Political Science Advising NewsletterSeptember 10th, 2007 |
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Study Abroad ProgramsThe European Union Center has extended the application deadline for Linkoping University program (Sweden) to September 21 2007. This exchange program is open to graduate and undergraduate students with an interest in comparative US-EU study in the field of public policy, governance and civil society. Each accepted applicant will receive approximately $7000 in grants that will cover most travel and tuition expenses. For more details please visit the program's web site.
Scholarships/Fellowships/FundingThe Hansard Society is now accepting applications for the exciting new postgraduate Hansard Society/University of Edinburgh Research Scholars Programme. The Spring 2008 Programme will run from 12 January to 5 April and Scholars will be based in Edinburgh. graduate (or recently graduated) students interested in studying British politics at the University of Edinburgh, and doing an internship at the Scottish Parliament or in other prominent political organization, are eligible to apply. This is the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Union between the English and Scottish Parliaments, and the recent Scottish Parliament elections have resulted in a narrow win for the Scottish National Party. What could be more exciting for students of parliamentary democracy than to engage with a new Parliament - founded in 1999? And in one of the most beautiful northern European cities: birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment, home once to Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson, and now to Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith and J.K.Rowling. Full details about the Hansard Society /University of Edinburgh Research Scholars Programme can be found on the web site.
Course Offerings
Fall Quarter 2007 This course is designed to introduce upper-division undergraduate and graduate students to science and engineering news writing. It is linked to the production of Northwest Science & Technology (NWS&T) magazine, a regional science news publication. We explore the science news publishing process and key issues involved in communicating about science and technology with general audiences. Students learn the structure of news articles and press releases; they examine issues of balance and accuracy; and they study the interaction between technical sources, public information officers, reporters, and readers. Using case studies taken from the print and broadcast media, we examine ways to treat some of the most difficult problems in communicating technical content to general readers, including issues in experimental design; correlation vs. causation; and evaluating risk. Students have the opportunity to build their writing portfolios through assignments that treat the news brief, news article, and press release. Articles may be considered for publication in NWS&T. Guest speakers in the class have included science and technology writers for major national and regional publications. Students completing this class should possess the conceptual understanding as well as the practical experience needed for a position as a technical reporter, writer, or editor for a major publication or outreach organization such as a museum; as a freelance writer; as a communication officer, writer, or editor for a high-technology organization; or a technical source well-prepared to communicated with general audiences. This course qualifies as a "W" class. Prerequisites: open to upper division undergraduates and graduate students. E-mail Deborah L. Illman for more information and an entry code.
We are delighted to announce that we now offer a major in American Indian Studies at the University of Washington. Detailed information will be available soon on the department web site (link below). In particular, we wanted to draw people's attention to the TWO American Indian languages being offered on campus this fall: Navajo and Yakama. Yakama is a language native to the northwest, and is being taught by a Gregory Sutterlict, who is a native speaker of Yakama, and a graduate student in linguistics at the UW. The course will also incorporate cultural information about the Yakama people. Students who take the entire year (15 credits) will be able to use the language to fill their foreign language proficiency requirement. Please note that both Navajo and Yakama are offered during the evening: Tues and Thurs from 6pm - 8:20. For further information, visit the AIS web site
PHYS 214 For non-science students. The course is designed for non physics majors with a basic high school math background. Art, Architecture, History, Theatre (Lighting), Physiology and Biology majors may be particularly interested. Offered this Autumn quarter. Topics include: Color, light in nature, light sources, optical devices, models of color vision, polarized light, reflection, perspective, paints, and pigments. Which aspects of what we see are based on physics and which depend on psychology or physiology of vision. Three lectures per week, one discussion hour, one workshop hour in a small group. Workshops will deal with color mixing, lenses, shadows, reflections, polarization, images, illusions. Counts as NW and QSR credit.
Talks/Seminars Noah Baker Merrill has spent four of the last seven months living and working among Iraqi refugees in Jordan and Syria - conducting in-depth interviews, working to secure release for detainees, advocating for improvements of aid to Iraqi families, and consulting with Iraqi and other governmental and non-governmental organizations, including the UNHCR missions in Jordan, Syria, and Iraq. He now coordinates the Direct Aid Initiative (DAI), a project of the Electronic Iraq news and analysis web site providing crucial medical care to displaced Iraqis in the Middle East. He is a regular contributor to the Electronic Iraq web site at www.electroniciraq.net. Noah is a former member of AFSC's Middle East Task Force, and holds degrees in Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Conflict Transformation. He has worked, studied, and reported on conflicts and peace building efforts in Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi political analyst and consultant to AFSC's Iraq Program currently based in Washington, D.C. After the U.S.-led invasion, Jarrar returned home to become country director for CIVIC Worldwide, the only door-to-door casualty survey group in post-war Iraq. He then established Emaar, (meaning “reconstruction” in Arabic), a grassroots organization that provided humanitarian and political aid to Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs). Emaar delivered medicine and food as well as helped initiate micro-enterprise projects for IDPs, with specific concern directed towards women and children. Additionally, Emaar engaged in political advocacy on behalf of populations displaced due to ethnic discrimination. For more information, visit the AFSC web site.
Job OfferingsThe Community, Environment, and Planning (CEP) Department is looking for a student to do clerical work, with office and computer skills. Proficiency with Word and Excel is sufficient. This is a work study position. Interested students should contact Dottie Sjaastsad.
The Ramakrishnan lab in the Department of Microbiology is seeking a student lab assistant. Duties will include preparation of laboratory media and solutions, washing and autoclaving of glassware and other dry goods, autoclaving and disposal of waste, and other general laboratory maintenance. The position is expected to take about 10-15 hours per week. A minimum commitment of 1 year is desirable. The position will commence no later than the first week of fall quarter, and applicants should be available to work through next summer (1-2 weeks off for vacation OK). After training has been completed, schedule will be at the students convenience, however it is expected that the student will be available to work at least 3 days per week so that tasks do not build up. The laboratory is located in the Health Sciences complex at the south end of campus. Compensation will begin at $8.75 per hour, with increases possible for good performance. The ideal candidate will be efficient, organized, resourceful, highly reliable, and able to follow written and oral instructions. Excellent math and chemistry skills are essential. Successful completion of the general chemistry series with a minimum GPA of 3.7 is required. Experience a plus, but not required. To apply, please forward a cover letter and unofficial copy of your transcripts to Dr. Christine Cosma. Applications will be taken until the position is filled. E-mail inquires only, please. Be sure to include “lab assistant” in the subject heading of your e-mail.
OtherGlobal Topics, a peer-reviewed electronic journal published by the Research Center for International Affairs, New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Amselm College, is now soliticing undergraduate papers for its sixth issue. In keeping with the Institute's mission, Global Topics seeks to publish the highest quality undergraduate writing. The journal will publish articles from all disciplines and from interdisciplinary perspectives so long as they address international, transnational, global or comparative issues. Articles written by undergraduates or as the product of collaborative undergraduate/faculty research are welcome. If the article is the product of collaborative/faculty research, the student must be the principle author. Further, students who graduated in 2007 are welcome to submit work they completed as undergraduates. For full consideration for the 2008 issue, please submit manuscripts no later than January 31, 2008. There is no formal length requirement, but articles should not exceed 35 pages. Preference will be given to articles that have contemporary international relevance. Submissions should be typed, double-space with Chicago-style footnotes, in Microsoft Word (.doc) format or Rich Text Format (.rtf). should be sent by e-mail to Lorie Cochran. Please note that submissions' citations must adhere exactly to the Chicago Manuel of Style. Papers in MLA or other formats will not be considered. Deadlines for papers: January 31, 2008
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