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October is National Campus Sustainability Month, and there are several events coming up showcasing sustainability efforts across UW! Information on a few are below, or visit green.uw.edu/fair to see the full list. Please share these with your students:
Tuesday, Oct. 13: Talking Sustainability at UW
12-2 p.m. | ...
Read moreUCBI application opens Monday, October 19! We're hiring interns to work our community partner organizations January - June 2021.
UCBI is a paid internship program for undergraduates who are interested in working in nonprofits and public sector organizations. Interns work 10 hours/week with community-based organizations throughout Seattle and King County winter and spring quarters. Additionally, they participate in weekly cohort meetings led by UCBI student mentors.
Why participate in UCBI:
Take your learning off campus and (re)connect with communities
Dive into a topic or issue you’re passionate about and explore career opportunities
Learn more about power, privilege, identity, and systems of oppression through community engagement
Receive mentorship and coaching from UCBI mentors and...
The application for UW nomination to the Yenching Academy program at Peking University are now open and available for students and alumni in any field of study interested in learning more about China, from both Chinese and international perspectives, through a fully-funded interdisciplinary master’s degree program at Peking University. Please share with students you know who might be interested creating their own learning experience in China. And if this isn’t a fit for you or your students...
Read moreIf you are interested in exploring a future career in museums, the UW Museology Graduate Program would like to invite you to some upcoming workshops about the benefits of the degree. Whether you’re just exploring your options or getting ready to apply for your next opportunities after college, we encourage you to join us!
Finding your passion through Museum Studies
Tuesday, October 13, 2020. 3 – 4 p.m. PDT.
Online via Zoom. ...
Read moreAs the new academic year begins, the OWRC is excited to welcome our undergraduate students back with our remote writing and research assistance services, which have been adapted to an online format! You can sign up for a writing center appointment here. For our research support, you can visit this website, and make an appointment for 1-on-1 support with UW Libraries...
Read moreCHID 250A: The Politics of Weirdness in Comics
Professor Caroline Simpson https://chid.washington.edu/people/caroline-chung-simpson
SLN: 12612
5 credits
VLPA, I&S
T/TH 1230-220PM (via remote learning)
CHID 250B: Monsters On/Off Screen: Horror, Genre, and Beyond
Instructor Ellen Chang https://chid.washington.edu/people/ellen-chang
... Read moreAre you looking for a space to discuss and debrief the Presidential & Vice Presidential Debates?
The Community Engagement & Leadership Education (CELE) Center will be offering lunch time Post-Debate Dialogues the day after every Presidential & Vice Presidential Debate. We recognize that remote learning and working creates barriers to engage in meaningful dialogue with peers about the debates. Participants will be grouped in small groups and will be prompted civic engagement related questions to discuss and reflect on. Our goal is to support participants in processing the information and issues that are highlighted by the debate and start conversation and make connection with one another across political perspectives.
To participate visit: ...
Read moreHello! Are you a UW student that is passionate about college access and educational equity? Are you interested in supporting high school students from South King County? Then you might be a good fit for the UW Dream Project.
The Dream Project is a UW program in the Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) Center, where UW students (YOU) support and create resources for young people to assist with planning for life after high school. Some of our partner schools include:
Foster High School
Chief Sealth High School
Renton High School
Federal Way High School
Summit Atlas High School
Summit Sierra High School
Rainier Beach High School
UW students enroll in EDUC 260.
This is an...
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