You are invited to a Peace Corps general information meeting on Thursday January 26th from 5-6:30PM in Thompson Hall room 125, at the University of Washington. In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day we will be discussing how Peace Corps has brought diverse people together from around the globe, and how you can get involved. If you have any questions please email our campus Peace Corps office at pcorps@u.washington.edu. We look forward to seeing you there.

Regards,

Andreas Hewitt .  Peace Corps Event Coordinator  .  University of Washington Career Services Center, 134 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352810

Seattle, WA 98195-2810

Direct 206-616-5801

Follow the Peace Corps online:

http://www.peacecorps.gov/?cid=sro_sig

12:30-1:30pm
Thomson Hall 317
No registration required

Want to learn more about your school while teaching new students what it means to be a Husky?

If so, apply to be an Orientation Leader for the University of Washington!

As an Orientation Leader, you will teach incoming freshmen and transfer students, as well as parents, the ins and outs of campus. First Year Programs is looking for helpful, motivated, and personable students to give the best first impression of the University of Washington. You’ll collaborate with other awesome staff members, student coordinators and advisers to ensure that all incoming students feel welcome and have the tools they need to succeed.

Applications are due on January 31^st!

Throughout January, our staff will hold application workshops on campus to help students understand what we’re hoping to see in an application. Dates for these workshops are listed below and on our website.

-          January 12th, 3:30-4:30pm: Mary Gates Hall Room 120

-          January 16th, 11:00-12:00pm: Mary Gates Hall Room 258

-          January 18th, 3:30-4:30pm: McMahon Hall, Pompeii Room

-          January 24th, 3:30-4:30pm: Lander Hall, room L-134

-          January 26th, 10:30-11:30am: Mary Gates Hall Room 258

Apply online at http://fyp.washington.edu/work/orientationleaders.

Have questions?  Please contact uwao@uw.edu or 206-543-4905.

Concerned about poverty and hunger on a global scale, but not sure how to make a difference at the local level? Join this info session to learn about volunteer opportunities with the Oxfam Action Corps and find out how your efforts can change the bigger picture.

Be an advocate and an organizer, gain leadership skills, policy expertise with a major international NGO, and have fun doing good work with great people!

From town events to rock concerts to the halls of Congress, as a member of the Oxfam Action Corps you will campaign for global food justice with fellow Oxfam supporters in your city.  You will gain advocacy experience, organizing skills, and expertise in poverty and food justice policy—all while having fun and making a better world.

Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Together with individuals and local groups in more than 90 countries, Oxfam saves lives, helps people overcome poverty, and fights for social justice. Learn more at: www.oxfamamerica.org
The Oxfam Action Corps is a group of dedicated volunteers based in more than a dozen US cities who campaign with Oxfam to fight poverty around the world. They are currently teaming up with Oxfam on the GROW campaign for food justice. You can read about their latest efforts on the Oxfam Action Corps blog.

Please join us and feel free to bring and eat your lunch.

To download an application and for more information refer to our website:uwfigs.com or uwtrigs.com.

The program is looking for students from all departments who are UW-Seattle undergraduates with strong organizational skills (i.e., not over-committed), and a genuine interest in working with freshmen as they face the challenges and opportunities presented to them as new students.

**Having been in a FIG/TrIG is not required.

As a FIG/TrIG Leader, students will develop a deeper connection to the University while developing transferable skills in public speaking, discussion facilitation, lesson plan development, and principles of instructional leadership.  All of these skills will be utilized while instructing a class of 15-25 freshmen enrolled in General Studies 199.

Training will take place during spring quarter 2012. FIG/TrIG Leaders are eligible to receive up to 6 credits (3 in spring and 3 in autumn) for their commitments to the program, which includes both training for and teaching the General Studies 199 course in autumn quarter.

Applications are available online. Please visit uwfigs.com or uwtrigs.com.

The application deadline is Tuesday, January 31^st by 5:00pm here athttp://fyp.washington.edu/figs/befigleader.php.

For more information please attend one of our information sessions listed below or email figs@uw.edu or trigs@uw.edu.

Application Workshops :

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 @ 12:30-1:20 pm in MGH 258

Thursday, January 19, 2012, 4:30-5:20 pm in MGH 258

Monday, January 23, 2012 @ 12:30-1:120 pm in MGH 258

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 @ 4:30-5:20 pm in MGH 258

Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 3:30-4:20 pm in MGH 258

Egyptian Ambassador Hesham Elnakib; Moderated by Ellis Goldberg

Middle East Center

Reuters- Dylan Martinez

Ambassador Hesham Elnakib has held a variety of important posts within the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs including the position of Minister Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Information. He is currently serving as Consul General at the Egyptian Consulate in Los Angeles. He received his B.A. in political science from the American University in Cairo and his Ph.D. in history from the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Science.

Ellis Goldberg is professor of Political Science, University of Washington and a specialist on the Middle East. He has published on a wide range of subjects including child labor in Egypt, Muslim political movements, post-colonial trade unions in Egypt, and human rights. He is also the author of a blog on Egyptian current affairs: “Nisralnasr: Occasional Thoughts on Middle Eastern and US Politics.”

NSE.org

National Student Exchange (NSE) gives you an opportunity to experience a different area with its unique cultural and academic opportunities. Since NSE’s beginning in 1968, more than 96,000 students have had the opportunity to participate in NSE, giving them the opportunity to:

• broaden their personal and educational perspectives
• experience new cultures
• explore new areas of study
• learn from different professors
• access new courses
• experience personal growth
• meet new people
• make new friends
• live in a different area
• investigate graduate schools
• seek future employment

Many returning UW students describe NSE as a life-changing experience which has made them more independent, self-confident and resourceful; expanded their risk-taking capabilities; and helped them better define their academic and career objectives. Students who have been on exchange return to UW with lasting friendships formed with students from all over the country.

Prior to exchange, you will develop a written agreement to ensure that the work you satisfactorily complete on exchange will count toward your degree program here. NSEoperates with tuition reciprocity (tuition paid to our campus or at the in-state rates of the host campus) and federal financial aid portability. Your nomination for participation will be done by NSE @ UW, with selection by the host campus being completed in March. With placement rates of 97 percent, our students can generally find a location to meet both their academic and personal objectives.

Talk with your parents, adviser, and professors about this exciting opportunity. Then, plan to attend one of our information sessions where we will explain the details of the program, provide brochures, outline application procedures, and answer all of your questions.

NSE Information Sessions

Al NSE info sessions are held in Mary Gates Hall 173R (enter through 171):

• Jan. 12th, 10:30
• Jan. 17th, 12:30
• Jan. 18th, 10:30
• Jan. 23rd, 1:30
• Jan. 27th 12:30
• Jan. 31st, 2:30
• Feb. 2nd, 12:30
• Feb. 8th, 12:30
• Feb. 10th, 1:30
• Feb. 13th, 2:30
• Feb. 16th, 1:30

Applications for next year’s exchanges are due by February 3rd, with a space-available deadline until Feb. 17th.