Interested in studying a foreign language and learning about different cultures? FLAS Fellowships award $7,500-$33,000 to UW students studying foreign languages.

(Available to current and incoming undergraduate, graduate and professional UW students who are U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents).

Applications now open! Due January 31, 2017 at 5 PM PST.
For more information and to apply, visit jsis.washington.edu/advise/funding/flas/

UPCOMING FLAS INFORMATION SESSIONS:
Tu, Nov 29, 2-3 PM PST, Web Chat (see website for access instructions)
Th, Dec 8, 3:30-4:30 PM, Thomson Hall, Room 317
Wed, Dec 14, 1-2 PST Web Chat (see website for access instructions)
Wed, Jan 11, 3:30-4:30, Thomson Hall, Room 317
Questions? Contact Robyn Davis at rldavis@uw.edu

Winter Courses in Public Policy, incl. Critical Race Theory

The Evans School of Public Policy has some winter courses that might be of interest to MSW students.  Remember MSW students may take 3 elective credits outside the department as long as they are at the graduate level – and any PubPol classes will work for that.

The Evans School will be offering a new 4-credit course, PUBPOL 599-D: Critical Race Theory, this Winter 2017, on Tuesdays, 3:30 to 6:20 pm.  The course will be taught by La Rond Baker, a graduate of the UW Law School and an attorney with the ACLU of Washington.  The course is open to all graduate students and there is still space available.  The SLN to register is 21951 and both EDP and DAY students should be able to register without any sort of add code.

Other Evans School courses that look like MSW students can take and currently have space are:

PubPol 599A: Native American Nations: Policy and Governance (4 cr, SLN: 19630) on Tuesdays 10am-12:50pm

PubPol 598A: Effective Collaboration with Diverse Teams (1 cr., SLN 19625) on 4 Wednesdays (1/18, 1/25, 2/1, and 2/8) at 11:30-1:50pm.

PubPol 598B: Group Decision Making (1 cr., SLN 19626) on 3 Saturdays, 10am-1:20pm on 1/21, 2/11, 2/25.

PubPol 573A: Policy and Governance of K-12 Education (4 cr, SLN: 19621) MW, 3-4:20pm.

Starting at Midnight on 11/21, the following classes are available:

PubPol 564A: Housing and Social Policy (4 cr., SLN: 19619)  Wednesdays, 1:30-4:20

There may be others of interest.  Students should click on the SLN of the class in which they are interested to see the restrictions. If it says “Grads Only” period 1 or period 2 without listing specific majors that registration is limited to, students should be able to put themselves in the class.

Link to PubPol Winter time schedule at:

http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/WIN2017/pubpol.html

An Ecological Approach to Intervention Development in Low Resource Settings

Sita Patel, PhD

Date: Monday, November 14th, 2016
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00pm.
Location: Harris Hydraulics:
Large Conference Room (Room 322)

Dr. Sita G. Patel is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto University (PAU). Her research focuses on risk and resiliency, culture and context as they relate to global trauma and immigrant mental health. She uses mixed methods, ecological theory, and community partnership to study trauma, psychosocial adjustment, and barriers to accessing treatment for mental illness among individuals living in low resource and instable contexts.

Her current international projects include a USAID-funded intervention study of trauma healing and peace education in the Central African Republic, and a collaboration with the Africa Mental Health Foundation to examine challenges among traditional healers in Kenya. Her domestic projects include a longitudinal school-based study of risk and resiliency among newcomer adolescent immigrants, and a community partnership to evaluate services for refugee survivors of torture. At PAU, Dr. Patel is the faculty advisor for the Cultural Transitions Research Group and Students for Global Mental Health. In 2016, she was a visiting scholar at the Africa Mental Health Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya, and at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.

Dr. Patel completed an undergraduate degree at Vassar College; a doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley; a pre-doctoral internship at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons (St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital); and postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco (Community Academic Research Training Alliance). Prior to joining the Palo Alto University faculty, Dr. Patel taught courses at New York University, University of San Francisco, and U.C. Berkeley.

For more information contact:  Eaden Andu at andue@uw.edu, (206) 779-3301

Following on the excellent and expansive Study Abroad Fair today, please encourage your students to take advantage of the series of scholarship information sessions offered next week geared toward funding international experiences. Please feel free to forward the details below, and attached are flyers and images that can be posted or shared on social media as well. Details are also on our website at http://expd.uw.edu/scholarships/workshops/events/.

Focus on International Scholarships Week – Nov. 14-18, 2016

Monday – Funding for Study Abroad: November 14, 3:30 p.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

Thinking about studying abroad and don’t know where to start or how to plan for it? Attend this info session to learn more about planning for study abroad and finding scholarships to support your study.

Tuesday – Boren Scholarships & Fellowships for Study Abroad: November 15, 11:30 a.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

Join us to learn more about these undergraduate scholarships & graduate fellowships funding language studies abroad in wide range of critical languages. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships provides up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

Wednesday – Marshall Scholarships for Graduate Study in the UK: November 16, 3:00 p.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans who have the potential to excel as scholars, leaders and contributors to improved UK-US understanding to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year to study at the graduate level at any UK institution in any field of study. Join Mr. Robin Twyman, Consul (Business and Government Affairs) from the UK Government Office in Seattle, to learn more about the program and application process.

Wednesday – Around the World with Scholarships Meetup: November 16, 4:00 p.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

Go around the world with scholarships! Stop by if you’re thinking about applying to international scholarships like the Fulbright, Schwarzman Scholars, Luce, DAAD and more! We’ll have some sweet treats to share too! Join us to hear from fellow students about their application process and international experiences!

Thursday – Foreign Affairs Fellowships: Pickering, Rangel, PPIA, Payne, Carnegie, Humanity in Action fellowships & more!: November 17, 3:30 p.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

A variety of foreign affairs fellowship programs provide funding for academic and professional preparation for undergraduate students and alumni considering international careers. Some fellowships prepare students specifically to enter the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service. Others provide research experience. And still others have broader goals of expanding participation in public policy and exploring national histories of discrimination and resistance. Join us to learn more about these various programs and how you might take advantage of the opportunities they provide.

Friday – Study, Research or Intern in Germany: DAAD Scholarships & Fellowships: November 18, 12 p.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

For undergraduates and graduates, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides financial support to over 120,000 highly-qualified students and faculty for international research and study each year. There are scholarship opportunities for students from all fields interested in participating in study, research or internship programs in Germany.

Wardenburg Health Center

Campus Box 119 UCB

Boulder, Colorado 80309-0119

Phone: (303) 492-5654; Fax: (303) 735-1900

http://www.colorado.edu/counseling

 

November 7, 2016

Social Work Post-Masters Fellowship (2 Positions Available)

Application Deadline: December 5, 2016

 

FELLOWSHIP POSITIONS:

Counseling and Psychiatric Services is now accepting applications for its Social Work Post-Masters Fellowships. The positions will begin (depending on fellow’s availability) between August 7, 2017 (preferably beginning 8/7/17) and September 7, 2017.

We are offering two tracks for the 2017-2018 academic year, described below: Read more

It’s that time of year again, looking for all writers, radicals, and people who just want to share a story! It is open calls for The __________ Monologues.

The __________ Monologues is an entirely student written and organized production featuring UW students. Cast members will share personal stories of survival, identity and resistance through a range of performances. As a challenge to the widely-known Vagina Monologues, The ___________ Monologues asserts that people can tell their own stories in their own voices. It is always a powerful evening of truth telling. The ________ Monologues was previously known as The Vagina Monologues (changed in 2012).

Students of all races, classes, sexual orientations, minds, bodies, ages and religions are encouraged to perform. Monologues are written on any topic that we believe should be part of the conversation that the Monologues is intended to spark. Topics encouraged include gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, bodies, minds, activism, relationships, families. Individuals write truths that need be shared to discuss and deconstruct the identity of “woman”.

Be sure to sign up for the The _______ Monologues Open Calls @ tinyurl.com.com/blankopencalls17 !!!!

For more information email: asuwomn@uw.edu

Facebook Event Here: http://tinyurl.com/wacopencallsfbevent17

Faculty/ Staff/Grad Student Green Dot Overview and Emotional First Aid
Friday, November 18, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, HUB 332, UW Seattle
Friday, November 30, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, HUB 332, UW Seattle
Register for a training

UW Green Dot has exciting new trainings to support the work you are doing with students and your interactions with peers. The trainings will  equip you with practical skills to be an active bystander. It will provide opportunities to learn, discuss, and practice intervention skills related to interpersonal violence and individuals in distress. Additionally we will discuss Title IX and the UW referral procedures.

New to Green Dot? The aim of UW Green Dot is to prevent and reduce power-based violence at UW by engaging students, faculty, and staff as active bystanders who step in, speak up, and interrupt potential acts of violence. The Green Dot movement is about gaining a critical mass of the UW community, who are willing to do their small part to actively and visibly reduce power-based personal violence at UW. The program is based out of the UW office of Health and Wellness, SafeCampus, and other campus departments. Learn more about UW GreenDot

UW Food Pantry – Seattle Campus

The UW Food Pantry aims to address student, staff and faculty food insecurity at the University of Washington head on. This is a safe space for UW faculty, staff and students.

Currently, we are providing non-perishable items including:

– Canned fruit and vegetables
– Canned chicken, tuna, and salmon
– Soups and stews
– Peanut or other nut butters (especially crunchy)
– Shelf stable milk/alternatives (rice, soy, hemp, etc)
– Cereal, pasta, and grains
– Cooking oil
– Toiletries

We plan to open the food pantry this Autumn Quarter, and will be operating out of both the Kelly ECC and the HUB.  Volunteers always welcome!  Visit their facebook page!

GO-MAP Real Talk Tuesdays
Tuesday, November 8, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Center for Communication, Difference and Equity (across from CMU 126), UW Seattle
RSVP if you would like lunch

A safe space for graduate students of color to discuss campus, regional and national issues impacting people of color: the frustration of being the only person of color in your graduate school classes; the injustice of our criminal justice system; the latest controversy sparked by Kanye and Kim. Get real about any and all of it with your fellow graduate students of color at Real Talk Tuesdays.

Equity Research @The Commons – A Scholars’ Studio Event
Thursday, November 17, 2016, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Research Commons, Allen Library South, UW Seattle

The UW community is invited to attend this quarter’s Scholars’ Studio event!  Graduate students will present rapid-fire, TED talk style presentations on the theme of EQUITY.  Disciplines represented include Cultural Studies, English, Marine & Environmental Affairs, International Studies, Public Health Genetics, Computer Science & Engineering, and French & Italian Studies!

Presentations will be followed by Q&A and a reception.   Light foods and refreshments will be provided.

This free event is co-sponsored by the UW Libraries Research Commons and Core Programs in the Graduate School.

There will be a great elective next quarter called UCONJ 550 (Healthcare in Underserved Communities), SLN: 21495.  The course will focus on understanding how we can be of service to  underserved communities. In the course we will learn about the barriers specific communities face and what resources are available to help in the greater Seattle area. 

Each week we will have guest speakers from the community talk about a broad range of topics including: human trafficking, homelessness, LGBTQI populations, refugee and immigrant healthcare issues, racial and ethnic health disparities, mental health, substance abuse, and rural healthcare. If any of these subjects interest you, please sign up for the course to learn more.

This is a one credit class with credit/no credit grading. The class meets on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:20pm. It is a great opportunity to explore healthcare related issues facing underserved populations. This is an interdisciplinary class and we encourage students from the schools of medicine, nursing, public health, pharmacy, social work, etc to participate in the course.

Please email uconj550@gmail.com with your name and the professional school/program you are in for an add code, or if you have any questions.

Please join me on December 5 & 6, 2016, for a two-day training, How to Navigate Amidst Overwhelming Times, offered by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky of the Trauma Stewardship Institute. SSW students receive a special registration rate of $70 when you use the promo code TSI-Partner-UW at www.traumastwerdship.com. Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky is the founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others. Widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure, she has worked locally, nationally, and internationally for more than three decades. She is also a 1994 MSW graduate of the UW School of Social Work. Check her out in this recent TED Talk and I strongly encourage you to attend this informative and powerful training that raises awareness of trauma, vicarious trauma and systematic oppression.

Queer Sex Ed Panel
HUB 238
6-7:30pm
11/10/2016

Let’s talk about sex, identity, relationships, consent, and intimacy! Do you have questions that weren’t covered in heteronormative high school sex ed classes?

Come learn what sex-ed never taught queer students in high school! This peer-led panel will talk about topics such as identity, labels, sexual experiences, and more with a specific focus on challenging heteronormative assumptions about sex and identity.

Be prepared with questions to ask, or email AdvoQTs with anonymous questions at advoqts@uw.edu. We do ask you to please be respectful of our panelists and don’t ask prying questions.

Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1867548436802022/

To request disability accommodation, please contact the Disability Services Office at (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206)685-7264/Fax, or email DSO@uw.edu.

 

Black Protest beyond Democratic Sacrifice: Black Lives Matter and the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement Professor Juliet Hooker Friday, November 18 3-4:30pm SAV 260

Juliet Hooker is Associate Professor of Government and of African and African Diaspora Studies and the University of Texas, Austin. She is a political theorist specializing in comparative political theory and critical race theory. Her primary research interests include black political thought, Latin American political thought, political solidarity, and multiculturalism; she has also published on Afro-descendant and indigenous politics and multicultural rights in Latin America. She is the author of Race and the Politics of Solidarity (Oxford University Press, 2009), and Theorizing Race in the Americas (forthcoming from Oxford University Press in 2017), which juxtaposes the accounts of race formulated by prominent nineteenth and twentieth-century U.S. African-American and Latin American thinkers: Frederick Douglass, Domingo F. Sarmiento, W. E. B. Dubois and José Vasconcelos. Her articles have appeared in journals such as: American Political Science Review, Political Theory, Politics, Groups and Identities, Souls, Journal of Latin American Studies, and Latin American Research Review. Her most recent publication is “Black Lives Matter and Paradoxes of U.S Politics: From Democratic Sacrifice to Democratic Repair” (Political Theory 2016)

The 2017 Bonderman Fellowship application now available!
Deadline: January 9, 2017, 12 noon (PST)

The 2017 Bonderman Travel Fellowship application is now available and we encourage you to consider applying! This fellowship offers University of Washington graduate/professional and undergraduate students (from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses) an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and travel abroad.

The first information session is Wednesday, 11/2, 12:30-1:30 pm in the Allen Auditorium, Allen Library!

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 2017. 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. Read more

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