The Mixed/Multiracial Student, Faculty, and Staff Affinity group is organizing a time to gather at the School of Social Work for folx who identify as Mixed and/or Multiracial. Bring your lunch and join us Friday, April 26th Noon – 1 pm @ SSW RM 116 (near the Gallery). We hope the time spent in shared community fills your cup with connection and belonging here at the School of Social Work. 

We look forward to seeing you soon!

SSW Mixed is a UW School of Social Work Mix/Multiracial Affinity Group for all students, faculty, and staff who identify as Mixed or Multiracial. 

Faculty Advisor: 

Shawnti Johnson  shawnti@uw.edu

Are you a UW graduate student in the final stages of your capstone, thesis, or dissertation project? Submit a proposal to present at the online preliminary round in early May. Successful presenters from the preliminary round will move forward to compete at the 2024 UW Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, with an opportunity to win First Place, Runner Up, or People’s Choice Awards. More information: https://grad.uw.edu/current-students/student-success/3mt/

The competition is open to all eligible graduate students from Bothell, Tacoma, and Seattle campuses.

– Virtual preliminary round: Early May 2024
– Competition day (In person): May 23, 2024, 3–4:30 p.m., Seattle campus

Call for Proposals – For Virtual Preliminary Round
Submit your proposal by April 23, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. (PT)
Questions? Contact: uw3mt@uw.edu

Are you a graduate student, faculty, or staff member at the University of Washington? Are you curious about showcasing your scholarly story or research to a broader audience? Are you interested in making a digital story–basically a short video—that will dazzle viewers?  

The UW Libraries are offering a fun, community based, 4-week online workshop focused on the process of digital storytelling. This totally free, online program will take you through the start-to-finish process of brainstorming your idea with others, writing a script for narration and production, recording your narration, creating and collecting digital materials for your video, putting everything together with easy-to-use beginner video editors like Clipchamp and iMovie, and, finally, getting feedback and recognition from supportive peers in an accepting learning environment. 

In this workshop, you can expect to: 

– Interact, exchange ideas, and give feedback to fellow UW digital storytellers in an interdisciplinary, relaxed, and empathetic learning environment. 
– Write a script for a short video. 
– Collect, create, and organize digital materials to realize that script—like recorded narrative, images, video, sound effects, and music.  
– Learn about Creative Commons, fair use, and copyright in media making. 
– Learn how to use beginners’ video editors like Clipchamp and iMovie. 
– Learn about making accessible media complete with captions and transcripts. 

Workshop Details: 

– The course will run from April 16 to May 7. 
– There will be four live Tuesday sessions hosted via zoom from 10:00am-12:00pm on April 16, April 23, April 30, and May 7. These sessions will not be recorded: please plan on attending all of them.  
– The amount of time you can spend on your digital stories is definitely open ended, but we believe that over the course of four weeks, you’ll probably spend 15-20 hours going through the process of attending classes, coming up with an idea, writing a script, collecting digital materials, putting everything together with a video editor, sharing your work with others, and finalizing and celebrating your finished digital story!  

Register by April 9, 2024: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=W9229i_wGkSZoBYqxQYL0mR5pLSFtApDpgnFtM_jygRUNldUSkhUOEZUMkkyOFlPVTlQRzVQVzMwRC4u

Send questions to libstory@uw.edu. Learn more here: https://sites.uw.edu/libstory/

UW School of Social Work Community – SWAPI Members (SWAPI is a UW School of Social Work AANHPI Affinity Group for MSW, BASW, and PhD students, staff, and faculty who identify as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander)

Please save the dates for the Spring Quarter SWAPI Events:

Thursday, 4/18, 5:30-7pm – SWAPI Dumpling Making Party, Room TBD in the SSW, RSVP by Monday, 4/15 so we can get food count for meat and vegetarian dumplings: https://forms.gle/86unwMVo7dXUgHnR7

Saturday, 4/20, 4:30-5:45pm Dinner, 6-8pm – Book Event ““Where I Belong: Healing Trauma and Embracing Asian American Identity,” published by Tarcher Perigee discussion with Yellow Chairs co directors at Mam’s Bookstore in the CID (Chinatown International District). You can RSVP here and read more details here. SWAPI dinner before the event at 4:30pm in the CID. Dinner RSVP by emailing Saul (saultran@uw.edu) or Shannon McKinney (smckin@uw.edu).

Thursday, May 9, 5:30-7:30pm,– UW School of Social Work AANHPI “Telling Our Stories” – digital stories and other AANHPI student, faculty, and staff stories, poems, and art. School wide event (open to the whole school and those outside of SWAPI are welcome) – Location tbd within SSW location. RSVP to come out later. Food provided.

Thursday, May 23, 5:30-7:30pm, SWAPI Graduation party. Location and details to come out later.

Summer Quarter!

Saturday, June 29, 9-1pm, UW SSW and SWAPI – Walk for Rice at Seward Park, ACRS (Asian Counseling and Referral Service’s) fundraiser for their food bank. Open to everyone in the school! Join our team or donate! https://give.acrs.org/team/575717

Hope to see you all soon!

Are you interested in helping to plan, facilitate, or participate in some Earth Day/Week (April 22-26) events as a demonstration of your attention to Environmentalism/Environmental Justice?  Here are a few ways and who to connect with…

🌱 Plant Exchange (TBD) – SSW Community shares plant clippings/starts, pots, soil, green thumbs to increase plant life in our surroundings.  

🌱 Community Service Projects (TBD) – SSW Community participates in community service projects like clean ups, day of service, etc.

🌱 Swap N’ Meet (April 25^th & 26^th) – SSW Community donates new/like new clothing and accessories to swap while socializing over treats & beverages in the newly remodeled RC Open Area.  Then SSW Community donates what is not swapped to a local social service program. 

If interested in helping with planning or facilitating any of these events, come to the Planning Meeting on April 10^th at 1pm in room 238F (Charlotte’s office, just knock at the hallway door) or contact Charlotte at carlotat@uw.edu to be directed to the leads of those events.

More info to come for those who are interested in coming to the events. Stay tuned!

Highlighting some upcoming wellbeing opportunities available to our students this Spring 2024. Prioritizing wellness is crucial, especially during busy academic periods, and these offerings aim to support our collective wellbeing. For inquiries, please contact stuwellb@uw.edu

1. **Psychoeducation Workshops**: Throughout this quarter, we’re hosting various workshops facilitated by our clinicians on various topics. These sessions will cover various techniques on healthy communication, stress management, intuitive eating, enhance focus, and many others. Or seeking to deepen your practice, these workshops offer valuable tools for self-care. Other workshops around relaxation and tarot for intuition to come later. Please see flyer below on information on these workshops and visit the Workshops and Groups Webpage for more information.

2. **Group Therapy** Sometimes one of the most effective ways to engage in therapy is in community, especially when loneliness is so prevalent. Group therapy can be an opportunity for students to work on a similar goal or take on a challenge, alongside a facilitating mental health therapist. Please see flyer below on information on these workshops and visit the Workshops and Groups Webpage for more information.

3. **Let’s Talk** Students may not be sure whether they want to seek out counseling or may not need counseling. There are times that students just want to connect and talk with someone. The UW Counseling Center is here to provide drop-in support for students from a therapist to talk about resources, or provide some insights. Students can drop in for in person Let’s Talk or a scheduled drop-in time. Learn more about Let’s Talk.

3.**Individual Counseling**: Our counseling center remains available to provide confidential support for students. Whether individuals are facing academic stress, personal challenges, or simply need someone to talk to, our licensed counselors are here to help. Encourage anyone in need of support to utilize this valuable resource at One to One Mental Health Support Webpage. Students can also schedule online on the UWCC Student Portal.

4.**Husky HelpLine – Urgent Support** There are times that things get hard, frustrating, or overwhelming and you need to talk to someone. Know that same-day support (operates 24/7) is available for our students through Husky HelpLine at 206.616.7777.  Another option is to call 988 for 24/7 access when in distress and for American Sign Language (ASL) support.

Hello hello EDP 3 students!

This is a final reminder to attend our EDP3 Gathering, happening today!

We warmly invite you to an EDP 3 Gathering, hosted by Wendy Lustbader and Student Services. We’ll gather in-person on Friday, March 29th from 4:30-6pm in the Social Work Research Commons (2nd floor, IPE Classroom 254C!). This will be a wonderful chance to reconnect with one another.

You can also attend virtually from 5:30pm-6pm here: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9348854040

Meeting ID: 934 885 4040

Please see the attached GSEE Spring Quarter Events Flyer to share with graduate students impacted by racism and its intersections. For full details regarding our events, stay tuned to our social media channels (@uwgsee). Students can receive GSEE weekly graduate student newsletters by signing up via this link. 

Save the date for GSEE’s Spring Soirée on Wednesday, May 22 at the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House on UW Seattle’s campus. Spring Soirée is an annual signature event that celebrates continuing and graduating GSEE students with a reception and informal cording ceremony. Graduate students from all three campuses are welcome to attend. More details will be forthcoming. 

The D Center is hosting an event THIS THURSDAY February 7^th, with the Taskar Center. Come relax with us before finals and join in on Graphic Journaling Night from 5-6 PM at HUB 334. See the attached flyer for more information!

Save the date for our next gathering 2/16 from 5-6:30PM – Hybrid format – room 305 or via Zoom. Please RSVP so we can prepare enough supplies for folks in person.

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93544742892

Meeting ID: 935 4474 2892

Save the dates for other meet ups: Location TBD, 5-6:30PM

• Fri: 3/17
• Th: 4/20
• Fri: 5/19

The UW Q-munity are looking for student performers to perform in this year’s UW Drag Show!

The deadline to sign up for an audition is the end of Week 10 (March 11th). The auditions will be held in the first and second week of Spring Quarter. We encourage anyone (Drag Kings, Drag Queen, and anyone in between) to sign up! The UW Drag Show is on April 22nd and will be a friendly competition with prizes for participants!

Please contact asuwwsc@uw.edu if you have any questions or concerns. The flyer also includes some more details.

Signup Link: https://forms.gle/NjtED5EErPZ7SHqeA

https://www.shop.ticllc.org/Master-Class-Core-Skills-in-DBT-CoreSkillsDBT.htm

Help advance the Husky Seed Fund, an award that brings to life innovative ideas by students that are inclusive, impactful, and inventive to the UW.  Gain valuable experience advancing and managing a program that will impact thousands of students at UW.

What types of student-led efforts would improve the overall Husky Experience? What would inspire students to create such a project and apply for funding?  You be the judge!
The Provost’s Office will provide the funding, basic structure, and guidance for HESAC members to lead and advance the Husky Seed Fund.  In work groups, members will:  gain program management, leadership, and financial management skills; help fellow Huskies by shaping how dollars impact their ideas; and receive coaching from Provost’s Office staff on how to include this experience on a resume, talk about it in person and apply lessons learned and skills gained going forward.

Apply here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/katyd2/396201

Deadline:   5:00 p.m., November 3, 2020   

Councilmember Duties
This year the HESAC will be doing two things; selecting new projects and overseeing the projects selected in 2019 and 2020; Success as an A- Student: Treat Yourself Better than Your Succulent, Digital Humanities Day, How Huskies Heal and Indigenous Walking Tour.  Members will participate in both areas.

To help you gauge the time commitment to HESAC, here is a schedule of activities: 

• Bi-weekly whole group meetings  – Tuesdays 3:30-5:30pm, via Zoom (until further notice)

• • Autumn Quarter
    • November 24
    • December 8

• • Winter Quarter
    •  January 12 & 26
    • February 9 & 23
    • March 30
  • Spring Quarter

• • • April 6 *note shift*, & 20
    • May 4 & 18
    • June 1

• As needed – small group meetings between bi-weekly meetings

Questions? Contact Katy DeRosier at katyd2@uw.edu

Navigating relationships is tricky! Learn how to decide when to say no, when to ask for something, and how to get what you want.

Click here to see our flyer!

Time: 11:00 -11:50 am Friday, October 30^th
Location: Online
Who: All currently-registered UW Seattle students
Intake needed: No
Cost: Free
Facilitators: Anne Swenson, PhD and Mandy Lu, PsyD

To register: Email counsels@uw.edu and we will send you a Zoom link for the workshop when available.

Dawg Days is the UW Annual Tradition of welcoming new and continuing students back to campus.

There are 235 events for students to engage with. Please explore the Dawg Daze website (uwdawgdaze.com) to look at all of the options!

The Gold Humanism Honor Society, is launching a new and exciting Veteran’s Health Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to bring awareness to the unique health needs for the Veteran population, while providing medical students and clinicians with the tools and resources to address those needs.

To introduce this project, they are now recruiting medical and health profession student Veterans, Service Members, and HPSP scholars to participate in the creation of a video highlighting our student Veterans and military service members. They will compile interviews via recorded Zoom meetings, and you can choose to participate with video or audio based on preference. The final video will be hosted on the Gold Humanism Honor Society webpage.

They aim to touch on the following themes:

• Who is a Veteran & what does it mean to be a Veteran?
• What are ways to serve in military medicine?
• Who is an HPSP Scholar & why did you choose military medicine?
• Why is military service important as it relates to medical care and health?
• Why is it important to ask about military service in the medical appointment?

If you are interested in participating in our video, please sign up for a Zoom time slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FA4A829AAF8C61-veterans.

Their interview timeline is projected to be from 9/30/2020-10/11/2020. Should your schedule conflict with available interview slots, please reach out. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or comments to their project leads: Mike Middleton, Cara Zhou, and Samantha Wagner

Health Sciences students now have the option to engage in one or both of the two ways we are involved with clinics:

(1) Remote Support: students are paired with providers to support their patients by calling them in advance of telehealth visits and help them navigate set-up.

***All Health Sciences students are cleared to participate.   If you do not already have Epic access, we can grant you permissions for your work on this project.  It is also necessary to have HIPAA-compliant Zoom

(2) In-Person Support (New!): students set up a telehealth support kiosk in a clinic lobby to provide help with installation of software and use of telehealth-compatible devices.

***UW health science students who are cleared for IN-PERSON service learning (SOM, SON, SOP, MEDEX) may sign-up to participate! No access to Epic needed.

If you are interested, please leave your information at this wejoinin and they will get back to you with next steps: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/zolib

Please feel free to email Chris (chrisjy@uw.edu) with any questions.

Foundations for Interprofessional Practice is a three-part year-long sequence that introduces pre-licensure health sciences students to the competencies needed to practice in an interprofessional team. The series involves over 500 students from dentistry, dietetics, health administration, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, and the MEDEX physician assistant program. Participation in the Foundations series is required for some students, as is determined by program. If you are not required to attend Foundations, but the sessions outlined below sound interesting to you, please contact Rachel Lazzar to inquire about the possibility of participating: rlazzar@uw.edu.

FOR THE EVENT
Engaging Differing Perspectives on Health: The Case of Inpatient “Doris”
October 26, 2020, 3:30–5:20 pm
“Doris” is an elderly woman hospitalized with congestive heart failure who does not accept many of the recommendations made for her care.  Her ongoing refusals create conflict amongst team members, who hold different perspectives on how best to care for her. This case-based session is an opportunity for students to experience tension within their teams, and to practice engaging constructively when there is inter-professional conflict.

Application deadline is July 14, 2020. Action Academy Program Details can be found here.  Action Academy Application here

As we all know 2020 is a very important Election year that will shape the course of our democracy for decades to come.  Millennials and Gen Z’ers  will hold the largest share of eligible voters this fall and they have the power to make a difference. These new members of our democracy however, historically vote at lower rates than older cohorts. We can help change this historical trend by supporting initiatives to increase access to the democratic process. Folks at Common Power, a Seattle based organization that provides creative onramps to civic engagement have launched two Summer programs through our CP Future community that will provide ongoing, structured opportunities for this group of voters. It will provide everyone with a voice and take part in nonpartisan democratic engagement activities.

Action Academy is a 12-week program for young adults to explore voting rights, a cornerstone in our democracy. A range of activities from zoom calls, in-depth interviews, and meeting of professional mentors to name a few. Participants will receive a $1000 stipend upon completion of the program. Potential participants must apply.

For more information, feel free to contact Larcy Douglas at larcy@commonpurposenow.org. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!

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