[event]: Thriving in American Universities

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Thriving in American Universities

Time: Tuesday, January 13th , 5-7p.m.

Location: Odegaard Room 220

Sign-up link: https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/484  (limited space, RSVP)

Studying in an American university as an international student can be very challenging. How do you find scholarships and engage in undergraduate research? How do you communicate with American classmates and professors? How do you respond to personal and academic challenges? This free public lecture will address these questions and present strategies for thriving in American Universities.

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Great thought for Juniors that are starting to think about what they want to do after graduation. This could be a great opportunity to learn about how you can apply to depart for Peace Corps service in the summer of 2015. Peace Corps is looking for volunteers to serve in Youth, Health, Business, Education, Environment and Agriculture!

Keio University Exchange at UW

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Want to get involved with international students this summer? The UW ISP Office (International Specialized Programs) is looking for friendly, responsible and outgoing UW students to take part in a specialized English language and Environmental Studies program for Keio University, one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.

What we’re looking for:  Current UW students or Spring-quarter graduates who can live in UW dorms from August 4th – August 24th as roommates, UW/Seattle guides, and English language partners for Keio University students. We ask that you be available most evenings to eat dinner with the students and to organize and attend fun activities like shopping in U-Village, Frisbee at Denny Field, or attending a Mariners or Sounders game.

What you get: The Keio program provides dorms and meal cards for the duration of the program. If you are selected, you’ll develop great friendships, build your resume, learn about Japan, and have an incredible time. Previous participants have called it “the most important international experience” of their lives!

If you wish to apply or are interested in learning more about this opportunity and are a native English speaker, send your resume and cover letter to Joe Marino by 5 pm on May 9th at the latest!

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For more information, go to http://www.global.ucsb.edu/graduate

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Look exciting? Are you passionate about global development and sustainable entrepreneurship? Do you want to be part of an international project just like this? Join the UW Chapter of Nourish International!!

Nourish International is a non-profit organization that serves as a platform for students to make long-lasting, global impacts within developing regions around the world. Nourish creates partnerships between university chapters and communities abroad in effort to foster strong relationships, implement sustainable development, and eradicate poverty.

Come stop by the final information sessions to find out more about the organization, available internships, the potential to complete a project abroad, and more!

Dates: Wednesday, October 23rd

Time: 6:00PM

Place: Foster Library, study room #9

For more information, email nourish@uw.edu

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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Look exciting? Are you passionate about global development and sustainable entrepreneurship? Do you want to be part of an international project just like this? Join the UW Chapter of Nourish International!!

Nourish International is a non-profit organization that serves as a platform for students to make long-lasting, global impacts within developing regions around the world. Nourish creates partnerships between university chapters and communities abroad in effort to foster strong relationships, implement sustainable development, and eradicate poverty.

Come stop by the information sessions throughout the month of October to find out more about the organization, available internships, the potential to complete a project abroad, and more!

Dates: Wednesdays, October 9th, 16th, and 23rd

Time: 6:00PM

Place: Foster Library, study room #9

For more information, email nourish@uw.edu

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

[event]: PoE Alum Potluck Presentation about 5 months in South America

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When: 6:00 PM, June 20, 2013
Where: Trap Studios – 6346 6th Ave S Seattle, WA 98108

Ever wonder what it would be like to spend 5 months travelling a continent?
 
Tye (a UW environmental studies alumn) and Tyler will be doing a presentation on vagabonding in South America and our experience within the country.
 
We will be providing a few of our favorite dishes from various countries, but invite everyone to bring their own dishes and drinks OR one of the suggestions from the list below.
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We will be bringing Chipa (Paraguay) and fried plantain (Guianas and Brazil) as well as some non-alcoholic drinks.
 
The Trap is located in Georgetown, Seattle. You can get there either by taking 99 south to South Michigan Street and taking a right at the Arby’s, or taking I-5 to exit 182 (Albro), following S Albro Pl to Michigan street and taking a left at the Arby’s.
Trap Studios- 6346 6th Ave. S Seattle, Washington 98108
 
Please RSVP to tyerogerson@yahoo.com and let everyone here know what dish you are making if you are bringing one.
 
Empanadas (Chicken, beef, tuna, heart of palm, cheese)
Huge all over South America, best were in Brazil in my opinion.
http://latinfood.about.com/od/appetizersandsnacks/tp/empanadas.htm
Roti (Indian bread, goes good with curry, chicken or rice)
Huge in the Caribbean countries of the Guianas.
http://www.divinetaste.com/archives/how-to-make-basic-rotichapatiparatha-indian-flatbreads/
Curry (Green, red, potato, mango)
Again, big in the Caribbean countries of the Guianas, goes well with Roti, white and brown rice and chicken.
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Great-Curry
Fried Chicken
Big all over, chicken is almost staple food. Pollos YAAAAA!!!!!
Nuf Said
Quinoa
Big in Bolivia, one of its main exports.
http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-recipes/basic-quinoa.php
Salchipapas (hot dogs and french fries)
Big in Peru, super simple but very good. Served with ketchup, mustard and mayo usually, but open to an American touch.
http://perudelights.com/salchipapas/
Choripan (South American mini sausage with chimichurri)
Big in southern countries of South America and Peru.
http://www.sausageobsession.com/2011/01/choripan-chimichurri-argentina/
Arepa (Cheese and cornbread)
Big in Columbia and Venezuela. Aint nothin wrong with cornbread.
http://venezuelanfoodanddrinks.blogspot.com/2008/09/recipe-how-to-make-arepas.html
Ceviche (Seafood soup)
Big in Peru and Columbia, a bit challenging to make right.
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/ceviche/

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Unique and Exciting Opportunity to Serve as Peer Instructor with Program on the Environment and UW International Educational Outreach

Only a few more positions remain available to upper-level undergraduate students from diverse program to assist as Peer Instructors with students from Japan (Keio University) from August 1st-21st. The course, “Humans and the Environment in the Pacific Northwest,” will expose the visiting students to topics ranging from forest ecology and water to green building and urban food sustainability. Peer Instructors will assist in leading activities (including field trips to places like Mt. Rainier, the Cascade Mountains, and the Bullitt Center and activities like hiking and canoeing) as well as in mentoring students on topic-based research projects. Students need to be available at least part-time and preferably full-time during the course period.

Benefits include:

·         Fun field trips and learning.

·         Potential T.A. course credit or capstone credits.

·         Enhancement of resume-building skills including teaching, facilitating, and project management.

·         Practice communicating with international students and development of friendships with Japanese youth.

·         Training and mentoring from course instructor.

Comment from previous Peer Instructor:

“Not only do I now have the capability of teaching a class of non-native English speaking students, but I have an increased competence in working with a large teaching team and coordinating events amongst multiple parties to ensure the efficacy of lesson plans and safety of field trips. The Keio program gave me a taste of what I want to do and what I will always incorporate into my life…I am so proud to have been part of something so wonderful.”

Positions will be filled on a rolling basis in spring quarter 2012. Some experience in environmental studies and/or Japanese studies is preferred, but not required.

Please email course Instructor Megan Horst ASAP at horstm@uw.edu to be considered.

** A get-to-know you session for TAs will happen soon! Keep your eyes posted for more info!

[course][aut/2013]: ENVIR 495D: Culture & Conservation: Protected Areas Management in Global Perspective

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Dear All, 

I’m writing to promote my course for this coming Autumn 2013, ENVIR 495D: Culture & Conservation: Protected Areas Management in Global Perspective. This class will meet either the Human & Social Dimensions or the International breadth requirements for the Program on the Environment major. ‘W’ (Writing) credit will also be available. The course is open to students in other majors and may also be of interest to graduate students interested in the intersection of culture and conservation. There are no prerequisites, but students should be open to dipping their toes into some critical theory from anthropology and geography. 
Course Description:

Protected areas (national parks, wildlife preserves, marine reserves, etc.) exist on every continent and are a key part of a global strategy to conserve biodiversity. However, these parks generate controversy if/when local communities are excluded from living in, using, and managing the spaces designated for protection. This course will examine critically the strategies developed by resource managers to better integrate local communities (and “culture”) in protect areas management. We will compare experiments in “community-based” resource management in protected areas in Africa, Latin America, Asia, & the United States and examine the factors that contribute to the success or failure of these initiatives. How well do these initiatives account for “cultural” differences? How do they define “community” and determine who has a right to participate in management? How do they balance aspirations for ecological conservation with aspirations for economic development and local autonomy? Who determines what constitutes a conservation success story? 

A number of social theorists have critiqued global conservation as a problematic form of eco-colonialism. We will discuss this and other critiques of conservation to help us understand why even “community-based” initiatives sometimes generate conflict and yield underwhelming results.  However, we will also mine the literature for suggestions about how to move beyond these critiques. How can we take part in the design of more socially just and ecologically sustainable approaches to protected areas management?  

Course Requirements:
Students will be expected to carefully read and prepare written responses to assigned materials, contribute actively to and lead classroom discussions, and complete a final (10-12 page) paper examining the intersection of culture and conservation in the management of a protected area of their own choosing. 
Please let me know if you have questions!
Happy registering, 
Megan
– 

Megan A. Styles, Ph.D.

**Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow**
University of Washington, Program on the Environment
office: Wallace 15F; Winter Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 or by appt

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Unique and Exciting Opportunity to Serve as Peer Instructor with Program on the Environment and UW International Educational Outreach

Eight upper-level undergraduate students from diverse programs are sought to assist as Peer Instructors with students from Japan (Keio University) from August 1st-21st. The course, “Humans and the Environment in the Pacific Northwest,” will expose the visiting students to topics ranging from forest ecology and water to green building and urban food sustainability. Peer Instructors will assist in leading activities (including field trips to places like Mt. Rainier, the Cascade Mountains, and the Bullitt Center and activities like hiking and canoeing) as well as in mentoring students on topic-based research projects. Students need to be available at least part-time and preferably full-time during the course period.

Benefits include:

·         Fun field trips and learning.

·         Potential T.A. course credit or capstone credits.

·         Enhancement of resume-building skills including     teaching, facilitating, and project management.

·         Practice communicating with international students and development of friendships with Japanese youth.

·         Training and mentoring from course instructor.

Comment from previous Peer Instructor:

“Not only do I now have the capability of teaching a class of non-native English speaking students, but I have an increased competence in working with a large teaching team and coordinating events amongst multiple parties to ensure the efficacy of lesson plans and safety of field trips. The Keio program gave me a taste of what I want to do and what I will always incorporate into my life…I am so proud to have been part of something so wonderful.”

Positions will be filled on a rolling basis in spring quarter 2013. Some experience in environmental studies and/or Japanese studies is preferred, but not required. Please email course Instructor Megan Horst ASAP at horstm@uw.edu to be considered.