The Mary Gates Endowment for Students is currently accepting scholarship applications. Mary Gates scholarships provide $4,000 ($2,000 per quarter for two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research projects of their own choosing and design with guidance from a mentor. Previous recipients have come from all fields of study, including the arts, humanities, social sciences and STEMM.
Mary Gates scholarships benefit students in the current academic year, and are open to all UW undergraduate students regardless of class year, major or residency status. Students from Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses are all encouraged to apply. Deadlines are coming up soon, so students should begin the application process and attend an information session and application workshop.
More information and the application login can be found here. You can also email mgates@uw.edu with any questions.
Click READ MORE for dates and times of information sessions, workshops and deadlines!
Information Sessions
10/1, 1:30p – Leadership Scholarships
10/1, 2:30p – Research Scholarships
10/2, 2:30p – Leadership Scholarships
10/2, 3:30p – Research Scholarships
10/3, 12:30p – Leadership Scholarships
10/3, 1:30p – Research Scholarships
10/4, 3:30p – Leadership Scholarships
10/4, 4:30p – Research Scholarships
Application Workshops
10/9, 4:00-6:00p – Leadership Scholarships
10/10, 4:00-6:00p – Research Scholarships
Deadlines
10/15, 5:00p – Leadership Applications DUE
10/19, 5:00p – Research Applications DUE
All information sessions and application workshops will be held on the Seattle campus in the Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity (EXPD) in Mary Gates Hall room 171. Another round of applications will be accepted in Winter quarter, but it’s good for students to start planning now!
Come visit the UW Study Abroad Fair 2012 to check out some of the upcoming programs and possible adventures!
October 17th @ Mary Gates Commons (MGH), 10:00AM – 2:00PM
Also, make sure to look into the information sessions and events offered to students interested in study abroad scholarships. Global Opportunities will be hosting several events this autumn quarter, see the schedule below! Please feel free to email Sara Stubbs at goglobal@uw.edu or visit MGH171 (The Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity) for support with applications, feedback on personal statements, or to discuss funding options for study abroad.
Global Opportunities autumn quarter schedule:
Gilman Scholarship Info Session
9/27 from 4:30 – 5:30pm in MGH171
- For Pell Grant-eligible students studying abroad in winter or spring 2013 – deadline October 2nd
- https://gilmanapplication.iie.org/
GO! and Fritz Scholarships Info Sessions
10/9 from 3 – 4pm in MGH171
11/2 from 12 – 1pm in MGH171
- For Pell Grant or Husky Promise-eligible students AND declared social science and humanities majors studying abroad in winter or spring 2013 – deadline November 8th
- goglobal.uw.edu
- Check out a flyer
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Info Sessions
11/14 from 4 – 5pm in MGH171
1/15 from 2:30 – 3:30pm in MGH171
- Many opportunities in Germany – summer research internships for STEM majors (no German language skills required), language study, journalism internships, and more! – most deadlines in January
- https://www.daad.org/page/undergradprograms/index.v3page;jsessionid=22alhlq3e8ahw
Study Abroad Meet & Greet
10/24 from 5 – 6pm in MGH171
[scholarship]: Mary Gates Endowment for Students
The Mary Gates Endowment for Students is currently accepting scholarship applications! Mary Gates scholarships provide $4,000 ($2,000 per quarter for two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research projects of their own choosing and design with guidance from a mentor. Previous recipients have come from all fields of study, including the arts, humanities, social sciences and STEMM.
Mary Gates scholarships benefit students in the current academic year, and are open to all UW undergraduate students regardless of class year, major or residency status. Students from Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses are all encouraged to apply. Deadlines are coming up soon, so students should begin the application process and attend an information session and application workshop.
Information Sessions
10/1, 1:30p – Leadership Scholarships
10/1, 2:30p – Research Scholarships
10/2, 2:30p – Leadership Scholarships
10/2, 3:30p – Research Scholarships
10/3, 12:30p – Leadership Scholarships
10/3, 1:30p – Research Scholarships
10/4, 3:30p – Leadership Scholarships
10/4, 4:30p – Research Scholarships
Application Workshops
10/9, 4:00-6:00p – Leadership Scholarships
10/10, 4:00-6:00p – Research Scholarships
Deadlines
10/15, 5:00p – Leadership Applications DUE
10/19, 5:00p – Research Applications DUE
All information sessions and application workshops will be held on the Seattle campus in the Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity (EXPD) in Mary Gates Hall room 171. Another round of applications will be accepted in Winter quarter, but it’s good for students to start planning now!
More information and the application login can be found on our website
Email mgates@uw.edu with any questions
The PoE alumni board cordially invites all members of the PoE community: students, alumni, staff and faculty to the quarterly ‘Community Drinks’ event. Autumn drinks will be held on Thursday, October 4 from 6:30 ~ 8:00 at Cafe Solstice on the Ave (all ages). Grab a beer/coffee/treat/whatever and meet some of the other people at PoE.
Click on the image above to RSVP at the open e-vite.
Hope to see you there!
Check out this great video put together by PoE student Angela Herr while on Ken Yocom’s ‘Reading the Elwah’ class last summer.
(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
Get Involved with Environmental Education & Sustainable Agriculture!
Volunteer & Internship Opportunities with Seattle Tilth
Seattle Tilth volunteers gain work experience in nonprofit administration,education, volunteer coordination, garden and farm stewardship and more. They have fun working in the community and contribute greatly to Seattle Tilth. Visit our website or click below for a list of available positions!
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Volunteers bring Seattle Tilth’s mission to life. Current available positions are listed below, many are great for service learners:
Children’s Garden Volunteer Naturalists in Wallingford or Rainier Beach
Garden, harvest, and farm crews in: Wallingford, University Village, Rainier Beach,Mt. Baker, or Issaquah
Community events, including the upcoming SYGW Auction on Oct. 20
Office support
Drain Buttoning Brigades in Issaquah
Much, much more…
INTERNSHIPS
Teaching Internships
Children’s Garden Teaching Intern
Cooking Club Intern
Garden Hotline Outreach & Wiki Intern (applications due Sept. 28)
Garden/Farm Internships
Garden Steward Interns – in Seattle and Issaquah
Farm Steward Internship – at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
Events Internships
Food Day Washington Intern
Organizing Internships
Marketing Intern
Adult Education Administrative Intern
Volunteer Program Intern
Media Intern for Just Garden Project
NEXT STEPS: APPLICATION & ORIENTATION
The best way to get started in Seattle Tilth’s volunteer and intern program is by filling out a Volunteer / Intern Application and then attending a Volunteer Orientation.
DROP-IN WORK PARTIES
Can’t make the next Volunteer Orientation, but want to get started working with us right away? Try attending a drop-in work party this summer!
Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
5513 S. Cloverdale St. Seattle, WA
Every Saturday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Seattle Tilth Farm Works in Auburn
17601 SE Lake Moneysmith Road, Auburn, WA
First Saturday of the month through November, 10a.m.-3p.m., Oct. 6, Nov. 3
Pickering Barn Learning Gardenin Issaquah
1730 10th Ave NW Issaquah, WA 98027
Tuesdays, Wednesdays – visit the website for details.
Find all of this information and more on our website!
http://seattletilth.org/get-involved/volunteer
Food First Delegation Explores Oaxaca’s Vibrant Food and Agricultural Heritage
TOUR DATE: December 22 – 30, 2012
REGISTER BY: September 22 2012
“Sin maíz, no hay país!” (“Without corn, we have no country!”) is a popular battle cry in Oaxaca, Mexico. As the cornerstone of Mesoamerican agriculture and diet, corn or “maize” is at the heart of the ongoing struggle for food sovereignty in Mexico. This December, Food Sovereignty Tours offers the public an opportunity to explore current food issues in this diverse region of Mexico first-hand as part of a guided delegation.
More information here and here
Tour registration is open to the public. To learn more, visit the Food Sovereignty Tours website:
http://www.foodsovereigntytours.org/international-tours/oaxaca.
PoE Students in The Daily: Check out what Environmental Studies majors Cole Zuckerman and Tom Jenkins have been doing with the Husky United Military Veterans (HUMV).
[course]: ESRM 320 Marketing and Human Resources from a Sustainability Perspective
Hello!
My name is Robb Schmitt, and I’m the TA for Dr. Dorothy Paun’s autumn quarter ESRM 320 course, Marketing and Human Resources From a Sustainability Perspective.
ABOUT ESRM 320…
For-profit companies and non-profit organizations use marketing and human resources management to create and deliver products, services, and ideas. This course explores: 1) how markets are researched and targeted, 2) creating new products and services and positioning to meet consumer needs, 3) optimizing pricing strategies, 4) developing distribution channels, 5) implementing promotion campaigns, 6) managerial and leadership skills and styles, 7) how companies motivate employees and develop human capital, 8) methods for recruiting, selecting, training, and evaluating employees, and 9) business practices that are aligned with environmental stewardship and social responsibility standards.
Course Info
ESRM 320 (SLN 13858)
5 Credits
TU/TH 5:30-7:50 pm
http://courses.washington.edu/sustains/
There are a variety of reasons to take this course:
1) ESRM 320 has no prerequisites and was designed specifically for non-business majors.
2) For students interested in earning a minor, after autumn ESRM 320 you have the option of taking the winter quarter companion course (ESRM 321 Finance and Accounting from a Sustainability Perspective) which fulfills nearly half of the requirements for an environmental science minor in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
3) ESRM 320 provides an opportunity to look at how companies affect the natural environment and corporate social responsibility.
I’m happy to answer any questions that you have via the email below!
Thanks very much for your time, and best regards,
Robb Schmitt
ESRM 320 TA
University of Washington
170D Bloedel Hall
Seattle, WA 98195 USA