Welcome to Fall 2020 & Meet OGA Staff |
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In our bi-weekly newsletters, you will find important global-related opportunities that we collect and organize for MSW students. This volume aims to introduce our office and share upcoming activities at OGA and in Ann Arbor.
OGA welcomes you to a new semester and looks forward to working with you. If you have any questions about education abroad opportunities please email ssw.oga@umich.edu
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Katie Lopez
Director
Katie oversees the overall administration of OGA and coordinates the Global Activities Scholars Program, Masters International Volunteer Program, Coverdell Fellows program, and the Certificate in Global Social Work.
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Kaisha Brezina
Global Opportunity Coordinator
Kaisha's tasks include advising students interested in participating in Global Independent Study opportunities, event programming, and working with exchange visitors.
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Tammy Wang
OGA Work Study
Tammy is a current international graduate student studying Community Organization and Management of Human Services. Tammy works primarily with international student programming.She is also a student intern in the U-M International Center.
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Time: Friday, September 11, 12 - 1 pm EDT
Brief Description: The International Coffee Hour will be a space of welcome for first-year and continuing international students, as well as all U-M SSW students and visitors who have an interest in international affairs and student experiences. Staff from the Office of Global Activities will also attend to briefly introduce their office and provide a welcome. RSVP here for the Zoom Link.
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Faciltator Registration Deadline: Thursday, September 17th
Brief Description: The English Language Institute's Conversation Circles program is going virtual this fall. Each circle consists of up to six participants and is led by a volunteer facilitator. Participants meet via an online platform to talk about any topic of interest, play games, and share pictures and videos.
No previous experience is necessary. Fall 2020 Conversation Circles will run for ten weeks from September 28th to December 6th.
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Time: Friday, September 25, 3 - 4:15 pm EDT
Brief Description: The Intercultural Leadership Seminar (ILS) is designed for international and U.S. students who want to learn how to be more effective in a global environment. ILS includes brief lectures, discussion, experiential activities, and small group work. A certificate of completion will available to students who attend all three sessions, with the first session being in September.
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Time: August 26th - Sept 30th
Brief Description: In Pan-African Pulp, Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi explores the history of Pan-Africanism, the global movement to unite ethnic groups of sub-Saharan African descent. . Inspired by the history of Pan-African groups in Detroit, Pan-African Pulp comprises four parts.
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Date Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Brief Description: Advocating Opportunity (AO) is unique among legal service providers for trafficked and exploited persons providing comprehensive legal services to all people who have experienced human trafficking regardless of age, gender, or nationality. Client Advocates will be socially conscious individuals who are passionate about and committed to ending human trafficking and exploitation through holistic, trauma-responsive services such as outreach, education, legal services, and whole person advocacy.
To apply, please email your resume and a letter of interest to: ss@advocatingopportunity.com A copy of this posting may also be found at https:// www.advocatingopportunity.com/positions
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Global Focused Programming |
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Deadline: Sunday, September 13, 2020
Brief Description: The International Center Student Council (ICSC) provides globally-minded students with a forum to identify and examine issues affecting students. ICSC also serves to provide a global community in which members can respectfully and creatively collaborate with each other and with the International Center to make U-M a better place for personal and professional growth.
ICSC members are required to attend all meetings in order to participate (dates listed application).
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Brief Description: A Global Independent Study (GIS) offers students the ability to design a global social work opportunity in a foreign country while earning 1-6 elective credits. Projects are student-initiated and might include service learning, research, or other activities. Students must find a clinical-track or tenure-track SSW faculty member to serve as the faculty instructor. OGA offers grant funding up to $2,000 to help cover costs.
To make an appointment to discuss the Global Independent Study Grant email ssw.oga@umich.edu
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The new COVID-19 Emergency Funding Application is now available. Students can apply for support to address unexpected COVID-19-related costs such as medical expenses, travel costs, or computing/technology expenses required to study remotely. A FAQ page about this funding can be found by clicking the link above, under "As a U-M student, where can I request emergency funds?".
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Please contact the SSW Office of Student Services (ssw.finaid@umich.edu) if you are in financial hardship due to COVID-19. OSS staff will assist you to find funding to support you.
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If you are facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 or any other unforeseen situation, the Dean of Students Office stands ready to assist you. Students must contact the Dean of Students Office by phone (734-764-7420) or email (deanofstudents@umich.edu).
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CEW+ is able to offer small emergency grants to current U-M Ann Arbor graduate students. These grants are for unexpected financial emergencies that threaten to derail degree progress including funding issues that are a result of COVID-19.
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Fall Term 2020 FAQs for New & Continuing Students |
The International Center has recently added these Fall 2020 FAQs to the International Center's COVID-19 Updates page. The webpage will be updated with new information as it becomes available. If you have other questions and concerns, please email the International Center at icenter@umich.edu.
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"This document was initially directed at ways for how to turn fieldwork that was initially planned as using face-to-face methods into a more ‘hands-off’ mode. However, people have added useful material about ‘born digital’ research (content already generated on the internet by online interactions), which provides an alternative source of social research materials if researchers decide to go down that path."
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This three session video workshop will focus on understanding anxiety, learning strategies to manage anxiety, and developing a plan to apply the strategies on a daily basis wherever you are during the Pandemic. |
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SSW has listed resources and information on this web page related to tuition costs, financial aid, employment, health insurance and general questions and support. |
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Can I get COVID-19 from food? What precautions should I take in grocery stores? Is food/grocery delivery safe? Find the answers to these and many other frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and food here. |
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Global Impact: News Story of the Week |
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*All news stories presented are likely to include bias. Please be aware of this as you read the article. If interested, we encourage you to read further about the topic at your own discretion. |
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BBC News
"With three of the eight candidates to become the next leader of the World Trade Organization (WTO) coming from Africa, BBC Africa business editor Zawadi Mudibo looks at what difference having one of them at the helm would make for the continent.
There is a growing feeling among African diplomats that someone from the continent should be at the helm of one of the world's top economic institutions.
Whereas an American has always led the World Bank and a European has always been at the head of the International Monetary Fund, an African has never taken an equivalent position..."
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Email ssw.oga@umich.edu if you have any questions.
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