Click the button below to view meeting notes from the September 10th Student and Community Engagement Committee (SCEC) meeting, or find them under Content in the WCU Philadelphia Campus D2L site. Then, head over to the Student and Community Engagement Committee ➡ September 2020 discussion board in our D2L site to leave your comments and suggestions. Your feedback helps us provide the student experience YOU want!

Mark your calendars...our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, October 8th at 5PM via Zoom.

Q: I received learning accommodations (i.e. extended time for exams) at my last institution. How do I get accommodations at WCU?

A: Contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (OSSD) with any questions or to register and receive a Letter of Accommodation. Visit wcupa.edu/ossd for more information or contact them at ossd@wcupa.edu.

Join Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work during the week of September 14th and get $20 off the $50 registration fee!

Contact Phi Alpha President, Amy Davis, at AD915545@wcupa.edu!

Celebrate the newest members of the graduate chapter of Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work by joining the induction ceremony via Zoom.

Meeting ID: 9932 0799 442

Password: 001001

Do you need more information about registering to vote? Do you need a place to follow what's going on in the elections? Follow ABSW on Instagram @ABSWPhilly! Click the button below to view the flyer, including a QR code that will give you easy access to voter registration, or text REGISTER to 788-683. For more information, contact ABSW Vice President, Shantayah Hayes, at SH905998@wcupa.edu.

Sponsored by the Ginsburg Health Sciences Library at Temple University, free to the public.

Click here for more information and to register.

If you were enrolled in courses at West Chester University during the Spring 2020 semester, we invite you to participate in our COVID-19 Impacts Survey. Your participation in this survey is anonymous and we will not be able to trace your responses back to you. In addition, if you choose to, you may enter for the chance to win one of five $50 gift cards for your participation once you complete the survey. Winners will be drawn at the beginning of the Fall 2020 semester.

If you have any questions about this research, you may contact Dr. Hadih Deedat at hdeedat@wcupa.edu, Dr. Brie Radis at bradis@wcupa.edu, or Dr. Susan Wysor Nguema at swysornguema@wcupa.edu. We thank you in advance for your time!!

The Division of Student Affairs is currently collecting data about students' needs related to housing, food, mental health and childcare. Complete the #RealCollege survey and be entered to win $100! Complete the survey at https://bit.ly/3giiozn.

Monday’s this Fall – Join the Graduate Social Work Department in our brave space of open conversation to discuss current social justice issues. Contact Charrisse Allen at callen@wcupa.edu to register and receive the Zoom link.

Presented by the Center for Trans and Queer Advocacy. Representation matters! This one-hour conversation will provide participants with an opportunity to explore the limits of trans and queer presence within mainstream media. Folx will discuss LGBTQIA+ representation in media such as movies, television, comics,video games, cosplay as well as social media. For more information, please check out our website, www.wcupa.edu/transandqueer, or contact us at transandqueer@wcupa.edu, or 610-436-3147.

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Friday, September 25th (pages 1-84)

Friday, October 23rd (pages 85-172)

Friday, November 20th (pages 173-260)

December date TBD

Open to all - Join the Graduate Social Work Department for our Fall 2020 monthly book discussions on "Hood Feminism" by Mikki Kendall. We have a limited number of books available for free! Contact Charrisse Allen at callen@wcupa.edu.

Registration link: https://bit.ly/3j9Vax3

An opportunity to engage diverse groups across the West Chester community in meaningful, open and honest discussions, information sharing, and skill-building about race and related topics that have fractured our society. Discussion topics will include: Bystander Intervention, Healing and Restoration, Implicit Bias, Race Relations in the

Workforce, White Fragility. Registration opens August 26, 2020. Sponsored by WCU and St. Paul’s Baptist Church. Limited to 250 participants.

Click here to register. Click here to view flyer.

Join the undergraduate chapter of Phi Alpha in the virtual Woarrior Walk fundraiser for the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence. If you participate, please send a photo to Marcie Cohen, or Phi Alpha President, Amy Davis. Click here to learn more.

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Panels, presentations, and workshops on a wide range of topics and issues for understanding Latina/o communities, including: immigration, education, health, literature, theatre, voting, culture, social sciences, community organizations, and many more.

Click here for conference flyer and schedule.

Join us for this virtual speaker series to discuss the topics of race, class, and gender in education. Through intersectional analysis, this series explores the ways in which race, class,and gender shape education opportunities and experiences. For more information and to receive the Zoom links, please contact Dr. Jason Wozniak at JWozniak@wcupa.edu. Sponsored by the WCU Philadelphia Transformative Education and Social Change program.

Free for Phi Alpha members, $5 for non-members

RSVP at http://cglink.me/r766927. Click here for flyer.

Hosted by WCU MSW student, Shakira Davis, Licensed Esthetician, Yoga Coach, and Founder of Skin Deep.

Register at http://cglink.me/r772146. Click here for flyer.

Contact Marcie Cohen, WCU Philly Associate Director for Student Services, at mcohen@wcupa.edu or (267) 225-8756.