Honors at UW

1. Getting Ready for Year 2: Kick-start Your Scholarship Search sessions

2. Seeking Preventative Health Education Volunteers

3. Exciting opportunity in Neah Bay

4. Assist in the Libraries Advancement Office

5. Full-time coordinator paid position with Seattle non-profit

6. Paid internship opportunity

7. Chem Tutor Needed

Classes of interest for Summer/Autumn!

8. SUM 2012- CHID Local/Global Internships in Seattle

9.  Autumn 2012: ENVIR 100 - An Introduction to Environmental Studies - I&S/NW - 5 credits!

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1. Getting Ready for Year 2: Kick-start Your Scholarship Search sessions

Specifically designed for freshmen or sophomores, this introductory workshop offered by the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards, in collaboration with Housing & Food Services, provides students with information to begin the scholarship search and to develop a competitive edge for merit-based scholarships, many of which will have deadlines during fall quarter. Join us to start planning ahead and get ahead on what will be a busy fall.

• Tuesday, May 22, 5:30-6:20pm, McCarty AB
• Wednesday, May 23, 5:30-6:20pm, Lander L-134

RSVP to attend either session at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/230.

2. Seeking Preventative Health Education Volunteers

Are you passionate about underserved health, issues of homelessness, preventive health care, or expanding the definition of health in our society?  Are you someone who gets your kicks out of thinking creatively about teaching and promoting wellness with like-minded folks?

Well… Education Transforming Community Health (ETCH) is looking for someone just like you to join our team!

Who we are:

ETCH is an all-volunteer project run by health science students and community members that provides accessible and client-driven preventive health education programming, to homeless adults at the URBAN REST STOP and ADULT DAY CENTER in downtown Seattle.

What we strive to do:

Through community partnerships, we will create health education curriculum that bridges evidence-based practice and the voices of the many homeless communities in Seattle. These partnerships aim to be a resource that provides knowledge, skills, and tools to improve the quality of each participant’s life and community. We commit to practice and promote mutual respect that actively challenges racism, classism, sexism, and heterosexism. We will educate our student volunteers on issues facing the urban underserved and inspire a lifelong commitment to social change.

We are looking for volunteers who:

1.     Are self-motivated and willing to take on leadership

2.     Can commit for at least 6 months, teaching and preparing one class a month

3.     Can attend at least one meeting a month

This is a unique opportunity to both teach and learn from a truly underserved population who, for the most part, has had a vastly different experience in the U.S. from our own. You will have the opportunity to both learn creative ways to appropriately address the needs of this community and expand your knowledge about health systems and health justice.

We welcome all health science students, those interested in health science, and community members to apply!

We would like to meet one-on-one with each volunteer. Please send an email to Cameron, the Volunteer Coordinator at cameronjsthilaire@gmail.com for an application ASAP. We will be in touch with you shortly after.

3. Exciting opportunity in Neah Bay

Are you interested in immersing yourself in the beauty and strength of the of the Native Makah culture?  Do you love working with elementary students?  Do you want a deep, engaging and non-traditional experience in the Pacific Northwest?
If so, please consider applying for the 2012-2013 “Telling our Stories” project that links a team of UW students with the 5th grade classroom at Neah Bay Elementary.
For more information and a link to the application due May 23rd go to:
http://www.washington.edu/uwired/pipeline/neahbay-index.html

4. Assist in the Libraries Advancement Office

One Student Specialist position available.

RATE:

$8.90-9.35 per hour

HOURS:

10-15 hours per week

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Ability to work Fridays

Schedule to include a few weeknight shifts

DESCRIPTION:  Assists with the operation of Libraries Advancement office, performing tasks such as:

DUTIES:

*Assist staff in projects

*Backup for staff members when needed

*Project manage weekly donor acknowledgment mailings

*Assist with composing, editing donor acknowledgment letters

*File confidential donor correspondence

*Assist with set up of external meetings (?)

*Prepare/mail monthly membership renewal letters

*Back-up for Program Coordinator for processing financial gifts

*Assist with events as available and needed

*Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

*Basic alpha and numeric filing

*Perform very detailed, routine work with accuracy

*Advanced knowledge of Word

*Advanced knowledge of Excel

*Ability to work independently

*Able to follow complex technical and procedural instructions, offering suggested improvements as necessary

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Prior experience in an office setting

Excellent writing ability

Strong aptitude for learning and troubleshooting an array of software applications

5. UAA Peer Advising Position

Objectives:

Peer Advisors will work in close cooperation with academic advising staff to provide a high level of service to students in the Center for Undergraduate Advising, Diversity and Student Success (CUADSS), and Poplar and McMahon Halls’ Academic Resource Centers.  Peer Advisors will contribute to the intellectual and personal growth of students by offering their insights into academic issues and the first year experience.  By honing and developing their personal and professional skills, Peer Advisors simultaneously foster student development while gaining valuable leadership experience. Peer advisors will serve students by providing one-on-one advising as well as group sessions in CUADSS, the residence halls, and other student populated locations.
Under the guidance of UAA Academic Advisors, Peer Advisors are responsible for:
·      Instructing students on registration and general education requirements
·      Enhancing student access to academic resources such as the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS)
·      Helping students gain a deep knowledge of the UW’s academic support systems, registration processes and policies, and how to navigate academic departments
·      Guiding students in accessing the many academic resources available at the UW and providing appropriate referrals
·      Developing a primary advising area by working with professional UW advisors (e.g., Pre-Health, Pre-Law), as well as Academic Learning Link areas (e.g., WordLink, SLink, ArtsLink, EnviroLink, BioLink, TechLink, SAMLink, BusinessLink)
·      Supporting students with course scheduling and suggesting alternatives when first choice courses are not available
·      Preparing and facilitating academic support workshops focusing on the exploration of majors, registration, and pre-professional preparation
·      Completing assigned administrative responsibilities: data entry, word processing, photocopying, filing, and creating marketing materials
·      Learning, understanding, and interpreting Federal, State, and University rules and regulations
Qualifications:
       • 90 credits completed by the start of Autumn 2012
       • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
       • Ability to work effectively with diverse populations of students, faculty, and staff
       • Capacity for discretion, diplomacy, and confidentiality
       • Demonstrated record of leadership
       • Resourceful, reliable, flexible
       • Highly motivated and independent
·       Prior experience in similar or related activities (e.g., Orientation Leader, Resident Advisor, CUADSS Student Associate, Student Government/Club Executive Officer, or other Peer Advising Position)
·       Genuine interest in working with and helping fellow students
       • Good academic standing with at least a 2.7 GPA
       • Have attended at least three quarters at UW prior to start date
Hours and Compensation:
·      $10.00 - $12.00/hr, DOE
·      10 – 19.5 hours per week, flexible with a student’s schedule
Period of Appointment:
·      Academic Year 2012-13, possible extension through Summer 2013 for Orientation support
Supervision and Training:
·      Ongoing training and supervision will be primarily provided by Clay Schwenn with assistance from UAA Academic Advisors, departmental, and college advisors
·      Training and Staff Meetings:  Students should be available for one week of training in late September and attend weekly staff meetings (TBD).
To Apply:  Submit a resume and cover letter to Clay Schwenn, UAA Advising, Box 352805, 141 Mary Gates Hall, Seattle, WA 98195-2805 or electronically through Husky Jobs. Work-Study eligible students encouraged to apply.
Priority Deadline: May 21st, 2012

5. Full-time coordinator paid position with Seattle non-profit

The Vietnamese Friendship Association, a non-profit in southeast Seattle, is opening up a new program to serve refugee and immigrant youth in job readiness training. We’re hiring a full-time coordinator to manage the program.

Information about the position can also be found on our website at http://vfaseattle.org/jobs/.

6. Paid internship opportunity

HUSKY NEIGHBORHOOD INTERN POSITION          

Job Overview

Husky Neighborhood Interns (HNIs) work on projects to improve public safety, promote civility and foster a greater sense of community for the students and permanent residents living north of campus.

Time Commitment:

The time commitment for this internship is approximately eight hours per week. The length of the internship is from Fall quarter 2012 through the end of Spring Quarter 2013. Students are expected to be available for two to three paid training meetings the week of September 15-21. Specific time commitments include the following:

•        HNIs will have weekly team meetings of at least an hour with other HNIs and UW Staff.

·         HNI’s should plan on working roughly four to seven  additional hours each week on projects in the North of 45^th area; students will set their own schedule to get their projects accomplished

•        HNIs will attend as needed meetings with supervisor for help on projects.

•        HNIs will attend North of 45^th Committee meetings at least one per quarter.

Responsibilities:

The following are the primary expectations for Husky Neighborhood Interns:

•        Work with other Husky Neighborhood Interns to plan and coordinate one service learning project for residents in your neighborhood.

•        Facilitate dialogues with student groups about their neighborhood concerns and collaborate on ways to solve these issues.

•        Distribute educational materials helpful to off-campus living, including topics about: health and safety, rights and responsibilities, and ways to navigate through landlord, neighbor or roommate situations.

•        Attend University Park Neighborhood Association meetings and other relevant community forums to gain a better understanding of non-student perspectives, and act as a representative of students in your designated area, finding solutions to neighborhood issues that involve students.

•        Work with campus departments and groups to meet the needs of students in your neighborhood, as needed.

•        Plan and facilitate opportunities for residents to meet each other and develop positive relationships.

•        Other community organizing as may be necessary to respond to student concerns.

•        Develop appropriate communication mechanisms which may include social networking, forums, email, etc. 

•        Contribute to the monthly newsletter by writing articles and finding information helpful for students living off-campus.

•        Disseminate the monthly newsletter to residents in your area, and inform them about the availability of the online forums.

Desired Qualifications:

·         Strong verbal and written communications skills.

·         Desire to develop leadership skills

·         Outstanding organization and time management skills.  Ability to manage projects and provide leadership.

·         Ability to work independently to accomplish tasks.

Compensation

·         There are three openings for the coming year.  Compensation will be $10-12/ hour with a maximum of 7 hours per week for 30 weeks during the academic year.  Students must be able to work in the United States. 

How to Apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume to Elizabeth Higgins (higgie@uw.edu) and Aaron Hoard (ahoard@uw.edu). 

7. Chem Tutor Needed

Chemistry 152 & 162 is looking for tutors. If interested, contact Rosa Ramirez, rosaelia@uw.edu.

Classes of interest for Summer/Autumn!

8. SUM 2012- CHID Local/Global Internships in Seattle

Autumn 2012
ENVIR 100 - Environmental Studies: Interdisciplinary Foundations
Lecture: MWF 9:30-10:20 - KNE 110
Discussion - T or TH various times
Meets I&S/NW requirements
5 credits

The Program on the Environment is pleased to offer in Autumn 2012 - ENVIR 100, an exciting introduction to the field of environmental studies.  Take this course to understand the environment from interdisciplinary points of view (human/social, natural sciences and policy perspectives).  Topics introduced include humans and nature, food systems, environmental ethics, climate change, natural pollution, biodiversity and environmental economics. 

This course is taught by Dr. Beth Wheat, the recipient of a UW Distinguished Teaching Award in 2010.

Comparative History of Ideas Summer Program 2012

CHID 498 A, B, C

Local/Global Internships in Seattle

The CHID 2012 Local/Global Internships in Seattle provides a unique opportunity for selected undergraduates to earn full-time, academic credit while exploring the connections between global ideas and local work. Over an 8-week period, students will both work in local organizations with a transnational focus and participate in seminars, which will provide a space for reflection on how to incorporate theory into practice.

This is an accessible option, which fulfills the Cultural and Historical Engagements CHID major requirement under the Local/Global Engagements course description. This 12-credit program enables students to have a transnational experience without leaving Seattle. As they build relationships within our local community, students are encouraged to be self-reflexive of their own local position/situation/context while thinking critically about their work experience and exploring the links between local and global systems. In these internships, students will trace local and global intersections in areas such as transnational identity politics, human rights, immigration, indigenous issues, legal rights, and violence.

1. Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows program information sessions

2. A video internship

3. Service Learning Opportunity for Honors students!

4. Richa Nagar events on campus - Fri May 25th

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1. Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows program information sessions

Each year the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors (in 2012-13) and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year (2011-12). They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 400 participating colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment’s senior associates and have the opportunity to conduct research for books, co-author journal articles and policy papers, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, journalists and government officials. Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year (salary was $36,000 last year with full benefits). Those who have begun graduate studies are not eligible for consideration.

Beginning with the fall 2012 application cycle, UW will be able to nominate up to two UW Seattle and/or UW Tacoma candidates and two UW Bothell candidates. UW Seattle and Tacoma students interested in seeking nomination should contact Robin Chang (robinc@uw.edu) in the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards. UW Bothell students interested in seeking nomination should contact Natalia Ksiezyk Dyba (NDyba@uwb.edu) in the UW Bothell Students Services’ Office of Merit Scholarships.

Information sessions will be held:

• Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 2:30-3:20pm, UW Seattle campus, Smith 40A
• Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 11:00am-12:00pm, UW Bothell campus, UW1-103
• Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 12:30-1:20pm, UW Seattle campus, Thomson 317
• Please RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/233

Candidates apply to work on specific research projects at the Carnegie Endowment. The 2013-14 projects have not yet been announced, but as examples, last year’s projects included:
Democracy
Nuclear Policy
Energy & Climate
International Economics
Middle East
South Asia
Southeast Asia
China
Russia/Eurasia

Additional information is available at https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/carnegie.

2. A video internship

Looking for the next Wes Anderson or Tina Fey

UW Graduate School needs a video intern – it could be you!

So, it won’t be as quite as exciting as interviewing Snooki on the red carpet or being embedded with an Army unit in Afghanistan. But working as a video intern in the UW Graduate School means you will get to interview UW researchers working on robots and stem cells and graduate students who study urban ecology and create software that will save the planet.

You will get to play with a really cool DSLR and audio equipment and use it to gather and create video content. You will learn how to edit – or expand your already awesome editing skills – and, best of all, build your portfolio, make great contacts and tell the world how important graduate degrees are.

Your video projects will include shooting and editing:

·         Graduate student, faculty and alumni profiles.

·         Instructional videos.

·         Short features on graduate programs, research and projects.

·         Interviews.

The ideal candidate is someone interested in a future career in communications, video production, journalism or web media.

What you have:

·         Video and editing skills with Audacity and Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro – and the desire to expand them.

·         Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite and still photography.

·         Demonstrated writing ability and experience.

·         A wicked sense of humor.

·         Organizational skills and an obsession with meeting deadlines

·         Experience using social media from Facebook to Pinterest to YouTube and beyond.

·         High level of energy and passion for all things media.

What we offer:

·         A video internship for summer and/or autumn 2012

·         Credit (looks great on your transcript!) or a small stipend (enough to buy a few pizzas and your next tat!)

·         A great learning experience.

·         The chance to build your portfolio.

·         A reference for when you go out into the real world.

·         The opportunity to share your vast knowledge of pop culture with older colleagues who are trying to relate to today’s students.

Submit resume and three examples of your work (links are preferred) to Elizabeth Lowry, UW Graduate School communications director, (elowry@uw.edu). We will start our review for summer quarter on May 15. Questions? Just ask!

3. Service Learning Opportunity for Honors students!

Attention Honors Students!

The University of Washington Academic Support Program is offering a service-learning seminar titled “EDUC 401: Tutoring and Mentorship in Higher Education” for Autumn Quarter 2012. This weekly seminar will introduce junior and senior students to a diverse range of tutoring, mentoring, and teaching methodologies. Students will have an opportunity to apply what they learn in class through tutoring and mentoring new transfer, freshman, and sophomore students who are transitioning socially, culturally, and academically to the University of Washington. This is a great opportunity for seasoned students to give back to the University by sharing their knowledge and experience with new students who are working to become independent learners.

·         Seminar begins 1^st  week of Autumn Quarter,  September 24^th, 2012 

·         Seminar will meet on Mondays from 4-5:20 PM or from 5:30-6:50PM

·         Tutoring will take place on campus

·         Receive 2 credits for working with one student

·         Receive 3 credits for working with two students

·         A letter of recommendation will be available upon request after completion of the seminar

For more registration information, please contact Anne Browning at:

anneb7@u.washington.edu

Current syllabus available for review at:

http://depts.washington.edu/aspuw/tutormentor.php

4. Richa Nagar events on campus - Fri May 25th

Storytelling and Co-authorship in Feminist Alliance Work: Reflections from a Journey

Richa Nagar
Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Friday, May 25th, 3:30-4:30pm – Smith 304, with a Reception to follow in Smith 409

If all writing is fundamentally tied to the production of meanings and texts, then feminist research that blurs the borders of academia and activism is necessarily about the labor and politics of mobilizing experience for particular ends. Co-authoring stories is a chief tool by which feminists working in alliances across borders mobilize experience to write against relations of power that produce social violence, and to imagine and enact their own visions and methodologies of social change.  Such work demands a serious engagement with the complexities of identity, representation, and political imagination as well as a rethinking of the assumptions and possibilities associated with engagement and expertise. This article draws upon 14 years of partnership with activists in India and with academic co-authors in the US to reflect on how story telling across social, geographical, and institutional borders can enhance critical engagement with questions of violence and struggles for social change, while also troubling dominant discourses and methodologies inside and outside of the academy. Through specific examples, it reflects on the labor process, assumptions, possibilities, and risks associated with co-authorship as a tool for mobilizing intellectual spaces in which stories from multiple locations in an alliance can speak with one another and evolve into more nuanced and effective critical interventions.

During her visit to campus, Richa Nagar will also participate in the following events:

HUM 595C: Feminisms, Institutions, and Alliances: A Microseminar with Richa Nagar,

which explores the transnational feminist analyses, methodologies, storytelling, research ethics and politics, and alliance building of visiting scholar Richa Nagar. Through readings, lecture, seminar and workshop sessions, participants will become familiar with diverse feminist methods, the possibilities and pitfalls of alliance work across academic and activist contexts, and how to relate these ideas to their own graduate studies in written and oral form.

Coffee Hour with Richa Nagar – This is an informational conversation, open to all and is being co-hosted by the Public Scholarship Graduate Student Interest Group and SWIG (Supporting Women in Geography).

10:30-11:30am Friday, May 25^th – Communications 202 (Simpson Center for the Humanities)

1. Fulbright U.S. Student Program - UW information sessions

2. 2012 Library Research Awards for Undergraduates

3. Public Interest Non-profit Campaign Staff Positions

4. Global Health Week: NEXT WEEK MAY 7th-10th

5. Screenwriting, the Art of Narrative, and Cinematic Production | Summer Courses

1. Fulbright U.S. Student Program - UW information sessions

2013-14 Fulbright U.S. Student Program - UW information sessions

Are you currently a junior, senior, graduate student or a recent bachelor’s or master’s graduate looking for a fully-funded abroad experience during the 2013-14 academic year? Consider the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. This program is designed to give students, artists, and other professionals opportunities to pursue research, graduate study or English teaching experience in over 155 nations worldwide.
 
The application cycle for the 2013-2014 Fulbright U.S. Student competition will open on May 1, 2012. The UW deadline for applications is September 12, 2012.

WHAT IS A U.S. STUDENT FULBRIGHT GRANT?

• It allows for individually designed study/research or an English Teaching Assistantship. You can propose a project and/or study plan that will take place during one academic year in a country outside the U.S.
• It provides support for study/research/teaching in a single country. (Limited opportunities exist for traveling to more than one country.) You can meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences.
• It facilitates cultural exchange. Through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in daily tasks, you can gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think.
• It promotes mutual understanding. Through engagement in the community, you can interact with your hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom.

INFORMATION SESSIONS:
 
Attend an upcoming information session to learn more about the Fulbright U.S. Student program and how to apply:

• Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 3:30-5:00pm, MGH 171
• Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 3:30-5:00pm, Bothell UW1-103
• Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 4:30-6:00pm, MGH 171
• Monday, May 21, 2012, 5:30-7:00pm, online webinar (advanced registration required)
• Thursday, June 21, 2012, 2:30-4:00pm, online webinar (advanced registration required)

Special Event: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 3:30-5:00pm, Bothell UW1-103 - Learn about the Fulbright Program through the experience of former recipients from UWB and the broader UW community. Chancellor Kenyon Chan will give an introduction and four Fulbright alumni will engage in a panel discussion. Students, staff and faculty are welcome to attend.

Please RSVP for one of these sessions, and register your interest in applying for Fulbright at: http://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/scholarq/36305.
 
ELIGIBILITY:
 
To be eligible, at the time of application (i.e. in fall 2012), you must be:

1)      A U.S. citizen (unfortunately, permanent residents are not eligible),

* International students interested in the Fulbright Program must apply through the binational Fulbright Commissions/Foundations or U.S. Embassies. Additional information is available at: http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/.

2)      A graduating senior or hold a B.S./B.A. degree, master’s or doctoral degree candidate, or a young professional or artist,

3)      Thinking of studying, teaching or conducting research abroad, and

4)      In good health. (Health conditions in some locations may be of concern and may require preventive measures to protect grantees and their families. In addition, medical facilities may be inadequate or unavailable for existing medical problems; this is the reason behind the requirement for a medical exam and medical clearance for a specific assignment.)
 
PROGRAM DETAILS:
 

• Awards grants in all fields of study.
• Awards approximately 1,500 grants for travel to over 155 countries worldwide.
• Offers one academic year of study, research, or teaching assistantship experience. Projects may include university course work, independent library or field research, or professional training in the arts.
• Preference is given to candidates who have not had extensive recent experience abroad (excluding undergraduate study abroad) in the country of application.

FULBRIGHT PROGRAM ADVISERS AT UW:

For graduate students or alumni at Seattle or Tacoma: Helene Obradovich, helene@uw.edu or Marilyn Gray, megray@uw.edu, G-1 Communications

For undergraduate students or alumni at Seattle or Tacoma:  Robin Chang, robinc@uw.edu, 171 Mary Gates Hall

UW Bothell students of all levels or alumni: Natalia Ksiezyk Dyba, ndyba@uwb.edu, UW1-177

2. 2012 Library Research Awards for Undergraduates

Is getting a high grade on your paper just not satisfying enough?  Why not apply to win $1,000?

On behalf of the UW Libraries, we are pleased to announce the ninth annual Library Research Award for Undergraduates.

The Research Award recognizes undergraduate students for excellent research and scholarship that demonstrates creative use of scholarly materials and library resources.

Students may submit any research project they’ve completed between Spring 2011 and Spring 2012.  In addition, they are asked to submit a short reflective essay about the research process.

- *Deadline*: Monday, May 14, 2012
- Winners receive $1,000
- Categories: Senior Thesis/Honors Thesis, Senior Non-Thesis, and Non-Senior
- Any media (project format) accepted
- All undergraduates enrolled at the University of Washington are eligible.
- Projects completed in Spring Quarter 2011 through Spring Quarter 2012 are eligible.
- Projects must have been completed for UW course credit, for the Undergraduate Research Program (URP), or the Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Application information, previous winners, and selection criteria are available at:

http://www.lib.washington.edu/researchaward

The award jury is comprised of librarians and faculty evaluators, crossing disciplines and the three UW campuses.

Questions? Email: libaward@uw.edu

3. Public Interest Non-profit Campaign Staff Positions

The Fund for the Public Interest is a national non-profit organization that works to build support for progressive organizations across the country.  We run campaigns for the Human Rights Campaign, USPIRG, and Environment America.  This summer we will be in over 50 cities, working and lobbying to help win environmental and social justice campaigns.

Last summer our staff helped ban off-shore oil drilling to protect our coasts, repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and increase food safety standards to make school lunches safer – all while building valuable leadership skills.

Currently, we have paid positions open on our campaign staff in each of our locations.  We require that interested candidates are hard workers and have excellent communication skills.

As a member of our staff, you will fundraise, build membership for our partner groups and educate and activate citizens on pressing issues.  You will also have the opportunity to organize press conferences and build coalitions with other non-profit organizations.  While on staff, you gain knowledge of pressing concerns our country is facing, learn how to effectively generate public support, and obtain a firm understanding of the political process.

We will be holding information sessions and interviews at University of Washington Monday May 7^th and Tuesday May 8^th at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. each day.  All sessions will be held in Condon Hall, rm. 223D.  To apply, please visit www.jobsforgoodcauses.org or call 1-800-75-EARTH (1-800-753-2784).  Or fill out this form to receive more information.

4. Global Health Week: NEXT WEEK MAY 7th-10th

Global Health Week is coming next week!! May 7-11, 2012 to the University of Washington, Seattle!!!!!

Global Health Week is a Department of Global Health Series that focuses on career development for those interested in the field. Events of the week are administered and programmed through the Global Health Resource Center, led this year by MSW practicum student coordinator, Annya Pintak. Events are open to faculty, staff, students and professionals campus wide who have an interest in pursuing global health globally and locally. We have a range of exciting events from Trivia Night to a Career Fair and Career Panels, as well as guest lecturers who will be speaking on a variety of topics.

Please mark your calendars for these exciting events and check out the attached calendar for additional events included as a part of Global Health Week!!  Also LIKE our Facebook Page so you can be constantly up to date with the events. 

https://www.facebook.com/UWGlobalHealthWeek

Global Health Week Trivia Night 

Monday, May 7, 2012, 4:00-6:00pm

Foege Building Vista Cafe 

Ever think you knew more than the faculty? Join the Department of Global Health for an afternoon of trivia! We’ll have categories from germs and worms to pop culture. Students and faculty can choose to duke it out, or join forces and take home the grand prize – a goodie basket with more than $100 worth of prizes and giveaways. We’d like to have teams of up to six people. Please sign up ahead of time to reserve your spot, although it’s not a requirement to do so. To sign up your team, contact Nicole Dankerlui, nicole66@uw.edu. Space is limited!!

*This event is co-sponsored by Seattle BioMed 

WGHA Discovery Lecture Series: 

Tuesday May 8, 2012

4:30-5:30pm

Health Sciences Building, Room T-625

Reception immediately to follow

Dr. Keith P. Klugman,

William H. Foege Chair of Global Health

Hubert Department of Global Health

Professor of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health

Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases of the School of Medicine, Emory University

“Influenza and the Pneumococcus: a Deadly Synergism”

Professor Keith P. Klugman is the William H. Foege Chair of Global Health in the Hubert Department of Global Health at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. He is also Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases of the School of Medicine. He is a Visiting Researcher in the Respiratory Diseases Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. He is also the Co-Director of the Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand, the Medical Research Council, and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Professor Klugman is the President - Elect of the International Society of Infectious Diseases, Treasurer of the International Symposium of Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases Board and the past Chair of the International Board of the American Society for Microbiology. He has chaired expert committees for the World Health Organization in Geneva and the Wellcome Trust in London. He serves as an editor or member of the editorial board of 12 journals.

Professor Klugman’s research interests are in pneumonia, meningitis, antimicrobial resistance and vaccines for bacterial pathogens, particularly the pneumococcus. He has published more than 450 papers on these subjects to date.

Career Fair - Futures in Global Health Day 

Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 10:00am-2:00pm

Mary Gates Commons 

Over a dozen participating organizations including: PATH, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle BioMed, Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS), Child Family Health International (CFHI), Health Alliance International, Infectious Disease Research Institute, VillageReach, American Red Cross, Refugee Women’s Alliance, Consejo and many others! 

Career Panel - “Working Globally, Locally”

Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 4:00-5:30pm 

South Campus Center, Room 316  

Panelists from local immigrant and refugee organizations will discuss the types of skills and training students need to get involved in this field. Panel will be moderated by Dr. King Holmes, Chair of the UW Global Health Department, and panelists include Jaime Garcia, Executive Director of Consejo, Christine Mattfeld, ELL Health Education Specialist at Seattle Public Schools, Risho Sapano, Arabic Domestic Violence Victim’s Advocate at ReWa and Adam Taylor, Project Manager for Global to Local Initiative, King County Public Health. 

Lecture Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, sponsored by Global WACh, UW South Asia Center, GAPPS and the University of Washington Department of Global Health presents:

Thursday May 10, 2012

4:30-5:30pm

Foege Building Auditorium, Room S-060

Reception immediately to follow featuring poster presentations of the research from current students in Global Health and the Global Health Pathways Residency Programs.

Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta,

Professor and Head of the Division of Maternal and Child Health at Aga Khan University Medical Center in Karachi, Pakistan

“Social Determinants and the Impact of Community Based Approaches on Maternal and Newborn Health”

Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta is Husein Laljee Dewraj Professor and Head of the newly created Division of Maternal and Child Health, Aga Khan University Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan. He currently holds the chair of the Health Sciences Group of the Biotechnology Commission, is a member of the advisory committee for health research of the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, and is chairman of the Research Ethics Committee of the government of Pakistan. Dr Bhutta’s research interests include community based perinatal care, interaction of nutrition and infections, micronutrient malnutrition, and maternal and child health policy issues. He has won several awards, including the President of Pakistan Gold Medal for contributions to Child Health in Pakistan (2004) and the Outstanding Pediatrician of Asia award by the Asia Pacific Pediatric Association (2006).

Film Screening - We Were Here 

Thursday, May 10, 2012, 

7:00-9:00pm 

Foege Building Auditorium S-060

A groundbreaking documentary that takes a deep and reflective look back at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco. 

*This event is co-sponsored by the UW/FHCRC Center for AIDS Research, UW Q Center, UW Women’s Center and the UW GHRC. 

Career Panel - “Job Search Tips” 

Friday, May 11, 2012, 2:00-3:30pm 

Health Sciences, Turner Auditorium D-209 

Come to this panel of HR representatives to learn about what employers are looking for. This event is moderated by Briana Keller, Assistant Director of UW Career Center, and panelists will include HR representatives from three different organizations such as Andre Nellams from the Infectious Disease Research Institute. 

**Questions? Contact Annya Pintak, apintak@uw.edu 

***Please visit our website at http://globalhealth.washington.edu/global-health-week-2012

5. Screenwriting, the Art of Narrative, and Cinematic Production | Summer Courses

Screenwriting, the Art of Narrative, and Cinematic Production at the UW

Summer Quarter 2012

Attention story tellers and film makers!

The theme of this C21 Summer Institute is the Future of Storytelling. 

• For UW students interested in visual storytelling, video production and screenwriting. 
• Enroll in the core curriculum for an immersive and unique experience  unavailable during the academic year. 
• Courses can be taken individually or in any combination.
• All courses are introductory: no previous experience necessary.

            ARTS 150         The Art of Story – 5 credits (A-term)

Survey of narrative tradition and structure as they pertain to arts, culture, history and society.  Examines the origins and uses of narrative on a global scale, and presents the various forms of storytelling that inform our daily lives today.

Instructor: Andrew Tsao, Associate Professor, Drama

            DRAMA 406      Cinematic Production – 5 credits (B-Term)

Explores applied narrative film grammar and cinematic technique. Covers operations of digital cinema equipment including cameras, cinema lighting, and editing software such as Final Cut Studio.

                                    Instructor: Andrew Tsao, Associate Professor, Drama

            ENGL 487: Screenwriting – 5 credits (Full term).

Basics of screenwriting: story, character, dialogue and structure. Learn the craft of screenwriting by reading and analyzing screenplays and film treatments, writing short original screenplays adapted from essays, news stories, and published short stories.  Learn how to develop a story both narratively and visually.

                                    Instructor: Shawn Wong, Professor, English

For additional information, please contact: Cynthia Cac, 206.616.6518

1. Apply to be a Robinson Center Summer TA!

2. CLUE is hiring Tutors!!

3. “Medical Marijuana and the Law” panel on May 8th, 7pm

4. UW Graduate School offers grad school prep boot camps this summer

5. Internship Opportunities

6. NASA Opportunities

7. The Science Speaker Series presents Paul Fischer - Thursday April 12 - 7:30pm - Town Hall

8. Hall Health program for students

9. Graduation Deadline’s FAST Approaching! TOMORROW!

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1. Apply to be a Robinson Center Summer TA!

Robinson Center Summer Teaching Aide positions are now available!

SUMMER CHALLENGE:  Challenge is a program for 5-6th graders that runs
July 9-July  27, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.  Pay is $10/hour,
$11/hour for returning TAs.

SUMMER STRETCH:  Summer Stretch is a program for 7-10th graders that
runs July 2-27, Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Friday (except July 6), 9:00
am-2:30 pm.  Pay is $9/hour, $10/hour for returning TAs.

AFTER-CLASS PROGRAM:  We need 2-3 TAs to help out with our After-Class
program.  This runs July 9-July
27, Mon-Fri , 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm.  Pay is $10/hour, $11/hour for returning TAs.

TO APPLY:

1.  Review the attached job description.

2.  Fill out our online application,
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/kcarter4/161194.

3.  Leave your resume and unofficial UW transcript in our Catalyst
Dropbox, https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/kcarter4/20583.

2. CLUE is hiring Tutors!!

The Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE) is hiring for a variety of tutor positions for the end of this quarter and the 2012-2013 school year.

We are hiring
- A FRONT DESK MANAGER
- CHEMISTRY TUTORS
- MATH TUTORS
- PHYSICS TUTORS        
- A STATS TUTOR
- WRITING ADVISERS
       
Please check out our website and apply. Deadlines and descriptions located on the website, www.depts.washington.edu/clue, under the ‘Working with Us’ tab.

3. “Medical Marijuana and the Law” panel on May 8th, 7pm

The LSJ Alumni Outreach Committee Invites You to a Panel on “Medical Marijuana and the Law”

       Local LSJ (Law, Societies, and Justice) and So Ju (Society and Justice) alumni cordially invite you to attend a panel discussion on medical marijuana and Washington state law on May 8 at 7 p.m. in room 133 of the UW’s William Gates Hall.
       The panel includes several distinguished guests, and will be moderated by Prof. Steven Herbert, Director of LSJ.  Please join your fellow alumni, current students, and interested citizens in what promises to be a stimulating discussion!

“Medical Marijuana and the Law in Washington State:
Challenges and Opportunities”

       Voters in Washington approved an initiative in 1998 to make it possible for citizens with a certified medical condition to grow and possess marijuana.  Despite this initiative, persistent
challenges plague efforts to make marijuana available to qualified patients.  Some of these challenges stem from a lack of a clear state-level apparatus to regulate marijuana growth and sales, and some stem from persistent fear of federal-level prosecutions for those who engage in the delivery of the drug.  This panel will provide an opportunity to consider these challenges, and to imagine possible solutions to them.  Questions the panel will be asked to consider include:

Why precisely is the law surrounding medical marijuana unclear or incomplete?

What implications flow from this lack of clarity, and how can these best be addressed?

What can happen at the city, state, or federal levels to reduce the legal uncertainty surrounding the marijuana trade?

Should solutions to these issues be confined to the medical use of marijuana, or are they best addressed through a wider effort at legalization?

What should marijuana policy look like in the future?

Panelists:
Tim Burgess, Seattle City Council
Ian Goodhew, King County Prosecutor’s Office
Allison Holcomb, New Approach Washington
Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Washington State Senate

The Particulars:
May 8, 7 p.m., William Gates Hall, Room 133

4. UW Graduate School offers grad school prep boot camps this summer

Get ready to apply to graduate school with UW experts

Want to bolster your career with an advanced degree? Learn how to pick the right program and sell your strengths at our summer weekend boot camp

Thinking about applying to graduate school but don’t know where to start? Wondering how to find the right program and school to advance your career and meet your goals? Stumped about how to write a winning personal statement or resume? The University of Washington Graduate School can help.

This summer, the UW Graduate School is offering two weekend workshops that will teach current students, working professionals, career-changers and others how to find the right graduate program and school to suit their interests and demystify the application process.

Taught by UW Graduate School professors, the Grad School Prep Boot Camp is a non-credit, condensed version of the popular two-credit course that the UW offers each quarter.  The course is open to everyone; participants do not need to be UW students to enroll.

The workshops will be offered on the UW Seattle campus the weekends of June 30-July 1 and July 28-29, 2012. Classes will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.  A $475 course fee includes educational materials and catered breakfast and snacks each day.

Each course can accommodate up to 50 students, and interested students should apply early to secure their spots.

For more information about the workshops, visit http://grad.uw.edu/discover/preparing-for-grad-school-workshop.shtml, or contact Katy DeRosier, katyd2@uw.edu. 

The course will cover a number of valuable themes:

• Getting to know you.
  Meet your professors and fellow students.
• The perfect match.
  How to identify the perfect graduate program and school for you.
• It’s all about you.
  The personal statement. What you should say and how you should say it.
• Experiential learning.
  How to get the experience you need to prepare for grad school and bolster your application.
• Making contact.
  The secrets of networking and forging relationships.
• Putting in a good word.
  Learn the importance of recommendations and how to ask someone to write on your behalf.
• Image is everything.
  Discover how to use your resume/curriculum vitae to showcase your talent, experience and potential.

Each day will feature fast-paced presentations and hands-on, collaborative learning, taught by:

• Gerald J. Baldasty, vice provost and dean of the UW Graduate School
• James Antony, associate dean of the UW Graduate School
• Rebecca Aanerud, associate dean of the UW Graduate School
• Katy DeRosier, the UW Graduate School’s assistant director for new programs and external funding who specializes in higher education admissions programs
• Jacob Houston, a master’s and doctoral candidate in the UW College of Education’s Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Students will leave the workshop with an accurate understanding of the graduate school application process, as well as a strong sense of how to communicate their goals and strengths, a solid draft of their statement of purpose and resume, and a concrete plan for what to do next in the application process.

5. Internship Opportunities

The Brent Lab in the Division of Basic Sciences at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is looking for UW undergraduates for two available internship positions.

The Hutchinson Center, in collaboration with its clinical and research partners, the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Pacific Northwest. Recognized internationally for pioneering work in bone-marrow transplantation, the Center includes five divisions that collaborate to create a unique environment for conducting basic and applied science.

The Brent Laboratory

Embedded in the flourishing biological research environment of the Basic Sciences Division, the Brent Lab studies the quantitative function of cellular systems that sense and transmit information and make associated decisions. The work is grounded in careful, directed experimentation on a prototypical cell signaling system, the pheromone response system in Saccaromyces cerevisiae, and extends to other model organisms.

Positions…

A. Cell Signaling Reporter Development

Position Overview

• We are looking at signals based on fluorescent lifetimes and other measurable attributes of genetically engineered proteins in living cells. These proteins contain as moeities derivatives of and relatives of Green Fluorescent Proteins, here called XFPs.  To develop the work further, we need to continue to complement the physics and software based work on instrumentation with equally sophisticated genetic manipulation of the cells we examine. Our work demands examination of cell signaling in cells in defined gradients of extracellular ligands.  The gradients form in microfluidic devices that depend on defined flows of very small amounts of liquids.  We have an immediate need for a short term engineering project. 

Responsibilities

• ·         Envision fluorescent protein reporters for cell signaling events, design and create them, and make cells that contain them.
• ·         Design, construct, test and document a programmable, multichannel pump to operate microfluidic devices. Each pumping channel will operate by pumping gas into the head volume above a liquid reservoir, which in turn will drive liquid in the reservoir through a tube connected to the microfluidic device.

Qualifications:

• ·         Current undergraduate student or recent graduate
• ·         Excellent written and verbal skills
• ·         Strong attention to detail and quality of work
• ·         Ability to take initiative, and to work independently as well as in a team

Compensation: Work study, hourly wage or course credit

B. FILM Intern

• The Brent lab develops and uses intracellullar wetware (engineered proteins) and microscopic and other extracellular equipment to probe the quantitative function of cell signaling systems.  This work sits on an interface between biology and some kinds of physics.  It will provide fundamental insights, which should in turn be important to understanding how multi-celled organisms develop from a single fertilized egg, and for understanding of and treatment of diseases such as cancer. One of the key microscopic instruments is a newly-built multispot laser scanning confocal Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy setup (aka FLIM setup).  Existing commercial microscopy FLIM systems can determine the fluorescence lifetimes of molecules with time resolutions in the tens of picoseconds.  As we perfect it, we believe our equipment may perform significantly better.

Responsibilities

• Interns will work with a small team comprised of biologists and physicists developing the microscopic and genetic methods.  Interns may also have an opportunity to work with a collaborating lab in New Mexico which leads the development of similar fluorescent lifetime methods for flow cytometry. 

Qualifications

• ·         Current undergraduate student or recent graduate
• ·         Excellent written and verbal skills
• ·         Strong attention to detail and quality of work
• ·         Ability to take initiative, and to work independently as well as in a team

How to apply

• Send cover letter describing interest and fit for the position, a complete CV, transcripts (unofficial is acceptable), and contact information for up to three professional references to:

Cynthia R. Bush
Research Projects Manager
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
1100 Fairview Avenue N., A2-025
Seattle, WA  98109
cbush@fhcrc.org
fax:  206-667-6522

6. NASA Opportunities

• A. Academic High-Altitude Conference
• B. 2012 Exploration Space Grant Faculty Workshop

(A) Academic High-Altitude Conference

Welcome to the Academic High-Altitude Conference!
All who have interest in academic high-altitude ballooning are invited participate in this year’s AHA conference, June 27th-29th, at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. Each year, the AHAC has sought to expand its relevance to those working on the academic side of high altitude ballooning. This year’s conference will present talks that focus on
1.) executing high altitude science research projects,
2.) developing operational capabilities for high altitude balloon flights, and
3.) creating educational opportunities incorporating high altitude balloon flights.

The official call-for-papers/posters and registration is online at http://www.trevecca.edu/AHAC/ . The deadline for abstracts is April 16th, 2012. There will be a competition (with prizes) for student posters submitted to the conference. A limited amount of financial aid is available to defray student travel costs.

We are pleased to announce three invited speakers for the conference:
· David Voss, Program Manager, University Nanosat Program, AFRL, Kirtland AFB
· Mike Smith, Senior Aerospace Engineer, Aerostar International, Inc.
· Paul Verhage, Writer, Educator

Please note the three workshops on the Monday and Tuesday preceding the main conference (June 25th and 26th). Two of these will cover advanced technical topics, and the third will focus on integrating high altitude flights into undergraduate curricula. Details are on the conference website (http://www.trevecca.edu/AHAC/).


(B) 2012 Exploration Space Grant Faculty Workshop

I am pleased to announce the 2012 Exploration Space Grant Faculty Workshop to be held July 19 & 20 at Kennedy Space Center. The workshop will cover the newly developed and tested senior design course Hybrid Rocket Experiment Station for Capstone Design. The workshop covers topics such as NASA Systems Engineering Process, senior design projects, and incorporating the NASA Systems Engineering Process into senior design projects. Travel expenses may be reimbursed on a first come first serve basis.

Please visit our website for more information and to register for this free workshop:
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/centers/kennedy/technology/ESMDWorkshop.html

7. The Science Speaker Series presents Paul Fischer - Thursday April 12 - 7:30pm - Town Hall

UW Science Now: Paul Fischer: The Conscientious Forester: Forests And Carbon Credits in Western Washington


Presented by Engage: The Science Speaker Series as part of SeattleScience Lectures, with the University of Washington, Pacific ScienceCenter and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU. 
UW Science Now at Town Hall tickets are $5 each. UW people can get in free if they book their tickets online and use the word “husky” as a coupon code OR if they show their UW ID at the event when buying tickets. 
Contact: info@engage-science.com

Forests are iconic of the Pacific Northwest. We all value these forests for many reasons – the beauty of towering Douglas-fir trees, the shelter of a wood-framed house, the clean air and water that has been filtered through a forest, and more. Of these products and services, wood and paper are the primary resources that carry a dollar value. However, many people concerned about global warming have begun to pay foresters to grow a forest that stores more carbon. This is because trees have the ability to take carbon dioxide, the leading cause of global warming, from the air and lock up that carbon long-term in wood. These payments-for-carbon place a dollar value on a product that doesn’t require cutting trees from the forest. Today, the payments for carbon are worth less than the money a forester receives from traditional forest management, but the less-intensive forestry associated with managing for carbon storage are thought to provide more of the environmental and social benefits we derive from standing forests. Thus, foresters interested in managing forests for carbon face a tradeoff between timber revenue and the benefits of less-intensive forestry. New research on how a forester can optimize timber revenue and forest carbon storage revives the discussion over how we most wisely use our forests to provide the diverse products and services we value and depend on.

8. Hall Health program for students

Chlamydia is the #1 sexually transmitted bacterial infection on university campuses; 5-10% of college aged women have Chlamydia, and many don’t know it.  Hall Health Center is trying to do something about this, by offering free chlamydia testing for female students on the UW-Seattle campus during the 2012 Spring quarter. For more information about this program please visit http://depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/article-detail.php?ArticleID=600&ClinicID=1

9. Graduation Deadline’s FAST Approaching! TOMORROW!

Spring 2012 Bachelor’s Degree candidates must have their Application to Graduate submitted and received by the Office of Graduation and Academic Records by the April 13th deadline in order to have their names listed. Master’s and Doctoral degree candidates must have their Master’s Degree Request submitted or Doctoral Final Exam scheduled, by April 13^thin order to have their names listed.  Summer 2012 graduates’ names will be listed in the following year’s program.