from 9:30 am to 11:20 am. Ongoing. This is group for folks who struggle with procrastinating and being perfectionist. Learn how to be less anxious about being anxious, which includes seeing clearly that there is no need to avoid experiencing anxiety. Facilitator: Ricardo Hidalgo, LMHC. Info at: 206-543-5030, option #4 or via email at rhidalgo@uw.edu

3. A Mindful Approach to Anxiety: Tuesdays 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Starting October 13, 2015. Eight weeks. Explore common signs of anxiety and learn how to approach the anxiety in your life and situations you tend to avoid. If you are interested in learning more about the group, please contact co-facilitators Carey DeMartini, at careyd4@uw.edu, or Chia-Wen Moon at chiawen@uw.edu.

4. Beginning Mindfulness Meditation Groups: Two sections – Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:00 starting October 20, 2015; and Wednesdays 4:00 to 5:30 am starting October 21, 2015.  Eight weeks.  Mindfulness meditation is a practice that involves cultivating attention to the present moment in a nonjudgmental manner. The benefits of mindfulness meditation have been widely studied and include alleviating symptoms of depression and anxiety, increasing capacity for attention and concentration, improving self-esteem, enhancing resilience to stress.  No prior knowledge or experience is required. Participants will be provided with materials, instruction and support for building and sustaining a meditation practice.  To enroll contact the Mental Health Clinic at (206) 543-5030 option #4.  For questions e-mail or phone the group facilitator, Meghann Gerber, Psy.D.: (206) 221-7941;  meghanng@uw.edu

5. Mindfulness Meditation Follow-up Groups: Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon  to 1:00 pm.  Starting October 14, 2015 and October 15, 2015 respectively.  Ongoing.  For those who are already familiar with mindfulness meditation and want to continue in an open, ongoing, weekly group.  An 8-week commitment is recommended.  Facilitated by Meghann Gerber, PsyD. Contact Meghann at 206-543-5030 option #4.
6. Overcoming Social Challenges: Wednesdays 2:00 to 3:30 pm.  Starting September 30, 2015.  If you’re interested in the group or have questions, please contact one of the co-facilitators: Treg Isaacson, MA (221-7983) or Meghann Gerber, Psy.D.: (206) 221-7941.
7. Sober Support Group: Fridays 3:00 to 4:30 pm.  Starting October 23, 2015. This is a therapy group for people who want support maintaining their recovery from alcohol and drugs.  If you’re interested in the group or have questions, please contact the group facilitator, Rachel Gerken, LMHC, at rsgerken@uw.edu or call 206-543-5030, option #4.
8. Mindfulness for Healthy Living Group: Thursdays 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Starting October 15, 2015. This is a therapy group for people who want to change maladaptive behavior patterns and/or learn to manage stressors and improve life balance. The focus will be primarily on mindfulness, meditation, and yoga practices aimed at learning and practicing skills for healthy everyday living. If you’re interested in the group or have questions, please contact the group co-facilitators, Ryli Webster, MSW, LICSW, at ryliw@uw.edu or Carey DeMartini, at careyd4@uw.edu or call 206-543-5030, option #4.

Cost of all groups: $57 per session ($40 No Show Fee without 24 hour notice). Insurance may cover fees, please check with your insurance carrier.

Where: Mental Health Clinic, Hall Health Center, 3^rd Floor.

Register, get information, or ask questions at 206-543-5030, option #4 for any and all groups.

Go to http://depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/content/clinics/mental-health/group-therapy-support-groups for more information about our groups.

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) available to undergraduate, graduate and professional students

FLAS fellowships award tuition and a living stipend as follows:

Academic Year Graduate: $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend
Academic Year Undergraduate: $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend
Summer Graduate/Undergraduate: $5,000 tuition, $2,500 living stipend

The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions:

-Arabic –Bangla -Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian –Bulgarian –Burmese -Canadian First Nations-–Chinese-–Czech-–Danish -Estonian -Filipino/Tagalog-–Finnish-–French-–German-–Hebrew-–Hindi -Indonesian/Malay-–Italian-–Japanese-–Kazakh-–Khmer-–Korean-–Latvian-–Lithuan! ian-–Norwegian-–Persian-–Polish-–Portuguese-–Russian-–Sl! ovenian-–Spanish-–Swahili- –Swedish-–Tajik-–Thai-–Turkish-–Uighur-–Urdu-–Uzbek-–Vietnamese

FLAS Information Sessions, covering FLAS benefits and requirements, the application process, and the use of FLAS awards abroad, will be held at the following dates and times:

Thursday, October 29, 10-2 Undergraduate Fellowships Fair, Mary Gates Hall, FLAS session 10:30, Mary Gates Hall 171
Tuesday, November 10, 10-2 UW Study Abroad Fair, HUB Ballroom
Thursday, November 12, 2-3 PST Web Chat*
Wednesday, November 18, 3:30-4:30 in Thomson Hall 317
Tuesday, December 1, 2;30-3:30 in Thomson Hall 317
Wednesday, December 16, 3:30-4:30 PST Web Chat*
Tuesday, January 5, 1:30-2:30, Thomson Hall 317
Thursday, January 14, 2:30-3:30 Virtual Office Hour
*see FLAS website (link below) for access instructions for web chhat sessions and virtual office hours

Applications due January 29, 2016. Questions: email rldavis@uw.edu

For more inform! ation, visit http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/

The UW Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) Certificate in Care Management has opened its registration for the Winter 2016 start.

We will be holding 3 info sessions both in person and via webinar for prospective students to learn more about the program from our instructors.

RSVP here: http://www.pce.uw.edu/certificates/care-management.html

This year’s instructors are:

Foundations of Care Management: Jullie Gray

Jullie Gray is a principal at Aging Wisdom, a life care management firm in Seattle. In her work and teaching she brings together three decades of experience in health care with her passion for working with older adults. She is an award-winning care manager and the current president of the National Academy of Certified Care Managers. She also served as the 2013 president of the Aging Life Care Association. Gray holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Washington and is also a licensed independent clinical social worker in Washington state and a certified care manager.

Tools and Applications for the Care Manager: Bonnie Shultz

Associate Clinical Professor and Clinical Instructor, School of Social Work, University of Washington & Palliative Care Navigator, Harrison Medical Center

Bonnie Shultz has taught courses at the University of Washington since 2003. Her course, Caring for Persons With Life Limiting Illness, is one of the highest rated practice courses in the UW School of Social Work. In 2011, she was nominated for the UW Distinguished Teaching Award and in 2013 was awarded the Master of Social Work Student Choice Teaching Award. Shultz assisted in establishing the pediatric palliative care consultation service at Seattle Children’s Hospital and was the leader in bringing palliative care services to Evergreen Healthcare (now EvergreenHealth) in Kirkland, Washington. She has worked on grants such as the Robert Wood Johnson pediatric palliative care demonstration grant and Aetna end-of-life care grants and is a recipient of the Project on Death in America Social Work Leadership Award. She has a master’s in social work and is a licensed independent clinical social worker.

Learn more about the program courses and how to apply here: http://www.pce.uw.edu/certificates/care-management.html

NARAL Pro-Choice Washington – Reproductive Freedom Fellow

NARAL Pro-Choice Washington is seeking a reproductive freedom fellow with a commitment to reproductive rights and justice. They will assist with our electoral work in the 2015 campaign cycle, in consumer advocacy projects and other organizational programs.

About NARAL Pro-Choice Washington:

NARAL Pro-Choice Washington is a fast-paced advocacy organization whose mission is to develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion. We work closely with policymakers, advocates, and our always expanding base of members.

Responsibilities:

• Consumer Advocacy and Research:
  • Research and compile background materials to support our emergency contraception access project and other consumer advocacy projects
  • Follow news sources to find content for social media
  • Draft content for NARAL Blog
  • Working with senior staff to fulfill research needs and goals, including assisting in rapid response efforts and for other duties as assigned

• Organizing Work:
  • Assist with volunteer recruitment for phone banks, doorbelling and other election related activities
  • Assist and prepare materials for phone banks, bird-dogging, and other election related activities
  • Help publicize election related volunteer activities through flyers, community calendars, social media and ally organizations
  • Attend community events and talk to supporters about NARAL’s work
  • Assist in maintaining an up to date volunteer and member database
  • Plan and recruit supporters for annual Feminist Training for Power organizing training held at the UW

Candidates should possess strong oral and written communication skills, solid organizational skills and attention to detail, and sound political instincts. Some technical savvy and comfort talking to people on the phone is needed. Fellows receive regular opportunities for training and informational interviews with staff and community leaders.

We are looking for individuals who can commit to at least 15 hours per week in September-December (start and end dates are negotiable). The schedule can be flexible, including evenings and weekends. Some applicants may be able to work primarily from the University of Washington campus.

 

Compensation: This is an unpaid internship with a $100 per month stipend to offset travel costs. We will work to secure credit for college credit if applicable.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Eileen Pollet at eileenpollet@prochoicewashington.org

The following course is for doctoral students and advanced-level master’s students.

UW URBDP 591A/598L:
Research Design in Urban Science

Fall Quarter 2015                                                                                             Gould 442/227
Tue-Thu 9:00-10:20                                                                                         4 Credits
Instructor: Marina Alberti
Department of Urban Design and Planning
E-mail: malberti@u.washington.edu<mailto:malberti@u.washington.edu>
Tel: 206 616 8667

http://courses.be.washington.edu/udp/598/Urban_Science/Class_Page.dwt

This course is designed to provide graduate students in the applied social and natural sciences the theoretical and practical skills for conducting research in complex urban settings. The objective is to develop critical and analytical skills for designing and conducting empirical and applied research in urban science. The emphasis is on integration and synthesis of theories, concepts, and data across multiple disciplines. Research design is framed as an emergent process. Students will be exposed to the issues involved in research decisions and to diverse problem-solving strategies and technical tools. The course examines the logic and limits of scientific inquiry, conceptualization and measurement of social and ecological phenomena in urbanizing systems, and principles of research design and practice.

The course is structured in two components: a theoretical/methodological component and an applied research component. The theoretical component consists of lectures on research design principles and approaches. Lectures cover statistical principles of research design, hypothesis testing and statistical inference, sampling strategies, and analytical approaches to randomized experimental, quasi-experimental, longitudinal and cross-comparative studies. Major theoretical issues include: threats to internal validity, sampling and external validity, reliability of measures, causality, interpretation of statistical analysis and ethics in research. The applied research component focuses on the practice of scientific research through interactions with diverse urban scientists including invited video lectures of national and international experts of big data on research applications, challenges, and lessons learned through their experience.
Themes of inquiry include: Urban change and evolution, predicting and imagining the future city, urban ecology, social networks, virtual mobility, shared economies, critical transitions and innovation, urban analytics, emerging sensors and big data.

During the presentation you will learn how you can put your ideals into practice by joining Doctors Without Borders’ pool of dedicated aid workers.  Doctors Without Borders recruits both medical and non-medical professionals to work in the field and is always looking for more of both.

Seattle Info Session
Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Belltown Community Center
415 Bell Street
Seattle, WA

Click here to attend the session

 

 

Are you interested in learning tools to manage life stressors and improve  life balance? Are you living with issues related to stress, anxiety, physical health, substance use, sleep, eating, and/or compulsive behavior?

This group draws from several evidence-based mindfulness approaches, such as Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), self-directed neuroplasticity, and yoga.  Group sessions will focus primarily on mindfulness, meditation, and yoga practices aimed at learning and practicing skills for healthy everyday living.

Location: Hall Health Center
Start date: October 15 – December 10
Time: Thursdays, 1:00- 2:30 p.m.
Frequency/duration: Weekly, 8-week series
Insurance accepted

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Announcing the 2015 Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award Recipient – Aiko Schaefer

This upcoming September 26th El Centro de la Raza will be honoring Aiko Schaefer as a Roberto Maestas Legacy Award recipient. The Fifth Annual Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award recognizes two individuals, a woman and a man, who have exemplified Building the Beloved Community through multi-racial unity and working to eliminate poverty, racism and social inequity. This year we will be celebrating Aiko Schaefer, from Communities of Color for Climate Justice Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy and Mauricio Ayon, from Washington Community Action Network.

This event is open for any faculty or students from School of Social Work that are interested in attending the event in support of Aiko Schaefer.

What: Reception, dinner, raffles, silent auction, Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Awards, scholarship presentations, and live auction!
When: Saturday, September 26th from 5:00-9:00PM
Where: The Westin Seattle
1900 5th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
Who: All are invited to join. Tell your family, friends, co-workers, and business partners!
Tickets: $120 each, purchase here

For further information please visit this link!

Instructor: Valerie Manusov
Credit: 5 hours
MW 1:30-3:20 pm in CMU 325.
Open to all Graduate Students.

COM 576 Interpersonal Communication:
Social scientific research and theory on the role of communication in developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships. Nature of interpersonal communication, relationship change processes, interpersonal control through communication, and personal communication networks.