Dear Health Professional Students,

The Tent City Collective, in partnership with Health Equity Circle, is gauging opinions on a potential hosting of Tent City 3 at UW. Tent City 3 (TC3) is a city-sanctioned tent encampment that has nomadically resided (moving approximately every 90 days) in King County since 2000. Seattle University hosted TC3 in 2005; and Seattle Pacific University hosted TC3 twice, in 2012 and again through winter 2014-2015. Tent cities are under 24-hour surveillance by the sites’ own residents, and provide covered shelter for individuals and families. They provide a community-run location to keep belongings and to securely sleep, allowing residents to focus on other tasks: going to appointments, looking for work, and planning for the future. Tent City Collective is a team of University of Washington (UW) students, alumni, TC3 residents, and community members working to bring TC3 to UW’s campus. We are trying to gauge interest and general knowledge of Tent City 3.  Please fill out this survey!

Thank you for contributing your perspective!

The Tent City Collective

Good afternoon,

I hope your Winter quarter is going well! With Spring 2016 registration just around the quarter, please consider joining Gino and I in the 3^rd and final course of the Race and Equity Initiative Series. This series creates an important and needed space for graduate students, as well as faculty and staff, to engage in critical inquiry and dialogue about salient and timely aspects of diversity. The flyer for the course is attached below. For a PDF version, click here.

 

In solidarity,
Ada

Email: adao@uw.edu
Phone: (206) 543-8573

 

Show your appreciation for your Green role models at UW by nominating them for a Husky Green Award!

The Husky Green Awards recognize students, faculty, staff and teams from all UW campuses who demonstrate initiative, leadership and dedication to environmental stewardship and sustainability. All members of the UW community can submit nominations, and this year everyone who submits a nomination will be entered into a drawing to win a prize pack including Husky Grind coffee and a reusable mug.

If you know a green superhero at the UW, you can show your appreciation by nominating them for a Husky Green Award before March 1, 2016. Students, faculty, and staff from any of the UW campuses are eligible, and any member of the UW community can submit a nomination.

Several dozen students, faculty and staff have received Husky Green Awards since the program began in 2010.  The Husky Green Awards are sponsored by the Environmental Stewardship Committee, which is responsible for guiding the UW’s Climate Action Plan goals. The awards are the only recognition program at the University which recognize a commitment to sustainability.  In 2013, the program also created the Husky Green Legacy Award to memorialize the efforts and contributions of UW’s environmental sustainability leaders.

Award Nomination Criteria

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Do you want to start building an emergency kit for your home or car? Would you be interested in learning more about minimizing your impact to the environment or managing chemicals in your lab? Do you like prizes and refreshments? Then I hope you’ll join me at the first UW Safety, Sustainability, and Preparedness Expo on Wednesday, February 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the HUB Ballroom. RSVP today!

This event is a collaborative effort of UW Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S), Finance and Facilities (F2), UW Sustainability, and Emergency Management. All these departments and more are collaborating to offer you one place to learn more about lab and worker safety, emergency preparedness, and environmental sustainability at the UW.

It’s a great opportunity to meet lab supply vendors that may have solutions for lab ergonomic issues or uncomfortable personal protective equipment (PPE). You can even look into getting your office or lab Green Certified.

As a biosafety officer with Environmental Health and Safety, I help labs become authorized to work with recombinant DNA and biohazards (like bacteria and viruses). I also visit and consult with these labs to help keep researchers safe. I only get to see a portion of labs as part of my work at UW — those working with biohazards. The expo is a great opportunity for me to meet more of you and talk about the variety of safety, sustainability, and emergency preparedness resources at the UW. I’m looking forward to face time with more members of the UW community.

We’re working hard to increase the culture of safety on campus. Safety, preparedness, and sustainability are personal responsibilities for each of us. I hope you will come to find out more about the resources available to you and how you can contribute.

What have you heard about Tent City 3?

UW’s ASUW and the Tent City Collective are partnering to gauge student, faculty, and staff opinion on the possibility of hosting Tent City 3 at UW. Please fill out this brief survey to contribute your thoughts. Your time and input are valuable and appreciated—thank you!

Link

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DLMH-drOwF7rqSZA0HMDRuSGsoxWv8B7wL7d3MZXX_E/viewform?usp=send_form

“UW Educational Outreach is now recruiting for coordinators to support the daily operations of the Summer Youth Program.  Multiple positions are available starting part-time in the spring and transitioning to full-time in the summer.   Coordinators serve as the face of the program to students, parents and visitors. Applicants must have experience managing staff and volunteers and supporting students of differing abilities, motivational levels and learning styles.  Candidates should visit the Employment area of the Program website for more information.”

Deadline Feb. 8th at noon.

Graduate School fellowships that support current UW graduate students for one quarter of international study or research abroad.  Fee-based students not eligible due to funding sources.

International Research and Study Fellowships

funded by the Chester Fritz and Boeing International endowments

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 8, 2016, 12 noon (PST)

Website for more info: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/fritz/index.shtml

Award Information

These one-quarter grants provide support to UW graduate students doing international research or study. Successful applicants are awarded either a Chester Fritz Fellowship or a Boeing International Fellowship.

The fellowships are available to fund research and/or study periods of one quarter (three full months) abroad during the 2016-2017 year (autumn 2016 through summer 2017). These awards DO NOT support faculty-led UW study abroad programs. Read more

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