Dear BCSSW Alumni,
It’s been another impressive year of alumni involvement here at the school. Your ongoing participation contributes to the success of so much of what happens here—from teaching to mentoring to hiring our graduates. Thank you.
There are many ways to stay connected with the BCSSW. Our mock interviewing and mentoring program are a great way for alumni to stay involved even if they live far from camps. The Alumni Board is looking for new members for the next term cycle starting in the Fall. I hope you will consider participating.
Finally, on the topic of giving thanks, two amazing professors are retiring this year: Paul Kline and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes will be sorely missed.
Best,
Cindy Snell
Director of Career Services and Alumni Relations
Alumni Board: Claire Johnson Allen ’07, Lisa Bello ’97, Jennifer Blewett ’10, Luis Borrero ’10, Jenese Brownhill ’07, Aaron Carter ’10, Olivia Dubois ’15, Karin Elliott ’98, Melanie Robinson Findlay ’09, Emily Greising ’07, Madelaine Grimmer ’16, Paul Heithaus ’06, Lujuana Milton ’07, Rosemary Neill ’15, Kate Tetuan Parent ’06, James Patterson ’14, Hallie Spierings ’15, Victoria Tucker ’13, and Caitlin White ’13.
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EARN CEUS
BC Continuing Education
offers workshops, certificate programs, and conferences, throughout the year. Visit
www.bc.edu/continuinged
to learn more.
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Want to hire the best and brightest? Email
sswcareerservices@bc.edu
to post your job openings in the BCSSW jobs database. Job searchers can also email us to request a username and password to access the jobs database. Listings include opportunities from across the country and across the globe.
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FIELD SUPERVISORS
Please consider being a supervisor for BCSSW students.
It is a great way to give back to the School and to enhance your professional skills in your organization. Check out our website regarding
field supervisors responsibilities
or email BCSSW Field Education at
swfield@bc.edu
with any questions.
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Recruitment Fair
Friday, March 27, 2020
11:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Boston College, Yawkey Center
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Offer a Mock Interview
April 15–17, 2020
In person, over the phone, or via Skype.
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PINDERHUGHES DIVERSITY LECTURE
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Friday, April 24, 2020
9:00–11:00 a.m.
Yawkey Center, Murray Room
Boston College
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“Ain't I a Woman? Revisiting and Reclaiming African American Girls’ Racialized and Gendered Experiences within the Classroom”
Presentation by
Sheretta Butler-Barnes, PhD
Associate Professor, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis
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ALUMNI MENTORING PROGRAM
September 2020–June 2021
The BCSSW Alumni Board invites you to sign up for the BCSSW Mentoring Program, which runs September 2020 to June 2021. The program offers recent (2016–2020) graduates an opportunity to learn from those with more professional experience (alumni who graduated in 2015 or earlier), while experienced graduates are able to share their valuable perspectives and stay connected to the University. Alumni pairs do not need to be located in the same place to participate.
What’s Expected
Mentors and mentees have a minimum of quarterly phone, teleconference, or e-mail communications; many pairs communicate informally through texts and e-mails in-between scheduled communications as needed. The BCSSW Mentoring Program coordinators supply a suggested agenda for the calls, but there is flexibility to use the time however the mentor and mentee choose.
In addition, the coordinators provide quarterly articles on timely topics such as mentoring relationship goals, leadership and teamwork, work-life balance, workplace challenges, and career goals. The coordinators are also available as a resource for mentors as questions arise.
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Interested in Joining the BCSSW Alumni Board?
Mission: to represent alumni and facilitate their continued commitment and involvement in the activities and direction of the School, the social work profession, and the social welfare field. All alumni are welcome to participate. The Alumni Board’s role is to facilitate the engagement of alumni with the School and act as a liaison between alumni and the School.
Organized by subcommittee which include: Career Services, Field Education Admissions, Executive Board, Events & Communications, Continuing Education, Student Collective, and Mentoring.
Signature events include: November Networking Event, Winter Distinguished Alumni Award Celebration, and Spring Mock Interviews.
Alumni Board Term: 3 years
Alumni Board Meetings: Monthly, September–May, last Monday of the month from 6:15–7:30 p.m. on campus.
Contact
Cindy Snell with any questions. Applications should be submitted by
April 1, 2020 for consideration for the coming academic year.
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EAGLE EXCHANGE
Boston College has recently launched Eagle Exchange, a new global online networking platform. Eagle Exchange facilitates career-related conversations between current students and alumni.
Through Eagle Exchange, members can:
- Boost your professional network.
- Fulfill the key role of a mentor to current student(s) or alumni who aspire to be where you are.
- Gain valuable perspective from the global BC community.
- Ask career-related questions through industry specific groups and discussion forums.
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FIND US ON LINKEDIN
BCSSW has a new home on LinkedIn! Visit our
new School page for news or to connect as alumni. You can also join the
BCSSW LinkedIn group to connect with each other, be a resource to job searchers, post a job opening, or pose a social work professional question.
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