Note from the CASC staff:
Greetings CASC Community,
Whether you are a graduating senior, or a rising sophomore, the month of March is an important period for course planning, senior audits, and preparation for graduation. CASC Minor staff strongly encourage you to take advantage of drop in advising hours on Monday and Wednesday, or,
sign up for an appointment with a staff member. For general inquiries, email
cascminor@umich.edu.
CASC Funding Opportunities
Plan to intern for a social justice based organization over the summer? Apply for the CASC Social Justice Internship Fund. The fund provides support for students seeking internship, field, or volunteer opportunities in community settings with a social justice emphasis. The application deadline is Thursday, March 30th. Details can be found below.
If you are developing a project, program, or initiative related to social justice through a student organization, apply for CASC funding by submitting an application through the funding proposal form.
The details on how to request funding are listed in CASC announcements.
There are many programs, initiatives, and fellowships to build your awareness about various forms of social justice engagement campus wide. Take a look at the diverse array of opportunities available in the announcements.
Best Wishes,
CASC Programming Team
**If you have an announcement you would like in the newsletter, please send it to cascminor@umich.edu by Friday at 5PM
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CASC 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 for which CASC students are eligible to apply up to $250. 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. Please allow 2-3 weeks for a response.
To apply for
funding
, students must
submit a funding proposal
.
Contact the CASC office with questions.
CASC Social Justice Internship Fund
The CASC Social Justice Internship Fund provides funding for students seeking internship, field, or volunteer opportunities in community settings with a social justice emphasis. We recognize that many students face barriers participating in summer programs without compensation, stipends, or awards. Supported by the generosity of CASC alumni and friends, The CASC Social Justice Internship seeks to offset a portion of students' cost of living to encourage participation in social justice efforts in community settings. CASC Minor students are eligible to apply for grants of up to $500 to support their engagement in a social justice internship for
Summer 2017.
Apply here.
Email cascminor@umich.edu for questions
CASC Drop-In
For the 2017 Winter Semester the drop in hours for CASC are
Mondays from 10AM - 1PM, and Wednesdays from 1PM - 4PM and in rooms 3833 and 3831 in the School of Social Work. Stop by if you have questions related to academic advising regarding the minor, course planning, senior audits, declaring the minor and any other general questions regarding CASC!
CASC Info Sessions
Interested in learning more about the Community Action and Social Change minor? Come to this info session to learn more about the
CASC
community, what it can offer you in your undergraduate program, the types of courses you'll take, and available opportunities for
CASC
students after graduation! RSVP to
cascminor@umich.edu. Info Sessions will be in room 1794 in the School of Social Work building on the following dates
- Thursday, March 9, 2017 12PM - 1PM
- Thursday, April 6, 2017 12PM - 1PM
CASC Alumni Mixer
Not sure what you want to do after graduation? Come mix and mingle with CASC Alumni to ask questions and hear about how they use CASC in their post-grad lives. Ask about fellowships, grad school, for-profit, non-profit, travel, and more. Appetizers will be provided.
RSVP.
When: Friday, March 10, 5:30PM - 7PM
Where: Pizza House, 618 Church Street, Ann Arbor
CASC Talk:
Opening Minds and Borders:
Islamophobia and Refugee Assistance
We are proud to host Professor Samer Ali, Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Culture. Professor Ali will speak on the history, evolution, and current prevalence of Islamophobia in the United States. There will be time for Q&A with presenter. Refreshments will be provided.
View our Facebook event and
RSVP. Contact
cascboard@umich.edu with questions.
When: Tuesday, March 14, 5:30PM - 7:00PM
Where: ECC, SSW
Senior Brinner
Attention CASC Seniors! You are cordially invited to attend our annual senior celebration. Come enjoy breakfast for dinner, celebrate with classmates and CASC staff, and leave your legacy by recording a clip for the CASC Senior Video. All seniors should attend.
RSVP.
When: Wednesday, March 22, 6PM - 8PM
Where: ECC, SSW
Know Our Rights: A Day of Workshops
The goal of these workshops is to educate students about their individual rights and the rights of their peers and allies. The workshops are specifically tailored to address the rights of those whose identities are actively under threat, and foster the confidence in both the affected individuals and their allies (on and off-campus) to understand and assert their human and civil rights. Learn more and register. CASC is co-sponsoring this program.
When: Saturday, March 11, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Where: School of School Work Building
Destress Series: First Monday Yoga
As part of our Destress Series, join us for our yoga night le
d by CASC student board member and yoga instructor, Anouk. This is a great chance to relax and get to know your CASC community! Bring your own mat or towel and a water bottle, no experience needed.
View our Faceboo
k event.
Contact the cascboard@umich.edu with questions
.
When: Monday, April 3, 6PM - 7PM
Where: B798 SSW
CASC Course Planning and Senior Audit Drop In
Do you have questions about backpack and registration, course planning, or senior audits? Join CASC Minor Academic Advisor Joe Galura, and Program Manager Amber Williams, for drop in for advising questions, concerns, or inquiries. Pizza will be served
When: Tuesday, April 4, 5PM - 6:30PM
Where: ECC, SSW
CASC Course Guide
The course catalog for Fall of 2017 is forthcoming.To petition a course to count for CASC, please email the syllabus and a short paragraph about which cluster you think it should count for and why to cascminor@umich.edu.
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Open in Emergency: Asian American Mental Health
The Critical Ethnic & Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Working Group welcomes you to a series of events about Asian American Mental Health between now and March. They hope to build community and space for critical, creative dialogues on mental health, a topic often silenced or stigmatized. Their approach in understanding Asian American mental health is connected to the matrix of activism, resistance, and well-being of all communities of color.
Vie
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events
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Understanding Girl's GLocal Empowerment
This presentation, sponsored by the School of Public Health, will provide an interdisciplinary platform to discuss how we can uplift the world's most vulnerable citizens, young Millennial women, through international research public health initiatives and social justice activism. This also serves as a media release for the first 'What Syrian Girls Want' survey results.
RSVP.
When: Wednesday, March 8, 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Where: Angell Hall Auditorium B
Celebrating Women of Color: Leaders in Research and Innovation
To celebrate Women's History Month, UROP's Diversity Council is holding a panel on women who take the lead in research and innovative practices in their respective fields. They will have four panelists who will talk about their experiences as leaders in their field, and inspire and inform the audience about their research work.
Learn more.
When: Thursday, March 9, 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Where: 3512 Haven Hall
Fulbright At A Glance: Living, Working and Studying Abroad
This event is open to all interested in learning more about the Fulbright U.S Student Program. Guest speaker Karin Bashir, a Fulbright grantee, will provide information about time in country, the application
process
and
opportunities upon return. RSVP.
When: Tuesday, March 14, 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Where: 1330 Mason Hall, LSA Honors Program Office
Growing Allies Retreat
Growing Allies is an opportunity to explore what it means to be a social justice ally. The Winter 2017 Retreat will focus on race, ethnicity & sexuality. It is free of charge to all students, staff and faculty. Food will be provided
.
Applications due March 10.
Learn more and apply.
When: Saturday & Sunday, March 25 & 26, 9:00AM - 7:00PM
Where: Couzens Residence Hall, Multipurpose Room
Wolverine Wellness: St. Patrick's Day Annual Sober Skate
Go green with Students for Recovery and Wolverine Wellness as they celebrate St. Patrick's Day with free pizza and ice skating. Free admission, ice skate rentals are $3.
Learn more.
When: Friday, March 17, 8:00PM - 10:50PM
Where: Yost Ice Arena, 1116 State St
Exotic: Human Rights & Erotic Labor in Guam Documentary
Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender "Exotic" documents migrant labor practices in the adult entertainment industry in Guam. Using the island's strip clubs and massage parlors as a lens to explore U.S. militarization, immigration, and race and discrimination, the film helps audiences understand the link between labor rights abuses and sex trafficking. Free and open to the public. First come, first served. Doors open at 6:30 PM
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Learn more.
When: Saturday, March 18, 7:00PM
Where: North Quad, Space 2435
Geriatric Joy Video Voting
The "Geriatric Joy Video Contest" has concluded. Now it's
up to you to decide who receives the $1,000 top prize.
SSW and CASC students may cast one vote. The judging criteria are: joy, fun, humor,
pleasant surprise, inspiration, energy, uplifted, upbeat, empowering, creativity, and quality of video. Vote here by March 19th.
Advancing Healthcare Transformation through Policy Efforts
The IHPI Research Seminar Series is designed to share innovative health services research, studies, and programs, with clinicians, faculty, research staff, and students. Lecture will be given by Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., M.S., Senior Vice President of Community Health & Equity and Chief Wellness and Diversity Officer at Henry Ford Health System. Learn more.
When: Monday, March 20, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Where: North Campus Research Complex (NCRC) Building 10, Research Auditorium
Asian/Pacific Islander American Summit 2017
Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in dialogues and share ideas about critical issues impacting the Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander communities at the University of Michigan. Refreshments and a light dinner will be served.
Learn more or email
A
PIASummit2017-info@umich.edu
for more information.
When: Tuesday, March 21, 3:00PM - 7:00PM
Where: Michigan Union, Pendleton Room
Generation Found Documentary
Sponsored by the Washtenaw Recovery Advocacy Project and Students For Recovery, this documentary takes an intimate look at how a system of treatment centers, sober high schools, alternative peer groups and collegiate recovery programs can exist to intervene early and provide an alternative to the "War on Drugs".
When: Tuesday, March 28, 6pm
Where: Rackham Graduate School, Fourth Floor Amphitheatre
Annual Dance for Mother Earth Powwow: Call For Volunteers
The Native American Student Association is seeking volunteers for the 45th Annual Powwow. No experience is necessary, all training will occur on-site and all volunteers will receive free admission for the entire weekend. Learn more. and apply.
When: Saturday & Sunday, April 1 & 2
Where: Skyline High School, 2552 North Maple Rd
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Scholarships and funding opportunities
Spiritual Ecology Fellowship
This fellowship is designed to offer an experience of deep study and practical application of the principles of spiritual ecology. You will develop and implement pilot projects with potential to be catalysts for change. There will be 8 selected participants who receive full tuition scholarships and a $10,000 stipend to assist with project development. All travel, food and lodging for retreats will be provided at no cost.
Applications due March 15, 2017
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Learn more and apply
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Millennial Public Policy Fellowship
This 11-month paid fellowship from New America is designed to create opportunities for new and diverse voices to contribute to future public policy discussions and seeks to invest in some of the most promising young minds in the country to deepen exposure to contemporary public policy discourse and to create valuable professional development experiences that will support growth as a future leaders. Applications due April 3. Learn more and apply.
LSA Democracy in Action Fund
Have an idea to promote democratic engagement on campus? Want to promote real dialogue and inclusive action? Want to put your liberal arts education in motion? The Democracy in Action Fund provides grants ranging from $500 to $2500 to support students, faculty, and staff to do the challenging work of advancing genuine democratic engagement on campus.
Learn more and apply.
LSA Internship Scholarships
LSA Students with demonstrated financial need are eligible for scholarship support for up to $5000 for internship opportunities during the spring and summer terms. Final applications are due Thursday June 15th, and award decisions are made on a rolling basis.
Learn more and apply
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Impact
Impact is a non-profit project of leading advocacy organizations that creates the grassroots action and power needed to make an impact. They're hiring a team of organizers for a two-year program. Impact organizer Annalise Dobbelstein will be interviewing graduating seniors on campus on March 9th, in advance of their March 13th priority application deadline. If interested, Learn more information and apply.
Growing Hope
Growing Hope helps people improve their lives and communities through gardening and increasing access to healthy food. They educate, inspire, and empower the community - in schools, at urban farms, at farmers markets, in their Ypsilanti retail shop, and around southeast Michigan. They are offering a range of paid and unpaid internships/volunteer positions for spring and summer, including Farm Assistant and Nutrition Educator Intern. Learn more.
The AFL-CIO Organizing Institute
The AFL-CIO
OI provides an intensive training program for candidates interested in becoming a union organizer. The process begins with a three-day training where candidates learn and practice basic union organizing skills (housing and meals provided). Applicants selected participate in a 12-week, paid field training with an AFL-CIO affiliate union, where they learn union-building skills and gain experience on a union organizing campaign firsthand. Upon successful completion of the AFL-CIO Apprenticeship Program, apprentices are recommended by the Organizing Institute to be hired by local and national unions. Learn more.
SAGA Innovations
SAGA Innovations is a program in under performing school districts of New York City and Chicago helping students reach new academic achievement through a high-dosage tutoring model. SAGA offers a fellowship for recent college graduates, in which the fellow works with two students for one class period per day for an entire school year. During this class period fellows develop lesson plans specially tailored to each student's learning style and curriculum. Learn more and apply.
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