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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m forwarding a scholarship opportunity from FIUTS:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.fiuts.org/ogawa__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!nGGdEXk0qs47eBuKwcePqptp4wqzh-LwaYpJLGM0eQN-t9mT4ZMX5-Tzw1evUUWRLIkKonPqif6IDqHRJPuS$">
<b>Betty and Hiro Ogawa Award</b></a> recognizes a student involved in the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) who honors their legacy by promoting understanding between the U.S. and Japan. This special award celebrates the life
of Hiro Ogawa and his wife, Betty, an American student who he met through FIUTS programs while studying at the UW. The Ogawa family continues to support this annual award in recognition of the importance of promoting peace and international understanding.
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Focus on Japan is preferred though not required. FIUTS membership is presumed, but joining before submission can be honored:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.fiuts.org/membership__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!k5vbeJ0ffretyMTOmmRzB8ndZozvG2qbQwUxVw0DLzOfWmnZ9DXquJsgYKM2RntcXlYSpGSu2VcGzw$">
https://www.fiuts.org/membership</a> ($25). This fee goes to more than 100 annual free student excursions, workshops and other events in the company of international students and local students with global interests. FIUTS also offers a range of work-study
and volunteer roles for students. If the $25 fee is a barrier, they can contact Claire Cuccio at
<a href="mailto:claire@fiuts.org">claire@fiuts.org</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Ogawa Award grants one flexible scholarship each year to a University of Washington undergraduate, graduate, or professional student from any country in recognition of their work to promote cross-cultural understanding between Japan
and the United States through their involvement in FIUTS programs. The deadline is this
<b>Monday, February 13 </b>(apologies for the short notice). The selected recipient will be notified on February 15, and the award will be presented on the stage at Benaroya Hall during FIUTS CulturalFest on February 25, 2023.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you know current students who are deserving, financially strapped, or otherwise who could benefit from this award, would you kindly share it with them or forward it to your other relevant contacts
or networks? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Caitlin</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">CAITLIN BLOMQUIST, M.Ed.
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">(<i>she/her)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Director of Advising and Student Success, Office of Professional Pharmacy Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">University of Washington School of Pharmacy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">1959 NE Pacific St. Box 357239<br>
Magnuson Health Sciences Center F-461A<br>
Seattle, WA 98195-7239</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:cmb23@uw.edu"><span style="color:blue">cmb23@uw.edu</span></a> / 206.543.9742 /
<a href="http://sop.uw.edu/"><span style="color:blue">sop.uw.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Note: I will be on leave February 23-March 6, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">PharmD students:</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Please use our
</span><span style="color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/pharmdadvising__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!nGGdEXk0qs47eBuKwcePqptp4wqzh-LwaYpJLGM0eQN-t9mT4ZMX5-Tzw1evUUWRLIkKonPqif6IDis3Btbx$">scheduling tool</a></span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
to make an online or phone appointment, or <a href="mailto:cmb23@uw.edu"><span style="color:blue">email me</span></a> to schedule an in-person appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">UW Colleagues:
</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Feel free to contact me on MS Teams during business hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#333333;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The University of Washington acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Duwamish, Puyallup,
Suquamish, Tulalip, and Muckleshoot nations.</span></i><i><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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