Issue 131 | September 2022 | |
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! (September 15 - October 15) | |
September 15 marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month! People across the country spend time this month celebrating the diversity, histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Hispanic Americans make up the largest minority group in the nation and have significantly contributed to our government, culture, and economy over generations. Keep an eye out for Hispanic Heritage Month-centered events featured in our newsletter throughout the month! | |
Spotlight: Here to Stay: an Undocumented & Allyship Event
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Here to Stay: an Undocumented & Allyship Event
Tuesday, September 13, 6:00 - 8:00 PM ET
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The Student Community of Progressive Development (SCOPE) invites you to its first campus kick-off event, Here to Stay: an Undocumented & Allyship Event.
SCOPE is an undergraduate and graduate student-led organization that is centered around undocumented issues and activism on campus. It is a mix of undocumented/DACAmented (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students and allies that not only work to create an inclusive sense of community, but also bring awareness on campus regarding immigration, legal status, and education.
This event will be centered around the history of undocumented activism, the student organization, current issues and initiatives, how to be an involved ally, as well as existing undocumented resources. Here to Stay is open to all students, faculty, staff, and allies.
The event will be held at the basement of Trotter Multicultural Center. Food will be provided. If you have any questions, please email Emmanuel Navarro (navarroe@umich.edu) or Kashmin Dalal (kdalal@umich.edu), Graduate Program Coordinators of Undocumented Student Initiatives at the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives.
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Church World Service Welcome Week Event Series (Click here to learn more)
Date: Monday, September 12 - Friday, September 16
Brief Description: Welcoming Week is an annual event that brings attention to the ways institutions or organizations make international students from all corners of the globe feel that they are a valued part of the community. Church World Service is offering a week-long webinar series to educate college students on refugee resettlement issues and how they can help build welcoming spaces for displaced people. Topics include Mobilizing University Resources for Welcome, Global Migration in Our Era of Climate Change, Welcoming and the Arts, Forced Migration from Ukraine, and Domestic Policy and Unaccompanied Minors at the Border.
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Global Crossroads Lecture Series (Click here to RSVP)
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 9:00 - 10:00 AM ET
Brief Description: The U-M Office of Global Public Health invites you to join Michigan Public Health Alum, Dr. Suzanne Gilbert, to learn about her inspiring work with the Seva Foundation. Dr. Gilbert is well known in international public health and eye care sectors as a researcher, grantmaker, program planner, trainer, and policy maker. She co-founded the Seva Foundation and now works as its Senior Director for Research & Strategic Opportunities. Her work through Seva has helped plan practical, sustainable eye care services in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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Peace Corps Application Workshop (Click here to RSVP)
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 6:00 - 7:00 PM ET
Brief Description: The U-M International Center is hosting a workshop for students interested in applying to be a Peace Corps Volunteer. During the workshop, the campus recruiters will show students how to browse volunteer openings, assist them in finding the right program, explain steps they can take to improve their chances, help them strengthen their application, and provide valuable tips to guide them through the application process.
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Journeys in Global Health Equity: A Conversation with Patricia García (Click here to RSVP)
Date: Thursday, September 29, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
Brief Description: The U-M Center for Global Health Equity’s 2022-2023 Academic Year Seminar Series will feature global health luminaries from around the world. The goals of these conversations are to provide participants with an intimate glimpse of the professional and personal journeys of key global health advocates, critical challenges they see in the field, and how academic centers can contribute to relevant solutions. Dr. Patricia J. García is recognized as a leader in global health. Among other positions, she has served as Peru’s Minister of Health, dean of the School of Public Health at Cayetano Heredia University, and chief of the Peruvian National Institute of Health. Dr. Garcia is actively involved in research and training in global health, reproductive and sexual health, and medical informatics.
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We Write To You About Africa Art Installation at UMMA (Click here to learn more)
Date: On display indefinitely during regular operating hours
Brief Description: Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent. With We Write To You About Africa, UMMA examines the subjective ways they and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.
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Congratulations Dr. Mieko Yoshihama and Colleagues on Being Awarded the Office of the Vice President for Research's Anti-Racism Grant!
The U-M Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded $450,000 in grants across eight research teams to explore persistent racial disparities embedded in systems ranging from health, education and wealth to criminal justice and infrastructure.
U-M SSW Professor Mieko Yoshihama’s research team was among the eight teams selected for this grant. The team's longitudinal study, titled Project D3 - Decomposing the Discrimination-Depression Link Among Asian Adolescents, will investigate trajectories of racial/ethnic discrimination experienced by Asians from adolescence to adulthood and their association with mental health over time. You can learn more about this project and the other teams selected for this grant by clicking here.
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2022-2023 U-M Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Registration Form and Survey Now Available
If you are a RPCV and wish to get connected with the U-M Peace Corps office and to be added to their RPCV listserv, please fill out the 2022-2023 U-M RPCV registration form and survey by clicking 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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Position Available: U-M Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program Manager
Application Deadline: Monday, September 12
Brief Description: The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) is looking to hire a Program Manager. The Program Manager will develop, promote, and implement LACS activities and projects; manage LACS financial accounts of over $2 million; build and support relationships with LACS partners, students and affiliates; and be responsible for regular grant reporting and periodic grant writing support. Click here to learn more and apply.
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Volunteer Opportunity Available: U-M English Language Institute seeking students to lead Conversation Circles
Application Deadline: Thursday, September 15
Brief Description: Conversation Circles provide international students and scholars with opportunities for informal English practice and insights into U.S. culture. Facilitating a conversation circle gives you a chance to meet new people from around the world, learn about other cultures, and share your own interests and experiences, all while supporting the U-M international community and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment. Click here to learn more and apply.
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Multiple Positions Available: International Justice Mission Virtual Internships & Fellowships
Application Deadline: Thursday, September 15
Brief Description: International Justice Mission (IJM) has opened applications for virtual Internships and Fellowships working with their Field Teams starting in January 2023. As a note, IJM does require that all employees "practice a mature orthodox Christian faith, as defined by the Apostles' Creed." Click here to learn more and apply.
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Call for Applications: U-M International Center Intercultural Leadership Seminar
Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 21, 5:00 PM ET
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 that aim to help students increase their awareness of the impact of culture on communication styles, gain skills necessary for effective intercultural communication, discover their own leadership potential, and develop and enhance their intercultural competence. Click here to learn more and apply.
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Multiple Positions Available: International Rescue Committee
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: The Resettlement Asylum and Integration (RAI) team at International Rescue Committee (IRC) is hiring across multiple regions in the United States. Missy! Orr, a School of Social Work and Global Activities Scholars Program alum and current employee at IRC works on their RAI team. For more information and to apply for the positions, see below:
RAI US East Region
RAI US West Region
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Volunteer Opportunity Available: Cyberafrica.org seeking student tutors for African youth
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: Cyberafrica.org is an organization dedicated to lifting young people in the 54 African countries out of poverty and cybercrimes by empowering them with information technology (IT) skills that will connect them to the digital world. Unemployment is one of the greatest challenges in some of these countries. Cyberafrica.org seeks to tackle some of the factors causing these issues by promoting and providing programs that will provide young people in Africa with capable trainers, free IT training sessions and classes, and a conducive place of learning all at no cost.
Currently, they are looking for volunteers from universities across North America (IT experts, lecturers, researchers, and students at all levels) who can teach and mentor in their free time. If you are interested in participating, please email Chidi Uwom at chidi@cyberafrica.org or call 386-365-5660.
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Email ssw.oga@umich.edu if you have any questions.
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