Category: Opportunity

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The Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center (SCTL) in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the UW is looking for a student to design several graphics related to the urban freight system.

To apply, please send your portfolio or examples of your work. To request more information send an email with SCTL Data Collecting Job in the subject line to Gabriela Giron <gabgv13@uw.edu>.

Our student-led team from the School of Public Health, in conjunction with Hall Health, is collecting information about student health care and health insurance at the University of Washington, Seattle Campus through the end of May. We hope you will participate in our survey! Hearing from as many current students as possible is necessary in order to compile representative data about UW student needs, as the results have the potential to inform policy-making decisions in the future. Please note that this survey and any information derived from it is not representative of the UW administration.

To access the survey, please follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/studenthealthsurvey2017

Answers will remain anonymous and confidential. At the end of the survey, everyone will have a chance to provide their email address to be entered to win from multiple drawings. We will be raffling off a $100 Amazon Gift Card (x1), $50 Amazon Gift Cards (x4), and $20 UW Bookstore Gift Cards (x2). Email address and survey data will not be connected. Winners of the raffle prizes will be drawn at the end of May, once the survey has closed.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email student.health2017@gmail.com.
Thank you in advance for your help!
The Hall Health Student Team
Noelia Flores, Sharon Hwee, Darragh Kerr and Bridget Whelan

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This summer there is a unique opportunity for students to participate in a 5 credit special education internship where they are working with children in a camp setting and participating in Professional Learning Communities as a part of their own growth!

Here are a few details about the timeframes and commitments.

It will be a 5 credit EdSpe 499 independent study – in the ECFS major that credit can count toward elective credit!

Description

This independent study provides a rich, experiential learning opportunity for students interested in working with children with and without disabilities. Over summer, students will serve as interns for an inclusive summer program, facilitating social skills through field trips and science experiments. In addition to supporting campers in day-to-day activities, students will participate in a professional learning community led by experts in the field. This independent study is open to all UW undergraduate students, with priority granted to students in the College of Education.

Training Opportunities for Interns in Independent Study: 

Three-day Training (estimated dates: July 5-7):

• Camp logistics
• Teaching science to young learners with and without disabilities
• Building Blocks of Inclusion
• Classroom management and social skills support
• Pivotal response treatment

Ongoing Professional Learning Community (on going over the course of camp, with focused sessions on Fridays; Session 1 July 10-28th, Session 2 July 31-August 11th)

• Program fosters PLCswithin individual camp classrooms. PLCs led by a Masters Level special educator or equivalent professions, and draw on experts from the community

o Working alongside specialists, including drama therapists, OT, SLPs, etc.

• Prep and Debrief time:

o Before and after camp, camp staff will participate in structures prep and debrief discussions. These discussions focus on highlighting moments of success and moments of learning throughout camp, encouraging ongoing reflection.

• Friday Breakout Sessions

o Guided readings over the course of camp; review readings on Fridays

o Experts in the field will be invited to visit Fridays to facilitate focused discussions

o All camp staff and interns will be invited to present on an area of interest to them, sharing this knowledge/passion with their team

o Friday sessions will be flexible and invite discussion about issues of emerging importance.

Expectations for interns:

• Ideally, interns will be able to commit to the full camp session, and will be able to work half/full days consistently, meaning a weekday commitment, starting July 5, and going until August 11th.
• Camp runs from 9-3:30pm

o Full day would be from 8:30-4:30 (with a break for lunch)

o Half day would be from 8:30-1pm or 12pm-4:30pm

• Interns will be asked to commit until 5pm on Fridays, to allow for PLC work (detailed below)

The Martin Family Foundation Honors Scholarship application is now open and available athttp://expd.uw.edu/expo/scholarships/martinfamily. Deadline for applications is July 6, 2017. Please share with your prospective transfer students who are transferring to UW Seattle in summer 2017, fall 2017, winter 2018 or even those who have already transferred to UW but have not yet earned more than 18 credits.

Please note that students from ANY Washington State community college are potentially eligible to apply for this scholarship (see complete details on the website and eligibility details below).

The Martin Family Foundation Honors Scholarship Program enables community college students of exceptional ability and outstanding achievement to complete their baccalaureate degrees at the University of Washington-Seattle. Martin Scholars are encouraged to join the Honors Departmental Program at the UW and, depending on their choice of major, are eligible to graduate with Departmental or College Honors. Applicants are considered for superior strength of character, intellectual ability, and sense of purpose. They are expected to have well-formulated ideas about the direction of future studies and subsequent careers. There should be evidence that a Martin Scholarship will encourage pursuit of a program of education most likely to fulfill the applicant’s potential. Financial need may be considered but is not a requirement.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be Washington State residents who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are currently attending or have attended a community college in the state of Washington.
• Applicants must have earned a minimum of 36 credits at a Washington State community college by the time they matriculate at the University of Washington. Students who hold an associate’s degree are encouraged to apply.
• Washington State community college transfer students who are currently enrolled at the University of Washington may not have earned more than 18 UW credits by the application deadline of Thursday, July  6, 2017.
• The award will depend on successful admission to the University of Washington as a matriculated student.
• The selection committee gives no consideration to an applicant’s gender, race, color, creed, or national origin.

Please let me know if you or your students have any questions or concerns. Please feel free to share and/or post the attached flyer where possible.