Category: Opportunity

Are Do-Gooders Doing Good? Critical Perspectives on Civic Engagement (General Studies 344A; SLN 22163)

Are you committed to giving back? Trying to make a difference? Want to get more out of your volunteer experience and make a stronger impact in the community? During Winter Quarter, we invite you to join in a critical reflection on what it truly means to “do good” in today’s social-cultural climate.

General Studies 344 will offer a hands-on opportunity to explore the concept of civic engagement. Students will critically reflect on their own service experiences through the lens of identity theories, engage with principles of community work, and learn from the experiences of community leaders. In addition to those perspectives, the course will draw upon current issues/events affecting various communities at large, as well as students’ involvement in service and will weave these together with elements of other academic coursework and future academic/career goals.

The course has a required service-learning component; students are encouraged to utilize current service commitments toward this requirement, though individualized support will be offered to those looking for a service opportunity. This is a three-credit course that is offered as credit/no credit.  Sessions will be held on Thursdays from 3:30-5:20PM in Mary Gates Hall.

Those interested in the course should email engage@uw.edu with questions and/or to request an add code.

NBBJ is a different kind of design practice; one that helps our clients drive innovation by creating highly productive, sustainable spaces that free people to live, learn, work and play as they want to. The world’s leading organizations look to our experts to help them design environments that disrupt the status quo and effect real, meaningful change at all levels. Named among the top 10 most innovative firms by Fast Company two years in a row, we make news by partnering with like-minded companies including Google, Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft and Tencent.

We have a unique and exciting opportunity for your students to join our dynamic design team as part of our 2018 Summer Internship Program. We are looking for talented individuals who are passionate about design, willing to take risks, and seek opportunities to work on high-performing teams.

At NBBJ, our interns are placed right in the heart of the design process, working side by side with our design teams, tackling design challenges, contributing unique ideas, and understanding the pace of project deadlines and working with clients. These projects vary in scope and size ranging from complex healthcare facilities, court houses, corporate buildings and international high rise competitions. This is a full-time paid internship for a duration of eight to twelve weeks. We are seeking current students who will be returning to their programs in the fall of 2018. We will have opportunities for summer interns in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Columbus, New York and Boston.

At NBBJ, our summer interns are a major highlight of the year as we learn as much from them as we hope they learn from us! Attached with this message are some posters highlighting our Summer Intern Program. Please share this poster in your career center and with your Department Leads, Professors and students. We are excited to hear from your talented students!

Summer Internship opportunities can be applied for on our career site at http://jobs.jobvite.com/nbbj beginning February 5, 2018 through March 16, 2018. We ask all applicants to submit a resume and portfolio of their work.

For further questions about our internship, please contact me at 206.621.2393 or lcalcagni@nbbj.com.

Check out this job posting for a shoreline/wetland permit specialist job opening in Bellevue!

See poster below! 

The Unite UW program for winter quarter is open to all undergraduates now! Apply at unite.uw.edu by December 8^th.

1000 Friends of Oregon is pleased to announce that we are currently taking applications for the 2018 Gerhardt Internship. This summer intern program is open to students across the United States and Canada majoring in land use planning or related fields.

For more information regarding 1000 Friends of Oregon you may visit our website at www.friends.org.  Or to view the internship description and how to apply go to https://www.friends.org/about/jobs_internships.

The deadline on applications is February 15th, 2018.

Undergraduate students are invited to apply for an excellent summer research opportunity in Natural Hazards Engineering.  [su_note: When you see the acronym “REU” (Research Experience for Undergraduates), you should know that this is a high-caliber opportunity, part of a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded program.]

Apply to be part of the NSF-funded REU program for summer 2018. Students will spend 8-weeks at an NSF-funded laboratory that supports Natural Hazard Engineering (earthquake shake table, tsunami wave tank, wind tunnel, etc.).  Visit this website for more information!

UW students as well as those in community colleges are welcomed to apply.

Click here to see the exciting informational course flyer!

Click here to get more information about Trivia Night!

CNCS MN Program Officer Position available!

If you have a passion for service, love working with diverse communities, and want to assist in the fight to eliminate poverty, we have the position for you! The Corporation for National and Community Service Minnesota State Program Officer position is a great fit for professionals with experience and interest in:

• Community service programs on the local, state, national or international level
• Non-profit or public entities working to meet critical community needs
• Grants management
• Program planning, management, monitoring and evaluation
• Paid or unpaid volunteer experience including AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service programs
• Working with racially and ethnically diverse communities