School of Social Work Winter 2020 Commencement |
The Office of Global Activities congratulates all Winter 2020 graduates on finishing up their final semesters and degrees this term. 2020 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!
Katie Lopez
Kaisha Brezina
Tammy (Meng) Wang
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COVID Vaccination Information |
On December 14th, President Schlissel emailed the U-M community with important COVID-19 vaccination information regarding the FDA giving "emergency use authorization" of the COVID-19 vaccine. Below we've included relevant links:
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Brief Description: You can now view the photo submissions from the 2020 Global Photo Showcase! Here are the links to the three categories:
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Deadline: Tuesday, December 15 at 5pm EST
Brief Description: The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship provides tuition and stipend to students studying designated foreign languages in combination with area studies or international aspects of professional studies. The priority is to encourage the study of less commonly taught modern languages including; Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Nahuatl, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Quechua, Russian, Serbian, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yiddish, Yoruba. Deadline is January 15 (more information can be found under the grant opportunities section).
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Date: Friday December 18, at 6:00 pm EST
Brief Description: As we enter the final month of the year and the semester, with so much happening around us, we thought it might be a good time to reconnect over a Virtual Happy Hour with our RPCV Community. Please feel free to wear your favorite garb from your host country! Also, if you have a picture of a special place or special moment from your service, have it ready to showcase as a backdrop for our virtual cheers (along with a story!). Get ready for some special Peace Corps Trivia as well!
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Date: Friday December 18
Brief Description: The Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) Graduation Celebration Committee needs YOUR feedback! We are looking for community input on the title of our celebration to make sure it is representative and inclusive of our graduates.
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Professional Opportunities |
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Deadline: Friday, January 22
Brief Description: Interested in applying your Japanese studies to a career? The Japan Internship Initiative connects U-M students with Japanese organizations and companies for summer internships. LSA Japanese Studies' partner institutions range from local organizations affiliated with Japan, to Japan-based organizations led by U-M affiliates and alumni. To get started, contact us at cjs.internships@umich.edu.
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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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Deadline: Friday, January 15
Brief Description: The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship provides tuition and stipend to students studying designated foreign languages in combination with area studies or international aspects of professional studies. The amount of funding and number of awards are contingent upon annual US/ED program approval, federal regulations, as well as continued congressional funding, all of which may change from year to year.
The priority is to encourage the study of less commonly taught modern languages including; Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Nahuatl, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Quechua, Russian, Serbian, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yiddish, Yoruba.
Information Session:
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Deadline: Friday, January 15
Funding: $5,000
Brief Description: The Center for Japanese Studies holds an annual fellowship competition during the winter term. The application deadline is January 15 each year for funding for summer of the same year. All fellowship application materials, including recommendations and transcripts, must be received in the CJS office by the deadline.
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Please contact the SSW Office of Student Services (ssw.finaid@umich.edu) if you are in financial hardship due to COVID-19. OSS staff will assist you to find funding to support you.
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If you are facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 or any other unforeseen situation, the Dean of Students Office stands ready to assist you. Students must contact the Dean of Students Office by phone (734-764-7420) or email (deanofstudents@umich.edu).
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CEW+ is able to offer small emergency grants to current U-M Ann Arbor graduate students. These grants are for unexpected financial emergencies that threaten to derail degree progress including funding issues that are a result of COVID-19.
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The University of North Carolina Office of Ethics and Policy. recently hosted a book talk with Dr. Yoosun Park, faculty at Smith College of Social Work, on her book and research titled: Facilitating Injustice: The Complicity of Social Workers in the Forced Removal and Incarceration of Japanese Americans. Dr. Yoosun Park's book helps to understand the ways in which the Social Work profession has and continues to perpetuate racism.
Park’s scholarship, framed within the broad substantive area of immigration, pursues two overlapping lines of inquiry: social work’s history with immigrants and the issue of immigration.
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Fall Term 2020 FAQs for New & Continuing Students |
The International Center Fall 2020 FAQs for the International Center's COVID-19 Updates page. The webpage will be updated with new information as it becomes available. If you have other questions and concerns, please email the International Center at icenter@umich.edu.
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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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By Bill Chappell
"Argentina's Chamber of Deputies approved a bill making abortion legal early on Friday, in a much-debated vote that many in the predominantly Roman Catholic country are describing as historic. The bill now heads to the Senate.
"Today we write a new chapter in history," Argentina's Women, Genders and Diversity Minister Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta tweeted after the approval of the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill.
The new legislation would allow an abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Argentina currently outlaws abortion except in case of rape or if the mother's health is in danger..."
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Email ssw.oga@umich.edu if you have any questions.
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