UW Tobacco Studies Program is offering HSERV 556/FAMED 559 during Summer, 2019. This is a 1- or 2-credit and online course.

HSERV 556 SLN: 11805

FAMED 559 SLN: 11552

HSERV 556/FAMED 559 – Tobacco-related Health Disparities and Social Justice (online; 1-2 credits; full term)

• Integrates multiple disciplinary perspectives to address the pressing issue of disproportionate tobacco use and related diseases among marginalized populations, including those defined by socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
• Considers the overlap of tobacco use with other health conditions.
• Explores links between, and intervention strategies for, smoking, social stress, acculturation processes, and genetics.
• Examines tobacco industry targeting marketing strategies.
• Analyzes causes of health disparities.
• Identifies solutions to the tobacco epidemic.

For more details and a sample syllabus, visit our website.

For students with a restricted registration window: we cannot reserve placement for the course, but we can place you on a wait-list, which increases your chances of gaining a spot. As it is first come first serve, please notify us of your interest as soon as you can.

Please reach out with any questions

tobacco@uw.edu

Paid Hourly Grader/Feedback for COMMLD 501/502 and Admissions Reader for 2019-2020 Academic Year

The Communication Leadership graduate program (Comm Lead) is seeking doctoral students or second-year master’s students for a year-long contract to serve 1) as paid grading/feedback support for the two Comm Lead core classes: COMMLD 501 in Fall Quarter 2019 and COMMLD 502 in Spring Quarter 2020, and 2) as an application reader in Winter Quarter as part of the Comm Lead admissions process. A three-quarter commitment is strongly preferred but not required. It is expected that each position will work approximately 14 hours per week during the Fall and Spring of this quarterly appointment (including class time), not to exceed 177 hours total. Positions will be paid $22.95 per hour, not to exceed $4000 total in a quarter, and as an hourly position, does not include a tuition waiver. In Winter Quarter, compensation is a flat compensation of $1500 for an estimated 40-60 hours total of work in February and March. There will be a limited number of hours of prep work during Summer 2019 (primarily in early September), so the appointment will begin then with a flexible exact start date in late August/early September.

In this role, the successful candidates will work closely with instructors Anita Verna Crofts and Dr. Ekin Yasin, attending the midday class sessions (5 Saturday sessions in Fall: 9/28, 10/12, 10/26, 11/9, 11/23 and 10 weeknight sessions in Spring, 6:00-9:50 PM Thursdays), helping to monitor the discussion threads, and providing written feedback on a host of assignments in both courses. Both courses are Credit/No Credit, so the feedback piece takes on particular importance.

Comm Lead is a professional graduate program, offering Master of Communication Degrees in Digital Media as well as Communities & Networks. Students range in age from 22-40+ and many work full time, coming to school after hours. The two core courses provide a foundation for first year students in the program.

COMMLD 501: Leadership Through Story and Communities

This foundational class considers personal leadership development through the two lenses of story and community, with particular attention paid to contemporary research on creativity. In this digital age when the technology of communication is so pervasive and accessible, leadership and creativity go hand in hand to produce strong community engagement. Oneʼs personal history and cultural context influences oneʼs leadership style, so using cross-sector profiles and guest speakers, we will carefully consider a range of leaders, their personal narratives, communication styles, and how they connect meaningfully to customers, colleagues, and constituents. As part of the course applied learning, you will be asked to research and produce an original final project concerning a communication issue that you find compelling and that reflects your personal and professional interests, ambitions, and curiosity within the field of communication

COMMLD 502: Communication through Digital Media and Networks

This class tackles how organizations across all sectors successfully craft their story and message it internally and externally. The course looks at various theories and case studies of organizational communication, which provide important context for how organizations map their values, identities and image to the story they convey to employees and the broader public. The course also asks students to apply these theories, create solutions and draft a plan concerning an actual organizational challenge for class clients that they are matched with in the class. In working with real clients, the class hopes to facilitate the pursuit of professional networks for students whilst also building strategic thinking and planning skills, which will be reflected in students’ in-class group projects. In addition to the group projects, students also write a case-study about the organization and the communicative challenge they face on their own to further develop students’ skills as forecasters and leaders in the field.

Application Reading

During Winter Quarter, each position will read and score roughly one hundred Comm Lead admissions applications. Deadlines for completion of work are communicated at the start of the quarter, and will land roughly the first week of March. No follow up work is required after the applications have been reviewed.

Please apply through Handshake (Job #2723499) by Monday, May 27, 2019. Interviews will be scheduled during the first week of June.

The UW School of Social Work’s pursuit of solution-focused Impact Science includes opportunities to bring members of our science and practice/policy communities together. By sharing perspectives regarding issues salient to the profession, we foster spaces for cross-fertilization. We open with a focus on some of the national Social Work Grand Challenges Initiative topics.

Guest Speakers:

• Eric O. Agyemang, MSW, CLI Program Manager, Puget Sound Sage
• J. David Hawkins, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Prevention, School of Social Work
• Liz Wilhelm, MS, CPP, Drug Free Communities Coordinator, Prevention WINS Coalition

Social Work Building, Room 305

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

4:30—6:30 pm

4:30-5:15: Meet and Greet, with refreshments

5:15—6:00: Program

6:00—6:30: Community Conversation

Please follow the link to RSVP, as refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres will be served: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/impact-science-series-unleashing-the-power-of-prevention-tickets-54381030125

To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at least 10 days in advance at 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or email dso@uw.edu.

 

Would you kindly forward this announcement about the upcoming Amazon Catalyst Info Session to your School of Social Work undergrad, grad students, and colleagues? They are looking for big ideas from social scientists this round. This info session is the last one before the May 31 deadline. Thank you! – Gretchen

Amazon Catalyst Grant Info Session – May 14

Ready to launch your big idea? Come learn about Amazon Catalyst, a grant program at the UW for big ideas that aim to solve real-world problems at large scale and make a positive social impact.

Spring thmes: Urban Transportation & Computational Social Sciences.

At this info session you’ll have a chance to ask questions like, “How developed does my idea need to be?” or “Where can I get support with the Machine Learning component of my idea?” You’ll also receive tips for creating a strong application.
For UW faculty, students, and staff.
Get up to $10K. Apply by May 31.

Details

Tuesday, May 14

5-6 pm

HUB 250

Snacks will be served!

RSVP

Title of project: Spiritual and Religious Coping
Name of student investigator: Ahlam Bouman Ali and email is ahlamb@uw.edu

The audience is MSW students
Link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSco5cjnETSRyts5_zgk4mktwiZvSDw4IM5iPOGZYsJAgDpk5g/viewform?usp=sf_link
Deadline is 5/15

Also, a reminder, if you haven’t yet completed the other 506 surveys and have time, there are two more due on May 13^th at:

https://depts.washington.edu/mswnews/2019/05/please-help-your-fellow-students-due-513/

You’re invited to join UW Medicine at the upcoming Pride events this year!

Tukwila PrideFest, Saturday, June 15^th
Trans Pride March, Friday, June 28^th
PrideFest Capitol Hill, Saturday, June 29^th
Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 30^th

Whether you are volunteering at our PrideFest booth or walking with your colleagues and friends in the Trans Pride Seattle and Seattle Pride Parade, we’re happy to have you join us. All are welcome!

Please RSVP to let us know that you’re interested in volunteering and participating. If you RSVP by Sunday, May 19^th, you’ll also receive a UW Medicine Pride T-shirt (while supplies last).

UW Medicine is a proud sponsor of Seattle Pride Parade and PrideFest Capitol Hill

RSVP here!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 10 AM – 11:30 AM
University of Washington, 201 Gowen Hall

Join us for a screening of Native Daily Network’s film, “Ancestral Waters.”

Ancestral Waters is a story of the Puyallup Tribes fight for their treaty, their water and their way of life.

For 164 years, since the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty, they have had to fight for the guarantees implicit in their treaty. We have stood and continue to stand at the side of tribal members fighting a Liquefied Natural Gas plant that violates that treaty. Ancestral Waters is their story.

Seattle Launch: Tongue-Breaker
(Tuesday, May 14, 2019) 7 PM – 9 PM @ Third Place Books Seward Park
5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, Washington 98118

Seattle family, please come celebrate the New York launch of writer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s latest book of poetry, Tonguebreaker.

• Tonguebreaker is about surviving the unsurvivable: living through hate crimes, the suicides of queer kin, and the rise of fascism while falling in love and walking through your beloved’s neighbourhood in Queens. Building on LLPS’ groundbreaking work in Bodymap, Tonguebreaker is an unmitigated force of disabled queer-of-colour nature, narrating disabled femme-of-colour moments on the pulloff of the 80 in West Oakland, the street, and the bed. Tonguebreaker dreams unafraid femme futures where we live — a ritual for our collective continued survival.

about the weirdo who wrote the poems:
LEAH LAKSHMI PIEPZNA-SAMARASINHA is a queer disabled femme writer, cultural worker and educator of Burgher/Tamil Sri Lankan and Irish/Roma ascent. They are the author of Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home (short-listed for the Lambda and Publishing Triangle Awards, ALA Above the Rainbow List), Bodymap (short listed for the Publishing Triangle Award) ,Love Cake (Lambda Literary Award winner), and Consensual Genocide, and co-editor of The Revolution Starts At Home: Confronting Intimate Violence in Activist Communities. Their next book, Beyond Survival: Stories and Strategies From the Transformative Justice Movement (co-edited with Ejeris Dixon) is forthcoming in 2020. A lead artist with Sins Invalid, her writing has been widely published, with recent work in PBS Newshour, Poets.org‘s Poetry and the Body folio, The Deaf Poets Society, Bitch, Self, TruthOut and The Body is Not an Apology. She is a VONA Fellow and holds an MFA from Mills College. She is also a rust belt poet, a Sri Lankan with a white mom, a femme over 40, a grassroots intellectual, a survivor who is hard to kill.

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: wheelchair accessible including bathrooms, armless chairs available, coffee tea and snacks for sale, please come fragrance-free. Free. Bring your kids.

The Luxurious “No”
(Friday, May 10, 2019) 1- 3 PM @ Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center
3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105

• In the Chicano Room!
• Join us for an afternoon of saying “no” with Seattle civic Poet Anastacia- Reneé Tolbert!

Here’s her website:
https://www.anastacia-renee.com/

Please RSVP At this link!
https://tinyurl.com/ARTPoetWS
Our planning committee is composed of Indigenous women who represent interdisciplinary academic fields of study and philanthropy in the Northwest Coast; women who are committed to Indigenous food sovereignty and environmental justice, and whose lived and scholarly experiences, personal passions, and academic research are firmly grounded in their homelands and communities. We volunteer our time to host this annual community-driven event as we recognize the need to come together in dialogue and action as we build collaborative networks to sustain our Indigenous food practices and preserve our healthy relationships to the land, water, and all living things.

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION:
The Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Theatre is near landmarks such as Alder Hall and Lander Hall.

For a map, search HUB on the campus maps: www.washington.edu/maps

The ECC’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator in the building.

There are universal, all-gender bathrooms in the building, as well as gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls.

The ECT is not kept scent-free, but we ask that you do not wear scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential oils to/in the event in order to make the space accessible to those with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity.

University District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html

The Kelly ECC is happy to announce that we are hiring for a brand new role to join our team! We are looking for someone to fill the new position as an Americorps Health and Wellness Education Coordinator. This is a wonderful opportunity for those interested in working with communities of color on health and wellness education and programming.

Learn more!

We are looking for an AmeriCorps Member to help promote health education and opportunities aimed at increasing healthy behaviors. These activities will include evidence-informed training, healthy activities, and other health resources, including information about patterns of living, eating, playing, working and relaxing that are conducive to health in individuals and groups to promote positive health behaviors. Member will oversee our spaces in the Kelly ECC that are aligned health and wellness, and encourage greater participation in these areas. Member will manage various events and programs to promote healthy behaviors, physically, emotionally, mentally, and holistically.

Applications are due Monday, May 27th!

For questions, email panelon@uw.edu  you can also check out  job post (additional description) as well as the ECC website.

UAA IT is hiring a Tech Support Student Assistant!

Undergraduate Academic Affairs (UAA) shapes, advances and stewards a world-class undergraduate academic experience for students at the University of Washington. Staff, faculty and students in UAA deepen and enrich the learning experience for all undergraduates, recognizing and supporting the unique learning path of each individual student and the commitment of each academic program to excellence in learning and teaching. Some of the many departments within UAA include First Year Programs, Undergraduate Academic Advising, Carlson Leadership and Public Service Center, Undergraduate Research Program, Dream Project and Honors Program. UAA IT within UAA supports the 19 departments within UAA by providing technical support and IT consulting services.

At the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity and justice for all.

As part of our commitment to the student experience, UAA will review each student employee’s academic progress via GPA reviews. The intent of these grade checks is to offer our student employees holistic support and connect students to resources and academic support services should the need arise. These reviews will begin after you complete your first quarter of employment. GPA reviews have no impact on your selection for the position or your standing as an employee once you begin employment.

Job Description

UAA seeks an hourly student assistant (undergraduate or graduate). This Tech Support Student Assistant has general duties to provide day-to-day basic tech support to the staff. In addition, the Tech Support Student Assistant will be responsible for preparing new PC and Mac workstations and deploying workstations to clients.

Specific Duties

• Provide basic tech support for UAA staff
• Set up and deploy workstations to UAA staff
• Work on additional projects with UAA Computing staff to include: networking, application troubleshooting, lab imaging, and hardware configuration.
• Assist with tasks related to the distribution of computing equipment and the rendering of services related to computing, including inventory and software licensing
• Provide assistance to faculty and staff on software questions, printer problems, AV/projection systems and other hardware concerns

Minimum Qualifications

• Dedicated to providing excellent customer service and support
• Independent, self-starter with good problem-solving skills
• Ability to set up, configure, install and troubleshoot Windows/Mac Workstations
• Hardware installation experience (hard drives, RAM, video cards, etc.)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Google Apps
• Familiarity with Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer
• Must be willing to work between 10 to 19.5 hours / week
• Must be able to lift a computer workstation (~20lbs)

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with computer imaging and deployment of images

Learning Competencies

Undergraduate Academic Affairs hopes to provide student employees with a meaningful work experience. Some intended learning competencies that will be developed in this position include:

• Customer service and interpersonal skills
• Experience working in a professional environment
• Experience working with an issue tracker / ticketing system
• Resourcefulness and the ability to synthesize information
• Time management and the ability to plan, organize and prioritize work
• Building and fostering collaborative relationships in a diverse workplace
• Experience with computer disk imaging / image deployment
• Increased ability to troubleshoot problems with Windows / Mac operating systems
• Increased ability to troubleshoot common computer hardware issues
• Increased aptitude with Microsoft Office products

Supervision

This position will report to Josh Gibbs, Director, UAA IT.

Job Hours and Pay rate:

Up to 19.5 hours/week M-F. Starting salary will be based on experience but be will be at minimum, $16.00/hour.

Work hours will be scheduled at times that are mutually agreeable and during the normal work hours of 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday. The schedule is based upon workload, the student’s class schedule and other academic responsibilities. Ideal candidates can give at least one academic year commitment. During academic breaks, hours can increase if there is a business need. Job location is in Mary Gates Hall.

How to Apply:

Please apply via Handshake to job #2708786 Tech Support Student Assistant.  Submit your cover letter and resume by May 17^th 5:00pm.

The HUB is hiring for multiple positions on our Creative Team and I’d love your help spreading the word to interested students.

Students can submit an application via Handshake no later than Friday, May 24^th. Position descriptions are attached.

• Student Graphic Designer (Job ID: 2706874) HUB_GraphicDesigner
• Student Marketing & Outreach Coordinator (Job ID: 2706823) – Position will begin in September 2019  HUB_Outreach

UW Study Abroad will be hosting a Women’s Identity Abroad Discussion on Monday, May 20^th from 12:30 to 2pm in 171 Mary Gates Hall. A panel of UW students will share their experiences navigating their personal identities abroad.  The discussion will cover race, gender norms, safety abroad and more.  Students starting a study abroad in summer, early fall or autumn are encouraged to attend.  Directors leading programs abroad and other staff are also welcome to attend this discussion.  Since this event is over the lunch hour, pizza will be provided for all attendees who RSVP: https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/903

Join the Q Crew!

The Q Center is hiring enrolled undergraduate and graduate students for two Program Coordinator positions beginning in Fall 2019.  Visit our online application to learn about the roles, desired qualifications, and compensation.  Applications are due by May 17th at 10am, and early application is strongly encouraged since candidates will be contacted for interviews on a rolling basis.  Please feel free to share the announcement with your networks!

Questions? Contact qcenter@uw.edu or 206-897-1430.

2019 LAVENDER GRADUATION ~ Hosted by Aleksa Manila

Tuesday, June 11th

6:00 – 8:30 PM

wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House

Graduates must register at https://tinyurl.com/lavgraduw2019  by June 5th.

The Who, What, When, Where, Why & How:

Who: Lavender Graduation is open to any student eligible, at any level (undergraduate or graduate/professional) for graduation in the 2018-2019 (including fall 2019)

academic year. Guests do not have to be graduating or be of a certain sexual or gender orientation/identity/expression to participate or attend this year-end celebration. Everyone is welcome!!!

What: The best party on the UW Campus, of course.

When: TUESDAY, June11th, from 6-8:30 PM.  Graduates please arrive by NO LATER than 5:15 PM.

Where: wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House (4249 Whitman Court) on the University of Washington campus.

Why: The Q Center and QSC host Lavender Graduation as a time for the UW queer, two-spirit, trans, GNC, LGBTQIA+, and allied communities to come together and celebrate our multiple identities, our accomplishments, and sheer AWESOMENESS.

How: IF YOU ARE GRADUATING, please register at https://tinyurl.com/lavgraduw2019 by June 5th.

As for attire, participants and guests can wear whatever they want. If you want to dress up, or down, go for it.

If you wish to wear cultural regalia, please do.

You want to be comfy, have at it. This is your night!

For more information about the event, contact qcenter@uw.edu or call (206) 897-1430.

To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or dso@uw.edu preferably 10 days in advance.

Dear UW Graduate Students,

Applications are open for the 2019-20 cohort of the Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology, and Society Studies (STSS).

The STSS graduate certificate is an 18 credit interdisciplinary certificate for UW graduate students who have an interest in the relationship between science/technology and society (see certificate curriculum). Students in the program investigate how natural and social knowledge of the world is produced and authorized, how it evolves and is inflected by the contexts of its production and use, and what its normative implications are.

Find out how to apply. Applications are due by 5:00 pm on May 31, 2019.

SSW faculty, staff, and students:

Join the SSW “Pedalers for Change” team and record your bike-riding miles this month. Riding is awesome—I’ve done it every day for 17 years combining exercise with commuting. Join Bike Everywhere Challenge 2019 and let’s get more people enjoying the freedom of two wheels. More info here: https://www.lovetoride.net/washington?ic=b20070b0&locale=en-US.

About Helping Link: For over 25 years, Helping Link/Một Dấu Nối has committed to help many Vietnamese integrate into American society through our ESL, computer/iPad, and citizenship programs as well as information and referral services. The challenges of moving to a new continent and learning a new culture are immense, at times overwhelming. Helping Link is here to pay forward the help many of us received so that families remain inter-generational, connected, and united. This source of empowerment and knowledge in a safe environment allowed many of Helping Link’s clients to successfully achieve their goals to improve their English skills, become U.S. citizens, and find opportunities to grow and thrive. We are looking to increase our team to support the increased demands of the community and build our agencies capacity.

For more information, please visit our website www.helpinglink.org  and our winter newsletter.

Program Manager

Volunteer Opportunities 

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