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Welcome Back Social Work Familia!
I hope you enjoyed your break and hope you used this time to surround yourself with love. I personally used this break to reflect on my friendships and relationships with the people around me. Most importantly, I used this break to pause the world and appreciate my body, narrative and mind. During my break, I took the time to appreciate my body. My body is my temple and I have to take care of it because it takes care of me. I appreciated my narrative because if it wasn’t for my story, I would not remember my past or who I wish to become in my future. Lastly, I appreciated my mind because I allowed my thoughts to speak for me which enabled me to utilize my voice when I felt empty.
Appreciating your entire self is essential if we want to become successful and most importantly happy people. I am blessed to have used my break as a reflection tool so I can better understand my goals and aspirations. I am eager to finish my second semester of graduate school and I will become the first in my family to get a Masters Degree.
Cuauhtemoc
Salinas Martell
Program Assistant
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Jewish Feminisms American Visions
Perspectives from Fifty Years of Activism
March 13-March 15
The Jewish Communal Leadership Program at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, working in partnership with the Jewish Women's Archive, present
Jewish Feminisms/American Visions: Perspectives from Fifty Years of Activism.
The historic event brings together 36 pioneering and contemporary feminist activists, leaders, and thinkers to consider the role of Jewish identity in the framing and development of second wave American feminism.
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Nikkita Oliver
Thursday, March 21, 2019
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Friday, March 22, 2019
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join the
Nikkita Oliver
guest lecture and workshop on community participation, and grassroots organizing in policy and politics.
Lecture: Community Participation in Policy and Politics
Thursday, March 21st 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, RSVP Required
Workshop: Political Grassroots Organizing and Social Action
Friday, March 22nd, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, RSVP Required
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Beyond White
Social Work:
An Analytical Look at Social Work Thru the Black Struggle
Friday, March 22, 2019 at
11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
The purpose of this event is to look at social work/social science through the Black struggle. The event was inspired by current/past experiences navigating academia, so it's primarily centered on listening to understand Black voices, as often Black/People of Color experiences and pain are utilized as tools for others' learning.
For more information, please contact
Yusef "Bunchy" Shakur yshakur@umich.edu and
Florence Alexander fjalexan@umich.edu.
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WoMan:
Gender Expression and Race Documentary Screening & Discussion with Sharron Fincher, Creator & Director
Monday, March 25, 2019 at
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us for an open dialogue about Masculine of Center (MoC) lesbians and how gender impacts our experience, wellbeing, and relationships. Following the documentary screening, we will have a panel of MoC lesbians who participated in the documentary to discuss the documentary and engage the audience in a dialogue about gender binary and the challenges it creates.
Refreshments will be served.
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Celebrate Arab Heritage Month
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Nationally, Arab Heritage Month is celebrated throughout the month of April. On campus, we begin our celebration on February 17 and conclude in mid-April. This year, many of the events focus on broadening the conversation about inclusion and exclusion, with the hopes of engaging in dialogue about the nuances of language, culture, and geography.
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"Every day, the nation's 680,000 social workers work to empower and elevate millions of people, including some of the most vulnerable in our society. Let's elevate each other!"
-NASW
The School of Social Work's held a kick-off celebration just before the Town Hall meeting
Monday, March 11th at 12 noon in the Educational Conference Center (ECC).
Check out the list of upcoming Social Work Month events below.
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The School of Social Work's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office would like to highlight and honor former SSW CAPS embedded counselor, Megan Shaughnessy-Mogill.
Megan has accepted a new position in Oakland, California. We appreciate all of the work that has been done by Megan and wish her the very best in her new position.
Thank you Megan!
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DEI Innovation Grants
Deadline: Friday, March 15, 2019
The DEI Innovation Grants will focus on enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus. The Diversity Innovation Grant is designed to reward the multiple ideas and innovations that people -- including all faculty, staff, and students -- across U-M have either implemented already and wish to grow, or are seeking seed funding for a long-range, transformative change project.
A description of the grant fund is included in the application.
Applications are due March 15, 2019.
Funds will be available immediately following review and approval of applications and must be expended by June 30, 2020.
Anticipated average grant size will be $2,000 - $5,000.
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The DEI Summer Internship Program is an internship experience for U-M students interested in gaining new knowledge, developing skills, and deepening their understanding of individual differences by working on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
You will partner with Student Life departments & units to help advance DEI work on campus through opportunities in program development, coordination, research, assessment, & marketing.
Internship Start & End:
10-weeks between May and August
Location:
Multiple Locations
Department:
Student Life DEI
Rate:
$15.00
Deadline: Sunday, March 17, 2019
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Faculty & Staff of Color Meet and Greet - Recap
Common Roots hosted a Meet and Greet for students to build connections with faculty and staff of color at the School of Social Work on
Thursday, February 28, 2019.
Faculty, staff, and students participated in community building activities and discussed experiences in the School of Social Work. The event ended with a lot of dancing and sharing of food.
Common Roots is a planning committee consisting of representatives from the following organizations/groups:
Black Radical Healing Pathways, Association of Black Social Workers, LatinX Social Work Coalition, the Office of Student Services, and the DEI Office.
For more information on the
Common Roots
planning committee, please email
commonroots@umich.edu
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HBCU Partnerships
One priority of the School's DEI strategic plan is to increase the diversity of the student body. A recent initiative in the School's recruitment efforts has been to develop partnerships among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's).
U-M SSW alumna, Vanessa Jackson ('06), also a Tuskegee University graduate,
worked with the Office of Student Services and the DEI Office to begin a relationship with
with Tuskegee University, Alabama State University, and Alabama A&M University.
Students from these partnering HBCU's can be nominated by their BSW Program or Psychology Department and are encouraged to apply by early application deadlines.
After students meet admissions criteria, they are eligible for a subsidized visit to the U-M SSW, SSW grant/scholarship aid, and participation in a partnership mentoring program.
For more information on the HBCU partnerships, email ssw-dei-office@umich.edu
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PRAXIS -
Meeting Notes
Learn more about what the Promoting Action for Intersectional Social Justice (PRAXIS) committee has been working on.
PRAXIS seeks to act for justice by articulating definitions of social justice in micro, mezzo and macro contexts, to develop/recommend goals for the SSW that are consistent with these definitions and to plan actions to move towards these goals. PRAXIS will further justice and prevent injustice by identifying and applying emerging knowledge related to relevant justice goals.
PRAXIS is comprised of students, faculty, and staff. Those who are not on the committee are still able to attend and have access to the details of the meetings.
Please view more information
here
, along with meeting agendas/minutes.
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Toolbox for Social Workers
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Free Licensure Practice Test
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"It is not enough to be compassionate.
You must act."
Dalai Lama
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