First Year Programs is Currently Recruiting

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The FIG program is looking for students from all departments who are UW-Seattle undergraduates with strong organizational skills (i.e., not over-committed), and a genuine interest in working with freshmen as they face the challenges and opportunities presented to them as new students.   For more information please attend one of our information sessions listed below or email figs@uw.edu

Orientation Leaders play a vital role in the orientation process, working closely with new students and their families on a wide variety of topics including academics, student involvement, housing options, and more. Orientation Leaders work during summer quarter and are paid 30-40/hrs per week.   Please email us at uwao@uw.edu or come to one of the information sessions below with any questions.

Leadership in FYP Workshops:

  • Friday 1/30 – 1:30pm in MGH 120

Applications are available online at fyp.washington.edu/apply.  The application deadline is Monday, February 2nd by 8:00am.

[scholarship]: Mary Gates scholarships

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Many of our students have been awarded Mary Gates scholarships in the past (both the leadership and the research scholarship). A special heads up that, while the scholarships are usually granted over two quarters, graduating seniors can qualify for a scholarship for one quarter in spring 2015. – joe

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The Mary Gates Endowment for Students is currently accepting scholarship applications. Mary Gates scholarships provide up to $4,000 ($2,000 per quarter for up to two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research/scholarly activities. These scholarships benefit students in the current academic year, and are open to all UW undergraduate students regardless of class year, major or residency status.

Information Sessions (select one):
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2:30-3:20 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8, 3:30-4:20 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 9, 12:30-1:20 p.m.

Leadership Application Workshop:
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 4:30-6:20 p.m. RSVP

Research Application Workshops (select one):
Thursday, Jan. 22, 4:30-6:20 p.m. RSVP
Monday, Jan. 26, 4:30-6:20 p.m. RSVP

Leadership Deadline: Jan. 26, 5:00 p.m.

Research Deadline: Feb. 2, 5:00 p.m.

All information sessions and application workshops will be held in the Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity (EXPD) in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) room 171.

Begin the online application and learn more on our website, expd.uw.edu/mge. Email mgates@uw.edu with any questions.

Seattle YEP Mixer- TONIGHT!

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Seattle YEP Mixer – Thursday, November 20
 
5:30 – 8:00 pm 
Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub
1916 Post Alley, Pike Street Market
Seattle, WA 98101

Join us for a casual evening of drinks and hors d’oeuvres while networking with young and emerging professionals interested in pursuing or furthering careers related to an environmental field. Bring your friends and colleagues with you for a great opportunity to meet like-minded professionals from the Seattle area.

Young Environmental Professionals (YEP) is a networking group presented by Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC).

Fee $10.00 Registration includes one drink and appetizers. 

Please note that this event will be held at a pub – ID will be required.

Register Here

UW Career Center Info Session, TOMORROW!

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Seattle Pacific University offers a game-changing, 11-month Master of Arts in Management (MAM) with an emphasis in Social and Sustainable Management to help you complete for the jobs you WANT.  If you are looking to increase your marketability and potential impact while learning to use business as a tool to serve others, this is the program for you!  With this degree you will learn core business fundamentals, as well as build your skills in areas such as leadership, ethics, responsible stewardship and sustainability.

SPU 11-Month Business Master of Arts in Social and Sustainable Management

[fellowship] The Jackson Munro Public Service Fellowship

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The Jackson Munro Public Service Fellowship (formerly the Sterling and Gene Munro Public Service Fellowship) encourages a life-long commitment to public service by providing outstanding undergraduates with the opportunity to explore their potential through service and leadership in the community.

Jackson Munro Public Service Fellows are selected based on the strength of a public service project proposed in collaboration with a public sector (non-profit or governmental) organization.

Factors influencing the selection of Munro Public Service Fellows include:

  • Historical commitment to and involvement with community engagement activities
  • Depth of partnership/relationship with proposed public sector partner
  • Scope and impact of proposed work during the Fellowship
  • Potentially sustainability of proposed project, how will the organization sustain this work at the end of your Fellowship?
  • Connection between proposed project, academic studies, and professional/educational goals and objectives

 Made possible through the support of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, the Fellowship is named for late Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson, S. Sterling Munro, Jr., the former top aide to Senator Jackson and Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, and Gene Munro, a lifelong advocate for public service and the wife of S. Sterling Munro Jr.

The application deadline for the 2015 Fellowship is 11:59PM on Friday, October 31st.  Application instructions and Fellowship expectations can be found at http://www.washington.edu/carlson/jackson-munro-public-service-fellowship/

Questions? Contact Rachel Vaughn, Director, Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center at engage@uw.edu.

*Opportunity* UW Leaders with ASUW

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*Opportunity* UW Leaders with ASUW

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UW Leaders is an ASUW program that offers leadership-building opportunities for freshmen, sophomores, and transfer juniors. Whether students have been involved in past leadership or want to start now, UW Leaders maximizes their leadership potential and welcomes them into a close-knit meaningful community of accomplished individuals.

You’re invited to U Lead We Lead: Dig Into Leadership!

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How do you plant, grow, and deepen your leadership talents? 
How do you create the change you wish to see?

                            U Lead We Lead: Cultivating Leadership

When: October 29, 6-8 p.m.
Where: UW Hub Ballroom, doors open at 5:30 p.m.

At U Lead We Lead, students and members of the University community will dig into stories from local leaders about cultivating leadership in yourself and in others.

Four local luminaries each share their story and perspective on leadership and call you to action. Have you ever wanted to talk about a TED talk with people who’ve seen the same speaker? At U Lead We Lead, you get to listen to interesting talks by smart people and then talk about what you heard in small groups. Shine a light on teamwork, respect, responsibility, and civic engagement through dynamic reflection and rich conversation.

Think you’ll be hungry? Don’t worry; dinner will be provided.

As the Husky Leadership Initiative kick-off event for the year, U Lead We Lead: Cultivating Leadership helps your leadership skills take root. 

To register: Register here! 

Winter 2014 Collegium Seminars

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Winters in Seattle are an ideal time to stretch your academic interests. Here, freshmen can find a number of interesting classes to fill our their schedules. Take a class that’s a little different from what you normally take. Collegium Seminars are low-risk (they’re 1 credit, credit/no credit); they’re taught by some of the UW’s best faculty; and they’re limited to 20 students. Plus, taking a Collegium Seminar will add a little intellectual sunshine to the gray winter days.

  • The History of Innovation
  • Introduction to Digital Humanities
  • Seminar in Animal Communication
  • Marketing in the 21st Century
  • Genetically Modified Foods: Menace or Magic?
  • Growing up with Fiction
  • Leadership: Up, Down, and Sideways
  • Public Controversies and the Law: Major Recent Cases in the U.S. Supreme Court
  • The Violence of the Small: Looking into Global Complexity
  • Sustainable Energy Solutions for the 21st Century: Science, Technology, and Policy
  • Imagining Latin America

For more information, check out the website!

[internship] Work for OurEarth this summer!

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OurEarth.org, a 501©3 non-profit environmental organization, is currently recruiting undergraduate and graduate students for its 2012 Environmental Leadership Program. They’re interested in connecting with students at UW who are passionate about environmental issues!

Applications for this 8 week summer internship are due March 30th

Check out their flyer here

or their website here

or contact John Ullman at (410) 878-6485 or john@ourearth.org for more information!

[course] – Spring 2012: “Digital Storytelling and Community Leadership”

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General Studies 349: “Digital Storytelling and Community Leadership”
GEN ST 349 (3 credits, Credit/No Credit)
Meets Tuesdays 4:30pm-6:20pm, Mary Gates Hall 206
Course size: 25
Add-Code Required – Apply at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/mattwojo/157507
Questions? Email mattwojo@uw.edu

Digital Storytelling and Community Leadership is a three-credit course designed for students with some form of previous service-learning experience. This course will utilize the teaching and learning method of Digital Storytelling to examine local community organizations and the role they play in addressing social issues and community needs. Students will work in teams to create a digital story about a local community organization, 3-5 minutes in length, that reflects the organization’s mission, services, and impact, from an Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) perspective. The learning objectives for each student to achieve by the completion of this course are: to understand narrative construction and storytelling techniques; to critically examine community development and the ABCD theory; to gain a beginner’s level competency of online video production; and to manage the production process of a 3-5 minute digital story in partnership with a community organization through to completion. The course will conclude with a public viewing on campus of the Digital Stories.

Interest and experience in serving the community is essential. Digital video production experience is a plus, but not required.