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A Note from the
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Happy Polar Vortex Return, CASC'ers!
We are happy to be back because we have a lot of exciting events in the works, and new internship opportunities enclosed for you in this week's CASC newsletter.
Join us
today at the CASC Ford Luncheon where Caroline Kelly, CASC-Ford student, will host in the U-M School of Public Policy. Come network and learn about the ways social justice can inform public policy!
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CASC Ford Luncheon:
Policy and Social Justice
When:
Wednesday (Today), February 6th
Time: 11:30 - 2:00 PM
Where: Ford School of Public Policy, Rm 2120
RSVP here
CASC Community Art Installation
We want to inspire engagement, reflection, and and community, in the CASC office! We will be co-creating a communal art piece, but to do that well we need to hear from you. Five minutes of your time would help us understand what CASC and "CASCing" mean to you!
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Learn more about our two new professors,
Abigail Eiler
and
Justin Hodge .
Whether you enrolled in their courses, or just want to attend office hours, get to know our new CASC Faculty!
Wishing you all a wonderful week and Happy Lunar New Year!
CASC Staff
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CASC Minor Advising
Drop In Hours: Wednesdays, 1-4PM in SSWB 3640
If you need advising, please schedule an appointment by clicking below.
Academic Advising
Seeking support to finalize your course planning, petitions, senior audits, or other advisory items? Stop by for drop in hours with CASC Academic Adviser and faculty member.
Preferred Admissions
Declared CASC students are eligible to apply to the MSW preferred admissions program.To learn more, read below or contact the Office of Student Services at (734) 936-0961 to schedule a phone or in-person appointment.
Preferred Admissions. Additionally,
Prospective applicants are required to complete an info form, prior to submitting a preferred admissions application.
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CASC Academic Planning
Senior Audit
Please fill out your
senior audit
as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please schedule an appointment or visit drop-in to speak with CASC Academic Advisor Joe Galura.
Course Enrollment Petitions:
Students must submit a petition found on the CASC website to enroll in SW 300, 305 (section 1 & 2), and SW 401.
If there are any questions or concerns, please email
cascminor@umich.edu
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CASC-MSW Preferred Admissions Program
Students pursuing a Community Action and Social Change (CASC) minor may apply to the Office of Student Services (OSS)
in the School of Social Work for the Preferred Admission Program leading to a Master of Social Work (MSW) as early as their junior year.
For admissions criteria and additional information, visit the preferred admissions
website.
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CAS
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News
CASC Student Spotlight
This is your opportunity to tell your story about your CASC work that will eventually be shared with the greater CASC community. You can discuss why you joined CASC, how you CASC, your passions, your background, and beyond. Email cascminor@umich.edu with questions. We're looking forward to reading your story! To participate
fill out this form.
Give CASC Feedback
We would love to hear from you about your CASC experience. Please fill this form to give your input.
SSW Room Reservations
CASC Ford Luncheon:
Policy and Social Justice
Join the Community Action and Social Change (CASC) Minor to learn about the importance of social justice in Public Policy. This event provides you with an opportunity to network with current and prospective CASC students in the Ford School of Public Policy and is h
osted by CASC-Ford student, Caroline Kelly.
RSVP
When:
Wednesday, February 6
11:30 - 2:00 PM
Where: Ford School of Public Policy, Rm 2120
Join the CASC Minor Senior Celebration Brinner (Breakfast For Dinner)! Graduating seniors will participate in community building and networking activities, get information about graduation and graduation tickets, and celebrate your journey as a CASC Minor student. Participating students will also have an opportunity to record a statement about their experience in the minor, which will be featured at the CASC Minor graduation ceremony, May 3rd. Join us for an opportunity to connect with others and celebrate!
RSVP.
When: Tuesday, February 12, 6 - 8:00 PM
Where: SSWB 1840 (Educational Conference Center)
Student Org Grants
Opportunities for CASC students to apply for funding for their student organizations are now available. The deadline to apply is
Friday, February 22nd.
CASC Info Session
Interested in learning more about the Community Action and Social Change minor? Join an info session to learn more about the CASC community, requirements for the minor, course offerings, the msw preferred admissions program, and other opportunities to get involved in programs and events. Each session is held in the School of Social Work Building, Room 3661 (on the third floor).
Wednesday, February 13, 12-1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 13, 12-1:00 PM RSVP
Wednesday, April 10, 12-1:00 PM RSVP
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Campus News & Events
Connect to Community Portal
When trying to find community service opportunities, don't forget about the Ginsberg Center's Connect to Community portal. The Connect to Community website provides students with an easy platform to search hundreds of ways to get involved within Washtenaw County. The Ginsberg Center empowers students by connecting them with engagement opportunities in
the community, along with the support of faculty. Check out the listings, join us, and engage with your community.
Learn more.
Latinidad Magazine
Latinidad Magazine is a platform for Latinx artists and writers, many from the University of Michigan, to reclaim their voice and foster a more accurate representation of the Latinx community. Check out the first issue of the print/online magazine.
Learn more.
Mentality Magazine
Mentality Magazine
is the first student-run publication educating the community about mental health on the University of Michigan campus. It openly discusses and prioritizes mental health through writing. Interested in submitting content, learn more and reach out here!
Juliana Huxtable: Live Performance
The University of Michigan School of Social Work is pleased to present Juliana Huxtable live in performance for the 2019 Martin Luther King Symposium. Huxtable is a NYC-based artist, DJ and poet whose work probes the perception and presenta
tion of identity, history and online communities. FREE. First come, first enter.
Learn more.
When: Wednesday, February 6, 2018 4:30PM
Where: Lydia Mendelssohn Theather
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Child Welfare Student Association
Are you interested in the child welfare system? Consider joining the Child Welfare Student Association. Their board has extended the invitation to all CASC students that are interested. They will be holding their first meeting today!
When: Wednesday, February 6, 2018 5:00 PM
Where: SSWB B780
James Boggs at 100: A Legacy and Lineage of Radical Social Change in Detroit
To mark what would be James Boggs 100th birthday, the the James and Grace Lee Boggs Center in Detroit revisits his writings and activism, exploring the ways his and Grace's efforts to bring about revolutionary change continue through a powerful lineage of thought and activism in contemporary community work in Detroit.
Learn more.
When: Monday, February 18, 7-8PM
Where: Literari Book Store, 124 E. Washington, Ann Arbor
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Leah Lakshmi: LGBTQ Health and Wellness Week Keynote Speaker
The U-M Spectrum Center Presents: Dialoguing with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. Leah is the Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (she/they) is a queer disabled nonbinary femme writer and cultural worker of Burger/Tamil Sri Lankan and Irish/Roma ascent. In 2010, she was named one of the Feminist Press' 40 Feminists Under 40 Shaping the Future, and she is a 2013 Autostraddle Hot 105 member.
When: Wednesday, February 20, 6:30-7:30PM
Where: Museum of Art, Ann Arbor
University Musical Society Las Cafeteras Performance (Sponsored tickets)
The University Musical Society (UMS), the School of Social Work and Community Action and Social Change Undergraduate Minor Program (CASC), are excited to invite student participation in the
Las Cafeteras UMS performance.
Join us in a lively performance, followed by a question and answer discussion about art, activism, music, and social change. Limited tickets are free of charge for MSW, Doctoral, and CASC Minor students. To reserve a ticket, please complete the RSVP form listed below.
The deadline to
is Friday February 8th, 2019
When: Wednesday, February 20, 7:30PM
Where: Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor
Health Equity High School Summit
The summit's mission is to introduce high school students to the discipline of public health and health disparities. As a Small Group Facilitator, your role will consist of working with a small group (~6) of high school students for the entire duration of the summit. If you are interested in being a Small Group Facilitator, please fill out the short
interest form below by Friday, January 25th at 11:59 PM and check out our
website for more information. We will notify you on decisions by Wednesday, January 30th.
When: Saturday, February 23, 9:00AM-4:30PM
Where: U-M School of Public Health, Ann Arbor
2019 Depression on College Campuses Conference
Join us for the 17th Annual Depression on College Campuses Conference to learn about new research findings, model programs and policies which highlight evidence-based approaches to identify and determine the level of intervention required to best match student need to improve health outcomes. Register.
When: Wednesday, March 13 + Thursday, March 14
Where: U-M Rackham Building, Ann Arbor
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Jobs and Internships
Fulbright UK Summer Institutes
UK Summer Institutes are three-to-four week programs for US undergraduate students. Participants can explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK while experiencing higher education at a UK university. Deadline is February 6.
Learn more and apply.
2019 Summer Youth Dialogues on Race and Ethnicity in Metro-Detroit
U-M students (undergraduate and graduate) are invited to become a
University of Michigan Social Justice Fellow
to join an educational team and facilitate the
Summer Youth Dialogues on Race and Ethnicity in Metropolitan Detroit Program (SYD)
in an extended program.
Fellows will have the opportunity to enroll in a for course credit for graduate and undergraduate level, as applicable. The deadline to apply is
February 8, 2019.
Learn more here
Apply today for a paid summer internship with Michigan Library Scholars!
Michigan Library Scholars is an engaged learning opportunity through the University of Michigan Library, which is designed to allow undergraduate students to gain real world professional experience, as they collaborate with library mentors to complete a project with a global or international focus. Deadline to apply
is Monday, February 25, 2019.
Learn more here
Archival Research - Graduate or Advanced Undergraduate Student
The Ella Sharp Museum / Cell Block 7 in Jackson, Michigan seeks a graduate student or advanced undergraduate student in History, Information Science / Archives, or Museum Studies to fill a key role in a project titled "Uncovering Jackson's Prison History." This project will identify, collect, and analyze oral and written evidence of Jackson's prison history.
Learn more and apply
Students Helping Honduras (SHH): Teaching Opportunity
SHH
mission as an organization is to alleviate
extreme poverty and violence in Honduras through education and youth empowerment.
If you're looking to live abroad to make an impact on the lives of at-risk youth
look no further. SHH is looking for native English speakers with a bachelor's
degree to teach English for 12 months. Learn more and apply.
Research Project: Positive Organizational Work Experiences as an Antidote to Poverty and Exploitation
In a collaborative research project between the Department of Psychology and the Human Trafficking Clinic at the Law School, we are currently looking for both graduate and undergraduate research assistance. The research project focuses on how positive organizational values and practices can help reintegrate and rehumanize people from vulnerable populations entering the world of work. W
e explore the healing and rehumanizing power of work, and seek to understand how positive organizational values and practices can nurture the personal and professional growth of employees with vulnerable backgrounds
Research assistance will include conducting conversations with both leaders and employees at the case organizations, transcribing the recorded conversations, and helping in analyzing the resulting qualitative data. The aim is to collect the data during March - August, while transcription and analysis will be conducted from March to December. Hourly compensation is available for undergraduate research assistants.
If you are interested in this research, please, send an email to the Principal Investigator Mari Kira (
marikira@umich.edu) with a short personal introduction and an explanation of your interest in the project. Please, also include your resume.
Michigan in Washington
- Interested in Studying in DC?!
The MiW program is accepting applications for
Fall 2019 and early admission to Winter 2020
. The deadline is
February 15th
and applications are available on M-Compass. Scholarship funds up to $5,000 are available on a needs-basis.
Preference will be given to students with a record of superior academic achievement and who are the first in their families to attend college, who have experienced hardship as a result of family economic circumstances, or who come from underrepresented educational or geographical backgrounds, such as public high schools in rural or urban areas. Learn more here and check out the video below!
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Funding Opportunities
CRCC Asia 2019 Inclusion Initiative Scholarship
CRCC Asia, an international internship program that places students in internships in China, Japan, Vietnam and the UK, has announced five scholarships as part of their 2019 Inclusion Initiative to help students achieve internships abroad.
Learn more and apply.
CEW+: Student Emergency Fund
CEW+ workS to break down barriers and increase access through funding. For U-M students, staff, faculty, and surrounding community, they offer opportunities for scholarships, emergency grants, sponsorships, fellowships, and more for a range of situations and life circumstances.
Learn more.
International Institute Student Fellowships (IISF)
I
SSF
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. Deadline is February 15. Learn more and apply.
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