Political Science Advising NewsletterDecember 29th, 2008 |
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Important DatesWINTER BREAK POLITICAL SCIENCE ADVISING OFFICE HOURS:
For all other important dates, consult the Academic Calendar
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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 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. Fellowships/ Scholarships/ Grants
The University of Washington Retirement Association announces the availability of up to four scholarships of at least $3,000 for UW students (undergraduate or graduate) studying toward careers that focus on aging-related research or provision of services to older adults. Awards are based on demonstrated promise and financial need.
Applications are available on-line, at: http://depts.washington.edu/retiremt/uwra. For the application, click here.
Applications, including additional information requested, must be complete to be considered. Deadline for applications is February 2, 2009. Submit complete applications to: Scholarship Services Office Room 172 Schmitz Hall. Awards are credited to student accounts in Spring 2009.
Questions? Contact the UWRA office by emailing retiremt@u.washington.edu or calling 206-543-8600.
Applications are invited for the Washington Sea Grant (WSG) Science Writing Fellowship for Winter and Spring Quarters 2009.
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
The Nature of Sound (4 credits) NW Phonetics (3 credits) VLPA Social-Cultural Aspects of Communication (3 credits) I&S Speech, Language, and the Brain (5 credits) NW
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.
CLAS 496A - GREEK SLAVERY In studying the ancient world, we generally focus on the Greeks’ remarkable achievements in philosophy, literature, art, and architecture. But we cannot, and should not, overlook the darker side of Greek society, including the pervasiveness of slavery. This course examines slaves and slavery in ancient Greece and asks the following questions: How did the Greeks justify the institution of slavery? How and why did slavery arise? How many slaves were there? How were they treated? What role did they play in the economy? What role did they play in society? In what ways did they resist their masters? In what circumstances were they freed? What effects did slavery have on Greek literature and thought? In this course we will read ancient Greek texts in translation, as well as modern scholarship on ancient and comparative slavery. No prior knowledge of the ancient world is required.
The section with space available is as follows: This 10-credit class covers the equivalent of 101 and 102 in one quarter, preparing students to enroll in 103 in the spring. Because Italian 101 is only offered in the autumn and several sections are often restricted to freshman only, this class might appeal to students of other class standings. Italian 111 is meant for students with no prior knowledge of Italian. InternshipsGano and Associates, a lobbying firm in Olympia, is seeking an intern to assist them for the 2009 legislative session. Duties and responsibilities Minimum Requirements Time Frame and Pay Upon the completion of the legislative session the intern will have a thorough understanding of the legislative process and an opportunity to help create a new tool to rate the effectiveness of individual members of the legislature. A Little About Us Contact Information
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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