Category: Opportunity

For students interested in labor, human rights, and social justice, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies offers 5 different scholarships for undergraduate students (who must be enrolled for Autumn Quarter of the upcoming academic year):

Deadline to apply is Monday, April 23rd 2018

The Martin and Anne Jugum Scholarship annually awards $5,500 to an undergrad student who exhibits a commitment to labor research or involvement with the labor movement.

The Gundlach Scholarship provides $5,500 in financial support to an undergraduate or graduate student who exhibits a strong commitment to Labor Studies.

The Samuel B. Bassett Scholarship established to memorialize long-time Seattle labor lawyer Samuel B. Bassett, this scholarship awards $5,500 to an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a career in labor relations.

The Labor and Employment Relations Association Scholarship provides $1,000 for students, graduate or undergraduate, who are committed to pursuing a profession in labor and/or labor management.

Silme Domingo & Gene Viernes Scholarship in Labor Studies  provides $5,500 in financial support to either graduate students, or entering freshmen or transfer students to the University of Washington who are committed to the principles of justice and equality and have demonstrated financial need.

Best Paper Prize in Labor Studies recognizes the best undergraduate and graduate papers written on a labor-related topic with a prize of $500. Papers may focus on any dimension of United States or international labor, including class relations, social conditions, working-class culture or politics, work and gender, work and race/ethnicity, unions, and comparative labor relations.

For further information on requirements or eligibility, check out our scholarship and prizes page or Contact the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at hbcls@uw.edu or (206) 543-7946. You may also visit the Bridges Center office on the UW Seattle campus in Smith Hall, room M266, located on the mezzanine level between the second and third floors.

Amplifying Student Voices: Conversations on Race, Equity, and Inclusion in Education is a Seed Grant sponsored event on May 5, 2018 from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM  that builds on the work that began at the Robinson Center’s Equity Summit in February 2017. In response to requests from youth in our community, this event is an opportunity for high school youth and undergraduates to plan, organize and contribute to discussions related to race and equity in education. We are excited to have you contribute your ideas to a larger conversation of diversity and equity in our community.

Registration information:

We invite all members of the education community (e.g. students, administrators, educators, community leaders, family members) to attend this event! Registration to attend is FREE and lunch is provided!

Register here.

Apply to be a student speaker:

We are inviting members of the student community to speak about their experiences of race and equity in education in our opening and closing segments of this event. Interested, or know someone who might be? Indicate your interest by sending a 2-5 minute video or audio clip to amplifyingstudentvoices@gmail.com  detailing the following:

1. Who you are
2. Why are you passionate about race and equity in education?
3. One related experience you’ve had
4. Why are you interested in giving a keynote?
5. How will your keynote relate to the theme of Race and Equity in Education?

How to submit a session proposal:  

The Amplifying Students Voices team is looking for high school and undergraduate students to propose sessions  about their experiences of race and equity in education for this event.  Individual and group submissions welcome!

Genres of participation can include art, workshops, panel discussions, performance, and other interactive media presentations! Deadline for session proposals has been extended to April 10^th!

Submit a proposal for a session here.

Never presented at a conference before? Have questions?

We encourage proposals from students and groups who don’t often attend conferences and we are prepared to support you to lead an awesome session!  Feel free to get in touch with us at amplifyingstudentvoices@gmail.com

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is hiring 4 interns in our Community Partnerships Team. All positions support SPU’s Solid Waste Line of Business, focusing on waste prevention, composting, recycling, and litter management.

Waste Prevention & Food Systems Internship (1 position; undergraduate or graduate)
Recycling, Composting & Litter Management Program Internship (3 positions; graduate only)

Applications are due by April 17. Applicants can apply online, here: http://www.seattle.gov/personnel/employment/default_TemporaryAndInternship.asp

Otak is hiring an entry-level planner/GIS technician! Read more here: http://chj.tbe.taleo.net/chj05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=OTAK&cws=1&rid=786

HONORS 230A
Ecology of Urban Seattle, A Classroom Without Walls
5 credits
T TH 9:15-12:45
Richard Conlin, Urban Design and Planning (rconlin@uw.edu)
Enrollment limit: 20

Notes: Class time includes up to 30 minutes transportation time at beginning and end of class
In this field studies course we will examine the ecological, social, and political factors in urban systems that promote the integration of urban communities and ecological realities. We will do this by traveling to a range of places, from the Northgate Urban Center to the Columbia City Urban Village to the Cedar River watershed, to understand how they work and to hear from and interact with communities and experts. We’ll walk the streets and pathways and look at how the built environment functions to create urban communities, and how these relate to social justice and cultural and community diversity. We’ll also look at the underbelly of the city, the parks, watersheds, water systems, and other elements of the ecology and their interaction with the human community.

By seeing and discussing these, we will gain a deeper awareness of how these systems function in relationship to each other, to social and economic diversity, and to growth management and climate change. Decisions about how to manage human requirements for the use of natural resources like land, water, energy and the interaction of human activities and communities can shape positive or negative relationships with the local and larger ecosystems. This course uses viewing and assessing communities and their contexts on the ground to tell the story of the emerging urban paradigm that can lead to long term sustainability. The class is designed as a core text for those who are beginning to delve into urban issues, and a critical unfolding of realities for those who want to understand how urban systems and ecological realities intersect and co-exist.

Learn key principles and practices to assure cities and developments conserve bird habitat. Discover a new online tool that helps decision makers to evaluate impacts on bird habitat through alternative designs. Apply this knowledge to your own backyard and help increase greenspaces in the city. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-urban-biodiversity-and-bird-habitat-tickets-42761195888

DATE AND TIME
Tue, April 10, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT

LOCATION
5513 S Cloverdale St, Seattle, WA 98118

Alta’s Seattle office is hiring for three temporary outreach positions to support King County Metro’s community-based TDM program, In Motion. The outreach staff person will be based out of the Seattle office, but support programs in Kent, WA and Bellevue, WA. The position is from May 14th – August 17th.

Below are links with specific details:

Outreach Ambassador – Kent
Outreach Ambassador – Bellevue Position #1
Outreach Ambassador – Bellevue Position #2

Interested in applying to the Master of Science in Real Estate program? We are still accepting applications for Fall 2018!

The Department of Real Estate will be holding an information session in Gould Hall 100 on April 9th. Please join us for an informal conversation about the MSRE program and application process. Faculty and staff will be on hand to speak about the program. This is a great chance to get answers to your questions and probe the opportunities that real estate can add to your education and career.

MSRE INFO SESSION

Monday, April 9th
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Gould Hall Room 100
lunch will be served!
kindly RSVP: bestm2@uw.edu