Winter 2020 course, JSIS 539 – U.S. Foreign Policy & International Engagement, has space available. The openings are limited to graduate students and require an add code. This course is taught by a former Senior Foreign Service Officer, his bio available at the link below. Please contact maais@uw.edu for more information.

JSIS 539 – U.S. Foreign Policy & International Engagement
Tue/Thur 3:30-5:20p
5 credits
Philip Wall

U.S. foreign policy is the result of lengthy political debates, taking place on many levels within and without the U.S. Government, over what does or does not best serve the “national interest.”  Often, the very definition of what constitutes the “national interest” is at the center of these debates.  This course, taught by a former Senior Foreign Service Officer, takes a practitioner’s approach in introducing the apparatus of American foreign policy and in examining key foreign policy debates over the past 40 years that have shaped the policies of today.  The focus will be on the people who have driven this process and the institutions that they have shaped and served.  Through classroom discussions, briefings, and policy memos addressed to decision-makers, students will hone their skills in presenting coherent, persuasive policy arguments.

The Institute of Transnational Health Sciences (ITHS) and the TL1 program directors Drs. JoAnne Whitney and Linda LeResche. The TL1 program is a one year research training program for pre-doctoral students and has scholars from all over the health sciences and College of Engineering, and our application cycle for the upcoming 2020-2021 cohort is opening up in the next couple of weeks. There will be an information sessions for anyone interested in attending and learning more about the program. Light refreshments provided. Please RSVP

Friday, November 22^nd between 12:30-1:30PM in E 212.

Wednesday, December 4^th 12:30-1:30 and 4:30-5:30PM in T-360A.

To read more information about ITHS and the TL1 program please visit HERE

SARVA (sexual assault relationship violence activists) are currently working on a documentary project which aims to understand how students want to use their voice to end sexual violence. They are looking for student participants. To inquire more about this opportunity please email Alizay Sajjad asuwadsa@uw.edu

Social Work and Human Rights
MUNICH, GERMANY
SOCW 478/ SOCW 578 , 3 credits
May 27 – June 5, 2020

Global Seminar: http://ehs.siu.edu/socialwork/study-abroad/germany/

The School of Social Work at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is offering a Study Abroad based in Munich, Germany beginning on May 27 to June 5, 2020 .The SIUC School of Social Work has offered this course for 20 years, and students from all over the United States have participated in the course.

The location of Munich and its surroundings add context to the study of human rights, as contemporary human rights arose from tragic events in this part of the world. Students will visit a former concentration camp outside Munich, with this visit illustrating why human rights have become an essential part of our world today. Other field visits focus on HIV/AIDS, homelessness, community mental health, refugees, harm reduction (Switzerland) and elder care.

Participants in the course have the opportunity to explore concepts of human rights that apply to their own experiences, as well as historical events. This course is ideal for undergraduate or graduate students and professionals interested in learning about different approaches to social problems within a human rights context. Students do not need to be social work majors to take this course. The content of the course would be suitable for anyone wanting to learn more about the history and development of human rights.

The program fee is $1650 and this fee includes all necessary transportation relating to the course within Germany, accommodation, and some meals. Participants must arrange and pay for their own airfare or other transportation to Munich. Three hours of course credit is available from Southern Illinois University (in State SIUC tuition applies), which is then transferred to the participant’s home university for credit.  SIUC provides a limited number of scholarships for SIUC students. Financial aid may also be available for the course. Students should consult their own universities for availability of financial aid.

Dr. Elisabeth Reichert, Professor of Social Work at SIUC and author of several books and articles on human rights, will conduct the course. For further details, please contact Dr. Reichert by email at reichert@siu.edu.

JSIS 539 – U.S. Foreign Policy & International Engagement
Tue/Thur 3:30-5:20p
5 credits
Philip Wall
U.S. foreign policy is the result of lengthy political debates, taking place on many levels within and without the U.S. Government, over what does or does not best serve the “national interest.”  Often, the very definition of what constitutes the “national interest” is at the center of these debates.  This course, taught by a former Senior Foreign Service Officer, takes a practitioner’s approach in introducing the apparatus of American foreign policy and in examining key foreign policy debates over the past 40 years that have shaped the policies of today.  The focus will be on the people who have driven this process and the institutions that they have shaped and served.  Through classroom discussions, briefings, and policy memos addressed to decision-makers, students will hone their skills in presenting coherent, persuasive policy arguments.

Poets, philosophers, authors, politicians, social commentators, and academics have all grappled with the complexity of interpersonal communication processes. The everyday application of interpersonal communicating makes it both wholly accessible and challenging, however. Within the myriad bases of speculation on interpersonal communication, this course is designed to survey the primary topics, theories, perspectives, and applications made within academic scholarship.

COM 576: Interpersonal Communication, TTh 1030-1220, Dr. Valerie Manusov, 5 credits, SLN 12648
Social scientific research and theory on the role of communication in developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships. Nature of interpersonal communication, relationship change processes, interpersonal control through communication, and personal communication networks.

For questions, please contact Dr. Manusov at manusov@uw.edu.

The Office of Fellowships and Awards is offering workshops on various aspects of applying for fellowships:

How Do I Find Fellowships?
Seattle // Allen Library Research Commons, Red A // Thursday, Nov. 21 // 1:30 p.m. (If possible, bring your laptop!)
To attend online, register in advance at: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z5aurj_yTQy6kLAoCTkDbQ

International Research & Study Fellowships
Location TBD, check website // Friday, Dec. 6 //12:30 p.m.

Writing Statements for Fellowship Applications
Savery 164 // Wednesday, December 11 // 12:30 p.m.

Can I Ask Again?: Common Questions about Recommendations
Location TBD, check website // Thursday, January 09 // 12:30 p.m.

Questions?  Contact the Graduate School Office of Fellowships & Awards at gradappt@uw.edu or 206-543-7152

 

 

UW faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students are invited to share their innovative, evidence-based teaching practices or research at the 16th Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium (April 6, HUB Ballroom).

Please let your students and postdocs know this is an opportunity to showcase their work and build community with colleagues from all three campuses. Guidelines and a link to the proposal submission form are on our Call for Proposals page. Proposals are due December 9.

Why present at the Symposium?

“Participating in the Teaching & Learning Symposium for the last two years has been a game-changer. It has introduced me to a rich, vibrant, and supportive teaching community…” -Eldridge Alcantara, Ph.D. candidate, Electrical & Computer Engineering

 “The Teaching & Learning Symposium connects me with outstanding teachers and innovative teaching methods from across campus…” -Amy J. Ko, associate professor, Information School

“I really enjoyed and benefited tremendously from sharing and exchanging my research, findings, and ideas with other teachers of different disciplines at the Teaching & Learning Symposium.” -Inma Raneda-Cuartero, principal lecturer, Spanish and Portuguese Studies

I am writing to invite you to the FIUTS Global Student Leadership Roundtable, an exciting upcoming event on Thursday, November 21, from 5:30 pm to 7 pm. This roundtable features conversations with UW student leaders about leadership development, culture and leadership, resilience, and other topics centered around cross-cultural leadership. We will be serving free pizza at the event, and all students are encouraged to attend!

We hope you can pass this to the students and faculty in your school, and join us for a night of leadership development, pizza, and new connections with student leaders on campus. Hope to see you there!

Are you a first-generation college student?

Are you a current UW student and at least 18 years of age?

Are you interested in making up to $500 this Winter quarter?

If so, consider volunteering for the UW Libraries Participatory Design study. The process will involve one or more interactive and creative activities per session. We will collaboratively work together to identify and create a UW Libraries service or resource that meets the specific needs of first-generation college students.

Selected participants will:

• be compensated at $25 per session. Payment will be distributed monthly via Husky Card or gift card
• have refreshments at each session
• commit to two 1.5 hour sessions per week this Winter Quarter (1/6/20 – 3/13/20)
• have the opportunity to co-design and present research about the study

Additional details about the study will be discussed at the first session.

To volunteer to be a participant, complete our Volunteer Interest Form. The form will be open until December 2.

Below is the live link for the Panopto recording of Judith Perrigo’s colloquium presentation today and her short bio:

https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=c06d4b21-8661-46f8-99db-ab00015ae1ac

Judy draws from her personal background as a Salvadoran immigrant and her professional applied clinical work (more than 15 years) with children and families to inform her scholarship. Judy’s research focuses on the well-being of young children, birth to five years old, with an emphasis on prevention and early intervention (PEI) initiatives. Her dissertation explores the role of parental involvement among low-SES students, preschool through second grade, who are closing the low/high-SES achievement gap. The strengths-based, two-phase explanatory sequential mixed methods dissertation enhances the existing longitudinal and experimental study, the NIDDK-funded Chicago Heights Early Childhood Center (CHECC) (PI: Samek). Access to the CHECC infrastructure, along with a multidisciplinary dissertation committee enables Judy to have a rich, unique, and transdisciplinary perspective. Public health implications of her dissertation highlight possible points of intervention to improve early childhood education programs that benefit low-SES preschool students. Additionally, Judy has taught graduate-level practice and research courses in the USC Keck School of Medicine and USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.

Judy lists her research and practice interests as:

• Global and Domestic Child Protective Services
• Young Children’s Neurocognitive Development
• Early Childhood Education
• Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities
• Underserved Ethnic Marginalized Children, Families and Communities

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Screening of the documentary “A Place at the Table” this upcoming Monday in SWS 305 at 6:00 PM (November 18^th). Light snacks will be provided. We will also be accepting canned food donations in support of the UW Food Pantry!

This event supports MSW students 504 Social Action Project.

Please feel free to check out the attached flyer. The trailer for the film can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnuawGkTRzo

 

Two Post-Masters Social Work Fellowship positions at Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at the University of Colorado, Boulder.  The job description can be found athttps://colorado.avature.net/jobs/JobDetail?jobId=22363.  The application deadline is December 10, 2019.  Students must have received MSW by August 2020.

Community Standards & Student Conduct (CSSC) seeks a graduate and/or professional student to serve in the role of a Conduct Officer for alleged violations of the Student Conduct Code, WAC 478-121 by undergraduate students.

$17/Hourly position. Flexible scheduling during the academic year. Expected between 8AM and 5PM during the work week, approximately 10-12 hours during the academic year.  Flexibility regarding break times.

Please electronically submit a resume and cover letter outlining your interest in working with students in the disciplinary process and as part of the CSSC team to cssc@uw.edu Please provide a list of three professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately.  Position open until filled.

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