Husky Help & Hope H3 Suicide Prevention Walk Saturday, May 19th 11 am – 3pm University of Washington, Seattle Start at Sylvan Grove Theater Join us at the 2018 H3 Suicide Prevention Walk! Together, we can #EraseTheStigma. Walk with us. REGISTER HERE The H3 Benefit Walk will support Forefront Suicide Prevention. Our goal is raise $12,500 to sponsor one school through the Forefront in the Schools program! Your donation will provide training, support, and resources for a high school community to develop a comprehensive suicide prevention program, with a greater awareness of mental health and social and emotional learning. The event is FREE and dog friendly, and features food, inspirational speakers, musical acts, and a drawing for prizes provided by our sponsors. T-shirts will be available for sale at the vent.Let’s walk, let’s talk, let’s break the stigma. Hosted by Huskies for Suicide Prevention and Awareness (HSPA), Forefront Suicide Prevention, and the UW School of Social Work.

In coordination with the Evans School and Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute (NELI), we will be hosting Beth Kanter in Parrington Hall. Beth is the author of many books about, and for, nonprofits and the social sector. In her most recent book, “The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout”, she lays out an action plan for doing high-impact work in a way that is healthy for organizations and individuals.

This workshop will be an interactive session teaching students about self-care and how to avoid burnout while doing work that changes the world. Register at evans.uw.edu/kanter.

Much pertinent information regarding graduation, both the School of Social Work’s Graduation Celebration and UW Commencement, is below. Please review this email and the SSW Graduation Celebration FAQ page for all information regarding graduation.

*School of Social Work Graduation Celebration is specific to the School of Social Work. UW Commencement is for the entire Seattle campus*

All information pertaining to UW Commencement can be found here:

http://www.washington.edu/graduation/

Best,

UW-SSW Student Services Staff

Deadline to apply for graduation

• BASW students’ deadline to apply is April 16^th. Students should meet with Nicole Guenther. If you have not met with her yet, please do so ASAP.
• MSW students should have submitted a master’s degree request already at: https://www.grad.washington.edu/student/mastapp.aspx per Lin Murdock’s email sent on Monday, March 27^th. If not, do ASAP.
• PhD students should follow directions sent by the PhD Program Office
• Students who are graduating Autumn 2017 through Summer 2018 are eligible to walk in the School of Social Work Graduation Celebration and have their names appear in the SSW Graduation Celebration program
• Students who are graduating Autumn 2017 through Summer 2018 are eligible to walk in UW Commencement. Students who request their degree by 4/13 will appear in the UW Commencement Program (Summer grads will be in next year’s UW program)

Starting today: RSVP for SSW Graduation Celebration – due May 4^th

• School of Social Work Graduation Celebration RSVP at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sswstsrv/343432
• Due Friday, May 4th at 11:45 PM.
• RSVP is used to determine how many people are expected to attend for purpose of dessert reception as well as for disability accommodations.

April – Student performances in the SSW graduation celebration event

• In addition to having the opportunity to submit photos/slides for display during the celebration (more info on this coming soon), there is an opportunity to have 2-3 student presentations/performances take place during the program for SSW Graduation Celebration. These presentations can be singing a song, performing a spoken work piece, a poem, or similar live performance. If you are interested or know someone else who would be great, please let us know the name and type of performance ASAP by emailing sswstsrv@uw.edu and we’ll follow up with you/them. Even if you’re not sure about wanting to do it, please let us know now if you want to be contacted.
• Students will need to video record (phone video is okay) and submit their performance/presentation by April 23rd to sswstsrv@uw.edu. The video submission should be between 2-4 minutes and should include the full piece, as if you would perform it at the graduation celebration. Selections will be made to ensure a variety of the types of performances and cohort representation.

April 26^th

• School of Social Work Graduation Celebration general announcements available for pick-up in the Student Services office (Room 23, Office hours 9:00-5:00pm, Wednesdays until 6:00pm)
  • 5 announcements per student
  • If you are an EDP student and cannot pick up announcements during office hours, we can leave them in your mail file but you must request them by emailing sswstdnt@uw.edu.

May 3^rd:

• The SSW Office of Student Services has a limited number of donated caps and gowns for undergrads and graduate students (as well as a few degree-colored hoods) available for graduating students to borrow who are facing financial constraints. Starting on May 3^rd, please visit our office in room 23 to pick up a cap and gown. We have various sizes available. This is on a first come, first served basis.
• If there are extra announcements available, students can pick up 5 additional announcements on a first come, first served basis.

May 2nd-May 20th:

• All orders for caps and gowns, class rings, and parking passes must be ordered through the Registration/Order form found on the UW Commencement website – regardless if you are attending UW Commencement or not.
• Register on the Registration/Order form to participate in UW Commencement through UW Commencement website
• http://www.washington.edu/graduation/

June 7^th: School of Social Work Graduation Celebration 7:00-9:30 PM (Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmudson Pavillion)

• Students should arrive by 6:00 PM
• Dessert reception will follow the graduation celebration
• More information found here: http://socialwork.uw.edu/students/graduation

June 9^th: University of Washington Commencement Ceremony at Husky Stadium 1:30-4:30 PM

• Students should check in at 12:30pm.
• For more information related to registering for UW Commencement and ordering caps and gowns, UW Commencement announcements, and class rings visit: http://www.washington.edu/graduation/graduation-checklist/
• For general information visit: http://www.washington.edu/graduation/

ALSO – a reminder to save copies of your syllabi from CANVAS and your practicum evaluations from STAR BEFORE you graduate.  Those both become unavailable to you after graduation.

Join us May 14th for Students Against the Bomb: A Nuclear Weapons Activist Training.

In this Administration, youth are faced with something most us thought we’d never have to deal with in our lifetime: the threat of a nuclear war. Many students today are wondering – how does this relate to me, and what can I do about it?

Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WSPR) and Beyond the Bomb UW are holding a student activist training on nuclear weapons issues. We’ll discuss the basics of activism, nuclear weapons 101, and how nuclear weapons are a local issue in Washington state. The workshop will include skills and practice to help you be an activist against nuclear weapons. You’ll leave with transferable skills to take meaningful action right here on campus, and be a life long advocate.

 RSVP Here! 

May 14th, 2018 5:00 – 7:00pm

South Campus Center, Room 308

University of Washington

This event is free. No previous knowledge on the issue is necessary.

Questions: lilly@wpsr.org

Please RSVP to hold your space

Rising seniors, graduating seniors, alumni, graduate and professional students at UW are encouraged to apply for the Luce Scholars Program (http://www.hluce.org/lsprogram.aspx). This is a great opportunity for those with little or no prior experience in, or education about, Asian countries to add this valuable perspective to their future career interests! Please share widely with students in your programs (with the exception of Asian Studies – apologies!).

UW is able to nominate 3 students/alumni per year to compete nationally for the opportunity to spend 12 months in Asia. The program provides stipends, language training and individualized professional placement in Asia for fifteen to eighteen young Americans each year.

During the current application cycle for the 2019-20 program, applicants must be American citizens who, by July 1, 2019, will have received at least a bachelor’s degree and will not have reached their 30th birthday. Applicants should have a record of high achievement, outstanding leadership ability, and a clearly defined career interest with evidence of potential for professional accomplishment. Those who already have significant experience in Asia or Asian studies are not eligible for the Luce Scholars Program. (Eligibility criteria are set by the Henry Luce Foundation; additional details are provided in the Program Summary below.)

Information sessions covering the program basics, application and nomination process will be held:         

    May 15, 2018, 3:30-4:30pm, Allen Library Auditorium

    May 23, 2018, 1:30-2:30pm, MGH 171               

RSVP to attend at either session at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/234   

Campus application deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018

UW application and information at: http://expd.uw.edu/expo/scholarships/luce. The UW-specific application will open May 15!

Luce Scholars Program Advisers at UW:

    For graduate students or alumni – Michelle Drapek, mdrapek@uw.edu, G-1 Communications  

    For undergraduate students or alumni – Robin Chang, robinc@uw.edu, 171 Mary Gates Hall

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WCPC Seminar Series on Poverty & Public Policy

“Black Men, Emerging Adulthood, and Criminal Desistance in an Urban Community”

Charles Lea

School of Social Work, UW
Monday May 7th
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Q&A until 2:00 pm
Social Work Building
Room 305A

ABSTRACT: Despite reductions in the U.S. penal population, young adult Black men who are transitioning into adulthood remain at increased risk of recidivating. While research has advanced our knowledge about factors that are positively associated with criminal desistance, less is known about the events, stages, and processes that formerly incarcerated young adult Black men perceive to support their desistance from crime. As such, with Critical Race Theory as the guiding frame, this paper examines formerly incarcerated young adult Black men’s perceptions of the transitions that facilitate their desistance from crime within the urban context.

Full Schedule

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