[iDiversity] [ECC] Weekly News!!

[Marisa Duarte]

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> ECC COMMUNITY WEEKLY NEWS!!

>

> Welcome everyone! In this week’s news:

>

> •	8 Seats Open for the MAP Breakfast!!

> •	ECC Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Luis Fraga

> •	Teach For America Info Session

> •	Latin American Studies/Students Association General Meeting

> •	National Association for Chicana/Chicano Studies Conference

> •	Diversity in Architecture Roundtable

> •	Pacific Islander Student Commission Strengthening Pacific 			 

> Alliances Meeting (SPAM)

> •	Frederick Stephens III Memorial Scholarship

> •	Campaña Quetzal is Hiring!

>

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> 8 SEATS OPEN FOR THE MAP BREAKFAST!!

>

> ECC Students,

>

> The ECC purchased a table at this Saturday's 15th Annual Bridging  

> the Gap - Multicultural Alumni Partnership Breakfast at 8:00 am, HUB  

> Ballroom.  We need some smiling ECC students to sit at the table and  

> enjoy the program.  The program is to raise funds to support  

> scholarships, recognize distinguished alumni and announce the 2009  

> MAP scholarship recipients.

>

> If you are interested in attending, please respond to me ASAP or by  

> 3:00 pm today.  I am looking for 8 people to attend.

>

> Thank you.

>

> Victor Flores

> vflores at u.washington.edu

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> ECC FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: DR. LUIS FRAGA

>

> The University of Washington is home to many distinguished faculty  

> and staff members. As a students’ best resource, these community  

> members reflect the University of Washington’s core values of  

> innovation, discovery, and diversity inside the classroom and out.  

> Join us for exclusive conversations with some of UW’s distinguished  

> professors of color during our Faculty Spotlights.

>

> Tuesday, October 27, 2009

> 12:30 – 1:30pm

> Ethnic Cultural Center

> Black Room

>

> Dr. Luis Fraga Bio:

> Luis Ricardo Fraga (Ph.D., Rice University, 1984) is Associate Vice  

> Provost for Faculty Advancement, Director of the Diversity Research  

> Institute, Russell F. Stark University Professor, and Professor of  

> Political Science at the University of Washington. . His primary  

> interests are urban politics, education politics, voting rights  

> policy, and the politics of race and ethnicity. His most recent book  

> is the coauthored Multiethnic Moments: The Politics of Urban  

> Education Reform (Temple University Press 2006). He was a member of  

> the APSA standing committee on Civic Engagement and Education that  

> co-authored the recently published Democracy at Risk: How Political  

> Choices Undermine Citizen Participation, and What We Can Do About It  

> (Brookings Institution Press 2005).

>

> He is co-editor of Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Advanced  

> Industrial Democracies (Greenwood 1992). He has published  

> extensively in scholarly journals and edited volumes including the  

> American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, The  

> Journal of Politics, Urban Affairs Quarterly, Western Political  

> Quarterly, Dubois Review, and the Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy.

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>

> TEACH FOR AMERICA INFO SESSION

>

> What are YOU doing to make an impact next year?

>

> Learn how to make an immediate impact and become a key player in  

> social change. Join us for an information session and learn how you  

> can make an immediate difference in the lives of your students.

>

> Information Session

> Thursday, October 22, 2009

> 6:00pm

> Smith 205

>

> Free Pizza!

>

> Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent  

> college graduates and professionals - of all majors, backgrounds,  

> and career interests - who commit to teach for two years in urban  

> and rural public

> schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational  

> opportunity. This year, 7,300 corps members are teaching in 35  

> regions across the country while 17,000 Teach For America alumni  

> continue working from inside and outside the field of education for  

> the fundamental changes necessary to ensure educational excellence  

> and equity.

>

> To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org or contact justin.yan at teachforamerica.org 

> .

>

> NEXT Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

>

> Full salary and benefits. All majors and professional experiences.

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>

> LASA (LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES/STUDENTS ASSOCIATION) FIRST GENERAL  

> MEETING

>

> Hi everyone! LASA (Latin American Studies/Students Association) is  

> going to have its first meeting of the year!  Everyone and anyone  

> who would like to bring ideas and become part of a fun, up and  

> coming group is invited.

>

> Thursday, October 22, 2009

> 4:00 pm

> Ethnic Cultural Center

>

> Last year, among other things, LASA organized a trip during spring  

> break to the US/Mexico border in Arizona with the humanitarian aid  

> organization No More Deaths/No Más Muertes.  There will be snacks  

> and music and a chance to talk about what we as a group would like  

> to do this year.

>

> We look forward to seeing you!

> --Last year's LASAistas

>

> Please feel free to email any questions to James Kessler at ms.jamesk at gmail.com 

>  or Jose Chi at jchi87 at hotmail.com

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> NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES (NACCS) 2009  

> PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOCO REGIONAL CONFERENCE

> Breaking Borders, Building Bridges: Creating Communities through  

> Chicana and Chicano Studies

>

> October 30-31, 2009

> Student Union and Recreation Center

> Central Washington University

> Ellensburg, Washington

>

> The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies and the Movimiento  

> Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) at Central Washington  

> University (CWU) are proud to sponsor the 2009 Pacific Northwest  

> Foco Regional Conference of the National Association for Chicana and  

> Chicano Studies, “Breaking Borders, Building Bridges: Creating  

> Communities through Chicana and Chicano Studies.”

>

> As we at CWU have been creating the Center for Latino and Latin  

> American Studies in recent years, we have been impressed by Chicana/ 

> o and Latina/o Studies’ capacity to break down borders and build  

> bridges among communities. Among the themes identified by the  

> conference organizers are: points of contact between Latina/o and  

> Chicana/o Studies; the border between the United States of America  

> and the United States of Mexico;  the fluidities of gender and  

> sexual identity; Latina/o, Chicana/o, Latin American realities and  

> experiences; hybrid identities; the relationship between higher  

> education institutions and surrounding communities; the  

> relationships among underrepresented groups in the United States of  

> America; power dynamics among the powerful and the less powerful;  

> and  regional realities of the Pacific Northwest. This conference  

> aims at a conversation regarding these and other issues.

>

> For more information go to:

> http://www.naccs.org/naccs/Pacific_NW_EN.asp?SnID=821485775

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>

> DIVERSITY IN ARCHITECTURE ROUNDTABLE

> A presentation and mentoring for diverse students at the University  

> of Washington

>

> Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

> 5:30pm - 6:30pm

> Ethnic Cultural Center Theater

> NE 40th ST & Brooklyn Ave NE

> Free to attend

>

> Hello team!  I would like to invite you all to the DIVERSITY IN  

> ARCHITECTURE presentation at the UW-Ethnic Community Center on  

> Wednesday November 4th at 5:30pm.  During that evening we will have  

> a panel of diverse groups of Architects that are Alumni of the  

> University of Washington talking about their days as students and  

> what they are design for the future.  Our plan is to mentor and help  

> diverse students that are willing to take the academic and  

> professional steps in the Architecture field.  We will be presenting  

> images, models of projects, and we will be giving advices as well.   

> If you have any questions please find the attachment above or please  

> feel free to let me know at anytime.  Please come an enjoy the  

> diverse world of Architecture.  Thank you very much for your time,

>

> Questions?   Contact Diversity Round table Chair Guido Seoanes at emperorsp at hotmail.com 

> .

>

> Guido C. Seoanes

> Chair of the AIA-Diversity Round Table

> N.O.M.A.. NW Student Outreach Leader

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>

> THE PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENT COMMISSION IS PROUD TO PRESENT ITS  

> FIRST KICKOFF - STRENGTHENING PACIFIC ALLIANCES MEETING (SPAM).

>

> Wednesday, November 4, 2009

> 6:00pm-8:00pm

> HUB room 108

>

> Hello beautiful people! I'd greatly encourage everyone to come out  

> and learn about the amazing constituencies under the Pacific  

> Islander Student Commission. This is a free annual event in an  

> effort to familiarize and unify the Pacific Islander community and  

> in extension, bridge the larger UW student body.  Come out and enjoy  

> free food, music, games, interaction and FUN. Oh, and uh, please  

> spread the word! =)  If you have any questions or concerns  

> whatsoever, please don't hesitate to contact me.  Check out the  

> attached flyer...and hope to see you all there!

>

> Until next time, keep stylin'...ISLAND STYLE

> Benjamin S. Lealofi, Director

> PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENT COMMISSION

> Associated Students of the UW

> 204R Husky Union Building (HUB)

> Box 352238

> Seattle, WA 98195-2238

> 206-221-6318  FAX: 206-685-4310  CELL: 206-604-1325

> Email: <asuwpisc at u.washington.edu>, <lealofi at u.washington.edu>

> Web: <http://pisc.asuw.org>

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>

> FREDERICK STEPHENS III MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

>

> The scholarship fund intends to make one annual award of $1,200 per  

> academic year, prorated and awarded at the beginning of each  

> academic term (for example, semester or quarter). The number and  

> final value of the scholarships will be determined by the amount  

> contributed to the fund. Recipients may re-apply each year for up to  

> four years, provided they continue to meet the requirements of the  

> award. Additionally, the fund intends to direct awards in the form  

> of student sponsorships, subsidizing event registration and  

> attendance costs to specific annual events, conferences and  

> educational seminars.

>

> Requirements:

> Recipients must be admitted or enrolled in a full-time undergraduate  

> or graduate program of study in an accredited college or university  

> in the United States. They must maintain good academic standing (2.8  

> GPA or better) and make progress toward an undergraduate or graduate  

> degree. The Scholarship Review Committee will decide whether  

> applicants fulfill the requirements of the award. The selection  

> committee looks for candidates who value tolerance, compassion and  

> respect for all people in their communities. Criteria for evaluation  

> and award of a scholarship are the student’s educational  

> achievements, leadership abilities, character, citizenship, and  

> financial need.

>

> Scholarship Application Process:

> Eligible applicants may begin the required online portion of the  

> Scholarship application process each year in October by downloading  

> and submitting a Scholarship Application Form. New and returning  

> applicants must create an application record using this form.  

> Applications are due by October 31st.  Once the form is complete and  

> the submission process has been followed, eligible applicants will  

> be notified via email of their status and next steps in the review  

> process. Applicants may also complete the form and mail it to:  

> Leadership Development, c/o F.E.S. Fund, 4616 - 25th Avenue NE, PMB  

> #225, Seattle, WA 98105. If you have any questions, please contact  

> our coordinating office at (206) 985-1550 or email us at apply at wafamily.com 

> .

>

> Application Forms:

> Download the below Scholarship Application Form and send all  

> completed documents via mail to: Leadership Development, c/o F.E.S.  

> Fund, 4616 - 25th Avenue NE, PMB #225, Seattle, WA 98105 or email  

> your application in an Adobe PDF file to apply at wafamily.com.

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>

> CAMPAÑA QUETZAL (CQ) IS HIRING!

>

> Campaña Quetzal (CQ) is a non‐profit organization that works  

> towards improving

> educational conditions for Latino students and families in Seattle  

> Public Schools. Since

> 2005, CQ has been engaging the Latino Community on educational  

> issues and developing

> cultural pride and parent leadership.

>

> Campaña Quetzal seeks a Technology Assistant for 10 hours per month  

> starting in

> October. Compensation is $10.00/hour. This position will primarily  

> help with website and

> technology components of the organization’s electronic  

> communications.

>

> To Apply:

> Please review the attached document for more details on the  

> position. If this sounds like a great fit, please email a resume and  

> cover letter to Jessica Salvador at jessi at campanaquetzal.org. We  

> encourage candidates to contact Jessica Salvador at (206) 913-2942  

> with questions.

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