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Monday, July 16
Tuesday, July 17
Wednesday, July 18
Thursday, July 19
Friday, July 20
Sat. & Sun., July 21 & July 22
After July 22
Ongoing Events
Announcements, Notices, and Awards
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Monday, July 16, 7:00 - 10:00 pm, Sage Hall & Carroll Room.
The keynote event for this year’s Anti-Racism Symposium will be held on Monday, July 16, from 7-10 pm. The True Story Theater, an improvisational theater group working out of the Playback Theater tradition, will explore issues of racism and empowerment through the reenactment of vignettes of personal experiences provided by the audience.
The production will be at Sage Hall from 7-9, followed by small group discussions at the Carroll Room of the Campus Center from 9-10. Both the production and the post-theater discussion are open to the entire SSW community.
Attendance at both the July 16th and the July 18th events is required for first-year students.
Tuesday, July 17, 12:30 - 1:30pm, Cutter Beau Parlor.
Career Development Office staff will discuss how to effectively prep for and respond to a variety of job interview questions and scenarios. From the open-ended "Tell me about yourself" to more behavioral questions and salary issues, find out how to handle whatever may come your way. No advance sign-up needed; feel free to bring your lunch.
Tuesday, July 17, 7:00 pm, Neilson Browsing Room.
Six or Eight presenters on queer or gender-related topics. Hope you can come!
Tuesday, July 17, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Campus Center Room 103
Combat-Related Trauma: An Historical Analysis Through A Biopsychosocial Lens.
The purpose of this study was to historically examine the biopsychosocial effects of combat-related trauma in veterans with the purpose of guiding treatment. The evolution of the combat-related trauma diagnosis from WWI to present day conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan was examined inclusive of etiology, symptomatology, pathology, and treatment interventions as understood through biological, psychological, and social perspectives. Within the research several gaps and discrepancies were discovered and many new insights were gained, allowing for specific treatment recommendations and relative conclusions. All are welcome to attend.
Wednesdays, July 18 & 25, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Seelye 313.
This two-session workshop will focus on editing techniques for making social work writing more powerful and effective. Included will be discussion of active and passive voice, sexist language and word choice. Each participant should try to attend both sessions. To register for this workshop, just add your name to the sign-up sheet in the foyer of Seelye 307. Please feel free to bring a lunch.
Wednesday, July 18, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Seelye Hall.
For first-year students only, there will be an additional opportunity to discuss the issues raised at Monday's event and their implications for clinical social work practice. On Wednesday July 18 at either 1:40 pm or 7:00 pm in Seelye Hall, first-year students will participate in faculty-led small-group discussion groups. Group assignments and room times and locations were distributed before the end of first term.
Attendance at both the July 16th and the July 18th events is required for first-year students.
Thursday, July 19, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Cutter/Ziskind Dining Hall.
It's time to write a budget for your student group's upcoming financial year. Bring last year's budget, if your group has it, to the information session and we will go over the forms that you will need to complete a funds request for your group.
Budgets are due by Wednesday 7/25; and can be given to Griffin Street in person or put in her campus mailbox (#8583). Group representatives will be given a time to come to the Budget Meeting on Sunday 7/29. Checks will be given out Monday 7/30 between 12:30 and 1:30 pm at the Campus Center near the PO Boxes.
Thursday, July 19, 6:30 pm, Smith College Museum of Art Atrium.
The entire SSW community is cordially invited to a faculty book celebration in honor of faculty members who have had books published this past year. Honorees include Professor Josh Miller and Adjunct Assistant Professor Ann Marie Garran, (Racism in the United States: Implications for the Helping Professions) and Adjunct Associate Professor Joan Lessor, (Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Theory and Practice and Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach). Dessert will be served and the authors' signed books will be available for purchase.
Thursday July 19, 7:00 pm, Smith College, Seelye 101.
Sponsored by: Social Welfare Action Alliance, International Student Organization, Council for Students of Color and Jewish Student Alliance.
Nancy Murray is the Director of Education at the ACLU of Massachusetts. Holding a BA from Harvard University, and a B.Phil. and Ph.D. in Modern History from Oxford University, she has considerable experience as a teacher, scholar and social activist in Great Britain and Kenya as well as the United States.
Friday, July 20, 7:30 pm, Leo Weinstein Auditorium – Wright Hall.
Annual Conference Lecturers: Laurie Anne Pearlman, Ph.D., and Kay Saakvitne, Ph.D.
Professionals who work in mental health and social service fields face daily challenges to their work, their efficacy and their optimism. Yet, this work is premised on our capacity to offer hope to our clients. This talk addresses how helpers can sustain their own hope and passion for their work in the face of economic, social, political and clinical obstacles. Drawing on the construct of vicarious traumatization and their years as clinicians, supervisors and administrators, Drs. Pearlman and Saakvitne will offer a model for sustaining oneself and passing hope on to colleagues and trainees.
Laurie Anne Pearlman, Ph.D., co-founded the Traumatic Stress Institute in 1986 and the Trauma Research, Education, and Training Institute (TREATI) in 1996. Dr. Pearlman serves as president of TREATI, directs the clinical associates program for the Headington Institute, and serves on the practice committee of the American Psychological Association’s trauma division and the complex trauma task force of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She has collaborated with Professor Ervin Staub on peace-building and trauma recovery in Rwanda since 1999.
Kay Saakvitne, Ph.D., (Sock-quit-knee) is a clinical psychologist and former clinical director of the Traumatic Stress Institute. With Laurie Anne Pearlman, she wrote two original books on vicarious traumatization (Trauma and the Therapist, and Transforming the Pain). She is the primary author of Risking Connection, a training curriculum for working with survivors of childhood trauma, and its teaching manual (Relational Teaching, Experiential Learning). She has taught hundreds of professional workshops and trainings on trauma and the effects on the helper of trauma work. She has recently written a parenting resource handbook for survivor parents. She is currently in private practice in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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Monday, July 23, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Smith College Museum of Art Atrium.
All are invited to attend the Smith College School For Social Work class of 2007 thesis poster session. Come and view students' poster displays of their thesis projects. See and hear about cutting edge research on a variety of current social work related issues. Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, July 25, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Cutter Living Room.
First Year Students- Come and hear about Community Practice Projects done last year. Get some ideas, contacts and hear the experiences of other students. Second Year Students- Use this opportunity to talk about your project, show products you developed and inspire your fellow students. Contact Fred Newdom at x4450 if you have questions and/or are willing to present your project.
Thursday, July 26, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Seelye 313.
This workshop will provide second year students with helpful tips for writing their theses. The format will be an informal discussion of successful strategies as well as a question and answer period. To Register for the workshop, just add your name to the sign-up sheet in the foyer of Seelye 307. Please feel free to bring a lunch.
Monday, July 30, Dinner, Cutter Head Resident Suite.
Dinner meeting with Dean Jacobs. Dean Jacobs invites students to join her for a planning session over dinner to discuss possible lectures for Summer 2008 with a religious perspective: how we handle religion (our own and our clients') in clinical practice work. Please join the dean for this special planning session.
Mondays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Ziskind Head Resident Suite.
Mondays, Lunchtime, Ziskind Living Room.
Mondays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Cutter Head Resident Room.
Mondays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Ziskind Living Room and Thursdays, 12:20 - 1:30 pm, Ziskind Head Resident Suite.
Mondays, 5:45 pm, Cutter Living Room.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:10 - 7:40 am, and Wednesdays, 5:40 - 6:15 pm, Lamont Living Room.
Please come join the non-denominational mediation group! If you have questions, would like to be added to the mailing list regarding other events,or would like instruction, contact lisapauline@gmail.com.
Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm, Seelye 304.
This group invites all students who want to express and explore their own sexual identity issues and questions concerning fluid sexuality. Confidentiality and creating a safe environment in which to explore these issues is a high priority for this group. Please contact Lauren at lclarke@email.smith.edu with questions.
Tuesdays 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Ziskind Head Resident Suite.
Tuesdays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm-ish, Ziskind Head Resident Suite.
Wednesdays, 12:30 pm, Ziskind Living Room.
Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Ziskind Living Room.
Wednesdays, 9:00 - 10:30 pm, Northrop Living Room.
Come join other students for a relaxed hour or so of knitting, chatting, relaxing, and general good times. Whether you're a seasoned knitting pro or novice hoping to learn, come join us for a laid-back study break!
Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Ziskind Living Room.
Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Cutter Head Resident Suite.
Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Cutter Beau Parlor.
Thursdays, 9:00 pm, Lamont Parlor Living Room.
Saturdays, 10:15 am - music starts, 10:30 am - group circle, Climbing Wall Room - Ainsworth Gym.
Come dance and move this weekend, freeing your mind and body to connect again. Please wear comfortable clothes, bring water and be ready to move your body to your inner beat. No experience necessary. This is a facilitated self-expressive movement group that encourages freedom, exploration, creativity and joy. For more info or to be put on the email reminder list, please contact Lauren Clarke at (413) 320-2928 or riseupdansing@gmail.com.
Sundays, 1:00 pm, The Garden Behind Capen, rain location: Capen Living Room.
Christian @ Smith? and looking for a community of other Christians to talk about your faith and how it affects your life here at Smith. Please come and join us!
Sundays, 6:30 pm, Leeds Dance Studio - Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts.
Prepare for the upcoming week in ways other than reading! Come join us for lots of breathing, stretching, strengthening and movement. We can help each other let go of some stress and start the week fresh. All levels are welcome, please bring your own mat. Contact Zpora at zperry@email.smith.edu for more information.
Four $500 thesis grants are currently being offered by the Alumni Association. The following grants are designed to support excellence in student research and are awarded on the basis of merit.
- Thesis Grant for Students of Color: This grant will be awarded for the most outstanding thesis proposal submitted by a student of color. The grant was established to support the academic striving for excellence of students of color, and as a statement of the Committee's interest in the retention of students of color.
- Thesis Research Grant: This grant was established to underscore the Association's interest in documenting the historical experience of students of color at the Smith College School for Social Work. All students are encouraged to apply. The grant will be awarded to the student whose thesis proposal best explores the history of alumni/students of color at the School. Proposal foci can include but are not limited to: alumni of color as a whole; specific groups of alumni of color; alumni of color by graduation year; the formal and informal organization of alumni/students of color; individual contributions of alumni of color (including oral histories) etc. For example, a thesis title may be, “A Comparative Analysis of Theoretical Orientation of Alumni of Color from 1970-1980” or “Community-Based Practice vs. Private Practice among Alumni of Color: Meeting the Needs of African American Families.”
- Alumni Association Thesis Grant: This grant was established to support outstanding student research on at-risk populations. All students are encouraged to apply.
- 90th Anniversary Thesis Award: In recognition of Smith’s origins as a response to returning veterans, this $500 grant will be awarded to the most outstanding thesis related to social work practice with a focus on military issues, military experience, and its impact.
Submission Criteria for each of the above grant applications:
- Introduction to the purpose of the project
- Expected contribution to the field as well as limitations of the project
- Methodology: This might include the setting, plans for a questionnaire, and number of subjects (if applicable)
- A brief statement should summarize a review of the literature
- The above should be no more than six to eight pages using APA guidelines for formatting and presentation
All submissions must have received approval from the Human Subjects Review Committee in order to be considered.
Evaluation Criteria for each of the above grant applications:
- Originality of thought and relevance to the field
- Strength and relevance of argument
- Research or study design plan
- Clarity and organization
Application deadline: The application deadline is February 18, 2008. Please contact Pat Gilbert at pgilbert@email.smith.edu to obtain an application cover page. Materials should be mailed to Smith College School for Social Work, Office of Alumni Affairs, Lilly Hall, Northampton, MA 01063, Attn. Roxanne Pin, Director.
Here are the results from the Student Org Elections during Week 4:
Co-Presidents A08 - Nola Rae Cronan and Lindsay Davidson
Co-Vice Presidents A08 - Lauren Rothwell and Pamela Rich
Curriculum Committee VPs A08 - Arden O'Donnell and David Ganapol
Curriculum Committee Vice President A09 - Sarah Rigney
Co-Class Representative A08 - Karen Nelson
Co-Class Representatives A09 - Eugene Canotal and Jillian Goldstein
Campus Life Representative - Annie Bachrach and Julia Barker
Field Placement Committee Rep - Sarah Weiner and Meghan Dwyer
Off Campus Rep - Maureen Sweeney
Curriculum Rep for Research A08 - Brianne Goodman
Curriculum Rep for Research A09 - Omer Mendelson
Curriculum Rep for Policy A09 - Jenni Wiech
Curriculum Rep for Practice A08 - Sarah Bereczki
Curriculum Rep for Practice A09 - Serena Wong
Curriculum Rep for HBSE A08 - Saralyn Masselink
Curriculum Rep for HBSE A09 - Linsday Jamieson
Field Placement Committee Rep A09 - Rebecca Strachan
Admission Representative A09 - Alex French
Diversity Rep to the Curriculum Committee - Maisha Peterson
Additionally, both amendments were approved by the larger student body.
Open Positions:
Co-Secretaries of Student Org
Co-Class Rep A08
Treasurer A09
Historian
Curriculum Rep for Policy A08
Academic Support Services Rep
Curriculum Committee Secretary
Financial Aid Rep
Social Action Rep
Any overlapping or open positions will be voted into office in Term II. Thank you to everyone who voted and to everyone who ran for Org positions. Congratulations to the new Org Officers!
The AFWPSC is looking for an A09 student who is interested in serving the Smith SSW community during their time in the program. The A09 student would meet, along with the rest of the committee, to hear and determine next steps for any Master's student issues related to performance (academic or field) and conduct (personal or professional). If interested, please nominate yourself this week. For more information about the position or the nomination process, please see the recruitment flyer or contact the current AFWPSC reps. All nominations should be submitted to Claretta Daniels at cdaniels@email.smith.edu by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2007 (Early submissions are appreciated). If you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to contact the current AFWPSC student reps via Smith e-mail or by phone: Claretta Daniels, A07 (301-346-5614) or Sheela Joshi, A08 (617-275-3982). They would love to talk with you.
The library is previewing a new database, Primary Sources in Counseling and Psychology, and we'd like feedback from SSW students and faculty. This full-text database contains transcripts of therapy & counseling sessions plus first-person narratives. You can search for specific symptoms, therapies, counselor or patient characteristics, etc. The trial access ends on August 22. Connect to the database and also send us your feedback from this webpage:
http://www.smith.edu/libraries/fyi/443.htm
While engaged with a psychosocial capacity building project in Northern Uganda, initiated by Professor Joanne Corbin in collaboration with Professor Joshua Miller, both professors visited the Latigi Orphan Care Center, which is run by one of their students. The Latigi Orphan Care Center is home to more than 900 orphans in Gulu, Uganda. For over 20 years Uganda has endured armed conflict, which has resulted in an increase in the number of orphans and child headed households. One of many needs articulated by workers at the orphanage is for clothing. Summertime is the perfect opportunity to finalize some unfinished Spring cleaning for a good cause. Collection boxes will be located in various locations on campus from Thursday, June 21 - Friday, July 20:
- Seelye - First Floor
- Near Campus Center Mail Room
- Lilly Hall - Entrance
- Cutter/Ziskind - Dinning Hall (Cutter entryway)
All sizes are welcome as the recipients will range in age. New and “gently used” shirts are acceptable; please ensure that used shirts are washed. For questions or more information please contact Shadé Brown at (413) 585-4208 or sbrown2@email.smith.edu thanks!
Students have asked for clarification regarding two groups at the School who deal with anti-racism. These descriptions follow:
Statement of Purpose
The Anti-Racism Task Force exists to take action on anti-racism initiatives raised within the School community. This includes, but is not limited to campus-wide activities, exhibits, awareness-raising, and coalition building. (More here) The Task Force will also facilitate the referral of concerns around racialized incidents. The group is open to all members of the Smith community and works with other organizations on campus to coordinate anti-racism initiatives.
History and Past Projects
Founded in the summer of 1994, the Anti-Racism Task Force (an ad-hoc committee of students, staff and faculty) was formed in direct response to a major demonstration by second year students concerned about the isolation students of color were experiencing in the Racism in the U.S. course. All sections at that time were identical and no section had a critical mass of students of color.
Sub-committees were formed to examine and make recommendations in all three of the following areas.
1. The anti-racism course
2. Racism throughout the curriculum
3. Racism at the institutional level of the school
At the end of the summer, the Task Force decided to meet during the entire year. That winter the Task Force recommended to the faculty that we make a commitment to work towards becoming an anti-racist (redefined later as anti-racism) institution. This proposal was adopted by the faculty.
This was the first of many changes initiated by and accomplished through the work of the Anti-Racism Task Force from 1994 to present. Highlights of some of the task force projects follow:
- Revision of the Racism in the U.S. course structure: The student / faculty discussions that were precipitated by a major student demonstration led to constructive work to improve the way that course is structured.
- Improvement of the Anti-Racism Symposium feedback survey: Improved feedback from this annual event enables the school to refine and enhance the symposium.
- Anti-Racism Installation: The installation depicted a representation of the most overt forms of this country’s history of racism. It invited viewers’ comments on slips of fabric hung from a clothes line surrounding the installation, and those scraps of fabric were stitched together to form a quilt – now on display in the second floor Lilly Hall conference room.
Meetings
The Task Force meets one evening a week during the summer and once a month during field placement.
Faculty Liaisons: Fred Newdom (fnewdom@nycap.rr.com)and Jim Drisko (jdrisko@email.smith.edu).
– A09 Student Representative Needed
The Anti-Racism Consultation Committee (ARCC) was formed about one year after the Anti-Racism Task Force, in 1995. Its purpose is to be available to any member of the SSW community for consultation about issues of race, ethnicity, culture and social justice. (More here). The ARCC also assesses the SSW's progress towards becoming an antiracism institution and issues a progress report every two years. Based on its consultations, ARCC makes recommendations to the Dean about policy and programmatic changes to further the Anti-Racism Mission.
The ARCC is an elected committee (with a few standing appointments) that maintains the confidentiality of those with whom it consults. Members include a faculty chair (appointed by the Dean), the Associate Dean, two faculty members, a first and second year student representative, a representative from the Council for Students of Color, senior and junior Bertha Reynolds Fellows, an administrator, an administrative support staff member and an alumni representative. SSW community members seeking consultation can contact any member of the committee.
Committee Members 2007-08:
Faculty Members:
Chair - Mary Hall, 1st Term; Ruth Spencer, 2nd Term
Acting Dean of Students - Josh Miller
Faculty - Yoosun Park
Student Members:
Donna Bell, A07
Tamika Brock, A08
Nola-Rae Cronan, A08
Mary Fisher, A08
Candice Karber, A08
Vacant, A09
Alumni Representative - Ann Augustine
Administrator - Irene Rodriguez Martin
Support Staff Representative - Christina Kuralt
BannerWeb Elective Course change for 2nd term began on Friday, 7/13, at 4:00 pm, and ends Wednesday, 7/18, at 11:00 pm.
A document listing information regarding Loan Forgiveness Programs can be found on the School website http://www.smith.edu/ssw/oas/forstudents.php. If your state is not listed, it's a good opportunity for you to contact your state NASW Chapter and engage in advocacy toward this end.
Notice to third year students. The licensing requirements for all states are listed on the ASWB web site located at http://www.aswb.org.
We want your photos of life at Smith. The Photo of the Day column on the Grecourt Gate (www.smith.edu/gate) features a new photo of Smith places and people every day. If you have photographs of your time at Smith, please visit the Gate, click on Submit a Photo and upload your photo (there is no size limit).
Linda Jacque has left the SSW Financial Aid Office effective July 9, 2007. She has taken a position elsewhere in the College. Please send all e-mail correspondences to either sswfa@email.smith.edu or gzaikows@email.smith.edu.
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