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REMINDER: Thesis Dissemination Deadline is August 7th
REMINDER: Thesis Dissemination Deadline is August 7th

Just a brief reminder that your completed Dissemination Confirmation and Evaluation form is due to Laurie Wyman by day's end on Friday, August 7th, the dissemination deadline. You can e-mail the form to Laurie or bring it over to her in Lilly Hall 115. Copies of each of the two sided forms (empiric...Read Moreabout REMINDER: Thesis Dissemination Deadline is August 7th

Just a brief reminder that your completed Dissemination Confirmation and Evaluation form is due to Laurie Wyman by day's end on Friday, August 7th, the dissemination deadline. You can e-mail the form to Laurie or bring it over to her in Lilly Hall 115. Copies of each of the two sided forms (empiric...

Commencement Information for Graduates

Commencement Information for Graduates

Commencement is approaching! Be sure to check the Summer Student Guide's Commencement page for all the information you'll need. OAS will also be emailing graduates shortly with further info, so please check your email.

Open Hours with the Deans

Open Hours with the Deans

Fridays are the Deans' Open Hours


Commencement Assistants Needed
Message from the new E4 teamNew student leaders electedImportant Health Insurance Waiver InformationWriting Counseling: Please Cancel Any Appointments You Cannot KeepSchacht Center Counseling Services for SSW students (first 3 sessions free!)Statement in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the ADA
Lecture: Michael Adams, Executive Director of the Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (8/6, 3:30 pm)

Lecture: Michael Adams, Executive Director of the Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (8/6, 3:30 pm)

All students are invited to attend a guest lecture given by Michael Adams the Executive Director of the SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders), which will be given between 3:30 and 5:30 pm on Thursday, August 6th in Weinstein Auditorium.

Self-Defense Class 8/10 ,7pm

Self-Defense Class 8/10 ,7pm

Campus Security will be holding a self-defense class for SSW students on Monday, August 10th at 7:00 pm in the Scales Living Room. They will teach some techniques and bring along strike and kick pads for practice.


Crafternoons! (Wednesdays, 2:30pm)
E4 Meeting (Thursdays, 12:30pm)

E4 Meeting (Thursdays, 12:30pm)

The Executive Four (E4) Committee will meet Thursdays at 12:30pm in the King/Scales Courtyard.

Grief and bereavement support group (Tuesdays, 6pm)

Grief and bereavement support group (Tuesdays, 6pm)

The grief and bereavement support group meets Tuesdays at 6pm in Bodman Lounge (read more for dates and details).


Anti-Racism Task Force Meeting (Tuesdays, 12:30 pm)
Alliance Task Force (Tuesdays, 12:30 pm)Living Subjectively student group meetings (Tuesdays, 7pm)Students Impacted by Ableism meeting (formerly Disability Awareness Group; Tuesdays, 5:30pm)Unlearning Racism (Wednesdays, 5:30pm)Council for Students of Color (Wednesdays, 5:30pm)Student Org meeting (Wednesdays, 12:30)Curriculum Committee meeting (Thursdays, 12:30)Mindfulness-based stress reduction class (Thursdays, 7pm)Gender and Sexuality Alliance meeting (Thursdays 5:30)
Care of the Soul: Bubble Wednesday

Care of the Soul: Bubble Wednesday

SSW students are invited to Scales, Wednesday August 5th at 12:30pm to initiate the First Annual Bubble Wednesday. Bottles of bubble solution will be waiting for students in the dining room and in the loggia. Alas, no bubbling is allowed in the Dining Room. But students should feel free to bubble...Read Moreabout Care of the Soul: Bubble Wednesday

Student meditation group (Wednesdays, 8pm)

SSW Student Meditation group will meet at 8pm in the King living room.


Care of the Soul: Individual Spiritual Direction
Contemplative Circle (Mondays 5:30 - 6:30 pm)
Update address form for field placement period

Update address form for field placement period

Instructions for the Winter Address Update Form. 1st and 2nd year students, please complete all portions of this form to give us your most updated information.

Accessing Wifi using the Eduroam network

Accessing Wifi using the Eduroam network

All students and faculty new to campus will need to connect to Eduroam for access to Moodle and other restricted platforms. (Continue for more information.)

Construction work on ramp/sidewalk near Gardner House

Construction work on ramp/sidewalk near Gardner House

The College will be performing some necessary maintenance on a ramp system that was installed last year that provides access to the Wilson House terrace.

Deadline: Apply for Behavioral Health Network On-Campus Interview Opportunity

Deadline: Apply for Behavioral Health Network On-Campus Interview Opportunity

The deadline to apply for the position of Clinical Care Manager at the Behavioral Health Network is Thursday, August 6th.


Behavioral Health Network Interviews (8/11)
Become a student member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)Status of College Lane Rehabilitation (July and August)New SSWR Facebook page for doctoral students
Commencement Regalia for Graduates

Commencement Regalia for Graduates

Commencement regalia may be picked up at the Grecourt Bookshop between Monday, August 3rd and Friday, August 7th.

Grecourt Gate: New Paths for Healing: Talk by SSW Alumna Brave Heart Draws Delegation from Maine (7/22/15)

Grecourt Gate: New Paths for Healing: Talk by SSW Alumna Brave Heart Draws Delegation from Maine (7/22/15)

The final lecture in SSW's 2015 Public Lecture Series brings alumna Dr. Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart back to Smith on July 27--and draws a delegation from Maine-Wabanaki REACH. Brave Heart's work and its implications for the Wabanaki group are explored in this Smith College Grecourt Gate article.

Upcoming SSW Thesis Poster Session, Monday, July 18 from 7-8:30 p.m.

All are invited to attend the Smith College School for Social Work Class of 2016 Thesis Poster Session. Come and view students' poster displays of their thesis project, and see and hear about students' current research on a variety of social work-related issues.

Presenters include Ama...Read Moreabout Upcoming SSW Thesis Poster Session, Monday, July 18 from 7-8:30 p.m.



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