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Building Community Through Food and Storytelling — Call for recipes !

What is one food or food dish that represents your identity? How does this food item embrace and/or showcase who you are? Created by students for the Husky community, the Husky Cookbook is a collection of recipes and food stories gathered from UW students, staff, and faculty. The project aims to unite members across the broader UW community through food and their stories told through food.

Not only is food a way to break barriers and build relationships, but it’s also a way in which stories of culture and traditions are shared. Through print and online mediums, this Husky Cookbook aims to showcase the diverse members of our UW community, foster a sense of community by encouraging dialogue on how our identities are shaped by food traditions and culture, and promote cooking and sharing of meals.

Follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram to stay up to date on the project and for details about our Cookbook Launch Event in the Spring!

Eligibility: UW student (undergraduate, graduate or professional), faculty and staff from all campuses are encouraged to apply.

Steps to Submit to the Husky Cookbook:

  • Choose one food item/dish that highlights and showcases your identity; this is open to your interpretation (your cultural identity, upbringing/background, preferences/values, etc.).
  • Submit a clear, accurate and reproducible recipe of the food item/dish. Original and/or family recipes are welcomed, but not mandatory. If you find a recipe online or in a printed source, please provide a reference.
  • Submit a 100 to 150-word response that addresses how the food item/dish represents your identity. This is a creative writing response. Please let your voice shine through!

    If you have any questions about the project and/or application, please email: huskycookbook@uw.edu or message us on Facebook.

     
    Application Dates:

  • Applications open:  October 1st, 2019
  • Applications close:  November 1st, 2019, 5pm
  • Selected recipes and food stories will be featured in the Husky Cookbook (printed and distributed). Participants will be notified via email if selected.
  • All submitted recipes and food stories will be featured online.

    Submit Your Recipe and Food Story Here: http://tinyurl.com/huskycookbook

    All participants who submit a recipe and food story will be entered into a drawing for one of several Amazon gift cards!

Request for Proposals Fall 2019

The UW Student Technology Fee project proposal application is open

Welcome back to Fall Quarter! The UW-Seattle Student Technology Fee is now requesting proposal submissions for student projects. Student organizations in need of funding can apply to the STF this quarter by visiting our website to apply.

Student organizations can apply online at uwstf.org by creating a proposal submission where you should detail your project idea.

The priority deadline, which allows you to sign up for presentation slots first, is on Friday, October 11th.
The final deadline for submitting proposals is Friday, October 18th.

The STF will hold proposal workshops if you want to make sure you apply correctly. They will be:

  • October 3rd from 2:00 pm-3:30 pm in Red A, Allen Library Research Commons
  • October 9th from 11:00 am-12:30 pm in Red A, Allen Library Research Commons

The RFP Document is the specifications for proposals, so if you are submitting one make sure to read it.
Please note the changes in the RFP document for the Fall 2019 quarter.

Get started by going to the STF Website or viewing the Request for Proposals Document to find out more.

 

Website to learn more: https://uwstf.org/

 

Link to document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i1uoxNK35t6_LzroNjTSNpgorWbD-Kku4hOFr1YuTKc/edit?usp=sharing

Become LEED Accredited – Seattle – Oct. 30

LEED Green Associate (GA) Training

When: October 30th 2019 – 6:00PM to 9:30 PM

Where: UW Seattle – Loew Hall – Room 112

Registration: http://leadinggreen.com/seattle

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is simply a sustainability scorecard for green buildings. Buildings can become LEED Certified as can people! Boost your resume up with the LEED Green Associate, the only professional designation to show employers and clients you have certified knowledge in the field.

To date, this course and its materials have proven to be instrumental in helping over 9000 students pass their respective exam at a 99% pass rate. This course is offered at a quarter of the price and time as the competition and allows students to graduate with letters after their name!

This course is instructed by a USGBC Faculty member and is the most effective way to pass. The USGBC charges a $100 (reduced for students) fee for the actual exam which can be taken at any time at your nearest Prometric center. Save money by reserving your spot today and make a positive difference in your career!

Early-Bird Cost: $200 for students ($300 otherwise)

To register for the class please visit: http://leadinggreen.com/seattle

Please contact the instructor Lorne directly with any questions at info@leadinggreen.com

Regards,

Lorne Mlotek BASc., LEED AP BD+C, O+M

President, LeadingGreen

585-764-5423

B740 Sandford Fleming Building

10 King’s College Road, Toronto, M5S 3G4

Undergraduate Community-Based Internships (UCBI)

WHAT IS UCBI?

Undergraduate Community-Based Internships (UCBI), is a paid internship program that places undergraduates in non-profit and public sector organizations. Students interested in public service get the chance to explore, contribute, and grow as they work in, with, and for local communities.

Students work on-site with their host organizations 10 hours per week. Students spend an additional two hours each week with Carlson Center staff and fellow interns through one-on-one mentorship and cohort meetings. This cohort-based model allows students to learn in depth about social issues and reflect on power, privilege, identity, and systems of oppression.

To see more and apply, check out this link: https://www.washington.edu/carlson/students-3/public-service-fellowships-and-awards/ucbi/

Community Lifescapes: Discussion with visiting Waseda researchers

Join us next Tuesday!
 
Community Lifescapes
A Discussion with the Goto Lab of Waseda University, Branden Born, Jim Diers, and Jeff Hou

The Goto Lab, led by Professor Haruhiko GOTO of Waseda University, has been a pioneer in urban and regional planning in Japan. In the historic city of Nara, their most recent work has focused on community-engaged medical care, an urgent need in the face of the aging society in Japan. From September 27 to October 2, the team led by Prof. Goto will visit Seattle to explore projects focusing on intergenerational and intercultural engagement. On October 1, the team will make a presentation of their work and engage in a discussion with UW faculty and students. Prof. Goto is also the Vice President of Waseda University, a past President of the City Planning Institute of Japan, and the current Vice President of Architectural Institute of Japan.

Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Time: 2-4pm
Place: Community Design Building (3947 University Way NE)

B E 498 F / 598 F Cites on Screen 1-credit course has space available

Interested in cities and film? 1-credit course B E 498 F / 598 F Cites on Screen has space available!

BE 498 F | 598 F Cities on Screen is a 1-credit film series and seminar in the College of the Built Environment that offers design and planning students and other UW community members interested in the relationship of cinema and the city an opportunity to:

  • view feature films in their entirety
  • read authors who cogently help frame and give new perspectives on what we watch
  • discuss cinema and how it influences our perception and experience of the built environment.

The course meets alternate Friday afternoons starting Friday, September 27 from 3:30-5:50 PM in Gould 322 and is open to undergraduates and graduates in CBE and university-wide.

Film offers insights into how we construct, represent, document and navigate our social and built environments. At the same time, the virtual space of cinema influences our thinking, and by extension, our experience and design of both complex ideas and real places.

This fall quarter 2019, we explore the theme of “Black and White,” which denotes a film process and an aesthetic, as well as connoting confident assertions of certainty and more fraught attributions of real or perceived Otherness. “Black and White” conjures binaries and blurring, of truth and deception, of good and evil, documentary and drama, identity and indignity, conformity and difference; and imparts meaning and metaphor in the cinematic city around issues of race, gender and the so-called Other.

2019 Diversity Committee meetings

You are invited to join the UDP Diversity Committee meeting for autumn quarter!  All students, faculty, staff, and UDP Professionals Council members are welcome to participate on the Committee. The meetings are one hour long and occur every two weeks. The time commitment is approximately 6 hours a month, including attending the meetings and working on projects. To learn more about the Diversity Committee, please see our website.

Please indicate your availability via this poll: http://whenisgood.net/tjfbptb

Please consider your availability for all of autumn quarter, even though the survey shows one specific week. Please indicate as much availability as possible so we can accommodate as many people’s schedules as possible in this large group.

As a start, the UDP Diversity Committee projects this year will include:
*Implementation of the UDP Diversity Plan
*UDP student climate survey evaluation
*Buzz Buddies
*bring your ideas!

Fall 2019 Work-Study Job Opportunities at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

I’m excited to share that the Evans School is looking to hire THREE work-study students for the 2019-20 academic year to support our Student Services team with Career Development, Admissions, Equity & Inclusion, and general office projects. Students are needed for 10-15 hours a week and will earn $16/hour. 

I’ve attached the job descriptions of each role and included the link to their posting in Handshake.

The roles are open to undergraduate and graduate students. Students can apply till September 12th 11:55pm. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY. 

Supervisor: Marie Angeles (mva2@uw.edu) 

Supervisor: Caitlin Blomquist (cmb23@uw.edu)

Supervisor: MellanieTanada (tanadm@uw.edu)