Political Science Advising NewsletterMay 29th, 2007 |
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Important Dates
June 1st: Last day of instruction. Last day to withdraw (dropping all classes) June 1st: Applications for summer 2007 returning students due For all other important dates, consult the Academic Calendar
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In This Issue:
Scholarships/Fellowships/Funding
Information Sessions/Workshops
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Scholarships/Fellowships/Funding
The CAS, in collaboration with the Canadian Consulate General Seattle and Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium, announce the 2007 competition for the ‘CAS Study-Abroad (in Canada) Scholarships' Supporters: Enbridge Corporation, Rocky Mountaineer Vacations, Holland America, Delta Hotels BC,Tourism Whistler, Starbucks, Canadian Consulate General, Vincor Canada, Rogers Chocolates These scholarships will be awarded to American undergraduate students enrolled at universities that are members of the PNWCSC in Washington, Idaho and Oregon. Students must be pursuing their Bachelor of Arts or Science degree and wish to spend a minimum of one semester/term/quarter studying abroad. The student must attend a Canadian university. Any four-year Canadian university ( may be attended, but preference will be given to applicants accepted to attend a university in Alberta or British Columbia. Four (4) scholarships of $4,000.00 will be awarded for the 2007-08 academic (August ‘07 - June ‘08) year. APPLICATION PROCESS 1. Completed application. 2. Personal statement. 3. Copy of transcript. 4. Two letters of recommendation. 5. Two copies of the above submitted by 1 June 2007. Successful candidates will be notified by Canada Day, 1 July 2007. Upon receipt of Proof of Admission and enrollment a check for $2,000 will be sent payable to the student. On completion of the semester/term/quarter a second check for $2,000 payable to the student will be distributed. For additional information or questions: Kevin Cook, Academic Officer Canadian Consulate General Seattle 206-770-4065 kevin.cook@international.gc.ca Deadline: Applications must be postmarked no later than 1 June 2007. For information on all Canadian universities visit: www.studyincanada.com
Study Abroad Programs
The application deadline for the CHID-sponsored summer programs in Rome has been extended to June 16th. Applications are available at: depts.washington.edu/chid/international. These full-time academic programs are open to students from all areas of study. There are no foreign language skills required. Federal financial aid can be applied, and scholarships are available through the Office of International Programs and Exchanges. The Rome Program , based in the UW Rome Center in the historic Palazzo Pio, includes a site visit to accompany each lecture. In the course of the program, participants will learn the history of the Eternal City, and explore virtually all of its significant sites.
Course Offerings
Spaces are still available!! Learn Hebrew and get one academic year of language credit. Either HEBR course will fulfill the Foreign Language general education requirement. Students from all majors are welcome.
ALSO... Don't miss our term B topical course! NEAR E 496A/RELIG 490A - Jewish Mystical Traditions, 5 credits MTWThF, 10:50-1:00pm [Term B only] THO 331 Instructor: Alex Jassen Course taught in English. No knowledge of Hebrew required. Description: Jewish esoteric thought from antiquity to early modern times. Emergence of Spanish Kabbalah. The thought of Isaac Luria and its immense influence in Jewish history through other movements-specifically the mystical messiah. Sabbetai Sevi, and the rise of Hasidism. Recommended: RELIG 201 or RELIG 210. Questions? Contact Tamara Sollinger at nelcua@u.washington.edu .
Please note that ESS 431 Principles of Glaciology which is being offered Autumn Quarter 2007 does not require PHYS 122. We are in the process of making this change. If when you try to register, you are not allowed to do so because you have not taken PHYS 122, please contact the instructor, Ed Waddington at edw@ess.washington.edu for an add code. ESS 431 Principles of Glaciology (3) NW Snow deposition and metamorphism, avalanches, heat and mass balance at snow and ice surfaces, glacier flow, ice sheets, sea ice, permafrost, methods of paleoclimate reconstruction, Ice Age theories. Prerequisite: PHYS 121. TTh 130-250 JHN 026 SLN 13226 Field Trip to a Glacier, Sat. Oct. 7th
Summer 2007 A Term, MTWTh 12:00-2:40. Taught by Victoria Babbit What is the relationship between migration, crime and politics? This class will investigate human trafficking, prostitution, drug trafficking, the trafficking of organs, gangs and terrorism. Throughout history, strangers and aliens have been understood as potential threats to society and often framed as deviants and criminals. Currently, with the increased fortification of borders and tightening of immigration requirements, smugglers, traffickers and migrants often engage in ‘illegal' activities to cross borders. Economic globalization has increased flows of goods, services and capital while creating barriers to the movement of certain people. The increased disparity between the Global North and Global South, the rural and the urban, and between individuals marked by race, ethnicity, class and gender creates the conditions for potential ‘criminality' of those actors who are ‘left out'. This course will examine current trends in migration, crimes associated with migrant populations, and the politics surrounding the criminalization of movement, populations and particular acts. Specifically, we will look at constructions of transnational crime, jurisdictional concerns, issues of discretion, the changing notions of ‘security' and political/legal responses to transnational crime with special attention to the varied geographies of crime.
Want NW credit? Want to learn about the weather? Then, this class is for you! ATM S 101: Weather (5 cr, NW) SLN 10160 Prerequisites: None. Open to all undergraduates The earth's atmosphere, with emphasis on weather observations and forecasting. Daily weather map discussions. Highs, lows, fronts, clouds, storms, jet streams, air pollution, and other features of the atmosphere. Physical processes involved in weather phenomena.
Do you want to help local youth develop the tools they need to become empowered citizens? Are you interested in experimenting with the potential of the Internet to offer young people new options for political self-expression and engagement? Are you looking for an internship that will enable you to apply classroom skills in the community, and establish connections to people in education, non-profits, and city government? In Autumn quarter, the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement (CCCE) will continue hosting its seminar/internship class to explore these issues. The class is "Becoming Citizens: Engaging Youth in Politics," and provides opportunities for UW students to learn about and participate directly in youth civic education in the Seattle community. Becoming Citizens students will work at a variety of internships. Many will be helping to implement the CCCE's newest civic project—the Seattle Youth Commons, an online environment being designed to foster political participation among Seattle youth. Youth Commons interns will work with an organization in Seattle to help youth begin using the technology. Computer and Internet knowledge is NOT required. Other interns will be participating directly in youth programs, such as the YMCA's Mayor's Youth Council, City Year's City Heroes program, and in public school civics classrooms. In addition to their internships, through a weekly seminar students in Becoming Citizens are introduced to the latest scholarship on youth political participation. The seminar also serves as a place for interns from a diverse array of placements to come together and share their experiences. You can enroll in Becoming Citizens through the Pipeline program (for Education credits), or as a Political Science or Communication internship. There are several credit options (2-5) based on how much time you can put into the internship. If you're interested or want more information, contact Chris Wells, Becoming Citizens instructor, at cfwells@gmail.com
MTWThF, 1:10-3:20 . Instructor: Angela Ginorio Why did the protective laws fail Rebecca Griego? Why did Virginia Tech's police not search for the murderer of the first two students? How can Michele Fine's work help us understand the Duke University rape case? How can the Stanford Prison Experiment illuminate Abu Ghraib?
Taught by Fabrizio Cilento This class explores the reciprocal relationship between short story and film. The concentration of a short story offers a special place for the working of directors’ imaginations, and when adapted for the big screen short stories often become reinvented versions of themselves. We consider film adaptations from classic short stories by Washington Irving (Sleepy Hollow), Ernest Hemingway (The Killers), and Ryunosuke Akutagawa (Rashomon), as well as from more recent works by Raymond Carver (Short Cuts), Senel Paz (Strawberry and Chocolate) and Paul Auster (Smoke). The course will include weekly screenings, lectures and readings; discussion sections; an inclass midterm exam, and a final essay. Required Texts: John M. Desmond and Peter
SLN 19312 MTWTh 11:30 - 12:20 Instructor: Rewakowicz 5 credits (VLPA) Conducted in English. The objective of this course is to seek the connection between literary production and identity construction in present-day Ukraine. The main question to be considered is how various identities (national, ethnic, territorial, religious, class and gender) are reflected in contemporary Ukrainian literature and whether or not works of literature exert any influence on forming these identities in the post-Soviet reality. The social role of the literary work and its creators underwent drastic shifts in the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet empire. This course will study the dynamics behind these changes as well as will address the issues of cultural hybridity, bilingualism, and the decentralization of the literary process since 1991. Major literary trends in post-Soviet Ukraine and the most representative texts of the past decade and half will also be examined. Students will be encouraged to support their interpretations with a variety of theoretical, literary-critical, and historical sources. Primary readings include (but are not limited to) the selections from the writings of Oksana Zabuzhko, Solomiia Pavlychko, Volodymyr Dibrova, Yuri Andrukhovych, Yuri Vynnychuk, Mykola Riabchuk, and Andrey Kurkov.
ESRM 150 Intro to Wildlife in the Modern World! MTTHF 12:30-1:20 Discussion sections at various times on Wednesdays and Thursdays FIG available! Lecture SLN: 13123 5 credits ESRM 201 Sustainable Pacific NW Ecosystems! T TH 9:30-10:50 TH 12:30-3:20 lab, discussion, field trips! SLN: 19213 5 credits ESRM 210 Intro to Soils! MWF 8:30-9:20 One lab day and one field trip day - TBA! SLN: 13130 3 credits ESRM 362 Intro to Restoration Ecology! MWF 10:30-11:20 TH 2:30-4:20 SLNs: 13136 & 13137 5 credits ESRM 429 Water Seminar! Just attend and listen to the latest information on water topics! No homework, papers, tests or reading... T 8:30-9:20 SLN: 13143 1 credit CR/NC ESRM 455 Wildlife Seminar! Just attend and listen to the latest information on wildlife! No homework, papers, tests or reading... M 3:30-4:50 SLN: 13145 1 cr CR/NC PSE 102 Paper, Society and the Environment! MTWTHF 12:30-1:20 Occasional Lab on Fridays...TBA! Sln: 17205 5 credits Talks/Lectures
13th Annual Global Trade, Transportation, and Logistics Studies Conference "Regional Prosperity, Sustainability and Global Competitiveness" June 6, 2007 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm (with reception) University of Washington Bank of America Executive Education Center - Douglas Forum Keynote Speakers: * Bob Drewel, Executive Director, Puget Sound Regional Council * Jack Faris, President, Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association * Dr. Brian F. Nattrass, Managing Partner, Sustainability Partners, Inc. And as usual, our exceptional student groups will be presenting their research. Registration: Admission is free and open to the public, but seating will be limited so pre-registration is necessary. If you are interested in attending please contact GTTL Studies at gttl@u.washington.edu or (206) 616-5778. In your RSVP, please include your name, organizational affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and email address. Registration deadline is June 4, 2007. For directions and a campus map please check conference webpage
Information Sessions/Workshops
Friday, July 13th- Saturday July 14th, 9:30am-4:30pm, Location TBA This FREE workshop for young people (ages 15-21) is offered by the People's Institute Northwest in Coalition with the Seattle American Friends Service Committee and the Village of Hope. Space is limited! It is important that everyone stay the entire time. Lunch will be provided each day. Please fill out the application and mail it to Megan Wilbert at 814 NE 40th St. , Seattle, Wa 98105 or email it to mwilbert@afsc.org or fax to 206-632-0976. Application Deadline: Monday, July 2nd Do you have questions? Call or email Megan Wilbert at (206) 632-0500 x15 or mwilbert@afsc.org About the Workshop: The Undoing Racism Workshop is designed to educate, challenge and empower youth to "undo" the racist structures that hinder social change. The training is based on the premise that racism has been systematically erected and that it can be "undone" if people understand where it comes from, how it functions and why it is perpetuated. The workshop addresses the following areas: *Analyzing Power* - Effective organizing requires accurate analysis of the systems that keep racism in place, why people are poor, how institutions perpetuate the imbalance of power, and who is responsible for maintaining the status quo. *Defining Racism* - In order to undo racism, it must be understood. Organizers and educators who intend to build effective coalitions need to be very clear about what racism is and what it is not in order to avoid serious strategic and tactical errors. *Understanding the Manifestations of Racism* - Racism operates in more than just individual and institutional settings. The dynamics of cultural racism, linguistic racism, and militarism as applied racism are examined. *Learning from History* - Racism has distorted, suppressed and denied the histories of people of color and white people as well. An accurate knowledge of history is a necessary organizing tool as well as a source of personal and collective empowerment. *Sharing Culture* - One of the most effective methods of oppression is to deny a people its history and culture. The training process strongly emphasizes "cultural sharing" as a critical organizing tool. *Organizing to Undo Racism* – Community organizing principles are discussed in terms of how communities can achieve concrete results in dismantling the structures of racism. Research
Summer Pol S Research Opportunity: What's the Economy for, Anyway? Find out! What's the Economy for, Anyway? Societies organize their economies in different ways. Some let individuals keep more of the wealth or the poverty to themselves, while others invest it in public health, education and other public goods and services. Join a summer team to looks at and discuss different models for how to put economies to work for people. In the process, you will also design hands-on learning exercises to help UW students studying abroad find out about the societies they are visiting. You can join this small group for independent study credits during summer school, or volunteer just because you are around and looking for something interesting to do. Students will work in teams on discussion and learning projects. Individual research will be balanced by group meetings and discussions. You may even have the opportunity to take the exercises you create on an Exploration Seminar to another country in September and try them out! For more information contact Tim Jones: taojones@u.washington.edu Other
American Indian Student Commissioner invites you to the End of Year Event: " Grupo Yawarmayu " : Scissors Dancers from Perú When: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 @ 4:30-5:30pm Where: Ethnic Cultural Theater Brooklyn & 40th How Much: FREE. Refreshments and food following w/ performers Dubbed "500 year-old break-dancing!" This magical and religious dance from the South American Andes returns to the Northwest directly from Huancavelica, Peru. Grupo Yawarmayo bring their musical, acrobatic, and sword-swallowing skills to our region for the third time. Scissors Dancing is a one-on-one competition between acrobatic dancers while playing a three- pound steel scissors-like instrument in one hand. It is also a musical competition between the violinist and harpist that play these "western" instruments like you have never seen. The dancer must keep the constant rhythm and finely-tuned ringing sound with the "scissors" in his right hand, while performing intricate footwork, escalating into acrobatics and balancing acts. It is a test of agility, strength, style and imagination which often includes audience participation and surprises. It is the village (the audience) who decides who is the better dancer, voting by way of applause.
Career Services
The Center for Career Services is available to assist currently enrolled UW Seattle students of the University of Washington in developing a job or internship search plan, managing progress toward career goals, and learning the skills to successfully find a job and/or make a career transition. For a calendar and workshops and events offered by the Center for Career services, click here .
MONDAY, JUNE 25th from 3-6pm HUB East Ballroom Got the degree, but still need a job? Looking for an internship? Up to 80 employers and organizations with a wide variety of jobs and internship opportunities will be on hand at the 2007 UW Summer Career Fair Monday, June 25 from 3-6 p.m. in the HUB East Ballroom . The fair is open to students of all majors and degree levels as well as alumni. For details on attending employers, tips on preparation, and the dates/times of workshops designed to help you make the most of your time at the career fair, go to: http://depts.washington.edu/careers/summerfair . Interested in volunteering? Want to help contribute to the success of the 2007 Summer Career Fair? Looking for a unique way to interact with employers, or for experience in event planning and execution? Volunteers are needed between 1:30-6:30pm on Monday, June 25th. Interested? Email your hours of availability to ccsevent@u.washington.edu . For further information, call 206-543-0535 or visit http://depts.washington.edu/careers/
Internships
Gael Tarleton is a Democrat running for Port Commissioner of the Port of Seattle because she believes it is time to change the way the port does business. She is challenging an eight year incumbent who is content to maintain the status quo at a time when the port needs real change. The Port Commission of the Port of Seattle is made up of 5 commissioners who are elected by the voters of King County in non-partisan races. With over 1 million voters, King County is a larger voting district than any of Washington's nine congressional districts. This will be an incredibly exciting race, with a four-way Primary Election in August and a General Election in November. Interns will assist staff in a variety of tasks including, but not limited to: contacting voters throughout King County using a variety of tactics, attending and staffing fundraising, networking, and Democratic events, coordinating volunteers, writing communications, and more based on intern's skills and interests. Prospective interns should have an interest in politics and a strong work ethic. If you are a hard worker, who learns quickly, has strong social skills and want to gain real experience working on a campaign or in politics, then this position may be for you. Internships are available immediately for spring, summer, and fall quarters. College credit is offered but the position is not paid. Our campaign office is conveniently located in Seattle, close to the University of Washington campus and several bus lines. To apply, please send the application and a copy of your resume to Mina Hashemi at mina@voteforgael.org Job Offerings
Administer public baccalaureate student advocacy group. Maintain office, support student lobbyists, perform meeting planning, administer simple budget, and assist in grass roots development. Preferred qualifications: baccalaureate degree in political science, business, or related field; experience in organizing or administration; ability to keep books, communicate well, operate MS Word and Excel. Salary $2000/month. Read more and find out how to apply at: http://www.wastudents.org/org/adminjob.html Any questions? Please contact: Bryce McKibben, President Washington Student Lobby wsl@wastudents.org , 120 Union Avenue, Suite 207 Olympia, WA 98501
The Global Business Center is looking for a student assistant to start working 10 hrs/week this Summer and then 10-20 hrs/week during the academic year. Starting at $8 per hour with potential quarterly increases based on performance. For more information, contact Candice Nunn at csnunn@u.washington.edu . Duties and Responsibilities: Greeting visitors, Coordinating mailings and large mail merges, Drafting and editing correspondence, Running errands, Updating databases, Handling e-mail and in-person inquiries regarding GBC programs and events, Answering phones, Some event planning and research on the internet Minimum Qualifications: Currently an undergraduate student at the University of Washington, Demonstrated office experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (including Outlook, Word, and Excel), Able to perform general internet research, Experience with Dream Weaver preferred but not mandatory, Self-starter with a keen eye for detail is essential, Excellent follow-through and the ability to prioritize projects a must Educational Benefits: Experience working within a professional team environment in the higher-education system, Learn basic office skills and knowledge, Experience working with and maintaining computer database and filing systems.
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