November 2023 Newsletter

Hello Humanities students!

With midterms upon us and days getting shorter, our team wanted to highlight academic and wellness resources. Make sure to check out some of the fun events for a well-deserved midterms study break.

Also upcoming this month are Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage day. Therefore, our resource corner this month focuses on ways to support, learn about, and become involved with Indigenous communities and scholarship on campus.

Our team is grateful for the opportunity to work with you all on Coast Salish land, which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Duwamish, Puyallup, Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations.

As always, if you want an audio introduction to our Newsletter, check out this month's 1 minute with HAS!

Upcoming Opportunities and Events

Humanities Highlights

Introducing... The Ways Of Knowing Podcast!! Featuring Faculty from the UW College of Arts and Sciences.

“Ways of Knowing” is an eight-episode podcast connecting humanities research with current events and issues. This season features faculty from the University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences as they explore race, immigration, history, the natural world – even comic books.

First Generation Faculty Spotlight: Annagret Oehme

Associate Professor, Department of German Studies

"I grew up in a small town in Eastern Germany. Most of my family has lived there for generations. At first, I wasn’t even sure if I should go to college, but at every turn, I had people who encouraged me to take the next step, all the way up to a Ph.D".  

Do you want to do research for Humanities??

Please look at this info session to learn more about Undergraduate Research Opportunities!!

Tips and Tricks Corner

Academic Support Program http://www.academicsupport.washington.edu/. This gem of a program provides exam reviews, individual academic coaching, CLUE Tutoring and more

Odegaard Writing and Research Center is the gold standard for individual and group support with your writing and research project, for any academic discipline

Go to your faculty member or TA's office hours. They truly do hold office hours because they want to see you, They really care about your success.A little time with them could turn your quarter around. If you feel at all nervous about reaching out to your faculty member or TA, please make an appointment with us or come to dropins so that we can talk you through some ideas Humanities Academic Services Center.

Need a quiet place to study on Campus? Reserve a Study Space

If you are a student registered with DRS, don't forget DRS Alternative Testing Process

If you find yourself struggling in a class and have tried talking with the Professor/TA, gotten tutoring and made an appointment with HAS advising and you are still worried about your GPA, instead of taking a 0.0 in the course, you can choose S/NS grading

We have created a list of many helpful resources for students.

Resource Corner

With this being the traditional Thanksgiving month coming up, our team acknowledges this is a particularly important time of year to share Indigenous communities and scholarship around campus.

• wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House is a longhouse-style facility that provides a multi-service learning and gathering space for American Indian and Alaska Native students, faculty and staff, as well as others from various cultures and communities to come together in a welcoming environment to share knowledge.
• The Bill Holm Center at The Burke Museum specifically focuses on sharing Indigenous artwork to promote research, publications, and accessibility of culturally significant art. Admission is always free for UW students and is free to the public every Thursday.
• Off The Rez Cafe is an Indigenous-owned (Blackfeet tribe) cafe connected to the Burke Museum offering a delicious array of Indigenous food made by hand.
• First Nations @ UW is an inter-tribal RSO which host events both on- and off-campus with the intention of educating the community about Native cultures, spreading awareness to issues affecting the Native community and upholding their respective customs and traditions.
• The American Indian Studies department offers a wide variety of classes on Indigenous communities, art, science, histories, and more. You can find courses offered next quarter on the Winter 2024 time schedule.

Remember that we are here to support you and are happy to connect via the following:

• Schedule An Advising Appointment
• Drop-In Advising
• Email: has-center@uw.edu
• Phone Call: 206-543-2634