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Info Session: Intro to Fellowships

Image result for ScholarshipAre you a motivated student with ambition and passion for what you do? Interested in transformative opportunities such as research, social justice or public service work, international travel, or graduate school? Then come to an “Intro to Fellowships” workshop.

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn:

  • What fellowships are,
  • How to find the right opportunities for you, and
  • How to apply for fellowships.

Dates

  • Thu, Oct 6, 5:30-6:30pm, DOU 101 (Dougan Building)
  • Wed, Oct 26, 12:30-1:30pm, DOU 101 (Dougan Building)
  • Tue, Nov 15, 3-4pm, DOU 101 (Dougan Building) RSVP here.

No idea what a fellowship is? Take a sneak peek at the Student Fellowships & Awards website, a unit that supports UW Tacoma students in their applications to nationally competitive fellowships as well as some UW-wide opportunities.

Organized by UW Tacoma’s Office of Global Affairs. Please email uwtintl@uw.edu if you have any questions.

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Study Abroad 101

AImage result for study abroadre you interested in studying or interning abroad, learning a new language, or maybe even doing research abroad? Not sure how to fund it? Then come to this workshop and hear from students who’ve spent time abroad.

We’ll talk about:

  • How to fit study abroad into your degree plan;
  • Examples of study abroad programs; and
  • Scholarships that can help fund international experiences

Dates

  • Wednesday, October 12th, 12:30-1:20pm, CP 103 (Cherry Parkes)
  • Tuesday, October 25th, 3:30-4:20pm, CP 206C (Cherry Parkes)
  • Thursday, November 3rd, 5:30-6:30pm, CP 103 (Cherry Parkes)
  • Mon, Nov 14, 12:30pm – as part of International Education Week, CP 303 (Cherry Parkes)

Organized by UW Tacoma’s Office of Global Affairs. Please email uwtintl@uw.edu if you have any questions.

Scholarship Opportunities for PPPA Students

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Gilman International Scholarship

Are you planning to study or intern abroad in the winter or spring? Are you also a Pell Grant recipient? If so, take a look at the Gilman International Scholarship. The Gilman is a merit-based, competitive scholarship that provides funding for students with significant financial need to study or intern abroad. National Deadline: October 4, 2016

 Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

Opportunity to work on peace and security issues in a full-time, funded 6-9 month internship at nonprofit, public-interest organizations in Washington D.C. Find out more on the program website. National Deadline: October 5, 2016

 Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Highly selective fellowship that supports up to two years of graduate study in any field for new Americans who demonstrate creativity, originality, initiative, and sustained accomplishment. More information is on the program website. National Deadline: November 1, 2016

New Human Rights Course Offered this Fall

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human rightsIs torture ever legal?  Is poverty a violation of human rights?  Who is responsible when terrorists violate rights?  This fall quarter, PPPA offers an advanced course on the law and politics of international human rights by engaging these and other fundamental questions.  Taught by Dr. Elizabeth Bruchs, T LAW 424 The Politics and Law of International Human Rights (M/W 1:30) offers in-depth examination of core rights protected by international and regional human rights treaties, and the mechanisms for enforcing those rights. Students will develop research and writing skills by engaging in projects focused on contemporary human rights controversies – climate change and environmental rights, indigenous groups and minority rights, and migration and refugee flows.  The class will also make use of documentary films, practitioner perspectives, and a UWT colloquium on human rights held on campus this October, which covers immigration and cosmopolitanism. The course is designated as a W (writing) course, and PPPA students may also use it to meet their capstone requirement.  Please contact Dr. Elizabeth Bruch (embruch@uw.edu) for additional information.

Amaya Pens OpEd on Teen Truancy Policy

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Congratulations to senior Law and Policy major Melissa Amaya for publishing her opinion piece “Truancy Boards Will Put Teens in School, Not Jail” in this Sunday’s The News Tribune.  Read to find Amaya’s distillation of research she undertook this spring in her TECON 410 Economics of Public Policy course.

Amaya plans to attend law school after graduating this coming year.  She’s off to a good start!  You can read her oped here.

Scholarship for Single Parents Living in Pierce County

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Are you a single parent in need of a scholarship?  The Lea Armstrong Scholarship and Community Organization (LASCO) provides financial assistance to qualified single parents with children at home, who are pursuing higher education in Pierce County. The Lea Armstrong Scholarship Fund is a component fund of The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Since 2003, LASCO has awarded over $60,000 to 68 students attending Bates Technical College, Clover Park Technical College, Pierce College, Tacoma Community College, The Evergreen State College – Tacoma and University of Washington – Tacoma. Lea Armstrong, a successful Korean businesswoman and Tacoma resident, is committed to helping single parents working towards graduating from college.

Deadline this year is July 29, 2016.  Go to this website to register with WashBoard.org and apply.

Students’ Projects on Display in UWT Undergraduate Showcase

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Oscar 2On Friday May 27th, students from two PPPA classes displayed class projects at the quarterly UWT Undergraduate Showcase event held in William Philip Hall.  Nearly a dozen students from Prof. Katie Baird’s TPHIL 251 Data and Discourse class presented Posterboards of their project examining alternative ways to measure trends in inequality in the US.

AnotheKate 1r four students from Prof. Baird’s TECON 410 Economics of Public Policy class presented posterboard versions of class essays.  Katherine Daniels (right) analyzed land usage Melissa 3policies in Gig Harbor.  Melissa Amaya (left) examined the impact of Community Truancy Boards.  Annika Nelson argued for labeling all foods containing GMOs, and Doug Nelson wrote about recent controversies over Louisiana’s prison system.  Congratulations to all the participants and kudos on their good work.

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2016 PPPA Paper Prize Goes to Brianna Trafton

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Brianna Trafton won this year’s Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs’ (PPPA) annual award for the best Capstone paper, a paper written for Prof. Charles Williams’ Capstone on The Great Depression.  The paper (“The New Deal  Watershed—for Watersheds:
Franklin D. Roosevelt, New Conservation, and the Legacy of an Environmental President”) argues that FDR’s growing awareness of environmental challenges shaped both his New Deal policies and our nation’s subsequent environmental policies. “Brianna did a great job connecting the personal and ideational roots of FDR’s New Deal policies, and uncovering his lesser-known legacy on environmental issues,” said Prof. Etga Ugur, one of three PPPA faculty members who judged papers nominated for this award.  In total, faculty nominated six students for PPPA’s annual award.

All three faculty judges remarked on the outstanding quality of the students’ work.  “These were among the best student papers I’ve seen in my 16 years at UWT,” commented Prof Katie Baird. “We thought a number of them should be published almost as is.”

The other five nominated papers included three from Prof. Ugur’s Capstone class on Democratization and Political Development in the Middle East:  Brian Juneman wrote “Iran’s Green Thumb:  Why the Growing Reform Movement isPPPA internship event Slow to Bear Fruit”;  Brittany Hale (the winner of the PPPA paper prize two years ago) wrote “International Creations: The Case of Iraq, Syria, and Jordan”; and Joshua Va
zquez was the author of “The Syrian Identity Crisis: Explaining the Resilience of Assad’s Ruling Bargain”.  Prof. Eric Bugyis nominated two papers from his Capstone on Christianity and Radical Politics.  Ian Clogston wrote a paper entitled “Virtue, Terror, and Republicanism during the French Revolution,” and Austin Reddy wrote “Sacramental Theology as Immanent Science: The Subversive Heart of Catholicism.” “All of these papers were excellent,” remarked Prof. Ben Meiches, “Picking a top paper was particularly difficult because a strong case could be made for each of them.”

PPPA paper prize 2A brief award ceremony, followed by Brianna’s presentation of her paper, will take place Monday May 23rd from 12:30 to 1:30 in the Dawn Lucien Boardroom (GWP 320).  All are welcome, and pizza will be served.  All past PPPA paper prize-winning papers can be found in UWT’s Digital Commons.