Political Science Advising NewsletterApril 2nd, 2007 |
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Important Dates
Graduation application deadlines: See below April 2-8: Unrestricted drop period ($20 fee assessed) For all other important dates, consult the Academic Calendar
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In This Issue:Graduation Information and Deadlines Fellowships/ Scholarships/ Funding
Conferences/ Seminars/Research
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Graduation Information and Deadlines
SPRING GRADUATES: If you have not already applied for graduation (you can verify via MyUW), the application deadline is Friday, April 13. SUMMER GRADUATES: If you wish to walk in the university's commencement in Husky Stadium on June 9, apply for graduation by April 13. Note that while you can participate in commencement exercises, your name will appear in next year's commencement book. Not participating in commencement? The application deadline is July 6. TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO APPLY FOR GRADUATION: Come to the Pol S Advising Office in SMI 215 and sign up in the appointment book or call 206-543-1824. Appointments must be made at least one day in advance (the last date to make an appointment for April 13 is Thursday, April 12). Double and Triple Majors: You must complete a graduation application with EACH of your majors. Information about the June 8 Political Science Convocation and June 9 Commencement will be sent out later this quarter.
Fellowships/ Scholarships/Funding
Looking for funding to support your Graduate School tuition or thesis? Need to find support to attend a conference or seminar? Interested in studying or doing research abroad? Applying to Graduate School for the first time? The Grants and Funding Information Service (GFIS) offers quarterly workshops free of charge to UW graduate students and applicants to UW graduate departments covering methods of searching for funding available outside the university. Undergraduates who will be applying to graduate school are also encouraged to attend. Introduction to Searching covers general principles of searching for funding, print resources, campus resources and the Internet, in a lecture format. Database Searching covers the intricacies of two funding databases, COS and Grant Select, in a hands-on computer lab experience. To register for workshops, email gfis@u.washington.edu with your name, department, and preferred workshop dates. It is generally most helpful to attend an Introduction to Searching Workshop and then a Database Searching Workshop, though individuals are encouraged to attend any workshop that fits their individual needs. Workshops -- Spring Quarter 2007:
Sessions marked with a "*" are offered back-to-back. You may attend one or both sessions on these days. Special Sessions for International Students: Once each quarter, we offer both Introduction to Searching and Database Searching classes geared specifically towards International Students. (note: International Students may also benefit from attending a general session if they are unable to attend on the following dates.)
To register for workshops, email gfis@u.washington.edu with your name, department, and preferred workshop dates.
Each year the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies offers a variety of scholarships, prizes, and grants for UW faculty, students, and staff. Below is a list of all opportunities, with award amounts, application deadlines, and some eligibility information. Complete information about all of them can be found at http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/grantsandscholarships.htm 1. Labor and Employment Relations Association Scholarship The Labor and Employment Relations Association Association (LERA) generously funds an annual $1000 scholarship for students, graduate or undergraduate, who are committed to pursing a profession in labor and/or labor management. The constitution of the LERA states as its purposes: 1. The encouragement of research in all aspects of the field of labor studies - social, political, economic, legal and psychological - including employer and employee organizations, labor relations, personnel administration, social security and labor associations; 2. The promotion of full discussion and exchange of ideas regarding the planning and conduct of research in this field; 3. The dissemination of the significant results of such research; and 4. The improvement of the materials and methods of instruction in the field of labor studies. The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies will be giving the next $1,000 award in fall of 2007. Both graduate and undergraduate students are eligible. Students can apply directly, or a faculty member can nominate outstanding students. To apply, a student must: 1. Be registered for the 2007-2008 academic year. 2. Prepare a 1-3 page statement outlining their planned career in labor management relations and any preparation already undertaken for this career. 3. Provide a letter of recommendation from at least one and a maximum of two faculty members. Deadline: June 1 , 2007 Selection of the LERA scholarship recipient will be made by the Standing Committee of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies and presented at the Center's annual awards celebration in October, 2007. Send materials to: Sarah Laslett, Director Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies University of Washington Box 353530 206.543.7946, pcls@u.washington.edu
2. Martin and Anne Jugum Scholarship in Labor Studies Each year the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies gives tuition scholarships to outstanding undergraduates who exhibit a commitment to labor research or practice. The center is currently seeking nominations for these awards, named after longtime International Longshore and Warehouse Union member and leader Martin Jugum and his wife Anne. S cholarship winners must demonstrate h igh academic achievement and be enrolled in Autumn Quarter, 2007. Application Process : Students may apply directly or be nominated by a faculty member. Required Application Materials : 1. A brief written statement by the applicant explaining her or his commitment to the study of labor or to involvement with the labor movement. 2. A letter of faculty support. 3. A copy of the student's transcript. The Center's Standing Committee will choose the scholarship recipients who will be recognized at the annual awards celebration in October, 2007. Deadline for application: June 1, 2007 Send applications to: Sarah Laslett, Director Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies University of Washington Box 353530
3. Best Undergraduate and Best Graduate Papers in Labor Studies Nominations are now open for the best undergraduate and graduate papers written on a labor-related topic during the 2006-07 academic year. Each winning paper will garner its author a prize of $250. The papers must have been written during the 2006-2007 academic year at one of the University of Washington campuses. Papers may focus on any dimension of United States or international labor, including class relations, social conditions, working-class culture or politics, work and gender, work and race/ethnicity, unions, and comparative labor relations. Students may submit their own papers, or faculty members may nominate outstanding papers they have read in the course of the year. A committee of faculty members associated with the University of Washington Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies will judge the papers. The winners will be announced by early August and the winners will receive their prizes and be honored at the Center's annual awards celebration in October, 2007. Submission deadline: June 8, 2006 (Papers can be submitted at any time prior to the deadline)
Sarah Laslett, Director Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies UW Box 353530, pcls@u.washington.edu
Mary Gates Leadership Scholarships foster leadership development for undergraduate students by supporting their growth in areas that inspire them. We seek applicants who are imaginative and passionate about their endeavors, and who can envision how they can stretch, grow and contribute through this opportunity. Students may apply for either two- or three-quarter scholarships, which pay in quarterly installments of $1500 each. Candidates must be UW undergraduate students registered for at least 12 credits and pursuing their first bachelor's degree. Leadership scholarship applicants must be actively planning or involved in a project of their own design in the quarter they apply. We will be having information sessions in Mary Gates Hall room 224 for students to find out more about this scholarship opportunity on:
Application deadline for Spring Quarter is Monday, April 9th at 5pm . For more information about eligibility, the scholarship, and the application process, please visit our website at www.washington.edu/uaa/mge . If you have specific questions, please feel free to email us at mgates@u.washington.edu
Study Abroad Programs
The Fall Design/Build 2006 program offers students a unique service learning opportunity to study in one of the world's most interesting countries, Guatemala. Rich in Mayan history and culture, Guatemala is ecologically important with great swaths of forested land still intact and populations of endangered species threatened. This program is designed to meet two primary goals. First it offers students the opportunity to explore, observe and study in this unique country and gain insight into a unique culture and appreciate its vernacular environmental design. Second, the opportunity to work with a unique client and design and build an invaluable open space that will nurture and stimulate the children, their families and the community of garbage pickers. Students will work with the client, Safe Passage (staff, administrators and children; see description below) and the faculty, to design and build an “adventure play area”. Students will learn the skills of small culturally appropriate site design and construction detailing through this intensive project. The process is formed around the collaborative model of inclusive design. Once the design is completed, each student will take on individual responsibilities for various aspects of the project. The rapid pace of both the design and construction will demand a deep level of commitment and responsibility. In the design phase, students will be taught graphics, site design, and construction documentation and learn what a “therapeutic garden” is and how it might function. In the building phase, students will be taught the principles and methodologies of construction, how to use tools, calculate materials and cost estimating. The students will also learn through the children and volunteers of Safe Passage and gain insight into how people survive in radically different cultures and in great deprivation. The project site is in Zona #3 Guatemala City, one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city. The 25,000 SF site is an old garbage dump that has been partially cleared and a wall was just erected around its perimeter to prevent land invasions. The park is surrounded on two sides by the squatter community, on another by the garbage dump; the largest in the city, where the families scavenge. For more information, click here.
There are just a few spaces left in this program - undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply! Program Director: Andrew Gordon Application: http://depts.washington.edu/explore/programs/2007/colombia.htm Dates of Instruction: August 20 - September 14, 2007 Despite continuing economic and political challenges, the people and leaders of Bogotá are transforming their city of 7,000,000 into a model of urban sustainability. The guiding principles of this transformation are equal rights for all citizens to transport, education and public spaces. The Bogotá approach holds lessons in social justice and environmental management for cities in both developed and developing countries. Bogotá has received international honors for a transportation system (Transmilenio) that discourages the use of automobiles, a network of magnificent libraries (Biblored) that attracts and serves all its citizens, and an approach to urban and environmental planning that has transformed the way Colombians and the world think not only about their capital but also about the potential of cities everywhere. The integrated way in which the leadership of the city has involved its citizens in addressing these issues, and their strategies for solving problems going forward provide lessons of enormous value to students and practitioners in many disciplines. Students in this seminar will work on guided research projects that emphasize topics of their choosing in the areas of transportation, libraries and learning, ecosystems, environmental quality, and the built environment. With privileged access to the locations around the city where all of this is happening, and to the people who have designed and who carry out this work, we will explore what is special about the Bogotá approach, and lessons that are of value to the rest of the world. Be prepared to see wonderful sites, to feast on some of the world's best food, and to meet people whose enthusiasm and commitment to improving the world for all will teach and inspire you. We will begin with some days of orientation in Seattle, and continue with 18 days in Bogotá where through a series of seminars, field trips, and opportunities to spend time with people in the communities of Bogotá (rich and poor) where this work is happening. Students will earn 5 credits of ENVIR 496 – Study Abroad: Advanced Environmental Studies. Students will be evaluated on the basis on course participation, an oral presentation, and a written paper. Joint projects, and projects that span disciplines (e.g., policy, biology, education, and library science) are specifically encouraged. The skills developed and honed in this intensive course will be of value to students from many disciplines. Student costs : $2,800 Program Fee $200 IPE Fee Additional costs include: Return travel to Bogotá, meals, health insurance, visa, course materials, and personal expenses. Apply Now - Click here for application
The Hansard Scholars Programme is now accepting applications for the Spring 2008 Programme (January 12th - April 5th, 2008). If you are interested in studying British politics at the London School of Economics and doing an internship in Parliament or other prominent political organisation in January, please check out the Hansard Scholars Programme website at: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/programmes/study_programme We are making a final attempt this week to round up students for our summer Viet Nam program. Although the official deadline is today (April 2nd), we will consider anyone who turns in an application this week. Viet Nam: Building for Peace in the Wake of War http://depts.washington.edu/chid/showprogram.php?id=50 This program will explore the legacy of war in Viet Nam and the ongoing rebuilding efforts there. In partnership with Peace Trees Vietnam, a Washington based organization that works with residents of Quang Tri Province on landmine clearance and environmental/community resoration, our group of 12-18 students will pursue historical studies in Ha Noi and Hue, and participate in a community-building project with local people in Dong Ha.Ability to speak Vietnamese is not required, and students from all areas of study (and all colleges) are encouraged to apply. Program Director: Christoph Giebel giebel@u.washington.edu
Talks/Lectures
The Global Health and the Environment lecture series has been cancelled for 2007. We apologize for any inconvenience, but we appreciate your support and look forward to including you in future UW Extension events. For more information, please e-mail Becky Kopelman at rkopelman@extn.washington.edu .
Course Offerings
IT'S NOT TOO LATE! “Disability Studies encourages perspectives that place disability in social, cultural and political contexts. Through our work, we seek to augment understanding of disability in all cultures and historical periods, to promote greater awareness of the experiences of disabled people, and to contribute to social change.”* Join a group of students in learning about accessibility, and the intersections of privilege and oppression with the disability experience. Through several readings and training sessions, you will learn about some of the ways to dismantle barriers built off of able-bodied privilege. Then, during the week of May 30 th -June 2 nd we will work together to create an accessible environment at the national Society for Disability Studies Conference ! In exchange for the hours worked at the conference, students will be provided conference fee waivers or scholarships. As part of our course, students will attend a few different conference sessions of their choice, and write short reflections. Students must reserve either Tuesday or Thursday 5:30-7:30pm weekly (day and time are tentative right now) for potential meetings, discussions, and trainings. Students must also be available for at least two of the four conference days at the hotel, which is next to the Sea-Tac airport. Students must work a minimum of 20 hours during the conference. There will also be an on-site training prior to the conference. To be a Peer Facilitator (Women 495), apply with Kristina McMullen. Peer facilitators should have taken at least an introductory Disability Studies course.
Already Approved For: Women Studies and LSJ/DS Internship and Elective Credit. CHID elective credit. See the women studies advisor to sign up for this course/internship! Kristina McMullen (206) 543-6902 - Padelford B-110-C * from SDS website
Information Sessions/Workshops
What technology do you want? UW Catalyst can help you meet the daily demands of learning, and research with our innovative, effective, and award-winning Web Tools, Learning Spaces, and Knowledge Services. Using the Catalyst Web Tools, anyone with an active UW NetID can create a discussion board with GoPost, a survey in WebQ, and a Web site using SimpleSite; most tools allow people from outside the UW to participate. Our learning spaces feature powerful computer workstations, useful software packages, and innovative technology studios. Visit the Digital Presentation Studio, the Digital Audio Workstation and the Collaboration Studio, all in Odegaard Library. Catalyst offers dozens of free computing workshops. The Spring Quarter schedule is now online. All UW students, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend. Check out the handy how-to guides in our online Help Center. Visit Catalyst for more information or send email to catalysthelp@u.washington.edu
On April 18 at 4:30 in Savery Room 216, the Latin American Studies Program will be hosting the LAS Major Information Session, for both current and prospective majors and minors. Students will have a chance to find out about up coming courses, events, and study abroad opportunities. Speakers include: Reagan Jackson, Assistant Director of LAS, Linda Iltis, Undergraduate Advisor, Linda Di Biasi, the LAS Librarian, Cameron Frisch, Assistant Director of International Programs & Exchange, and Betsy Bridwell, Director of Career Services. This will also be a great opportunity for to get questions answered and mingle with LAS faculty and staff. Snacks will be provided. Mark your calendars and pass the word around!
Interested in law school? Attend a Pre-Law Info Session!
All sessions are 1 hour in MGH 191A (Gateway Center Conf Room). No need to register--just show up. You will need to attend a pre-law info session FIRST before meeting with a pre-law adviser. Can't make to an info session? Call the Gateway Center at 206-543-2550 to request a meeting with Nancy or Peg. Want to know about upcoming pre-law events, club meetings, the LSAT, etc? Get on the pre-law mailing list! To subscribe, visit https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/pre-law
The Undergraduate Research Program will be having information sessions on the following dates.
Primarily for undergraduates who have yet to begin research, the sessions provide research resources, information on funding, and suggestions for approaching faculty. In addition, the sessions are highly student-driven, with an emphasis on student questions and concerns. Students interested in attending the UW, including community college transfer students, are welcome to the sessions. To register, visit http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/courses/infosessions.html .
Conferences/ Seminars/Research
Thursday April 5th, HUB West Ballroom, from 5:30pm to 8.00pm. This event will bring together the campus community to talk about the experiences of immigrants and refugees, explore myths about U.S. immigration, and discuss immigration laws and reform. For more information, go to http://students.washington.edu/chrj/
Other
The Jackson School of International Studies Student Association is having a comedy show to benefit a primary school in Ghana, Africa. The information is below. Comedy Benefit Show for the Future Island School in Ghana Featuring some of Seattle's best local comics for only $5 Friday, April 13th 8pm Ethnic Cultural Center Theater
Mayor Nickels and representatives from the Police Department will be hosting Public Safety Open Houses across the city to inform the public about the new Neighborhood Policing strategy. Services offered by City Light, the Department of Planning and Development, the Seattle Department of Transportation, etc, will also be available for questions or comment. All are welcome! Information will be available about: - Code Enforcement - Emergency Preparedness (SNAP) - Pedestrian and Bike Safety - Illegal Dumping / Graffiti Hotline ...and many more! Light refreshments to be provided Upcoming open houses:
If you are uncertain which precinct you belong to, or have other questions, please contact Michael Gilmore,Community Outreach Liaison Mayor Gregory J. Nickels, at 615-0048 or michael.gilmore@seattle.gov
Central District Forum presents... American Heritage Series: "500 Years Later", a Film by Owen `Alik Shahadah Co-presented by the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 7 pm Thursday, April 12, 2007 Ethnic Cultural Theatre- UW, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE (near 40th Ave. NE) Join us for a post-film discussion with 500 Years Later screenwriter, Molefi K. Asante, Jr! Beautifully filmed with compelling discussions with the world's leading
scholars, 500 Years Later explores the collective atrocities that
uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland, and scattered them
into the vehement winds of the New World, 500 years ago. Infused with the Tickets: $5 at the door (Door Sales Only) Info: 206-323-4032 / info@cdforum.org / www.cdforum.org
Life and Debt (2001), produced and directed by Stephanie Black Utilizing excerpts from the award-winning non-fiction text "A Small
Place" by Jamaica Kincaid, Life & Debt is a woven tapestry of sequences Post-screening discussion will be led by Wendy Johnson, PhD and Meredith Fort from Health Alliance International. Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 6:00pm-7:30pm Health Sciences Building, Room T435, University of Washington
Hold Your Breath, Directed by Maren Granger Monsen Directed by award-winning filmmaker and physician Maren Grainger-Monsen, this haunting documentary exposes the poignant clash between ancient Islamic traditions and contemporary medical technology through intimate moments of anguish, frustration and hope. Post-screening discussion with director, Dr. Maren Grainger-Monsen, Stanford filmmaker in residence. Reception to follow Tuesday, April 10, 2007, 6:30pm-8:00pm Kane Hall, Room 220, University of Washington Invisible Children http://www.invisiblechildren.com Can a story change the world? In the spring of 2006, three young Americans from California left in search of such a story. Learn more about their experience in Uganda, the Lords Resistance Army and the thousands of Invisible Children. Created by three young filmmakers after a 2003 trip to Uganda, the film
was originally screened in June 2004 to family and friends in East County Post-screening discussion with the Pacific Northwest "World Tour 2007" team for Invisible Children Monday, April 16, 2007, 6:30pm-8:00pm HUB Auditorium, University of Washington Directions to the HUB: http://depts.washington.edu/sauf/hub/directions.php The World Health Cinema film series was created to provide a
interdisciplinary, interactive forum for the UW community to learn more
Having trouble getting published? Want to buff up your resume / application / curriculum vitae? InterSECTIONS 2007 is a great way to give your academic and creative ideas some positive exposure. InterSECTIONS is an interdisciplinary publication put out by the CHID department focusing on undergraduate creative expression in any printable form. From essays to poetry, photographs to sculpture, InterSECTIONS is a great opportunity for you to get your name out there and participate in this university's arena of creative discourse. All written submissions (essays, short story, poetry, etc.) should be submitted by Friday, April 27th to the InterSECTIONS box in the CHID office for publication this June. Include, Name, Major, Email Address and Title of Piece on a separate, stapled cover page, and only the title of the piece on the actual entry, so that all submissions may be viewed as objectively as possible. All longer entries should be paginated with title of piece on each page. Please be sure to include TWO copies of both the submission and its cover page. Written submissions may NOT be emailed. All visually artistic submissions (paintings, photographs, sculpture) should be submitted by Friday May 4th to the InterSECTIONS box in the CHID office as well, with the Name, Major, Email Address and Title of the piece on a separate sheet, and only the title of the piece on the back. If the piece is sculpture or a large painting, feel free to photograph it. If the work is a digital masterpiece, than it may be emailed as a PDF attachment to intersections.chid@gmail.com with contact information in the body of the email.
The ASUW Committee Organizing Rape Education presents: SARVA (Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Awareness) Week 2007 Monday 4/2 7:00 pm in the HUB Auditorium "Drunk Sex or Date Rape: Can You Tell the Difference," featuring Brett Sokolow Brett Sokolow, the President of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, will engage the audience in an interactive exercise that challenges event participants to act like a jury and hear a trial based on a real sexual assault case. Tuesday 4/3 7:30 pm in the HUB Auditorium "The J-Spot: A Sex Educator Tells All," featuring Jay Friedman Using a combination of personal stories and cultural observation, Jay Friedman will inspire the event participants to challenge societal messages and to learn how to develop healthy relationships. Wednesday 4/4 7:00 pm in the HUB East Ballroom "Sex Signals" IFC and Panhellenic Association will present "Sex Signals," which is a nationally accredited program that uses humor and interactive skits in order to educate college students about effective communication skills. Thursday 4/5 7:30 pm in the HUB Auditorium "Take Back the Night Rally" The rally will provide the university community with a venue in which to speak out against the violence that members have endured. The rally will feature keynote speakers Margo Myers and Jennifer Self. Friday, 4/6 11:00 am-1:00 pm on the HUB Lawn "Denim Day" CORE and the ASUW Commissions will present Denim Day, which is an international movement in which people are encouraged to express themselves freely and to celebrate the supportive environment that we are creating by confronting the silence surrounding sexual assault and relationship violence. All members of the university community are encouraged to wear their favorite pair of jeans in order to support survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence. Also look for the Clothesline project in the Quad, the Silent Witness exhibit on the HUB Lawn, and the Real Men and Women of UW poster campaigns displayed throughout the campus.
Career ServicesThe Center for Career Services is available to assist currently enrolled UW Seattle students of the University of Washington in developing a job or internship search plan, managing progress toward career goals, and learning the skills to successfully find a job and/or make a career transition. For a calendar and workshops and events offered by the Center for Career services, click here .
Graduating soon and looking for a job? Want to find a summer internship? Then don't miss the SPRING CAREER FAIR, where 140 employers will be looking to hire UW students and alumni ! WHEN: April 18th, 2007 WHERE: Husky Union Building (HUB) Ballroom, 2nd Floor TIME: 3-7 P.M. WHO: Open to all students & alumni NOTES: Student IDs requested at door. Bring resumes for employers! Want to learn more about employers attending the fair? Find a full list of employers, as well as information about how to prepare and dress, at http://depts.washington.edu/careers/fair/students/ . Want to be prepared? Consider one of these upcoming events and workshops (unless otherwise noted, workshops are held at the Center for Career Services, 134 Mary Gates Hall):
Questions? Please contact the Center for Career Services at 206-543-0535.
The 7th annual Husky Career Lunch will be on Thursday, April 12th in the HUB East Ballroom on the Seattle campus. For many students, this is a wonderful opportunity to interact in a relaxed setting with alumni who want to lend a hand to their fellow Huskies by sharing about their career field, current position and how they got there. Please see the event Web site for more information: http://www.washington.edu/alumni/careers/hcl/index.html Advanced registration is required, and the sooner that students sign up the more likely they are to get a seat at the table of their choice. Husky Pride - Be Part of It! Table Categories for 2007 Husky Career Lunch:
Internships
Duration: Now through Summer Quarter 2007 (up to 19.5 hrs/wk during spring, varying between 20-40 hrs/wk during summer).
The Hillary Clinton for President Exploratory Committee internship program provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn and serve through first-hand participation in the election process. The program is intended to provide knowledge, skills and experiences that each intern can apply to future challenges and professional pursuits. Although we expect a great deal from our interns, the selected candidates will make a genuine contribution to helping elect Senator Clinton President in 2008. Internships are considered full-time positions during the summer session in Washington, DC. For more information about the internship and the application process, click here. It is also possible for students to retrieve the application online. To learn about our application process, and download the necessary forms, students can visit our home page at www.hillaryclinton.com , and click on the "Contact Us" page where it is possible to download the application.
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