Note from the CASC staff:
Happy August!
The CASC office is open during the summer semester. If you'd like to meet with an advisor, email us at [email protected] to set up an appointment. Our regular advising hours will return in September, along with some great programming, new courses, and more!
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer and we'll see you in September!
Best,
The CASC Staff
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CASC Minor Release for Seniors
In order to complete your senior audit and prepare to graduate, you need to complete a release for both your major and minor.
You should complete your major r
elease
before you complete your minor
release
.
Once you have completed your major release, please complete this form to help us complete your minor release.
You may notice that the courses you have taken for CASC do not show up correctly on your Academic Requirements Checklist on Wolverine Access. Because of the way our system works, these courses may not show up until after you complete your minor release.
If you would like to discuss your
minor release
please contact Joe.
CASC Survey
All CASC students are invited to participate in a
survey about the CASC minor. This survey will help us to understand your experiences in the minor and your social justice learning. This survey is completely voluntary, and your responses will be recorded anonymously. You will need to log in to your google account to access the survey, but your username will not be recorded. Your responses will be used for research by the CASC team. Be in touch with
CASC director Katie Richards-Schuster with any questions.
ADDITIONAL COURSES
CASC Course Guides
The CASC course guides are now live for the
summer
, and
fall
2015 semesters! Classes are still being added, so check the links for any new updates!
Intergroup Dialogue Facilitator
Are you interested in becoming an Intergroup Dialogue Facilitator with The Program on Intergroup Relations? IGR is currently accepting applications for the Training Processes of Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation course (UC/SOC 320, PSYCH 310)!
This position involves a two-semester commitment, the first for training and the second for facilitating. A unique aspect of this experience is the way it is incorporated into an academic schedule. Facilitators enroll in a 3 credit course for training, and then a 4 credit course for facilitation. Learn more about this opportunity. If interested in becoming an intergroup dialogue facilitator, complete the online training application.
WOMENSTD/AMCULT 363
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander American women in the United States. Texts and films include an introduction to materials by and about Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) women, from historical, anthropological, sociological, psychological, musical, and literary perspectives, thereby allowing students to compare and contrast the experiences of different ethnicities and generations. Discussions and assignments will examine the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and nationality in APIA women's lives. Learning critical theories about feminism, immigration, and globalization will show how APIA women have become agents of social change at home and in their communities. This course fulfills the diversity cluster requirement for the CASC minor.
English 397
Research Methods in the Digital Humanities is a seminar through which students will consider how digital humanities can be used for reinventing and broadening our own scholarly interests and projects. Students will discuss and examine the ways in which data mining, visualization technologies, and digital archives impact questions in the field as well as what it means to conduct scholarly research in our present, networked moment.
AAS 358/ANTHRCUL 356
Filming the Future of Detroit is a rare opportunity to engage Detroit simultaneously from theoretical and practical perspectives, from the perspectives of music history, social history, architectural history, cultural anthropology, literature, and film. Students in this course will read, write, and learn how to make films with the help of an award winning filmmaker from Berlin. Students will approach Detroit from the perspectives of race, gender, sexuality, democracy, urbanization, suburbanization, industrialization, de-industrialization, emergency management, and the future. Detroit's place in the world, and the extent to how it is representative or not of American and other urban futures will be examined. Students will also work with a group of young people who live in and are growing up in Detroit and learn how to see Detroit from their perspectives and collectively produce films about it. The course will end in public screenings in Ann Arbor and Detroit.
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AnnouncementS
Fulbright Info Session and Webinar
Share Your Reads
Internet Radio Grant Opportunity
Interested in learning more about combining internet radio with a passion to help others? There is an exciting way to use your own radio program to bring you more volunteers, contacts, and funds than what you can raise through social media.
Learn more about the advantages of internet radio and using it to advance your social justice passions.
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Jobs and Internships
Washtenaw Literacy Internship
Washtenaw Literacy is looking for a fall program intern. For the right candidate, this could be a year-round internship. The commitment is 10-15 hours per week, with a possibility of working up to 25 hours per week. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the education system and explore future endeavors in the education realm. The f
ocus would be the professional development of the intern, so candidate's goals will be taken into account when determining exact duties. The position is certain to include volunteer management, administration and direct service. No prior experience in adult literacy is required.
Interested candidates should email Alison Austin for additional information. Interviews are planned for the week of August 31.
Ginsberg SERVE Office Position
The Ginsberg Center is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented undergraduate student to assist with office work and special projects with the Ginsberg Center's SERVE office. The SERVE office supports, trains, and advises student organizations in their service learning initiatives and alternative breaks experiences. Job tasks include supporting organization outreach efforts, researching content for the Ginsberg Center newsletter, supporting student leaders with administrative tasks, assisting staff with programming initiatives and resources, event planning, attending weekly SERVE staff meetings, and other duties as assigned.
Learn more about the position.
Email your cover letter and resume to be considered for the position.
Youth Energy Squad Program
Trained artists of any medium are invited to join the growing community of Ready Set Start! A finalist in the optiMize Social Innovation Challenge, Ready Set Start breaks down the barriers to creative expression by bringing arts workshops to communities that do not have access to them. They use the arts as a source of empowerment and personal growth, ultimately eliminating the idea that art can only be practiced by experts. They are currently recruiting volunteers, volunteer site leaders, and creative expression workshop designers. Volunteers can begin as early as this summer! Email them and learn more about getting involved.
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