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Monday, July 2
Tuesday, July 3
Wednesday, July 4
Thursday, July 5
Friday, July 6
Sat. & Sun., July 7 & July 8
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Monday, July 2, Lunch & Dinner, Seelye Lawn.
Town Hall is a casual student-led feedback opportunity for students to voice their opinions about classes, curriculum, class materials, etc. We will have a big tent, please stop by for a minute, two minutes, a half hour or whatever time you have to chat with your curriculum committee representatives. Curriculum committee members can offer a perspective on the history of some aspects of the curriculum, and discuss your questions and suggestions. Through student feedback we can make changes together.
Monday, July 2, 12:45 pm, Cutter Living Room.
What's the most common complaint about poster sessions? Too much text on the posters! Find out the ins and outs of poster sessions at this workshop. We'll talk about expectations, format, layout and what to include. Open to the Smith community, but the 22 students planning to present in the July 23 Poster Session at the Smith Art Museum are strongly encouraged to attend.
Monday, July 2, 7:30 pm, Leo Weinstein Auditorium - Wright Hall.
Susan Harris O'Conner, M.S.W.
Born to a white mother and an African and Native-American father, Susan Harris O'Conner was in foster care for a year before she was adopted by a white Jewish family and raised in a predominantly white community. During this presentation Ms. Harris O'Conner will present her racial identity model and the many layers of her racial identity as she understands it, feels it and lives it in a society where identity has been compartmentalized.
Susan Harris O'Conner, M.S.W., is the Director of Family Services at Children's Services of Roxbury, Inc., and is also an affiliate of the Pre and Post Adoption Consulting team at the Center for Family Connections in Cambridge, MA. Since 1995 Ms. Harris O'Conner has presented her personal narratives about racial identity and adoption at conferences throughout the country. In 1997 the Yale Journal of Feminism published two of her articles and in 1999 she created a racial identity model for transracial adoptees.
Tuesday, July 3, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Cutter Beau Parlor.
An overview of some resources and strategies for your social work job search presented by the Career Development Office (CDO). Find out how to tap the hidden job market through the wonders of networking! Feel free to bring your lunch; no advance sign-up needed.
The submissions deadline for the Thursday, July 5 Luncheon Notices has been moved from Wednesday, July 4 to Tuesday, July 3, please plan accordingly.
Thursday, July 5, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Seely Hall 307.
This three-session workshop will review common errors and stylistic dilemmas encountered by graduate-level writers through discussion and exercises. Each participant should try to attend all three sessions. To register for these workshops, just add your name to the sign-up sheets outside the door to Seelye Hall, Room 307. Please feel free to bring your lunch.
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Friday, July 13, 4:00 - 8:00 pm free admission, Smith College Museum of Art.
4:00 – 6:00 pm Second Friday Fun!
Hands on: gallery scavenger hunt to create your own label for a work of art
6:00 – 6:30 pm Artist on Art
Gallery talk by sculptor Joe Smith
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 the 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.
For first-year students only, there will be an additional opportunity to discuss the issues raised at this event and their implications for clinical social work practice. On Wednesday July 18 from 7-8:30 pm in Seelye Hall, first-year students will participate in faculty-led small-group discussion groups. Group assignments and room locations will be distributed before the end of this term.
Attendance at both the July 16th and the July 18th events is required for first-year students.
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.
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.
Saturday, July 28, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm, and Sunday, July 29, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Scott Gymnasium.
Awake to this Moment: a 2-day retreat lead by Rev. Ryumon Hilda Gutierrez Baldoquin is being Co-Sponsored by SSW and The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. The retreat is being offered at no cost to SSW students. However,..IMPORTANT...you still need to register by Friday, June 22nd. For questions and registration, contact Rose Sackey-Milligan at rose@contemplativemind.org or 413-582-0071.
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, 5:00 - 6:00 pm, June 4 - July 2, Ainsworth Gym Studio 151 (2nd floor of Smith Gymnasium).
All levels of yoga knowledge and ability are invited to come to Anusara-Inspired Yoga with Certified Yoga Instructor, Amy Reed. The cost of the entire 5 weeks is $35 or you can drop by for a single session for $9.
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.
This is to remind you that Residential Housekeeping Services will be doing random room checks during Term Break. They WILL confiscate any items that are prohibited in dorm rooms: candles, incense, microwaves, halogen lamps, etc. Bikes, boxes, suitcases, etc. found in the hallways will also be removed, as per fire safety regulations. Also, please remember that students will be billed for the removal of any furniture that was “borrowed” from a public area or another room.BannerWeb Elective Course change for 2nd term begins on Friday, 7/13, at 4:00 pm, and ends the following Wednesday, 7/18, at 11:00 pm. If you would like us to process changes for you, we will accept email requests at sswoas@email.smith.edu through the end of the last week of first term (4:00 pm, Friday, July 6th). Requests will be processed in order of receipt.
Each year, a student from the incoming class is elected and selected to serve on this committee for two years. Currently, the AFWPSC is looking for a dedicated, thoughtful, and discerning 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). Interested students can nominate themselves. 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 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
The SCSSW Alumni Association Executive Committee met June 22-24. Twelve alumni from across the country met to discuss issues of how alums can better network and support each other and students while in the field and on campus. Challenges, learning opportunities and successes with the Alumni of Color Standing Committee’s Mentoring Program were discussed. A pilot mentoring program for all interested students in the Boston area will start in the fall. An Adjunct Faculty Award, Alumni Paper Award, and additional Thesis Grant will be developed in celebration of the 90th Anniversary. Plans for the 90th Anniversary celebration in July 2008 are underway. Expansion of regional alumni listserves as a way to support and increase alumni connection and participation with the school as well as possible financial support for field integrative seminars were discussed. For more information about the Alumni Association and representatives in your area please see www.smith.edu/ssw/alumni.
Watch Luncheon Notices for more information about the thesis awards.
Attention all students, course evaluations are required. Your grades will not be posted until you complete this requirement for each course in your first term schedule. Instructions on how to complete course evaluations were sent to Smith e-mail accounts on Monday, June 25. The evaluations will be available for completion on Banner Web through 11:00 pm, Wednesday, July 4. If you have questions, you may contact Mary Lou Wittig, Registrar and Dir. of Academic Services, at (413)585-7978. You can view a copy of the form for evaluating courses here.
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!
The Joan Laird Thesis Prize for Excellence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender Studies will be awarded to the author of a thesis in the area of lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender studies that best advances social work theory, knowledge and practice. If you are interested in being considered for this prize, please submit a copy of your thesis by July 5, 2007 to the Office of the Associate Dean, Room 205 Lilly Hall. An announcement of the award winner will be included in the Luncheon Notices by the last week of school. Second year students considering a thesis on one of these topics should keep this award in mind and watch for an announcement next summer about due dates.
To the Class of 2007 regarding thesis submissions from Laurie Wyman, Admin. Asst., Research Sequence.
Hello everyone, often times students reread their thesis after it has been submitted and pick-out things that they want to change. This is fine, but I wanted to let you know that the deadline for making any changes is Friday, July 6th. Please let me know if you wish to do so and we can arrange for making these changes together. After that date, your archival copy goes to the Library for binding. Also, I will be on vacation from July 7th - July 13th. If you foresee anything, that you need me to address, please contact me at lywman@email.smith.edu or x7974. It has been great working with all of you.
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 …jump 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.
Contact
Faculty Liasons: 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….jump 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
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.
Student Org General Meeting Minutes, June 6, 2007.
Student Org General Meeting Minutes, June 13, 2007.
Student Org E-Board Meeting Minutes, June 12, 2007.
Council for the Students of Color General Body Meeting Minutes, June 13, 2007.
Council for the Students of Color General Body Meeting Minutes, June 20, 2007.
A Lost and Found bin has been created and will be kept in the main office in Lilly Hall.
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