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International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference
Early bird registration ends on Thursday, September 1!
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Join the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute, a SSW Global Social Work Practice Pathway field agency, virtually on September 21-23, 2022, for their annual International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from over 180 different presenters, including researchers, advocates, direct service providers, healthcare and legal professionals, law enforcement, and individuals with lived experience.
For over 18 years, the conference has brought together thousands of attendees from 50 states and 47 countries to learn, connect, and collaborate to combat human trafficking and promote social justice.
Attendees can earn up to 12 CEUs for social work and other disciplines. Discounts are available for students. Purchase your tickets now through September 1 for an early bird special!
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Pride Outside 2022 (Click here to learn more)
Date: Sunday, September 4, 2:00 - 4:30 PM ET
Brief Description: Join the SSW's Queer Advocacy Coalition (QAC) and other groups for Pride Outside 2022, which will take place at the Palmer Field Blacktops! Pride Outside is a yearly event that occurs during Welcome Week on Palmer Field with games, drag performances, student performances, food, and information about campus resources. It is an opportunity for incoming first-year students and transfer students to get to know the campus LGBTQ+ community and resources. Pride Outside is a collaborative effort between oSTEM, CSG, Spectrum Center, the College of Engineering, and invited organizations.
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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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2022-2023 U-M Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Registration Form and Survey Now Available
If you are a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (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 Returned Peace Corps Volunteer 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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Don't forget to register your travel! (Click here to learn more)
As the summer begins and some students start to set up travel plans, we would like to remind you to register your travel with U-M. The University Travel Registry is a confidential and secure database for maintaining key travel information for students, faculty, and staff traveling off campus. Your travel registration enables U-M to reach you in the event of an emergency – abroad or at home.
If you are traveling abroad through a U-M administered program, you will be required to register your travel. If you are traveling through a non-U-M program or for personal travel, registering your travel is highly recommended. You may also want to consider signing up for U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance Plan with GeoBlue, which you can find more information about by clicking here.
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Professional Opportunities | |
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Call for Abstracts: Online Workshop - War, Economic Strife and the Long-Lasting Intersectional Effects on Refugees, Minorities, Disabled People and the Global Environment
Application Deadline: Tuesday, August 30
Brief Description: This online workshop will take place on Wednesday, September 14. Presentations in this event could lead to publication in the organization’s journals or books. They could also allow the presenter to secure a place at the organization’s World Convention in Finland in 2023. This workshop is limited to students at all levels and reporters, barristers, and people with lived experience of the workshop’s themes. Click here to learn more about this workshop and the application process
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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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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
Positions at New RAI US Program Offices
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Application Open: Hands Across the Water International Adoption Specialist (Click here to learn more and apply)
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: Hands Across The Water is a licensed, non-profit child placing agency. The International Adoption Specialist will be responsible for assisting in the day-to-day operations of the agency’s international adoption programs and ensuring compliance of said programs with the applicable provisions of all governing rules. Prior experience in family and children’s services, adoption, or intercountry adoption is preferred, and proficiency in both English and Spanish is highly desired.
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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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