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Tuesday, July 15
Wednesday, July 16
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Friday, July 18
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Monday, July 14, 7:30 pm, Leo Weinstein Auditorium - Wright Hall.
Hye-Kyung Kang, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.A., is an Assistant Professor at Smith College School for Social Work.
This presentation will critically examine the history of U.S. immigration and naturalization policies in order to understand its impact on current U.S. population pattern and racial dynamics. U.S. immigration and naturalization policies reflect the social, political, and economic dynamics of the nation and often serve as a mechanism to meet and control its labor and population needs. This lecture will present a survey of these policies from 1790 to 2003 to illustrate how they produced immigrants of color as racialized (non)citizens. The impact of these policies on the current immigration debates and policy trends will be discussed.
As a social worker, Dr. Kang has worked in the fields of immigrant/refugee mental health, domestic violence, sexual assault, and community organizing for over a decade. Her research focuses on immigrant communities, immigrant identity, and minority social and mental health issues. She is a Korean-American immigrant.
Tuesday, July 15, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Cutter Living Room.
All SSW students are invited to a Career Development Office workshop,"Job Interview Skills for Social Workers." No advance sign-up needed; feel free to bring your lunch!
Wednesdays, July 16 and 23, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Seelye 307.
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 the workshop, just add your name to the sign-up sheet in the foyer outside Seelye 307. Please feel free to bring your lunch!
Wednesday, July 16, 7:00 pm, Cutter Living Room.
Interested in the relationships between exercise and mental health, applications of social work constructs outside of the field, or the possibilities of holistic approaches to mental health? Please come to my, Lindsay Davison's, thesis colloquium (and simultaneous birthday party!) if you're interested in learning about the extent to which the therapeutic alliance shows up in the personal trainer - client working relationship, and why this is relevant for social work. The event will be moderated by Nina Brand and all are welcome!
Thursday, July 17, 7:30 pm, Sweeney Concert Hall - Sage Hall.
Cowgirl Expatriate: A Texas Memoir is a provocative one-woman musical, created and performed by Chara Riegel, final-summer student in the School for Social Work. Originally produced as her community practice project, the piece explores Texas identity through a bold look at race, sex, religion, violence, and the President, based on interviews with actual Texans. Dialogue with Chara will follow the performance. The show is part of the 90th Anniversary Alumni events and all are welcome. Admission is free.
Change in Location of dinner on Friday, 7/18/08. Dinner for on campus students and faculty will be at Tyler House due to the 90th Anniversary Celebration.
Friday, July 18, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, Leo Weinstein Auditorium - Wright Hall.
Salman Akhtar, M.D. – Professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and Training and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia.
This talk will focus upon the nature and form of prejudice, that is, what constitutes prejudice, and how prejudice becomes evident. It will seek to deconstruct the conventional definition of prejudice which rests upon the triad of ignorance, hostility, and externalization. Following this, a new manner of organizing the symptomatology of prejudice will be presented and the complex interplay of intrapsychic and societal factors, including group regression and revisionist use of history by narcissistic and paranoid leaders will be discussed. Four novel concepts that will be especially highlighted include unmentalized xenophobia, villain hunger, propaganda addiction, and messianic sadism. The talk will conclude with a demonstration of how a prejudiced mind and a psychotherapeutic mind differ and the attitude one needs to have towards one's own vulnerability to prejudicial attitudes.
Salman Akhtar, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College, Thomson Jefferson University and Training and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. Dr. Akhtar is a Fellow of the American psychiatric Association and the American College of Psychoanalysis. He is author of seven books including Regarding Others (2007) as well as five others currently in press. Akhtar’s more than 250 scientific publications also include 25 edited books – most recently The Crescent and the Couch (2008) and The Unbroken Soul (2008) – and four others currently in press. Akhtar has delivered many prestigious addresses and lectures and is the recipient of numerous literature and publication awards. He is the Scholar-in-Residence at the Interact Theatre Company in Philadelphia and has published six volumes of poetry.
Saturday, July 19, 2:00 pm, Neilson Browsing Room.
The SCSSW Alumni Association is sponsoring an informal Student-Alumni Networking event for third-year students. We are hoping to provide you with a chance to network with alumni who are attending the 90th Anniversary of the School. While this is not a formal “job fair,” there may be alumni attending who can be of assistance to you in your job-search process. The networking event will follow the the panel presentation, “Beginning a Career in Social Work,” which is scheduled from 12-2:00 pm in Neilson Browsing Room. We look forward to meeting all third-year students who wish to attend! SCSSW Alumni Association Executive Committee.
Monday, July 21, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Museum of Art Atrium.
All are invited to attend the Smith College School for Social Work Class of 2008 Thesis Poster Session. Come and view students’ poster displays of their thesis project. See and hear about students’ cutting edge, current research on a variety of social work related issues. Refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, July 22, 12:40 pm, Cutter Head Resident Suite.
Health Insurance: Come get your questions answered, meet the School's rep, ask questions in regards to online enrollment and waiver, etc.
Wednesday, July 23, 7:15 pm, Neilson Browsing Room.
Colloquium: Pirate Songs: A Client Presents Duncan Nichols' Thesis, Embodied Practice: Do Social Work Therapists Explore Client Strengths as Expressed in the Lived Experience of the Body? (moderated by Manfred Melcher).
Thursday, July 24, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Seelye 307.
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 outside Seelye 307. Please feel free to bring your lunch!
Monday, July 30, 7:00 pm, Neilson Browsing Room.
All first year students who may be considering applying for a second year field placement in Northern Thailand for the 2009-2010 placement year should plan to attend this important informational session.
Carolyn du Bois, Director of Field Work and Catherine Nye, Resident Faculty member and advisor for the Thailand project, will describe the placement opportunities in Chiang Mai, discuss the application process, and answer your questions. You will also have an opportunity to schedule an individual interview as part of the exploration and application process. Please come and talk with us about this exciting opportunity!
(note: if you are interested but unable to attend this meeting, please contact Catherine Nye directly at cnye@smith.edu. In-person interviews are a required part of the application process and Catherine will make arrangements to meet with you individually if need be). We hope to see you there!
Friday, August 8, 4:00 - 8:00 pm, Museum of Art.
Come have some fun at the Museum, free to all. From 4:00 - 6:00 pm enjoy a self-guided gallery activity: Children and adults are invited to explore the Museum! Meet in the lobby (ages 4+ with adult). From 4:00 - 6:00 pm The Cunningham Center will be open so please stop by. At 6:00 pm Author Pamela Thompson will speak about the painting that inspired her latest novel, "Every Past Thing."
Mondays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Cutter Head Resident Suite.
Come connect with other Jewish students and allies. JSA meetings and events are open to anyone interested in participating in or learning about Jewish religion and culture.
Mondays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Ziskind Head Resident Suite.
Opportunities for hope beyond stigma and social inequality. Read our mission statement here.
Mondays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Ziskind Living Room, Tuesdays, 12:30 pm, outside the Ziskind Living Room.
The Smith College SSW Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Alliance holds two weekly meetings open to LGBTQQ students, staff, and faculty and their allies. The Monday evening meetings are a time for community building, support, and discussions about issues related to LGBTQQ identity and intersecting issues. The Task Force group meets on Tuesdays to plan social action and events in and around the Smith Community. Please join us!
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 - 8:00 am, Wednesdays 5:40 - 6:15 pm, Chase House Living Room.
We are a non-denominational group that meets to practice mindfulness-awareness meditation together. Please join us! If you have any questions, would like to be added to our email list, or would like meditation instruction, please email Simone at: simonelichty@gmail.com.
Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm, Ziskind Beau Parlor.
If you are responsible for children during your time at Smith SSW, join us for lunch to chat and eat.
Tuesdays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Ziskind Living Room.
The ARTF is composed of faculty, students and other members of the SSW community. The purpose of the ARTF is to propose initiatives and take action to further the anti-racism mission of the SSW. This includes, but is not limited to, campus-wide activities, exhibits, awareness-raising, training, dialogues and coalition building. The group is open to all members of the Smith community and works with other organizations on campus to coordinate anti-racism initiatives. Fred Newdom, Joan Lesser and Josh Miller are the faculty conveners, but leadership of the ARTF is shared with students. This is an open group and all are welcome to attend.
Tuesdays, 5:30 pm, Cutter Beau Parlor.
Please join the Students Aging Gracefully through Education for relaxing, informative, witty, wise conversation and support.
Tuesdays, July 15, July 22, July 29, August 5 and August 12, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Seelye 106.
This year, pedagogy and diversity will offer some didactic content as well as providing the usual space to process what is going on in the classroom. Some of the possible areas of discussion are working with social identity in the classroom, microaggressions and how to respond to them, managing intragroup processes, use of self to further issues of diversity and ways of centralizing issues of diversity in all classes. Participants and the facilitators will together determine which topics will be covered. The series will build on this year's Spring Faculty Meeting and the on-line course offered about successful teaching at an anti-racism school for social work, although it is not necessary to have participated in these events. The first semester seminars will be taught by Dr. Joshua Miller and Senior Bertha Reynolds Fellow Dr. Ann Marie Garran.
Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Ziskind Living Room.
A gathering for all students, faculty and staff of color.
Thursdays, 12:30 pm, Ziskind Head Resident Suite.
The Social Welfare Action Alliance, or SWAA, is a group of excitable and passionate folks who want to organize for social justice and change in the world outside of Smith. If you're interested, come and check us out! (No activist or organizing experience needed - Just bring yourself!)
Thursdays, 12:30 pm, Cutter Lobby.
Are you interested in exploring alternative ways of healing? Maybe you’re a healer yourself or looking to gain new skills? Come join the new Holistic Healing Group as we explore holistic healing and ways we can integrate it into clinical social work practice. We’re an open group looking for passionate students who are committed to embracing healing in all of its forms.
We’re looking for a core group of students to join the Holistic Healing Council and help develop the group’s mission and goals for the summer. We’re also seeking students with specific skills who want to facilitate Experiential Healing Groups (no need to be an expert). These separate, practice-oriented groups will give students an opportunity to learn about different holistic healing modalities and how to put them into action. Contact Ashley at asitkin@email.smith.edu with any questions.
Thursdays, 5:45 - 7:00 pm, Ziskind Beau Parlor.
Join us, Tuesdays at dinner, for the Unlearning Racism Group. Bring your dinner– and it’s OK to be late! The Unlearning Racism Group is an informal student group where we come willing to listen to any story, testimony, trouble or concern about racism, white privilege or racial identity development. As we speak and hear about what is difficult, painful, hidden, or challenging today with regards to racism, we have the potential to take the next step towards unlearning racism. All students are welcome.
Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:00 pm, Bodman Lounge, Helen Hills Chapel basement (Enter rear doors off Chapel parking lot from 6:30 pm).
Nourish yourself spiritually. Join Donald Andrew, Smith College Fellowships Advisor, as he shares 45 years of multi-sourced consciousness creation leading to a transcendent sacred space. First-timers please email dandrew@email.smith.edu.
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, South African-born former anti-apartheid activist, Donald Andrew, has been initiated into, and/or practiced in, many meditation traditions and spiritual systems on four continents.
Open your inherent connection to the Universe as you harmonize body and mind through guided inner Source sensitization. Awaken with transforming subtle-energy heart inspiration. Become the Whole of your parts to enter the Essence of your whole, which is One with the energetic whole of the All.
Thursdays, 8:00 - 9:00 pm, Berenson Dance Studio 2.
Come learn salsa in a relaxed and friendly environment. No partner or previous experience required.
Thursdays, 8:00 - 9:30 pm and Saturdays, 10:00 - 11:30 am, Davis Ballroom.
Come play Capoeira Angola, an Afro-Brazilian martial art form incorporating music, movement, and social consciousness. As in the beginning of any journey, no experience is necessary!!! Please come dressed comfortably in a t-shirt, pants, and shoes. YouTube "Capoeira Angola Ypirangha de Pastinha" if you're curious. See you there when you're ready. All student, faculty, staff and community members are welcome.
Thursdays, 9:00 pm, Chase House Piano Living Room.
No agenda, just men- talking, listening, and supporting one another. All SSW men (msw, phd, faculty and staff) are invited and welcome.
Saturdays, 9:30 am, Northampton Athletic Club.
Want to try indoor cycling? Fellow Smithie Beth Zacher is teaching a Saturday morning class that will run through 8/16 at the Northampton Athletic Club. Must sign up in advance. $12 drop in, for full gym membership $62 for one month or $75 for 6 weeks. Facility has yoga, rock climbing, and other group ex classes also. Check out www.nohoac.com for hours and additional info. Talk to Beth if you want to give it a try but are feeling nervous!
Sundays, 5:15 pm, Chase Living Room.
Come to unwind from the week and weekend, and get ready for the upcoming week. Please bring your own mat or a towel if you don't own a mat. Contact zperry@email.smith.edu if you have any questions.
Many of the events at our 90th Anniversary Celebration are open to students. Seating is limited for some of the events, so be sure to sign up early: Events Open To Students.
We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming 90th Anniversary Celebration/Annual Supervisor’s Conference to be held on campus from July 17th – 20th. We expect over 100 supervisors and faculty field advisors to be on campus, preparing for the 2008-2009 internship year and meeting with you, the students with whom they will be working in the fall. Here is a detailed schedule of events; please understand that as many of the FFA’s and supervisors travel great distances to meet with you, your presence at these meetings is required. Students are asked to check their Smith email accounts on a daily basis beginning 7/14 as individualized information will be sent to you about meetings with agency representatives and Faculty Field Advisors. We hope that you enjoy the conference and that you have a wonderful break in the meantime!
Welcome Back To Everyone!
A few requests from me:
If you have not handed in your yellow dissemination presentation plan form to me, please do so.
For those who have completed their dissemination, and have the required sign-off's please forward the "Dissemination Confirmation" form to me.
For those who have signed up for the Poster Session and then may opt for another method of dissemination, please contact me at x7974 or lwyman@smith.edu. In doing so, you will open up a space for another potential participant. Thank you all for your attention to these details.
Please put these dates on your calendars.
First Year Thesis Orientation (A09's) -- Tuesday, July 22nd, 6:00-7:00 pm, Cutter Living Room.
Theoretical Thesis Orientation (A09's) -- Tuesday, July 22nd, 7-8:30 pm, Cutter Head Resident Suite.
All students going into Field: In your student mail boxes are bright pink ticket cards explaining how to sign up for, or waive out of, health insurance for the period of September 1, 2008 - August 31, 2009. This process must be done online through the Gallagher Koster Insurance website before August 1, 2008, even if you completed this process in the spring, or your student account will be billed for the School’s health insurance plan. Again, all students entering Field Placement in September must complete either the waiver or the enrollment process online. Direct questions to: mbala@email.smith.edu.
Due to problems with the carabiner placement on the lid of the SSW water bottle, the bottle supplier has sent a plastic ring for securing the carabiner to the bottle, as demonstrated here. If you would like to retrofit your bottle with one of these rings, please stop by the Lilly Hall main office to pick one up.
3 film screenings with panelists, filmmakers and pizza! Co-Sponsored by the LGBTQQ Alliance and Council for Students of Color.
Tongues Untied - Tuesday, 7/15, 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Controversial and stunning documentary on N. American black gay male identity. Panel discussion will follow.
A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde - Thursday, 7/17, 5:30 - 7:00 pm.
Interviews with the late African-American lesbian poet, essayist, and civil rights activist. Pizza provided!
Against a Trans Narrative - Thursday, 7/24, 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
A cross-genre, cross-racial, cross-generational look at transmasculine communities. Jules Rosskam, the film's director, will facilitate a discussion following the screening.
All screenings will be in Seelye 201. Council "I see color." shirts on-sale $15 cash only.
RefWorks is a program to store and manage your references and create APA formatted reference lists. Learn how RefWorks can help you manage your research by attending one of our workshops: Wednesday, July 16, 1:30-3:00 pm or Thursday, July 17, 4:00-5:30 pm. All workshops will be in held in the Neilson Library Electronic Classroom. Please email David Podboy, dpodboy@email.smith.edu to register, or sign up at the Reference Desk.
For those of us who are planning to disseminate our theses by colloquiums, and actually want to be able to check when other folks' colloquiums are when we schedule our own, SSW has agreed to let us post our colloquium information on the online calendar of summer events. The calendar is accessible through a direct link on Luncheon Notices or by clicking here: http://www.smith.edu/ssw/admin/summer_2008.php. Check the calendar when you schedule your event in order to make sure you don't schedule yourself for the same time as your friend whose colloquium you promised to attend (if you can help it)! When you've reserved a room (which you do by contacting Michele Bala for Cutter Ziskind or Tonya Dixon for all other reservations), email Luncheon Notices your event information and it will be posted in both the online Summer Calendar and Luncheon Notices.
Lindsay D.
Would you like to serve on the Academic and Field Work Performance Standing Committee (AFWPSC)? The AFWPSC serves in situations pertaining to Master's students personal and professional conduct requiring a formal review. (For more detailed information about the AFWPSC, please refer to the Smith College School for Social Work Master’s Program Handbook).
The appointed A10 member of the AFWPSC:
Will serve a two-year term
May not hold another position on Student Org.
Attends weekly Student Org meetings
Maintains strict confidentiality about all information discussed in committee meetings
Is available on an ad-hoc basis to attend meetings during the academic year and summer semesters
Is a student in good-standing
Interested students should nominate themselves by submitting a statement outlining their interest, qualifications and any relevant information by 12pm on Thursday, July 17, 2008 to Sheela Joshi, Box 6276. Selected nominees will be interviewed by a selection committee. If the number of nominees exceeds the interviewing capacity, an election will be held to narrow the applicant pool by the general student body.
Saturday, August 02, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Location: TBA.
Register for this information-packed course which will include lecture, review book, effective test-taking strategies, and practice questions specifically designed to prepare you to pass the ASWB Social Work Licensing Examinations. The cost of this course is $100 for NASW Members; $150 for Non-Members. You must pre-register for this course- all registrations must be received at least 5 working days in advance of the selected course date. There will be no registration at the door. Registrations received online or postmarked 10 days or less prior to the program date are at the regular rate- add $25 to the above early bird fees. No refunds can be given. Registrants can receive a program voucher for another scheduled NASW-MA Licensing Test Prep course upon written request. Only email acknowledgements (with directions) are sent. Please print out your email acknowledgement and bring with you on the day of the course. This will serve as your “ticket” into the course. If you require special accommodations, please submit a written statement at least 30 days prior to the program. Lunch will not be provided. Feel free to bring your own lunch or pick something up close-by. Information about local eateries will be provided on the day of the program. Register online at www.naswma.org or Mail with payment to: NASW-MA, 14 Beacon Street, Suite 409, Boston, MA 02108.
Would you like to explore your strengths and weaknesses as a writer? Writing counseling is available to all SSW students this summer. To schedule an appointment with a writing counselor, please sign up on the schedules located outside the door to Seelye Hall, Room 307. Questions?? Call or email Debra Carney at 3035 or Mary Koncel at x 3036.
Here is a calendar of SSW events this summer. Please check this calendar for periodic updates.
Public phone locations are Seelye 1st floor, College Hall 1st floor, and the basement of Lilly Hall.
We have a black laptop bag that says George Warren Brown School of Social Work on it, three pairs of glasses, one in a pink paisley case, and a black sports watch all found on the porch of Sessions Annex, and small gold heart locket with two pictures inside and the engraving on the back says "Love David 12-24-81". These items can be found in SSW main office.
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