Spotlight- Identities Abroad: LGBTQ+ in the Peace Corps
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During this session, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers identifying as LGBTQ+ will share stories of their lived experience serving in the Peace Corps as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. By attending this webinar, you can learn how identities play a role in being abroad and in Peace Corps service and connect with returned Peace Corps Volunteers!
Meet the Panelists:
Katie Browne is a PhD candidate in the School for Environment and Sustainability. She served in the Peace Corps in Madagascar from 2009-2012, working with Madagascar National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Society on environmental education programs. She recently returned to Madagascar to conduct dissertation research on climate adaptation with the support of a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship.
M.C. Moritz served in Peace Corps Panama from 2014-2016 as a Health volunteer. M.C. comes from an engineering background and works as a programming and training specialist with the Peace Corps health program in Panama.
***If you have any questions you would like to submit to our panelists beforehand, please take a second and fill out this google form!
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Date: Month of February
Theme Description: Black History Month is celebrated nationally from February 1st - March 1st. Currently, the Office of Multi-Ethnic student affairs (MESA) helps support the student and staff committee. Virtual events will be held throughout the month in support of this year's theme, which intends to refocus and strengthen the path toward equity and justice while reclaiming space for blackness in all its intracacies in a world where proximity to blackness is a metric for coolness.
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Brief Description: The library recently shared a link to the recording of the workshop "The Evolution of Employment: Job Searching During Covid 19." U-M faculty students and staff can access it by logging in with their U-M info
Career expert and GoinGlobal founder Mary Anne Thompson explores proven strategies and tactics for helping job seekers achieve their career objectives in an employment market transformed by the Covid-19 Pandemic. During this informative, one hour presentation, Mary Annewill shares insights gathered by her global team of in-country career experts and provide practical advice.
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Date: Friday, February 26 from 12 - 1:30 pm EST
Brief Description: Join Compear Global Education Network for an FREE interactive educational presentation and panel discussion highlighting BIPOC International Educators, addressing various topics around how we combat global anti-blackness through international education. Panelists will share their personal narratives, organizational approaches, and new ways we can present study abroad to BIPOC students. A 30-minute community discussion will be included.
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Discussion Date(s): Thursday, February 25, from 3 - 4 pm EST
Brief Description: How do you translate a study abroad experience into skills employers are looking for? The easy part is that many organizations are already looking for people with intercultural experiences. This Brief will discuss what study abroad can bring to your job search, how to make the most of your experience, and provide example language to use on your resumes.
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Discussion Date(s): Thursday, February 25, from 6 - 7 pm EST
Brief Description: Join the International Center virtually to meet U-M international students at our next mixer! This event is a great opportunity to make new friends and learn more about each other. U.S. students welcome!
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Discussion Date(s): Wednesday, February 24 - Sunday, February 28
Brief Description: This black history month, read a story about a Nigerian international student, Ifemelu, as she explores issues related to racism, relationships, and identity. GRIN will provide free copies of the book (while supplies last) and host a virtual discussion.
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Brief Description: ELI Student to Student events are fun, interactive virtual offerings planned and led by U-M students to help you meet people and make connections, whether you are physically on campus or somewhere else. You can relieve stress, increase social connectedness, and learn about U.S. and Michigan culture—while practicing English!
- Picture Story Game, Wednesday, March 3, 8:30–9:30 p.m. EST
- March Madness, Wednesday, March 17, 8:30–9:30 p.m EST
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Discussion Date(s): Various Dates Available through March 4
Brief Description: In times of heightened tension, division, and expressions of hate, faith, spiritual and secular communities have a vital role to play in being stewards of resilience, collective courage, and creating braver space in the presence of difference. Come join the Interfaith Program for a cozy meal together with Meals of Meaning! Meals of Meaning will provide a virtual space for students to gather and enjoy a warm dinner conversation together (meal provided). Here, you will have the chance to go beneath the surface, lean into vulnerability, and explore the struggles and stories that make up our lives. Sign up for a day/time that works for you!
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Date: Various
Brief Description: The International Center's 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. You can attend as many sessions as you are interested in. Each session has a specific and different area of focus:
- Intercultural communication - Friday, March 12, 3 pm - 4:15 pm EST
- Intercultural leadership - Friday, April 9, 3 pm - 4:15 pm EST
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Brief Description: The Student Community of Progressive Empowerment (SCOPE) is the undocumented students organization on campus and this semester they are piloting a mentorship program. Graduate students who identify as undocumented or DACAmented can apply to be mentees and/or mentors. Folks who consider themselves allies can support undergraduate students who identify as undocumented or DACAmented. The goal of the program is to build a close-knit community among students and community members in a personal and professional sense. Mentor and mentee pairing will be prioritized based on majors and future career plans. The tentative time commitment is 60 minutes a month with your student or mentor: two 30 minute meetings or one hour meeting per month.
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Application Deadline: Monday, March 1 at 5:00 pm EST
Brief Description: The Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program funded by the National Institutes of Health seeks to increase the number of underrepresented students trained in health disparities research and entering biomedical behavioral health careers.
MHRT at the University of Michigan School of Public Health works with undergraduate, post baccalaureate, masters, and PhD students to increase knowledge and research health disparities training within the global context focusing on child health, maternal health and global health. Program activities will consist of a 12-week research field experience. Application information is here.
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Application Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis until Monday, March 1
Brief Description: The University of Michigan Global Health Design Initiative is seeking part-time student temps to remotely support translational research and program development activities. Students will perform project-related work virtually. Project topics include:
- Global Health Technology Implementation: Students will explore pathways for implementing global health technologies that were developed by student teams at the University of Michigan.
- Clinical Trial Preparation: Students will work with clinicians and research staff to plan a small-scale clinical study to evaluate an assistive device for removing subdermal contraceptive implants.
- Design Thinking Curriculum Development: Students will develop a sustainable and scalable model for delivering design thinking curriculum to non-engineers at a partnering institution in Ghana.
- Postdoctoral Training Program Development: Students will support the design of a new postdoctoral training program to build local research capacity in order to accelerate the development, implementation, and scaling of global emergency medicine and maternal health technologies.
The hourly wage rate will be dependent on experience. Interested students should send their resume and a cover letter to Caroline Soyars (csoyars@umich.edu). Students should specify the project(s) that interest them in their application.
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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 document was initially directed at ways for how to turn fieldwork that was initially planned as using face-to-face methods into a more ‘hands-off’ mode. However, people have added useful material about ‘born digital’ research (content already generated on the internet by online interactions), which provides an alternative source of social research materials if researchers decide to go down that path."
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This three session video workshop will focus on understanding anxiety, learning strategies to manage anxiety, and developing a plan to apply the strategies on a daily basis wherever you are during the Pandemic. |
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SSW has listed resources and information on this web page related to tuition costs, financial aid, employment, health insurance and general questions and support. |
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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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"Social workers from both the north and south of Cyprus have developed the United Cyprus Social Work Platform to promote understanding and unity across the island. Co-founding member of platform Gregory Neocleous from the Greek-Cypriot side in the south said, 'Since the military division into the Turkish side and Greek side in the 1960s there has been significant upheaval for both sides resulting in an ongoing legacy of trauma, loss and polarization. As social workers, we feel an ethical responsibility to bring the divided communities together for reconciliation and to be able to celebrate our common identity'.
Co-founding member, Hanife Serin form the Turkish-Cypriot side in the north said, 'We have started by bringing social workers and students from across the island together. This is not always easy as distrust and blame have been characteristics of this conflict for many years. But social workers and students have shown a willingness to change these dynamics and we hope that as our Platform grows, we will also have an impact on social services in breaking down conflict and addressing the communities’ traumas'..."
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Email ssw.oga@umich.edu if you have any questions.
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