July is Disability Pride Month! | |
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July is Disability Pride Month! While the designation is not yet recognized by the federal government, its history goes all the way back to 1990 when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. That year, the city of Boston held the very first Disability Pride Day celebration. The first official Disability Pride Month occurred in July of 2015, marking the 25th anniversary of the ADA.
During the month of August, United Way of Washtenaw County and the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living invite the community to take the "21-Day Disability Equity Challenge." This is a statewide effort to explore disability from a position of equity and pride and is designed to raise awareness, increase understanding, and shift perspectives about disability in our culture. To learn more and sign up, click here.
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Spotlight: Congratulations Kashmin Dalal ('21) & Yvon Bergner on being invited to the Peace Corps! | |
Congratulations Kashmin Dalal ('21) & Yvon Bergner on being invited to the Peace Corps! | |
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The Office of Global Activities extends its congratulations to Kashmin Dalal (MSW '21) and current MSW student Yvon Bergner on being invited to the Peace Corps!
Kashmin leaves for her placement in Cambodia as a Primary and Secondary Education English Teacher in October of 2022. She will return in January 2025.
Yvon will be placed in Belize as a Youth Health Educator. Through the Youth Health and Well-Being Project, Yvon will work in primary schools alongside teachers, school representatives, caregivers, and other community leaders to co-deliver youth health and holistic wellness topics such as physical education, life skills, and mental health and well-being. He will depart for Belize in May 2023 and return to Ann Arbor in 2025 to finish up his MSW degree.
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International Coffee Hour (Click here to RSVP)
Date: Wednesday, July 27, from 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET
Brief Description: International Coffee Hour is a great place for international and U.S. students to socialize with each other and meet new people from around the world! The International Center's July event will be held outdoors in the courtyard of the Student Activities Building. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Sensory Friendly Virtual Party with NSWSA
Date: Tuesday, August 2, at 8:00 PM ET
Brief Description: Join the Neurodiverse Social Work Student Association to chat about sensory tools and play games. Make yourself comfortable at home with your favorite fidgets and sensory tools and join in for a fun-filled evening! Zoom meeting information to come.
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More Than We Inherited: Youth-Led Climate Justice Initiatives (Click here to RSVP)
Date: Thursday, August 4, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM ET
Brief Description: Please join the Unitarian Universalist Office at the United Nations (UU@UN) to hear from young people who are pursuing various initiatives that further climate justice. The speakers will talk about their work to advance climate justice and how the voice of young people should be centered when talking about climate change. Consider attending and supporting current GASP student, Katie Kurnick, who is doing her globally-focused field placement with UU@UN!
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Invisible Women: Portraits of Aging in Ukraine (Click here to learn more)
Date: On display at Lane Hall Gallery on weekdays from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM until August 18
Brief Description: In this exhibition, artists Ashley Bigham and Grace Mahoney investigate the visibility and social role of Ukraine’s older generation of women embodied in a figure both iconic and ubiquitous: the babusya. Seen in public transport, in the market, and on the street, each babusya has a story to tell. Each has something to say, something to gossip about, and something to complain about.
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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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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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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
- Resettlement Manager, Louisville, KY
- Operations Manager, Louisville, KY
- Development Manager, Louisville, KY
- Finance Manager, Louisville, KY
- Finance Manager, Des Moines, IA
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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 [email protected] or call 386-365-5660.
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Volunteer Opportunity Available: Chinese American Service League (CASL)
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: CASL is a Chicago based non-profit with over 40 years of experience serving Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders. CASL runs programs that provide an educational and cultural foundation for children, ensure full, independent, and dignified lives for seniors, enhance education and workforce training, put immigrants on the pathway to citizenship, secure its community’s housing and financial well-being, and fight for equal access to justice.
Currently, they are looking for MSW international students to volunteer either in-person or remotely. (Please note this would not be for field credit). Volunteer activities may include community workshops, community outreach, and case management. Volunteers with who speak Mandarin and/or Cantonese are preferred, but language skills are not required. If you are interested, please email SSW alum Jinxiao (Ruby) Tan at [email protected].
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