My name is Arunabh, and I’m part of a new student organization called DubsTech. We have a set of passionate student instructors to teach you skills in technology in a fun, social environment for free. We want students from all backgrounds! Currently, we’re hosting classes in three areas:

1) Android App Development
Get started with building Android apps.
(Knowledge of basic Java concepts and syntax helpful, but not necessary)

2) Web Design using Adobe Creative Suite

Learn the applicable trade knowledge within the tech industry.

(Basic understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite is preferred, ideally Photoshop)

3) Back-end web Development Using C# and ASP.NET
Sharpen your skills for web, mobile and software development industry

(Knowledge of basic programming concepts helpful, but not required)We are especially intent on working with students with diverse identities and academic backgrounds.

Do visit our Facebook page and SIGN UP! Tell us what you’re interested in.
And feel free to ask me any questions you might have – arunab10@uw.edu

Hello SSW!

We donate 10 hours/week of lab consultant time to CSSCR and they reciprocate by giving us training and lab access. They also offer drop-in consulting to students working with data (hours at bottom of email.)

See below for the latest offerings:

CSSCR Spring 2016, Number 1

From the Director

Welcome to Spring at the University of Washington. For this quarter, we continue to offer a series of early-quarter short courses focusing on R and Stata statistical languages. The target audience is students needing R or Stata introductions in preparation for quantitative credit courses, but we welcome anyone in the UW community to sign up for these free courses. If you have an idea for a short course we could offer that would help students prepare for their regular courses, please let us know.

In a few weeks, we will announce a second batch of short courses that will be taught later in the quarter.

–Darryl Holman

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Course Offerings

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If you are interested in earning a certificate in international development or nonprofit management, please mark your calendar for our upcoming information session!

*International Development and **Nonprofit Management** Certificates Information Session*

Monday, April 4, 2016

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Parrington 108

The International Development Certificate program

https://evans.uw.edu/academic-programs/non-degree/international-development-certificate

(IDCP) offers students a foundation for addressing complex questions of poverty and development. The goal of the IDCP within the student’s UW study is threefold: to understand the main debates, players, policies and values within international development; to be familiar with a common set of skills and applied approaches; and to appreciate the perspectives and methods that other disciplines bring to address current development challenges.

The Nonprofit Management Certificate program

https://evans.uw.edu/academic-programs/graduate-certificates-and-program-options/nonprofit-management-certificate

(NMCP) gives you the tools and framework needed to meet the increasing challenges facing the nonprofit sector today. We have recently updated the NMCP curriculum and requirements to accommodate increasing demand for the program and to better enable students from diverse disciplines across the UW campuses to participate. The certificate program also offers the chance to develop networking relationships with guest speakers who are practitioners and professionals working in the local nonprofit community.

Students from any UW graduate program are eligible to apply.

The application deadline is *Monday, April 18, 2016. *

Note from Lin – 6 credits of the cert program electives may overlap with your MSW electives.  The rest of the credits are in addition to your MSW degree.

Spring Quarter is here, and we have an amazing event to start the quarter off with!

Join us on Tuesday April 5^th from 3pm to 5pm in room 206 at the Ethnic Cultural Center to listen to sought-after speaker Dr. Gloria Burgessspeak about Women In Leadership.

This incredible workshop was made possible because of our co-director,Tiffany Woelfel, attending Dr. Burgess’ self-care workshop and asking her to come speak for us as well! A best-selling author, leadership consultant, and coach—Dr.Gloria Burgess’s passion is equipping people to move beyond merely surviving… to thriving. Using vivid stories from her own life of rising above and triumphing over adversity—extreme poverty, racism, and sexism—she shows us that our personal history does not predict our future.

Don’t miss out on this incredible event! Made possible by the funding from the University of Washington Graduate and Professional Student Senate. Get your ticket now with the link below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-leadership-dr-gloria-burgess-workshop-tickets-24224432931

People’s Health Movement, Health Alliance International & the Somali Health Board
present a two-day short course about health activism

International People’s Health University 

THE STRUGGLE FOR HEALTH
focus on
Immigrant & Refugee Rights and Mental Health

April 21 – 22, 2016
9am – 5pm

Ethnic Cultural Center
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

This free, two-day course will cover health as a human right, political economy of health, mental health, and social determinants of health through the lens of immigrant and refugee experiences in a local and global context. During the IPHU participants will work together to address a health concern, produce an action plan, and create steps for change in the community.

Join with fellow health activists to learn, discuss and initiate change in our community!

No cost to register, but space is limited!  Reserve your place now at www.healthallianceinternational.org/iphu

UW Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center is proud to present:

Broken Promises

A Play Written by Olga Sanchez & Directed by Francisco Garcia

Thursday, April 7
7:00 PM – 9:00PM

BROKEN PROMISES 

Girl meets boy, a typical scene at the mall. Boy dates girl, then things go wrong. Adriana should have stayed in school and listened to her friend, but Stefan is so handsome and so convincing. The dating, the dancing, the drinking and the drugs, before she knows it, she is trapped in a life of crime from which she cannot escape. Her friend will try to intervene, and get lured in her attempt before she can find a way out for them both. Broken Promises will end with us all wondering how we can help stop the theft of innocence with empty promises.

This original work, created through collaboration with Planned Parenthood, is based on the true life stories of teen girls who are lured into prostitution. The play will provide an opening to discuss sexual health and share resources and information.

Sign up here!

URBDP 498A / 598F ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

Regime Shifts, Resilience, and Transformation in Urban Ecosystems

Marina Alberti
malberti@u.washington.edu
(206) 616-8667

DESCRIPTION

• This course focuses on the integration of principles of ecosystem dynamics and resilience into planning and decision-making. It is structured in 4 modules: 1) theories of environmental planning, 2) methods of environmental assessment, 3) scenarios and models of coupled human- natural systems, and 4) collaborative adaptive management and planning. Together these modules are used to frame and address critical transitions and resilience in urban ecosystems in the Puget Sound region. The course builds on complex systems theory and its application to coupled human-ecological systems. Students learn techniques for developing scenarios, building models, assessing resilience and devising management strategies. The course builds on a broad range of approaches including strategic environmental assessment, place-based, life cycle, and risk assessment, and adaptive collaborative planning.

OBJECTIVES

• Explore theories and approaches of coupled human natural systems and resilience • Learn concepts and principles of complexity theory and apply them to address emerging environmental issues • Understand the implications of these concepts and principles for environmental planning and management • Learn how scenario planning methods help to integrate irreducible uncertainty into decision making • Learn how to create an adaptive management portfolio that is effective and credible in the short and long term.

PRACTICUM

• The practicum will focus on Regime Shifts, Resilience, and Transformation in Urban Ecosystems. We will explore regime shifts that are likely to occur in urban ecosystems and examine the drivers, mechanisms, and functions that regulate system dynamic and their impact on human and ecological wellbeing. Building on case studies of hydrological and ecological regime shifts in urbanizing regions, we will develop hypotheses about what system characteristics and qualities make cities more resilient to change. We will then select case examples in the Puget Sound region and test these hypotheses by exploring system adaptive capacities under alternative future scenarios. The practicum will reflect and develop principles to translate resilience science into strategies for urbanizing regions.

 

 

Hall Health Mental Health

Spring Quarter Groups 2016

1. International Student Support Group: Wednesdays 10:00 to 11:30 pm.  Starting April 20, 2016. This is a support group for international students who want to develop interpersonal skills, increase emotional awareness, and practice self-care habits in a multi-cultural context. If you’re interested in the group or have questions, please contact the group facilitators, Chia-Wen Moon at chiawen@uw.edu or Jenny Schwickerath, MSW, schwick@uw.edu or call 206-543-5030, option #4.

2. Mindfulness for Healthy Living Group: Thursdays 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Starting April 14, 2016. 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.

3. DBT Skills Group: (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy group). Mondays from 1:30-3:00 pm. Starting Monday, April 4, 2016. 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).

4. Procrastination/Perfectionism Group: Two Sections – Wednesdays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. and Fridays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. 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 .

5. A Mindful Approach to Anxiety: Tuesdays 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Starting April 12, 2016. 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.

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CLUE is hiring many positions for the 2016-2017 school year. Please go to our website (http://depts.washington.edu/aspuw/clue/home/) and look under the Work With Us tab for more information and descriptions/qualifications. There is a Frequently Asked Questions section to help as well.

CLUE (Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment) is looking for undergraduate students interested in supporting their peers in becoming independent learners. At CLUE we use active learning and skill based teaching in order to help students better understand how to succeed, not just know the content.

We are hiring for Front Desk Managers as well as a variety of Drop-in tutor positions (Chemistry, Math, Physics, Writing, French, Korean and Computer Science). We do not have a GPA requirement but there are certain courses you have to complete for drop-in tutor positons. Go to the website and consider joining our wonderful CLUE team.

Spring Quarter Travel Grants
Deadline April 22 (early consideration deadline March 28)
GPSS contributes funds to qualifying students’ travel expenses for conference participation in the US and abroad. Students must be presenting in some form in order to be eligible (presenting a paper or poster, chairing a session or panel, etc.)

Deadline for funding for a Spring application is April 22^nd.  Summer applications open on 4/29 and are reviewed on a rolling basis.

More info:  http://depts.washington.edu/gpss/services/funding/travel-grants

Web Designer/Developer Intern
Univera Serve First – Seattle, WA

Company Overview: Univera Serve First is our public charity dedicated to addressing the nutritional needs of at risk children worldwide. Univera, as a corporate enterprise, is a leader in the natural products industry, delivering high quality, life-changing health products. Unlike others in our industry, Univera is fully integrated from farm-to-family . . . the company grows, discovers, develops and manufactures its products. Find out more about us at: www.univera.com. Univera is part of the ECONET Inc. family of companies.Internship Opportunity: We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and savvy Web Intern to join our Univera Serve First charity. Univera has a strong internship program that seeks to provide ambitious and conscientious students with work-based learning experiences including “hands-on” experience in web content, design, and/or development. Flexibility is one of the greatest aspects of this unpaid internship; we are looking for part-time interns, 15 to 25 hours a week, and the internship schedule can be adapted to school/class schedules. This opportunity is available immediately, but can be flexible with later start date, as needed. If interested, please apply quickly, as we will be interviewing immediately.Optimal Candidate Qualifications include: Working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field Exceptional web content skills and social media savvy Strong understanding of WordPress High analytical and technological savvy with problem solving skills Ability to work in a collaborative team environment, including cross-functional teams, and as an individual contributor Excellent verbal and written communication skills Previous work experience demonstrating a strong work ethic Internship Benefits Global Company experience in a progressive Web Development Department Support for obtaining internship-related college-credits Flexibility to work in conjunction with your current class schedule Commuting assistance dependent upon individual requirement To Be Considered: Please submit a resume/CV and detailed cover letter to careers@univera.com, stating why you are interested, addresses the specific skills and abilities you would bring to the position, what you expect to achieve from this learning opportunity, and your specific availability. Please no calls or walk-ins. Univera is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Job Type: Internship Local candidates only: Seattle, WA Required experience: ·         Web Development: 1 year

The UW Advancement team has asked that we reach out to SSW students. As staff members of the UW Foundation, they are working on a project aiming to improve communications and connections between students and our institution. They will be holding a focus group on Wednesday, March 23^rd from 2-4PM in Alder Hall designed to get to the heart of what motivates your engagement as a Husky. As a thank you for your time, they will provide participants with food and swag!

Please RSVP by filling out this catalyst survey. Thank you in advance for considering this opportunity to share your opinions, experiences and ideas for the future. If you have any questions regarding this focus group, please feel free to contact Adam Hill or Monica McDonald from UW Advancement.

PBSCI 525P Psychiatry and the Law (3)

Instructors: Goldberg and Piel

Mondays, 7-9:20pm

Contact piel@uw.edu for more information

Course limited to 6 students.

Use SLN 17965 to register, no entry code needed.

Explores issues at the interface of law and psychiatry through didactic curriculum and research. Trainees develop an individualized research project with the assistance of their faculty mentors. Covers topics in civil and criminal forensic psychiatry, research ethics, research design, grantsmanship, and mental health law.

The 2016 Pacific and Western Disability Studies Symposium

MAKING DISABILITY PUBLIC: ARTS, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ACTIVISM

Free public events will take place May 12-14, 2016, on the Seattle and Bothell campuses of the University of Washington.  Sponsored by the UW Disability Studies Program.

• Proposal deadline: April 1st.  We are accepting manuscripts to be workshopped in small groups, posters, and art.
• We request that you register by April 1st for any parts of the symposium you wish to attend.

REGISTRATION AND CALL FOR PROPOSALS: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/hdevans/294811

Symposium program: https://depts.washington.edu/disstud/pacific-western-ds-symposium

FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/205542253141341/

The Pacific and Western Disability Studies Symposium 2016: Making Disability Public: Arts, Scholarship, and Activism, involves several events that are free and open to the public at the University of Washington.  This year, the symposium will feature events that showcase talented artists, highlight advocacy being done on our campuses and in our communities, and provide space for scholars to share work in the field of Disability Studies.

On Friday May 13, we are pleased to welcome artist Riva Lehrer, an award-winning painter, writer, and speaker whose work explores issues of physical identity and cultural depictions of disability, along with novelist Nicola Griffith, author of “Slow River” and “Hild.”

On Saturday May 14, the morning keynote panel will address how to integrate disability studies into curriculum and pedagogy.  Ryan Parrey, Social Work faculty member at Eastern Washington University, will lead discussion based on his experience teaching DS to pre-service professionals, and we’ll talk about strategies for faculty and disability resource offices to effectively support students with disabilities.  The afternoon panel will offer perspectives on disability in the history of eugenics and advocacy for a Washington state apology for forced sterilizations.

Emerging scholars and activists are especially encouraged to submit manuscripts on any topic in Disability Studies, as well as posters and art pieces.  All are invited to attend the full symposium in which we engage with ways of making disability public through arts, scholarship, and activism.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• April 1, 11:59 pm PST: Deadline for proposals and registration
• May 1: Workshop participants submit final papers
• May 12 & 13: Community events featuring Riva Lehrer
• May 14: Symposium panels & workshops & poster session

QUESTIONS? Please email Joanne Woiak and Heather Evans: uwdisabilitystudies@gmail.com

To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office, preferably at least 10 days in advance, at: 206.543.6450 (voice), 206.543.6452 (TTY), 206.685.7264 (fax), or email at dso@uw.edu.

I’m reaching out to let you know about an internship I was hoping you could pass along to your students. The Governor’s Office is recruiting for interns for the 2016 session of the Governor’s Leadership Academy. We’re looking for hard working, talented students (must be enrolled in school) who are committed to public service and who want to develop their leadership and public policy skills in a high profile, dynamic environment.

We have 8 intern spots to fill this summer, all throughout our office. Interns in past summers have had the opportunity to staff the governor, write briefings and press releases, research and draft policy and legal documents, help plan an international trade mission, tour state agencies, meet with elected officials, and many other things. Internships are located in our office in Olympia, Washington, and we have one spot in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately these are unpaid internships, but we make a dedicated effort to give our interns a unique and worthwhile experience while with our office.

I hope you would be able to pass this along to any students you know of who might be interested. I would be happy to speak with anyone who has further questions, as I am coordinating the interviewing and hiring of our 2016 class of interns.

The posting can be found online here and I’m taking applications through the end of March.

Thank you!

Call for Submissions 

Health Equity Reflections Contest

Are you passionate about health equity and engaged in community settings where you are seeking to address health disparities?  Do you enjoy expressing yourself through art, music, film, poetry, photography, or other creative forms?

If so, this is your chance to enter a submission into the Health Equity Reflections Contest, which encourages you to combine your passions and share your reflections with a broader audience!

Submissions Due April 13, 2016 at 5:00 PM (PST)

How it works:

• Regularly engage in self-reflection on your community-based volunteer/work experiences.
• Synthesize and summarize your self-reflections and experiences.
• Create your reflection submission – encourage yourself to be creative and go beyond writing a paper: paint, draw, write a poem, write a song, capture compelling images, or film a video.
• Submit your reflection to our office using catalyst, email, or drop it off at A-300 HSB.
• Some candidates will get to present their work- Stay tuned for more information!
• We’ve got prizes!  The top three winners will each receive $250 of funding which can be utilized to support attendance at a health equity themed conference OR put toward supporting a health equity focused student group initiative.
• Things to remember:
  • Submissions must focus in some way on your personal engagements with health equity focused service learning, advocacy, or organizing.
  • Please be conscientious of patient or client confidentiality in your reflections.
  • Be creative! As long as you can figure out a way to share your reflection with us, we’re open to all forms of expression.

How to enter:

• Fill out and submit the form below by April 13, 2016 at 5:00pm (PST).

Entry link: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/davidfer/295223

• Put the HSSLA Summit on your calendar – stay tuned for more information!
• Wait for notification from the Summit Subcommittee about the status of your entry.
• If selected, plan to share your entry at the Summit.

To view contest guidelines, click here.

Because being a future health professional doesn’t mean relinquishing your humanity, sense of justice, or creativity! 

Questions? Please email David Fernando at somserve@uw.edu.

Want to learn more about safe consumption sites (places where people can use drugs in a clean supervised environment) in Seattle? Come to an event next Monday 3/21 from 5:30-7:30 at UW Health Sciences!

As heroin use and heroin overdose deaths increase every year in Seattle, there are new efforts to create a safe consumption site in Seattle.

Safe consumption sites are locations where people have access to sterile supplies, clean facilities, medical supervision, and addiction treatment resources. They have been shown to reduce HIV and Hep C transmission, reduce fatal overdose deaths, increase number of people seeking treatment, reduce bacterial infections, be cost effective, and reduce public disturbance. Vancouver BC has been operating a safe consumption site called InSite since 2003 with great success, and Canada plans to expand these services across the country.

Interested in learning more? 
UW will be hosting several founding members of InSite (http://supervisedinjection.vch.ca/) to speak to us on 3/21 from 5:30-7:30 in Turner Auditorium D209 in University of Washington Health Sciences to discuss the state of epidemic in Seattle and how we as a city can improve our response.

Panelists include:
Dr. Caleb Banta-Green (ADAI,! UW Public Health),
Liz Evans (Insite co-founder),
Mark Townsend (Insite co-founder), and
Kris Nyrop (LEAD National Support Bureau)

For more information, check out https://www.facebook.com/events/1656379684612467/

If you cannot make this event, there will be other events throughout the week. Check out https://www.facebook.com/VOCALWA/ for more information or email Benjamin Lang at blang@uw.edu with any questions.

Apply now for the Husky Seed Fund

 

Pair your ideas with funds to shape the Husky Experience!

 

The brand-new Husky Seed Fund, created by students for students, is accepting proposals for innovative projects that will enhance the student experience for all. Your idea could become reality with a seed funding award of up to $5000, with average awards in the $1,000 to $3,000 range. Projects will be awarded seed funding this academic year and must be completed by May 12, 2017. Now is your chance to develop leadership and team building while creating something truly unique for your fellow Huskies!

 

Winning projects will be: Inclusive, Impactful and Practical.  What change would YOU like to see at the UW?  What could YOU do with some seed funding to make it happen?  See application (https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/seedfund/297310) for more details.

 

Who, How & When – Application details

·        Dream up your project and submit an initial application by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2016.

·        All UW undergraduate, graduate and professional students at the Seattle campus are eligible to apply.

·        Projects can be submitted by individuals or teams based on the project scope.

·        The Husky Seed Fund is a pilot program starting at the Seattle campus and was developed by the Husky Experience Student Advisory Council (HESAC), a group sponsored by the UW Provost’s Office. HESAC will select semi-finalists and awardees.

·        Projects will be awarded seed funding this academic year and must be completed by Friday, May 12, 2017.

·        Semi-finalists will be contacted on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 and invited to submit additional information and interview with HESAC members in consideration of an award.

·        Note: This is not a scholarship.  Funding goes to bringing your project idea to life.

 

Apply here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/seedfund/297310

Deadline: 5pm, Monday, April 11, 2016

 

Questions? Contact HESAC members at seedfund@uw.edu

More information is at (https://www.facebook.com/huskyseedfund/)

Spring Quarter 2016 programming:

“Finding Graduate Funding,” Tuesday, April 12th, 12:30-1:30, Research Commons, Red C

The first in a two-day workshop series, this Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS) event will introduce UW graduate students (current and admitted) to the graduate funding landscape. The workshop provides an overview of timelines, databases, and strategies for finding fellowships, scholarships, grants, and awards to support graduate education, research, and travel. No RSVP necessary. Attendance at the second workshop in the series — “Crafting a Strong Application for Graduate Funding” — is recommended, but not required.

“Crafting a Strong Application for Graduate Funding,” Wednesday, April 13th, 12:30-1:30,

Research Commons, Red C The second in a two-day workshop series, this event will introduce UW graduate students to the components of a quality funding application and strategies for creating one. Moderated by the Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS) Manager, the workshop will include presentations by representatives from the UW Libraries and Office of Fellowships, in addition to a panel discussion with current students and faculty. No RSVP necessary. Attendance at the first workshop in the series — “Finding Graduate Funding” — is recommended, but not required. Refreshments will be provided, courtesy of Core Programs.

Further details about these events are available via the Research Commons events calendar<http://lib.washington.edu/commons/events/calendar>.

Best,

Rachel Wishkoski
Graduate Funding Information Service Manager

Are you thinking about community prevention as an approach to improve community and population health?

NSG 559A Prevention Effectiveness in Community Health is a course for you to consider.

It is a 1 credit (credit/no credit only), online course that introduces critical, foundational concepts and strategies to enhance effectiveness in adopting or adapting prevention strategies with multicultural communities. It is open to all UW graduate students. You can find more details in the attached flyer or contact course faculty for more information.

SLN is 17524 to register.

Course Faculty:

Dr. Jenny Tsai, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Department of Psychosocial and Community

Email: jennyt@uw.edu

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