The Career Center is in need of volunteers for the upcoming Internship Fair on 2/12/15 from 2-6pm in the HUB Ballrooms. Shifts will be available from 8:00am-7:30pm, with a minimum time commitment of 2 hours.

Why volunteer?

•  If you need to fulfill volunteer hour requirements, look no further! Complete your hours with flexible shifts at this high-energy event.
•  Interested in Event Planning? As a volunteer, you’ll work closely with the UW Career Center’s Events Team to put on our biggest event of the year. Learn the ins and outs… then put it on your resume!
•  Some volunteer shifts will work directly with employers, where you will have direct access to network and connect with them.  Keep in mind- they are all hiring and/or have internship opportunities!

Interested? Shoot me (Dean Kirkpatrick) an email at CCFair@uw.edu  with the following information:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your hours of availability on the day of the fair 2/12/15 (Thursday)

Please send this to me as soon as you can. By 2/5/15 (Thursday), we’ll be in touch to confirm your schedule and shift assignments. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Best wishes,

Dean Kirkpatrick

__________________________________________________________________________

Career Fair Volunteer Coordinator
(206) 543-9103

134 Mary Gates Hall * Box 352810 * Seattle, WA 98195
CCFair@UW.edu

http://careers.washington.edu

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines 

Jan. 12, 2015:    Beinecke Scholarship

Jan. 14, 2015:    Department of Energy NNSA Stewardship Graduate Fellowship Program

Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program

Jan. 15, 2015:    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) RISE

Scan|Design @ UW Fellowship

Jan. 16, 2015:    Pride Foundation Scholarships

Greater Seattle Business Association Scholarships

Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Jan. 19, 2015:    Samuel Huntington Public Service Award

Jan. 20, 2015:    Killam Fellowship

USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

Jan. 23, 2015:    Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Jan. 26, 2015:    Mary Gates Endowment Leadership Scholarship

Jan. 30, 2015:    Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

Jan. 31, 2015:    DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Undergraduate Scholarship Programs

Feb. 2, 2015:    Mary Gates Endowment Research Scholarship

Upcoming Winter Workshops: (all in MGH 171)

Scholarships 101: Getting Started    January 21, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

January 27, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

Scholarships 201: for Continuing Students    January 28, 2015, 3:30-4:30pm

February 5, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

Curriculum Vitae Writing    January 22, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

February 2, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

Getting Great Recommendation Letters    January 26, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

February 12, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

Personal Statement Writing    January 29, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

February 4, 2015, 3:30-4:30pm

Start your application: www.teachforamerica.org/apply

Teach For America is developing a movement of leaders who will help drive change at every level of our education system toward the goal of closing the opportunity gap in America.  These leaders start their paths as corps members who teach for two years in urban and rural high-need communities and help students make the academic progress that expands their opportunities.  Deeply affected by their teaching experience, our alumni continue to advocate for students and build lasting change in many different roles and fields.

What is Teach For America: Video

The Basics and Benefits of Teach For America:

•        All academic majors and backgrounds
  · Salary ranging from $25,500-$51,000 a year with health insurance and retirement benefits
  ·         Graduate school and employer partnerships for alum to continue their leadership and impact
  ·         Regional placement is not random; applicants preference location in our 50 regions
  ·         All grade levels (preK-12) and subjects including ELL and SpEd
  ·         Possible AmeriCorps Education Award of $11,100 and loan deferment/forbearance
  ·         Option to earn your certification and/or Masters in Education/teaching
  ·         DACA recipients are eligible to apply. Learn more here.

For additional information, explore our website and youtube channel or contact UW’s Manager of Recruitment, Sean Rice (Sean.Rice@teachforamerica.org) 

The Undergraduate Research Program is pleased to announce that we’re now
accepting applications for the 2014 Summer Institute in the Arts &
Humanities (SIAH)!  (Application deadline: March 14)

This year’s theme is Native Modernities: Histories, Politics, and Arts of
Indigeneity

In this year’s Summer Institute students will explore rich histories of
Native struggles, contemporary (trans)national Indigenous social movements,
and repertoires of decolonizing artistic, cultural, and intellectual
production.

2014 Teaching Team:

– Maria Elena Garcia, Associate Professor, Comparative History of Ideas and
Jackson School of International Studies
– Jose Antonio (Tony) Lucero, Associate Professor, Jackson School of
International Studies
– Dian Million (Athabascan), Associate Professor, American Indian Studies
and Canadian Studies
– Annie Dwyer, Doctoral Candidate, English

Eligibility: UW (Bothell, Seattle, & Tacoma) undergraduate students in good
academic standing who are interested in an intensive experience in scholarly
research in the arts and humanities are encouraged to apply.

SIAH selects and supports 20 undergraduates to engage in intensive research
projects under the guidance of four interdisciplinary instructors. Selected
students are named Mary Gates Scholars and receive a Mary Gates Research
Scholarship of $4,000 to help defray the costs of participation.
Participants enroll in 12 academic credits for this full-time research
immersion experience.

Summer Institute Information Sessions will be held on the following dates:

Thursday, February 13 – 4:30-5:30 pm  (this week!)
Thursday, February 27 – 4:30-5:30 pm
Monday, March 3 – 12:30-1:30 pm

All sessions will be held in Mary Gates Hall 171.  Register
here: https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/429
For more information: exp.uw.edu/urp/sinst.  Questions?: Contact the
Undergraduate Research Program at urp@uw.edu

Fourth Application Deadline: Friday, January 24

Learn how to apply and review the application timeline here.

Start your application here!

 On-Campus Events this Quarter

What’s the advantage of applying to at the 1/24 deadline as opposed to the 2/20 deadline?

• Higher chances of being admitted to your top choice region
• More access to transitional funding
• More time to prepare for your future students (if you wait until the last deadline, you won’t confirm your offer to TFA until April 1 – that’s just about two months before you would have to leave for your induction!)

Teach For America is developing a movement of leaders who will help drive change at every level of our education system toward the goal of closing the opportunity gap in America.  These leaders start their paths as corps members who teach for two years in urban and rural high-need communities and help students make the academic progress that expands their opportunities.  Deeply affected by their teaching experience, our alumni continue to advocate for students and build lasting change in many different roles and fields.

 The Basics and Benefits:

• All academic majors and backgrounds accepted.
• Regional placement is not random; applicants preference location in our 48 regions.
• All grade levels (preK-12) and subjects including ELL and SpEd.
• Salary ranging from $25,500-$51,000 a year with health insurance and retirement benefits.
• Possible Americorps Education Award of $11,100 and loan deferment/forbearance.
• Option to earn your certification and/or Masters in Education/teaching.
• Graduate school and employer partnerships for alum to continue their leadership and impact.
• DACA recipients are eligible to apply to TFA. Learn more here.

For additional information, explore our website and youtube channel or contact Katherine Kleitsch at katherine.kleitsch@teachforamerica.org.

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Check out this BuzzFeed for who from UW should apply for TFA!

Kiva Fellows Program

Kiva Fellows travel to and live in the host country of one of our partner microfinance institutions (MFI) for a minimum of 12 weeks.  By journaling on the behalf of our MFI partner, Kiva Fellows are able to convey the impact on the entrepreneur of a Kiva loan. For more information and the application, visit Kiva Fellows Program.

Kiva Review and Translation Program

Kiva Editors and Translators volunteer from their own homes for at least two hours per week editing, translating, and thoroughly reviewing loan profiles from around the world for publication on the Kiva website.

Kiva Editing

If you have a background in editing, technical writing, or journalism, you may be able to support Kiva’s mission by reviewing and lightly editing loan profiles. Visit Kiva Editing Program for registration and additional information.

Kiva Translation

If you are a native or native-level English speaker and have high-level proficiency in a foreign language, you may be able to support Kiva’s mission by translating loan profiles. Visit Kiva Translation Program for registration and additional information.

Kiva Loan Review Team Leaders

October 19 from 9 am to 12 pm at the HSDC- unloading/setting up the
stage – 4 volunteers

Nov 2 from 9 am to 3 pm from HSDC to UW Ethnic Cultural Center-
loading, transport, unloading props – 4 volunteers 

Nov 8 to 10 during performances: (3) stage crew, (4) ushers & (2)
selling merchandise
Nov 8, 5 pm to 9 pm (4 hours)
Nov 9, 1 pm to 5 pm (4 hours)
Nov 9, 6 pm to 9 pm (4 hours)
Nov 10, 1 pm to 5 pm (4 hours)

Nov 10 from 5 pm to 8 pm – taking down the stage, loading to the
truck- 6 volunteers

The required dress code would be a shirt provided with a Broken Spokes
logo, black pants (still in the works).

If you’re interested, please let me know via the UW ASL Club email
(aslc@uw.edu). If you have specific questions about the event, please
go to the website and find their email and ask them.

Lance and Kristi has provided Deaf Contact hours for this
opportunity.While this is encouraged for advanced signers, Deaf
Spotlight will accept all volunteers! This is a great way to really
dive in a Deaf community setting and be exposed to different signers.

Thank you for your time,
Christine Liao
UW ASL Club President

Due Monday, August 12, 2013

The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) is seeking enthusiastic and experienced undergraduate researchers, scholars and artists from all disciplines to be Undergraduate Research Leaders (URLs) for the 2013-14 academic year. URLs serve a central role in connecting undergraduates to URP. The goal for URLs is to increase awareness and participation of undergraduates in research from a range of disciplines (e.g., humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, etc). Anticipated URL time commitment is approximately 8-10 hours/month and dependent on quarterly events and student availability.

More information and application available here.

Questions? Contact the URP Staff at urp@uw.edu or (206) 543-4282

The English Department also offers several courses specifically for students who self-identify as non-native speakers of English. “ESL” is the term most widely recognized by current students, and is the term we use below.

“ESL” 131 and 121: Each quarter, there are specific sections of English 131 for students who self-identify as “ESL.” These sections are taught by teachers with expertise in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Access to these sections requires add codes from the instructors, whose contact information is linked in the time schedule. In Spring 2014 we will offer our first “ESL 121,” EWP’s service-learning composition course. This section will be taught by a teacher with both TESOL and community-based teaching experience.  Student surveys are overwhelmingly positive, and confirm that students in EWP’s “ESL” sections gain in skill, confidence, and ability to make use of UW resources and to write, revise and edit their own writing.

Linked English 103-131: In autumn and winter, we offer a specific section of English 131 that is linked to a section of the Academic English Program’s English 103. The English 103 and English 131 teachers, both of whom have TESOL expertise, coordinate the course-planning and instruction. For UW students who need an AEP course to fulfill their English Language Proficiency Requirement, this linked pair of courses is an excellent opportunity to work toward both the ELPR and the UW’s “Composition” requirement through a linked pair of courses. Students should contact Amy Renehan, arenehan@pce.uw.edu, for information and add codes.

“ESL Studios”: In addition to “Composition” courses, the English Department continues to offer “ESL Studio” courses each quarter under General Studies 391. These 2 credit C/NC courses, which are open to any student enrolled in any EWP or IWP course, are also taught by teachers with TESOL expertise. In the “ESL Studios,” students build advanced vocabulary skills, focus on reading skills to help comprehend and analyze complex texts, and review and analyze grammar structures, focusing on how they apply to organization and produce different effects in academic writing.   Students may contact the instructors (linked in the time schedule) with questions about the course.  Studios are capped at 10 students each.  No add codes are required.

Questions?  Contact Elizabeth Simmons-O’Neill at esoneill@u.washington.edu.

The new Dream Project international student seminar (EDUC 361B) is designed to support international students who are not yet familiar with American education system to better integrate into and participate in the Dream Project. The seminar is a combination of lectures and discussions. A series of topics aim at familiarizing international students with high school requirements and college admission in the US, which would facilitate their work as mentors to high school students. Group discussions improve international students’ intercultural communication experience and help bring out their expertise to contribute to the Dream Project.