Screening & Discussion
3/11/11: Loss and Recovery
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Please join us for a screening of an in-progress documentary about the 2011 earthquake and tsunami being put together by a current MSW student, Matthew Bouse. The footage was collected in August as part of a Global Independent Study. The screening will include scenes focused on the history of the affected area, social factors moderating recovery, mental health effects of natural disasters and culturally-appropriate community interventions. Following the film, a discussion will be held. Topics may include global mental health, disaster recovery and the documentary's progress. Japanese snacks will be provided!
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Date:
Tuesday, December 3rd
Time:
5 pm
Location:
SSWB Rm 1636
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Global Independent Study Grant
Deadline: Dec. 3, 2019
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Global Independent Study (GIS) is a student-initiated opportunity that allows MSW students to travel abroad during the Spring/Summer term to study a topic of their choosing while working with a faculty instructor. Students will receive elective credits for the global experience. Award amounts are up to $2,000.
The Office of Global Activities in the School of Social Work is offering a Passport Grant of $155 per person to incoming MSW students who have never held a passport before and are applying to the Global Independent Study Grant. The application is submitted via the GIS application.
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Professional Opportunities
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AmeriCorps Opportunity at JFS
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JFS is currently recruiting for 2 AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers in our Economic Empowerment Department. These volunteers will work to expand our economic empowerment services and programming for refugees, asylees, and other immigrants in Washtenaw County through job development, small business development, asset-building and saving, financial literacy trainings, and more.
Learn more information here
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Intake Coordinator at MIRC (Ypsilanti)
Application deadline: sooner than later
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The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC),
a statewide division of the Michi-gan Statewide Advocacy Services (MSAS) is seeking candidates for a bilingual intake coordinator at its Ypsilanti office.
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Foriegn Language and Area Studies (
FLAS) Fellowship
Application deadline:
January 15, 2020
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This fellowship is offered by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies for students to learn
Nahuatl, Portuguese, Quechua, or Yoruba
languages during the summer of 2020 or the 2020-2021 Academic Year (or both!).
FLAS fellowships offer tuition support and a stipend to students studying these designated foreign languages in combination with area studies or international aspects of professional studies
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Alumni Board of Governors (BOG) Practicum Award
Deadline: late January
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The Alumni Board of Governors Award helps meet the growing needs of U-M MSW students who pursue national and global experiences. Applicant must be admitted into a SSW approved national or global field placement site or a global independent study project for which they are seeking support.
Learn more
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International Institute Individual Fellowship
Deadline: mid February
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The International Institute Individual Fellowships are designed to support University of Michigan students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled in a degree program and wish to participate in internships or conduct research abroad. To be eligible for this award students must spend at least 1 month abroad, with a 30-hour-per-week time commitment. Award amounts are up to $5,000.
Learn more
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OGA Global Conference Grant
Deadline: mid February
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The Office of Global Activities (OGA) offers funding every other year to MSW and PhD students who
submit an abstract
and are
accepted to present
at either the Joint World Conference on Social Work Education and Social Development or the IFSW Global Social Work Conference. Students who apply to this grant are required to be enrolled students at SSW during the global conferences.
Learn more information including overview and eligibility here
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Mary Sue & Kenneth Coleman Global Experience Fund
Deadline: mid March
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This opportunity is being offered to students by past University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman who wanted to ensure that more students travel abroad to experience other cultures firsthand, seek solutions to world problems and learn to thrive in a dynamic global environment.
Learn more
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Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change MOOC
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Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
provides resources for learners to better understand community engagement, and how they may more effectively engage in their practice. The course comprises five individual modules, all determined based on input from faculty, staff, students, and community partners.
Learn more
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LGBTQ+ Health & Safety Abroad
Tuesday, December 3 @ 5pm EST
Hatcher Grad Library, Gallery Room
If you identify as LGBTQ and are thinking about studying or traveling abroad, check out this event on addressing health and safety concerns specific to those across the LGBTQ spectrum.
Learn more.
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Entering Canada
Wednesday, December 4 @ 4pm EST
Annenberg Auditorium (Weill 1120)
If you want to visit, work, study, or even live in Canada, check out this event. Representatives from the Canadian Consulate General will be on campus to answer any questions you have.
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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Information Session
Thursday, December 5 @ 3pm EST
Michigan League, Rm 4
The Deputy Director of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange), Peter Kerrigan, will be holding an information session about opportunities to study, research, and intern in Germany through the DAAD (including funding!)
Learn more.
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Discovery of a New Nation: Native Americans and the Beginning of the United States
Wednesday, December 11 @ 8pm EST
Vandenberg Room, Michigan League
Join GRIN and Swing Ann Arbor for our Dance Around the World Series! This time we will be learning swing dance, thanks to our collaborators, Swing Ann Arbor! The lesson is free and open to beginners!
Learn more & RSVP.
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This Week's Ending Notes ...
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The University of Michigan provides a secure system for faculty, staff, students and sponsored affiliates to record travel plans and contact information. The registry is a convenient, one- stop service that supports emergency communications and access to University approved travel abroad health insurance.
Click here to see more information.
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Email ssw.oga@umich.edu if you have any questions.
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