This fall, the Evans School is opening a select handful of seats in its highly rated core and elective courses to encourage greater diversity in perspectives and spur richer classroom discussion. Courses will develop theoretical knowledge and hard skills in topics ranging from financial inclusion and poverty reduction to applied cost benefit analysis and public sector financial management and budgeting.

Students can find more information by visiting evans.uw.edu/academic-programs/course-listings or contacting my colleague Julianne Slate at evansreg@uw.edu. I hope you’ll share this information broadly with your students as a way of adding an interdisciplinary lens to their studies. A flyer with open courses is attached.

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My name is Della Norton and I am the Healthy Athletes Manager with Special Olympics Washington. Healthy Athletes is a Special Olympics program that provides free health examinations in a fun, welcoming environment that removes the anxiety and trepidation people with intellectual disabilities often experience when faced with a visit to a medical professional. I’ve attached a flyer with more information about our Strong Minds Healthy Athletes Screening.

Strong Minds is an interactive learning activity focused on developing adaptive coping skills. Competition provides a natural opportunity to develop active strategies for maintaining emotional wellness under stress, such as: thinking positive thoughts, releasing stress and connecting with others. Athletes learn about and try a few different active coping strategies as they move through the stations. Before exiting, athletes identify the strategies they like best and volunteers provide them with visual reminders to use these tools in competition and in daily life.

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Two $500 Scholarships Now Available

The CSWE 2019–2020 Carl A. Scott Book Scholarship application is now open online here! The deadline to apply is August 23, 2019, at 11:59 pm ET.

The Carl A. Scott Memorial Fund was developed to continue Carl Scott’s legacy of equity and social justice in social work through building knowledge and furthering the well-being of individuals and their communities. We need your help—please forward this e-mail to any bachelor’s or master’s degree students who will be in their last year of study in fall 2019. View more information and eligibility requirements on the Carl A. Scott Memorial Fund Web page.

HOW TO APPLY

I thought I would send out a note about this upcoming event on July 30– Flights & Rights: Trans Access to Healthcare. It is free to attend and will feature a panel of providers and community members discussing different facets of trans healthcare. Hope to see some of y’all there!

Hey, UW grad student! We’re starting off this Digest with a few resources and ideas if you’re seeking funding: 

GFIS is a good resource to help you strategize about your funding search. Their specialty is in the how of finding funding. They have drop-in appointments or you can email them to schedule a one-on-one. They also have an online resource guide and a blog updated regularly with funding opportunities. You can subscribe to their blog here.

The Graduate School’s Office of Fellowships and Awards is a great resource if you are interested in applying to any of the fellowships on their list of fellowships. They can help you prepare a strong application.

Your academic department, faculty advisors and peers are the best place to explore what sources of funding will be the best fit.

You might also find this blog post about finding funding option’s outside of your departments’ TA/RA positions to be helpful.

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Job openings with the GPSS at UW Seattle!

The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) at the University of Washington is looking to fill our staff positions for the 2019-20 academic year! We have nine openings:

• Executive Assistant
• Communications Director
• Event Director
• Policy Director
• Organizing Director
• Office Manager
• Creative Director
• Senate Clerk
• Budget Specialist

We ask that you please share these opportunities with any students who are interested in a position or seeking part-time employment for the 2019-20 academic year. With your help, we hope to receive a diverse pool of applicants. All position descriptions can be found on Handshake.

Application instructions: follow the link below to the online job application platform Handshake, create your account, and apply for any of the positions that are listed under the titles above.

https://uw.joinhandshake.com/login

If you have any questions please contact Matt McKeown, Vice President of Internal Affairs at gpssvpin@uw.edu.

My name is Sunny Yang and I’m the Community Living Connections Program Assistant at Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC), a nonprofit community organization located in the International District.

I’m writing because we’re hosting the 2019 Annual Senior Resource Fair on Wednesday, September 4, from 10am to 2pm at the North Bellevue Community Center. We are looking for volunteer interpreters (Mandarin/Cantonese, Spanish or Russian) to assist with language interpretation and general volunteers to help with participant registration, guest guidance and other tasks as needed for various programs and workshops at the event. Every year, over 300 community members attend the CISC Annual Senior Resource Fair, where they connect with over 30 organizations that provide a wide variety of medical, legal, and social services. This is a tremendously rewarding experience for volunteers to help older adults connect to much-needed services and encourage them to stay active and engaged in the community.

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I am an alumni of the college, i have an aunt moving to the university area and needs someone to watch and bath her dogs 3 times a week,  she is offering $300 weekly for this position and needs someone to start as soon as possible, if you can kindly help refer a students that could help her out and as way for them to make some extra funds, you can send her an email  on joana.winchester77@outlook.com.

Carlson Center is hiring several paid interns for the upcoming academic year in the role of Graduate Student Mentor for the Undergraduate Community-Based Internship Program (UCBI); the position offers 15-18 hours per week, with primary tasks of mentoring undergraduate interns and fostering community-campus partnerships.  This is a great opportunity for students with interest and experience in community engagement, mentorship, and/or working with underrepresented communities. Application deadline is Friday, August 9.

Carlson GSM Position 2019

Please join me for my dissertation defense.

Title: “Wherever I Go, I Have It Inside of Me”: Indigenous Cultural Dance as a Transformative Place of Health and Prevention for Members of an Urban Danza Mexica Community

Date: Monday, July 29th

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: School of Social Work, Room 305

The HUB is seeking a graduate student for a paid HUB Programming and Events internship.

Interested students can submit an application via Handshake (Job ID: 2899957) no later than Friday, August 9th. The position description is attached.

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Do you want to learn more about the ethics of healthcare?  Are you interested in becoming a member of your hospital’s ethics committee?

The UW School of Medicine’s Department of Bioethics & Humanities is now offering a discounted rate for their online certificate program, Advanced Training in Healthcare Ethics.  This program can help you prepare for the certification exam to be Healthcare Ethics Consultation-Certified by the American Society for Bioethics & Humanities.

Save $1500!  Applications received by 9/1/19 for admission to the 2019-2020 program, which begins in late September 2019, will receive a discount of $500/course for the Autumn, Winter, and Spring ATHE courses.

Join us this summer for the third annual Graduate Student Research Institute (GSRI)! 

Registration: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/rjgp/375998

The Graduate Student Research Institute (GSRI) is a free and asynchronous multi-day online workshop for new and returning UW graduate students the tools and strategies they need to research smarter, not harder.

Participants with common interests will meet together in small online cohorts, supported by UW librarians and other qualified experts in their subject areas.

GSRI is highly recommended for incoming graduate students, new Research Assistants, and students in programs that emphasize research or capstones.

GSRI can help you to:

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My name is Kaylee and I am writing on behalf of StolenYouth, a local nonprofit that is working to end child sex trafficking in Washington state. We are doing this by expanding the community’s awareness and ability to appropriately intervene on behalf of young people coerced into the sex trade and to work together for sustainable and system-wide change in our community. We provide funding to support an innovative collaboration of local organizations that brings together the strengths of direct service, policy development and the public sector.

On November 6^th, we have our Annual Town Hall event that will focus on the intersection between foster care, homelessness, and child sex trafficking.  We would love to invite you, your colleagues, and students to attend and hear from our panel comprised of experts in each of the fields.

Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in learning more about StolenYouth and this event

k.donahue@stolenyouth.org

Emerald Cities is a national nonprofit offering PAID ($50K), one-year fellowships with BENEFITS in four cities, details below. Our Felipe Floresca ‘High Road’ Fellowship includes cohort experiences, a national project coordinated in Washington, DC, a webinar training series with technical experts, and more. Our goal is to provide a rich developmental experience preparing fellows to design and implement workforce, clean energy, and climate resiliency projects that advance racial/ethnic equity and just transition.

Please share this opportunity with your networks, especially: members of student organizations, students of color, those working on climate change, and those doing social equity work. We are welcoming all candidates from all backgrounds and specialities, but we need extra help reaching people in the groups described above.

• Felipe Floresca Fellowship – Program Description
• Felipe Floresca Fellowship Program – Application Package 
• Site One Pagers
  • ECC Oakland
  • ECC San Francisco
  • ECC Seattle
  • ECC Washington D.C. 
• Felipe Floresca Fellowship Program Tab – on the ECC Website

One-day training on enhancing survivor-centered service provision for survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE). CEU’s available!

About this Event

August 2nd from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.

This one-day training designed for service providers, chemical dependency professionals, social workers, students and community stakeholders focuses on reducing barriers to service provision from a survivor and service professional standpoint.

During this training, we’ll talk about OPS’s survivor-centered agency structure, root factors/causes of CSE, subcultures within CSE, intersections between foster care and CSEC, and feature a panel of survivors discussing their own experiences with service provision during and after the life.

Pricing is $120 for professionals and $60 for students. People can register here

Topics to include:

• Survivor-Centered Agencies
• CSE 101: Root Factors/Causes
• CSE Subculture and Intersections between CSEC and Foster Care
• Social Work/Recovery Centered Agency
• Chemical Dependency: Trauma and Addiction
• Survivor Services: Survivors Perspective
• And more!

CEUs available!

• This program has been approved for up to 4 CEUs by the NASW Washington State Chapter, Licensed Social Workers. Provider Number #1975-376
• This program has been approved for up to 4 CEUs by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Number #186902

***Light snacks and coffee will be provided. Please be prepared to provide your own lunch. There are multiple restaurants within walking distance.

Training Flyer

PUBLIC EVENTS FOR SIGI

1. SIGI Opening Reception: Monday, July 15, 4pm wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House.
2. Panel Discussion; Tuesday July 16, 6pm,  wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House.  Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Technology, and Other Forms of Rigorous Knowing.

• A Panel discussion featuring  Hokulani Aikau (Associate Professor, Gender and Ethnic Studies, University of Utah) , Chadwick Allen (Co-Director, Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies, UW), Vicente Diaz (Associate Professor, American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota) moderated by Michael Spencer (Director, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander & Oceanic Affairs, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, UW)
• Tuesday July 16, 6-7:30pm, wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, University of Washington, Seattle

3. SIGI Final Research Symposium . Friday July 19, 9am-1pm. Followed by lunch. All are welcome.

• Petersen Room, Allen Library, 4th Floor, Room 485

ALL THESE EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Spaces available…

B H 562

Credits: 3

Title: Ethical Issues in Pediatrics

Day: TTh Time:

8:30-9:50

Instructor: Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH

Flyer: BH562flyer_20.pptx.pdf

This course provides a survey of contemporary ethical issues that arise in the clinical and research environment when children are involved, including the role of children and adolescents in decision-making, the limits of parental decision-making authority, and issues related to genetic testing, transplantation, research, and public health. Offered jointly with PEDS 562.

Send your add code request to bhadds@uw.edu

There are research assistant opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to help with interviews in Somali and Spanish this summer. This is part of a study on residential mobility among families using Housing Choice Vouchers in King County (Kyle Crowder is the PI).

I am attaching separate position descriptions (with application instructions) for the graduate research assistant and the undergraduate research assistant roles.

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Please see the attached flyer with details about a new interdisciplinary section of a “Disasters & Public Health” course being offered this fall through a joint effort with the Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health. This special intensive section will be run the week before fall quarter starts, and students will earn fall quarter credit. Graduate students from all UW health sciences schools are encouraged to register! Priority registration deadline: July 15, 2019

This interprofessional course provides an introduction to different types of public health and environmental health disasters, their consequences, and the role of public health agencies, healthcare organizations, public health practitioners, and clinicians in preparedness, response, and recovery. The course will employ an all-hazards, domestic perspective, and explore different types of natural, biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, and other human-caused disasters. Through course lectures and readings, case studies, discussion, and debate, students will learn and understand the foundational concepts of the public and environmental health community’s role in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. Through in-course activities and assignments, students will learn to apply these concepts to real-world disasters, and identify, evaluate and synthesize information related to public health disaster response. The special, intensive section of the course is designed to develop proficiency in analyzing and evaluating the public health and healthcare response to disasters and identifying interprofessional solutions and methods for improvement.

Instructors: Stephen Morris, MD  (Emerg Med) and Nicole Errett, PhD (Env Health)

Open to graduate students across all UW Schools, Colleges & Programs

For more information, email Dr. Errett at nerrett@uw.edu

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