Community College Career Opportunities Panel
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 3:30-5 p.m., Smith Hall 304
Ever thought about teaching at the community college level or wonder how working at a community college might be different than working at other types of educational institutions? Come listen to community college professors and administrators describe their positions—the work environment, responsibilities, students, and more. They’ll also provide tips on how you can make yourself marketable for community college jobs. No registration required, just drop by!

ATTENTION STUDENTS: LAUNCH YOUR INTERNATIONAL CAREER WITH PEACE CORPS!

Info Session this Thursday, October 24, from 6-7pm in Thomson 125

Serving in the Peace Corps is a great way to immerse yourself in a new culture, learn a new language, and have the experience of a lifetime. Join us at the info session on Thursday, October 24 from 6-7pm in Thomson 125 to hear about real Volunteer experiences, get your questions answered, and gain tips to guide you through the application process.

For more information, contact your on-campus Peace Corps Representative, Kristy Humphreys at pcorps@uw.edu.

 

Jumpstart Seattle at the University of Washington is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Academic Year!!!

Jumpstart is an early literacy program that connects college students as tutors & mentors with 3-5 year old preschool children from low-income neighborhoods. Read stories, sing songs and play games that support young children’s school readiness skills. Undergraduates work 8-12 hours a week on a team of UW students in local Seattle preschools.

Benefits Include: Earn $11/ hour for work-study students, earn a $1,175 scholarship for serving 300 hours, earn academic credit, gain valuable skills and experience, meet other UW students, and make a difference in the life of a child! Read more

Interested in study abroad?  Please join a Gilman International Scholarship Alumna for a presentation with information about this scholarship for study and internships abroad.  The presentation will take place in the Paccar Hall, room 391 from 3:30-4:30 on September 4 and will cover information on the Gilman Scholarship and how to create a competitive application. The Gilman Scholarship program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad.

Please RSVP to attend this information session at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/robinc/210056. Please also consider attending the Boren Scholarship and Fulbright U.S. Student Program information sessions scheduled for earlier that day.

Want to travel overseas? Thinking about teaching English to non-native speakers?

I-TEFL is a 120-hour profession certificate program that will prepare you to teach English by learning how to create lesson plans and manage a classroom and you will be covering current research and theory for teaching reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, and more. The I-TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Professional Certificate Program is offered by UW Professional & Continuing Education. Read more

Fulbright US Student Program—UW Information Sessions

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide. The program currently awards approximately 1,800 grants annually in all fields of study, and operates in more than 155 countries worldwide. Information about the program can be found at Read more

Interested in joining or learning more about Peace Corps? Please join us for a “Peace Corps Through the Decades” panel that will be taking place this Wednesday, March 6th 6:00pm-7:30pm in Thomson 125.

We will have Peace Corps history covered and the panel will consist of returned volunteers who have served in the 1960’s to volunteers who recently arrived back home. The volunteers on the panel have served in Africa, South America, and in the South Pacific and been involved in projects focused on health education, environmental awareness, and community economic development. It will be an interesting opportunity to learn more about the history of Peace Corps, how things have changed, and how things have remained the same. We can compare successes, challenges, and entertaining stories. Intrigued? Please join us!

1098T Student Tax class

DATES/TIMES – February classes:
Feb. 21st, 2013
Section I: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Section II: 3pm – 4pm

Feb. 27, 2013
Section I: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Section II: 2pm – 3pm

(All sections contain identical information) Read more

First-year MSW Students,

As announced at the Concentration Information Session last Friday, we wanted to inform you again about the conversation with Community-centered Integrative Practice Concentration faculty, students and PIs.  This conversation is intended to provide a fuller view of the concentration courses, pathways to integrating classroom, field and professional-personal commitments, and to inform concentration choices.

Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013
4:30—5:30 p.m. in Room 306

Light refreshments provided

The UW Libraries and the Graduate School partner in presenting information pertinent to publishing your Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD). The webinar will cover important topics such as publishing your work, copyright basics, open access, delayed release options, and ProQuest/UMI and university publication agreements. An overview of the ETD submission, review, and approval process will also be covered. Participants will have an opportunity to submit questions to panelists.

Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30 pm

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