The UW School of Art invites you to BuyART, the annual sale of student and alumni work
Wednesday, Nov 16 from 10am to 7pm
Thursday, Nov 17 from 10am to 4pm
In the School of Art Jacob Lawrence Gallery
132 Art Building
BuyART is sponsored by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and the School of Art Academic Advising Office.
All proceeds benefit the student artists and support programs offered the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.
This message brought to you by the ’Students Expressing Environmental Dedication’, or SEED club!
The Washington State Chapter of the Sierra Club Presents
A Forum on Energy and Environmental Justice
Saturday, November 19, 2011
2:00 – 4:30pm
Seattle University School of Law
Sullivan Hall
901 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122-1090
The Washington State Chapter of the Sierra Club is hosting a forum to explore the effects of energy extraction, production, and transportation on underrepresented communities. Panelists will include:
· William Anderson, Chairman of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians in Nevada, will discuss the Moapa Band’s struggles with the Reid Gardner coal-fired power plant, which is located within a mile of the Moapa Reservation.
· Sandi Cioffi, documentary filmmaker , “Sweet Crude”, will discuss the impacts of oil extraction on the people of the Niger Delta and connections to our continued energy policies.
· Patty Martin, former Mayor of Quincy, Washington, will discuss the impacts of large data centers owned by Google and Microsoft on low income communities in Quincy.
· Steve Chestnut, longtime attorney for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, will discuss the Tribe’s long history with coal mining companies that seek to extract Powder River Basin coal on and near the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.
See below for a joint open house next week for some well-known environmental graduate programs.
On Tuesday, November 8th from 6:00pm-9:00pm at The Westin Seattle, the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment, the University of California at Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment & Earth Sciences, and Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies will be hosting a Joint Information Session.
This event will be the perfect opportunity for students to learn
about graduate opportunities in the environmental field from the
Nation's top environmental schools. All four schools will make a brief
presentation and will be available to answer questions throughout the
gathering. All disciplines are welcome to attend.If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at the following link:
The Garden – A film screening and active discussion
“The incredible story of the L.A. South Central Farmers’ struggle to protect their urban farm, their livelihoods and their community.”
Date: Thursday, 10/27
Time: 6-9pm
Location: Henry Art Gallery – Student Tech Lounge
To find out more about the USFC visit some of their pages
Sustainable Sushi
An Evening with Mashiko’s Chef Hajime Sato
Thursday, November 17
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
North American Post Nagomi Tea House
Spend an evening eating the finest sustainable sushi obento available while listening to Chef Hajime Sato speak about his experiences of opening Mashiko, the first Sushi Bar and Japanese Restaurant in Seattle to serve only sustainable seafood.
How do we define what is sustainable when it comes to seafood? Some key factors to consider are traceability, fish populations, fishing methods and farming practices. The most sustainable fishing methods do not cause damage to the oceans or allow for much bycatch (unintended creatures caught during fishing). How often do you think about this while you are eating sushi? Join us for this fun and informative evening and learn!
COST: $25 members/$30 non-members (of Japan Young Professionals Group)
REGISTRATION: Click here to register for this event.
More information:
UW Seattle Campus
The UW Sustainability Summit celebrates the University’s leadership and accomplishments in environmental stewardship and sustainability. It provides the opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to find ways to get involved with sustainability on campus, and to learn about the Campus Sustainability Fund, the UW Climate Action Plan, and how our community partners play a role in UW sustainability. With a variety of exhibitors and discussion groups, something is sure to spark your interest.
More information at:
http://f2.washington.edu/ess/content/uw-sustainability-summit-2011
Toastmasters’ can help both students with their public speaking skills – whether they are preparing to give a speech to their peers and instructors for a grade or if they need help articulating questions to their instructors in front of the class. All of these clubs have students as members.
Everyone is welcome: students, faculty, staff and the general public.
University of Washington Toastmasters Clubs
FALL QUARTER OPEN HOUSES OCTOBER 4 – 6,2011Looking to improve your speaking skills? Improve that next class presentation? Win that job interview?
Come and visit a campus Toastmasters Club! Toastmasters is a world leader in helping people improve their speech and impromptu communication skills. Our clubs focus on helping UW students, staff and faculty become experienced and successful public speakers. Members become more confident in their public speaking skills within 6 months, learn something new every meeting, and have fun in a supportive environment!
There are three University area clubs to choose from:
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TOASTMASTERS
Tuesday, October 4
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Electrical Engineering Bldg, Rm. 403
uwtmclub@gmail.com
PURPLE TOAST TOASTMASTERS
Wednesday, October 5
6;05pm – 7:20pm
(located off-campus, in the Wallingford area)
Seattle First Church of the Nazarene – 4401 2nd Ave NE
purpleto@gmail.com
HUSKY TOASTMASTERS
Thursday, October 6
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Schmitz Hall, Rm. 170
huskytoastmasters@gmail.com
October 5, 2011
4:30PM-6:00PM
On the Road with Omprakash Volunteer Vance Walstra
Monday, October 3rd, will be the first of 40 action-packed days for Omprakash Volunteer and Grant Recipient Vance Walstra. Vance will be traveling from Seattle, Washington to San Francisco, California on a highly anticipated, first-ever tour to raise awareness for Omprakash – and he’s doing it all by bicycle. The tour will span three states and cover nearly 1000 miles to deliver over 15 presentations to colleges, universities and high schools along the route.
In 2008, Vance was awarded an Omprakash Volunteer Grant to work with Helping Hands, an education and environmentally-focused Partner in Cusco, Peru. During that trip, he also traveled throughout Peru introducing new non-profit Partners to the Omprakash network. In 2010, Vance returned to Peru to act as a guide for three high-school students interested in creating adocumentary film about Omprakash Partners and the international volunteer experience. In between these trips, Vance traveled to several schools throughout the western United States, giving presentations and collaborating with classrooms and teachers to design and embellish service learning programs.
Now he’s giving back by hitting the road and sharing his volunteer experience with high schools, colleges and universities along the way.
As Vance put it, “My own experiences through Omprakash have subjected me to an entirely new understanding of our world. I have developed a new faith in human potential that has both empowered and humbled me… Through this trip, I hope to connect the passion and potential of individuals who seek to make a difference in the world, to the people and places where those type of individuals are needed.”
Come hear Vance’s account of his life changing experiences abroad and learn more about Omprakash, the network that made it all possible. Vance will be presenting at the UW on October 5th from 4:30-6PM at the POE Commons. To learn more about the Omprakash Bicycle Outreach Tour- please visit our website or Facebook pages, or follow Vance’s trip via his Omprakashprofile.
We facilitate communication, collaboration, and mutual learning within a diverse international network of grassroots projects. Our free database of global Partners can empower you to volunteer abroad, advocate at home, or enrich your school’s academic curriculum and service-learning programs. We offer volunteer grants to help qualified applicants build lasting relationships with our outstanding Partners, and we enable these Partners to receive tax-deductible donations from their dedicated supporters. The Omprakash network currently supports over 157 Partner non-profits in over 35 countries spanning the globe. In 2011 alone, our Volunteer Grant program has provided over $30,000 to qualified recipients, enabling them to build lasting relationships with our amazing Partners around the world!–
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Omprakash: Connecting Volunteers, Classrooms, and Communities
Kelly Rula
214.995.1516
Skype: kellyrula
www.omprakash.org