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Uniting Voices: Mental Health Conference

You are invited to Uniting Voices: Mental Health Conference on May 26th, 2018, at HUB 145 from 10 am – 3:30 pm. Hosted by Active Minds UW, the conference aims to develop greater awareness of mental health issues and empower attendees to combat the surrounding stigma. This year, we bring in six skilled workshop leaders, two keynote speakers, and a panel of students to discuss and educate others about the stigmas surrounding mental health. The conference is FREE and open to anyone.  Food will be provided!

To view schedule of event, please click the link: Uniting Voices Event Schedule

RSVP Here

WHEN: May 26th, 10am – 3:30 pm (Check in: 9:30am)

WHERE: HUB 145

Contact us at actminds@uw.edu. Links: Facebook event, Facebook page

Food will be provided at the event.

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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Board Fellows Program Info Sessions

Interested in serving on a local non-profit organization’s Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 academic year? Come to one of the Board Fellows Program Info Sessions and learn more about how to apply your course work and professional experience to a great local non-profit organization!

All MPA, MSW and MBA students are welcome to attend any of the info sessions. Note: students must be enrolled for the duration of the 2018-2019 academic year in order to be eligible to apply for the Board Fellows Program.

The student online application will be open February 26-April 2, 2018.

Spring Quarter 2018

• Monday, March 26, 5:00-5:45pm
  (UW Foster PCAR 393)
• Wednesday, March 28, 12:30-1:15pm
  (UW Foster PCAR 292)

Those with questions may contact current MSW Student, Rachel Alger at algerr@uw.edu.

SAVE THE DATE!

Are you interested in making positive change to improve the health of our community? Would you like to work on health focused social justice campaigns in the Seattle area? If so join us for a Health Equity Circle Information Session to learn how to get involved!

HEALTH EQUITY CIRCLE INFORMATION SESSION

WHEN: Thursday March 29th 5:30-6:30PM

WHERE: South Campus Center Room 303 

SNACKS PROVIDED! 

Health Equity Circle is a multidisciplinary group of health sciences students committed to improving health equity in our region through focused campaigns targeting systems of structural oppression and health inequity in our community. We have a variety of campaigns currently tackling issues of homelessness, affordable health insurance and political advocacy and are in the processes of recruiting new leaders for our core leadership team! Keep an eye out for the application in your inbox 🙂  

Please RSVP so we can estimate food at https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/mwnrc

Questions? Contact Ariell at ari727@uw.edu 

Are you interested in involving community in your research process but uncertain where to start?  Do you already involve members of the public in your research process and would you like to connect with like-minded people around your experience?

Join us on Saturday, April 7^th from 9am-1pm for “Going Public: Connecting Research & Community” where we’ll explore engaging community in the research process through public scholarship, citizen science, community-engaged research, and participatory research.  This interdisciplinary event offers an opportunity to expand your skills through several workshop offerings, to hear from researchers and community participants on their experiences through our “Research & Community Connections” panel presentation, and to see the different shapes this research can take through our graduate student poster display.  For full details about our event including the schedule, please see the “Going Public: Connecting Research & Community” website.

This event is free and open to all: faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students, and community members from outside the university.  To ensure your space in our event, please register in advance.  Registration will remain open until filled

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Please join us for The Reparations Tour: White Solidarity with the Black Power Blueprint in Seattle!

The Black Power Blueprint, a campaign of the Uhuru Movement, is building economic development programs for self-determination by and for the black community in St. Louis. St. Louis can become a model of a depressed African community taking shape under the African People’s Education and Defense Fund (APEDF.org) in partnership with Black Star Industries. The Seattle event is part of a national tour of 12 cities where speakers involved with the Black Power Blueprint will share the incredible institutions being built, and show how white people can play a critical role in supporting the self-determination of black working-class people to feed, clothe and house themselves.

Sunday, March 18, 2018

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST

Location:

University Heights Center

5031 University Way NE #109

Seattle, WA 98105

Speakers include:

Bakari Olatunji – Black Star Industries
Penny Hess – Chair, African People Solidarity Committee, author of “Overturning the Culture of Violence”
Jesse Nevel – Chair, Uhuru Solidarity Movement

2:30pm – Doors open
3:00pm – Program Begins
5:00pm – Program ends

***The Facebook page is: http://tiny.cc/ReparationsTourSeattle

***The Registration for the event is: seattle2018reparationstour.eventbrite.com

Great opportunity for students who will be enrolled all next year!  Our current MSW student, Rachel Alger, is doing it this year and is willing to answer questions, algerr@uw.edu.

Board Fellows Program Info Sessions

Interested in serving on a local non-profit organization’s Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 academic year? Come to one of the Board Fellows Program Info Sessions and learn more about how to apply your course work and professional experience to a great local non-profit organization! Students sit as non-voting members of local non-profit organizations and complete a consulting project for course credit.

All MSW, MBA and MPA students are welcome to attend any of the info sessions. Note: students must be enrolled for the duration of the 2018-2019 academic year in order to be eligible to apply for the Board Fellows Program.  They are particularly interested in MSW student participation.

• Tuesday, March 6, 12:30-1:15pm (Paccar Hall, classroom 294)

• Monday, March 26, 5:00-5:45pm (UW Foster Classroom TBD)
• Wednesday, March 28, 12:30-1:15pm (UW Foster Classroom TBD)

Apply online: https://tinyurl.com/BFP2018

The student online application will be open February 26-April 2, 2018.

Are you considering a public health graduate degree? The Department of Health Services trains students for influential careers in public health practice and research, health administration, health promotion, and health policy. Would you like to learn more about the types of graduate degrees we offer and what makes them unique?

The Department of Health Services invites you to attend “Which Public Health Degree is Right For Me?” –

What: Join us for a panel led by graduate students in our COPHP, MPH, MS, MHA, MHIHIM, and Online Executive MPH programs, followed by small group break-out sessions. Pizza and beverages will be served!

When: Thursday May 3, 2018; 5:30-7:30pm

Where: UW Seattle campus, South Campus Center, Room 303

Please RSVP here by Sunday April 29 to reserve your spot!

Facebook event page here.

 

Student Tax class for US Citizen/Resident Students:

Date: Monday, March 5, 2018 2:00pm – 3:00pm

This class is held in Odegaard Library, room 220

You’ve received your 1098T tax form! Student Fiscal Services is presenting this workshop to help US Resident students understand the information on the 1098T tax form and how it relates to education tax credits and tax issues regarding scholarships and grants. This class is appropriate for undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The class is free of charge and you do not have to register to attend.

Are you interested in doing outreach within the local UW community, particularly with those experiencing homelessness?

Are you interested in working within an interprofessional group and in getting to know students within the other health sciences disciplines (Social Work, Nursing, Public Health, Medicine, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, Dental, etc.)? 

 

Please come to University District Street Medicine’s (UDSM) recruitment event on February 20th at 5:45 P.M. UDSM seeks to help those experiencing homelessness in the University District overcome barriers to accessing healthcare.

We provide basic assessments, first aid, and information on local resources within an interdisciplinary model as we strive to build relationships of trust within our local community.

Please come to learn more about UDSM and how you can get involved as a leader or a volunteer.

 

Date: Tuesday, February 20th at 5:45 P.M.

Location: Health Sciences Building, Room number TBD.

Food/refreshments will be provided.
Please sign up by February 18th on this wejoin in sheet so we know how much food to get.

https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/ephpa

Deadline: January 8, 2018, 12 noon (PST)

The 2018 Bonderman Travel Fellowship application is open and we encourage you to consider applying! This fellowship offers University of Washington graduate/professional and undergraduate students (from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses) an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and travel abroad.

David Bonderman – the donor – wishes to give students an opportunity to experience learning and growth in new and unexpected ways. Bonderman Fellows will undertake international travel on their own for eight months, to six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world. Through solo travel the Fellows will focus on exploration and discovery, learning about the world and themselves in it.

Up to eight graduate and eight undergraduate Bonderman Fellowships will be awarded in spring 2018. Each Fellowship carries a $23,000 award to be used only for extended solo international travel. Fellows may not conduct research, pursue an academic project, or participate in a formal program or organization.

Eligibility:
All applicants must be enrolled (for graduate students “on leave” status is not considered enrolled) and in good standing at the UW during the quarter the application is due and must hold US citizenship or permanent resident status. Good standing in this regard refers not only to academic but also disciplinary and conduct standing. Additionally:

GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS: All students in graduate or professional degree programs are eligible to apply.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: All undergraduate students with senior credit standing AND who also meet ONE of the following criteria are eligible to apply:

• at least a 3.60 cumulative UW GPA by the start of Winter 2018; OR
• participation and good standing in the University Honors Program (Interdisciplinary, Departmental or College Honors) or in UW Tacoma’s Global Honors Program, by the start of Winter 2018. Undergraduates in one of these Honors programs DO NOT need to have 3.60 UW GPA or higher to apply, but simply must be in good standing in their respective programs, whatever that might mean.

To learn more about this extraordinary opportunity, please attend one of the information sessions listed on the website.

Applications must be submitted by 12:00 pm (noon) January 8, 2018.

More information about the fellowship, information sessions, and the application can be found at: bonderman.uw.edu

Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion

co-sponsored by the West Coast Poverty Center, the School of Social Work and the Multi-Gen Concentration, and the Healthy Generations Hartford Center of Excellence

 

Wednesday, November 8th

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm 

 

School of Social Work, Room 206

 

We’re all aging. And if we’re lucky enough to live a long life, most of us will need help. 90% of Americans want to age at home, but who will provide the care we’ll need?

 

CARE pulls back the curtain on the largely unseen world of home elder care. With a verité eye, it follows the stories of care workers and their clients. We meet undocumented Vilma, who lovingly cares for 93-year-old Dee—long an independent businesswoman, who lives 3,000 miles away from her closest family. We go to work with Laurie, mother of 5, who tends to wheelchair-bound Larry in a tiny rural town. We meet Toni whose husband, a CBS executive, suffers from severe Parkinson’s disease. “Peter would die in a nursing home,” Toni says, but keeping him home requires 24/7 help.

 

CARE depicts the beauty and social importance of home-based care. It also reveals a broken system, where workers make poverty wages and families struggle to pay for the care they need. The film sounds the alarm about a rapidly aging population and an impending crisis of care.

 

 

2018-2019 David L. Boren Fellowship Application Now Open

Campus Deadline: January 8, 2018, 11:59 PM (PST)

National Deadline: January 30, 2018, 2:00 PM (PST)

Dear Graduate and Professional Students,

We write to share an opportunity to gain insightful professional, cultural and linguistic experience. The 2018-2019 Boren Fellowship application is open and we strongly encourage you to consider applying.

The David L. Boren Fellowship provides up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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Resume Construction for Social Workers

Register here:   https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/rufferl/339222

When:               Wednesday, October 11     5:00 – 5:50 PM   (50 minutes)
Where:              School of Social Work, room 305 (but please register so we know how many handouts to make!)
Presenter:           Alison S. McCarty, Senior Career Counselor, UW Career Center
Who:                  MSW and BASW students

When was the last time you looked at your resume? Are you wondering how best to incorporate your social work practicum experience and coursework into a competitive resume that will be seen by employers? Alison McCarty of the UW Career Center will present valuable information about editing the format and content of your resume to make it work for you! Best of all, this workshop is geared specifically towards social work students seeking jobs in human services field.

Other upcoming career-oriented events:  http://socialwork.uw.edu/careers/workshops-events

Questions?  Email Linda Ruffer at rufferL@uw.edu.

The History Diversity Committee invites you all to our upcoming department event, Why Race Matters: Resistance and Resilience, which will take place on Tuesday, October 17 at 4:00 pm in the Ethnic Cultural Center.

See flyer below about participants and other details. Please, circulate widely.

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/225500027980830/

 

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