Are you a Social Work student (undergrad, MSW, or PhD), staff, or faculty and Jewish?  Are you interested in the Jewish tradition’s relevance to social justice?  If so, help me to form a Jewish Social Workers Group, where Jewish members of the School and their friends can meet, create community, and learn.

Contact David at KRSTOVICH@OUTLOOK.COM for more details.  An upcoming initial meeting will be scheduled soon.  I am thinking of a Tuesday or Wednesday between 4:30 and 5:45 pm, and I would like to know which day works for you (or about your availability).

This coming Wednesday, November 4, ARWAG is hosting a session on interrupting racial microaggressions.  All students are invited to attend.

We’ll watch a powerful video clip from Cracking the Codes (and possibly one or two other video clips) in which Dr. Joy DeGruy describes a powerful example of white allyship behavior, and we’ll explore situations where we can act to interrupt racism.  How do we respond effectively with compassion?  Bring your real life experiences of racism, share strategies to counter silencing internal dialogues and generate effective interventions. Please RSVP/send questions toarwag@uw.edu.

In addition, as we do in every meeting, we will have space for individuals to share and explore to receive support and challenge, to deal with any situations or circumstances related to white privilege and racism, whether specifically related to microaggressions or not.

We meet in the SSW Research Commons study rooms 2/3 for roughly an hour and a half, from 5 to 6:30 PM, but please come late/leave early as needed.

Disability activists will meet to further discuss disability education and the “Do One Thing Campaign” on Nov. 6.

When: Friday, Nov. 6, 4:20-6 PM

Where: Research Commons’ large conference room

Last meeting’s summary:

Seven people attended yesterday’s Disability Activism group, with representation from Day 1 and 2, Advanced Standing, EDP 1 and 3, and the main campus. It’s an impressive group. We had a productive meeting and the group plans to meet again in two weeks to plan the details for a “Do One Thing Campaign” in which members talk with foundations professors/instructors with whom they have a connection to ask for a commitment to “do one thing” about disability education in each class once a quarter. This could be leading a discussion, inviting a speaker, watching and discussing a film, and so forth. The activist would offer to help the professor/instructor think through what might happen.

Questions? Mary Edwards, maryedwards1964@msn.com

Please join a diverse panel of young professionals across technology, education, public service, and startups for an interactive workshop about utilizing your college years to develop a thriving and meaningful career.

All majors are encouraged to attend. 

When: November 3, 2015 | 6-8 PM

Where: The Career Center, Mary Gates Hall, Room 134

http://wespire-uw.splashthat.com

If you have any questions, please contact Katie Zang at khz@uw.edu

 

UW-IT Accessible Technology Services is hosting a Captioning Party and you’re invited!

When: Monday November 9, 2015, 1:00 – 4:00pm
Where: Access Technology Center, MGH 064

Bring your own laptop and headphones, and a few short videos you’d like to caption. We’ll also have all of the above available for anyone who needs them.

We’ll provide food, beverages, and support. Formal training on how to caption videos will take place at 1:00pm for those who need it. Otherwise feel free to come and go as you like.

Our primary focus will be on YouTube videos, but other online videos are fine too, as long as they have a public URL.

Also an RSVP is appreciated, but not required. Please rvsp or contact for questions at: atcenter@uw.edu.

The CORO Fellows Program is a highly selective, nine-month, full-time, graduate-level program that prepares early career professionals for effective and ethical leadership to serve the common good. Fellows gain real job experience on project assignments in five organizations and in a variety of sectors – government, business, labor, political campaigns, and non-profit organizations. Utilizing these urban experiences as a classroom, CORO Fellows gain hands-on experience to better understand complex public issues, organizations, and people. In weekly seminars, the 12 Fellows develop high-level skills in self-awareness, group dynamics, critical thinking and decision-making.  Fellows also benefit from a national alumni network of over 10,000 whose members include influential leaders from all sectors.

The application deadline is January 20, 2016. It requires 3 essays, 2 letters of recommendation, and official transcripts. Visit corofellows.org or email recruitSF@coronorcal.org for more information.

Click here for a printable brochure on the information above

What is it like to serve in The Peace Corps?

Come find out from past volunteers!

This event is an opportunity to hear and learn about the stories of recently returned Peace Corps volunteers. The panel will consist of volunteers from a variety of fields who will be able to answer specific questions regarding programs, cultures, and locations.  This will be a chance to be inspired by the work the Peace Corps has accomplished thanks to the dedication of our volunteers and the support of the communities that they serve.

When: October 29th, 2015, 6 PM-7:30PM
Where: Gowen Hall, Room 201

For more information, please contact Halima Freudberg at pcorps@uw.edu or call 206-616-5801.

Interviewing Skills Workshop

Are job/internship interviews in your future? Want to brush up on your interviewing skills after a few years in school?  Alison Jones, Career Specialist with UW Career Center, will present on essential skills for a successful interview.

When: Tuesday, October 27^th  5:00 – 5:40 PM (40 minutes)

Where: School of Social Work

Presenter: Alison S. Jones, Senior Career Counselor, UW Career Center

Who: MSW and BSW students       Please register for room info.

Register here for Interviewing Skills: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/rufferl/282497

Social Worker-Paralegal Job Announcement

For further information please click the link above!

Dear School of Social Work Graduate Programs,

Hello!  I would love your help in reaching out to your graduate students to say that we are accepting proposals for this quarter’s Scholars’ Studio event!
The theme is TRANSLATE.

Here’s a few ideas to get your grads started:  Think language, accessibility, community-building, mediation, conversion, gene transcription, computer programming, interpretation, public scholarship, mechanical movement, communication, accuracy, slippage, technologies and outcomes, and interdisciplinarity.

Submit proposals here, by Friday October 30^th:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/commons/events/scholarsstudio/proposals/submission

Visit the Presenters Guide:
http://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/scholarsguide

View recorded presentations examples:
http://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=342260&p=230319

Scholars’ Studio is a fun, informal, interdisciplinary event featuring 10 rapid-fire lightning talks (5 minutes each) given by grad and professional students doing research or work related to a specific theme. Talks will be followed by a Q&A, a reception and conversation.  This event is open to students, faculty, staff and the campus community and will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19^th, 4 pm – 6 pm in the Research Commons, Allen Library South on the Seattle campus.  Light foods and refreshments provided!  Sponsored by the UW Libraries Research Commons and Core Programs in the Graduate School.

Thanks so much for your time and consideration!  We hope to see your grads submit proposals!

Vietnam Health Clinic (VHC) is a non-profit, student-led organization dedicated to improving healthcare access and services to underprivileged populations of Vietnam, while promoting an enriching learning experience for its student volunteers.

Vietnam Health Clinic strives to broaden students’ knowledge in primary care and other healthcare fields through education, medical training, and firsthand clinical experiences. Our mobile clinic is currently focused on the following health care components: medicine, nursing, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, public health, and tentatively physical therapy. Our trip will occur over a 2-week timespan in July 2016 and will cost approximately $2500, with deposits in 4 installments. Join VHC this summer, and immerse yourself in an amazing cultural experience in the heart of Vietnam!

Our student volunteer applications opened on October 1st and will remain open until November 1st.

If you are interested in a unique cultural and medical experience, apply through the following link: http://vnhealthclinic.org/2015-volunteer-application/

For more information, please visit vnhealthclinic.org and explore the FAQ or contact me directly at bellen@vnhealth.org or officers@vnhealth.org

Join us as the Professional Staff Organization (PSO) and The Whole U welcomes Amy Hawkins, director of Worklife and Childcare Development at the UW, to share updates on the childcare access initiative. Hear the latest news as the University works to expand its offerings. Looking for current opportunities for childcare access and support? Join us before the presentation for a resource fair starting at 11:30 a.m on 11/4. Light snacks will be served.

This FREE event is open to all faculty, staff, and students.

RSVP Here

The UW Disability Studies Program is pleased to present a lecture at the intersection between disability theory, Italian literature, and gender and sexuality studies, by Kate Noson of UC Berkeley.

Title: “Other limits and other borders”: The Queer Country of the Blind in Gabriele Pedullà’s “Miranda”
Time: Thursday, October 22, 2015, 5:00pm
Location: Odegaard Library, Room 220, University of Washington
Bio: Kate Noson is Lecturer of Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where her fields of research are disability studies, modern Italian literature, and gender and sexuality studies.
Abstract: In this talk, Noson theorizes literary “transability” as an appropriation of disabled modes of being and knowing, to read Gabriele Pedullà’s story “Miranda” (2009) as an expression of anxiety regarding both queer sexuality and blind epistemology.
Accessibility information: Please do not wear any scents. ASL interpretation and CART captioning will be provided. The room is wheelchair accessible.
To request another disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at: 206.543.6450 (voice), 206.543.6452 (TTY), 206.685.7264 (fax), or email dso@uw.edu.
For more information about this and other Disability Studies events, please go to: https://depts.washington.edu/disstud/

Professor Megan Ybarra
Email mybarra@uw.edu

Critical Race and Postcolonial Geographies | Winter 2016 Mondays 2:30-5:20PM | SMI 111

Course Description: What is the relationship between racial formations, space and power? How do racial
imaginaries shape our relationship to place? In this seminar, our central concern will be to bring together insights
from comparative ethnic studies, critical race theory, and postcolonial theory to enrich our understanding of
human geography. We will look at the use of ethnic and racial formations as a bridge between cultural and
political geography in everyday lives and state formations, with an overview of how colonial and settler colonial
ideologies shape racial formations in the postcolony.

Anti-Racism and White Allyship Group (ARWAG) weekly meetings are beginning this Wednesday evening 10/14, 5:15 PM, in Room 116. We meet for roughly an hour and a half but please come late/leave early as needed. (Every week thereafter we will meet at 5:00pm in Research Commons 2/3.)

ARWAG aims to provide support and challenge for white-identifying folks to address white privilege, to do personal and collective emotional and skill-building work in order to strengthen our possibilities to be meaningful agents against racism and to make classroom space more productive for all. For more information or details for the 2015-2016 school year, contact kdunphy@uw.edu.
Each session offers opportunity to both discuss a topic (examples described below) AND to provide ample time for participants to bring up emerging questions, concerns and issues related to racism and allyship. Come because you’re interested in the topics and/or because you want to share and explore with others experiences in your life related to racism and allyship.

Example ARWAG topics:

• Institutional and structural racism:  Let’s illuminate some of the institutional and structural elements of racism that benefit white people, and generate anti-racist interventions that can be effective on institutional rather than interpersonal levels.

• Moving through white shame and guilt:  This session is a space for sharing thoughts and feelings of shame and guilt about white privilege and racism with a goal of strengthening capacity for allyship.

• What are appropriate roles for white persons in addressing white privilege and racism?  How does anti-racism work benefit all members of society? Discussion of Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites model.

• Exploring racial identity development:  This session is open to all persons who want a keener understanding of their current racial identity developmental phase and who wish to map out the next steps in their developmental process.

• Winter break is just around the corner. Many of us will be seeing family for the first time since we started the program.  How can we talk with family and other non-social workers about racism and white privilege?  Bring your hopes and fears, and we’ll share strategies for connection and conversation.

• Interrupting microaggressions:  We’ll watch a powerful videoclip from Cracking the Codes in which Dr. Joy DeGruy describes a powerful example of white allyship behavior, and we’ll explore situations where we can act to interrupt racism.  How do we respond effectively with compassion?  Bring your real life experiences of racism, share strategies to counter silencing internal dialogues and generate effective interventions.

University District Street Medicine (UDSM) is currently recruiting health sciences students at undergraduate and graduate levels for our homeless outreach program! UDSM is an interdisciplinary student group that seeks to improve health outcomes for the homeless population of University District. As part of our homeless outreach program, professional/graduate student volunteers work on the streets of the University District and in community centers to foster relationships, hand out health hygiene supplies, provide social service referrals, and take vital signs under the direction of a licensed preceptor.

We are also accepting applications for the following leadership positions: Development Director, Outreach Manager, Preceptor Coordinator, Recruitment Coordinator, and Referral Coordinator. Feel free to look through the attached document outlining leadership responsibilities. If you are interested, please complete the attached application and return it to udsmvolunteer@gmail.com by Saturday, October 17th.

Reasons to become a UDSM volunteer:

 

• Community organizing – Great opportunity to learn about community health while learning the skills to work with an important underserved population
• Interprofessional learning – get to know students, faculty, and community providers from nursing and other disciplines including medicine, physical therapy and social work
• Flexible involvement – volunteer commitment is only 2.5-3 hours per month (minimum 2 quarter commitment) with shifts available throughout week

 

UDSM also conducts intermittent walking tours of the University District to educate students about the local resources for homeless people. If you are interested in attending the upcoming walking tour on Tuesday, October 13th, please sign up at the following link: http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/ylqbu. If the tour is full, please sign up on the waiting list so that we can gauge interest for the future.

 

For more information about our director and what we do, check out this recent article from Real Change:  http://www.realchangenews.org/2015/09/09/curbside-care

 

If you have any questions or are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact our volunteer coordinator at udsmvolunteer@gmail.com!

Hiring Panel | Monday, November 16th 5:30-7:30PM

Location: Cambia Grove 1800 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

Contact: (206) 332-5232

If you are interested in learning more about women in STEM fields, come hear amazing women talk about their experiences. This diverse panel of women at different stages in their careers will share experiences, tips, tricks, and knowledge regarding how to climb the ladder of success. Hosted by Women Helping Other Women (WHOW) and Younger Women’s Task Force (YWTF) Seattle

Elect Her | Saturday, October 24 10AM

Location: University of Washington Husky Union Building (HUB) 4001 E Stevens Way NE Seattle, WA 98195

Elect Her is the only program in the country that encourages and trains college women to run for student government and future political office. Elect Her acknowledges the necessity of building the pipeline of women running for office in order to diminish the long-standing political leadership gender gap. In a six-hour training, Elect Her provides students with research and information about women and politics, inspiring local speakers, and interactive campaign exercises.

Graphic Narrative Workshop | Tuesday, November 17th 3-5PM

Location: University of Washington Husky Union Building (HUB) 4001 E Stevens Way NE Seattle, WA 98195 ROOM 340

Learn. Create. Share. A workshop on nonfiction trauma storytelling through the unique medium of graphic novels. Express your personal story of hardship.

Do you have questions about the Affordable Care Act? Still confused on Medicaid vs. Medicare, or how patients can get dental coverage? Or perhaps you’d love to engage in outreach work to help underserved clients gain access to affordable healthcare? 

If so, you won’t want to miss the 2nd annual ACAvengers Kickoff + Affordable Care Act 101 event! This will be an introductory to mid-level overview of some key insurance and health policy information. We will also be introducing the ACAvengers (AKA UW Affordable Care Act Access, Education, and Advocacy Campaign) and exciting volunteer, outreach, and leadership opportunities. And yes — dinner will be provided!

When: Thursday, October 15th from 5:30 – 7:00pm

Where: Health Sciences Building T-553

Who: Any Health Sciences/Pre-Health Students!

How: Just RSVP here for food!

Note: Attendance at this workshop is mandatory if you are interested in volunteering with us at the upcoming Seattle/King County Clinic to help connect thousands of underserved patients to insurance and other vital services!

If you have any questions about the event, or are interested in volunteering with us but can’t make it to the kickoff, please email Stephanie at sevenine@uw.edu.

ACA-love,

Ashwin, Mira, and Stephanie

Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center University of Washington Career Center Graduate Student Internship in Community Engagement Facilitation The Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center seeks to recruit 5 graduate students for paid internships to build out and facilitate community-based internships for undergraduate students in non-profit organizations in 5 neighborhood zones between the University District and SeaTac.

Hours: 15 hours per week (Autumn, Winter and Spring Quarters)

Compensation: $19 per hour

Position Description: Through a partnership with the UW’s Career Center, the Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center will work with 5 graduate student interns in the development and implementation of a model non-profit internship program for undergraduate students. Working with community partners and under the guidance of Carlson Center staff each graduate student intern will develop undergraduate internships in their assigned zone during autumn quarter. Once robust, high quality internship experiences with clearly defined learning objectives are developed, each graduate student intern will work with organizations hosting undergraduate interns to recruit and select students to work with their organizations during the winter and spring quarters. With the guidance of colleagues in the UW Career Center, Graduate Student Interns will provide on-going training and support for the undergraduate interns with a focus on helping them articulate their learning and skill development through a career focused lens. This internship provides a unique opportunity for graduate students at the UW to learn more about facilitating student learning, linking experiential opportunities to career readiness, and better understanding the strengths and challenges faced by non-profit partners and communities in the Seattle/King County area.

More info on the Carlson Center web site at https://www.washington.edu/carlson/

 

The first UW Disability Studies Program Brown Bag Seminar of the 2015-2016 year will be:
 Friday, Oct. 16, 12-1pm in Mary Gates Hall 024 (the D Center)

Title: “A Gentle Hijacking: Disability Studies Meets Special Education”
Jacob Hackett (UW Education), Kayla Brown (UW Social Work), and Sara Goering (UW Philosophy) discuss their Huckabay-funded project to create a Disability Studies-infused syllabus for special education teachers in training. The presentation will be followed by a social gathering to celebrate the new year! Food & drink will be provided at 1pm.

Please join us !

Accessibility:
ASL interpretation and CART captioning have been requested. Contact Joanne if you have any questions (jwoiak@uw.edu).

Please do not wear any scented products, for the health and safety of our community members with chemical sensitivity. The D Center is a fragrance-free space.

To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office, preferably at least 10 days in advance, at: 206.543.6450 (voice), 206.543.6452 (TTY), 206.685.7264 (fax), or emailatdso@uw.edu.

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