Congratulations to the Fall MSW class of 2019. May you go out into the world and make a difference! Commencement will take place on
December 14th at 10 am at Hill Auditorium.
A light reception will immediately follow in the Michigan League Ballroom. We are excited to celebrate this big day together with you!
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Professional Opportunities
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Graduate Student Summer Travel Fellowships
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These fellowship awards provide financial and logistical support of $5,500 to fellowships focused broadly on addressing, evaluating, or improving global labor standards and monitoring. Two fellowships will be awarded. The University of Michigan President's Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights (PACLSHR) helps support fellowships that contribute to the University's effort to improve international labor standards.
Learn more information here
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Intercultural Programs Advisor Position opening at CGIS
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The Center for Global and Intercultural Study is currently seeking applicants for an Intercultural Programs Advisor. The posting can be found on the
UM jobs website
as job ID 181446.
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Peace Corps Response: Is it for you?
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Peace Corps Response (PCR)
is a short term, high impact volunteer opportunity open to returned Peace Corps Volunteers or those with significant professional and technical experience. This 3 to 12 month experience may be of interest to graduating Coverdell Fellows participants or any faculty or staff who wishes to become a Peace Corps Volunteer but cannot commit to the traditional 2 year program.
Sign up
to receive information about PCR openings and updates.
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OGA Event Grant for Winter 2020
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OGA offers event grants to the School of Social Work students who would like to propose and plan an event with a global theme.
This semester, we sponsored two wonderful events: Voices From Around the World: A Mental Health Art Exhibit, let by Mental Health Matters (MHM), and Screening and Discussion: 3/11/11 Loss and Recovery, let by Matthew Bouse. We highly encourage folks who are interested in hosting a global-themed event in Winter 2020 to send us proposals.
Learn more about the grant here.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us!
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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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Recording: Book Talk with Bill Lopez
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Bill Lopez joined us at the School of Social Work to discuss his book, Separated, which examines the lasting damage done by a daylong act of collaborative immigration enforcement in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Exploring the chaos of immigration enforcement through the lens of community health, Lopez discussed deportation's rippling negative effects and revealed the efforts by families to cope with trauma, avoid homelessness, handle worsening health, and keep their families together.
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Welcome Back
International Holiday Party
Thursday, January 9 @ 6pm EST
Rackham Assembly Hall
The African Graduate Student Association (AGSA) and Graduate Rackham International (GRIN) bring you our International Welcome Back Party! Come for a variety of free food from all over the world, meet new people, and end the night with dancing. Wear whatever makes you comfortable, but traditional attire is encouraged.
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How to Find and Fund
an International Internship
Wednesday, January 15 @ 5:30pm EST
Michigan Union, Wolverine Rm
Join the International Center for information on how to find and fund an international internship or service program! We’ll cover internships offered through U-M, as well as non-UM/external options.
RSVP here.
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This Week's Ending Notes ...
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Well done for finishing up Fall 2019! If you still have finals coming, hang in there - you are almost there! We want to thank you for all your participation in OGA's activities and reading through our newsletters and let you know that this is our last volume for 2019. We hope you have a wonderful break, and until next year!
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Email ssw.oga@umich.edu if you have any questions.
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