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Message from the Dean

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Media Makers

Upcoming Events and Conferences

Scholarship Internship amp Volunteer Opportunities

Calls for Papers amp Funding Opportunities

Dear Evans School Community

As we prepare for the return of our students in just under two weeks Id like to

take a moment to welcome back our faculty from their various summeractivities In particular Id like to once again welcome our newest facultymember Ben Brunjes to Seattle and the UW and Id like to welcome backCrystal Hall who is returning from working at the White House as wellas David Layton and Steve Page who are returning from sabbatical At thesame time I wish Alison Cullen well as she embarks on her own well-earnedsabbatical

In other exciting news our renovated Remak Commons will be coming onlineas a smart classroom this Autumn Quarter This is one important step forwardin making sure we have modern learning spaces in Parrington Hall Id like tothank Kelly Campbell for managing this project If you will be teaching in thisclassroom be sure to take a training to learn how to use the rooms newequipment See below for training information

Its going to be a fantastic year and I cant wait to get started

Sandra O ArchibaldDean and Professor

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The Evans School Fellowship Dinner amp Campaign Launch is right around thecorner Have you purchased your tickets yet RSVP by Oct 7 All proceedsfrom this event will benefit Evans School student fellowships

take a moment to welcome back our faculty from their various summeractivities In particular Id like to once again welcome our newest facultymember Ben Brunjes to Seattle and the UW and Id like to welcome backCrystal Hall who is returning from working at the White House as wellas David Layton and Steve Page who are returning from sabbatical At thesame time I wish Alison Cullen well as she embarks on her own well-earnedsabbatical

In other exciting news our renovated Remak Commons will be coming onlineas a smart classroom this Autumn Quarter This is one important step forwardin making sure we have modern learning spaces in Parrington Hall Id like tothank Kelly Campbell for managing this project If you will be teaching in thisclassroom be sure to take a training to learn how to use the rooms newequipment See below for training information

Its going to be a fantastic year and I cant wait to get started

Sandra O ArchibaldDean and Professor

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The Evans School Fellowship Dinner amp Campaign Launch is right around thecorner Have you purchased your tickets yet RSVP by Oct 7 All proceedsfrom this event will benefit Evans School student fellowships

A SIMPLER WAY TO PROPOSE Thanks to feedbackfrom the Evans School Faculty Committee on Research theIntent to Propose (ITP) process has been revised to include achecklist to kick off the proposal process The ITP Checklistrequires less detailed budget information at the outset of theproposal development process which should allow thosepursuing sponsored funding to begin the School review andengagement process sooner Find the new ITP Checklisthere

For questions on the new checklist or the proposaldevelopment process please contact Deborah FishlerResearch Manager at fdeborahuwedu or Kelly CampbellDirector Finance and Administration at kellyjcuwedu

UW GOVERNMENT CAREER FAIR Evans SchoolCareer Development is thrilled to announce a newcollaboration with the UW Career Center in bringing

together public service employers at the 2016 UWGovernment Career Fair on Thursday October 27 from2 to 5 pm in the Mary Gates Hall Commons

UW graduate students and alums are invited to attendThis will be an excellent opportunity to connect withthose who are recruiting the next generation of publicservants

Learn more and RSVP in EvansJobs

NEW PARRINGTON HALL CLASSROOM COMINGONLINE The Remak Commons (PAR 308) is scheduled tocome online as a classroom this Autumn Quarter If you are afaculty member who plans on using the room please attend atraining on using the new audiovisualcomputerequipment The training will take place in The RemakCommons on Monday September 26 at 1 pm

EVANS SCHOOL ADVOCATESRECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS AWARD Evans SchoolAdvisory Board member Maggie Walker and her latehusband Doug Walker were recently honored asrecipients of the 2016 Gates Volunteer Service AwardThis award is presented annually by the University ofWashington and the UW Foundation to recognizeindividuals whose long-term volunteer efforts of timeservice and philanthropy have encouraged others tosimilarly support the University of Washington

Read more about the Walkers many contributionsto the UW in this profile

EVANS SCHOOL ALUMS SHINE AS JACKSONFOUNDATION LEADERSHIP FELLOWS ConnorBirkland (MPA 15) and Kiana Scott (MPA 12) havebeen named 2017 Jackson Foundation LeadershipFellows Congratulations

Birkland is a Design Consultant and Policy Advisor forSolterra where he strives to catalyze greaterintegration of renewable energy sources working with adiverse range of clients

Scott is Assistant Director for Advancement and AlumniRelations here at the Evans School She is also adoctoral candidate in political communication studyingcontemporary American political discourse and writingher dissertation about the 2016 presidential election

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Send updates to evanscomuwedu

Ann Bostrom has been appointed co-chair of theNational Academy of Sciences Committee onAdvancing Social and Behavioral Science Researchand Application within the Weather Enterprise The

committee is sponsored by the US Department ofCommerce National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA)

Jacob Vigdor was in Washington DC on September2 to take part in a symposium on immigration and theeconomy The symposium was sponsored by the CatoInstitute and broadcast on C-SPAN2

On September 16 Crystal Halls and SteveKosacks promotions to associate professor willbecome official Congratulations

Hall joined the Evans School faculty in 2008 Sheteaches courses on psychology for policy analysisdecision theory and quantitative analysis

Kosack studies comparative politics and politicaleconomy His work focuses on understanding andexplaining distributive policymaking in developingcountries

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Jacob Vigdor was quoted in Politifact about LibertarianCandidate Gary Johnsonrsquos claims about immigrationGary Johnson says unauthorized immigrant bordercrossings at 12-year low

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Find and promote seminars lectures employment opportunitiesconferences events and more on the Evans School Calendar

September 25-28 2016INTERNATIONAL CITYCOUNCIL MANAGEMENTASSOCIATION (ICMA) ANNUAL CONFERENCEKansas City Missouri

The ICMA Annual Conference is the largest annualevent in the world for local government managers andstaff The conference will include keynote sessionseducational and solutions track sessions roundtablediscussions workshops field demonstrations andmore

More information

October 6-8 20162016 ASSOCIATION FOR BUDGETING amp FINANCIALMANAGEMENT (ABFM) CONFERENCE SeattleWashington

The University of Washington is hosting the ABFM 28thannual conference Early bird registration ends onFriday September 18

Evans School professors will be chairing moderatingor participating in discussion panels on the effects ofhigher minimum wage the role of accountinginformation in public finance explaining borrowingcosts monitoring and measuring fiscal health testingbudgetary balance the public finance of marijuanareporting on the fiscal stability of states housing policyand state and local infrastructure finance

More information

October 25 2016 6-830pmEVANS SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP DINNER amp

CAMPAIGN LAUNCH University of Washington HuskyUnion Building (HUB) Ballroom

Please join fellow faculty staff alumni and friends forthe annual Evans School Fellowship Dinner Thisspecial evening will raise funds for Evans Schoolstudent fellowships and publicly launch The Campaignfor the Evans Schoolmdashthe Schoolrsquos most transformativecampaign to date

Get tickets

January 9-11 2017CONFERENCE FROM THE MANAGEMENT OFCRISIS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF RISK ChinaInstitute for Reform and Development in Haikou cityHainan province China

Sponsored by Center for Crisis ManagementResearch School of Public Policy and ManagementTsinghua University China Program on CrisisLeadership Ash Center for Democratic Governanceand Innovation Harvard Kennedy School ChinaInstitute for Reform and Development China

More information

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October 20 2016VOLUNTEER WITH PROVAIL AT INCLUCITY

PROVAIL is one of the states largest private multi-service agencies committed to meeting the needs ofchildren and adults with disabilitiesmdashincluding thosewith the most severe disabilities for whom serviceoptions and resources are often limited

Inclucity is an opportunity for the community to learnabout the challenges and successes of creating aninclusive Puget Sound

Learn more

October 20 2016OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN

Sign up to volunteer by September 30

U Lead We Lead is the Husky Leadership Initiativersquosannual event that kicks off the academic year bybringing students faculty staff and communitymembers together to engage in conversations aboutleadership

The Husky Leadership Initiative is seeking tablecaptains for this years U Lead We Lead For a BetterTomorrow Table captains play an instrumental rolethrough helping students reflect upon their ownleadership experiences and unpack the lessons learnedfrom our three keynote speakers

Dont miss out on this opportunity to engage withthe next generation of leaders here at the UW

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URBAN HOMELESSNESS AND UNDERSERVEDCOMMUNITIES 12 DAY WORKSHOP Eighth International Conference on Social Informatics(SocInfo 2016)

Workshop papers proposals due October 1 2016

This workshop aims to bring together researchers andpractitioners to explore how we can apply urban datascience to the challenges of urban homelessness

What do we need to know about the homelesspopulationsWhat are the ethical and privacy concerns in thedeployment of computational methods andinformation systemsWho should have access to the data onhomelessnessHow do we describe the challenges ofhomelessness in terms of computational and datascience methods

Proposal guidelines

US LABOR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES $2M INGRANTS FOR UNIVERSITY-BASED LABORRESEARCH

Applications due October 3 2016

Proposals ranging from $100000 to $250000

Research on employee benefits security miner safetyand health worker and workplace safety labor-management relations and more

More information

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS IMPROVING THETHEORY AND PRACTICE OF BENEFIT-COSTANALYSISSociety for Benefit-Cost Analysis

Proposals due October 14 2016

The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) isaccepting abstracts and workshop proposals forparticipation in the 2017 annual conference

Proposals can cover Civil and Criminal JusticeEducation and Training Energy Natural Resources andEnvironment Finance and Financial Markets Food andAgriculture Health Health Insurance and Health CareInternational Trade and Development Safety andSecurity Social Welfare Programs State and LocalPolicy Theory and Methods Transportation and

Infrastructure and Workforce and Workplace

The conference starts on March 16 2017

Learn more and submit here

CALL FOR PROPOSALS UNIVERSITY OFWASHINGTON 2017 INNOVATION AWARDSUniversity of Washington

Application deadline November 1 2016

Innovation Research rewards upwards of $250000 peryear for up to two years

Innovation Research Awards seeded through existinggift funds from the Presidentrsquos office are to supportunusually creative early and mid-career faculty inhealth natural social and engineering sciencesInnovative discovery-based individual research orsmaller scale collaborative research projects will besupported rather than extensions of large-scale ongoingresearch programs The goal is to foster high-payoffwork that promises to be transformational but for whichother funding sources are limited

Learn more and apply here

LAURA AND JOHN ARNOLD FOUNDATION SEEKSLETTERS OF INTEREST Laura and John ArnoldFoundation

Submissions due December 15 2016

The Laura and John Arnold Foundation is seekingLetters of Interest from organizations with innovativeideas for addressing pressing and persistentchallenges

Subjects can include

Piloting and rigorously evaluating diversion andalternative to arrest programs

Conducting studies on public retirement policy

Designing and measuring the efficacy of taxpolicies

Improving the quality and transparency ofresearch and more

Learn more and submit here

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