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LECTURES/SYMPOSIA
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. (MORE...)
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
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. (MORE...)
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. (MORE...)
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. (MORE...)
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. (MORE...)
All Students: Mandatory BannerWeb Course Evaluations will began on Friday, June 27, at 8 am and will end on Thursday, July 3, at 11 pm. Student evaluations of courses is a course requirement and neither grade nor credit shall be recorded until this requirement is met. (MORE...)
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. (MORE...)
Wednesday, July 9, 3:00 pm, Smith College Museum of Art.
Join installation artist Sheila Pepe for an Informal Gallery Conversation about her current installation “Red Hook at Bedford Terrace.” (MORE...)
Friday, July 11, 4:00 - 8:30 pm, Smith College Museum of Art.
Come celebrate the special exhibition opening of "Sheila Pepe: Red Hook at Bedford Terrace." (MORE...)
This is to remind you that Residential Housekeeping Services will be doing random room checks during Term Break. (MORE...)
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. (MORE...)
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. (MORE...)
Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:00 pm, Bodman Lounge, Helen Hills Chapel basement (Enter rear doors off Chapel parking lot from 6:30 pm).
Note: this week only will be held on Wednesday July 2rd due to the July 4th Holiday.
To join Donald Andrew, Smith College Fellowships Advisor, as he shares 45 years of multi-sourced consciousness creation leading to a transcendent sacred space, please email dandrew@email.smith.edu. (MORE...)
Anyone who is still interested in joining a mentor group, please email your Campus Life Rep, Annie Bachrach, with your availability. (MORE...)
Campus Life has purchased the following games for your enjoyment: yahtzee, cranium, mancala, jenga, pass the pigs, dice, and cards. (MORE...)
Would you like to explore your strengths and weaknesses as a writer? Writing counseling is available to all SSW students this summer. (MORE...)
Here is a calendar of SSW events this summer. Please check this calendar for periodic updates.
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.
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
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!
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. (MORE...)
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. (MORE...)
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 (MORE...)
Thursday, July 24, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Seelye 307.
This workshop will provide second year students with helpful tips for writing their theses. (MORE...)
STUDENT ORG AND STUDENT GROUP MEETINGS
Mondays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Cutter Head Resident Suite.
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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. (MORE...)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 - 8:30 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. (MORE...)
Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm, Beau Ziskind Parlor.
If you are responsible for children during your time at Smith SSW, join us for lunch to chat and eat.
Tuesdays, 5:30 pm, Cutter Beau Parlor.
Please join the Students Aging Gracefully through Education for relaxing, informative, witty, wise conversation and support.
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.
We are a group of excitable and passionate folks who want to organize for social justice and change in the world outside of Smith. (MORE...)
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. (MORE...)
Thursdays, 5:45 - 7:00 pm, Ziskind Beau Parlor.
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. (MORE...)
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. (MORE...)
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.
Sundays, 5:15 pm, Chase Living Room.
Please note that there will NOT be yoga on July 6 or July 13 and we will be starting up again on July 20. Contact zperry@email.smith.edu if you have any questions.
Let's get together and plan some weekly rides together. Moderate pace and distance to start. Please email Andy Sussman at asussman11@gmail.com with your available times for rides and if you have any rides/itineraries up your sleeve.
CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Would you like to serve on the Academic and Field Work Performance Standing Committee (AFWPSC)? (MORE...)
STUDENT EVENTS
Saturdays, 9:30 am, Northampton Athletic Club.
Want to try indoor cycling? Fellow Smithie Beth Zacher is teaching a Saturday morning class starting 7/12 and running through 8/16 at the Northampton Athletic Club. (MORE...)
THESIS INFORMATION & COLLOQUIA
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. (MORE...)
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? (MORE...)
I wanted to inform you all that I will be away during break week. If you need to leave any paperwork for me, please ask our front desk Assistants in Lilly Hall to put it in my mailbox and I will receive it upon my return on July 14th. I will not have access to a computer during break week. Thank you all and I wish you an enjoyable, restful and "thesis-free" break.
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