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Enhancing your UW Experience

Feeling Overwhelmed?

  • UW Counseling Center: 206-543-1240, Schmitz 401

     

  • UW Hall Health Mental Health Clinic: 206-543-5030, Hall Health Building, 315 East Stevens Way

     

  • Crisis Clinic: 1-866-427-4747 or 206-461-3222, Open 24-hours

     

  • U-Type: UW's own anonymous and confidential student-to-student online listening service. Log on to compose an anonymous letter (which can be about anything - a frustrating relationship, problems with friends or family, something you need to get off your chest, etc). A student will answer your message from the other end, and you'll receive a response that only you can access within 48 hours. Go ahead and write us - we will hear you out!

     

  • Psychology Clinic offers psychotherapy and other psychological services on-campus.  Reduced student rates, confidential, no limit to number of sessions.  Call the intake therapist for appointment or infomation: (206) 543-6511.

GRAB A CLUE! GET AN A!

Need help with your homework? CLUE provides free tutoring for all UW undergraduates in areas such as Chemistry, Calculus, Physics, Biology, Economics, Spanish, Japanese and many others. Sunday through Thursday from 7pm to Midnight. For more information, visit http://depts.washington.edu/clue/.

Academic Support Programs

Offers comprehensive and personalized academic support for the full range of UW students

Research Job Opportunities

The UW Undergrad Research Program has links for how to find research, registration for Research Exposed! courses and workshops, getting funding and more.

SoundCitizen is Recruiting

SoundCitizen is recruiting more undergraduates for this year's activities.  We ask them to interview with the group and then volunteer for 40 hours prior to going on payroll.  Duties include all aspects of running this citizen science program, from acid washing and kit creation to sample collection and processing, presentation giving and interacting with our eight new minority high school interns.  The job requires enthusiasm, good interpersonal skills, and some interest in analytical environmental chemistry.  Prior lab experience not required. Contact Rick Keil.

RISE and RISE PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is pleased to announce that for summer 2010 we will again offer the RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) and RISE professional programs. Scholarships are awarded to American and Canadian undergraduates (RISE) and graduate students (RISE professional) in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences (geology), and engineering. RISE has established itself as an outstanding opportunity to combine serious research with a rewarding study-abroad experience.

RISE professional is designed for recent graduates, Master's and PhD students, and alumni of the RISE program who are matched with a well-known German company, where they gain insight into the professional applications of science and engineering and develop practical skills.

Online registration and the internship database for RISE both open on December 7th.

Internships can last from six weeks to 6 months. Similar to RISE, this program features a scholarship to cover living expenses. Online registration is currently available and students receive all necessary information by the end of October, enabling them to access the internship offers submitted by German companies.

The application deadline for both programs is January 31, 2010.

To find out about eligibility and the application process, as well as to read reports from past participants, please visit: www.daad.de/rise and www.daad.de/rise-pro. Please note students may only apply for one of the two programs and not for both at the same time.

INTERNSHIP in CONSERVATION BIOLOGY and MARINE ECOLOGY

Want to gain valuable research experience? Contemplating working for a non-profit after graduation? Interested in marine conservation?

The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) is seeking 3-4 undergraduate students to assist with data entry and management, volunteer recruitment, tracking, training and communication for variable college credit.

Each credit requires 40 hours of internship to be completed during winter quarter. You would be required to do a minimum of 2 credits.

COASST is a citizen science project based at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences in partnership with local community and environmental organizations, and state and federal agencies. COASST volunteers collect data on beach-cast carcasses of marine birds on a monthly basis to establish the baseline, or 'normal' pattern of beached bird mortality on North Pacific beaches. Baselines are crucial for assessing the impacts of oil spills, fisheries, and climate change in the marine environment.

Interested? For more information, please contact: Penelope Chilton: coasst@u.washington.edu, 206-221-6893. Include a brief statement of interest, including current major, office skills and previous work related experiences. Please also include the days of the week and hours you have available. The shortest shift we offer is 2 hours, four times per week. We will schedule interviews through November 2009.

Volunteer Opportunities

Ocean Inquiry ProjectOcean Inquiry Project

The Ocean Inquiry Project (OIP) is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to educate students, teachers and community members through scientific inquiry on Puget Sound. OIP began as a way for several of us to get our Oceanography 101 classes out onto Puget Sound for some hands-on experience. We first took students out during summer quarter of 1999 and have continued each quarter since then.

 

From a participant's perspective, a day with Ocean Inquiry Project is a whirlwind. This is appropriate because research ship-time is always limited and every minute counts. Most OIP volunteer educators have conducted research at sea and those experiences partly inspired us to create OIP and provide similar, though shorter, opportunities to all students. When a student connects a 10°C reading in the sea-surface temperature data with a cold splash of spray from Puget Sound, it is rewarding or instructors and students alike.

 

Interested in becoming a volunteer instructor? Contact Amy Sprenger for more info.

Study Off-Campus

Partner Programs

Friday Harbor Labs

Friday Harbor Laboratories

Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL), UW's world renowned marine station located on San Juan Island, offers courses and research experiences in a range of ocean science topics.  Courses and research apprenticeships at Friday Harbor Laboratories require a full-time commitment; housing is available for enrolled students. The following opportunities for undergraduates at FHL will count towards the oceanography degree requirements.

Spring Quarter 2010
Application review begins Jan. 10 for the March 29 - June 4 (10 weeks) session:

  1. THE ZOO-BOT QUARTER:

    2. Three integrated courses, 16 credits total:

    1. Marine Zoology (Biol 430, 5 credits)

    2. Marine Botany (Biol 445, 5 credits)

    3. Research Apprenticeship: Climate Change and Coastal Marine Organisms (Biol 479, 6 credits)

  2. RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP:

    • Genomic Biology and Physiology of Basal Metazoans and Deuterostomes (Biol 479, 15 credits)

  3. RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP:

    • Marine Sedimentary Processes (Ocean 492, 15 credits)

  4. BEAM REACH PROGRAM, March 30 - June 5 tentative dates

    • Ocean 360 + Ocean 365, 18 total credits)

  5. SEMINAR IN ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY (Biol 590, 1-3 credits)

Summer Session A 2010
Application review begins Feb. 1 for June 14 - July 16 (5 weeks) session
Four course options, 9 credits each:

  1. MARINE INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (Biol 432)

  2. MARINE ALGAE (Biol 539)

  3. COMPARATIVE INVERTEBRATE EMBRYOLOGY (Biol 533)

  4. BIOMECHANICS (Biol 533)

Summer Session B 2010
Application review begins Feb. 1 for July 19 - Aug 20 (5 weeks) session
Four course options, 9 credits each:

  1. NEUROETHOLOGY (Biol 533)

  2. ECOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS MARINE DISEASE (Biol 533)

  3. LARVAL BIOLOGY (Ocean 590 or Biol 533)

  4. FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF MARINE FISHES (Fish 565)

BLINKS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
(Summer, 8-12 weeks) Seeking senior undergrads, post-bacs or grad students from diverse cultural backgrounds, especially those under-represented in the sciences; includes financial support.

Autumn Quarter 2010
Sept 27 - Dec 10 (11 weeks), three options:

  1. MARINE BIOLOGY QUARTER:
    3 of the following 4 courses,15 or 16 total credits:

    1. Marine Biology (5 credits: Biol 250, Ocean 250 or Fish 250)

    2. Social Change and the Marine Environment (5 credits, Envir 450 or Soc 401)

    3. Scientific Diving (5 credits, Biol 479)

    4. Marine Environment Research Apprenticeship (6 credits: Biol 479, Fish 479, Ocean 479, Envir 499 or Soc 499).

  2. RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP:

    • Pelagic Ecosystem Function in the San Juan Archipelago (Ocean 492, 15 credits.)

  3. BEAM REACH PROGRAM, Aug. 23 -Oct. 31

    • Ocean 360 + Ocean 365, 18 total credits)

Check out the 2010 courses and research apprenticeships at Friday Harbor Labs (FHL).

UW Oceanography exchange program with the University of Southampton

Univ of Southampton

The School of Oceanography offers a partner exchange program with the University of Southampton, School of Ocean and Earth Science. Students can apply to spend one year (preferred) or one semester in Southampton, England taking coursework in oceanography, marine biology, geology, geophysics, and environmental science. This program is open to all environmental science majors at UW. Students must have junior standing or above by the quarter they participate in the exchange. Exchange students will be matriculated at the UW and will pay regular UW tuition. Students are responsible for their travel and living expenses while abroad. Visit SOES website...

Up to 4 exchange slots are available for the 2010-2011 academic year. The application deadline is 5 pm on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The selection committee will announce the chosen exchange scholars in December. Both the application and more information about the program is available at UW/SOES Undergraduate Exchange Program for 2010-2011.

Other Programs

Zanzibar Project offers Summer Student Projects in Coastal Oceanography in Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 2010 and 2011 on two types of projects:

  1. Further developing a coastal model of the dynamics of the Zanzibar Channel using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS)

  2. Making measurements in the Zanzibar Channel using an ADCP and a CTD

National Science Foundation funding is available to support undergraduate and graduate students in the UW to gain international research experience in coastal physical oceanography at the Institute of Marine Science in Zanzibar, Tanzania, for two months during the summer.
Please send a brief email to Dr. Jurgen Theiss at j.theiss@theissresearch.org if you are interested. For undergrads, this would count towards your upper division science requirements.

Round River Conservation Studies runs study abroad programs around the world; these are field intensive semester and summer programs with courses such as Conservation Biology and Wildlife Policy. Work with black rhinos and other African species in Namibia; an array of wildlife, such as the Spectacled Bear, in the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador; Grizzly Bears and salmon in the wilds of the Taku River Watershed of British Columbia; and a wide range of wildlife and cultures in the sandstone canyons of the Colorado Plateau.  These programs are designed to get students involved first-hand with local conservation issues by conducting field work with research partners like Save the Rhino Trust in Namibia, or the Taku River Tlingit First Nation in Canada.  Students' efforts contribute directly to on-going projects studying and protecting wildlife, their habitat, and the local communities of people living in these areas.  Have the time of your life while making a difference.

DAAD Study Scholarships

If you are interested in studying or doing research in Germany in 2010-2011, you can apply for the German Academic Exchange Service's (DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) Study Scholarships or Research Grants.
DAAD Study Scholarships provide highly qualified individuals with an opportunity to do independent study in Germany or to complete a full Master's degree program at a German university.  Information on the Study Scholarships is here:
http://www.daad.org/?p=gradstudy.

Careers

  • Husky Jobs - Our gateway to internships, part- and full-time jobs, volunteer opportunities and more, HuskyJobs provides access to thousands of opportunities for students and alumni. HuskyJobs also offers up-to-date information about employers who are interviewing on campus and much more.

  • Events Calendar - Find an extensive list of career fairs, workshops and special events sponsored by the UW Career Center, as well as other departments.

  • Career Advice - Students will find a wide range of information and career support in our new student pages, which are organized into the following categories: Choose a Major, Explore Careers, Get Experience, Make Connections, Find Jobs & Internships, On-Campus Interviews, Resumes & Interviews and Workshops & Classes. Can't find it online? We have a full-time career counseling staff.

  • Federal Internship Web Sites for Current Students - Federal internships provide an opportunity to gain valuable work experience but often can be difficult to locate. To help you find a great summer or semester internship, this document lists links to the student employment pages of various agencies in the federal government.

  • Salary & Job Market Info - Ever wonder where your students end up? How much they're making? Check out our annual surveys, which detail salary information, the fields certain majors end up in and more.

  • BLOG - Want to keep up on the latest career trends? A student looking for useful job search tips? If so, be sure to visit the UW Career Center's Husky Career Blog, which features career notes and commentary from our staff, students and UW Career Center staff, students and a variety of guests. Have something to say? Post a comment.

  • Teacher Education Endorsements - First Step
    Contact: Michael Nielsen, Certification Specialist, 211 Miller, Box 353600, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
    Phone: (206) 616-9610
    Fax: (206) 221-3296

  • Washington Occupational Information Service can be very useful to pre-majors searching for direction and for majors who are beginning to consider their next steps. There are skills, interests, and values inventories as well as a Dependable Strengths self-assessment. You can visit WOIS from any campus computer. Students can also access WOIS from off-campus through a link on MyUW on the student page in the Career Planning box.

  • Inner Pipeline has offered UW students the opportunity to earn credit for tutoring, mentoring, or conducting research in the schools. They offer a number of EDUC 401 seminars each quarter entitled "Inner Pipeline." Students will attend weekly seminars and tutor in a school or community organization for 2-5 hours per week. Students generally earn 2-3 credits depending on the number of hours spent tutoring.
    Contact Pipeline via e-mail at: pipeline@u.washington.edu, by phone: (206) 616-2302, or come by the office in Mary Gates Hall Room 120.

  • Teach For America Part-Time & Full-Time Positions

Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates—from all majors—and working professionals who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity for all. Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort. Our corps members receive full salary ($27,000 to $47,000) and full health benefits. To learn more about Teach For America, please e-mail your resume to: uwccc1@gmail.com.  We are specifically interested in recruiting students from the class of 2010. For more information, visit their website: http://www.teachforamerica.org.

Beyond Undergraduate at the UW

University of Washington Graduate School

UW Oceanography Graduate School

UW College of Education

Thinking about a degree in Education? The College of Education's Open House will be November 18, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm, in Miller Hall 301. In addition to their Teacher Education Program, the UW College of Education offers four broad educational areas of study with numerous fields of research and degrees at the Master and Doctoral levels. For more information, go to open_house_2009.html.

Other Oceanography Graduate Programs