QTBIPOC Artist Spotlight of the Week: Sonia Lazo

Illustrator and graphic design student Illustrator from small and tropical El Salvador. Sonia Lazo is creating attention-getting art. Her lively, intriguing work addresses not only the world we live in but also unseen worlds—the land of the past and the realms of myth and fantasy.

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The QSC Director is moving on to other opportunities. Now, it’s your turn to take a swing at change-making and advocacy! Apply today to be the new QSC Director!

Applications close April 21st, 2019 at 11:55 pm.
In addition, every position at ASUW is hiring! If you’re interested in serving in different capacities, check out all available positions here!

The mission of the Queer Student Commission (QSC) is to first support, educate, and to provide an open-minded environment for queer UW students. In addition, it aims to provide non-heteronormative, anti-racist, non-ableist and non-sexist programming, services, and atmospheres. The commission aims to create an anti-oppressive community by funding, sponsoring and endorsing events, ideas and information that share these anti-oppressive principles, promoting community, and working to increase acceptance of queer students.
The QSC also values the development of leadership skills among its members by encouraging them to be involved with commission activities and operations. Furthermore, the QSC commits to itself to inclusivity and intersectional activism by maintaining strong relationships with other ASUW Commissions, student groups, community groups, and UW faculty and the Student Activities Office (SAO) staff.

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The Queer & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will be meeting this Friday, location TBD!

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Machismo and Toxic Masculinity
(Monday, April 15, 2019) 6 PM – 8 PM @ ECC Unity Room
ASUW SARVA and ASUW La Raza Present:

• A roundtable dissection of machismo and toxic masculinity in the Latinx community with La Raza Student Commission.

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Next Meeting

This Friday, April 12, 2:45 – 3:45 PM 

Research Commons 2/3

Anti-Racism White Allyship Group (ARWAG) will be meeting during spring quarter every Friday from 2:45-3:45PM in Research Commons 2/3.

Snacks will be provided!

What is ARWAG? ARWAG (Anti-Racism White Allyship Group) is a democratic collective of members who identify as benefiting from white privilege that serves as a supportive and challenging space and resource for students, faculty and staff to examine race, racism, white privilege, white fragility and our roles in racial justice. This is done in an effort to make classroom and other shared spaces more productive for all. Read more

Hi All,

Students in the Brotherhood Initiative started a new male of color registered student organization called “Brothers in Color” and their aim to extend the community and support that they’ve received in the Brotherhood Initiative.

If you know students who can benefit from being in community with other males of color and receiving some of the support structure that the students in the Brotherhood Initiative receive, please feel free to share this flyer with them about their first meeting taking place next week.

Enhance your global leadership at the University of Washington: Apply for the FIUTS Student Board!

The FIUTS Student Board is a year-long learning and leadership experience that amplifies the organization’s mission of international understanding, supports programs, and represents the diversity of the UW. This is a great opportunity for UW students to develop leadership and teamwork skills, while fostering global community on campus. Members build professional networks and gain real-world experience working with the nonprofit sector. Election to the student leadership team is a competitive process and applications for the 2019-2020 academic year are currently being accepted.

• Advocate for FIUTS values of peace, community, diversity, dialogue, engagement, and service
• Improve your leadership, organizational, event-planning, and communication skills
• Learn about the nonprofit sector while serving on a nonprofit Board of Trustees
• Work closely with FIUTS staff in carrying out the organization’s programs and mission

All UW students welcome to apply!
International, U.S., Undergraduate, Graduate, and IELP

Application Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on April 3, 2019

Apply online: https://www.fiuts.org/apply-for-the-student-board

Board Fellows Program Application Begins

The application for 2019-2020 Board Fellows Program has begun. All MBA, MPA, MSW students are welcome to apply. Note: students must be enrolled for the duration of the 2019-2020 academic year to be eligible to apply for the Board Fellows Program. Find more information here.

The student online application will be open March 4, 2019 – April 5, 2019.

Click here to apply for 2019-2020 Board Fellows Program.

Please note that students will have to complete the application and upload their resume in order to be considered.

Staff contact

Vy Nguyen | vyng13@uw.edu

Assistant Director, Consulting and Business Development Center ­­­­

Tucker Standlee, tstandle@uw.edu

VIVA!

Our next and last meeting of the quarter is scheduled for March 7, 2019 from 1-2pm in Room 306.

VIVA! is a group that works to amplify the voice, visibility and skills of Latinx students at the School of Social Work. We welcome BSW’s, MSW’s, PhD students, faculty and staff to our meetings.

If students have any questions, they can email us at sswviva@gmail.com.

UW SSW VIVA!

Representatives:

Ana Magaña, MSWc

Abby Aparicio, MSWc

Join the ASUW American Indian Student Commission for this year’s Winter Powwow, next Saturday January 26^th in the HUB Ballrooms. Details in the poster and the facebook event, linked below. Hope to see some of you there!

Hi all,

We are excited to host Vibrant Palette for our Winter Quarter exhibition (flyer attached.) The exhibit officially opens on January 2, with the opening reception on January 8 from 4:30 to 6:00pm in the Social Work Gallery. All are welcome to come celebrate the artists and enjoy food and drink!

Additionally, our next art committee meeting is set for Thursday, January 10 in room 116 from 1:30 to 2:30pm. Students, staff and faculty may join us if you are interested in the art committee.

Happy holidays!

The UW Mobility Innovation Center is seeking one School of Social Work student to join an iSchool Capstone team focused on developing Mobile Ticket Enhancements for Equitable Access to Transit. The independent study will run January-June 2019 and requires the support of a faculty advisor of your choice. Single-quarter participation is an option, winter quarter preferred. This project is sponsored by King County Metro, Sound Transit and Challenge Seattle. For more information, please contact Gaia Borgias: gaiab@uw.edu

For more info: Metro Mobility iSchool Captstone Equity

We are seeking student representatives for the Health Sciences Service Learning and Advocacy Committee (HSSLA).  This committee is associated with CHSIE (Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education) and it provides guidance and support for interprofessional community engagement projects like the Common Book Series, the Seattle King County Clinic Listening Project, etc.  HSSLA is currently attended by interested faculty from the UW health sciences schools and we are seeking student input and involvement.

Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn more about the world of service learning and advocacy!  Information on how to apply is attached and copied below.  If you have questions, please contact Leonora Clarke, clarkel@uw.edu.

HSSLA Student Representative Application:

The Health Sciences Service Learning and Advocacy Committee (HSSLA) has openings for student representatives from the six health sciences schools (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Social Work, Public Health, (as well as PT/OT and MEDEX), .  Students will be selected for a one-year term.  We are looking for one student representative for each school. Applications are due December 5th!

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RSVP: bit.ly/uwlgbtq

FB Event: here

(RSVP not required. But if you are comfortable please do to help us with planning)

Join your fellow Graduate and Professional Queers for “a night of well-mannered frivolity!” Multiple graduate and professional programs across UW have been collaborating to put this event on for YOU!

UW Grad/Professional Student Mixer

Friday, Nov 30 @ 6:30PM

Capitol Cider 

Come meet new friends you otherwise would not have the chance to meet around UW!

**FOOD IS PROVIDED!**

A huge thank you to our sponsors: Out In Business, Out In Public, Outlaws, Nursing LGBTQ, QMED, and Social Work QT Group!

21+ to enter, valid government-issued ID required.

RSVP: bit.ly/uwlgbtq

FB Event: here

For students who are trans, nonbinary, or questioning and interested in attending trans open office hours this academic year, please complete this interest form!

https://goo.gl/forms/3YMsCClL5dkEXUdj1

T-Time is a 1-2 hour drop in space I host 1-3 times per quarter where we can chat, co-work, etc. It is hosted in the semi-private PhD student offices and their is an expectation of confidentiality around who is in attendance.

Announcement:

First Meeting of the UW SSW Diversabilities Collective! 

Thursday, November 8th at 5pm in room 305A at the UW School of Social Work

Please join us and meet other students who are interested in supporting the best possible educational experiences and opportunities for students with disabilities at the UW School of Social Work. Students and alumni, living with disabilities and/or allies, all are welcome!

This group is new, so this a chance to get in at the ground level and help steer the direction of the group. Let us know what would best support you, meet others who may share your perspectives, and/or come and learn about the perspectives of others.

Most of all, come to have fun! If there is something that would make this gathering more fun for you, please let us know.

***NO BELL PEPPERS!***this includes pepperjack cheese***

The Social Work building is not a scent-free space – however, the Diversabilities Collective asks that folks not wear fragrances or heavily fragranced products to events.

The SW Building has a total of five floors (sub-basement, basement, first, second, third). Two elevators go from the sub-basement to the 2nd floor. One elevator (the blue, or southernmost elevator) goes from the basement to the 3rd floor. Both the basement (marked G in elevators) and 1st floor have access to the outdoors — the basement has a southern exit and the 1st floor has a northern exit.

There are gendered bathrooms on all floors of the SW Building, near the center of the building. On the 2nd floor by the mailroom, there is a multi-stall all-gender restroom that has urinals, toilets, and a locking main door (you are able to lock the main door to the all-gender restroom once you are inside).

The UW SSW Diversabilities Collective strives to make our events as accessible as possible — please email/message us if there are any additional access needs to be met.

You can join our group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/uwsswdiversabilities/ , or email caera@uw.edu for further details or updates.

Thank you! 🙂

Happy Fall Quarter, Aspiring Clinical Social Work Students!

This year, we are establishing a virtual Student Consult Group at UW to better support other like minded MSW students who want to grow in their skill-set by gaining clinical social work skills outside the classroom. This is a supportive, compassionate space where fellow students share resources and learn alongside one another. Activities will enhance the academic experience and help students grow in community. Fall Quarter, we will be doing the following:

• Practicing Academic Case Consultations
• Hosting Clinical Social Work Job Spotlights
• Role Playing
• Skill Sharing

Our Fall Quarter themes will be substance abuse interventions and community mental health recovery; clinical theories; assessments and co-occurring disorders; and ethics and therapeutic interventions.

If you are interested in Joining Student Consult Group, please click this link.We are excited to be partnering with you!

Hi everyone,

*Excited to announce to save the date for the Queer/Trans Fall Welcome

Event on September 27 from 7-9 pm in room 305.* Last year we had about 50

folks show up, and many incoming and returning students told me how

meaningful it was for them to see faculty, staff, doc students, masters,

and bachelors students all at this event.

RSVP at the FB event if you use FB:

https://www.facebook.com/events/180337712653722

Feel free to share this email/flier. I will be sending an ask out as the

date nears for folks who teach to share with their classes on 9/26 and 9/27.

Re: Ballot for School of Social Work Ombudsperson 2018-2020 – STUDENTS

(via Catalyst)

Faculty, staff and students are being asked provide their selection for the School of Social Work Ombudsperson for the term 2018-2020. (Professor Taryn Lindhorst’s term will end in June 2018).

The ballot is available to students in Catalyst at the following link:

https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/pk2/353230

Please click on this link to access your ballot.  The name of the ballot is Ombudsman Ballot 2018 – STUDENTS.

Voting should take place by no later than 5pm on Friday, April 20, 2018.

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