[open house] – Interested in teaching or the College of Education?

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College of Education Spring Open House and Resource Fair

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

4:30 – 7:00pm

Miller Hall

The College of Education will be hosting their Spring Open House to introduce students to the College of Education Undergraduate and Graduate programs. Students who are considering graduate school or are interested in learning more about the ECFS major and the ELS minor, will have this great opportunity to meet people from the various departments and learn more about what the various options are.  Students will have access to at least two different information sessions during the evening, as well as learning more about resources in the College of Education at the Resource Fair.  

The resource fair (Miller 212) will be open from 4:30-6:30pm, with a brief closing from 5:15-5:35pm for the Welcome by Dean Tom Stritikus in Smith 120.  Then from 5:40-7:05pm there will be information sessions on the different degree areas and programs in the CoE throughout Miller Hall.  This is a great opportunity to learn about the graduate programs at the CoE and the programs such as Pipeline, Dream Projects, ASCE, Student Financial Aid, and more! 

Peace Corps information session!

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Peace Corps will be on the UW Campus Wednesday, April 27 for an information session.  If you are thinking of the Peace Corps in the future, you are encouraged to attend this information session.  UW students already interested in serving can:

(1)    Attend An Info Session

Learn about volunteer experiences, have your questions answered, and gain tips to guide you through the application process:

Wednesday, April 27 • 5 to 6 p.m.

Smith Hall, 205

RSVP on Facebook(2)    Start the Online Application

For students who plan to depart for service in April, May or June 2012, it is recommended they submit an application ASAP. Continue your application or start your online application now.

(3)    Stay Connected

Read about where the Peace Corps serves, what volunteers do, and much more online at www.peacecorps.gov. Or get the latest news and info by following us on various social media sites including Facebook , YouTube, Twitter  and Flickr.

Discover the life-defining experience available through Peace Corps service. Life is calling. How far will you go?

You can also contact Obie Pressman, a Regional Recruiter at opressmanb@peacecorps.gov or 206-239-6605.

[student job] – Student Associate with UW Undergraduate Advising

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UAA Advising has a job posting up for our new Student Associates, some will start this summer and some will start in the fall. If you know of any great students that might like to become a part of The Center for Undergraduate Advising, Diversity, and Student Success, please refer them to the job posting in Husky Jobs. They can use the following link https://washington-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?mode=form&id=f78db7646afe756b6bde9f6602a12e8a&s=jobs&ss=jobs, and then search under Student Associate.   You can also send them this link about the Center. http://depts.washington.edu/mgh141/

[event] – ‘Tapped’ film screening on the bottled water industry

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What better way to celebrate Earth Day AND the weekend by taking in a movie with your friends? Join SEED for this showing of Tapped, a documentary on the bottled water industry’s effects on climate change, health, pollution, and oil dependence. That water fountain in the hallway never looked so good!

https://streamingmoviesright.com/us/movie/tapped

Open to residence hall students and their invited guests.

Time: Friday, April 22, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Location: Terry Hall main lounge

Sponsored by UW SEED

Questions? Contact SEED at uwseed@uw.edu.

This event was made possible by the Campus Sustainability Fund. Learn more about the fund at http://csf.washington.edu/

[event] 2nd annual College Greens film/speaker series

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The student organization, College Greens at UW, is holding its 2nd annual film/speaker series dedicated to issues of environmental and social justice.

Thursday, April 28th – “The Economics of Happiness” A documentary that concerns localization movements, climate change and community resiliency. The speaker will be recent UW-grad and environmental activist Joanna Wright (bio included below) who will discuss a local movement called Transition Seattle.
Savery 260 at 5:30pm

Thursday May 12th – “Dive!”  A film that follows self-proclaimed ‘dumpster-divers’ to analyze food waste and food access/justice issues
Smith 120 at 5:30pm

Thursday May 19th – “Inside Job” The oscar-nominated documentary that investigates the causes of the 2008 economic meltdown and its ramifications
Savery 260 at 5:30pm

Speaker Bio:  Joanna Wright grew up in Seattle and graduated in 2010 from the University of Washington where she studied Germanics, Environmental Studies, and Law, Societies and Justice. She has had the opportunity (in school and otherwise) to explore the intersecting issues of sustainable agriculture, peak oil, climate change, and community resilience. She has been a leader in several urban farming and education projects in Seattle, and has also spent two summers interning with local farms. Joanna has recently become involved in Seattle’s Transition Town network, and has been deeply inspired by the way the Transition model integrates positive community visioning with issues of ecological, economic, and social sustainability. In addition to her engagement with local Transition Town activities, Joanna currently works part-time with children and interns with the Community Alliance for Global Justice.

[event] Common Spaces NW

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[event] Common Spaces NW

Common Spaces Northwest began from an idea: what sort of incredible fusion of prowess and flowering of community can happen if we just got people together to talk? What kind of concepts or changes can we inspire? So often the barriers between activism, theory, and feeling are so high–Common Spaces Northwest seeks to bring them down and open this conversation to everyone who wants to participate, everyone who’s concerned with these problems. Join us this weekend at Common Spaces NW and get this conversation started!

Seeking Artwork, Recipes, and Stories

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Seeking Artwork, Recipes, and Stories 

Contribute your voice and creativity to the 2nd edition of CAGJ’s publication, “Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice” 

What is “Our Food, Our Right”? 
“Our Food, Our Right” is a publication of the Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ) based in Seattle, WA. The publication combines hands-on tools for change with community recipes and political awareness to engage YOU in joining in the struggle for food justice! “Our Food, Our Right” promotes community knowledge sharing, self-sufficiency, accessibility, and food justice through a food sovereignty framework. This guide has the tools you need to take back your food choices and stand up for all people’s right to good, healthy, and culturally appropriate food! In the 2nd edition we will focus on stories of successful initiatives locally and globally that are helping to create more sustainable communities. The 2nd edition will be published fall 2011 to celebrate CAGJ’s 10th anniversary! 

Submission criteria 
• A story, poem or essay 
• Any type of artwork (visual or written) 
• Recipes with additional info such as the family tradition, stories, or memories behind it 
 
Some examples of topics covered in the first edition are: composting, container gardening, effects of NAFTA and the WTO on farmers and food, basics of food preservation: canning, pickling, freezing, and drying, stories of change: food justice around the world, farmworker organizing in Washington state, CSA’s, farmers’ markets, and community kitchens.

Submission deadline is 5pm on May 15, 2011 
Send to: ofor@seattleglobaljustice.org or CAGJ c/o: OFOR – 606 Maynard Ave. S #252 Seattle, WA 98104. 
 
For more information on “Our Food, Our Right” or CAGJ: 
Visit www.seattleglobaljustice.org/food-justice 
E-mail ofor@seattleglobaljustice.org 
Come to one of our monthly meetings! 

Congratulations to Christina Heinlen

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PoE’s own Christina Heinlen, was a member of the ‘Voltaic’ team, which won the grand prize at this year’s Environmental Innovation Challenge! Congratulations!


Christina is a double major with PoE and Business. Her team developed an electric vehicle drive train that can be scaled to allow automotive companies to produce electric models of their current gasoline vehicles. As winners of the competition’s grand prize, the team won $10,000!

The team was featured on the front page of the Seattle Times’ Business Section on April 1.

The event, produced by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in collaboration with Foster School of Business, College of Engineering, College of the Environment, and the UW Center for Commercialization, welcomed 17 student teams—representing the University of Washington, Seattle Pacific University, Washington State University, Western Washington University, University of British Columbia, University of Utah, Shoreline Community College, and Lake Washington Technical College. Their ideas ranged from designing and building airships and complex carbon fiber components for vehicles, to a unique solution to bicycle storage and a wind power generator that creates electricity through the movement of a pair of wings. The students came from business, engineering, environment, forest resources, built environment, public policy, and arts and sciences, and they all share a commitment to developing the innovations needed to accelerate the clean-tech economy.

[event] New Directions in Global Business

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New Directions in Global Business: What does it take to make REAL change?

May 3, Tuesday

Kane Hall 210

6:00 pm, open seating

6:30 – 8:30 pm, Panel presentation

Pre registration requested to secure a seat. Free and open to the public.

Join the Foster School’s Global Business Center, NetImpact, and Global Business Association for a panel featuringresponsible business thought leaders who will discuss the new role of business in providing lasting positive impact on societies and the environment.  The panelist will discuss what it takes to educate our future entrepreneurs,  leaders, and managers.

Speakers –

·         Joyce Lavalle, former Sr. VP of Marketing, InterfaceFLOR 

·         Steve Lippman, Director, Environmental Engagement Strategy, Microsoft Citizenship

·         Carol Sanford, author The Responsible Business 

More information and RSVP here!