Check out the March issue of the Q Center Newsletter: Q Center March Newsletter

The Q center undergraduate-run newsletter is sent out on the first weekday of each month. It can also be read on their website, here.

UW Communication Leadership [Re]Connects: Community, Creativity & Leadership in a Transformed World

You are invited to join the University of Washington Communication Leadership graduate program’s premier public virtual event — Comm Lead Connects! It’s designed for current and future professionals in communications, advocacy, and leadership roles across industries, including storytelling, design, marketing, and human resources. This year’s Connects will feature Community, creativity & leadership in a transformed world.

In this series of interactive workshops, you’ll join leading communication thinkers and practitioners in preparing for a new era, with three specific goals in mind:

[Re]creating accountability & trust via storytelling, design, and content

Wed. March 17^th | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm PT

• Sree Sreenivasan, CEO and Co-Founder, Digimentors, former Chief Digital Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Columbia University
• Bekah Marcum, Founder of Black Designers of Seattle, Product Designer at Instagram
• Jenna Hanchard, Award-winning journalist, storyteller

[Re]uniting our workplaces & teams through intentional leadership practices

Wed. March 24^th | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm PT

• Diana Birkett Rakow, Vice President, Public Affairs & Sustainability at Alaska Airlines
• Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno, Award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and changemaker, CEO and Co-Founder of Future for Us
• La’Kita Williams, Culture Strategist, Executive and Leadership Coach, Founder of CoCreate Work

[Re]claiming our communities feat. Mia Birdsong

Wed. March 31^st | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm PT

• Mia Birdsong, Pathfinder, Community curator, and storyteller, Author of How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

What you can expect: 

• Hear from leading communication thinkers and practitioners across sectors.
• Explore emerging trends in creativity, storytelling, design, and leadership practices related to our transformed world of work.
• Collaborate and reflect together in small groups.
• Network with industry professionals and graduate students.

Learn more and register today! 

CSF Headquarter Alumni Board free upcoming events. The exciting lineup includes:

Becoming Anti-Racist: A Life Journey (CEU 1) on March 15th from 5pm to 6:30pm

Registration Here

Book Circle: Me and White Supremacy will be meeting once per week for the month of April

Registration Here

Once registered, the event link will be emailed to you. Do you want to participate in the book circle, but you don’t have the time to attend April’s gatherings? Register and mark that you would like to only engage in the online forum.

Calling all UW students from all campuses!

Do you have an innovative idea that would enhance the UW student experience? The Husky Seed Fund has the resources to make your idea a reality! Created by students for students, The Husky Seed Fund provides up to $5,000 for you, or a small team, to pursue your passions and bring your projects to life.

Awardees develop project management and leadership skills while they execute impactful and inventive strategies to elevate the Husky Experience. This is a truly unique opportunity to strengthen the entire Husky community by promoting inclusivity and helping to make all students feel that they have a home at the UW. A previously funded project which has received statewide recognition is the Husky Cookbook.

We are also proud to support the 2020 winners:

• How Huskies Heal: Broadening interpretations of healing
• Indigenous Walking Tour: A guide to the Indigenous presence on the UW Seattle Campus
• Digital Humanities Day: Studying humanities in the 21st century

The Husky Experience Student Advisory Council encourages all students to explore the Husky Seed Fund website, attend an information session, and/or contact seedfund@uw.edu for more information.

Follow the Husky Seed Fund on Facebook and Instagram to see the impact of previously funded projects and stay up to date on award news!

Eligibility:

• All UW undergraduate, graduate and professional students from any campus are encouraged to apply.
• Applications can be individual or team-based.
• All team members must be in good academic standing (each with a minimum 2.5 GPA for undergraduates and 3.0 for graduate and professional students).
• Projects must involve a UW faculty or staff member as a mentor.

Information Sessions and Application Writing Workshops: 

Get all of your questions answered wherever you are! These hour-long information sessions will be available for free, remote streaming via Zoom for all UW students.

• Tuesday, March 9: 4:30 p.m., Zoom meeting ID: 956 894 9283
• Wednesday, March 10: 4:30 p.m., Zoom meeting ID: 956 894 9283

Application Dates:

• Applications close:  March 30, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
• Semi-finalists will be contacted on April 8, 2021 and invited for interviews

Apply here:

https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/seedfund/402972

Please join us for the third event of our Solidarity Week Series! The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) has partnered with UWSOM affinity groups: Medicine Wheel Society, LMSA, SNMA, Q-Med and APAMSA to bring you a series of talks to promote provider-patient relationships based on caring, personalization, and mutual respect. Each affinity group has chosen a topic that is relevant to their communities and requires special attention during our current societal challenges. The talks/discussions in the series will take place from 2/16 – 3/25.

The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) will host our THIRD event!

Title: “The Basic Science of Structural Racism”

Speaker: Dr. Ali Thomas

Date: Thursday, March 4

Time: 6:30-7:30 PM PST

Zoom Link:

https://uw-phi.zoom.us/j/96711122605?pwd=SjQvVkliMnFIaUJCclVoMVMzbEdZQT09

Meeting ID: 967 1112 2605

Passcode: solidarity

One tap mobile

+12532158782,,96711122605# US (Tacoma)

+12063379723,,96711122605# US (Seattle)

Join us for a discussion about the basic science of structural racism and how racist policies have paved the way for a racially/ethnically non-representative healthcare workforce and created the foundation for today’s health inequities.

NEXT event hosts:

• Q-Med: Tuesday March 9 @6:00 PM PST
• APAMSA: Thursday March 25 @5:30 PM PST

We also invite you to play our Solidarity Series Bingo to promote solidarity, compassionate patient care, and self-care. Play and send your winning bingo for the chance to win a $50 gift card!

 

GHHS Solidarity Week Leads: Mary C. Zuñiga & Kelsey Tuttle

SNMA Leadership: Harsimrat K. Gill, Noail Isho, and Mirutse T. Amssalu

 

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