This newsletter contains multiple sections focused on events, grants, professional opportunities, resources, global news, and more. Please click "view entire message" at the bottom of your email to view the whole newsletter.
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School of Social Work Spring 2021 Commencement
The Office of Global Activities congratulates all Spring 2021 graduates on finishing up their final semesters and degrees this term. The last year has been a year consisting of many uncertainties, challenges, and loss. Each of you has pushed through personal, academic, and professional challenges and for that we sincerely and heartily congratulate you. Congratulations on all that you have accomplished and have brought to the School of Social Work. Best wishes for your future(s) and Go Blue!
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Date: Thursday, April 29th from 12:00-2:00 PM EDT
Brief Description: Join the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous People for Indigenous Healing Ways for Mental Health. Indigenous practices for physical and mental healthcare have always been used in their communities and there are now attempts to revive and promote them in the mainstream, even in theCOVID-19 era. This panel will feature US-based and global young indigenous mental health professionals who will discuss the current utilization of traditional healing practices for mental health based on their experiences, and current research on effectiveness of indigenous treatment outcomes.
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Date: Tuesday, May 11 - Thursday, May 13
Brief Description: The U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute will be offered virtually this year from May 11 - 13. This year's theme, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All, will connect global to local through program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health. Keynote speakers will bring innovative practice and advocacy initiatives on Maternal Health Equity in Detroit as well as Maternal and Newborn Health Policy through USAID, while their skills sessions will offer hands on learning opportunities.
Registration fee is $50 for the 3-day conference, but students can register at a subsidized rate of $25.
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MSW student Tammy Meng Wang received the Global Impact Individual Award, one of the Michigan Difference Student Leadership Award. She works in the School’s Office of Global Activities and is completing her field placement at the U-M International Center. “Tammy’s work at the International Center creates a more global campus community for both domestic and international students,” said her nominators. “Tammy’s leadership across campus helps promote international involvement and understanding.”
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A team of five MSW students — Sofie Aaron, Amy Belfer, Flavio Di Stefano, Hannah Lefton, and Callie Torkelson — is a finalist in the U-M’s Envisioning an Anti-Racist World Challenge. created Designing Access, an online tool kit that helps create and plan events that are accessible and welcoming to all. The website takes users through the entire event planning process and provides resources for them, right on the website, to help them tackle the relevant planning questions.
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Professional Opportunities |
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Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2021
Location: Offsite
Brief Description: The Catholic Crosscultural Services (CCS) is currently looking to fill two Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) Trainer positions:
- RSTP Trainer for Edmonton and Northern Alberta
- RSTP Trainer for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
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Deadline: Monday, May 3, 2021
Brief Description: Curamericas, a non-profit organization that provides healthcare services for moms and their communities in under-served villages across the world. Curamericas is hosting its first virtual Summer Community Project Incubator where students think and implement their own ideas that benefit their communities. The program consists of weekly virtual meetings where they can network with other participants, ask mentors for advice on their projects, and learn about implemented global healthcare community projects.
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Deadline: Sunday, May 9, 2021
Brief Description: The Office of Evaluation (OED) anchors the evaluation function in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The evaluation specialists will work in programme evaluations in various priority areas of FAO.
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Deadline: Rolling
Brief Description: Anti-racism grants are available to support student organization activities and projects by student groups for anti-racism work, with a specific focus on confronting anti-Blackness, racism against Indigenous peoples, and confronting white supremacy. The goal is to inclusively support the work of student groups seeking to confront racism to the greatest degree possible. Such funding could be for projects, events, services, programming, or partnerships with external organizations.
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Deadline: Rolling
Brief Description: This fund is intended to help departments and student organizations recognize the diversity of the international student population through special events and programming. We are looking to fund creative and collaborative programming that will address the following goals:
- To elevate the voices of the international student population at the University of Michigan.
- To provide programming to support international students.
- To hold events or offer initiatives of particular interest to the international student population, at large or subsets of it (cultural, vocational, etc).
The application process is currently rolling. Departments and organizations are encouraged to apply at least 14 days in advance of their planned event.
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This volume contains two special sections on sanctuary and religion and refugees. |
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The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit has created a report on the Warrendale community in Detroit and their grassroots project focused on equitable integration, education, and awareness. It has some great information on Warrendale and community/grassroots programming with immigrants. |
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The Islamophobia Working Group has created the yearly Ramadan Factsheet to discuss Ramadan, a month of fasting and worship observed by Muslims around the world. Ramadan begins and ends with the sighting of the new moon. In 2021, the month is projected to fall between April 13 and May 13, give or take a day. To read more please click the link.
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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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"India has set a new global record for a rise in daily coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day, while deaths from COVID-19 also jumped by an all-time high over the last 24 hours on Monday.
Several nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, have offered support as India’s under-funded healthcare system struggles to cope with the increasing demand for medical oxygen and hospital beds..."
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On behalf of the University of Michigan, I express my empathy to all in our community affected by the unfolding health care catastrophe in India. An explosion of COVID-19 cases in India is overwhelming the nation’s public health, medical, and infrastructure capacities.
India has long been one of our most cherished international partners in education and research. About 1,000 of our current students and 6,000 alumni hail from India. Many are in the country now experiencing the crisis personally. We also have established several collaborations with Indian organizations and academic institutions and are also proud to have many faculty and staff of Indian heritage.
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U-M community members with connections to India have been reaching out to better understand where we can provide needed immediate assistance. Those who wish to donate in support of relief efforts are encouraged to give to the American India Foundation’s COVID Response Fund. Entering “University of Michigan” in the comment box will ensure that your gift is recognized as part of the U-M community’s effort to assist at this critically important time.
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Mark S. Schlissel
President
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