Political Science Advising NewsletterDecember 15th, 2008 |
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Important DatesWINTER BREAK POLITICAL SCIENCE ADVISING OFFICE HOURS:
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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 1, 2009. For more information, contact Program Coordinator, Mary Kay
Seales at mks@u.washington.edu. Deadline for applications: January 15, 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. Info SessionsBricolage, your literary magazine on campus, is hosting a writers’ workshop to help refine your creative works with a group of peers. Bring some poetry, a short story, a piece of a novel, a play or any other piece you’d like some feedback on in a roundtable discussion.
Fellowships/ Scholarships/ Grants
The 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 application is Feb. 15 2009. For more information, contact Prof. Marianne Stecher-Hansen, Department of Scandinavian Studies at marianne@u.washington.edu or Anni Fuller, Office of International Education at afuller@u.washington.edu Courses
GEOG/SIS 111 COURSE STILL OPEN GEOG/SIS 111 - GLOBAL YOUTH Global transformations in economic prospects and cultural possibilities have catapulted young people to the center of political life internationally. Tellingly, the World Bank focused its 2007 World Development Report on youth transitions to adulthood. But how can we connect the struggles of youth elsewhere with our own concerns? Global Youth 111 allows students to discuss the links between their own lives and those of students in other global contexts, with particular reference to health threats, environmental transformation, and educational change. More broadly, the course examines how a focus on young people might inform our understanding of key aspects of global social and political change. The course might be of interest not only to students early in their university careers but also to juniors and seniors keen to think creatively around the themes of youth, social justice, and global change.
EDUC 401N - Literacy in the Criminal Justice System Does illiteracy lead to criminal behavior? Find out for yourself with this unique opportunity to tutor in one of society's most under-served populations. The Education department at the King County Correctional Facility encourages you to stretch your boundaries and join us in a quarter of educational enrichment. With the opportunity to tutor inmates in a GED (General Educational Development), ABE (Adult Basic Education), and/or ESL (English as a Second Language) curriculum, you have the freedom to challenge your own creativity, gain teaching skills, and help the community by being your student's first positive educational experience. Our seminar series will focus on personal tutoring strategies and techniques, issues of adult education in our community, and the positive outcomes of adult education. We will hear from speakers who work in adult education as well as adult learners who are the product of adult education. Be prepared for a dynamic experience as you tap into a population that acts with emotion and can touch you with stories of their dehumanizing reality. PLEASE NOTE: You must be 21 years or older, and also a criminal background check will be completed for all interested students (previous convictions DO NOT automatically bar your entrance into the jail). Tutoring hours are available M-Th, 11am-8pm EDUC 401Q - Labor History and Civil Rights in Seattle A comprehensive list of all 16 seminar offerings may be found on the Pipeline website: http://www.washington.edu/uwired/pipeline/inner/2009/winter2009.html All students should attend a mandatory Pipeline orientation in MGH 120 at their convenience (no need to rsvp). The orientation schedule is listed on the website here: http://www.washington.edu/uwired/pipeline/orientation.html Please contact Claire Fraczek at msclaire@u.washington.edu or pipeline@u.washington.edu with additional questions.
Sociology Practicum courses are currently open to all majors. The offerings winter quarter are particularly geared towards students interested in research, law or education. SOC 494C - Practicum in Law: Racial Disparities in Education and Drug Policy SOC 494A & B - Practicum in Sociology of Education The Sociology Department continues its long-standing partnerships with Aki Kurose and Madrona K-8, schools serving extremely diverse student populations. Enrolled students will assist teachers in the schools 3 hours/week. Students will also attend a 2-hour seminar each week to share teaching experiences, discuss educational policy and current research, and develop research projects. Students will have the added opportunity to tutor at Rainier Beach, Cleveland or Garfield through the MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) program which serves primarily African-American, Native American, Latino and female students. Email asksoc@u.washington.edu for more information, or go to http://depts.washington.edu/socprac
Job OffersImmediate opening in the Department of Technical Communication. Duties include record management, database maintenance, clerical work, customer service, copying, some website development and a variety of other tasks. Desirable skills: experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, Access).
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