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The faculty, administation, and staff congratulate all of the masters' and doctoral graduates in the class of 2010. Kudos to you all!
Monday, August 16, 5:00-6:30pm, Smith College Museum Atrium
Join us as we recognize the retirement of Adjunct Associate Professor Joan Lesser, who will be leving at the end of the summer.
We welcome all members of the community to this event.
Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:00pm, Berenson Dance Studio 3, Mendenhall Center
Tuesday, August 17, 12:45pm, Cutter Head Resident Suite
A panel of 2nd and 3rd year students will talk about their field experiences.
Tuesday, August 17, 5:45-7:30pm, Ziskind Head Resident Suite
Esperanza Martell, from the Brecht Forum Institute for Popular Education and adjunct faculty member, will conduct a workshop.
This is an introductory hands-on workshop in the use of Popular Education concepts and techniques based on the complementary approaches to Education for Liberation developed by 2 Brazilian cultural activists: philosopher Paulo Freire, author of Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and theater director Augusto Boal, Workers Party (PT) activist and founder of the Theater of the Oppressed.
Tuesdays, 7:30am, Talbot
Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30pm, Ziskind HR Suite - Task Force Meeting
Tuesdays, 5:35-6:50pm, Cutter Living Room
Tuesdays, 5:45-7:00pm, Ziskind Living Room - Alliance General Meeting
Wednesday, August 18, 9:00-11:00pm, Cutter Living Room
Men at Smith, a group for self-identified men in the Smith community, will meet on Wednesday, August 18. This meeting replaces the originally scheduled August 19 meeting.
Thursdays, 9:00-11:00pm, Cutter Living Room
Wednesday, August 18, 12:30-1:30pm, Cutter Living Room
Informal "fireside chat" with Carolyn du Bois and Anthony Hill. All 1st and 2nd year students are welcome to come and eat lunch with Carolyn & Anthony - get to know them better and ask any questions about the upcoming field process.
BannerWeb Course Evaluations are required. See 200.7C, Student Requirement to Complete Course Evaluations, of the M.S.W. Student Handbook: "Student evaluation of courses is a program requirement. Failure to complete a course evaluation by the deadline will result in the following: a) grade/transcript hold; b) registration hold; c) diploma hold." This applies to doctoral students as well.
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Beginning Wednesday |
Aug. 11, 8:00am |
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Ending Sunday |
Aug. 22, 11:00pm |
| WHERE: |
Via the internet on BannerWeb |
| HOW: |
Instructions will be sent to your Smith email account |
| WHAT: |
A copy of the form for evaluating courses will be sent as an email attachment. |
If you have questions, please contact the Office of Academic Support Services, x7989.
Wednesday nights, Cutter
Wednesdays, 7:30am, Talbot
Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30pm, Ziskind Beau Parlor
Wednesdays, 5:45-7:00pm, Cutter Beau Parlor
Wednesdays, 5:45pm- 6:45pm, Ziskind Living Room
Wednesdays, 5:50pm, Ziskind Beau Parlor
Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:00pm, Berenson Dance Studio 3, Mendenhall Center
Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00pm, Seelye 101
The goal of this workshop is to provide summer teaching faculty on-going support and space to reflect on classroom transactions in connection with diversity content. Participants and the facilitators will determine together which topics will be covered. Previous workshops have addressed such issues as:
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use of self to futher issues of diversity and ways of attending to diversity in all classes; |
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how to respond to student-faculty and student-student microaggressions around diversity content; |
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similarities and differences in racial identity development for minority and majority group participants; |
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other selected didactic content, etc. |
This workshop is open to all summer teaching faculty. Adjunct teaching faculty is particularly encouraged to attend.
Thursdays, lunchtime, Ziskind HR Suite
Thursdays, 5:30pm, Ziskind Parlor
Thursdays, 6:00pm, Chase Living Room
Fridays, 12:00pm (noon), Talbot
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Please note that there will be NO writing counseling available on Friday, August 20. Writing counseling is available only through Thursday, August 19.
If you need access to library materials while on placement outside the local area, note that the Smith College Libraries provide a web page with helpful "how to"
information: http://www.smith.edu/libraries/services/ssw/
From the Libraries home page, click on Library Services, then Services for SSW.
Topics covered include access to other libraries and how to obtain books, articles, theses, chapters, etc. once you have left the local area.
Each graduating student receives 5 reception tickets (1 student, 4 guests) for the event following graduation. These tickets will be put in your campus mailboxes on Thursday, August 12. Please do not misplace them - we cannot replace lost tickets.
BannerWeb Course Evaluations are required. See 200.7C, Student Requirement to Complete Course Evaluations, of the M.S.W. Student Handbook: "Student evaluation of courses is a program requirement. Failure to complete a course evaluation by the deadline will result in the following: a) grade/transcript hold; b) registration hold; c) diploma hold." This applies to doctoral students as well.
| WHEN: |
Beginning Wednesday |
Aug. 11, 8:00am |
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Ending Sunday |
Aug. 22, 11:00pm |
| WHERE: |
Via the internet on BannerWeb |
| HOW: |
Instructions will be sent to your Smith email account |
| WHAT: |
A copy of the form for evaluating courses will be sent as an email attachment. |
If you have questions, please contact the Office of Academic Support Services, x7989.
Students who have taken out Stafford or GradPLUS Loans must complete an exit interview counseling session before you can graduate. An email has been sent to you explaining this process.
Please visit http://www.mappingyourfuture.org/oslc/ to complete the exit interview process.
This must be completed by August 17, 2010.
By now you should have received via Smith email an important notice listing dates, deadlines and responsibilities for the end of the summer. We urge you to read these materials soon. Thank you!
THESIS INFORMATION & COLLOQUIA
Each year the School for Social Work has the pleasure of administering the Eleanor Clark Thesis Prize and the Amith Ben-David Memorial Thesis Prize. The School acknowledges the significant accomplishment of all students who have completed their theses; however, these awards have been established in honor of 2 alumnae and they recognize research in specific areas of interest.
Please read the list of nominees and winners here.
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February 28 - March 5, 2011, AGPA Annual Meeting, New York
Jaycelle Basford-Pequet ('10) and her wife, Amy Basford-Pequet ('08) were invited to present a workshop, "The See-ers and the Seen: Race, Sexual Orientation and Gender in Groups" at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Group of Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) in New York City.
The workshop will include a presentation of Jaycelle's master's thesis and will focus on the internalized and externalized experience of group formation as informed by self-identification and perceived affiliation related to race, sexual orientation, class, as well as other seen and unseen memberships.
Are you thinking of joining NASW, the only professional organization which stands up for both our clients and the profession? Join now, while you're still a student and save money! The normal rate of MSW memberships is $190 per year. The reduced student rate is $48 per year. The same reduced rate will apply for as long as you are a student and for the first 2 years after you graduate. There is an NASW chapter in every state and you can change state chapters when and if your internship or living situation changes.
For more information and to join, visit the national NASW website: www.naswdc.org/join.
Here are the newly elected officers for the Executive Board of the Council for Students of Color:
President
Elisabeth Hopkins, M.S.W. 12
Vice-Presidents
Thomas Brown, M.S.W. 12
and Aquila Vera, M.S.W. 12
Secretary
Mahajoy Laufer, M.S.W. 12
Treasurer
Cristy Ricaurte, M.S.W. 11
Historian
Samantha Rivera, M.S.W. 12
Social Co-Chairs
Malyna Kettavong, M.S.W. 12 and Ileana Sansano, M.S.W. 12
Diversity Representatives for Curriculum
Misty Cranston-Bates, M.S.W. 12 and Tamara Bransburg, M.S.W. 12
Diversity Representative to the Field Placement Office
Carlos Encalada, M.S.W. 12
Representatives to Student Org Executive Committee
Alex Kim, M.S.W. 12 and Patrice Boyce, M.S.W. 12
Tuesdays, 5:35-6:50pm, Cutter Living Room
The Anti-Racism Task Force provides a space for students, faculty and staff to discuss issues around race and anti-racism in terms that are structural to the school. Areas of discussion might include (but are not limited to) the curriculum, access, programming, and student activities. This group is open to all students, faculty and staff. Come and have your voice heard on this important topic!
Read more about the Task Force here.
Faculty liaisons: Fred Newdom and Susan Donner.
Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:00pm, Berenson Dance Studio 3, Mendenhall Center
Capoeira is a unique Afro-Brazilian martial art combining fluid movements and acrobatics with traditional music and ritual.
Saturdays, 5:00pm, Talbot House Lounge
All are welcome to join in scriptural reflection, music, and prayer.
Wednesdays, 5:45pm- 6:45pm, Ziskind Living Room
The Council for Students of Color would like to invite all self-identified students of color to join us at our weekly meetings. Hope to see you there!
Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30pm, Ziskind Beau Parlor
The Disabilities Awareness Group of the Smith College School for Social Work strives to promote awareness, education, and support around issues of impairment and disability on campus and in the field to students, faculty, and staff.
See full description here.
The group is open to the entire School for Social Work community, regardless of race, gender, nationality, class, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability/ability, or impairment. We are made up of people with disabilities; friends, allies, and family members of people with disabilities; and allies and persons of Deaf culture. Neither discussing an assigned diagnosis nor identifying as a person with a disability is necessary to participate in the group. For more information, please contact Lynn Goode, president of the DAW group.
Thursdays, lunchtime, Ziskind HR Suite
The Holistic Healing Group seeks to explore complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM), spiritual practices, and culturally sensitive approaches to healing beyond the scope of the Westen biomedical program. We are looking for new student membership since the current representatives will be graduating. Please contact Ashley Sitkin if you are interested in joining, participating, or co-leading this group. All students are welcome. We plan to meet on Thursdays during lunchtime in the Ziskind HR Suite if there is sufficient interest.
Mondays, 12:40-1:30pm, Cutter Living Room
See full description here.
Wednesday nights, Cutter
Knitters and other fiber artists - come join us on Wednesday nights on the couches of Cutter for all things yarn. Email Sam Pugh with questions and to confirm timing, which might change slightly from week to week depending on thesis colloquiua. Beginners welcome!
Alliance General Meeting - Tuesdays, 5:45-7:00pm, Ziskind Living Room
Task Force Meeting - Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30pm, Ziskind HR Suite
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Fluid (LGBTQQIF) Alliance is a student group open to the queer community and allies. The Alliance Task Force is a subgroup of the LGBTQQ Alliance and is focused on planning and action items for the larger group.
Meditate with us! The Meditation Group gathers 3 times a week to support one another in the practice of being present through breath. Anyone is welcome, regardless of previous experience. We are always happy to offer guidance. And don't hesitate to join even if we've already begun.
Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 7:30am, Talbot
Fridays, 12:00pm (noon), Talbot
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:00pm, Seelye 101
Sundays, 7:15am - meet at State St. & Stoddard at the Northampton Bikeway
The Running Group meets every Sunday for a 7-10 mile run. Pace varies: 9-12min/mile. It's a great way to relax and get ready for the week ahead. Bring an old friend and meet new ones!
Thursdays, 5:30pm, Ziskind Parlor
Size Matters is a size-positive, fat acceptance and health-at-every size group addressing matters of size oppression on campus and in the community. Meetings are inclusive and open to all.
Wednesdays, 5:45-7:00pm, Cutter Beau Parlor
The Social Welfare Action Alliance invites you to attend our weekly meetings and share your passion for change and social justice. Help us to connect the Smith bubble with the Northampton community and beyond. The Alliance is a national organization of hundreds of progressive social workers committed to reducing the gap between theory and practice.
Wednesdays, 12:45pm, Ziskind Living Room
General Student Org meetings are open to everyone - we especially look forward to seeing 1st summer students! In addition to executive committee members, who are expected to attend Monday and Wednesday meetings, all representatives from student groups are expected to attend Wednesday evenings.
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:00pm, Ziskind Beau Parlor
Join us on Wednesday evenings to support one another in chipping away at the racism that we have learned. This is a space in which whiteness is felt, embodied, and explored through personal experience. The door will close as the meeting begins, in an effort to create an uninterrupted process, so please come on time.
Thursdays, 6:00pm, Chase Living Room
Starting July 29 there will be yoga class for social work students. Any and all experience levels are welcome. It will be a nice way to practice self-care in your final few weeks of this summer session. Yoga mats and other props will be available for students to use.
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