Political Science Advising NewsletterJanuary 5th, 2009 |
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Important DatesPOLITICAL SCIENCE ADVISING OFFICE HOURS:
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In This Issue:Fellowships/ Scholarships/ Grants
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Study Abroad ProgramsThis month-long program offers students the opportunity to study in one of the most exciting cities in the world. Students will earn 12 credits exploring the history of jazz in Paris, and other music and cultural topics with UW Music Professor Michael Brockman, an international performer and jazz recording artist. Students will concurrently attend concerts at the Paris Jazz Festival, an annual outdoor jazz concert series held in Parc Floral, as well as other summer musical events in Paris. Deadline for applications: March 1st, 2009. For more information, contact Program Coordinator, Mary Kay
Seales at mks@u.washington.edu. Deadline for applications: January 15th, 2009. The Global Engagement Summer Institute (GESI) is a two-course summer study abroad program focused on community development in a global context and will send 60 students to La Plata, Argentina; Udaipur, India; or Jinja, Uganda. Students from around the country learn about international development, global engagement practices, project management, leadership, and the realities of contemporary Argentinean, Indian, or Ugandan life by connecting them with community based organizations to co-design and collaboratively implement a small-scale community development project. GESI starts with a 7-10 day training institute at Northwestern University in which students prepare for their project-based immersion by taking two courses—Intro to International Community Development and Theory and Practice of Community Consulting—as well as learning from guest speakers about the cultural, historical, political, and economic background of their country. Students then spend seven weeks in either Argentina, India, or Uganda living in homestays, working with a local non profit in a team of five, and participating in guest lectures and discussion with local experts and a Northwestern TA. The Foundation for Sustainable Development (www.fsdinternational.org) will be in charge of overseeing student projects, setting up home stays, overseeing all orientation, cultural, health, and security concerns, and managing relationships with NGOs. GESI concludes with a 2-3 day comparative final summit in Chicago. The Global Engagement Summer Institute program builds on Northwestern's successful Engage Uganda program, which has sent nearly 40 students to learn about team-based community development in Uganda over the last two years. It has been designed in collaboration with faculty from the Northwestern Asset-Based Community Development Institute, Engage Uganda faculty and staff, country- and issue- specific Northwestern faculty experts, and the Foundation for Sustainable Development, which has been a partner in our Engage Uganda program. For more information, visit www.mycge.org or contact Ryan Pederson, the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement (CGE) Campus Director. Fellowships/ Scholarships/ GrantsThe Scan|Design Foundation, nonprofit private foundations dedicated to fostering Danish American relations, is sponsoring UW graduate and advanced undergraduate students to study in Denmark during Fall Semester 2009 (UW Fall Quarter). The Scan|Design Foundation fellowship allows students to earn UW credit for coursework taught at distinguished Danish educational institutions. All courses, with the exception of those in the Nordic, History and Comparative Literature departments at the University of Copenhagen , are in English. In order to enhance their time in the country, fellowship recipients with no prior experience in the language are required to take DANISH 101 prior to departure. Danish 101 will be offered as an evening section during Spring 2009, and during the summer as part of the Copenhagen Classroom. The fellowship covers UW tuition, airfare, and most living expenses for the semester (Graduate fellowship: $19,500; Undergraduate Fellowship: $13,000). Application materials:
The deadline for applications is February 15th, 2009. For more information contact:
Application deadline: February 9th, 2009 The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) will offer full travel fellowships for approximately 15 advanced students and scholars for participation in the summer program in advanced Turkish language at Bogazici University in Istanbul. This intensive program offers the equivalent of one full academic year of study in Turkish at the college level. The program will take place June 22nd through August 14th, 2009. Fellowships cover round-trip airfare in Istanbul, application and tuition fees and a maintenance stipend. Full-time students and scholars affiliated at academic institutions are eligible to apply. For an application, go to: http://www.princeton.edu/~turkish/ARIT'08.html. Contact information: phone: (215) 898-3474 Conferences/ TalksSpeaker: Professor Anthony Gill Wednesday, January 14th The First Amendment of the US Constitution declares that "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." While much of the debate over religious freedom has focused on whether prayer in school or Christmas trees on city hall lawns constitute "establishment," governments have increasingly used property rights regulations and zoning laws to inhibit the construction and expansion of houses of worship. Professor Gill examines why this trend has increased in recent years. His talk will situate the issue in historical and cross-national perspective. Sponsors: Comparative Religion Program and The Center for Global Studies. Contact information: (206) 543 4835
"Israel's Elections: What We Can Expect" Thursday, January 15th Professor Gad Barzilai explains Israel’s election process and provides an in-depth analysis of the upcoming February elections. Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Temple De Hirsch Sinai. The Center for West European Studies Politics and Society Colloquium and the Middle East Center present: "Islam in Europe: Integration and Radicalization, Two Faces of the Same Coin?" Olivier Roy is a political scientist and scholar of Persian language and civilization. He has been a professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales/EHESS (School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences) in Paris since 2003 and senior researcher in political science at the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) since 1985. During 2008-09, Professor Roy will be a Visiting Professor at UC Berkeley’s Travers Political Science Department. Professor Roy was a consultant to UNOCA (United Nations Office of the Coordinator for Afghanistan) in 1988; in the same year he organized and accompanied a special UN team to Afghanistan. In 1993, he was special envoy for the OSCE in Tajikistan and in the following year became head of OSCE’s Mission for Tajikistan. He has acted as a part-time consultant to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1984. He has written extensively on Afghanistan, Iran, former Soviet Central Asia, the Middle East, political Islam and Muslims in Europe. His books include: Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan; The Failure of Political Islam; Les illusions du 11 septembre; L’islam mondialisé; Globalized Islam; and Secularism Confronts Islam (with G. Holoch). Professor Roy received his PhD in Political Science in 1996 from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (IEP/Sciences Po). Middle East Center sponsorship of this event does not imply endorsement of the content of the event by the Middle East Center. The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation ,contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206-543-6450/V, 206-543-6452/TTY, 206-685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu.
CoursesGain Experience and Make a Difference
POL S 436 (SLN: 19663) POL S 436 still open. Provides a broad theoretical base, both descriptive and analytical, for the comparative study of ethnicity and nationalism. The course covers the roots of violence in small group theory, the origins and development of nationalism, and outbreak of civil war. Cases are France and Lebanon. The course is a writing course and will focus on technique as well as substance. Some previous exposure either to introductory courses in political science or to courses in ethnicity in other departments is desirable. Joint with SIS 436.
POL S 447A (SLN: 19448) EURO 490D still open. ANTH 469/SISSA 490A ANTH 469/SISSA 490A still open. This course investigates the role technology has played in Indian social and political life since Independence. General readings will be used as a springboard at intervals during the course to discuss theoretical approaches to the study of technology. The role technology has played in the history of India from the late colonial period through independence, as exemplified in the writings of Gandhi and Nehru, will inaugurate class discussion. The rest of the quarter will be devoted to case studies of the use of technology in India from 1947 to the present day. Questions addressed in class will include: how has the use of technology shaped the Indian nation-state? What is the meaning of technology in a post-colonial context? What is the relationship between technology and democratic politics in India?
InternshipsDeadline for applications: January 30th, 2009 The Morris K. Udall Foundation honors Congressman Morris King Udall's legacy of public service by providing educational opportunities to Native Americans and Alaska Natives in areas of tribal public policy. The Foundation's Education Programs are supported by a trust fund in the U. S. Treasury. The Native American Congressional Internship Program provides Native Americans and Alaska Natives with an insider's view of the federal government. The ten-week internship in Washington, D.C., places students in Senate and House offices, committees, Cabinet departments and the White House, where they are able to observe government decision-making processes first-hand. Guidelines Application Procedures For applications, go to: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/NACInternship/ApplicationMaterials.aspx. Send completed applications to:
Senator Patty Murray U. S. Representative Adam Smith, 9th Congressional District IE3 Global Internships Senator Maria Cantwell World Affairs Council The Defender Association
The University of Washington, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) in the School of Public Health is pleased to offer an outstanding summer research opportunity for sophomores, juniors and non-graduated seniors who have strong science backgrounds and an interest in environmental health research. The Environmental Health Research Experience Program (EH-REP) is a nine week research experience. Successful applicants are paired with DEOHS faculty and mentored through a research project that usually intersects ongoing faculty research projects. Each participant receives a $5200 stipend for the summer. The strongest applicants will have good grades in their biology and/or chemistry science courses and will have an interest in environmental factors that adversely affect human health. Program dates are June 22 to August 21. Job OffersThe UW Exploration Seminar program is hiring for a work-study position in Winter quarter, to assist with the 2009 Exploration Seminar study abroad programs. You are receiving this email because you participated in an Exploration Seminar, and we would really like to hire someone with study abroad experience for this job. If you are work study-eligible for Winter 2009, are outgoing, a great communicator, media-savvy, and a believer in the benefits of study abroad – this is a great opportunity for you. If interested, please see the job description attached, or online: http://www.washington.edu/students/osfa/jobs/11ARSC02.pdf. For more information, please email explore@u.washington.edu.
Other
450-fourth and fifth graders from five Seattle area elementary schools will attend the celebration. UW student volunteers will serve as tour guides for the event, leading groups of children through the PSC exhibits and a laser show. UW student volunteers also play the role of mentor to young children who may not see college in their future. The school children will also hear a motivational presentation from a professional & student who will speak about the importance of education, overcoming barriers as well as an array of opportunities that exist in math science, technology and engineering. The event, held each January, honors the work and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Math and Science Celebration was founded by Dr. Constance Rice in 1992. The program is sponsored by Microsoft and coordinated by Seattle Public Schools, Engineering Advising & Diversity Center, and the Pacific Science Center. To Volunteer please register at: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/dass/66618
The Counseling Center offers a variety of workshops each quarter that address topics such as study-skills and career-related issues. Please note that some of the workshops may require registration and/or charge a fee. You must be a currently enrolled UW student to attend the workshops, unless otherwise noted.
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