Showing events starting from January 1, 2014 up to January 31, 2014
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MSW Prospective Student Session
January 3, 2014 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET
This session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work's MSW Program. Topics covered will include: MSW Curriculum, Dual Degree Programs, Application Process, Degree Requirements, and Financial Aid.
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Classes and Field Instruction begin and Registration for NCFD students
January 8, 2014 ET
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Apartheid, Segregation, and the Struggle for Social Justice
January 9, 2014 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET
Join David Turnley, Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer as he shows photographs and speaks about his work from South Africa and the United States. Following, join small group discussions on topics such as new strategies against poverty & inequality, child welfare and/or social justice.
Covened by the Community Organization Learning Community. Co-sponsored by the Child Welfare, Gerontology, Global Social Work, Integrated Health, Critical Intersectionality, & Poverty & Inequality Learning Communities.
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Gerontology Learning Community Meeting
January 9, 2014 - 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET
Gerontology Learning Community group meeting.
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Curtis Center Pizza & Pontification: Foundation Funding Workshop
January 10, 2014 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Foundation Relations will take a deep dive into the largest foundations whose funding priorities match the priorities of Social Work faculty. Join an engaging and interactive discussion on foundations' program areas, university and school successes with those foundations and how to access those foundations for your work.
This event is part of the Center's Second Fridays in the Center: Pizza & Pontification Series. For SSWfaculty members, researchers, research assistants, doctoral students-- anyone who needs funding for social work projects.
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Integrated Health Learning Community Meeting
January 15, 2014 - 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET
IHLC group meeting.
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U-M School of Social Work Reception at the SSWR Annual Conference
January 17, 2014 - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM ET
The U-M School of Social Work will host its annual reception in conjunction with the Society for Social Work & Research Annual Conference. Join U-M SSW faculty, doctoral students, and alumni for a reception overlooking the San Antonio River Walk.
Biga on the Banks is located approximately a half mile from the Grand Hyatt San Antonio (the 2014 location of the SSWR Annual Conference).
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Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observance - University Symposia - No Regular Classes
January 20, 2014 ET
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Annual Health Sciences MLK Day Lecture: “Healing the Divide: Bridges to Community Health”
January 20, 2014 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Phyllis Meadows, PhD, MSN, RN, serves as Associate Dean for Practice at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, focusing her efforts on developing a comprehensive strategy for the School to improve the public health workforce and establish the academic health department model. Her interest and involvement in organizing community based approaches for outreach, health education and early screening and care spans over 25 years. As a faculty member of the Department of Health Management and Policy, she develops and teaches courses in public health administration and public health policy. As a Senior Fellow – Health for the Kresge Foundation, Dr. Meadows is implementing a national initiative to expand the role of community health centers in addressing inequities in population health. Dr. Meadows served as the Director of Public Health and Health Officer for the City of Detroit. She lends her expertise in nursing, public health and philanthropy with numerous appointments to local, state, and national Boards and Advisory Committees. These include the State of Michigan Department of Public Health Board of Directors, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Partners in Nursing Initiative, the Executive Nurse Fellows National Advisory Committee, and the Jonas Fund – Center for Nursing Excellence in New York.
We also invite you to attend the strolling reception following the lecture, held in the room adjacent to the auditorium.
Sponsors: UM Medical School/Office for Health Equity & Inclusion; UM Hospitals and Health Centers; School of Social Work; School of Nursing; School of Public Health; College of Pharmacy, and School of Dentistry
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Grief and the Healing Process: A Panel Discussion from Personal Experience
January 20, 2014 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET
Phillip Sample and Billy Wilder, two formerly incarcerated individuals, grieve over the crimes they committed. Tammi Smith and Gary Weinstein, who have both lost family members to violent crimes, have each reached out to the perpetrators as part of their healing process. These views on grief, and more, will be discussed in this panel, presented by the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) and co-sponsored by the Community Action and Social Change (CASC) minor. The six panelists will speak and then lead a discussion on this difficult, painful, and very complicated subject. Please join us in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union from 1pm-3pm to explore this topic.