Issue 141 | November 2022 | |
Spotlight: Global Social Work Practice Pathway Course - Dialogues Between Global North and Global South | |
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SW789-002 - Advanced Topics in Global Social Work Practice: Dialogues Between Global North and Global South
Winter 2023: Thursdays, March 9 - April 6, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
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The Advanced Global Topics in Social Work course is taught by various members of the program faculty and is typically offered during the winter semester. Each version of the course has its own subtitle, some being offered one time only while others may be repeated.
This course in particular is designed to prepare social work students to effectively engage in professional practice through meaningful intergroup and globally-focused dialogue. Through learning about and directly engaging in intergroup dialogue, this course will prepare students for work with diverse and global populations by understanding cultural competence, engaging in cultural humility to meaningful dialogue with global populations, and employing facilitation skills in a global setting. This course will be co-taught by faculty at Madras Christian College in Chennai, India, and will include interaction with students from one of U-M SSW’s global institution partners.
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Memorial Gathering - People who Mourn Together for the Halloween Tragedy in Itaewon, South Korea
Date: Tuesday, November 29, 5:00 PM ET
Brief Description: The Halloween Crowd Crush in Seoul, South Korea took place on October 29, 2022 and resulted in 158 deaths and 196 injured people. These casualties do not only include South Korean citizens but 26 international people from the United States, Iran, China, the EU, and more. A group of Michigan students wrote a collective statement to express their grief for the victims and solidarity for those suffering from trauma. They are also planning a memorial gathering on November 29 at the Diag in front of Hatcher Library. Feel free to read the collective statement, to add your signature to it, and to contact mourningforitaewon@umich.edu with any questions or suggestions.
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Peace Corps Application Workshop: Interview Deep Dive (Click here to RSVP)
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
Brief Description: The U-M Peace Corps Staff will be hosting their fourth application workshop. This will be a hands-on workshop that does a deep dive into the Peace Corps Interview. They will review some examples of potential interview questions and answers and discuss what made the answers effective or ineffective. The interview is the most personable impression the Peace Corps gets from applicants, so it's important that they are prepared. The Peace Corps Staff hope this will be an opportunity for students hoping to submit their application by the January 1st deadline and who may receive an invitation to interview in the following months to feel confident in their Peace Corps interview skills.
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Where Science Meets Humanity: A Conversation with Dr. Mousumi Banerjee (Click here to RSVP)
Date: Friday, December 2, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
Brief Description: The Center for Global Health Equity’s 2022-2023 Academic Year Seminar Series - Journeys in Global Health Equity: Distances Traveled by Luminaries in the Field - continues with Dr. Mousumi Banerjee, Anant M. Kshirsagar Collegiate Research Professor of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health, and moderator Ryan Rego, Impact Scholar with the Center for Global Health Equity. Dr. Banerjee will discuss her experiences in India and Bangladesh that led to a transformation in how she understands her role in global public health. Banerjee will share how her trip to India in spring 2021, when the country was ravaged by its worst COVID wave, was the first time she truly saw the human side of the data she engages with daily as a biostatistician and how this has forever changed her approach to her work.
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December Peace Corps Coffee Chat: Mental Health in the Peace Corps (Click here to RSVP)
Date: Friday, December 2, 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Brief Description: Being thousands of miles from your friends and family and constantly adapting to new surroundings can be exhausting and isolating. Mental health is a critical part of our well-being and plays a critical role in our ability to perform the responsibilities asked of us as volunteers. What kind of support will you have as a volunteer? What can you do to best support yourself during this big change? The U-M Peace Corps Staff invite you to this Coffee Chat where you can hear from Returned Volunteers about their experience in service and feel safe to ask questions about mental health issues before, during, and after service. This informal discussion with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers is designed to give you an opportunity to ask questions and hear unique perspectives on an interesting 27 months in Peace Corps.
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Peace Corps and Your Global Public Health Career Panel Event (Click here to RSVP)
Date: Friday, December 9, 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Brief Description: The Peace Corps Staff at U-M have an exciting two-part event series coming up on the Peace Corps and Global Health, including an information session and a RPCV panel event! These events are hosted in partnership with the School of Public Health. If you are interested in the Public Health, Nursing, Community Medicine, Healthcare or Health Education, these events are for you! The second event is a Panel Event featuring 5 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who now work in the Global Public Health Sector. This event will take place in person at the School of Public Health. There will be snacks and drinks at this event.
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Peer-to-Peer Support for International Students
U-M has developed a Resource Navigators program for international students! Resource Navigators are students who know a lot about U-M and can help you find resources, activities, and opportunities on campus. They can help with:
- Student organization information
- Internship and career opportunities
- Wellness offerings
- Academic resources
- Events and activities
- And more!
In-person and remote appointments are offered in half-hour increments, and there are a variety of days and times available, so you can choose what works best for you. Click here to make an appointment!
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The International Institute is currently accepting applications for the Masters in International and Regional Studies (MIRS) program
MIRS combines an interdisciplinary curriculum, deep regional/thematic expertise, rigorous methodological training, and international experiences to enable students to situate global issues and challenges in their cultural, historical, geographical, political, and socioeconomic contexts and to approach them in diverse ways. MIRS is designed to prepare students for global career opportunities, whether in academia, private, or public sectors.
MIRS builds on the strengths of the International Institute’s interdisciplinary centers and programs. Their centers and programs rank among the nation’s finest in their respective fields of study, and several have been designated as U.S. Department of Education National Resource Centers. Students have the unique option of pursuing either a regional or thematic track with multiple specializations anchored in one of their centers or programs.
The application for Fall 2023 is open with a deadline to apply by December 15, 2022. The online application form and a complete list of materials can be found here.
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U-M Graduates Now Eligible for "High Potential Individual" (HPI) UK Visa
U-M graduates are now eligible for a United Kingdom (UK) work visa, the High Potential Individual (HPI) visa. This visa aims to recruit skilled young workers from top universities across the world to elevate Britain’s workforce.
The HPI visa policy states that any person who graduated from a list of top eligible universities within the past five years is able to receive this visa to reside in the UK for two years. Those with doctoral qualifications are eligible to reside for three years.
A job offer in the UK is not required to apply for the visa and those applying for the visa are allowed to bring dependents along with them. For more information about the HPI visa, visit the UK Government's website here and read this Michigan Daily article.
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Professional Opportunities | |
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Call for Papers - Conference on Race and the Borderlands at San Diego State University
Application Deadline: Thursday, December 1
Brief Description: This conference brings together scholars, practitioners, student organizations, and grassroots movements from the San Diego and Tijuana regions to collectively consider issues of human rights and racialization in our borderlands. The conference will focus on the human tolls and triumphs that flow across this border every day and will consider the hindrances and costs, the lives and human sacrifice, and the stories of hope and justice that intermingle in the liminal space of the borderlands. Click here to learn more and apply.
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Position Available: International Rescue Committee Economic Empowerment Manager - Denver, CO
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: The IRC in Denver assists newly arrived refugees and similar populations to foster the best possible initial resettlement experience, advance client self-sufficiency, and promote community integration. Using a trauma-informed, client-centered approach that empowers clients, the Economic Empowerment Manager guides a team that strives to assist clients in meeting their immediate needs for financial stability while ensuring that near-term demands do not overshadow longer-term economic wellbeing. Click here to learn more and apply.
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Peace Corps Volunteer Service - Summer 2023 Application
Application Deadline: January 1, 2023
Brief Description: January 1, 2023 is the “Apply By” deadline for Peace Corps programs departing in July, August, and September 2023. Students should submit their applications between now and January 1, if they wish to serve during the summer of 2023. You can find all the volunteer openings here. Each positing shares the “apply by” date and the “depart by” date. This information gives applicants the deadline in which to apply by and the date in which selected applicants will depart for service. Additionally, the U-M Peace Corps Staff will be hosting their last office hours for the semester will on Wednesday, December 14. You can sign up for the office hours here.
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OGA Global Independent Study Grant (Click here to learn more)
Application Deadline: January 15, 2023
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. Students from all pathways and curriculum tracks are eligible to apply, and grant recipients will receive up to $2,500 to help cover the cost of their experience. Projects are student-initiated and might include service learning, research, or other activities. Students must find a clinical-track or tenure-track faculty member to serve as the faculty instructor who will provide academic guidance as well as grade the course.
Click here for to view the recording of the GIS Information Session and here to access the GIS Advising Calendar. OGA staff will also be hosting drop-in advising sessions at the SSW Building, room 3668D from 12:00 - 2:00 PM on the following dates:
- Wednesday, January 4
- Monday, January 9
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Email ssw.oga@umich.edu if you have any questions.
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