UW Honors | Weekly Announcements

Week 5 – Winter 2025

Welcome Honors Huskies to Week 5 of Winter Quarter! We hope you are staying warm and safe during the snowy weather. In between studying for midterms, be sure to check out our updated list of events and opportunities, both on and off campus, happening this quarter.

Honors Community Spotlight:

This week’s Community Spotlight focuses on a new member to the UW Honors Community, Alycia Gilbert! Alycia is the new Curriculum & Academic Operations Manager, and is currently teaching an Honors course: “Rose-Colored Retrospectives: Period Media and Cultures of Nostalgia.” Read the rest of the spotlight here to learn more.

Honors Events and Opportunities

Opportunities

Events

Check In With Yourself

Neighborhood House has launched an innovative campaign called Check In With Yourself, an application designed to support undergraduate mental health, particularly among UW students. After completing a brief online survey, users receive personalized resources tailored to their mental health needs. This initiative aims to address the often-overlooked mental health challenges faced in the high-intensity, stressful environment of college life.

Here is the link: https://checkinwa.org/welcome?referral=publichealth

Share Your Story: Recruiting Autistic Young Adults for Peer Honors Thesis

This autistic led research aims to explore how autistic young adults experiences with autistic identity and friendships. Those interested will create a photo diary to share their reflections and experiences. A stim toy will be gifted to all participants. If you have any questions please reach out to niabrice@uw.edu!

UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity  

Students, we haven’t forgotten about you! UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creativity Activity welcomes your research and creative submissions before June 1, 2025.  

View Submission Guidelines for UReCA

Discounted Museum and Film Tickets

Free Tickets to Nordic Museum First Thursday
Tomorrow, Feb. 6, is “Free 1st Thursday<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nordicmuseum.org/events/free-first-thursday__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lUfv8IvsEvUxuw68qh7-L1QBUYb8ogprVHDtTkSWNSE2_8gNAKGTv1M06S-ZUgFziO3yLy21ra55bYss$>” at the Nordic Museum in Ballard (every 1st Thursday is free there, but you have to reserve your tickets via the link).

Discount Tickets to Film Festival This Weekend
The Sámi Film Festival is this weekend! <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nordicmuseum.org/events/sami-film-festival__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!n57kxyDvseELuNoBmg97TTHRWYp-jQbu0SYpAG4I2X9VBhzxuxcrwGXqhz2Jd1YVQQgjaFYbIaJhgVOkqo_RRY5k-Z-wsMcxT6k$> (Friday/Saturday in Majestic Bay Theatres in Ballard). The Sámi are an Indigenous people of the northernmost parts of Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. The student discount code is “DOXTATER” (it makes Friday’s opening night $5 and the all-day pass for Saturday $15…big savings)

Honors Sweden: Art & Activism in the Nordic Region

Apply by February 15th with the extended deadline!

During this 4-week interdisciplinary study abroad program, you will explore art and activism in Sweden and Finland, and get a taste of Nordic languages along the way. We will reflect on questions surrounding “high” vs. “low” art; art education in the Nordics; urban design and planning in Nordic cities and the place of [and reaction to] public art; the role of museums in curating, preserving, and presenting culturally important artifacts; and the changing roles of media in communicating contemporary political, economic, and social ideas, especially in relation to identity.

We’ll use current Swedish and Finnish film, music, and visual art to understand contemporary Nordic culture and society, while also taking a look back at traditional crafts and folk architecture to see the roots of Nordic material culture and folk art. Being based in Stockholm and visiting Helsinki for a week means you’ll have hands-on learning opportunities, including site visits, field trips, and seminars with guest speakers.

Course assignments will include research bibliographies, reflective writing, group discussions, co-created public-facing presentations, and original creations. No prior knowledge is needed, and though we’ll introduce you to some very basic Swedish and Finnish, English is widely spoken in both countries.

The program will be based in Stockholm, Sweden, with one week in Helsinki, Finland. Some excursions will be included to nearby towns and historically- and culturally-significant locations. Stockholm and Helsinki have good public transportation options to the surrounding areas and abundant opportunities for learning to happen outside of the classroom. Lodging will be in hostels, and breakfast is provided at the hostels. The program fee includes breakfast and lunch on weekdays. Students are responsible for all other meals, airfare to and from Stockholm, study abroad fee, and insurance.

Information Session Video

Honors Ireland: Irish Voices, Dynamics of Diversity

Apply by February 15th with the extended deadline!

“Irish Voices: dynamics of diversity in Ireland” explores who belongs in Ireland and what does belonging in Ireland mean? For all of Ireland’s history, including its experiences of British colonialization, these have been active and contested questions that impacted everyone’s lives. The 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement that brought an end to thirty years of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, affirmed that “it is the firm will of the Irish nation, in harmony and friendship, to unite all the people who share the territory of the island of Ireland, in all the diversity of their identities and traditions.” In recent years Ireland’s voters have affirmed several progressive human rights positions at the ballot box. This program brings students into contemporary conversations, well-grounded in historical perspectives, about justice and intergenerational activism related to gender, ethnicity, citizenship, and social status.

UWT/UWB/Honors Colombia: Unpacking Tourism – The Impacts of Coffee Culture Tourism in Colombia

Apply by February 15th with the extended deadline!

Our course draws on contemporary promotion materials for tourism to Colombia that are circulated here in the US, as well as Europe and within Colombia itself to examine how the region is represented and mediated in various modes. Together we will examine advertisements, websites, and travel literature, and juxtapose these representations with the material realities of tourism and its impacts in Colombia in the Coffee-growing region of Armenia, a UNESCO heritage site. We will be paying special attention to the different ways that Seattle and Colombia are represented within the global coffee economy and tourism, and tourism that has been driven by the popularity of Disney’s film Encanto, which is set in the region we will be visiting. The course will take students behind the scenes to experience the realities of what it takes to promote and sustain tourism while gaining hands-on experience on coffee farms and in the heart of tourist activity. Students will be encouraged to learn about representations of coffee and coffee production and contrast these with the experiences of coffee farmers. We will observe patterns of tourism as the cultural and ecological tourist economy shifts and pay special attention to the representations of Colombianness in media that is congruent with particular notions of global power dynamics and social hierarchies. Students will apply textual analysis and critical thinking skills using cultural studies, feminist and ethnic studies intellectual frameworks. Students will collaborate with students at The University of Quindío in research projects based on their experiences in Colombia.

The first portion of the program will take place in Seattle and then the program will spend 3 weeks in Colombia.

Who is eligible: Honors interdisciplinary international/study-away programs are open to UW students across all campuses, including those who are not pursuing Honors. Most programs can count towards general education credits and requirements in your major. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, no prerequisites or language requirements are needed to apply. Studying abroad with Honors. 

Cultural Outing: Victor Luckerson at Town Hall

Victor Luckerson, “A Scheme to Forget, a Demand to Remember: The Century-Long Battle Over the Memory of the Tulsa Race Massacre”

Feb 26, 2025, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall, Seattle

The Honors Program is proud to co-sponsor this important talk by Victor Luckerson, a journalist and author who works to bring neglected black history to light. 

Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood was an ascendant black business district when it was burned to the ground by a white mob in 1921. Since the days after the destruction, people in power have been trying to erase the memory of the Tulsa Race Massacre, going so far as to rip pages from the historical record to hide what unfolded. This purposeful forgetting continues today, as state governments in Oklahoma and elsewhere limit what histories can be taught to children in schools. But all along black Tulsans have provided their own historical ledger, through oral histories, legal battles, and the black press. They demand that the city and the nation remember. In his lecture, Built From the Fire author Victor Luckerson will explore this century-long battle over the “terrain of the mind” in Tulsa. His talk will explore why the story of Greenwood has been wiped from the American consciousness for so long, and the ongoing efforts by black Tulsans to make that legacy more widely known.

Please join Honors Director Stephanie Smallwood, Professor LaShawnDa Pittman and student co-host Tanvi Penubothu for this cultural outing. Click here to RSVP by Feb 19.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: 

Victor Luckerson’s first book, Built From the Fire, is a multigenerational saga of a community in Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street,” that in one century survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, urban renewal, and gentrification. Victor is now busy at work on his second book project. He travels the country speaking about the history of Greenwood at colleges and venues such as the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African History and Culture. He also continues to work as a journalist, freelancing for outlets such as The New Yorker, the New York Times and Smithsonian magazine. 

This cultural outing is supported by the UW Graduate Schools Public Lecture Series. Click Here to visit their events page for more great opportunities to explore voices and perspectives connected with the UW’s mission, vision and values.

Unseen and Unsafe: Barriers to Asylum for Refugees with Disabilities (hybrid)

You’re invited to a special presentation by students who participated in the Disability Inclusive Development Initiative (DIDI) project for UNHCR last winter/spring. Several of these students presented findings at the UN to inform policy to better support and protect disabled refugee populations.

Friday, February 7, from 1-2 pm  Hosted by the Disability Studies Program, this event will provide an in-depth look at the project and its impact on global human rights advocacy.

The presentation will be held in person at the D Center, HUB 327, and will also be accessible via Zoom:
Zoom Link

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the intersection of disability, migration, and human rights from your peers!

RESEARCH TEAM: Taylor Arredondo, Stuart Asplund, Alice Bruil, Koschei Budkar, Alexandra Crooks, Zak Osborn, Vanessa Pankaj, and Carlos Yanez Navarro. Research assistant: Kaden Kaeo. Project Advisors: Megan McCloskey, Johanna Mora, Mostofa Md. Golam Hasan, and Rhoda Adeke.

IMPORTANT LINKS:

Zoom Join URL for event: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99409299015

Event details: https://disabilitystudies.washington.edu/news/2025-01/dsp-research-presentation-feb-7-unseen-and-unsafe

More about the research project and student involvement: https://honors.uw.edu/news/2024/students-protect-disability-rights-at-the-u-n/

More about DIDI: https://jsis.washington.edu/research/ipi/disability-inclusive-development-initiative/

EXCERPT FROM RESEARCH BRIEF: Although the circumstances in the countries under study are diverse and each face challenges particular to their political, economic, and social contexts, the study finds that none are effectively meeting the needs of refugees with disabilities or fulfilling the promise of international human rights law to the most vulnerable. In short, to meet the present moment and truly commit to protecting the human rights of all, governments and humanitarian actors must do more.

Congress Internship for Suzan DelBene

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) seeks interns for her Washington, D.C. and District (Bellevue, WA) offices. Interns will work in a fast-paced congressional office, gaining valuable experience and knowledge of the United States Congress.

Intern responsibilities include greeting constituents and handling constituent phone calls, assisting staff with administrative tasks, conducting research, and assisting with constituent correspondence. District interns will have the opportunity to attend community events, constituent meetings, and tours with the Congresswoman and staff. Washington, D.C. interns will have the opportunity to lead tours of the U.S. Capitol as well as attend hearings and briefings for legislative staff. To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and short writing sample (1 to 2 pages) through this form. The deadline for Summer 2025 internship applications is Monday, February 24th at 11:59 PM.

Please email internship.delbene@mail.house.gov with any questions or concerns.

Northwest Native American Research Center for Health Summer Research Training Institute

The Northwest Native American Research Center for Health (NW NARCH) is offering a limited number of travel scholarships to attend the Summer Research Training Institute (SRTI). Apply now! Please help us spread the word.

Apply for the travel scholarship here: https://cvent.me/xbmkBG

Deadline to apply: February 23rd, 2025

About SRTI

The SRTI is an intensive research training program of the NW NARCH. The goal of the NW NARCH is to improve tribal health by increasing the numbers of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people who are engaged in biomedical and social science research and who can bring the benefits of academic research into their communities.

Our curriculum is designed for health professionals and students who seek training opportunities related to research skill building, program design, and implementation. Courses will be held in Portland, Oregon at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) from June 9th to the 20th. Certificates of completion are awarded at the end of each course.

We encourage AI/AN health professionals, undergraduates, and graduate students to attend.

Travel Award Includes

  • Lodging (room and tax only) during your registered training courses; 
  • Airfare, train, or car mileage to Portland, Oregon; and 
  • Course tuition, course materials, and books.

Check out our brochure for more information (attached).

We look forward to seeing you in Portland, Oregon!

2025 Environmental Innovation Challenge Application Open

I am pleased to announce that the application for the 2025 Environmental Innovation Challenge is open! By starting now you will have plenty of time to ask questions and perfect your entry in advance of the deadline on February 10.

The annual Environmental Innovation Challenge is an exciting extracurricular experience that gives students the opportunity to come up with meaningful solutions to big problems the world faces related to climate and the environment. The competition is open to undergrad and graduate students at accredited colleges and universities across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia.

We have a variety of resources and events available to help student teams prepare their EIC application:

  1. Info Sessions

·       In-Person | Tuesday, February 4, 11 am – 12:00 pm (stay for Team Tuesday directly after!)
Register: https://washington.startuptree.co/event/s/SNfFrXtJ9iUTSgWBNtd7ww/Info-Session%253A-Environmental-Innovation-Challenge

  1. Find inspiration for an EIC idea
  1. Form a Team, Find a Team

o   Connect with potential team members or find a team to join by attending our weekly Team Tuesday lunch meetups. Past EIC entries will be available to view during these in-person events.

o   Check this EIC “Form a Team” page for students looking for team members and/or teams to join

  1. Submit EIC Application
    Deadline Monday, February 10, by 12 noon PT
    Application: https://platform.younoodle.com/competition/2025_environmental_innovation_challenge


Competition Resources HUB

·       Learn about Past Participants and Prize Winners

View the EIC “yearbook” page all the way back to 2018 for full lists of participating teams and a snapshot of what they were working on. Read about the winning projects from the 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 Challenges on our blog.

·       Office Hours with Lauren

Unclear about the logistics of the competition or the eligibility of your idea? Schedule time during my office hours to get your questions answered!

·       Buerk Center Resource Lab

The Buerk Center has vetted countless startup resources and pulled out what we consider to be the best materials to help you achieve your startup goals.

Get started on your EIC application today!

Know a great first-year student? Invite them to apply for 2nd year admissions!

Applications for second-year admission to the Interdisciplinary Honors Program are now open!

If you know a great first-year student who isn’t already enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Honors Program, make sure to let them know or send them this link so they can learn more about our program and the application cycle.

Applications close 9:00 AM on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

High School History/Social Studies Teacher Nomination

Dear UW students,

Did you have an excellent teacher of History or Social Studies when you were in high school in Washington state?  Each year the UW Department of History gives an award to one excellent teacher of History or Social Studies in the state.  This is a chance to let the world know how influential, effective, engaging, or important they were to you and the community.  Please nominate them for the Pressly Endowed Prize for Outstanding History or Social Studies Teacher in a Washington School!  Scroll to the bottom of the webpage for the Google link to the form, or click here: https://forms.gle/tzNnM3ZTKyBQ96RX9. 

If you’d like to see your outstanding History or Social Studies Teacher get recognition for their hard work and passion, please explain in the application tool what made your teacher extraordinary and how have they have given you an extraordinary understanding of the past.  All UW students are welcome to nominate someone, so please feel free to encourage your friends to nominate their teachers, too!

The deadline to nominate a teacher is Friday, February 21, 2025. 

Thank you!  Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at histadv@uw.edu if you have an questions.

Study Abroad Ad Hoc Opportunity Summer B; 2025

The Dark Empire in London, England study abroad Program Directors have offered to work with Interdisciplinary Honors students to develop an ad hoc Honors project and to have it count towards Honors Experiential Learning. 
*Please note Interdisciplinary Honors students will need to apply for the ad hoc Honors project for this program, and apply for Experiential Learning – it is not automatic.

Global Health Minor Information

Dear Students,

Interested in the Global Health Minor? Join us for an information session to learn about courses, requirements, and working in the global health field. This program provides the opportunity to become familiar with policies, research, determinants, and outcomes in global health, actively engaging in efforts to improve health as global citizens. 

Please review our website for more information about the program and information sessions and connect with Lyda Ebadani (ghminor@uw.edu) with any questions!

Join HOPE in Prisoners Solidarity Month from January 13th to February 10th!

We aim to create a month of intentional programming to uplift voices from inside prisons, jails, and detention centers and spread awareness on the political struggles of those behind bars. We hope to shed light on inhumane practices within carceral institutions, and uplift how people are resisting through community, education, and organizing. As practitioners of Transformative Justice, we believe in addressing cycles of harm and violence and not solely responding to them, which means supporting grassroots education on the inside and outside. 

February 3rd, 4:30 pm HUB 337, Political Prisoners (HOPE/BSU collab)

February 10th, 4:30 pm HUB 337, International Solidarity (HOPE/SUPER collab)

We are collaborating with other RSOs on campus to look at mass incarceration through an intersectional lens. Exploring the ways that our current criminal legal system exploits and weaponizes certain identities before, during, and after incarceration. 

We welcome you to join us during our weeks of solidarity in whatever capacity you are able to and work with us to build a future to break all cages and free all prisoners across the globe.

If you have any questions feel free to send them in the Slack or email hopeuwseattle@gmail.com. 

Climate Course Resource

We’ve compiled what is likely a somewhat incomplete list of courses in different aspects of climate change.  Mostly 300 and above courses.  

The hope is this resource will help students from different backgrounds and majors find climate and climate solutions courses that answer questions and engage. There is a blog that describes this offering. And the courses are listed in groups here.

Get Certified: Free Red Cross CPR/AED, First Aid & Overdose Response Training for UW Students

University of Washington Emergency Medical Services (UWEMS) is offering American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED, First Aid and Naloxone Use training sessions throughout this winter quarter, available for free to any UW-affiliated student, staff, or faculty. Courses are taught by our team of American Red Cross Instructors and Emergency Medical Technicians.

During the sessions, you’ll learn to recognize and respond to common cardiac, respiratory, drug-related, and first-aid emergencies. Upon successful completion, you’ll receive certification and a complimentary naloxone kit to take home!

To sign up, visit our website and complete a registration form on the training calendar. If you have any further questions, please email us at uwems@uw.edu or join our Discord. We look forward to seeing you!

Wild Food Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Community Knowledge in Palestine

Greetings from the Population Health Initiative! 

We are hosting Dr. Omar Tesdell from Birzeit University in Palestine to speak on “Wild food plant diversity, conservation, and community knowledge in Palestine” on Tuesday, Feb 4th from 9:00 – 10:30am in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, Room 101 

Session Description:

Wild food plants offer a crucial basis for community resilience in Palestine. The talk will discuss efforts to document knowledge about and conserve culturally significant wild food plants in Palestine. The efforts focus on a long term and land-based research project interviewing with elders, conducting field research, and conserving plants for more resilient Palestinian futures.

Staff, faculty, and students of all disciplines are welcome to attend the event. The presentation will be followed with Q&A and time for discussion and networking. 

Please RSVP here to help us count you in. Coffee and baked goods will be served! 

About the Speaker:

Omar Tesdell, Ph.D., is associate professor in the Department of Geography at Birzeit University in Palestine. His research works to make more climate-adapted, resilient, and just agricultural landscapes. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography and Sustainable Agriculture from the University of Minnesota and was a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University in New York. 

His peer-reviewed research has been published in refereed journals such as: Frontiers in Plant Science(2023) (link), Plants, People, Planet (2020) (link), Frontiers in Plant Science (2020) (link), Journal of Arid Environments (2020) (link), Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (2019) (link), and International Journal of Middle East Studies (2015) (link), Geoforum (2017) (link). 

He is Editor of Barari Flora, a growing online platform for plants in Palestine and the Levant. He has also edited an Arabic-English guide entitled Palestinian Wild Food Plants, 2018 (CC licensed e-book) as part of a community-based research collective. He is also editor of a forthcoming guide for the propagation and conservation of wild plants and trees in Palestine.

He has also published with his research group, in Arabic, an article on the Makaneyyat critical geography concept and method (2022) (Original Arabic عربيlink) (English version link).

Please reach out with any questions. We hope to see you there!

OMSFA Scholarships and Opportunities

Space Grant Undergraduate Scholarship | Priority Deadline: February 14, 2025 

Washington Space Grant Consortium (WASG) offers up to $5000 scholarships to undergraduate students planning to study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics at the University of Washington Seattle (UW). Application link.  

Eligibility: 

  • Be a U.S. Citizen or legal resident. 
  • Have demonstrated financial need via FAFSA or WASFA application. 
  • Be a current UW-enrolled student or an admitted UW student. 
  • WASG Scholarship annual award is $5000 for 10+ credit enrollment. Awardees enrolled in 9 or less credits receive partial awards.  
  • WAGS scholarships is specifically designated for tuition and cannot be used for study abroad. 
  • Space Grant Scholars should be enrolled in an approved STEM major. If you don’t see your degree program listed, you may still be eligible, email nasa@uw.edu to ask.  
  • Be making satisfactory progress towards your degree (for currently enrolled students). 

Puget Sound Association of Phi Beta Kappa Scholarships | Deadline: February 15, 2025 

PSA-PBK offers up to three undergraduate scholarships of $3,000 each, as well as the Myra Lupton scholarship in the amount of $3,500 for a first-generation college student.  

Applicants do not have to be members of Phi Beta Kappa. 

Undergraduate Scholarship GPA minimum requirement: 3.8 

Myra Lupton Scholarship GPA minimum requirement: 3.4  

Washington Opportunity Baccalaureate Scholarship | Deadline: February 26, 2025 

The Baccalaureate Scholarship provides up to $22,500 in financial aid, mentorship, and career resources to students pursuing high-demand careers in STEM and health care in Washington state. Application link. 

Key Benefits for Students: 

·         Scholarships of up to $22,500 to cover tuition, fees, and expenses.  

·         Access to mentorship programs and career-building networks.  

Eligibility Criteria: 

·         Be a Washington state resident. WSOS accepts undocumented students.   

·         Plan to pursue or be currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in an eligible STEM or health care major at an eligible Washington state college or university.   

·         Have a family income that does not exceed 125% of Washington state median family income. Example: a family of four may not exceed $164,000 per year.  

·         Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA) by the application deadline (February 26, 2025, at 9:00 p.m. PST).   

·         If this date is not feasible for your student, please work 1:1 with your student to complete ASAP, and let us know at info@waopportunityscholarship.org.   

·         Students must have their most recent high school or GED transcripts reflecting a 2.75 GPA (they can be unofficial).   

Events & Other Professional Opportunities:

NextGen Summer Policy Academy (SPA) | February 7, 2025 

NextGen Service Summer Policy Academy! The NextGen Service Summer Policy Academy (SPA) a fully funded three-week program and professional development experience for students interested in exploring impactful public service careers.  

Program details and application link 

In summer 2025, the NextGen Summer Policy Academy will start with a week in Washington D.C. Students will attend professional development workshops, network with government leaders and inspirational change-makers, and visit federal departments and agencies. Afterward, they’ll head to Seattle for two weeks at the Evans School to gain exposure to nonprofits and government agencies working on creating and implementing social policies. 

Follow us on Instagram for more frequent scholarship posts and updates!

Space in Place Rehearsal Platform

Space in the Place is our new rehearsal platform for you to come into the building to prepare for your next show, event, or class. This opportunity is for Black self-identified artists and cultural workers to reserve space at LANGSTON to strengthen their craft or gather with community. We will have space offered every Thursday from 4pm to 8pm for all of your creative needs that can be accomplished in the West Room (capacity 40) or room 2R (capacity 12-20 depending on set up). You can sign up for 2 hour blocks of time for absolutely FREE. We look forward to seeing your projects come to life.

Please note: For proper planning purposes, reservations will be locked in 3 days in advance. Cancelations are also required at least 3 days in advance. Please plan accordingly.

Sign Up Here:LANGSTON Contacts: Space in the Place ( Rehearsal Drop-In ) (signupgenius.com)

Folks can also choose to visit our website directly to learn more and see our other programs: langstonseattle.org 

FREE Policy Camp conference

RSVP to attend Public Policy Camp!
Presented by the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM), the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, and Seattle Central College.

Are you curious about how policies are made and passed?
Do you want to learn about what a career in public policy looks like? 

If you answered yes to any of the questions above, this conference is for you! Come join us to learn about policy-making and impactful careers in public policy, and network with policymakers and other students who share your passion and curiosity!

Event Date: Friday, March 14, 2025, Time: 9 AM – 4 PM Location: Seattle Central College

Who Should Attend: Undergraduate students interested in public policy. Open to all majors. 

Please share widely with your undergraduate students as appropriate, flyer attached.

Questions can be directed to uwpolicycamp@uw.edu

Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/tmzyYLpX6M?origin=lprLink

Rwanda Study Abroad – Early Fall 2025

The program will explore how 30 years after the genocide, Rwanda has become one of the safest and most developed countries in Africa. We will look at Rwanda’s efforts to develop through sports infrastructure and culture, public health investment and innovation, and tourism. We will also explore the contradictions of Rwanda’s authoritarian regime and the role of human rights in the re-emergence of the modern nation-state of Rwanda. 

We will be collaborating with a group of college students from the African Leadership University (ALU). Together UW and ALU students will examine questions of leadership, nation building and development through one of the program sub-themes. 

For more information visit the program website here!Links to an external site.

Odegaard Writing and Research Center Instructor and TA Resources

On behalf of the Odegaard Writing and Research Center (OWRC), we hope you are having a successful Winter Quarter! 

The OWRC is an interdisciplinary center that offers free writing and research support for UW students, faculty, and staff, including one-on-one peer tutoring appointments for students in both in-person and virtual formats, informational classroom visits, and in-class workshops.   

Connect students with the OWRC by including resource information in your syllabus or incorporating an in-class visit from OWRC staff. Available virtually or in-person, these class visits bring a member of the OWRC staff into the class to provide a friendly and informational introduction to the Center and its services in 5-10 minutes.   

For classes with an emphasis on writing or revision, the OWRC is also pleased to offer Peer Review Workshops. Guided by a member of OWRC staff, these workshops are designed to facilitate positive and productive experiences with peer review by providing an approachable and conversational peer review structure through which to provide and solicit feedback.   

Customized, writing-centered workshops are also available upon request.  

For more information on these support services and answers to frequently asked questions, check out the OWRC website, including our overview of instructor services, or email us at owrc@uw.edu.   

We look forward to working with you and your students!

Applications for the 2025 Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities are Open

The Office of Undergraduate Research is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2025 Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities (SIAH)! SIAH offers an opportunity for undergraduates to engage in scholarly research with accomplished scholars and peers while earning full-time academic credit. Student participants develop individual, original research ideas related to an interdisciplinary theme and formally present their work at a closing symposium. 

This year’s theme is Earthworlds: Life in a Turbulent Planet, will be developed and taught by Professors Jesse Oak Taylor and Ipsita Dey along with doctoral student Andrés Ayala-Patlán: 

We don’t live on Earth. We live in it. This course invites students to think about how different bodies, objects, stories, and movements make (and remake) worlds within the Earth. We will examine how planetary forces shape life here in Cascadia, on the edge of the Pacific, and how our locality is entangled with other sites and histories. Together, we will trouble distinctions between art and science, natural landscapes and human infrastructure, living creatures and inanimate elements. Course activities will blend field trips and creative practices with readings across a range of poems, essays, novels, and other media in order to extend our interpretive practices beyond the classroom, and beyond the human.

To learn more about the theme, teaching team, and application process, please visit our website. Applications are due March 3, 2025. 

We will host two information sessions for interested students on January 16th and 21st – RSVP here.  

We hope that you consider applying for this terrific research and learning opportunity! If you have any questions, please email us at undergradresearch@uw.edu.  

Peer Wellness Coaching

Prepare for academic stress this quarter by looking into Peer Wellness Coaching.

Peer Wellness Coaching is a free service offered by UW LiveWell and provides 1:1 goal-oriented sessions to students. If students need support for any sort of well-being goal (i.e. relationship conflicts, managing academic stress), coaches can help them build the skills to solve problems effectively and make intentional, positive change on their wellbeing goals.

Visit the website for more information.

Self-Service Help on Resumes and Interviews

The UW Seattle Student Tech Fee Committee recently approved funds for two self-service career development tools.  Please note that these tools are currently only available to Seattle students.

Jobscan – 

  • Fine-tune your resume by analyzing it against specific job descriptions. Jobscan highlights crucial keywords, skills, and qualifications employers are looking for. By tailoring your resume to match each job posting, you’ll stand out against Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and catch recruiters’ attention. 
  • https://careers.uw.edu/resources/jobscan
  • Images you can use to promote are here.

Yoodli – 

  • Yoodli helps you simulate mock interviews and get feedback in private (Grammarly for speech). With Yoodli, you’ll get real-time and judgment-free coaching on your body language, conciseness, filler words, and more. 
  • https://careers.uw.edu/resources/yoodli-ai-interview-coach/
  • Images you can use to promote are here.

You can find additional self-service tools here – https://careers.uw.edu/resources/category/free-subscriptions-for-huskies/

Pre-Genetic Counseling Club

The Pre-Genetic Counseling Club (PGCC) is a new club at the University of Washington that aims to bring awareness to the genetic counseling profession. PGCC is currently recruiting both undergraduate and graduate students to join, as a member and/or part of leadership. There will be opportunities for graduate students to give presentations about GC to lay audiences (which is great for those who have not fulfilled that requirement yet), amongst other exciting educational and networking opportunities. Attached is the flyer for the club, but you can contact pgccuw@uw.edu if you have any questions!

Community Advisory Committee for Law Enforcement Oversight

Do you want to help create a more fair and just policing and public safety system?

The King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) represents the interests of the public in its efforts to hold the King County Sheriff’s Office accountable for providing fair and just police services. Learn more about OLEO: www.kingcounty.gov/OLEO.

· OLEO is looking for community members who want to serve as advocates for the interests of the diverse communities across King County.

If you are interested in equity, social justice, community organizing, or working collaboratively to improve how the King County Sheriff’s Office operates, then consider joining the Community Advisory Committee for Law Enforcement Oversight (CACLEO).

Examples of what CACLEO members do:

· Learn about how people experience policing by the Sheriff’s Office and advise on priorities for change.

· Work collaboratively with stakeholders to recommend specific ways to improve Sheriff’s Office practices, policies, service, and operations to better address community needs.

· Serve as resources in the community and help ensure community feedback informs OLEO’s work, the Sheriff, and King County Council and.

· Build awareness about ways to address or file complaints of police misconduct.

· Advise on issues of equity and social justice within police practices and support community-led work to fuel positive change in the public safety system.

Who can serve on CACLEO? CACLEO members must live in and reflect the diversity of communities served by the King County Sheriff’s Office.

Current openings and soon to be vacant positions on CACLEO include multiple positions for people living in: · Unincorporated areas of King County, visit this link to find out if you live in an unincorporated areas: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/local-services.aspx · Sheriff’s Office contract service jurisdictions: Carnation, Sammamish, Skykomish, Woodinville, Beaux Arts Village, Covington, Maple Valley, Muckleshoot Tribe, Newcastle, Burien, SeaTac, Kenmore, Shoreline

Application process: Applications are being accepted now, email OLEO@kingcounty.gov to find out more.

What qualifications do you need to serve on CACLEO?

OLEO welcomes people of all backgrounds, our staff will provide orientation, training, and support to ensure those interested can learn how to have an impact and feel prepared to serve.

CACLEO is looking for people who:

· Are committed to King County’s Equity and Social Justice principles.

· Are interested in working collaboratively with other community members, policymakers, elected officials, and members of law enforcement on ways to improve police services.

· Have relevant lived, volunteer, or professional experience.

o If you have experience related to police or the justice system, community organizing or advocacy, human services, community leadership, legal services, public policy, community engagement, systemic change, trauma-informed or restorative practices, or other relevant areas, we want to hear from you.

What’s the commitment?

CACLEO members are appointed to a three-year term and may seek to one additional reappointment. Members spend approximately six to eight hours per month on CACLEO work, including a two-hour monthly meeting (hybrid options available).