Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Upcoming FLAS Fellowship Information Session Wed Nov 12, 3:30-4:30 in Smith 309

UPCOMING FLAS INFORMATION SESSIONS:
-Smith Hall Rm 309: Wed Nov 12, 3:30-4:30
-UW Tacoma International Week, CP 331 (Cherry Parkes), Nov 19, 12:30 PM
-Thomson Hall Rm 317: Th Nov 20, 2:30-3:30
-Thomson Hall Rm 317: Th Dec 4, 3:30-4:30

Applications now open! Due January 30, 2015. Questions: email rldavis@uw.edu

For more information and to apply, visit http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) available to undergraduate, graduate and professional students
FLAS fellowships award tuition and a living stipend as follows:

Academic Year Graduate: $18,000 tuition, $15,000 livi! ng stipend
Academic Year Undergraduate: $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend
Summer Graduate/Undergraduate: $5,000 tuition, $2,500 living stipend

The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions:
-Arabic -Bangla -Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian -Bulgarian -Burmese -Canadian First Nations -Chinese -Czech -Danish -Estonian -Filipino/Tagalog -Finnish -French -German -Hebrew -Hindi -Indonesian/Malay -Italian -Japanese -Kazakh -Khmer -Korean -Latvian -Lithuanian -Norwegian -Persian -Polish -Portuguese -Russian -Slovenian -Spanish -Swahili -Swedish -Tajik -Thai -Turkish -Uighur -Urdu -Uzbek -Vietnamese

Winter 2015 Courses for Graduate Students on Experiential Learning

The Center for Teaching and Learning is offering two experiential courses for graduate students during the Winter 2015 Quarter. Each evidence-based course encourages students to reflect and participate by engaging in active learning. Full course descriptions and information on how to register can be found on the course website at:  http://www.washington.edu/teaching/courses/

GRDSCH 525/HUM595:  Acting Up:  Amplifying Voices Through Interactive Theater as Pedagogy
Instructors:  Theresa Ronquillo (Center for Teaching and Learning) and Tikka Sears (Memory War Theater)
When:  Wednesdays and Fridays, 1:30-4:20 p.m. in Gerberding 100
Credit:  3 (C/NC)


GRD 630:  Teaching and Learning in Higher Education:  Frameworks and Practices
Instructors:  Calla Chancellor and Karen Freisem (Center for Teaching and Learning)
When:  Wednesdays, 1:30-3:20 p.m. in MGH 228
Credit:  2 (C/NC)
Entry Codes are required for registration in all periods.  Contact Calla Chancellor at calla8@uw.edu<mailto:calla8@uw.edu> to request a code.

Electrical Engineering Internships at Seattle City Light

We’ve been keeping the lights on since 1910. The Nation’s Greenest Utility seeks awesome interns to help maintain that tradition.

Our Energy Delivery Division seeks junior electrical engineering students to assist with electrical distribution system design, network load flow, project construction, load studies and system modeling, and capital improvement projects. Interns will rotate through different aspects of engineering design, including pole, overhead electrical, underground electrical, and transformer overload replacement.

Interns should have training or experience with AutoCAD or similar CAD programs and with engineering drawing standards. Interns will also need to emphasize any experience in performing project coordination and record keeping tasks.

These internships will start in January and run for a minimum of one year (with a possibility to last up to two years).

Read the position announcement and apply online. Applications are due by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18.

And one more thing. Check out all the perks of our Seattle City Light Internship Program. We think you’ll like what you see.

Drama 103 through online learning!

Add a little drama to your life!   Register today for Drama 103: Theatre Appreciation, SLN 13157
An Online Course!

Offered in the user friendly Canvas system, the new iteration of Drama 103 has no on campus requirements and is an excellent choice for students who are out of area, studying abroad, working, or have other time constraints that require remote study.

This course is aimed at familiarizing students with the art of theater through a survey of the key components of the live theatrical experience. In this course we explore and compare performance in its many forms by viewing video/film alongside live performance. This is an excellent course for students who are both new to performance studies and those seeking to further develop the critical skills and vocabulary needed to appreciate and thoughtfully analyze a performance event. As this is not an acting class, you are not asked to perform but rather to view, enjoy, and discuss the art of performance as you experience it!

INTSCI 301: Integrated Sciences Careers Seminar - Course Announcement

INTSCI301:  Integrated Sciences Careers Seminar (1 credit, credit/no credit grading)

Are you interested in a career in the sciences? Would you like to:
  • Explore a wide variety of careers available to students with a broad science background?
  • Network with professionals in science careers, including science education, science writing, and science policy?
  • Learn about successful pathways to careers in science, as well as the skills required for those careers?
Weekly guest speakers in INTSCI 301 expose students to a variety of possible careers and provide students with tips and insight based on their own careers in the sciences.  Students complete a final "field experience" consisting of a visit and informational interview with someone working in the sciences.

Open to undergraduates at all levels with an interest in learning more about science careers.

Here's what some of our previous students had to say about the class:
“The field experience exposed me to a career I didn’t even know existed!  This class should be required for all science majors.  I wish I had taken it when I first came to the UW.”
“This class was a very pleasant surprise.  It proved to be helpful in areas other than just exploring science careers.”
“Having guest speakers come in from different fields is really awesome and gives lots of different perspectives.”

INTSCI 301 will meet on Wednesdays, 3:30-4:50 p.m. For registration questions, please email Meghan Oxley, Integrated Sciences Adviser, at: what@uw.edu.

Jicamarca International Research Experience Program - JIREP 2015

The students will work with staff engineers and scientists on projects
related to ongoing research or instrumentation development programs.
Research may be conducted in neutral atmospheric and ionospheric science as well as radar/radio instrumentation and software development. Given its
location, frequency of operation, and array system, most JRO's research
capabilities are unique. Besides the unique research capabilities where
students are welcomed to propose and run their own experiments, JRO offers a good opportunity to get hands-on-experience on different aspects of radar
systems, from changing the antenna connections, improving RF components of the system, to develop sophisticated acquisition and processing programs.

A side benefit of the program is that students will get to know Peru,
heir to ancient cultures and rich colonial tradition. This program is
offered to junior/senior undergraduate and/or first and second year graduate
students and will cover the travel expenses (to and from Lima), as well as a
reasonable stipend. Given that the Observatory is located outside Lima city,
transportation will be provided.


• Application deadline: January 30, 2015
• Decision: February 20, 2015
• Starting date: Anytime between May 11 until June 19, 2015
• Duration: 10 weeks


More information and application/recommendation forms can be found at
http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/ or by contacting us at  jirep@jro.igp.gob.pe

Commuter Commons Programming

The Commuter Commons (http://depts.washington.edu/hub141/) is a space in the HUB room 141 which serves as a “Home in the HUB” for commuter students who desire a “home base” between classes.    The space features a changing room, lactation station, day-use lockers, kitchenette, tutoring and advising, and equipment rentals.  Finally we also offer programming.

Thursday, November 20th @ 1:00pm
Building a budget, Building Your Credit, and Minimizing Your Loans
Come learn more about managing your finances in college.  This session will be presented by First Year Programs and a financial aid representative will be present to answer specific questions as needed.