Category: Opportunity

Adobe InDesign Fundamentals

Feb 2 – Mar 9, 2018

Skill level: Beginner

Interested in improving your graphic design workflow? Want to breath new life into your resume? Need to create a organizational newsletter? Adobe InDesign Fundamentals give you the tools and flexibility you need to create stunning compositions for print.

Please sign up using your UW NetID email.

Note: Even though the classroom is booked for 2 hours, the workshop is one and a half hour long and the last 30 minutes will be used to answer specific questions students may have (you are welcome to bring the projects you are working on if you require any additional help)

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Adobe Photoshop Fundamentals

Feb 7, 2018

Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate

Join us to establish a solid foundation in Adobe Photoshop, an industry-standard image editor. This workshop covers specific applications of the program, including image adjustments, layer basics and selections, as well as establishes best practices for independent projects.

Please sign up using your UW NetID email.

Note: Even though the classroom is booked for 2 hours, the workshop is one and a half hour long and the last 30 minutes will be used to answer specific questions students may have (you are welcome to bring the projects you are working on if you require any additional help)

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Adobe Illustrator Fundamentals

Feb 9, 2018

Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate

Learn the basics of vector-based design. Adobe Illustrator, a industry-standard graphics and vector program, puts the creative process on screen. Come take the first steps with this workshop.

Please sign up using your UW NetID email.

Note: Even though the classroom is booked for 2 hours, the workshop is one and a half hour long and the last 30 minutes will be use to answer specific questions students may have (you are welcome to bring the projects you are working on if you require any additional help)

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Advanced Adobe InDesign

Jan 25 – Feb 16, 2018

Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced

Take your skills to the next level with type setting tricks and tips, introductory composition, combining type and image and working across pages.

Please sign up using your UW NetID email.

Note: Even though the classroom is booked for 2 hours, the workshop is one and a half hour long and the last 30 minutes will be use to answer specific questions students may have (you are welcome to bring the projects you are working on if you require any additional help)

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Advanced Adobe Photoshop

Jan 26 – Feb 23, 2018

Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced

Ready to take your skills to the next level? Come drive deeper into Photoshop and learn the full capabilities that the program has to offer. Regularly covered topics include advanced layer techniques, layer mask and adjustment layers, photo manipulation tools, animated GIF and more.

Please sign up using your UW NetID email.

Note: Even though the classroom is booked for 2 hours, the workshop is one and a half hour long and the last 30 minutes will be use to answer specific questions students may have (you are welcome to bring the projects you are working on if you require any additional help)

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Alma Du Solier is a landscape designer and architect with a Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor in Architecture from ITESM Campus Monterrey (Mexico). Alma has 20 years of experience in the practice of design and is currently the Studio Director at Hood Design, in Oakland, CA. Alma has been lead designer for a wide range of projects from urban parks and mixed-use projects to long-term open space and resources strategic planning. She is a recurring guest lecturer at UC Berkeley’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning and in 2010 was invited as guest lecturer at ITESM Campus Zacatecas, School of Architecture.

Sponsored by:  GGN + Dept. of Landscape Architecture

The city of Kirkland Planning Intern recruitment is live at https://apply.govjobstoday.com//JobAnnouncement.aspx?jid=7861

The recruitment period will be open until February 2nd

If you are concerned about how stress is impacting your mental health, consider these FREE resources available for students.  No appointments necessary.  Students can just show up.

• Mindfulness for Daily Living with Ron Ma, 1-1:45pm on Thursdays (through the last week of class) in 401 Schmitz Hall

o   Mindfulness meditation is a practice that helps reduce stress, anxiety and depression by cultivating greater self-awareness and a sense of inner peace.

• What the (Mental) Health? Workshop at 3-4:20pm on Tue 1/30 & 2/27 and Fri 2/16 in 401 Schmitz Hall. This workshop by Caitlin Stanaway reviews psychological theories related to managing stress and regulating thoughts and emotions. Students can learn about:

o   Optimal stress

o   Mindfulness Skills

o   Grief and Acceptance

o   Effective coping behaviors

o   Assertive communication

o   Understanding and assessing mental health needs

•  Let’s Talk.  Drop-in consultation with a counselor, a collaboration between the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center.

o   Tuesdays 2-4pm with Iris Song at the Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center

o   Wednesdays 2-4pm with Kate Fredenberg at the Q Center in the HUB

Reserve a seat/sign up here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU9W_xhq-T_ga3fSSOmdeg8FTQTmmsDj0ShM7-FbvpWY2jYw/viewform

The Exploration Seminar to Greenland and Denmark lead by Michelle Koutnik from the 15th of August to the 10th of September 2018 is officially accepting applications!

Academic Support Programs is now offering study skills workshops for students!! We are thrilled to introduce our first four topics for winter quarter.

Reserve a seat/sign up here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU9W_xhq-T_ga3fSSOmdeg8FTQTmmsDj0ShM7-FbvpWY2jYw/viewform

The hiring process to become a Peer Adviser in UAA Advising for the 2018-2019 academic year has begun and we need your help to identify students who would be a great fit for this opportunity.  Peer Advisers are typically 3^rd or 4^th year students from all academic backgrounds who help answer advising related questions during our Quick Question advising times, and answer emails that come into the advice@uw.edu account.

If you happen to have worked with students that come to mind as great potential peer advisers, please submit a referral here so that we can encourage those students to apply.

We would love your help if you could include an image or the text below in your departmental newsletters/listservs.

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Apply Now to become a Peer Adviser!  Applications due by February 2 at bit.ly/PeerAdviser2018

UAA Peer Advisers help students navigate their course registration, major exploration, and guide students in accessing the many academic resources available at the UW.

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INFO SESSIONS in MGH 258

JAN 11 4 – 5 p.m.

JAN 19 3 – 4 p.m.

JAN 29 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Happy New Year FEEST Community! We couldn’t be more grateful to get to announce that we will be hiring two new staff members in 2018. A new Youth Organizer will help support our on-going dinners and expand our organizing base, and the Communication and Development Associate will be leading our storytelling and supporting many of the internal workings of FEEST. Check out the job descriptions below!

• Youth Organizer – Priority Deadline: January 19th @ 12pm
• Communications and Development Associate – Priority Deadline: January 26th @ 12pm

If you have any questions, please contact us at jobs@feestseattle.org. More instructions can be found in each of the job announcements. Check out our website for more info on our programs and please share with your networks!

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