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Senior Audits
CASC has moved to an online auditing system. You should complete your major degree audit before you complete your minor degree audit. Please complete this form to help us complete your minor audit release. If you would like to discuss your senior audit with an academic advisor, or if you have questions about this process, please email Joe at [email protected].
Registering for SW 305 and SW 401
Registration for SW 305
To register for SW 305 for Winter 2015 you MUST complete one of these forms indicating your preferred section of SW 305. Completing this form is the only way to receive an override into SW 305 for the Winter 2015 term. Please make sure you complete the form for your preferred section. Permissions will be given to current CASC students in order of class standing. Permissions will not be issued until the beginning of December. If you have any questions, contact Alice.
Registration for SW 401
SW 401 is the CASC Capstone course. It is only open to CASC seniors. You should take SW 305 prior to taking SW 401. There are three options for SW 401 in the winter term, listed below:
Sec 1: Tuesdays 5:30-8:30 pm. Dates: January 13 - February 10
Sec 2: Tuesdays 5:30-8:30 pm. Dates: March 10 - April 7
Sec 3: Wednesdays 5:30-8:30 pm. Dates: January 14 - February 11
To register for SW 401, you must complete one of these forms. Please make sure you complete the form for your preferred section. If you have any questions, contact Alice.
Stress to Impress: The Glorification of Busy
Join the CASC Student Board for a conversation on the college culture of stress and being busy. The event will include a conversation on managing stress, followed by fun workshops on self-care practice including cookie-making stations, meditation, and other fun activities! Feel free to join for any part of the evening. RSVP to Alice.
When: Monday December 8. 6 pm - 7 pm: Community Conversation, 7 pm - 8 pm: Self-care Sessions
Where: School of Social Work, room B760
ADDITIONAL CASC COURSES
CASC Winter 2015 Course Guide
The CASC course guide is now live for students to begin backpacking! Peruse the courses CASC offers in the winter semester.
Art Design 398/501 or SW 513
Memory, Aging, and Expressive Arts is a four-credit course offered through the School of Art and Design and the School of Social Work. Faculty from neurology, public health, art and design, psychology, and social work discuss memory and aging from their various disciplinary perspectives. Students are paired with people with early memory loss and together, along with faculty guidance, explore creative arts such as storytelling, visual art, and music, and create a project together. Learn more about the course. Email Professor Anne Mondro for more information. This course can be petitioned towards the CASC minor.
Internal Medicine and Epidemiology 387
INTMED 387 is an innovated and useful three-credit course for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. In this course, major health equity challenges in the U.S, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia will be examined, with an in-depth analysis of the trajectory of national and international policies and community and national interventions. Learn more about this course. There will be interactive discussions of policies, evaluation, and the pertinent current literature. This course has no formal pre-requisites. Email Professor Merajver with any questions or concerns.
Intergroup Dialogue UC/PSYCH/SOC 122
Intergroup dialogues are three-credit courses carefully structured to explore social group identity, conflict, community, and social justice. Trained student facilitators and student participants explore similarities and differences among and across groups, and strive toward building a multicultural and democratic community. This course fulfills the LSA Race and Ethnicity distribution requirement and the Intergroup Relations Education Minor requirement. Learn more about this course.
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CASC student Purabi Devi, with the help of her chapter, Delta Tau Lambda, has initiated the #NoHairDontCare Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign. The goal is to raise $5,000, after which Purabi will shave off her hair in front of the campus community. 80% of the money raised, along with her hair made into a wig, will be given to a woman suffering from breast cancer and the financial difficulties associated with it. Learn more about Purabi's story. Donate to the campaign. There will be a professional stylist available to cut hair while Purabi takes monetary donations.
When: December 1 and 3, 12-5 PM
Where: Mason Hall, posting wall
Sustainability Scholars Information Session
The Graham Undergraduate Sustainability Scholars Program is an interdisciplinary sustainability leadership training and development program for students to apply to during their second semester of sophomore year. In addition to taking a nine-credit sequence of courses and participating in co-curricular activities, accepted students can receive up to $3,000 to pursue a field-based sustainability experience. Through this program, students will fine-tune leadership, system thinking, and problem-solving skills. Attend an information session to learn more!
When: December 2, 5-6 PM
Where: Dana Building, room 1046
School of Social Work Panel Event
The School of Social Work is hosting, "The Partnership Between Philanthropy and Evaluation: the Delicate Dance." Panelists include the executive director of Covenant Foundation, president and CEO of Council on Michigan Foundations, an independent evaluator, President of United Way of Washtenaw County, and a professor in the School of Social Work. Learn more and register. Lunch is provided.
When: December 5, 12-1:30 PM
Where: SSW, room 1840 (ECC)
HIV 2.0
New Vision Ministries is hosting the event, "HIV 2.0: Promise Kept?" Guest speakers include a representative from HIV/AIDS Resource Center and Professor Gary Harper from U-M, among others. Free rapid HIV testing will be provided. Refreshments will be served.
When: December 7, 6 PM
Where: Church of the Good Shepherd, 2145 Independence Blvd., Ann Arbor
Michigan's Safe Delivery Law Community Meeting
When: December 11, 7-8 PM
Where: Catholic Social Services, 4925 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor, 48108
MakerFest Workshop Leaders Needed
North Quad MakerFest is a student-organized event funded by North Quad Programming intended for North Quad's residential and academic communities to come together to celebrate tinkering, coding, stitching, and other arts, technology, and crafts. They are looking for students to lead these workshops, especially folks interested in origami, RaspberryPi, Arduino, and coding. Submit a brief workshop proposal with the subject "MakerFest Workshop Proposal." All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend!
When: December 13, 1-4 PM
Where: North Quad, space 2435
Contemporary London Program
The Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) is offering a six week program in London, England. This program is designed to provide an introduction to the history and culture of the city of London and the multicultural society of Modern Britain. All students enroll in two three-credit courses. Email Ebony Ellis for more information. Learn more about the program and apply. Applications due December 15.
The Yenching Academy
The Yenching Academy is a new opportunity for graduating seniors seeking to pursue a 1-year masters program in China Studies at Peking University in Beijing. Full tuition plus a stipend to cover travel and living expenses is provided. The curriculum offers an intensive program of interdisciplinary classroom and field study of Chinese history and culture, as well as current issues in China's development. Students from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply. Courses will be conducted in English. The deadline to apply for U-M nomination is January 5.
MLK Children and Youth Program
Volunteers are needed for the MLK Children and Youth Program, a day of fun and enriching activities for over 400 K-12 students from Southeastern Michigan. Volunteer tasks include building preparation, registration help, hallway guides, classroom aids, safety monitors, lunch set-up/take down, building clean-up, and teacher leaders. Each volunteer is asked to work one of the four-hour shifts, but all are encouraged to help the entire day. Learn more about volunteering and registering. Volunteers must register before the event date, January 19, 2015.
Body Monologues Auditions
University Health Service and Body-Peace Corps invite anyone to audition for the 2015 Body Monologues Performance in February. All types of performances are desired: spoken word, monologues, rants, songs, and more. Performances will be 3-5 minutes in length. This is a platform for U-M students to share their diverse experiences and stories focused on body image, embodiment, and acceptance in the face of societal and media messages that define worth as tied to ability to fit the impossible ideals of beauty, ability, race, gender, and age. Learn more information and schedule an audition. Learn more about Body-Peace Corps.
Survey Participants Needed
Current CASC student, Linsa Varghese, is requesting participants for a senior thesis study. Linsa is researching the relationship[s] between mindfulness, servant leadership, and burnout in social justice activists. Participants should be at least 18 years of age and identify as a social justice activist. Learn more about the criteria and complete the survey.
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Scholarships and Funding Opportunities
Funding for Student Organizations
CASC students are involved in many activities around campus and we receive multiple requests for funding. CASC has a limited pool of money that CASC students are eligible to apply for. In order to apply for a CASC grant, you must be part of a registered student org and have an SOAS account. There are four funding deadlines throughout the year- October 1, December 1, January 15, and March 15. To apply for funding, students must submit a funding proposal that includes the following information: student org name, contact info, SOAS account number, event name, summary of event, date of event, complete budget. Email questions to [email protected].
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Jobs and Internships
The Institute on Philanthropy & Voluntary Service
The Institute on Philanthropy & Voluntary Service is an academic internship program for undergraduate students passionate about service and interested in a summer experience making an impact. Spend either four or eight weeks taking action while getting hands-on learning experience in the nation's capital. This internship is a great opportunity to work to solve local and national issues. Students will live in furnished on-campus housing in DC, take up to nine-credit hours, attend leadership and professional development sessions, and work in the community. To receive a 5 percent discount, apply by December 10, 2014. Email Jesse Schaefer with any questions.
Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice
The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice is a year-long, full-time, salaried position in Washington, DC. Fellows work on Medicaid and enrollment policy issues and develop an understanding of the federal legislative and regulatory process. They will also be exposed to different advocacy strategies, including producing analytic reports, disseminating effective messages through the media, successful coalition building, and e-advocacy techniques. Fellows must also commit to mentoring at least one person over the course of their careers. Application deadline is January 23, 2015.
Social Change Opportunities
The Fund for the Public Interest partners with leading nonprofit groups from around the country. They are hiring Citizen Outreach Directors to run their grassroots campaign offices across the country next fall, working on behalf of groups like Environment America and U.S Public Interest Research Group. The Fund is looking for smart, motivated students who want to get their hands dirty and make an impact on some of the most critical issues facing our society. Visit their website to apply.
The Borgen Project
GEAR-UP Student Leaders Needed Student leaders are responsible for fulfilling the mission of GEAR-UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), which is to encourage and prepare underrepresented students for post-secondary education. Student leaders must display a positive attitude, genuine interest in inspiring high school students for success, respect for and interest in working with people from diverse backgrounds, professionalism, and desire to promote higher education. Positions are open to current undergraduate students who will be returning students in the fall. For more information and a copy of the application, email Vanita Sanders.
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University of MichiganSchool of Social Work1080 South University AvenueAnn Arbor, MI 48109-1106
Phone: (734) 763-5733
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